BETA

Activities of Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI

Plenary speeches (718)

EU fertilising products (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0084(COD)
Unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0082(COD)
Unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0082(COD)
Protection of animals during transport within and outside the EU (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2110(INI)
Large predators (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Spread of African Swine Fever (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2953(RSP)
Establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0209(COD)
Interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Parliament's position with a view to an agreement (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0166R(APP)
European Solidarity Corps (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/0102(COD)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Further macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0058(COD)
Cohesion policy and the circular economy (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2211(INI)
2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2714(RSP)
The future of food and farming (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2037(INI)
Implementation of CAP young farmers’ tools in the EU after the 2013 reform (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2088(INI)
Commission decision adopted on the MFF post-2020 package (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Organic production and labelling of organic products (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0100(COD)
Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework - Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0231(COD)
US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium (debate) PL
2016/11/22
US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2566(RSP)
The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 - Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2053(INI)
European Council informal meeting of 23 February 2018 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2115(INI)
Review of the Estonian Presidency (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Amendments to various Regulations in the field of agriculture and rural development (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0282B(COD)
EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Consent) - EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Resolution) (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0366(NLE)
Russian ban - EU fruit and vegetable sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2950(RSP)
Multilateral negotiations in view of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2861(RSP)
State of the Union (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme for 2018 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2699(RSP)
Reflection paper on the future of EU finances by 2025 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Child poverty (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Resilience as a strategic priority of the EU external action (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2594(RSP)
Introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0308(COD)
Harnessing globalisation by 2025 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Decision adopted on the European Pillar of Social Rights and work-life balance initiative (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 - Multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 (Resolution) - Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2233(BUD)
Fraudulent practices in the Brazilian meat sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
EU law enforcement information exchange and the replacement of pre-Lisbon instruments (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Review of the Slovak Council Presidency (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2015 (A8-0331/2016 - Notis Marias) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2150(INI)
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (A8-0249/2015 - Julie Girling) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0443(COD)
European Central Bank annual report for 2015 (A8-0302/2016 - Ramon Tremosa i Balcells) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2063(INI)
European Defence Union (A8-0316/2016 - Urmas Paet) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2052(INI)
Global goals and EU commitments on nutrition and food security in the world (B8-1042/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2705(RSP)
Need for a European reindustrialisation policy in light of the recent Caterpillar and Alstom cases (RC-B8-1051/2016, B8-1051/2016, B8-1052/2016, B8-1053/2016, B8-1055/2016, B8-1056/2016, B8-1057/2016, B8-1058/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2891(RSP)
Conclusion on behalf of the EU of the Paris Agreement adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Giovanni La Via (A8-0280/2016)) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0184(NLE)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0247/2016 - Laura Agea) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0043(NLE)
Cohesion Policy and Research and Innovation Strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) (A8-0159/2016 - Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2278(INI)
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs (A8-0162/2016 - Rosa D'Amato) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2282(INI)
Non-tariff barriers for food exporters in the internal EU market (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Application of minimum wage law in the transport sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal (A8-0224/2016 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2353(INI)
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2017 (RC-B8-0885/2016, B8-0885/2016, B8-0886/2016, B8-0892/2016, B8-0893/2016, B8-0894/2016, B8-0895/2016, B8-0896/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2773(RSP)
Renewable energy progress report (A8-0196/2016 - Paloma López Bermejo) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2041(INI)
Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (A8-0199/2016 - Markus Pieper) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2232(INI)
EU economic diplomacy (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (A8-0173/2016 - Edward Czesak) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2065(INI)
Technological solutions for sustainable agriculture (A8-0174/2016 - Anthea McIntyre) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2225(INI)
Measures to address the crisis in the dairy sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Non-tariff barriers in the Single Market (A8-0160/2016 - Daniel Dalton) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2346(INI)
Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU (A8-0074/2016 - Iliana Iotova) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2279(INI)
EU-MERCOSUR: The way forward in the Association Agreement's trade negotiations (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2596(RSP)
Impact of Nord Stream 2 on the gas market in the CEE region (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Meeting the antipoverty target in the light of increasing household costs (A8-0040/2016 - Tamás Meszerics) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2223(INI)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: renewal of the approval of the active substance glyphosate (B8-0439/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2624(RSP)
Measures to alleviate the crisis in the European agriculture sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2611(RSP)
Counterterrorism following the recent terrorist attacks (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Price crisis in Europe's pig meat sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Price crisis in Europe's pig meat sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Animal health (A8-0041/2016 - Jasenko Selimovic) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0136(COD)
Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments (A8-0006/2016 - Marc Tarabella) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0014(COD)
2015 progress report on Serbia (B8-0166/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2892(RSP)
The role of local and regional authorities in the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) (B8-0171/2016) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/3013(RSP)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18 and 19 February 2016 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Mid-term review of the EU biodiversity strategy (A8-0003/2016 - Mark Demesmaeker) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2137(INI)
Patents and plant breeders rights (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2981(RSP)
The state of play of the Doha Development Agenda in view of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (B8-1230/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2632(RSP)
2016 budgetary procedure: joint text (A8-0333/2015 - José Manuel Fernandes, Gérard Deprez) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2132(BUD)
State of the Energy Union (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty (A8-0310/2015 - Inês Cristina Zuber) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2237(INI)
A new animal welfare strategy for 2016-2020 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2015 priorities (A8-0307/2015 - Dariusz Rosati) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2210(INI)
New challenges and concepts for the promotion of tourism in Europe (A8-0258/2015 - Isabella De Monte) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2241(INI)
Cohesion policy and review of the Europe 2020 strategy (A8-0277/2015 - Fernando Ruas) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2246(INI)
European Citizens' Initiative (A8-0284/2015 - György Schöpflin) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2257(INI)
Ongoing crisis in the agriculture sector (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0205/2015 - Laura Agea) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0051(NLE)
Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (A8-0215/2015 - Sirpa Pietikäinen) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2208(INI)
Conclusions of the European Council (25-26 June 2015) and of the Euro Summit (7 July 2015) and the current situation in Greece (debate) PL
2016/11/22
The fruit and vegetables sector since the 2007 reform (A8-0170/2015 - Nuno Melo) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2147(INI)
Review of the implementation of the Dairy package (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2146(INI)
Adjustment rate for direct payments in respect of 2015 (A8-0174/2015 - Czesław Adam Siekierski) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0070(COD)
Adjustment rate for direct payments in respect of 2015 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0070(COD)
Adjustment rate for direct payments in respect of 2015 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0070(COD)
Youth Employment Initiative (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Safer healthcare in Europe (A8-0142/2015 - Piernicola Pedicini) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2207(INI)
2014 Progress Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B8-0359/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2952(RSP)
European Investment Bank annual report 2013 (A8-0057/2015 - Ernest Urtasun) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2156(INI)
Expo Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life (B8-0360/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2574(RSP)
Implementation of the Bologna process (A8-0121/2015 - Krystyna Łybacka) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2039(INI)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 March 2015) (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Annual report 2013 on the protection of EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud (A8-0024/2015 - Georgi Pirinski) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2155(INI)
2014 Progress report on Montenegro (B8-0211/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2947(RSP)
2014 Progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B8-0212/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2948(RSP)
2014 Progress report on Serbia (B8-0213/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2949(RSP)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2015 (A8-0037/2015 - Dariusz Rosati) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2221(INI)
Annual report on EU competition policy (A8-0019/2015 - Morten Messerschmidt) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2158(INI)
Criteria for identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Preparation of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government (12 February 2015) (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Country of origin labelling for meat ingredients in processed food (B8-0097/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2543(RSP)
Situation in Ukraine (RC-B8-0008/2015, B8-0008/2015, B8-0018/2015, B8-0020/2015, B8-0021/2015, B8-0025/2015, B8-0027/2015, B8-0029/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2965(RSP)
Commission work programme 2015 (RC-B8-0001/2015, B8-0001/2015, B8-0007/2015, B8-0034/2015, B8-0035/2015, B8-0037/2015, B8-0038/2015, B8-0039/2015) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2829(RSP)
Review of the Italian Presidency (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Preparations for the European Council meeting (18-19 December 2014) (debate) PL
2016/11/22
New general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2015 (A8-0067/2014 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Monika Hohlmeier) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2224(BUD)
Commission work programme 2015 (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Impact on European agriculture of the trade ban on agricultural products and foodstuffs from the EU, imposed by the Russian Federation (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Youth employment (RCB8-0027/2014, B8-0027/2014, B8-0030/2014, B8-0051/2014, B8-0052/2014, B8-0053/2014, B8-0055/2014, B8-0058/2014) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2713(RSP)
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) PL
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
2016/11/22
European economic and social model
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2169(INL)
Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - Economic Recovery Programme: energy projects - Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0011(CNS)
Common rules for the internal market in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Access to the network: cross-border exchanges in electricity - Internal market in natural gas - Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks - Fuel efficiency: labelling of tyres - The energy performance of buildings (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0198(COD)
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 717/2007 (mobile telephone networks) and Directive 2002/21/EC (electronic communications) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0187(COD)
Community ecolabel scheme - Voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0154(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0064(COD)
Recommendation to the Council on the new EU-Russia agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2104(INI)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (A6-0091/2009, Czesław Adam Siekierski) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
The role of culture in the development of European regions (debate)
2016/11/22
Bi-annual evaluation of the EU-Belarus dialogue (debate)
2016/11/22
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2130(INI)
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2130(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0035(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0035(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0035(COD)
EIB and EBRD annual reports for 2007 - Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0268(COD)
The ABB-ABM method as a management tool for allocating budgetary resources - Mid-term Review of the 2007-2013 Financial Framework (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2053(INI)
Novel foods (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0002(COD)
The placing of biocidal products on the market – New biocides revision proposal (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0188(COD)
One year after Lisbon: the EU-Africa partnership at work (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2318(INI)
Eastern Partnership (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2289(INI)
Green Paper on the European Workforce for Health (debate)
2016/11/22
5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, 16-22 March 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0100(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0100(COD)
Ensuring food quality: harmonisation or mutual recognition of standards (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Reduced rates of value added tax (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0143(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0287(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0287(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0287(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0287(COD)
Role of the European Union in the Middle East (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2533(RSP)
The placing on the market and use of feed for animals (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0050(COD)
Information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0131(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2105(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2105(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2105(INI)
Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0094(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2210(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2210(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Impact assessment of the compromises reached in the Doha negotiations on NAMA and services at the end of July 2008 (debate)
2016/11/22
Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Animal transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Mediterranean diet (debate)
2016/11/22
Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)
2016/11/22
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2504(RSP)
EU strategy towards Belarus (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2503(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2067(INI)
Explanations of vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0132(COD)
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2154(INI)
Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - Placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0132(COD)
European Authentic Act - E-Justice - Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2124(INL)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0070(COD)
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2026(BUD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0019(COD)
EU Annual report on human rights - French initiative at the UN on the decriminalisation of homosexuality (debate)
2016/11/22
European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training - European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0070(COD)
Evaluation and future development of FRONTEX EUROSUR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2157(INI)
Impact of counterfeiting on international trade - Consumer protection aspects of counterfeiting (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2133(INI)
Outcome of the European Council on 11-12 December 2008 - French Presidency’s term of office (debate)
2016/11/22
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0016(COD)
Geological storage of carbon dioxide (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0015(COD)
Emission performance standards for new passenger cars (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0297(COD)
Facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0149(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0220(COD)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment - Single application procedure for residence and work
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0229(COD)
Demographic tendencies - Economic and social impacts (debate)
2016/11/22
Amendment of the single CMO Regulation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0156(CNS)
Situation in the bee keeping sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Support schemes for farmers under the CAP - Modifications to the common agricultural policy - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Community strategic guidelines for rural development (2007 to 2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0106(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0272(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0272(COD)
European Union Solidarity Fund: obstacles for its reform (debate)
2016/11/22
Commemoration of the Holodomor, the Ukraine artificial famine (1932-1933) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2642(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0145(COD)
EU-Russia relations (debate)
2016/11/22
Reform programme of the Polish shipyards (debate)
2016/11/22
Temporary workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2002/0072(COD)
Applicable law in matrimonial matters – Amendment of regulation as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0135(CNS)
Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0145(COD)
Protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0047(COD)
Recovery of cod stocks (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0063(CNS)
Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008-2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2115(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
Lamfalussy follow up - Future Structure of Supervision (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2148(INL)
Suspension of the WTO Doha Round (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2631(RSP)
EC-Ukraine Agreement in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2285(INI)
Progress report on the reform of the European schools (debate)
2016/11/22
Preparation of the EU-India Summit (Marseille, 29/09/08) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2627(RSP)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2285(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0233(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0233(COD)
International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 - International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0263(NLE)
Soil protection (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0243(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0243(COD)
European ports policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0243(COD)
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2047(INI)
Cloning of animals for food supply (debate)
2016/11/22
Report on the ECB annual report for 2007 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2107(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0200(COD)
Situation in China after the earthquake and before the Olympic Games (debate)
2016/11/22
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Situation in Zimbabwe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2608(RSP)
Stabilisation of Afghanistan: challenges for the EU and the international community (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2208(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0144(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0144(COD)
Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks - Internal market in natural gas - European strategic energy technology plan (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0199(COD)
Safety on the Community's railways - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 establishing a European Railway Agency (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0274(COD)
2009 budget: First reflections on the 2009 PDB and mandate for the conciliation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2025(BUD)
Common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings - Food additives - Flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties - Food enzymes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0144(COD)
Results of the European Council meeting of 19 and 20 June 2008 in Brussels - Slovenian Presidency's term of office (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0182(COD)
Burma: continued detention of political prisoners
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2602(RSP)
Somalia: routine killing of civilians
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2603(RSP)
Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0167(COD)
Measures to combat the rise in oil prices (debate)
2016/11/22
The crisis in the fisheries sector caused by rising fuel oil prices (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2596(RSP)
Road infrastructure safety (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0182(COD)
Future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2192(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2183(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2183(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2183(INI)
Import of poultry carcases (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2600(RSP)
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0278(COD)
The impact of cohesion policy on the integration of vulnerable communities and groups (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2191(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0097(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0097(COD)
Follow-up of the Paris Declaration of 2005 on Aid Effectiveness (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2048(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0163(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0163(COD)
The arrest of political opponents in Belarus (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2581(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0099(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0099(COD)
Mid-term review of industrial policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2257(INI)
Animal health strategy 2007-2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2260(INI)
Employment Policy Guidelines for Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0300(CNS)
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2009(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0051(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0051(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0051(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0232(CNS)
Transatlantic Economic Council (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2527(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Trade and Economic Relations with the countries of South East Asia (ASEAN) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2265(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2138(INI)
European strategies on biological diversity (COP 9) and biosafety (COP-MOP 4) (debate)
2016/11/22
Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2184(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2149(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2149(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2149(INI)
Rising food prices in the European Union and developing countries (debate)
2016/11/22
China's policy and its effects on Africa (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2255(INI)
The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2149(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0135(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0135(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0135(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0135(CNS)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2188(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2188(INI)
Armenia
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2543(RSP)
Afghan journalist Perwiz Kambakhsh - The case of the Iranian citizen Seyed Mehdi Kazemi
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2555(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0002(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0002(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0002(COD)
Enhancing the quality of life of older people (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0116(COD)
Taxation of unleaded petrol and gas oil (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0023(CNS)
Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2188(INI)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0197(COD)
Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products as regards the national quotas for milk (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0281(CNS)
CAP ‘Health Check’ (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2195(INI)
Sustainable agriculture and biogas: review of EU legislation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2107(INI)
Statistics on plant protection products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0258(COD)
Amending budget No 1/2008 - Solidarity Fund - Mobilisation of the European Union's Solidarity Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2017(BUD)
EC/Guinea-Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0209(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2271(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0032(COD)
Lisbon Strategy - Broad Economic Policy Guidelines for 2008-2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2275(INI)
An EU Strategy for Central Asia (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2102(INI)
Transparency in financial matters (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2141(INI)
EU Market access for European Companies (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2185(INI)
Reform of trade protection instruments (debate)
2016/11/22
Common organisation of the market in wine (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0138(CNS)
CAP: common rules for direct support schemes and certain support schemes for farmers and support for rural development (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0177(CNS)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2022(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0281(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2066(REG)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Framework directive on the sustainable use of pesticides - Thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides - The placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2006(INI)
Financing the common agricultural policy
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0045(CNS)
Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2113(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2090(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2028(INI)
Dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption - Common organisation of the milk and milk products market - Additional rules on the common organisation of the milk and milk products markets (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2227(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0297(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0028(COD)
Aid for farmers affected by frost damage (debate)
2016/11/22
Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0012(CNS)
Common organisation of agricultural markets (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0269(CNS)
Common organisation of the market in cereals (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0256(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0278(CNS)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2108(INI)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0227(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0245(COD)
Quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0268(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0263(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Organic production and labelling of organic products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0278(CNS)
The integration of new Member States in the CAP (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2042(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2173(INI)
Commission statement: Consumer policy strategy 2007-2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2032(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2032(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0083(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0083(CNS)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0282(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Banana sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0173(CNS)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2083(INI)
Milk quotas (debate)
2016/11/22
Support for rural development by the EAFRD – Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the CAP (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0083(CNS)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0103(CNS)
Sector of berries and cherries intended for processing (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2612(RSP)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
2016/11/22
Sector of berries and cherries intended for processing (debate)
2016/11/22
The EU's economic and trade relations with India (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2034(INI)
Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2110(INI)
Production and labelling of organic products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0279(CNS)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Exceptional market support measures (avian sector) (debate)
2016/11/22
Transitional arrangements restricting the free movement of workers on EU labour markets (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2036(INI)
EU forestry strategy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2054(INI)
Common organisation of the market in sugar – Support schemes for farmers (sugar) – Restructuring the sugar industry (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0118(CNS)
Fishery resources in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound
2016/11/22
EAFRD support for rural development
2016/11/22
Common market organisation in fruit and vegetables
2016/11/22
Potato starch quotas
2016/11/22
Financial perspectives
2016/11/22
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material and plant protection products (A7-0162/2014 - Mario Pirillo)
2016/11/22
Protective measures against pests of plants (A7-0147/2014 - Hynek Fajmon)
2016/11/22
Consumer product safety (A7-0355/2013 - Christel Schaldemose)
2016/11/22
Hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs (A7-0101/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
2016/11/22
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A7-0249/2013 - Danuta Jazłowiecka)
2016/11/22
Alternative fuels infrastructure (A7-0444/2013 - Carlo Fidanza)
2016/11/22
Research and Development Programme for research performing SMEs (A7-0077/2014 - Miloslav Ransdorf)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Application and enforcement of international trade rules (A7-0308/2013 - Niccolò Rinaldi)
2016/11/22
European Year for Development (2015) (A7-0384/2013 - Charles Goerens)
2016/11/22
Management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material (A7-0424/2013 - Agnès Le Brun)
2016/11/22
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme (A7-0153/2014 - Luigi Berlinguer, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Carlo Casini)
2016/11/22
Electronic identification of bovine animals (A7-0199/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
2016/11/22
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries (A7-0149/2014 - Othmar Karas, Liem Hoang Ngoc)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament (A7-0120/2014 - Paulo Rangel)
2016/11/22
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and European Securities and Markets Authority (A7-0077/2012 - Burkhard Balz)
2016/11/22
EU guarantee to EIB against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (A7-0392/2013 - Ivailo Kalfin)
2016/11/22
Farm structure surveys and survey on agricultural production methods (A7-0111/2014 - Paolo De Castro)
2016/11/22
Goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (A7-0260/2013 - Paolo De Castro)
2016/11/22
Horticulture (A7-0048/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
2016/11/22
Freedom of movement for workers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0124(COD)
Horticulture (short presentation) (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2169(INI)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects - Single market governance (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2194(INI)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
2016/11/22
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (A7-0047/2014 - Anne Delvaux, Konrad Szymański)
2016/11/22
Resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Bank Resolution Fund (A7-0478/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
2016/11/22
Recommendation for a decision, pursuant to Rule 88(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure, on the draft Commission regulation concerning the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled, and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry (B7-0087/2014)
2016/11/22
Small agricultural holdings (A7-0029/2014 - Czesław Adam Siekierski)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Implementation of Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2116(INI)
Small agricultural holdings (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2096(INI)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (A7-0464/2013 - Reinhard Bütikofer)
2016/11/22
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (RCB7-0016/2014, B7-0016/2014, B7-0023/2014, B7-0024/2014, B7-0025/2014, B7-0026/2014, B7-0027/2014)
2016/11/22
2013 progress report on Serbia (B7-0006/2014)
2016/11/22
2012 progress report on Iceland and post-election perspectives (B7-0005/2014)
2016/11/22
EU homelessness strategy (RCB7-0008/2014, B7-0008/2014, B7-0009/2014, B7-0010/2014, B7-0011/2014, B7-0012/2014)
2016/11/22
Public procurement (A7-0007/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
2016/11/22
Review of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
2016/11/22
Smart specialisation: networking excellence for a sound Cohesion Policy (A7-0462/2013 - Hermann Winkler)
2016/11/22
Consumer programme 2014-2020 (A7-0214/2012 - Robert Rochefort)
2016/11/22
Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof (A7-0434/2013 - Esther de Lange)
2016/11/22
Effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions (A7-0458/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
2016/11/22
Social protection for all, including self-employed workers (A7-0459/2013 - Vilija Blinkevičiūtė)
2016/11/22
Regional branding (A7-0456/2013 - Eric Andrieu)
2016/11/22
Honey (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0260(COD)
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (A7-0333/2013 - Karin Kadenbach)
2016/11/22
Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2626(RSP)
Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (A7-0445/2013 - Libor Rouček)
2016/11/22
Milk production in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions (A7-0383/2013 - Herbert Dorfmann)
2016/11/22
Common Fisheries Policy - Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (A7-0420/2012 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
2016/11/22
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
2016/11/22
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0117(COD)
Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 - Interinstitutional agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2152(ACI)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0268(COD)
Erasmus for all programme (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0370(COD)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
European Semester for economic policy coordination (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2134(INI)
Local authorities and civil society (A7-0296/2013 - Corina Creţu)
2016/11/22
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
2016/11/22
European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (A7-0232/2013 - Jan Mulder)
2016/11/22
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (A7-0038/2013 - Bernadette Vergnaud)
2016/11/22
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (B7-0436/2013, B7-0439/2013)
2016/11/22
Digital agenda for growth, mobility and employment (B7-0385/2013)
2016/11/22
State of the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (A7-0275/2013 - Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska)
2016/11/22
Internal market for services (A7-0273/2013 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Programme of activities of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
2016/11/22
Review of the Irish Presidency, including the MFF agreement (B7-0332/2013, RCB7-0334/2013, B7-0334/2013, B7-0335/2013, B7-0339/2013, B7-0340/2013)
2016/11/22
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (A7-0230/2013 - Anni Podimata)
2016/11/22
Recent floods in Europe (RCB7-0319/2013, B7-0319/2013, B7-0320/2013, B7-0321/2013, B7-0322/2013, B7-0323/2013, B7-0324/2013)
2016/11/22
Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector (A7-0231/2013 - Arlene McCarthy)
2016/11/22
Millennium development goals (A7-0165/2013 - Filip Kaczmarek)
2016/11/22
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
2016/11/22
Establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis (A7-0215/2013 - Carlos Coelho)
2016/11/22
Adjustment rate to direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in respect of calendar year 2013 (A7-0186/2013 - Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos)
2016/11/22
A broader Transatlantic partnership (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2287(INI)
Reinstatement of Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (A7-0122/2013 - David Martin)
2016/11/22
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (B7-0199/2013, B7-0200/2013, B7-0222/2013, B7-0226/2013, B7-0227/2013, B7-0228/2013, RCB7-0199/2013)
2016/11/22
2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B7-0161/2013)
2016/11/22
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
2016/11/22
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22 May 2013) - Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens - Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2025(INI)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul)
2016/11/22
2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia (B7-0160/2013)
2016/11/22
2012 progress report on Turkey (B7-0162/2013)
2016/11/22
2012 progress report on Serbia (B7-0090/2013)
2016/11/22
European Central Bank annual report (2011) (A7-0031/2013 - Marisa Matias)
2016/11/22
Debate on the future of the European Union - Statement by Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland (debate)
2016/11/22
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) (B7-0079/2013)
2016/11/22
Energy roadmap 2050 (A7-0035/2013 - Niki Tzavela)
2016/11/22
Situation in Egypt
2016/11/22
EU-China relations (A7-0434/2012 - Bastiaan Belder)
2016/11/22
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
2016/11/22
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2528(RSP)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0032/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
2016/11/22
Preparations for the European Council meeting (7-8 February 2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
2016/11/22
Protection of animals during transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2031(INI)
Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2151(INL)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0145(COD)
Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 - Own resource based on the value added tax (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0177(APP)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (18-19 October 2012) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0395(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0239(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0239(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0301(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0267(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0137(COD)
Direct payments to farmers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0286(COD)
Common rules for direct support schemes for farmers - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products - Financing of the common agricultural policy - Organic production and labelling of organic products - System of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0267(COD)
Implementation of EU water legislation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2297(INI)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Attractiveness of investing in Europe (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2288(INI)
Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2306(INI)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Means to combat the economic crisis, particularly in the eurozone (debate)
2016/11/22
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0250(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0250(COD)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2889(RSP)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (1-2 March 2012) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0207(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0373(COD)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Application of waste management directive (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2038(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2087(INI)
Conclusions of the informal European Council meeting of 30 January 2012 (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2114(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0241(COD)
Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2546(RSP)
Intelligent Energy Europe programme (debate)
2016/11/22
EU competition policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2094(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2008(INI)
Review of the Polish Presidency (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0254(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0254(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0254(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0254(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0258(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0258(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0258(COD)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (8-9 December 2011) (debate)
2016/11/22
Financing instrument for development cooperation - banana accompanying measures - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Financing instrument for development cooperation - Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0059(COD)
Single market forum (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2900(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Demographic change and its consequences for the cohesion policy (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2157(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0195(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0280(COD)
"Food for Free" programme (debate)
2016/11/22
New trade policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 strategy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2152(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0249(COD)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Scheme for food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2722(RSP)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0251(COD)
Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
2016/11/22
Legislation on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) and on related feed and food controls (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2249(INI)
Supplementary supervision of financial entities in a financial conglomerate (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0232(COD)
Budget support to developing countries (short presentation)
2016/11/22
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2155(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0156(NLE)
The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0280(COD)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2012(INI)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2302(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2302(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2302(INI)
EHEC outbreak in the EU Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Free trade agreement with India (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2248(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0063(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0063(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0063(COD)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0167(COD)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2095(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0129(COD)
2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2996(RSP)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Agriculture and international trade (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2110(INI)
EU protein deficit (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2111(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2150(INI)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States - Europe 2020 - Implementation of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0007(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0261(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0261(COD)
Rising food prices (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2538(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0173(COD)
Practical aspects regarding the revision of EU instruments to support SME finance in the next programming period (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2520(RSP)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2137(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2268(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2268(INI)
The programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council (debate)
2016/11/22
Review of the Belgian Presidency of the Council (debate)
2016/11/22
Welfare of laying hens (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2979(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0044(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0044(COD)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (16-17 December 2010) - Establishing a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0227(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0227(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0229(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0229(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2059(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2069(DEC)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2069(DEC)
Presentation of the Commission work programme for 2011 (debate)
2016/11/22
CAP simplification (debate)
2016/11/22
The situation in the beekeeping sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0064(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0064(COD)
Upcoming EU-US summit and Transatlantic Economic Council - EU-US Data Protection Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2898(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0058(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0058(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0193(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0193(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0193(COD)
Budget review (debate)
2016/11/22
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries - Scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0051(COD)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2070(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2070(INI)
Basel II and revision of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD 4) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2074(INI)
EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0108(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0108(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0211(COD)
State of the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0188(NLE)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0188(NLE)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0188(NLE)
Bilateral safeguard clause in the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0032(COD)
Implications for EU agriculture of the reopening of negotiations with Mercosur with a view to concluding an Association Agreement - Preparations for the forthcoming EU-Brazil summit on 14 July 2010 in Brasilia (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2236(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2236(INI)
A sustainable future for transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2096(INI)
Annual report of the Petitions Committee 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2139(INI)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
2016/11/22
Contribution of EU regional policy towards fighting the financial and economic crisis, with a special reference to Objective 2 (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2234(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0132(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0132(COD)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) - Preparations for the G20 summit (26-27 June) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2591(RSP)
Floods in Central European countries, in particular Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2713(RSP)
Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS-169) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0169(COD)
Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0814(NLE)
Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis? (debate)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2235(INI)
University Business Dialogue (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2099(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2155(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2155(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2155(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2155(INI)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2166(INI)
Explanations of vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2152(INI)
Explanations of vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2152(INI)
Explanations of vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2152(INI)
Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament - Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0813(NLE)
Disruption of air traffic in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Specific measures for agricultural markets (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
EU agriculture and climate change (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2157(INI)
Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: A special health check (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2156(INI)
Simplification of the CAP (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2155(INI)
ECB annual report for 2008 - Report on the 2009 Annual Statement on the Euro Area and Public Finances (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2090(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2090(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2090(INI)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (25-26 March 2010) (debate)
2016/11/22
Priorities for the 2011 budget – Section III – Commission - Budget guidelines: 2011 - other sections (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2004(BUD)
Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow? (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2105(INI)
2008 annual report on the CFSP - The implementation of the European Security Strategy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - Non-proliferation Treaty (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2057(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0035(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0077(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0077(COD)
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2106(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2106(INI)
EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0106(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0105(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0105(COD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0105(COD)
Effects of the economic crisis on world trade (debate)
2016/11/22
EU - South Korea free trade agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Presentation of the College of Commissioners and statement on the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
2016/11/22
Difficult monetary, economic and social situation of Eurozone countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0105(COD)
GM/Opel: current developments (debate)
2016/11/22
Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2101(INI)
Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2165(INI)
European Strategy for the Danube Region (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2812(RSP)
The cohesion policy after 2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
Results of the Swedish Presidency - Outcome of the European Council on 10 and 11 December 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2183(BUD)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as modified by the Council (all sections) - Draft amending budget No 10/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission - Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - Amendment to the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013: financing energy projects under the European Economic Recovery Plan (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2207(BUD)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0096(COD)
Responses to relaunch the economy in the Member States of the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe
2016/11/22
Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0062(NLE)
Preparation of the European Council to be held on 10 and 11 December 2009 (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2062(REG)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2062(REG)
The ratification and implementation of the updated ILO conventions (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2775(RSP)
FAO World Summit on Food Security - Eradicating hunger from the face of the earth (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2776(RSP)
Meat imports from third countries (debate)
2016/11/22
The state of play of the Euromed Free Trade Area (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2719(RSP)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Transitional procedural guidelines on budgetary matters in view of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2168(INI)
Explanations of vote (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2088(INI)
Outcome of the European Council on 29 and 30 October 2009 including the mandate and attributions of the President of the European Council and of the High Representative of the Union for the foreign and security policy/Vice-president of the Commission, as well as the structure of the new Commission (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Services Directive (debate)
2016/11/22
Medium-term financial assistance for Member States’ balances of payments and social conditionality (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2002B(BUD)
The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2133(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0015(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0015(CNS)
Modification of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (the ‘Single CMO Regulation’) (debate)
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0802(CNS)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0802(CNS)
Outcome of the referendum in Ireland (debate)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (debate)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22

Reports (7)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards certain rules on direct payments and support for rural development in respect of the years 2019 and 2020 PDF (154 KB) DOC (53 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2018/0414(COD)
Documents: PDF(154 KB) DOC(53 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Brazil on fodder plant seed-producing crops and cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed and cereal seed produced in Brazil, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Moldova on cereal seed-producing crops, vegetable seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed- producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed, vegetable seed and oil and fibre plant seed produced in Moldova PDF (676 KB) DOC (60 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2017/0297(COD)
Documents: PDF(676 KB) DOC(60 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 76/621/EEC relating to the fixing of the maximum level of erucic acid in oils and fats and Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry PDF (382 KB) DOC (255 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2015/0090(COD)
Documents: PDF(382 KB) DOC(255 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council fixing the adjustment rate provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 for direct payments in respect of calendar year 2015 PDF (354 KB) DOC (233 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2015/0070(COD)
Documents: PDF(354 KB) DOC(233 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy and Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) as regards food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community PDF (254 KB) DOC (323 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Documents: PDF(254 KB) DOC(323 KB)
REPORT on the future of small agricultural holdings PDF (208 KB) DOC (168 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2013/2096(INI)
Documents: PDF(208 KB) DOC(168 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards distribution of food products to the most deprived persons in the Union PDF (150 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(94 KB)

Opinions (5)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(244 KB) DOC(165 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(535 KB) DOC(127 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine supplementing the trade concessions available under the Association Agreement
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(472 KB) DOC(102 KB)
OPINION White Paper on a Strategy for Europe on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity related health issues
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(94 KB) DOC(76 KB)
OPINION on the CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Documents: PDF(130 KB) DOC(102 KB)

Shadow opinions (4)

OPINION on Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and control thereof
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2013/2091(INI)
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(310 KB)
OPINION on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2012/0295(COD)
Documents: PDF(462 KB) DOC(797 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/0280(COD)
Documents: PDF(168 KB) DOC(460 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
2016/11/22
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2011/0282(COD)
Documents: PDF(319 KB) DOC(531 KB)

Institutional motions (5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on large predators and their management PDF (129 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 15 February 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 as regards the control measures relating to the cultivation of hemp, certain provisions on the greening payment, the payment for young farmers in control of a legal person, the calculation of the per unit amount in the framework of voluntary coupled support, the fractions of payment entitlements and certain notification requirements relating to the single area payment scheme and the voluntary coupled support, and amending Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council PDF (253 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2571(DEA)
Documents: PDF(253 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing directive amending Annexes I to V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community PDF (363 KB) DOC (65 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/3010(RSP)
Documents: PDF(363 KB) DOC(65 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a new animal welfare strategy for 2016-2020 PDF (261 KB) DOC (61 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2957(RSP)
Documents: PDF(261 KB) DOC(61 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 27 April 2015 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development PDF (221 KB) DOC (51 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2673(DEA)
Documents: PDF(221 KB) DOC(51 KB)

Oral questions (24)

Large predators PDF (189 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(189 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Protection of EU rice PDF (184 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2957(RSP)
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Spread of African Swine Fever PDF (89 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2953(RSP)
Documents: PDF(89 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Common agricultural policy (CAP) financing PDF (188 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Common agricultural policy (CAP) financing PDF (188 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(18 KB)
US attack on the EU's CAP subsidies PDF (188 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Major interpellation - Violation of fundamental human rights of women in Pakistan PDF (195 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2779(RSP)
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(17 KB)
US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) PDF (90 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2566(RSP)
Documents: PDF(90 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Russian ban - EU fruit and vegetable sector PDF (88 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2950(RSP)
Documents: PDF(88 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Fraudulent Practices in the Brazilian Meat Sector PDF (189 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(189 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Commission's answers to written questions PDF (205 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(205 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Tackling illegal logging, deforestation and forest degradation - an EU agenda for action PDF (186 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2824(RSP)
Documents: PDF(186 KB) DOC(16 KB)
The existence of non-tariff barriers on food exporters in the internal EU market PDF (89 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(89 KB) DOC(16 KB)
Measures to address the crisis in the dairy sector PDF (183 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(183 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Measures to address the crisis in the dairy sector PDF (184 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(24 KB)
Measures to alleviate the crisis in the European agriculture sector PDF (184 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(184 KB) DOC(25 KB)
The existence of non-tariff barriers for food exporters on the internal EU market PDF (98 KB) DOC (28 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(28 KB)
Price crisis in Europe's pig meat sector PDF (185 KB) DOC (27 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(185 KB) DOC(27 KB)
Patents and plant breeders' rights PDF (190 KB) DOC (26 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(190 KB) DOC(26 KB)
A new animal welfare strategy for 2016-2020 PDF (183 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(183 KB) DOC(25 KB)
EU agricultural innovation systems PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
Russian ban on European exports PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC
Xylella fastidiosa emergency PDF (188 KB) DOC (26 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(26 KB)
Impact on European agriculture of Russian Federation import ban on agricultural products and foodstuffs from the EU PDF (88 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(88 KB) DOC(23 KB)

Written explanations (30)

Sustainable use of pesticides (A8-0045/2019 - Jytte Guteland) PL

W 2017 r. Komisja Europejska z trzyletnim opóźnieniem przedstawiła raport z implementacji dyrektywy w sprawie zrównoważonego wykorzystania pestycydów uchwalonej w 2009 r. z myślą o zmniejszeniu zagrożenia wynikającego ze stosowania pestycydów dla zdrowia ludzkiego i środowiska. Dyrektywa przewiduje m.in. tzw. zintegrowane metody walki ze szkodnikami (Integrated Pest Management) oraz promowanie niechemicznych odpowiedników dla istniejących substancji.Sprawozdanie wskazuje na istniejące braki w implementacji wspomnianej dyrektywy, jednak wydaje się, że przynajmniej w niektórych miejscach przyjmuje ono zbyt radykalny wydźwięk. Sektor rolny obwiniany jest m.in. za zatruwanie środowiska wodnego, przy czym nie bierze się pod uwagę faktu, że rolnicy nie mają obecnie realnych alternatyw dla dostępnych na rynku środków ochrony roślin, a bez nich nie mogą być pewni plonów, a przez to i swoich dochodów. Nie jest również uzasadnione żądanie nałożenia dodatkowych obciążeń na rolników w ramach WPR, gdy równocześnie znacząco obcina się jej budżet.Nie można w bezpośredni sposób przeciwstawiać kwestii zdrowotnych i środowiskowych oraz pracy rolnika. Rolnik produkuje żywność najlepszymi dostępnymi sposobami, sam również jest konsumentem. Kluczowym wyzwaniem jest podjęcie, wspólnie ze światem nauki i producentami, środków ochrony roślin działań na rzecz zapewnienia dostępności alternatywnych preparatów ochrony roślin dla rolnictwa, w przystępnej cenie, aby nie zagrozić bezpieczeństwu żywnościowemu w Unii.
2016/11/22
Establishing the Fiscalis programme for cooperation in the field of taxation (A8-0421/2018 - Sven Giegold) PL

Na nowy program Fiscalis przewidziane jest 270 mln euro na 7 lat. Program ma zwalczać oszustwa podatkowe i unikanie podatków. Aby go zrealizować, potrzebna jest współpraca między służbami podatkowymi różnych krajów, a szczególnie wymiana informacji.Celem jest lepsza ochrona interesów finansowych Unii i jej obywateli przez uszczelnianie systemu, usprawnianie pracy administracji podatkowej, a docelowo zbliżenie systemów podatkowych poszczególnych krajów, co wymaga czasu, ale i potrzeby szkolenia, poprawy jakości pracy urzędników z tego obszaru czy tworzenie zespołu rzeczoznawców.Pamiętajmy, że systemy podatkowe w Unii są nadal bardzo zróżnicowane, ale w miarę wyrównywania poziomu dochodów, warunków życia czy wynagrodzeń trzeba będzie je ujednolicać. Jest to ważne dla właściwego funkcjonowania wspólnego rynku, lecz cały proces jest rozpisany na wiele lat.
2016/11/22
Establishing the InvestEU Programme (A8-0482/2018 - José Manuel Fernandes, Roberto Gualtieri) PL

. – Plan Junckera jest dobrą formą wsparcia inwestycji infrastrukturalnych, ale nie tylko, bo także w obszarze klimatu, energii. Plan Junckera odniósł sukces. Utworzony na jego mocy Europejski Fundusz Inwestycji Strategicznych wspiera spójność, zwiększa konwergencję, a jednocześnie innowacje i pogłębia integrację, przez co tworzy dobre fundamenty dla rozwoju Europy, wzmacnia rozwój gospodarczy, a zatem też jedność i funkcjonowanie wspólnego rynku. Co więcej przyczynił się również do rozwiązywanie problemów migracyjnych poprzez tworzenie miejsc pracy czy rozwój małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw.Kluczową rolę w planie Junckera odgrywa Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny, który pełni dualną rolę, bo z jednej strony ma cechy banku komercyjnego, a z drugiej wypełnia ważne funkcje publiczne, oczywiście z zachowaniem rachunku ekonomicznego. Nie ulega wątpliwości, że Europejski Fundusz Inwestycji Strategicznych wymaga kontynuacji. Dlatego na uznanie zasługuje postulat ustanowienia programu InvestEU, który ma w zamyśle kontynuować dzieło rozpoczęte planem Junckera.
2016/11/22
EU guidelines and the mandate of the EU Special Envoy on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU (A8-0449/2018 - Andrzej Grzyb) PL

. – Unia Europejska zawsze wyraźnie i jednoznacznie opowiadała się za obroną i poszanowaniem wolności myśli, sumienia i religii poprzez liczne inicjatywy, w tym działania mające na celu wzmacnianie społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na rzecz ochrony praw osób wierzących i niewierzących. Szczególnie wrażliwe i mniej liczne grupy wyznaniowe mogą stać się ofiarami dyskryminacji na tle religijnym, dlatego prowadzenie dialogu mającego na celu zwiększanie wrażliwości społecznej oraz zrozumienia między poszczególnymi grupami wyznaniowymi, jak i poszukiwanie pokojowych rozwiązań konfliktów, jest tak istotne. Propagowanie tego dialogu między kulturami i religiami stanowi priorytet Europejskiego Instrumentu na rzecz Wspierania Demokracji i Praw Człowieka na lata 2014–2020.Istnieją również inne programy UE, których celem jest poprawa sytuacji w zakresie wolności myśli, sumienia i religii, a sama UE na różnych forach podnosi kwestie ochrony wolności religii w ramach stosunków międzynarodowych. Na uwagę zasługuje również rola specjalnego wysłannika ds. propagowania wolności religii lub przekonań poza UE. Aby mógł on skutecznie realizować powierzone mu zadania, konieczne jest zapewnienie odpowiedniego budżetu dla działań przewidzianych w jego mandacie oraz odpowiednie wsparcie merytoryczne, w szczególności obecnie, kiedy obserwujemy zwiększanie się zakresu jego działalności. Przyjęte sprawozdanie jest szczególnie ważne dla chrześcijan. Szacuje się bowiem, że między 150 a 250 mln wyznawców Chrystusa na świecie doświadcza obecnie różnych form prześladowania ze względu na wyznawaną religiję.
2016/11/22
Establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) (A8-0397/2018 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) PL

Program LIFE podejmuje wyjątkowo ważne sprawy dla działań na rzecz środowiska i klimatu. Działania w tym zakresie powinny być spójne z innymi funduszami i politykami. Wspólna polityka rolna czyni bardzo dużo na rzecz środowiska i przeciwdziała zmianom klimatycznym, jeśli przestrzega się dobrych zasad i praktyk rolniczych, ale także należy pamiętać, że rolnictwo może negatywnie oddziaływać na środowisko i zmiany klimatyczne, jeśli jest ono prowadzone nieracjonalne, gdy stosuje się za dużo środków chemicznych i występuje tak zwany wysoki poziom intensywności i uprzemysłowienia.Często nie docenia się w tym zakresie rolnictwa, wini się tylko te słabsze strony rolnictwa, które są w zdecydowanej mniejszości, a nie docenia się tego, co rolnictwo czyni w zakresie wytwarzania dóbr publicznych i zapewniania powszechnego dostępu do artykułów żywnościowych po przystępnych cenach.Reasumując, potrzebna jest większa koordynacja polityki energetycznej, klimatycznej, rolnej i środowiskowej i działania UE idą w tym zakresie.
2016/11/22
State of EU-US relations (A8-0251/2018 - Elmar Brok) PL

UE i USA dzielą strategiczne interesy na wielu płaszczyznach: politycznej, gospodarczej, wojskowej, kulturowej.Chciałbym także przypomnieć, ile aktualnie mamy wspólnych problemów, które trzeba rozwiązać, takich jak bezpieczeństwo, wolny handel, zmiany klimatu. Współpraca na linii UE–USA jako dwóch największych sił gospodarczych na świecie jest kluczowa z punktu widzenia ładu globalnego.Z zadowoleniem przyjmujemy zaangażowanie Stanów Zjednoczonych na rzecz NATO i bezpieczeństwa w Europie, a także pogłębienie współpracy między UE a NATO, szczególnie w obszarze obrony tzw. wschodniej flanki sojuszu.Mimo trudności i nieporozumień, które pojawiają się w ostatnim czasie w relacjach transatlantyckich, chciałbym zaapelować o wspieranie prowadzonego przez nas dialogu oraz zaangażowanie na rzecz wszystkich elementów naszego partnerstwa.Uważam ponadto, że konieczne jest jak najszybsze zorganizowanie wspólnego szczytu, aby przezwyciężyć obecne wyzwania i kontynuować dalszą owocną współpracę.
2016/11/22
State of EU-China relations (A8-0252/2018 - Bas Belder) PL

Wystąpienie na sesji plenarnej w Strasburgu w sprawie stanu relacji UE–Chiny – 12/09/2018Na ostatnim szczycie UE–Chiny, który odbył się w 2017 r., doszło do zacieśnienia dwustronnego partnerstwa strategicznego, przed którym otwiera się nowy etap, m.in. w świetle protekcjonistycznych tendencji w Stanach Zjednoczonych.Istnieje jeszcze wiele obszarów, w których moglibyśmy pogłębić współpracę, tj. w zakresie badań naukowych czy walki ze zmianami klimatu.Jako członek Komisji Rolnictwa z zadowoleniem przyjąłem informację o przyjęciu przez Chiny planu działań w sprawie przeciwdziałania odporności na antybiotyki. Ważna jest dalsza współpraca na tym polu, zwłaszcza że Chiny odpowiadają za połowę rocznej konsumpcji środków przeciwdrobnoustrojowych na świecie, a Unia Europejska ma w tym zakresie już spore doświadczenia.Z punktu widzenia działań Unii na rzecz promocji standardów unijnych w handlu międzynarodowym należy również zwrócić uwagę na postępy poczynione przez Chiny, jeśli chodzi o poprawę norm bezpieczeństwa żywności, które są kluczowymi aspektami ochrony konsumentów w Chinach i zapobiegania podrabianiu żywności.Chiny są drugim co do wielkości partnerem handlowym UE, a UE jest największym partnerem handlowym Chin. Równocześnie ciągle rosną obroty handlowe między obydwoma partnerami. Należy jednak zwrócić uwagę na wciąż negatywny dla UE bilans wymiany towarów, co poruszył również poseł sprawozdawca.
2016/11/22
Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions (A8-0266/2018 - Krzysztof Hetman) PL

Regiony przygraniczne w Unii Europejskiej stanowią ponad 1/3 terytorium Wspólnoty, gdzie zamieszkuje ponad ¼ ludności. Jednakże biorąc pod uwagę bariery geograficzne i administracyjne, które często występują na granicach państw ich potencjał jest znacząco ograniczony, a poziom rozwoju najczęściej niższy niż w innych regionach. Jest to szczególnie widoczne na obszarach górskich rozdzielających kraje członkowskie.Niedostatki w infrastrukturze, trudne warunki gospodarowania, często rozdrobniona struktura agrarna czy peryferyjne położenie powodują, że rolnictwo, które przez wieki dominowało na tych obszarach, zaczyna tam zanikać. Wpływ na to ma słaba opłacalność produkcji i coraz dotkliwszy brak młodych rolników.Unia od lat podejmuje szereg inicjatyw na rzecz ożywienia obszarów transgranicznych - czy to w ramach polityki spójności czy wspólnej polityki rolnej. W górach oraz innych regionach o ponadprzeciętnych walorach krajobrazowych i kulturowych jedną z recept jest rozwój turystyki i agroturystyki. Ważną rolę odgrywają tutaj również unijne oznaczenia geograficzne dla unikalnych produktów pochodzących z tych obszarów, w oparciu o które można budować czy wzmacniać potencjał turystyczny, również w ujęciu transgranicznym. Nie brak jednak też przykładów, kiedy przyznanie unijnego oznaczenia geograficznego produktowi po jednej stronie granicy staje się zarzewiem konfliktu z producentami podobnego specjału po drugiej stronie.
2016/11/22
Integrated farm statistics (A8-0300/2017 - Maria Gabriela Zoană) PL

. ‒ Rozporządzenie w sprawie zintegrowanych statystyk rolnych zajmuje się bardzo ważnym tematem, zasadniczym dla tworzenia rzetelnych baz danych dających właściwy ogląd sytuacji w UE na poziomie gospodarstw. Statystyki rolne obejmują chociażby informacje dotyczące struktury gospodarstw, metod produkcji oraz działań z zakresu rozwoju obszarów wiejskich. Inne zagadnienia, których monitorowanie powinno stać na odpowiednio wysokim poziomie, to kwestie rolno-środowiskowe, elastyczność systemu na potrzeby realizacji określonych celów czy też odpowiednie wsparcie dla polityki badań i rozwoju oraz innowacji.Statystyki pozwalające na przeprowadzenie pogłębionej analizy sytuacji gospodarstw rolnych są konieczne dla lepszego zrozumienia sytuacji rolnictwa w UE, wpływu WPR na rolników i produkcję rolną, jak również stopniowo narastającego wpływu czynników zewnętrznych mających genezę polityczną, takich jak chociażby rosyjskie embargo na produkty spożywcze z UE. Kluczowe jest również lepsze zrozumienie wpływu zmian klimatycznych i przemian społecznych na sytuację w rolnictwie oraz na obszarach wiejskich.Posiadanie możliwie najbardziej kompletnych informacji w tym zakresie powinno stanowić podstawę dla opracowania strategii politycznych, które mają przecież służyć nie tylko rolnikom, przetwórcom czy mieszkańcom obszarów wiejskich, ale też ogółowi obywateli i konsumentów. Fakt, że polityka rolna służy również wszystkim konsumentom, a nie tylko podmiotom z obszaru rolnictwa, jest podnoszony zbyt rzadko i zbyt słabo.
2016/11/22
US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) (B8-0137/2018, B8-0137/2018, B8-0138/2018, B8-0145/2018, B8-0147/2018, B8-0148/2018, B8-0149/2018, B8-0151/2018) PL

Procesy zachodzące poza granicami Unii Europejskiej mają coraz większy wpływ na sytuację unijnego sektora rolno-żywnościowego. Kolejnym przykładem uwarunkowań zewnętrznych oddziałujących na sytuację w naszym rolnictwie są amerykańskie restrykcje handlowe w odniesieniu do hiszpańskich oliwek, choć w przyszłości można spodziewać się, że dotknięte mogą być też różne produkty z innych krajów.Rosnące tendencje protekcjonistyczne na świecie mogą stanowić poważne zagrożenie dla naszych producentów. Żeby temu przeciwdziałać, potrzeba uporządkować procesy globalizacyjne i liberalizacyjne. Droga do tego celu wiedzie przez przyjęcie pewnych zasad, reguł, dobrych praktyk handlowych na poziomie światowym. Do niedawna forum dla przyjmowania takich zasad była Światowa Organizacja Handlu (WTO), lecz stopniowo traci ona na znaczeniu, czego przykładem jest choćby fiasko grudniowych rozmów na Konferencji Ministerialnej w Buenos Aires. Niemałą rolę w tym „demontowaniu” WTO odgrywa administracja prezydenta Trumpa.Unia Europejska jest nadal największym eksporterem produktów rolno-żywnościowych na świecie, co jest rezultatem wysokiej renomy naszych produktów wśród zagranicznych konsumentów. Nasz sukces eksportowy jest solą w oku naszych głównych konkurentów. Aby utrzymać swoją pozycję, musimy nadal inwestować w systemy jakości, lecz równocześnie już i tak nadwątlona konkurencyjność europejskiego rolnictwa nie może być pomniejszana przez dodatkowe obciążenia środowiskowe czy nadmierne otwieranie naszych rynków.
2016/11/22
Prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector (A8-0014/2018 - Norbert Erdős) PL

Pszczoły jako zapylacze mają istotne znaczenie dla rolnictwa i produkcji żywności. Ich liczebność i zdrowie ma bezpośredni wpływ na produktywność rolnictwa i bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe. Dlatego dobrze, że w sprawozdaniu wzywamy do podjęcia kwestii zdrowia pszczół, których liczebność maleje.Pszczelarstwo to również ważny sektor i źródło dochodów dla mieszkańców wielu regionów, ale produkcja miodu w niektórych miejscach spadła o niemal połowę, co wiąże się z tym, że mamy masowy import miodu z Chin czy z Ukrainy. Konieczne jest także uszczelnienie przepisów z zakresu etykietowania, aby mieszanki były dobrze opisane i aby przeciwdziałać podrabianiu miodu. Potrzeba większej kontroli kanałów przywozu miodu do UE i wspierania małych producentów przez ułatwianie im tworzenia krótkich łańcuchów dostaw.Miód ma dobry wpływ na zdrowie ludzkie i warto promować jego spożycie i wspierać pszczelarzy. W ramach nowej WPR należy zapewnić pszczelarstwu odpowiedni poziom wsparcia.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States (A8-0406/2017 - Romana Tomc) PL

Wydarzenia ostatnich lat, takie jak kryzys finansowy i gospodarczy czy też innego rodzaju zawirowania na rynku powodowane również w coraz większym stopniu czynnikami zewnętrznymi, niezależnymi od działań UE, doprowadziły do wzrostu stopy bezrobocia młodzieży z 15 % do 24 % w okresie 2008–2013 przy występowaniu istotnych różnic między państwami członkowskimi. Należy mieć na uwadze, że długie okresy bezrobocia młodzieży mogą skutkować marginalizacją i wykluczeniem ludzi młodych ze społeczeństwa oraz wzrostem poczucia izolacji, co może rzutować na całe ich życie.Należy dbać o usprawnienie przejścia od kształcenia do zatrudnienia, gdyż podjęcie pierwszej pracy ma również efekt psychologiczny, motywuje ludzi młodych, umożliwia nieprzerwany rozwój umiejętności osobistych i zawodowych. Dlatego też konieczne jest przeciwdziałanie sytuacjom przedłużającego się okresu bezrobocia, które mogą ten naturalny i korzystny proces zaburzać. Przedłużające się okresy bezrobocia mogą doprowadzić do tego, że osoby te utracą część swojej motywacji i umiejętności. Stanowi to nie tylko osobistą tragedię, ale również sygnał, że konieczne jest zastanowienie się nad sposobami wykorzystania potencjału inwestycji publicznych i prywatnych.W roku 2013 r. Unia ustanowiła gwarancję dla młodzieży, na podstawie której państwa członkowskie zobowiązują się do zapewnienia młodym ludziom dobrej oferty zatrudnienia, dalszego kształcenia, przygotowania zawodowego lub stażu w ciągu czterech miesięcy od uzyskania statusu osoby bezrobotnej lub zakończenia kształcenia formalnego.
2016/11/22
Implementation of EU macro-regional strategies (A8-0389/2017 - Andrea Cozzolino) PL

Obserwujemy obecnie ciągły wzrost znaczenia strategii makroregionalnych w Unii stanowiących swego rodzaju platformę dla współpracy międzynarodowej zarówno między państwami członkowskimi, jak i przedsięwzięć podejmowanych wspólnie z państwami trzecimi. W związku z tym potrzebne są zintegrowane ramy, dzięki którym można podejmować wspólne wyzwania i wykorzystywać wspólny potencjał.Strategie makroregionalne wnoszą niezwykle istotny wkład w zakresie współpracy transgranicznej i międzysektorowej w Europie, jednakże ich potencjał jest jeszcze większy, dlatego należy dążyć do dalszego zacieśniania powiązań gospodarczych oraz wzmacniania transferu wiedzy pomiędzy regionami i państwami. Są to jednak procesy przebiegające na wielu poziomach, z udziałem wielu państw i regionów, niekiedy wymagają czasu, a postępy nie są natychmiastowe, dlatego też należy zapewnić tego rodzaju inicjatywom odpowiedni poziom finansowania.Należy cieszyć się jednak również z dotychczasowych osiągnięć ukazujących realne rezultaty chociażby uruchomionej w 2009 r. strategii UE dla regionu Morza Bałtyckiego (EUSBRS), szczególnie w odniesieniu do mechanizmów koordynacji pomiędzy uczestniczącymi regionami, ale też w samych tych regionach i państwach. Strategia ta obejmuje ponad 100 inicjatyw przewodnich i nowych sieci. Wyzwaniem pozostaje jednak chociażby kwestia potencjału i wkładu obszaru Morza Bałtyckiego w kontekście sieci energetycznych i przesyłu energii oraz surowców energetycznych. W przypadku projektów takich jak Nord Stream konieczne jest wzięcie pod uwagę interesów i stanowisk wielu państw oraz postępowanie zgodne z zasadą solidarności unijnej.
2016/11/22
The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development (A8-0334/2017 - Maurice Ponga) PL

W Abidżanie w dniach 29–30 listopada 2017 r. odbędzie się kolejny szczyt Afryka – UE, a jego tematem przewodnim będzie „Inwestowanie w młodzież”. Jest to temat niezwykle istotny, gdyż młodzież jest przyszłością Afryki i już wkrótce to ona będzie budować przyszłość gospodarczą i społeczną kontynentu. Dlatego tak ważne jest, aby kontynuować dialog mający na celu zaangażowanie obywateli, organizacji społeczeństwa obywatelskiego, organizacji pozarządowych, Unii Europejskiej, Unii Afrykańskiej i innych, w konstruktywne działania ukierunkowane na trwały pokój, ochronę praw podstawowych, rozwój i bezpieczeństwo.Mówiąc o bezpieczeństwie warto przypomnieć, że jednym z najważniejszych jego wymiarów jest bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe, czyli zapewnienie ludziom dostępu do żywności. Zacieśnione partnerstwo UE z Afryką powinno zatem, w oparciu o wspólne wartości i dla obopólnych korzyści, dążyć do rozwiązywania globalnych problemów takich jak zmiany klimatyczne, brak wspomnianego już bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego, brak dostępu do wody pitnej oraz lepsze zarządzanie dostępnymi jej zasobami. Coraz bardziej widoczne są skutki degradacji środowiska i niezrównoważonego wykorzystania zasobów naturalnych, co wiąże się między innymi ze wzrostem liczby ludności i urbanizacją a problemy takie jak bezrobocie młodzieży, jej radykalizacja oraz przepływy migracyjne dodatkowo utrudniają budowę stabilnych podstaw dla realizacji celów związanych z tymi wyzwaniami.
2016/11/22
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A8-0236/2017 - Salvatore Cicu) PL

Jednym z najważniejszych osiągnięć UE jest utworzenie wspólnego rynku oraz wspólnotowe zarządzanie jego czterema podstawowymi swobodami dotyczącymi przepływu ludzi, towarów, usług i kapitał.Rynek ten jest jednak podatny na różnego rodzaju czynniki zewnętrzne. W zglobalizowanym świecie wpływ sytuacji na rynkach światowych oraz ustaleń zawieranych na szczeblu WTO w coraz większym stopniu determinuje sytuację również na rynku europejskim, sprawiając, że polityki UE muszą brać te czynniki pod uwagę tak samo jak sytuację wewnątrz UE.Kluczowym jest posiadanie skutecznego i wszechstronnego mechanizmu umożliwiającego ustalenie, czy w danym kraju lub sektorze istnieją znaczące zakłócenia, co prowadziłoby do podjęcia ewentualnej decyzji o wszczęciu postępowania mającego na celu znalezienie dowodów na to, że dany kraj lub sektor jest dotknięty znaczącymi zakłóceniami.Unia Europejska powinna mieć odpowiednie narzędzia umożliwiające jej skuteczną ochronę swojego rynku, w tym rynku produktów rolno-żywnościowych przed dumpingiem. Należy zatem w dalszym ciągu pracować nad odpowiednimi instrumentami UE, które miałyby zastosowanie w kontaktach ze wszystkimi naszymi partnerami handlowymi i mogłyby stanowić właściwą podstawę dla trwałych stosunków handlowych. Nie możemy jednak zapominać również o ogromnych różnicach w kosztach i warunkach produkcji na świecie oraz różnych standardach, jakim sprostać muszą producenci w różnych regionach świata.
2016/11/22
A new skills agenda for Europe (A8-0276/2017 - Martina Dlabajová, Momchil Nekov) PL

Przyjęte sprawozdanie wyznacza główne cele strategii rozwoju edukacji w zakresie nowych umiejętności. Wraz ze zmianami na świecie istnieje potrzeba modernizacji systemów kształcenia i szkolenia, tak by dopasować standardy edukacji do aktualnej sytuacji społeczno-ekonomicznej.W związku z tym cieszę się, że w sprawozdaniu stwierdzono konieczność stworzenia narzędzia prognozowania ogólnoeuropejskiego zapotrzebowania na umiejętności. Dzięki takiemu rozwiązaniu ośrodki działające w sektorze edukacji będą mogły dostosować oferowane kursy do oczekiwań pracodawców, co niewątpliwie przyczyni się do poprawy sytuacji na rynku pracy i połączenia świata nauki ze światem biznesu. Postęp w edukacji musi odpowiadać przemianom współczesnego rynku pracy. Z drugiej strony należy, tak jak to zostało opisane w sprawozdaniu, dbać również o rozwój pozazawodowy obywateli UE, który będzie obejmował naukę (według niektórych naukowców zachowanie) m. in. krytycznego myślenia czy kreatywności. Otwartość i kreatywność są bowiem obecnie tak samo ważne jak formalna wiedza.Ten dokument wyznacza kierunki potrzebnych reform w sektorze edukacji. Teraz należy się zastanowić, w jaki sposób wdrożyć przedstawione rozwiązania, by osiągnąć cel, jakim jest nowoczesna i przyszłościowa oferta edukacyjna dla obywateli UE.
2016/11/22
EU political relations with India (A8-0242/2017 - Cristian Dan Preda) PL

Pogłębianie stosunków politycznych między UE i Indiami oddziałuje pozytywnie na współpracę międzynarodową, która jest ważna z perspektywy zwalczania problemów globalnych, takich jak terroryzm, ubóstwo czy nierówności społeczne. Należy zaznaczyć, że zatwierdzenie planu działania UE–Indie na okres do roku 2020, który to plan, notabene, stanowi krok w kierunku intensyfikacji partnerstwa strategicznego w ciągu następnych lat, jest gwarantem ściślejszej współpracy z Indiami na licznych frontach, co z kolei wiąże się z wieloma wymiernymi korzyściami. Zawarcie kompleksowego porozumienia o wolnym handlu między UE i Indiami jest odpowiednim dopełnieniem aktualnych relacji oraz sposobem na poszerzenie możliwości handlowo–gospodarczych obu stron. Ścisła współpraca z Indiami pozwala również na skuteczniejsze działanie mające na celu wspieranie przemian demokratycznych w państwach azjatyckich, takich jak Sri Lanka, Malediwy czy Mjanma. Ważnym aspektem relacji UE z Indiami jest przede wszystkim współdziałanie organów ścigania oraz wymiana informacji w ramach Europolu, co pozwala skutecznie zwalczać takie zjawiska jak międzynarodowy terroryzm czy przestępczość zorganizowana. Wskazane jest, aby zarówno UE, jak i Indie kontynuowały wzmożone działania na rzecz bezpieczeństwa jądrowego oraz zwalczania rozprzestrzeniania broni masowego rażenia. Ponadto należy pochwalić Indie za poczynione wysiłki na rzecz ochrony praw człowieka, które przejawiają się w ochronie mniejszości religijnych i etnicznych oraz w walce z dyskryminacją.
2016/11/22
Promotion of internet connectivity in local communities (A8-0181/2017 - Carlos Zorrinho) PL

Inicjatywa „WiFi4EU” jest słusznym projektem pozwalającym na realizację zasady powszechnego dostępu obywateli europejskich do korzyści wynikających ze społeczeństwa informacyjnego. Zagwarantowanie bezpłatnego oraz nieograniczonego dostępu do bezprzewodowej sieci internetowej – bez względu na miejsce zamieszkania oraz wysokość osiąganych dochodów – jest sposobem na zniwelowanie istniejących różnic w zakresie dostępu do technologii informacyjnych.Mimo dość dobrze rozwiniętej infrastruktury teleinformatycznej w dużych miastach dostęp do Internetu bezprzewodowego w mniejszych miejscowościach pozostawia wiele do życzenia. Zapewnienie takiego dostępu w parkach, bibliotekach, szpitalach czy innych ośrodkach życia publicznego wpłynie pozytywnie na standard życia społeczności lokalnych. Inicjatywa ta wyraźnie przyczynia się do rozwoju europejskiego społeczeństwa informatycznego zarówno w miejskich, jak i wiejskich ośrodkach społecznych, a co za tym idzie tworzy nowe możliwości dla obywateli europejskich. Bezpłatny dostęp do internetu bezprzewodowego ułatwi użytkownikom dostęp do usług publicznych, informacji oraz nowoczesnych technologii. Projekt „WiFi4EU” jest kolejnym krokiem w stronę zintegrowanej oraz nowoczesnej Europy oraz dowodem na to, że UE działa w interesie swoich obywateli.
2016/11/22
Measures to safeguard the security of gas supply (A8-0310/2016 - Jerzy Buzek) PL

Bezpieczeństwo energetyczne jest niezwykle ważne dla dalszego rozwoju zjednoczonej Europy. Ewentualne przerwanie dostaw ważnego surowca, jakim jest gaz ziemny, do jednego lub więcej krajów UE jest groźne dla gospodarek tych krajów, o czym mogliśmy się niejednokrotnie przekonać w przeszłości.Już w 2010 roku Parlament Europejski, w kontekście kryzysu gazowego z lat 2006 i 2009, przyjął rozporządzenie nr 994/2010 w sprawie środków zapewniających bezpieczeństwo dostaw gazu ziemnego i uchylenia dyrektywy Rady 2004/67/WE. Był to bardzo ważny dokument, w którym wyraziliśmy potrzebę współpracy między przedsiębiorstwami gazowymi, państwami członkowskimi i Komisją Europejską, by bezpieczeństwo energetyczne w UE stało się faktem. To rozporządzenie stanowiło kamień milowy w działaniu na rzecz poprawy bezpieczeństwa energetycznego, ale w dłuższej perspektywie okazało się niewystarczające.Z tego względu bardzo pozytywnie oceniam sprawozdanie autorstwa Jerzego Buzka, które jest merytoryczną i przemyślaną odpowiedzią PE na potrzebę nowelizacji przepisów w zakresie bezpieczeństwa dostaw gazu. Podejście regionalne i korytarze awaryjne połączone z lepszą wymianą informacji to tylko niektóre z głównych postulatów zaprezentowanego sprawozdania. Na uwagę zasługuje również długo oczekiwana realizacja koncepcji wspólnych zakupów gazu ziemnego, co z pewnością przyczyni się do wzmocnienia pozycji negocjacyjnej poszczególnych państw i firm.
2016/11/22
EU action for sustainability (A8-0239/2017 - Seb Dance) PL

W wielu naszych dokumentach mówimy o potrzebie zrównoważonego rozwoju, ale w sposób zbyt ogólny, nie przedstawiając konkretnych przykładów i propozycji działań w tym zakresie.Taką sytuację mamy m.in. w rolnictwie, przetwórstwie rolno-spożywczym, a także w obszarze wytwarzania środków produkcji dla rolnictwa. Wzrost konkurencyjności na rynku światowym jest spowodowany uprzemysłowieniem, wzrostem skali produkcji, co prowadzi do wypadania mniejszych gospodarstw produkujących w sposób bardziej przyjazny dla środowiska. Tym samym w Europie niszczy się europejski model rolnictwa, choć szczycimy się, że jest on przyjazny dla środowiska i wytwarza produkty żywnościowe wysokiej jakości. Uprzemysłowione, intensywne rolnictwo daje wprawdzie lepsze efekty ekonomiczne, jest bardziej konkurencyjne, o czym wspomniałem, ale zużywa też więcej środków chemicznych.Co więcej, koncentracja następuje także w obszarze wytwarzania środków chemicznych. Obserwujemy tam łączenie się już teraz ogromnych firm. Dominacja wielkich potentatów na rynku prowadzi do ograniczenia konkurencyjności również w obszarze wytwarzania nowych, bezpieczniejszych środków ochrony roślin czy nawozów bardziej przyjaznych dla środowiska.
2016/11/22
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme for 2018 (RC-B8-0434/2017, B8-0434/2017, B8-0435/2017, B8-0450/2017, B8-0451/2017, B8-0454/2017, B8-0455/2017, B8-0456/2017) PL

Mówiąc o planie pracy Komisji na 2018 r., pamiętajmy, że będzie to ostatni rok przed rokiem wyborczym, a więc warto przeanalizować nasze zapowiedzi i program, z którym szliśmy do wyborów w 2014 r., i co jeszcze możemy zrobić dla dobra naszych wyborców. Obecna perspektywa finansowa została przyjęta dopiero w grudniu 2013 r., a przez to rok 2014 był okresem przejściowym, kiedy wykorzystanie środków przez państwa członkowskie było bardzo małe, a prawdziwa jego implementacja rozpoczęła się dopiero od 2015 r. W obecnym roku przeprowadzamy śródokresowy przegląd budżetu (omnibus), zwiększając jego elastyczność i możliwości finansowe nowych wyzwań. Omnibus stworzy nowe możliwości w roku 2018 i w kolejnych latach.Rok 2018 jest szczególnie ważny dla realizacji wyzwań związanych z globalizacją, liberalizacją handlu, rynkiem światowym. Wyzwania te wymagają bowiem stworzenia nowych zasad funkcjonowania w obszarze wymiany handlowej. Temu mają służyć m.in. negocjowane umowy handlowe, które stworzą z tym zakresie nowy ład i porządek prawny.
2016/11/22
2018 Budget - Mandate for the trilogue (A8-0249/2017 - Siegfried Mureşan) PL

Przy takich okazjach zawsze wraca pytanie, jak tworzyć budżet. Czy jak dotychczas, w oparciu o składki państw członkowskich, czy raczej bazując na tzw. źródłach własnych. Wydaje się, że warto – choćby dla zebrania doświadczeń – zwiększyć część budżetu Unii opartego na zasobach własnych, wprowadzając nowe źródła finansowania. Pozwoliłoby to nam na przedyskutowanie tego rozwiązania. Z tych nowych źródeł można by finansować nowe wyzwania ważne dla całej Europy. Myślę tu np. o bezpieczeństwie, obronie, migracji, miejscach pracy dla młodzieży czy przeciwdziałaniu zmianom klimatycznym.Warto także zastanowić się, co osiągnęliśmy dzięki budżetowi UE? Dzięki środkom europejskim mogliśmy kreować określone priorytety rozwoju w krajach członkowskich, wyrównywać szanse rozwojowe, co jest bardzo istotne dla funkcjonowania wspólnego rynku, który jest podstawowym i największym osiągnięciem UE. Dzięki niemu korzyści ze wspólnej obecności w Unii mają nie tylko beneficjenci, ale także płatnicy netto. Analitycy szacują, że z każdego euro wniesionego do budżetu Unii płatnicy netto osiągają korzyść, z tytułu wymiany handlowej i tworzonych warunków rozwojowych rzędu od 0,8 do 1,2 EUR. Mieszkaniec Unii powinien otrzymać właściwy przekaz o pozytywach i osiągnięciach Unii.
2016/11/22
Introduction of temporary autonomous trade measures for Ukraine (A8-0193/2017 - Jarosław Wałęsa) PL

Pomoc, jakiej Unia udziela krajom potrzebującym, jest wartością, którą powszechnie się szczycimy. Mamy w tym zakresie doświadczenie i wnioski, jakie płyną z udzielania takiej pomocy w przeszłości przez UE czy Bank Światowy. Dotyczy to m.in. krajów, które są już obecnie w Unii, a taką pomoc otrzymywały przed stowarzyszeniem z Unią czy w jego trakcie. Ważne jest, aby taka pomoc kreowała i wymuszała rozwój oraz kształtowała jego kierunki. Jeśli jest to wsparcie o charakterze konsumpcyjnym, to musi ona dotrzeć do najbardziej potrzebujących. Jeśli jest to pomoc rozwojowa, to musi być ona dostępna dla wszystkich podmiotów, szczególnie tych średnich i małych, a nie powinni z niej korzystać tylko nieliczni oligarchowie, i to w mało przejrzystych sytuacjach.Wydaje się, że dodatkowe bezcłowe kontyngenty rolne i przemysłowe dla Ukrainy, które zostały dzisiaj przyjęte, są w dużej mierze po to, aby móc wytłumaczyć, przykryć brak efektów na innych polach, np. w zakresie realizacji porozumień mińskich. Nadal nie zajmujemy wyraźnego stanowiska wobec trudnych relacji ukraińsko-rosyjskich, aby nie narazić się Putinowi.Należy udzielać pomocy rozwojowej Ukrainie, ale nie kosztem rolników europejskich, którzy znajdują się obecnie w bardzo trudnej sytuacji w związku z embargiem rosyjskim czy niestabilnością cen.
2016/11/22
Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (A8-0200/2017 - José Manuel Fernandes, Udo Bullmann) PL

Europejski Fundusz na rzecz Inwestycji Strategicznych odgrywa istotną rolę w odpowiadaniu na potrzeby inwestycyjne i rynkowe UE, zwracając szczególną uwagę na wymogi finansowania projektów obarczonych dużym ryzykiem. Liczne inwestycje z EFIS przyczyniły się do zwiększenia dostępu do finansowania i uruchomienia kapitału prywatnego. Jest to bardzo ważna cecha tych projektów i należy dążyć do dalszego udoskonalania procesu podejmowania decyzji dotyczących wyboru przedsięwzięć. Należy również ponownie przyjrzeć się funkcjonowaniu platform inwestycyjnych oraz zastanowić się nad możliwością ich usprawnienia.Wybór operacji finansowych EFIS oraz proces zarządzania projektami powinny być przejrzystsze i opierać się na określonych kryteriach oraz od samego początku angażować zainteresowane podmioty na szczeblu lokalnym i regionalnym. Należy również w większym stopniu zaangażować władze lokalne i regionalne w dobór projektów, które mają dla nich bezpośrednie znaczenie. Ponadto należy promować wśród lokalnych i regionalnych władz korzyści płynące z inwestycji EFIS.Należy monitorować skutki tych strategii i projektów, aby stymulować zatrudnienie i trwały wzrost gospodarczy. Należy również obserwować wpływ efektów już ukończonych lub realizowanych inwestycji oraz ich komplementarność z innymi programami UE.Ponadto, potrzebna jest większa równowaga geograficzna w dystrybucji środków z EFIS pomiędzy poszczególne państwa i regiony Europy.
2016/11/22
Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation (A8-0209/2017 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) PL

Badania naukowe stanowią bardzo ważny element, który przyczynia sią do budowania konkurencyjności europejskiej gospodarki. Koniecznym jest zatem przeznaczanie odpowiedniej ilości środków na szeroko pojęte badania i rozwój, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem projektów pilotażowych oraz możliwości wykorzystania wyników badań w praktyce.W kolejnym programie ramowym trzeba będzie prawdopodobnie uwzględnić wystąpienie Zjednoczonego Królestwa z UE. Zjednoczone Królestwo zajmuje wiodącą pozycję w dziedzinie nauki i korzystania z funduszy UE w tym obszarze, należy zatem zapewnić prawidłowe prowadzenie i zakończenie projektów już rozpoczętych. Należy dążyć do znalezienia dobrego kompromisu i zadbać o to, aby UE nie straciła korzyści z badań naukowych przeprowadzonych w ramach programu „Horyzont 2020”.Należy również zwrócić uwagę na bardzo nierównomierne wykorzystanie środków na badania i rozwój przez instytuty badawcze i inne podmioty w różnych krajach UE. Szczególnej uwagi i działań wymaga fakt, że podmioty z państw członkowskich znajdujących się w Europie Środkowej i Wschodniej biorą udział w projektach w ramach programu „Horyzont 2020”, na które przeznaczone jest jedynie 5 % całego jego budżetu. Jest to ogromna dysproporcja w stosunku do innych państw członkowskich. Należy zbadać jej przyczyny i w oparciu o wyciągnięte wnioski podjąć konkretne działania w tym zakresie.
2016/11/22
The right funding mix for Europe’s regions: balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy (A8-0139/2017 - Andrey Novakov) PL

Właściwe wykorzystanie funduszy dostępnych w ramach WPR i polityki spójności ma ogromne znaczenie dla żywotności i rozwoju obszarów wiejskich w Europie. Wsparcie to jest szczególnie istotne na obszarach odizolowanych i borykających się z różnego rodzaju brakami, takimi jak niewystarczająca infrastruktura komunikacyjna, edukacyjna, zdrowotna itd. Ponadto trzeba mieć świadomość, że w przypadku wielu takich regionów rolnictwo stanowi główne zajęcie lokalnej ludności i wymaga szczególnego rodzaju wsparcia.Fundusze te mają potencjał mierzenia się z problemami, które wymagają znacznych nakładów i ciągłego działania, a nie jedynie realizacji pojedynczych, doraźnych projektów. Chodzi tu, między innymi, o przeciwdziałanie skutkom i przyczynom stojącym za kryzysem w rolnictwie, stratami w dochodach, wzrostem niestabilności cen oraz innym zjawiskom, przez które rynek opuszczają kolejne gospodarstwa, zwłaszcza te drobne.Sektor ten wymaga również dalszej restrukturyzacji, której celem powinno być wzmocnienie pozycji przetargowej rolników w łańcuchu dostaw oraz promowanie wydajnej, a zarazem przyjaznej dla środowiska produkcji.Sektor rolnictwa wymaga wsparcia nie tylko ze strony obydwu filarów, ale także polityki spójności, która powinna uwzględniać wielofunkcyjny charakter obszarów wiejskich, gdzie działalność rolnicza stanowi jedną z wielu form aktywności zawodowej mieszkańców.Warto również poświęcić więcej uwagi instrumentom finansowym, które w ramach WPR były dotychczas wykorzystywane w stosunkowo niewielkim zakresie.
2016/11/22
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (A8-0175/2017 - Biljana Borzan) PL

. ‒ Wśród marnowanych zasobów szczególne miejsce zajmuje żywność, która poza swoją wartością ekonomiczną ma przecież podstawowe znaczenie dla życia i zarazem zdrowia naszych obywateli.Szacuje się, że każdego roku marnuje się jedna trzecia wytwarzanej na świecie żywności, a w samej tylko UE rocznie marnuje się około 88 mln ton żywności. Są to ogromne ilości, zwłaszcza jeśli uświadomimy sobie, że zjawisko głodu na świecie wcale nie zostało jeszcze wyeliminowane i w dalszym ciągu, obok ubóstwa, stanowi poważny problem w wielu krajach i przyczynę dramatów ludzkich.Konieczne są zatem: promowanie dobrych praktyk mających na celu ograniczanie nadprodukcji, lepsze mechanizmy reagowania w sytuacjach nadzwyczajnych oraz programy pomagające w zagospodarowaniu resztek i odpadów biologicznych w kontekście ich wykorzystania chociażby jako biomasy w biogazowniach. W zależności od kategorii odpady mogą również zawierać różnego rodzaju cenne surowce, które mogłyby być odzyskiwane i wykorzystywane w innych procesach produkcyjnych.Należy również prowadzić kampanie informacyjne mające na celu uświadamianie ludziom zagadnień związanych z żywnością, skutkami jej marnowania oraz wpływem właściwego sposobu odżywiania się na zdrowie ludzkie. Warto również promować konsumpcję produktów lokalnych, wytwarzanych w najbliższym otoczeniu konsumenta.
2016/11/22
State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers (A8-0119/2017 - Maria Noichl) PL

Rolnictwo jest szczególnym sektorem gospodarki, który wymaga odrębnego traktowania. Z tego względu również nieruchomości rolne powinny posiadać odmienny status, a ich wykorzystanie powinno być ściśle powiązane z działalnością i produkcją rolniczą.W ostatnim czasie niepokoi zmniejszający się areał ziemi uprawnej w Europie, postępująca koncentracja oraz spekulacją nią. Grunty podporządkowane zwykłym regułom rynkowym stają się przedmiotem niekontrolowanego obrotu handlowego. Tymczasem polityka w kwestii nieruchomości rolnych powinna sprzyjać zrównoważonemu rozwojowi i ułatwiać młodym ludziom rozpoczęcie działalności rolniczej. Można to osiągnąć, jeżeli państwa członkowskie będą posiadały możliwość kształtowania własnego ustroju rolnego.Ze względu na wyjątkowy charakter nieruchomości rolnych powinny one być odpowiednio zabezpieczone, m.in. przez uprzywilejowanie nabywcy działającego w sektorze rolniczym, aby uniknąć koncentracji ziemi w rękach osób niebędących rolnikami. W Europie dominuje tradycyjny model rodzinnych gospodarstw rolnych. Wszelkie zmiany, ograniczenia i w konsekwencji likwidacja takich form działalności rolniczej, będą miały znaczący wpływ na strukturę społeczną oraz żywotność obszarów wiejskich. Dlatego należy pozytywnie ocenić przyjęte dziś sprawozdanie Pani Noichl, które celnie identyfikuje główne problemy z dostępem rolników do ziemi.
2016/11/22
Combating terrorism (A8-0228/2016 - Monika Hohlmeier) PL

Zagrożenie terroryzmem stanowi obecnie realne niebezpieczeństwo, które nie może być bagatelizowane. Konieczne jest podejmowanie szeroko zakrojonych działań i współpracy, wymiany informacji, oraz mających na celu maksymalnie skuteczne zapobieganie tragicznym wydarzeniom, jak te we Francji. Zwalczanie terroryzmu nie polega na zajęciu się jakimś jednym konkretnym obszarem czy też zagadnieniem, lecz wymaga podejścia holistycznego w zakresie zapobiegania radykalizacji postaw w skali globalnej. Jest to zadanie wymagające nie tylko dobrej współpracy wewnątrz Unii, ale współpracy i zaufania między państwami na arenie światowej.W obecnych czasach terroryzm może przybierać różne formy, co wynika z rozwoju cywilizacyjnego ludzkości. Coraz częściej mówi się ostatnio chociażby o cyberprzestępczości czy też atakach terrorystycznych na systemy informatyczne. Działania takie nabierają jeszcze większego znamienia terroryzmu, jeśli wymierzone są w infrastrukturę krytyczną. Widzimy zatem, że definicja terroryzmu nie jest zamknięta i już obecnie powinna zostać rozszerzona.Kolejnym bardzo niepokojącym zjawiskiem jest postępujące zbliżenie przestępczości zorganizowanej i terroryzmu. Należy bezwzględnie przeciwdziałać ich współpracy oraz wzajemnemu korzystaniu ze swojej pomocy, albowiem w znaczący sposób może to ułatwiać terrorystom i potencjalnym zamachowcom dostęp do różnego rodzaju niebezpiecznych materiałów, otrzymanie przeszkolenia, czy też ochronę przed organami ścigania.
2016/11/22
Cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments (A8-0003/2017) PL

Państwa członkowskie UE mają swobodę w wyborze swojego miksu energetycznego, aby miały możliwość decydowania się na możliwie najbardziej optymalne rozwiązania w zależności od swoich specyficznych uwarunkowań. Powinny przy tym kierować się zasadą racjonalnej oceny sytuacji bieżącej oraz realnych perspektyw rozwoju potencjału krajowego w kontekście gospodarczym oraz wszelakich innych czynników i uwarunkowań, takich jak różnego rodzaju zobowiązania wynikające z ustawodawstwa unijnego. Dlatego też bardzo ważne jest zapewnienie odpowiedniej elastyczności państwom członkowskim w wyborze określonych rozwiązań oraz świadomość istotnych różnic, które zwyczajnie uniemożliwiają zastosowanie jednego podejścia do redukcji emisji.Przyjmowane rozwiązania powinny zatem wspierać realizację krajowych inwestycji w zakresie modernizacji infrastruktury energetycznej, a działaniem korzystnym w tym kontekście jest utrzymanie dotychczasowej formuły zgodnie z którą przyznawane są bezpłatne uprawnienia emisyjne w ramach derogacji dla sektora energetycznego.Ambicje dotyczące ograniczania emisji wciąż rosną w UE, jednakże mając na uwadze dobro środowiska nie możemy zapominać o konsekwencjach nakładania kolejnych ograniczeń dla przemysłu, energetyki oraz, w ogólnym ujęciu, konkurencyjności wielu sektorów gospodarki unijnej. Bardzo ważna jest prawidłowa ocena nie tylko wpływu planowanych przepisów na środowisko oraz przeliczanie korzyści płynących ze sprzedaży uprawnień do emisji, ale również zagrożenia ucieczki emisji i podkopywania stabilnych podstaw przemysłu europejskiego.
2016/11/22

Major interpellations (1)

Violation of fundamental human rights of women in Pakistan PDF (194 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Growing wolf population - a threat to humans and livestock PDF (41 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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African swine fever - combating the disease and paying compensation to farmers PDF (43 KB) DOC (20 KB)
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Excessive imports of agricultural products from Ukraine to the EU PDF (43 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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Need for additional support to counteract the effects of the Russian embargo PDF (44 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Emergency support for farmers affected by drought in Poland and other Member States PDF (185 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Response to cases of African Swine Fever in the EU PDF (190 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Poultry meat imports from Ukraine PDF (191 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Exemption of sugar beet from the proposed ban on the use of neonicotinoids PDF (89 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Situation on the milk market PDF (187 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Impact of CETA on the EU's agri-food sector PDF (89 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Crisis in agriculture PDF (92 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Crisis on Poland's blackcurrant and soft-fruit market PDF (184 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Support measures for young farmers PDF (96 KB) DOC (25 KB)
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Situation as regards recognised producers' organisations not running an operational programme as per Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 932/2014 PDF (185 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Written declarations (7)

Written declaration on supporting and stimulating the access of women from rural areas to the labour market

Written declaration on the future of the Gdansk shipyard

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Amendments (852)

Amendment 16 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. RegretUrges that the support measures for the Russian embargo have not been prolonged given that numerous EU producersfor agricultural producers be kept at the current level with regard to the Russian embargo, given that numerous EU producers - mainly growers of fruit and vegetables - are still being negatively affected;
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the effects of the extreme drought affecting the Member States in recent months, causing considerable losses to agriculture and jeopardising a large number of businesses, and highlights in this regard the need to guarantee special support measures aimed at helping the worst-affected farmers;
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 40 and 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishing a Common Market Organisation in agricultural products and the extent to which rules on competition apply to production of and trade in agricultural products,
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas over the years the CAP has undergone regular re-programming in line with new challenges, but another step in this continuous process of modernisation and simplification, building on previous reforms, is now necessary to tackle the challenges of food security, environmental protection and climate change and to increase EU added value;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas EU agriculture is at a turning point from an economic, technological and environmental perspective and that a strong and renewed ambition at EU level needs to provide the EU agricultural sector visibility and certainty with regards to the challenges arising from the impacts of Brexit and of the multilateral and bilateral trade agenda;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in overcoming stagnation and volatility of farm incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are still lower than in the rest of the economy and in comparison to EUs key competitors;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it is essential to provide flexible and responsive tools to help sensitive and strategic sectors cope with structural changes, such as the potential impacts of Brexit or of approved bilateral trade agreements with the EU’s main partners;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living for farmers across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the further strengthening of the CAP’s environmental tasks makes the current model for the distribution of direct payments among Member States irrelevant and outdated, and the area of agricultural land is the best measure of the scale of the demands and challenges faced by farmers in connection with a modernised CAP;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating a common level playing field based on fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services as well as renewed and efficient trade defence mechanisms, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into food and farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the CAP has progressively integrated environmental objectives by ensuring that its rules are compatible with and farmers comply to the environmental requirements laid down in Union legislation and promote sustainable farming practices that preserve the environment and biodiversity;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 257 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food sector must be incentivised toshould continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the competitive agriculture and food sector must be incentivised to continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the CAP must develop a real ambition to reconcile environmental and climate objectives and the economic sustainability of the farming sector as only economically healthy farms will be capable to deliver on EU environmental and climate objectives;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas there are still disparities in development between the Member States and regions, and CAP support for rural development provides opportunities to increase competitiveness, promote sustainable economies, combat depopulation, unemployment and poverty, and promote social inclusion;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas less-favoured areas, such as mountainous and outermost regions, should continue to be compensated by the CAP for the extra costs associated with their specific constraints in order to maintain farming activity in such areas;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 316 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to ensure fair competition within the single market, within the sector and with other players in the food supply chain, both up and downstream, and to further strengthen incentives to prevent risks and crises with active management tools to be deployed at sectorial level and by public authorities;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2018/2037(INI)

Na. whereas the activities of the Single Common Market Organisation (CMO) are play an important role in stabilising agricultural markets;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 370 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Suggests that a notification of strategic plans by the Member States should not entail a formal approval by the Commission, rather a compliance check against the pre-defined objectives should be performed;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 377 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that even the flexibility that Member States currently enjoy in defining basic rules may risk distorting competition within the single market and granting unequal access to support for famers in different Member States or even in different regions;deleted
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 402 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In CAP Pillar II the strict rules for irrigation should be mitigated in order to extend the irrigation especially in those Member States, where the irrigated area is less than the EU average;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 439 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European Commission in the process of assessing, approving and/or monitoring the implementation of the CAP by Member States, shall commit itself to strictly respect the political agreement and the objectives set by the co-legislators without adding extra layers of rules and policy objectives;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 447 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomeUnderstands the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 461 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasizes that the new system should bring substantial simplification and reduction of administrative burden for both beneficiaries and national / regional administrations;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 464 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that the new CAP implementation regime proposed in the Commission communication on the basis of the strategic plans should be limited to 30% of direct payments that are currently dependent on greening;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 465 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes, however, that a potential delay in adoption of CAP Strategic Plans may lead to late payments which has to be avoided;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 467 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights that the CAP indicators should be simple, realistic, easily quantifiable and controllable;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 469 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the development of a system of appropriate institutional and legal adjustments that would be conducive to changing the implementation model in order to prevent additional costs from being incurred and to prevent the absorption of funds in the Member States from being reduced;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 470 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for simple framework-type CAP Strategic Plans, allowing appropriate flexibility;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 471 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Considers that the collection of information should rely on satellite images and Integrated Administration and Control System databases rather than individual farmers’ data submission;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 472 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Stresses that missing out on output targets should not lead to a financial correction;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 473 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Proposes for due consideration to introduce the following two simple indicators: - a 2 % premium to animal breeders after each 0,1 animal unit / hectare registered in the Integrated Identification and Registration System for Animals which would be called "environmental economic animal breeder premium"; This would incentivise farmers to breed animals on their land which would re-balance European agriculture; - a 20 % premium per farm to those farmers producing on small watershed basins having a nitrate output result - in groundwater and surface-water - measured by the relevant authorities on pre-defined points on the given basin below the threshold limit which would be called "environmental economic nitrate premium"; This latter would incentivise farmers pursuing a reasonable nutrient management determined by the results of soil analysis in order to use the optimal quantity of nitrogen;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Requests preserving the simplified Small Farmers Scheme; Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 475 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 476 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Proposes to grant direct payments only to those animal (equino, sheep, goat, beef cattle) breeders farming on permanent pastures who keep ruminants at least 0,2 animal unit per hectare on that pasture where they apply for direct payments;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 481 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for guarantees that implementing and delegated acts and guidelines as well (serving as “soft laws”) are kept to the absolute minimum;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 490 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that these acts must not cover any important legal provision which has to be in the basic acts;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 491 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers that these shall not reverse the spirit of subsidiarity and simplification of the basic acts to be;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 493 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onWelcomes the proposal of the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 494 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules, while securing the integrity of the internal market;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 505 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls also on the Commission to provide Member States with more flexibility in the framework of the agricultural State aid rules to encourage farmers to setup voluntary precautionary savings in a view to better cope with the upsurge in climate-driven and health risks as well as economic crises;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 534 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local and sectoral conditions;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 578 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the CAP budget should be adapted to future needs and challenges, like those derived from the impacts of Brexit and of free-trade agreements adopted by the EU with its main trading partners;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 579 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points to the persistent disparities in development between rural areas in different regions and Member States and therefore considers that cohesion criteria should continue to play an important role in the distribution of second-pillar funds between Member States;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 591 #
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 612 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessaryis necessary for small and medium-sized family farms that provide a range of public goods and constitute a distinctive element of the European agricultural model and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small and medium-sized farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 629 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsovoluntary higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 671 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls forBelieves that the existing systbasic payment scheme for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced by an EU- wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent is too complicated;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the simple, justified, transparent and easily executable Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) successfully applied in many Member States and, therefore, asks for the preservation of the SAPS after 2020 and suggests to let it used in any Member State or by any farmer in the EU;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 695 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should have the option of continuing to apply it, as it is WTO- compatible, straightforward, understandable and adapted to the new tasks of the CAP;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 724 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;deleted
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 725 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar IIthe principle of equal treatment, socio-economic differences, including differences in the number of farmers, different production costs and the importance of the enhanced environmental dimension of the modernised CAP, which is closely linked to the management of agricultural land, means that equalised amounts of direct assistance per hectare in all Member States are the best compromise in this respect;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 729 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into accountbased on objective socio- economic differences, different production coscriteria, since all EU farmers must meet the same standards and requirements and face the samounts received by Member States under Pillar IIe challenges; feels, therefore, that the process of convergence begun during the current financial perspective must be brought to a conclusion;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 742 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, the persistent need to eliminate developmental delays in some countries and regions, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 769 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a principal tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less-favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 770 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, the share of voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained at least at current levels, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example; considers, furthermore, that voluntary coupled support payments are important for maintaining the EU’s diversity of agricultural production, agricultural employment and sustainable production systems;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 773 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 790 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 800 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Confirms that these payments are contributing to the fulfilment of CAP objectives and those of the European Commission related to job preservation;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 807 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Asks for lifting sectorial limitations because the concept of “sectors being in difficulty” dropped and Member States should be able to dedicate a sufficient share of the national envelope to these payments, while respecting World Trade Organisation rules;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 841 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Besides the generational renewal the vitality of the rural areas should be maintained by supporting the development of rural areas in an integrated manner, through a wide range of actions (investments, connectivity and broadband, basic services, preservation of life and nature, renewal of villages, digitalisation etc.) mostly in the form of non-refundable supports;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 846 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to maintain a strong second pillar of the CAP in order, inter alia, to combat rural depopulation, unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, as well as to level out the developmental gaps that exist between rural areas in the various regions and Member States;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 918 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights, moreover, that the implementation of financial instruments in rural development should be done on voluntary basis, while investments in rural areas should be strengthened;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 944 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards and greening, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 947 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 963 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that binding new environmental and climate protection requirements should be based on simple and feasible measures, so that direct payments can achieve their overriding objective of supporting agricultural incomes;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 973 #

2018/2037(INI)

17b. Calls, in the interests of simplifying the CAP, for maintaining the existing exemption and not burdening the smallest farms under 15 ha with additional environmental and climate measures under the CAP;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 991 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget in Pillar II to AEMs, including organic agriculture, support for biodiversity and genetic diversity in animals and plants;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1034 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design andto help an effective implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1036 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States; notes that the potential for young farmers or small and medium-sized agricultural holdings to participate in technological progress is much smaller than that of larger farms;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1037 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture and food sector by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre- condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1065 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses the need for special support for the transfer of knowledge to small and medium-sized farms, which tend to have difficulty accessing innovation and new technologies;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1101 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of introducing a food voucher system for the poorest citizens or refugees that would provide an additional food distribution buffer on each Member State’s internal market;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1113 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the instruments established under the common market organisation (CMO) should continue to play an important role as a safety net in stabilising agricultural markets, and stresses that it must be implemented more actively and effectively in future in order to prevent and overcome crises;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1115 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the attractiveness of the European Risk Management Toolbox (insurance, income stabilisation tools and mutual funds) included in the CAP has been strengthened by the Omnibus regulation;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1123 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexiblethe development and the use of such risk management and stabiliszation tools while ensuring broad access and compatibility with existing national schemes;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1135 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, as well as the impact of external factors, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1139 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1163 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1170 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by introducing appropriate instruments, including financial instruments, to support the creation and development of bodies aimed at fostering cooperation between agricultural producers, such as agricultural producer organisations and groups, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and by strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1172 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them by providing the necessary financial resources and legal framework to combat unfair commercial practices, as well as to guarantee producers a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, andby monitoring competition policy, and by strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1181 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention, as well as further clarify the legal relationship between the provisions on the Common Market Organisations (CMO) and EU competition rules;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1193 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses that, based on the provisions obtained in the Omnibus regulation to rebalance the bargaining power within the food supply chain, farmers should be further incentivised to organise and use such new collective possibilities provided by farmers’ organisations;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1194 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Stresses that the future CAP should also foster the development of economic organisations of the agricultural sector, both vertical and horizontal cooperation,, and continue to strengthen transparency in the markets and crisis prevention tools;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1195 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Considers that, based on the lessons drawn on the functioning of the diverse EU Market observatories (Milk, Meat, Sugar & Crops), such tools should be extended to the sectors that are not already covered and further developed to offer reliable data and forecasts to the market operators in order to deliver early warning in case of market disturbances;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1196 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Stresses that the historical market management tools of the CAP (public intervention and private storage) no longer have sufficient efficiency in a global economy context;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1198 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – drawing on the lessons learnt during the last market crises particularly in the dairy sector – activethe complementary use of innovative market and crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage, and if appropriate reduce, supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations, farmers’ associations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1221 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrumentworkable and independent EU fund for agricultural crisis exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective prevention actions and responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease- related issues and food safety; Insists that this renewed EU fund for agricultural crisis should be used to complement the post-Omnibus European Risk Management Toolbox in case of severe crisis;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1227 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for establishing a new mechanism totally independent from direct payments and financed primarily from unspent margins of Heading 2 in the EU budget;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1245 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overalleconomy as a whole, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market,market, in relation to EU agriculture they also pose a number of challengethreats that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1248 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforcneed to be tackled, safeguard mechanismsuch as respect of EU sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards, to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1254 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to review the current safeguard mechanisms available within the SCMO, which should play a preventive role for sensitive sectors based on reference volume and prices thresholds allowing the safeguard mechanisms to be triggered automatically when such thresholds are reached;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1274 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for further initiatives to promote EU production, safety and environmental standards and to support quality food production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country marketas well as for the establishment of a long-term development strategy for the EU’s agricultural sector in order to ensure stability and predictability for farmers and guarantee food security for EU citizens;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1279 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for initiatives to promotereinforce the promotion of EU production, safety and environmental standards and quality production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country markets;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1309 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
A transparent decision process for a solid CAP proposal 20201-2027
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1333 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the application of the NDMintroduction of a totally new system, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmes;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2018/2005(INI)

2a. Draws attention to the growing impact of external factors on the situation of the EU agri-food sector, as exemplified by the Russian embargo, the speculation on the global agri-food commodities market, which is one of the causes of the recent crisis in the dairy sector, or the ongoing liberalisation of trade, among other things;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to develop new trade rules and regulations at a global level in order to regulate and harmonise production, social and environmental standards in the agri-food sector;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, in light of the WTO crisis and growing US protectionism, the European Union is faced with the opportunity and the necessity of becoming a creator of global solutions in international trade, owing, among other things, to its extensive experience in harmonising standards acquired during the construction of the common market or in the process of integrating countries from the former socialist bloc into it;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Given the large disparities in the use of Programme funding by the Member States, a geographical balance should be ensured by introducing national envelopes or additional project selection criteria that ensure a fair distribution of support among the Member States;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 220 804 135 per school year. Within that overall limit, the aid shall not exceed: a) EUR 130 608 466 per school year; b) per school year.';deleted for school fruit and vegetables: for school milk: EUR 90 195 669
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
(iii) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘ 4. of EUR 220 804 135 laid down in paragraph 1, any Member State may transfer once per school year up to 20 % of either one or the other of its indicative allocations.'; ’ deleted Without exceeding the overall limit Or. pl (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 379 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An adjustment rate for direct payments interventions referred to in point (c) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and Union financial contribution to the specific measures referred to in point (f) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, ("the adjustment rate") shall be determined by the Commission when the forecasts for the financing of the interventions and measures financed under that sub-ceiling for a given financial year indicate that the applicable annual ceilings will be exceeded. The adjustment rate shall not apply to direct payments of EUR 2000 or less.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 446 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 628 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should lay down the rules that apply to Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD and granted in the form of types of interventions specified in a CAP Strategic Plan drawn up by the Member States and approved by the Commission, with the European Parliament and the national parliament concerned being informed at the stage of the adoption of and possible subsequent amendment to the Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 757 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States shouldmay under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 814 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land, forest fire prevention and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio- economy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 914 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average level is brought into line with the Union average. Full external convergence of direct payments will be achieved in 2024. The convergence of direct payments will enable all Member States to receive direct payments per hectare equal to the Union average [EUR xxx/ha] by 2024 at the latest. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1371 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance the market orientation and increase the competitiveness of farming and the processing and marketing of agricultural products, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1626 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries with more than [x] ha, as defined by the Member States, for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including farm size and structure, soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, and farming practices, and farm structures.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1758 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) all agricultural practices which make it possible to reduce the use of fertilisers and plant protection products by promoting natural methods of soil fertility improvement and pest control.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2008 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Farms set up to carry out breeding and research and development activities shall be excluded from the payment reduction mechanism.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2527 #

2018/0216(COD)

Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigmeat, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, tobacco, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2789 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 210% of expenditure under operational programs covers the interventions linked to the objectives referred to in points (d) and (e) of Article 42;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2840 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, the financial support may be increased by two percentage points for producer organisations that double the number of members or the value of marketed production relative to the average of the previous five years prior to the implementation of the operational programme.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3414 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare or per animals.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3415 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare or per animal.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3563 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
a) afforestation and, regeneration of forestry and agroforestry systems and other non-productive investments linked to the specific environmental- and climate- related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3947 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) 70% of the eligible public expenditure in the transition regions;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4013 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4073 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 103% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4081 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 103% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4112 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2% percentage points, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 103% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4118 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 103% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4488 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the proposed CAP Strategic Plan provided that the necessary information has been submitted and the Commission is satisfied that the Plan is compatible with the general principles of Union law, the requirements set out in this Regulation, the provisions adopted pursuant to it and in Regulation (EU) [HzR]while the European Parliament and the given national parliament are duly informed.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4547 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 7
7. A request for amendment of the CAP Strategic Plan may be submitted no more than ontwice per calendar year subject to possible exceptions to be determined by the Commission in accordance with Article 109.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4549 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 8
8. Each amendment of the CAP Strategic Plan shall be approved by the Commission by means of an implementing decision without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139, while the European Parliament and the given national parliament are duly informed.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap; advocates maintaining the existing cohesion criteria for the distribution of funds among the Member States;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that fully equalising the level of direct payments among the Member States is essential in order to ensure a level playing field in the EU single market;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for greater use to be made of cohesion policy instruments and funding for sustainable development of rural areas in order to counteract development delays and depopulation in those areas;
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 196 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall apply applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agri-food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterpriseo a buyer.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) “unfair trading practices” are practices that grossly deviate from good commercial conduct, are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and are unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on another;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 237 #

2018/0082(COD)

(a) “buyer” means any natural or legal person established in the Union who buys agri-food products by way of trade. The term "buyer" may include a group of such natural and legal persons;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) "supplier" means any agricultural producer or any natural or legal person, irrespective of their place of establishmentestablished in the Union, who sells agri- food products. The term "supplier" may include a group of such agricultural producers or such natural and legal persons, including producer organisations and associations of producer organisations;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “small and medium-sized enterprise” means an enterprise within the meaning of the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC14 ; _________________ 14 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5/2003, p. 36).deleted
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 275 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “agri-food products” means products listed in Annex I to the Treaty intended for use as food as well as products not listed in that Annex, but processed from those products for use as food;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 502 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a complaint relating to a practice referred to in paragraph 2 is submitted to an enforcement authority, the burden of proof that the supply agreement covers the trading practice at issue in clear and unambiguous terms shall be on the buyer.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 551 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The supplier may also submit such a complaint to the enforcement authority of its own Member State, which shall forward that complaint to the competent enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer is established.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU must refrain from making any sort of commitment concerning the most sensitive agricultural products, such as beef and veal and sheepmeat and specialugar, sugar syrups and products high in sugars;
2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that as regards other sensitive products, liberalisation should be limited by partially reducing tariff rates and/or by introducing tariff quotas and/or transitional periods;
2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2017/9999(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the Commission to take measures to protect permanently against threats brought about by liberalised imports, including by incorporating in the agreement provisions on a bilateral safeguard clause of unlimited duration on the agricultural sector;
2017/09/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sectorpartial tariff reductions and/or tariff quotas and/or transition periods;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to take measures that will offer lasting protection against liberalised imports, including by inserting into the agreement an indefinite bilateral safeguard clause for the agricultural sector;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that, following Brexit, all tariff quotas which might be granted to New Zealand will apply to a smaller EU market, and that due account should be taken of this when deciding what concessions the EU can offer;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that several sensitive European agricultural sectors have experienced the negative impact of the ongoing Russian embargo and extreme price volatility and stresses that the final outcome must give due consideration to the interests of all European producers;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the cumulative impact of EU trade concessions in agriculture and notes that any agricultural concessions offered to New Zealand must be considered fully in the context of market access alreadyconcessions granted under WTO and other ongoing FTAthe World Trade Organisation or as part of other ongoing or completed free trade negotiations;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas farmbeekeepers receive support for protective measures against Varroa destructor, which there has so far been no success in eradicating as there are no effective remedies as yet and R&D efforts are very inadequate;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas beekeepers never use as many bee colonies in honey production as the statistics show, since producers restore they rebuild the original number of colonies in the course of the year, at the expense of production quantities;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
AF. whereas other beekeeping products such as pollen, propolis, beeswax and, royal jelly and bee venom also contribute significantly to people’s wellbeing and, play an important role in the healthcare and cosmetics industries and are an additional resource serving to improve the economic situation of apiaries;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 180 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. whereas the apiculture sector suffers from a particularly serious demographic problem, with statistics showing that only a small percentage of beekeepers are under 50 years of age, leading to a lack of young people that jeopardizes the future of the sector;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Understands that bees perform a basic agricultural service by pollinating crops, without which European agriculture and in particular entomophilous plant cultivation would not exist in any form;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that financing of beekeeping must be increased significantly in future agricultural policy, which should translate into an increase in the number of bee colonies in the EU;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes a 47.8%significant increase in the EU budget for national beekeeping programmes – in line with the actual increase in the bee population – as compared with the 2004 level, which translates as EUR 47 million annuallythis would support the beekeeping sector’s enormous growth potential;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020 owing to the role that bees play in pollination and commensurate with the value that this activity has for EU agriculture;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for consideration to be given to the possibility of introducing a system to compensate beekeepers for losses incurred as a result of lost bee fodder plants;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to present a long-term strategy for the functioning and development of beekeeping in the EU;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 254 #

2017/2115(INI)

7. Calls on the Commission to adopt recommendations in order to introduce a uniform, high-quality basic and vocational beekeeping education programme in the EU, as well as programmes to encourage young people to enter the beekeeping profession;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for an assessment of the EU market for bee feeds, supplements and medicines to be carried out, and for necessary measures to be taken to streamline it and to prevent counterfeiting and illegal trading in those products;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 315 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Draws attention to the gradual disappearance of valuable bee fodder plants – such as cornflowers, vetches, thistles or white clover – caused by the intensive chemical protection of cereals, the decrease in the use of grassland for grazing and the increase in its use for hay production; points out that this results in a lack of pollen and thus causes malnutrition in bees, which is one of the causes of the decline in bee health and their increased susceptibility to pathogens;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 337 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of biodiversity for the health and well-being of bees, and thus its positive impact on the natural environment and agricultural production;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 355 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of comprehensive and concerted medical efforts following the discovery of diseases or pathogens affecting bees, in order to prevent its spread;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 449 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Stresses the growing importance of apitherapy as a natural alternative to treatment using conventional medicines;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the growing impact of external conditions on European agriculture and the CAP and the consequent need for additional instruments to counter possible future crises in agricultural markets originating outside the EU's borders;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to keep direct payments intact as they help to avoid distortions of competition between Member States, and to maintain them without any national co-financing; urges the Commission to continue the process of convergence of direct payments between Member States;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to equalise direct payments among the Member States in the next MFF;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a long-term strategy with an outlook of 2050 for the development of the EU's agricultural sector to ensure stability and predictability for farmers and to guarantee food security for EU citizens;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 315 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64a. Takes the view, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings does require some improvement, but is against any unjustified radical changes, and with that in mind calls for expenditure on the common agricultural policy to be maintained as a separate budget heading;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 316 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; proposes, as a result, the following structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and sustainable economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct management: - - small and medium-sized enterprises - - - adaptation - - - supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella deleted research and innovation industry, entrepreneurship and large-infrastructure projects transport, digitalisation, energy environment and climate change agriculture and rural development maritime affairs and fisheries horizontal (financial) instrument at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes and instruments supporting: - cohesion (under shared management):  digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation  social inclusion - - communication - - justice and consumers - national administrations Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - development - - - - - contribution to EU trust funds and external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - - - common foreign and security policy - Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - - financing the buildings and equipment of EU institutionss economic, social and territorial investments in innovation, employment, social affairs and education and life-long learning culture, citizenship and health and food safety asylum, migration and integration, support to and coordination with international cooperation and neighbourhood enlargement humanitarian aid trade security crisis response and stability defence financing EU staff
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 360 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Draws attention to the need to ensure geographical balance in the use of EU research and innovation funding by introducing national envelopes or additional project selection criteria that ensure a fair distribution of support among Member States;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 444 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as they generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any renationalisation and any national co- financing in that respect; points out, furthermore, that equalising the level of direct payments among the Member States is essential in order to ensure a level playing field in the EU’s single market; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 458 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78a. Underlines the key role of convergence of the direct payments between Member States to ensure a level playing field in the single European market, equal treatment of EU citizens and the implementation of the Treaty objectives in terms of economic and social cohesion;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 459 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 b (new)
78b. Points out that the numerous EU rural areas face serious problems such as low employment, underdevelopment of technical and social infrastructure, lack of or low level of basic services, which in turn leads to their rapid depopulation; stresses, therefore, that these areas need more support while the criteria for the distribution of the funds should continue to take into account differences in the level of rural development in Member States;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 483 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
81. Stresses that cohesion policy post- 2020 should remain the main investment policy of the European Union covering all EU regions while concentrating the majority of the resources on the most vulnerable ones; believes that, beyond the goal of reducing the disparities between levels of development and enhancing convergence as enshrined in the Treaty, it should focus on the achievement of the broad EU political objectives and proposes, therefore, that under the next MFF, the three cohesion policy funds – the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund – should concentrate mainly on providing support for innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation, employment and social inclusion; calls, moreover, for a reinforced territorial cooperation component and an urban dimension for the policy; at the same time, calls for greater use to be made of cohesion policy instruments and funding for sustainable development in rural areas in order to counteract development delays and depopulation in those areas;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 641 #

2017/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91 a (new)
91a. Points out that ensuring food security for all EU citizens is also an important aspect of security, and requires adequate funding of the common agricultural policy, which plays a key role in this respect;
2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and semi-subsistence farms, 86 %many of which are found in the newer Member States, and in tourism;
2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to introduce EU-wide measures that will take greater account of the equine sector and its benefits for the rural economy, in particular under the CAP;
2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #

2016/2078(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to establish European rules making it possible to protect against fraudulent practices, particularly doping, in horse racing;
2016/11/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The national targets and indirect target values set for 2020 should constitute Member States' minimum contribution to the new 2030 framework. Under no circumstances the national share of renewables in the energy sector should fall below such contribution and, in case this happens, the relevant Member States should take the appropriate measures to ensure that this baseline is maintained as well as contribute to the financial instrument referred to in Regulation [Governance].
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role ingreater effort is needed to further decarbonisinge the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards. To promote ‘highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ and advanced biofuels, and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impactto provide certainty for investors, it is appropriate to reduce the amountmaintain the 7 % share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops in the total consumption of energy in transport that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
(63) Directive (EU) 2015/151323 of the European Parliament and of the Council called on the Commission to present without delay a comprehensive proposal for a cost-effective and technology-neutral post-2020 policy in order to create a long- term perspective for investment in sustainable biofuels with a low risk of causing indirect land-use change and in other means of decarbonising the transport sector. An incorporationambitious 15 % obligation imposed on fuel suppliers can provide certainty for investors, ensure that decarbonisation in the transport sector is achieved, and encourage the continuous development of alternative renewable transport fuels including advanced biofuels, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport. It is appropriate to set the obligation on fuel suppliers at the same level in each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. As transport fuels are traded easily, fuel suppliers in Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources should be able to easily obtain renewable fuels from elsewhere. _________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 239, 15.9.2015, p. 1).
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a (new) ‘Highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ shall mean biofuels which: - are produced from cereals, other starch- rich crops, sugars and oil crops, - make it possible to reduce GHG emissions by at least 60 %, as compared with fossil fuels, in accordance with the methodology laid down in Article 28(1), and – generate high value proteins, other livestock feed or cellulosic by-products; are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards established under the provisions referred to Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy; or are certified to be in compliance with equivalent sustainability standards.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 298 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s In order to calculate post-2021 gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, by the contribution fromEuropean Union, the share of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumused in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more thannot exceed 7 % of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8 % in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 319 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The limit provided for in paragraph 4 shall not apply to ‘highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ or to the feedstocks listed in Annex IX, and their minimum share shall not be less than the ceiling reached by the Member State in 2020 by meeting the target for the share of renewable energy in transport.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 379 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar yeargradually increase the share of renewable energy supplied to the transport sector to at least 15 % by 2030.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 528 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex V – part C – point 15
15. Emission saving from carbon capture and replacement or use, eccr u, shall be related directly toof CO2 generated by the production of biofuel or bioliquid they are attributed to, and shall be limited to emissions avoided through the capture of CO2 of which the carbon originates from biomass and which is used in the energy or transport sector which is used for commercial purposes.
2017/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 563 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex X – part 1
Part A: [...]deleted
2017/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 2a (new)
3 a. In Article 50, the following paragraph is added: 2a. Member States may decide not to grant payment for young farmers to legal persons.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants’ nutrition processes. Where the dominant effect of such products aim solelys at improving the plants’ nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21. Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 21 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 245 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B)(II) – point 2 – indent 2
- 21% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(II)(b) – point 2 a (new)
2a. Where the CE marked fertilizing product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: – 2% by mass of total nitrogen, of which 0,5% by mass of the CE marked fertilizing product shall be organic (N), – or 2% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), – or 2% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), – and 6% by mass of total sum of nutrients.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 354 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- dryingsieving, milling, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying, buffering, extrusion, frost- treatment, sanitation by using heat, or extraction with water.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 413 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– are listed in the table below: Azotobacter spp. Mycorrhizal fungi Rhizobium spp. Azospirillum spp. Enterobacter spp. Pantoea spp. Peanibacillus spp. Pseudomonas spp. Rhizobium spp. Serratia spp. Streptomyces spp.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 500 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3 – table 1 – row 2 – column 2
± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,00.9 at any time in the distribution chain
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 502 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3 – table 1 – row 8 – column 2
-5% relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture -215% relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distribution chain
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 505 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4 – table 1
PFC 4: GROWING MEDIUM Forms for the declared nutrient and Permissible tolerances for the declared parameter other declared quality criteria Electric conductivity ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 7560% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain pH ± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,0± 0,9 at any time in the distribution chain Quantity by volume (litres or m³) -5% relative deviation at the time of manufacture -2-15% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Quantity (volume) determination of -5% relative deviation at the time of manufacture materials with particle size greater than 60 mm -2-15% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Quantity (volume) determination of pre- -5% relative deviation at the time of manufacture pre-shaped GM -2-15% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Water-soluble nitrogen (N) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75 ± 60% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture (P2O5) ± 75 ± 60% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75 ± 60% relative deviation at any time in the distribution chain
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s most genuinely common policy, which means that agricultural spending accounts for a considerablen important percentage of the total EU budget; stresses that spending on agriculture has declined considerably in relative terms over the last three decades from 75 % to the current 38 %; stresses, therefore, that each EU citizen contributes only 32 cents per day to the CAP and that this policy has a low error rate in terms of spending irregularities;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CAP provides income support to farmers through Pillar 1 and provides support for environmental programmes and economic activity in rural areas and prevents rural depopulation through Pillar 2; notes, in this connection, that it is essential to maintain the two-pillar CAP structure in order to compensate and support farmers and rural areas;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2, as provided for in the current MFF, must remain at least at the same level; refers, in this connection, to Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers, furthermore, that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation; calls on the Commission, in a context of migration crisis, to explore the possibility to strengthen synergies between the withdrawal of agricultural products from the market and the distribution of food aid to the most deprived citizens and to refugees through the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) ;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo; calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with an assessment of the impact of the Russian embargo on the EU agricultural sector;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that price volatility is increasing and that it is therefore erroneous to believe that farm subsidies are no longer needed; strongly disagrees, in this context, with the notion that a rise in food prices and sales of produce in recent years have provided farmers with a stable income allowing business planning or security; recalls also that European consumers are not ready to pay their food at a price which would be undeniably higher if the agricultural sector was not receiving public support;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. is convinced that a strong CAP for the EU, both in terms of content and financing, is paramount in achieving these objectives, while guaranteeing a level playing field and transparent food chains within the internal market, as well as viable rural areas; considers, furthermore, that increasing resilience and improving employment and quality of life in rural areas should be prioritised in order to combat rural depopulation; considers that, for Pillar II, we will still need instruments after 2020 to support modernisation, investment and innovation in order to boost the competitiveness of the agri-food sector and to reduce differences between Member States and between regions in the development of agriculture and rural areas.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balanced regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintaining the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas; underlines how essential is to maintain specific measures in the framework of the CAP towards areas suffering from severe and permanent natural handicaps, notably mountainous areas and outermost regions, and other specific handicaps;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that the Cohesion Policy after 2020 should also play an essential role in supporting the development of rural areas with regard to technical infrastructure, the job market, the development of businesses and basic services, revitalising locations in rural areas and investment linked to water and sewage infrastructure.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly opposes any renationalisation of agricultural policies; stresses that the common nature of the EU’s agricultural policy avoids distortion of competition within the internal market and generates savings for European taxpayers; is worried about the trend of renationalisation of public responses to agricultural crisis, in particular the mobilisation of targeted payments instead of real European actions ; affirms that a well-functioning and well-financed second pillar is essential for the success of the CAP and for the economic well-being of the Union’s rural areas;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector; warns that the current margin within the agriculture budget may prove insufficient, with market volatility, veterinary and phytosanitary risks and other unforeseen events making increasing demands on the budget to such an extent that the margin is expected to be depleted at the end of this planning period;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 129 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out the difficult situation with regard to agricultural markets and the new and growing challenges that European agriculture is facing; warns against the consequences of the current crisis in agricultural markets, the weakening position of farmers in the food chain and in current and future trade negotiations; believes, furthermore, that adopting over-ambitious reduction targets linked to the energy-climate package and the NEC directive will cause the costs of agricultural production to rise.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Insists that the amounts for direct payments in Heading 2 should be left untouched; points out that this is crucial for the income situation of many farmers, particular in times of crises, and that the absorption rate per year is almost 100%;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 180 #

2015/2353(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2 as foreseen in the current MFF remains at least at the same level; refers in this respect to Art.2 of the MFF regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers furthermore that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation;
2016/05/13
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 1 #

2015/0090(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 43(2)114 thereof,
2015/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a major barrier to agri-food trade between the EU and the US, and one which makes trade in certain items impossible, is the lack of common standards in this area;
2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da. ensure that the liberalisation of sensitive goods in the TTIP is limited by means of a tariff rate quota (TRQ), and that for the small number of highly sensitive products the possibility of their total exemption from liberalisation is not excluded;
2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
db. secure the inclusion in the TTIP of special bilateral protection clauses to address any potential difficulties which may arise in a given sector or area of the economy as a result of liberalisation;
2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus onensure better coordination, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as a raw material, and derived from sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio- political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicatorsprinciples and tools, such as criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management which must always apply to the sector as a whole; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1, which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification; __________________ 1 Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes in this connection that the negotiations within Forest Europe towards a ‘European Forest Convention’2 as a binding framework for sustainable forest management and for improving the balance of interests in forestry policy have made significant progress, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to make all necessary efforts to bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion; __________________ 2 See http://www.forestnegotiations.org/
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can beis an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings;long-term planning and implementation of sustainable forest management in European forests, however, the implementation of concrete measures therein at the forest holding level must remain subject to national regulations
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that forest-based industries have great potential for growth, and that further investments in innovation in the sector may bring new production niches and more efficient industrial processes that minimiswould ensure smarter use of available resources and could minimise negative impact on forestry resources, and therefore calls on the Commission to examine the European R&D programmes (Horizon 2020) and the programme for the competitiveness of small and medium- sized enterprises (COSME) for forestry priorities and, where appropriate, to develop new instruments for the forest- based sector;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that bio-economics as a core element of smart, green growth in Europe is necessary to realise the objectives of the flagship initiatives ‘Innovation Union’ and ’Resource efficient Europe’ under the Europe 2020 Strategy, and that timber as a raw material has a significant role to play in thimaking progress towards bio-based economy;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view, therefore, that the mandate of Standing Forestry Committee should be strengthened to enable the Commission to fully use the expertise from the Member States to be exploited to that end and to play an active role in the implementation processwhilst implementing the new EU forest strategy at EU level;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Encourages the Commission to review its organisational structures relevant to forests and forest-based sector to ensure effective implementation of the strategy through enhanced co-ordination and communication;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ab (new)
A b. whereas producer organisations are subject to a number of restrictions compared to private commercial firms, such as for example restrictions on the use of investments relating to the revenue structure or the need to sell;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Fa (new)
Fa. whereas there is significant differentiation in organisation between the so-called new and old Member States, arising from different historical backgrounds, beyond the producers’ control; i.e. in the new EU states , the organisations are still small and have a small share in the market;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas market crises occur frequently in the F&V sector since even small production surpluses can cause large falls in producer prices; whereas F&V are mostly perishable products and must therefore be sold quickly, leaving farmers in this sector in a structurally weak bargaining position vis-à-vis major retailers and processors;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas the Commission’s report recognises that the F&V regime’s crisis prevention instruments have been little used since the 2007 reform, and in addition, in the majority of cases, apart from the withdrawal from the market, they are administratively difficult to apply due to the unclear regulations in that respect;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. is of the opinion that support must compensate for the negative, from the market point of view, consequences of the restrictions imposed on the producer organisations,
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is of the opinion that the funds arising from fines for exceeding milk quotas in the 2014/2015 quota year should remain within the CAP budget;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 341 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that bilateral trade negotiations may represent strategic opportunities for the EU dairy sector, in connection with which it calls on the Commission to engage more in opening new markets in third countries and removing trade barriers;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 436 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to implement more responsive and realistic safety net provisions, and for thto revise intervention price to be mores so that they reflective of production costs and are adapted as the market changes;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 650 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The conversion period shall start at the earliest when the farmer or the operator producing seaweedalgae or aquaculture animals has notified his activity to the competent authorities in accordance with this Regulationor control bodies and his holding is submitted to the organic certification and control system.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 834 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The organic production logo of the European Union may be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation, including products for which specific production rules may be set on the basis of Article 16.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 868 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may exempt from the notification obligation referred to in paragraph 1 operators who sell products directly to the final consumer or user provided that they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale, organic products or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 879 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – title
Organic cCertificate
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 941 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts as regards the system to be used for transmitting the information referred to in paragraph 1, the details of information to be transmitted, and the date by which that information is to be transmitted. The information shall relate to the organic production of the Member States as regards: - the numbers of organic operators and groups of operators, - the numbers of organic holdings including mixed holdings, - the crop area under conversion and under organic production, - the organic livestock numbers, - the number of organic aquaculture animal production sites. The date of first transmission of data shall be at least one year after the publication of the implementing act. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1115 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6 (new)
1.7.6. Tethering or isolation of livestock shall be prohibited, unless for individual animals for a limited period of time, and in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons. Competent authorities may authorise cattle in micro-enterprisesIsolation of livestock may be authorised, for a limited period of time, only when workers safety is compromised and for animal welfare reasons. Competent authorities may authorise cattle in farms with a maximum of 50 animals (excluding young stock) to be tethered if it is not possible to keep the cattle in groups appropriate to their behaviour requirements, provided they have access to pastures during the grazing period, and at least twice a week access to open air areas when grazing is not possible.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2013/2113(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the most dangerous plastics, those that are the most disruptive to human health and the environment (such as micro- and oxo-biodegradable plastics) and those which contain heavy metals that can also make recycling processes more difficult, should be phased out of the market or banned outright, as soon as possible before 2020; also believes that, as demanded by a majority of European citizens (and consumers), it is finally time to phase out or ban single-use, non- recyclable, non-biodegradable and non- compostable plastic products, also before 2020;
2013/10/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 28 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas small agricultural holdings are not treated fairly under the common agricultural policy, and whereas the reasons for this include: the fact that the structure of the policyCAP support is principally based on surface area and past production levels, rather than on employment and the level of income; the fact that some Member States place minimum funding thresholds in the second pillar; and the Member States’ failure to bring in implementing measures that meet the needs of small agricultural holdings;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. and curb rural depopulation; Calls for an increase in direct sales – for example of traditional products – on local and regional markets, and for the development on smallholdings of a simplified, responsible form of processing, but without extensive monitoring system and an essential monitoring system; encourages the Commission and Member States to review the provisions on food safety with a view to reducing the burdens and eliminating the obstacles that they may cause for the development of food processing and sales by small agricultural holdings; encourages the Commission and the Member States to establish a platform for exchanging best practices on how to regulate and monitor processing carried out by small agricultural holdings; calls, furthermore, on regional authorities to be more active with regard to the development of infrastructure for direct sales, including rural and urban marketplaces, making it easier for consumers to get hold of cheap, healthy, high-quality farm produce;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that in the process of solving the problems of small agricultural holdings, other EU policies, including the cohesion policy, must be brought in alongside the common agricultural policy to help improve technical infrastructure and access to public services in rural areas, whilst resources from the European Social Fund should be used to finance community and social action involving social inclusion, education, training and knowledge transfer; takes the view, furthermore, that since these smallholdings do not have a significant impact on the market, permission could be given for additional support to be provided from national resources in line with rules agreed upon with the Commission and without hindering free competition;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is very pleased that the support scheme for small-scale farmers has been established under the first pillar of the CAP, but takes the view, nevertheless, that it is only the form of the transfer that has been simplified, whilst the low direct payment rates allow no room for development, and that these measures are still insufficient to improve the lot of smallholdings in the EU; feels that a mechanism should be established which would enable small agricultural holdings to submit multiannual applications for direct payments, with such applications being updated only in the event of changes occurring on the holding;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for: free advice to be better tailored to the needs of smallholdings; procedures to be simplified; information campaigns to be mounted; the sharing of best practices where the short food supply chain is concerned; and technical assistance to be provided to help those applying for EU funding, as well as for advice that helps smallholdings to adapt the profile of their production activity to productive and environmental potential;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the need for smallholdings to come together to form organisations, producers’ groups or cooperatives and mount joint marketing campaigns; takes the view that smallholders’ organisations should receive special support under EU and national mechanisms;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the Member States to include, in their pillar I and II programmes, subprogrammes and measures geared towards smallholdings; takes the view that the majority of funds under the second pillar should be earmarked for the modernisation and development of small agricultural holdings;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. takes the view that in order to develop production on smallholdings, it is vital to enable them to obtain production-linked payments;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes the establishment of a European food authority (Eurofood) which would have powers similar to those of the European police organisation, Europol, and whose remit would be to investigate international food scandals and fraud in the food industry;deleted
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends the introduction of an obligation for all research laboratories and their staff to notify the competent supervisory authorities of the results of all food and feed tests;deleted
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The aim of these measures is to enhance the competitiveness of European agriculture and market shares in both the internal market and third countries by increasing consumers' awareness of the merits of the Union's agricultural products and food products based on agricultural products and developing and opening up new markets. They usefully complement and reinforce the measures implemented by the Member States.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to comply with the competition rules, measures targeting the internal market should be limited toinclude measures that providinge information on, and promote, the specific characteristics of agricultural production methods in the Union or on themes which are relevant to the Union, such as the European quality systems established by Regulation (EU) No 1151/201216 of the European Parliament and of the Council16. __________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Financing rules should be set. As a general rule, so that interesting proposing organisations assume their responsibilities, the Union should cover only part of the cost of programmes. The Member States may cover part of the cost of programmes. Certain administrative and staff costs which are not linked to implementation of the CAP form an integral part of information provision and promotion measures and could be eligible for Union funding.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
(ba) promotion measures aimed at increasing sales of agricultural and food products from the EU.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty’), excluding the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No [COM(2011)416] of the European Parliament and of the Council19 and tobacco; __________________ 19 Regulation (ECU) No [COM(2011/416] of ... on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ ...).
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 199 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) national quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By way of a delegated act, the Commission shall adopt the European information and promotion strategy, which defines the priorities on the markets, as well as the products and communications.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Every two years, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament and to the Council with a report on the implementation of the strategy referred to in the previous subparagraph.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 226 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, adopt a work programme setting out the objectives pursued, the priorities, the expected results, the implementing arrangements and the total amount of the financing plan. It shall also contain the main evaluation criteria, a description of the measures to be financed, an indication of the amounts allocated to each type of measure and an indicative implementation timetable and, in the case of grants, the maximum rate of co- financing.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union's financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 50 % of the eligible expenditure. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisationsMember States may contribute a maximum of 30 %.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union's financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 50 % of the eligible expenditure. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may participate in the financing of simple programmes. The financial contribution of Member States must not exceed 30% of the amount of eligible expenditure.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information and promotion measures on milk or fruit and vegetables specifically targeting children in Union educational establishments,
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information and promotion measures on milk, fruit and vegetables specifically targeting children in Union educational establishments,.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the absence of programmes that are to be implemented on the internal market with reference to one or several information activities referred to in Article 5(4)(a), (b) and (c), each interested Member State may develop a programme and its specifics on the basis of a work programme referred to in Article 8(3) and shall choose, by way of public call for proposals, a body responsible for the implementation of the programme that it undertakes to finance.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 60 % of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 310 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 60 % of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 316 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may participate in the financing of multi programmes. The financial contribution of Member States must not exceed 30% of the amount of eligible expenditure.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 330 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
In the context of implementing this Regulation, the Commission mayshall consult the Advisory Group on Promotion of Agricultural Products established by Commission Decision 2004/391/EC27. __________________ 27 Commission Decision 2004/391/EC of 23 April 2004 on the advisory groups dealing with matters covered by the common agricultural policy (OJ L 120, 24.4.2004, p. 50).
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Advisory Group on Promotion should be involved in the work carried out on the work programme referred to in Article 8.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 338 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
By way of derogation from Article 146 of Regulation (EU) XXXX/20.. [of the European Parliament and of the Council* of ... establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (COM(2011)626)] and from Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/200628 [1], and by virtue of Article 42, first subparagraph, of the Treaty, Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty shall not apply to payments made by Member States pursuant to this Regulation, and to the share in financing, and in compliance with its provisions, nor to financial contributions coming from Member States' parafiscal charges or mandatory contributions in the case of programmes eligible for Union support pursuant to Article 42, second subparagraph, of the Treaty which the Commission has selected in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 of 24 July 2006 applying certain rules of competition to the production of, and trade in, agricultural products (OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 7).
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 339 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
By way of derogation from Article 146 of Regulation (EU) XXXX/20.. [of the European Parliament and of the Council* of ... establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (COM(2011)626)] and from Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/200628, and by virtue of Article 42, first subparagraph, of the Treaty, Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty shall not apply to payments, including co-financing contributions, made by Member States pursuant to this Regulation and in compliance with its provisions, nor to financial contributions coming from Member States' parafiscal charges or mandatory contributions in the case of programmes eligible for Union support pursuant to Article 42, second subparagraph, of the Treaty which the Commission has selected in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 of 24 July 2006 applying certain rules of competition to the production of, and trade in, agricultural products (OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 7).
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point a
(a) animals, plants, plant products, other objects or goods;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point b
(b) activities under the control of operators falling within the scope of the rules referred to in Article 1(2) and equipment, means of transport, substances and material, materials and plant protection products used to perform those activities;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point c
(c) places where operators perform their activities and, when necessary, adjacent areas;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) animals, pests, plants, plant products, other objects and goods;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point a
(a) on animals, plants, plant products, use of plant protection products and goods at all stages of production, processing and distribution;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point c
(c) on operators and the activities and operations under their control, on their premises and other areas and processes, on the storage, transport, and the use of goods and the keeping of animals.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) primary producers' installations and other businesses, including their surroundings, premises and other areas, offices, equipment, installations and machinery, transport and their animals, plants, plant products, other objects, plant protection products and goods;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) their premises and other areas;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) their animals, plants, plant products, other objects, plant protection products and goods;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) uniform specific requirements for inspections on pesticide application equipment and uniform minimum frequency of such controls;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the cases where the competent authorities in relation to specific non- compliances are to take one or more of the measures referred to in Article 135(2) or additional measures to those provided for in that paragraph;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 – introductory part
(1) The following Directives set out rules for the production and marketing of seeds and propagating material of agricultural crops, vegetables, vine, fruit plants, forest reproductive material and ornamental plants:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 – point e
(e) Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material6 ; __________________ 6deleted OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The basic objective of the above Directives is sustainable agricultural, and horticultural and forestry production. In order to ensure productivity, the health, quality and diversity of plant reproductive material is of outmost importance for agriculture, horticulture, food and feed security, and the economy in general. Moreover, to ensure sustainability, legislation should take account of the need to meet consumers' expectations, to ensure the adaptability of production to manifold agricultural, horticultural and environmental conditions, to face the challenges of climate change and to foster the protection of agro-biodiversity.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Evolution in the areas of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, plant breeding and making available on the market of plant reproductive material has shown that the legislation needs to be simplified and further adapted to the developments of the sector. Therefore, the above Directives should be replaced by a single Regulation on the production, with a view to making available on the market, and the making available on the market, of plant reproductive material within the Union.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to determine the scope of the several provisions of this Regulation it is necessary to define the concepts of ‘professional operator’ and ‘making available on the market’. In particular, in view of the marketing developments of the sector, the definition of ‘making available on the market’ should be as wide as possible to ensure all forms of transactions of plant reproductive material. That definition should include inter alia persons concluding sales through distance contracts (e.g. electronically) and persons who collect basic forest material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) Forests cover a large area of the Union and fulfil social, economic, environmental, ecological and cultural functions. There is, therefore, a need for specific approaches and actions for the different types of forests, considering the wide range of conditions characterising the forests in the Union.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) Forest reproductive material of tree species and artificial hybrids which are important for forestry purposes should be genetically suited to local conditions and of high quality. The conservation and enhancement of biodiversity of forests, including the genetic diversity of the trees, are essential to sustainable forest management.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) Requirements should be set for forest reproductive material as regards basic material, categories under which the material may be made available on the market, lots, labelling, small packages, to ensure the appropriate quality and marketing standards, and to adapt to the technical and scientific developments of the sector.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure flexibility and adaptation to particular circumstances, derogations should be provided, under conditions, for the production and making available on the market of forest reproductive material. Those derogations should concern the possibility for Member States to adopt more stringent requirements, the case of temporary difficulties of supply, the need of making seed rapidly available on the market, the conduct of temporary experiments and the adoption of emergency measures.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to serve the interest of conservation and sustainable use of forestry plant genetic resources, Member States should be allowed to adopt less stringent requirements on forest reproductive material which is naturally adapted to the local and regional conditions and threatened by genetic erosion.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) The competent authorities should charge fees for the registration/approval of basic forest material and the issuance of master certificates for the forest material derived from registered/approved basic forest material. This would be necessary to ensure the necessary resources for the certification of forest reproductive material, and that the main beneficiaries of that certification bear the respective costs. In order to provide support to micro-enterprises, they should be fully exempted from the payment of fees. The rules concerning those fees should be set out in this Regulation, as they concern the effective production, registration and making available on the market of forest reproductive material.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure that plant reproductive material of listed genera or species, and certain types of forest reproductive material, fulfils the highest possible identity, quality and health requirements, as appropriate for the characteristics of the genera, species or categories concerned, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting production and quality requirements, and certification schemes, for those genera or species, and in respect of adopting quality requirements for making available on the market specific parts of plants and planting stock of species and artificial hybrids of forest reproductive material.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
(74) In order to ensure a comprehensive submission of information for particular categories or species of forest reproductive material, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting out conditions under which the operator's label be supplemented by another document produced by the professional operator.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
(75) In order to avoid risks in relation to quality and health of the forest reproductive material concerned, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing the requirements set out in this Regulation concerning clones and clonal mixtures, by determining the maximum number of years or the maximum number of ramets to which the approval of clones or clonal mixtures should be restricted.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
(76) In order to ensure that the exemption of small quantities of seeds of forest reproductive material, from the information requirements concerning germination or viability, is applied in a proportionate manner, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting out the maximum quantities of those small quantities for particular types of forest reproductive material.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
(77) In order to ensure that the cost items for the fees charged by the competent authorities on the registration of approved basic forest material and the issuance of master certificates are appropriate to the conducted work and updated, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting out those items.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point a
(a) authorisation of Member States to adopt more stringent requirements than those adopted pursuant to this Regulation concerning plant reproductive material of listed genera or species and forest reproductive material of listed species and artificial hybrids,
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point i
(i) the form of national lists concerning forest reproductive material,deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point j
(j) the format of the notification of inclusion of forest reproductive material in the national list, andeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point k
(k) the format of master certificates for forest reproductive material.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind between persons other than professional operators, in accordance with provisions on the legal protection of varieties.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 9
(9) ‘forest reproductive material’ means plant reproductive material intended for forestry purposes;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 307 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In the case of plant reproductive material, other than forest reproductive material, professional operators shall keep records of the plant reproductive material referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 for three years after that material has been respectively supplied to or by them.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the case of forest reproductive material, the respective period shall be ten years.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 318 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part III
PLANT REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL OTHER THAN FOREST REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
This Part shall apply to the production, with a view to making available on the market, and to the making available on the market of plant reproductive material other than forest reproductive material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 376 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Varieties which are solely exploited for ornamental use shall be excluded from the list of species covered by Annex I to the Regulation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 562 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a The seed mixture shall be permitted to contain a small percentage amount of a component that does not belong to the genera or species mentioned in Annex I.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 594 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;Deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 851 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1061 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the provisions on exemptions from the payment of registration fees, set out in Article 89(2) and (3).deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1099 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part IV (articles 105 to 139)
[...]deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1135 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(5), 16(2), 17(4), 18(4), 18(6), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(4), 38(4), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 65(3), 67(2), 72(2), 74(1), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2) and 135(4) and 138(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1137 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(5), 16(2), 17(4), 18(4), 18(6), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(4), 38(4), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 65(3), 67(2), 72(2), 74(1), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2), 135(4) and 138(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1139 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(5), 16(2), 17(4), 18(4), 18(6), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(4), 38(4), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 65(3), 67(2), 72(2), 74(1), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2) 135(4) and 138(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1146 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 1
Abies alba Mill.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1149 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 2
Abies cephalonica Loudondeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1152 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 3
Abies grandis Lindl.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1155 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 4
Abies pinsapo Boiss.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1158 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 5
Acer platanoides L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1161 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 6
Acer pseudoplatanus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1173 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 16
Alnus glutinosa Gaertn.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1176 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 17
Alnus incana Moench.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1185 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 28
Betula pendula Roth.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1188 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 29
Betula pubescens Ehrh.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1199 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 39
Carpinus betulus L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1206 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 44
Cedrus atlantica (Endl) Manetti ex Carr.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1208 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 45
Cedrus libani A. Richardeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1225 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 61
Fagus sylvatica L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1236 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 73
Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1239 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 74
Fraxinus excelsior L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1248 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 84
Larix decidua Mill.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1250 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 85
Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1252 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 86
Larix sibirica Ledeb.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1255 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 87
Larix x eurolepis Henrydeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1277 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 113
Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1280 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 114
Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1283 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 115
Pinus brutia Ten.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1286 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 116
Pinus canariensis C. Smithdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1289 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 117
Pinus cembra L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1292 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 118
Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loud.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1295 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 119
Pinus halepensis Mill.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1298 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 120
Pinus leucodermis Antoinedeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1301 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 121
Pinus nigra Arnoldeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1304 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 122
Pinus pinaster Aitondeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1307 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 123
Pinus pinea L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1310 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 124
Pinus radiata D. Dondeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1313 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 125
Pinus sylvestris L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1323 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 135
Populus spp. and artificial hybrids between those speciesdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1335 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 144
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Francodeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1340 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 147
Quercus cerris L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1343 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 148
Quercus ilex L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1346 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 149
Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1349 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 150
Quercus pubescens Willd.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1352 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 151
Quercus robur L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1355 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 152
Quercus rubra L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1358 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 153
Quercus suber L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1364 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 157
Robinia pseudoacacia L.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1377 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 171
Tilia cordata Mill.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1380 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 172
Tilia platyphyllos Scop.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1433 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point l
(l) where plant reproductive material is produced and made available on the market together with forest reproductive material, the respective label of plant reproductive material shall indicate ‘not for forestry purposes’.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1443 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1445 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1447 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1449 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1451 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1453 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1455 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1457 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1460 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – point 5
5. Directive 1999/105/ECdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [RD], expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries, undertaken under the measures of Article 20(a)(ii) and (iii), Article 20(b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (v), Article 20(c)(ii), Article 20(d)(ii), Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and of Article 36(b)(i) and (iii) of that Regulation in relation to the annual premium, shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period in the following cases:
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No [...] [RD], expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries, undertaken under the measures ofreferred to in Article 20 (a)(ii), Article 20(b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (v) and Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and ofin Article 36(b)(i) and (iii) of that Regulation in relation to the annual premium, shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period in the following cases:
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. The expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 may be declared to the Commission for reimbursement in reference periods starting from the first month after the end of the first reference period when expenditure covering commitments from previous rural development programmes has been used up.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 133b (new)
(8a) In Title V, the following Article is added: Article 133b "Transitional national aid in 2014 1. The new Member States applying the single area payment according to Article 122 may decide to grant transitional national aid in 2014. 2. Bulgaria and Romania may grant aid under this Article only if they decide by [one month from the date of application of this Regulation] not to grant in 2014 any complementary national direct payments under Article 132. 3. The aid may be granted to farmers in sectors in respect of which transitional national aid according to Article 133a, or in the case of Bulgaria and Romania complementary national direct payments according to Article 132, were granted in 2013. 4. The conditions for granting the aid shall be identical to those authorised for the granting of payments pursuant to Articles 132 or 133a in respect of 2013, with exception of the reductions due to the application of Article 132(2) in conjunction with Articles 7 and 10 of this Regulation. 5. The total amount of aid that may be granted to farmers in any of the sectors referred to in paragraph 2 shall be limited to 80% of the sector specific financial envelopes in respect of 2013 as authorised by the Commission according to Article 133a(5), or for Bulgaria and Romania as authorised according to Article 132(7). For Cyprus, the sector specific financial envelopes are set out in Annex XVIIa of this Regulation. 6. New Member States shall notify the decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the Commission at the latest by 31 March 2014. The notification of the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following: (a) the financial envelope for each sector; (b) the maximum rate of transitional national aid where appropriate. 7. The new Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and within the limits authorised by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 5, on the amounts of transitional national aid to be granted."
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
[Member States] not using the possibility under paragraph 1, [may decide, before ...* , to make available as direct payments under this Regulation and Regulation (EU) No [DP] up to [15] % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RD]].Before ...* Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments an [additional] [10%]up to 25% of the amount allocated under rural development financed under the EAFRD in the period 2014-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RD]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming. __________________ * OJ please insert the date 7 days from the date ofthree months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by the date referred to in that subparagraph. That decision shall set out the percentage as referred to in that sub- paragraph which may vary by calendar year.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The percentage notified in accordance with the second subparagraph shall be the same for the years referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.deleted
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Member States which do not make use of the provisions in the first subparagraph for financial year 2014 may take the decision referred to in the first subparagraph, as regards the period 2015-2020, before 1 August 2014 and shall notify it to the Commission by 1 August 2014.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3b (new)
Member States may decide to review the decision in this paragraph with effect for financial year 2019 and 2020. Member States shall notify the Commission of any such decision on review by 1 August 2017.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No […][DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. [Member States] not using the possibility under paragraph 1, [may decide, before ...* , to make available as direct payments under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and this Regulation up to [15] % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RD]].Before ...* Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments an [additional] [10%]up to 25% of the amount allocated under rural development financed under the EAFRD in the period 2014-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RD]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming. __________________ * OJ please insert the date 7 days from the date ofthree months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by the date referred to in that subparagraph. That decision shall set out the percentage as referred to in that sub- paragraph which may vary by calendar year.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The percentage notified in accordance with the second subparagraph shall be the same for the years referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.deleted
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3a (new)
Member States which do not make use of the provisions in the first subparagraph for financial year 2014 may take the decision referred to in the first subparagraph, as regards the period 2015-2020, before 1 August 2014 and shall notify it to the Commission by 1 August 2014.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3b (new)
Member States may decide to review the decision in this paragraph with effect for financial year 2019 and 2020. Member States shall notify the Commission of any such decision on review by 1 August 2017.
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2013/0117(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 a (new)
(1a) In Annex II, Point 9 of Point B. 'Public, animal and plant health' is replaced by the following: 9. Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.1) Article 55, first and second sentence
2013/09/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The prohibition of tobacco products with characterising flavours does not prohibit the use of individual additives altogether, but obliges the manufactures to reduce the additive or the combination of additives to such an extent that the additives no longer result in a characterising flavour. The use of additives necessary for manufacturing of tobacco products should be allowed, as long as they do not result in a characterising flavour. The Commission should ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provision on characterising flavour. Independent panels should be used by the Member States and by the Commission to assist in such decision making. The application of this Directive should not discriminate between different tobacco varieties.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, in particular concerning the format of ingredients reporting, the determination of products with characterising flavours or with increased levels of toxicity and addictiveness and, the methodology for determining whether a tobacco product has characterising flavour, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201143Commission may lay down, by means of implementing acts and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21, the methodology for determining increased levels of toxicity and addictiveness of additives used.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘flavouring’ means an additive that imparts aroma and/or taste;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 c (new)
(36c) ‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the Community who places a product from a third country on the Community market;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
(16 b) One of the aims of this Directive is to reduce the consumption of tobacco products, especially among young and vulnerable consumers, which will result in the decrease of the production of the tobacco in the Union and can lead to loss of jobs, moving the industry outside the Union and need to restructure the farms traditionally basing its production on tobacco. Therefore appropriate measures and financial support must be envisaged in the framework of the Union budget in order to counteract the economic and social consequences of this Directive.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 d (new)
(36d) ‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who manufactures a product or has a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under his name or trademark;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 c (new)
(16 c) The implementation of the Directive’s provisions could lead to a reduction in demand for raw tobacco originating in EU Member States. A support fund for tobacco growers should therefore be established in regions where tobacco is grown in order to compensate growers for the losses that they incur as a consequence of the Directive’s implementation.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 116 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall notify the Commission of the methods of measurement that they use for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Based on these methods, and taking into account scientific and technical developments as well as internationally agreed standards the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt methods of measurement.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall notify to the Commission measures taken pursuant to this paragraph.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall at the request of a Member State or may on its own initiative determine by means of implementing acts whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21. The Commission shall adopt by means of implementing acts uniform rules on the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) vitamins and other additives that create the impression that a tobacco product has a health benefit or presents reduced health hazards, or
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) caffeine and taurine and other additives and stimulant compounds that are associated with energy and vitality, or
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall prohibit the use of flavourings in the components of tobacco products such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of flavour or smoke intensity. Filters and capsules shall not contain tobacco.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In case scientific evidence and the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 7 and 8 shows that a certain additive or a certain quantity thereof amplify in an appreciable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) to define the position, format, layout and design of the health warnings laid down in this Article, including their font type and background colour.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) define the position, format, layout, design, rotation and proportions of the health warnings;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) by way of derogation from Article 7(3), lay down the conditions under which health warnings may be broken during unit packet opening in a manner that ensures the graphical integrity and visibility of the text, photographs and cessation information.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22, to withdraw the exemption laid down in paragraph 1 if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 taking into account scientific and market developments.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) refers to flavour, taste, any flavourings or other additives or the absence thereof;deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to: (a) to define the key elements (such as duration, renewability, expertise required, confidentiality) of the contract referred to in paragraph 6, including its regular monitoring and evaluation; (b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union and (c) to define the technical standards for the security feature and their possible rotation and to adapt them to scientific, market and technical development.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to update the nicotine quantities set out in paragraph 1 taking into account scientific developments and marketing authorisations granted to nicotine-containing products pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4 taking into account scientific and market developments and to adopt and adapt the position, format, layout, design and rotation of the health warnings.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 585 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a A support fund for tobacco growers shall be established in regions where tobacco is produced to compensate for losses incurred by growers as a result of implementing the Directive. Money from this fund shall be allocated to growers affected by the fall in demand for raw tobacco, as well as to growers who wish to cease cultivating tobacco and change their production profile.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1264 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The negative economical and social consequences of the implementation of this Directive shall be counteracted by appropriate measures and financial support in the framework of the EU budget.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1300 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. No later than 2 years from the date specified in Article 25 paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the economic and social consequences of the application of this Directive
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The operational programme of each Member State should identify and justify the forms of material deprivation to be addressed, and describe the objectives and features of the assistance to the most deprived persons that will be provided through the support of national schemes. ItAccess to food should be the first deprivation to be addressed by the Member States. The programme should also include elements necessary to ensure its effective and efficient implementation of the operational programme.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The food and the goods for homeless persons or for childrenthe most deprived persons may be purchased by the partner organisations themselves.
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the costs of purchasing food and basic consumer goods for personal use of homeless persons or of childrenthe most deprived persons;
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 199 #

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where a public body purchases the food or basic consumer goods for personal use of homeless persons or of childrenthe most deprived persons and provide them to partner organisations, the costs of transporting of food or goods to the storage depots of the partner organisations at a flat rate of 1 % of the costs referred to in point (a);
2013/03/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly.deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework by setting 2% target for advanced biofuels.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011.deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the correction of the estimated typical and default values in Parts B and E of Annex IV.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7d – paragraph 6
'6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex V, including by the revision of the proposed crop group indirect land-use change values; the introduction of new values at further levels of disaggregation; the inclusion of additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market as appropriate, review the categories of which biofuels are assigned zero indirect land-use change emissions; and the development of factors for feedstocks from non-food cellulosic and ligno- cellulosic materials.'
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint b
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7d – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
'7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex IV, including by the addition of values for further biofuel production pathways for the same or for other raw materials and by modifying the methodology laid down in Part C.'
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
'1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10aimplementing acts concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of the permitted analytical methods referred to in Annexes I, II and III.'
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) The 5% limit set up in Article 3(4)d does not affect the Member States' freedom to arrange their own trajectory as to compliance with this prescribed share of conventional biofuels within the overall 10% target. As a consequence, the access to the market of the biofuels produced by the installations in operation before the end of 2013 remains fully open. Therefore this amending directive does not affect the legitimate expectations of the operators of such installations.deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
(b) in paragraph 1, the following second subparagraph is added: ‘For the purpose of compliance with target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)d.’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The estimated indirect land-use change emissions should be included in the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks or yield increases, should be assigned a zero emissions factor.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d
(ii) the following point (d) is added: ‘(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should review the methodology for estimating land-use change emission factors included in Annexes VIII and V to Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC respectively in the light of adaptation to technical and scientific progress. To this end, and if warranted by the latest available scientific evidence, the Commission should consider the possibility of revising the proposed crop group indirect land-use change factors, as well as introducing factors at further levels of disaggregation and including additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market.deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 98/70/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly diverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation and reporting of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, the permitted level related to the metallic additives content in fuels, the permitted analytical methods related to the fuel specifications and the vapour pressure waiver permitted for petrol containing bioethanol.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point e – subparagraph 2
The Commission will propose a procedure on which Member States shall ensure that no raw materials are intentionally modified to be covered by categories (i) to (iii).
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts implementing accordance with Article 25 (b)ts concerning the adaptation of the energy content of transport fuels as set out in Annex III to scientific and technical progress.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 2009/28/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of biofuel feedstocks that are counted multiple times towards the target set in Article 3(4), the energy content of transport fuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly biodiverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, and the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels and bioliquids.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
'The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) to establish the criteria and geographic ranges to determine which grassland shall be covered by point (c) of the first subparagraph.'
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b a new
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 6
(ba) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 obtained from agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to under the common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and in accordance with the minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition defined pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(3) to (5).
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which could include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 5
(b) in paragraph 5, the last sentence is replaced by the following: ‘To this end, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b).’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
(c) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: ‘The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 25(b) concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex VIII, including the revision of the proposed crop group indirect land-use change values; the introduction of new values at further levels of disaggregation (i.e. at a feedstock level); the inclusion of additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market as appropriate; and the development of factors for feedstocks from non-food cellulosic and ligno-cellulosic materials.’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 142 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -d
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 7
(d) in paragraph 7, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 25 (b) concerning the adaptation of Annex V to technical and scientific progress, including by the addition of values for further biofuel production pathways for the same or for other raw materials and by modifying the methodology laid down in part C.’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 8
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 21
8. Article 21 paragraph 2 is deleted.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 9 – introductory part
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2
9. In Article 22, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 9
'2. In estimating net greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels, the Member State may, for the purpose of the reports referred to in paragraph 1, use the typical values given in part A and part B of Annex V, and shall add the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII.'deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(4)(d), Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), Articles 19(5), 19(6) and 19(7) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time5 years from [the date of entry into force of this Directive] with the possibility of lengthening this period.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7 a – paragraph 6
(a) the following paragraph 6 is inserted: "6. Fuel suppliers shall by 31 March each year report to the authority designated by the Member State, the biofuel production pathways, volumes, and the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy, including the estimated indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V Member States shall report these data to the Commission."deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
(b) in paragraph 3, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10a concerning the criteria and geographic ranges to determine which grassland shall be covered by point (c) of the first subparagraph."deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the correction of the estimated typical and default values in Parts B and E of Annex IV.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex V, including by the revision of the proposed crop group indirect land-use change values; the introduction of new values at further levels of disaggregation; the inclusion of additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market as appropriate, review the categories of which biofuels are assigned zero indirect land-use change emissions; and the development of factors for feedstocks from non-food cellulosic and ligno- cellulosic materials.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 188 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 189 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 –subparagraph 2
(b) in paragraph 1, the following second subparagraph is added: "For the purpose of compliance with target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)d."deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011,advanced biofuels shall be no less than 2% of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 228 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) the following point (da) is inserted: "(da) The share of energy from renewable sources shall be maintained by Member States at least at the level provided in the first subparagraph in the subsequent years after 2020."
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 3
(b) in paragraph 3, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) to establish the criteria and geographic ranges to determine which grassland shall be covered by point (c) of the first subparagraph."deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 6
(ba) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: "6. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 obtained from agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to under the common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and in accordance with the minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition defined pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(3) to (5)."
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 5
(b) in paragraph 5, the last sentence is replaced by the following: "To this end, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b)."deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 281 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
(c) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: "6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 25(b) concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex VIII, including the revision of the proposed crop group indirect land-use change values; the introduction of new values at further levels of disaggregation (i.e. at a feedstock level); the inclusion of additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market as appropriate; and the development of factors for feedstocks from non-food cellulosic and ligno-cellulosic materials."deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 285 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point d
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 7
(d) in paragraph 7, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 25 (b) concerning the adaptation of Annex V to technical and scientific progress, including by the addition of values for further biofuel production pathways for the same or for other raw materials and by modifying the methodology laid down in part C."deleted
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 299 #
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C
(1) Annex V, part C is amended as follows: (a) point 7 is replaced by the following: "7. Annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land-use change, el, shall be calculated by dividing total emissions equally over 20 years. For the calculation of these emissions the following rule shall be applied: el = (CSR – CSA) × 3,664 × 1/20 × 1/P, where el = annualised greenhouse gas emissions from carbon stock change due to land-use change (measured as mass (grams) of CO2-equivalent per unit biofuel energy (megajoules)); CSR = the carbon stock per unit area associated with reference land use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). The reference land-use shall be the land-use in January 2008 or 20 years before the raw material was obtained, whichever was the later; CSA = the carbon stock per unit area associated with actual land use (measured as mass (tonnes) of carbon per unit area, including both soil and vegetation). In cases where the carbon stock accumulates over more than one year, the value attributed to CSA shall be the estimated stock per unit area after 20 years or when the crop reaches maturity, whichever the earlier; and P = the productivity of the crop (measured as biofuel or bio liquid energy per unit area per year)." (b) points 8 and 9 are deleted.
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 324 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII (new)
(2) The following Annex VIII is added: "Annex VIII Part A. Estimated indirect land-use change emissions from biofuels and bioliquid feedstocks Feedstock group Cereals and other starch rich crops Sugars Oil crops Part B. Biofuels for which the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are considered to be zero Biofuels produced from the following feedstock categories will be considered to have estimated indirect land-use change emissions of zero: a) feedstocks which are not included under Part A of this Annex. b) feedstocks whose production has led to direct land use change, i.e. a change from one of the following IPCC land cover categories; forest land, grassland, wetlands, settlements, or other land, to cropland or perennial cropland1. In such a case a "direct land use change emission value (el) should have been calculated in accordance to Part C, paragraph 7 of Annex V." __________________deleted Estimated indirect land-use change emissions (gCO2eq/MJ) 12 13 55 OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1
2013/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 17 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that before we undertake a further greening of the CAP we should examine the impact of such actions on the competitiveness of EU farming in the global market;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that the Commission proposal for greening the first pillar of the CAP runs counter to the aim of food security; in particular, the requirement to designate 7% of eligible land as ‘ecological focus areas’ limits the extent to which the production potential of commercial farms, on which food production and security depend, can be exploited; believes that in order to achieve the environmental goals it is vital for the land in question to be determined and geographically distributed at regional or national level, not farm level;
2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that simplification should be a key element of CAP reform, but without compromising the effectiveness of action; believes that this would make the CAP easier for farmers and the general public to understand; takes the view that the role of the two pillars should be clarified;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that, in view of the new challenges facing the CAP and the need to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and implement the arrangements agreed in the accession negotiations with the new Member States, in the next multiannual financial framework the EU budget for the CAP needs to be maintained at a level which ensures that these tasks can be achieved;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Shares the view that even beyond 2013 the common agricultural policy and the cohesion policy should remain key EU policies, including in budgetary terms;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 31 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that it is extremely important to minimise the distorting effects of direct payments on competition in the single market, not merely by decoupling direct payments from production volumes as far as possible, but also by aligning payment rates between individual EU regions and Member States, and particularly between areas with similar or identical types of production;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 36 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that the Member States should have the possibility to reduce direct payments in line with farm size or the level of payments received by a given farm, taking into account the benefits resulting from the scale of production;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 38 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Emphasises that goods traded between the EU and non-EU countries, particularly food, should meet European quality requirements and standards; points out that the specific nature of agriculture, i.e. the fact that production depends on climate conditions, and also the recent events in the financial markets, highlight the need to improve the monitoring of agricultural markets, while in order to ensure their stability there needs to be the possibility of intervention in years of overproduction, particularly in the cereals market, which affects, among other things, the pork and poultry markets;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports a broader view of rural areas, which, as providers of public goods and services, are, or can become, a good place to live and work for many EU citizens, and believes that, consequently, appropriate funding should be guaranteed for their development; points out that this also applies to less-favoured areas and mountain areas;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 62 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the current rules for the allocation ofsome countries still need support for catching up and that consequently the second- pillar funding were agreed on the basis of the cohesion criterion, i.e. the agricultural and rural development disparities existing between individual Member States and regions; believes, in view of the fact thaof the CAP should be kept sufficiently strong by maintaining the current criteria for allocating funds, which take into account those disparities still exist, that the current criteria and funding arrangements for rural development should be retained, in particular in the context of expanding the second pillar to take account of the Europe 2020 strategy objectives; points out that this wilfferences in development between countries and help to strengthen European integration; points out, too, that further expansion of the second pillar to include new challenges, including the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, will require the provision of appropriate support for rural arequireas under the cohesion policy, and appropriate coordination and distribution of tasks between the CAP and cohesregional policy.;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 70 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that abrupt changes in the allocation of second-pillar funding should be avoided, as Member States expect continuity of financial planning and reliability; supports, therefore, the pragmatic approach of maintaining the current distribution criteria under the second pillar; points out, furthermore, that its ‘greening’ must be carried out in proportion to the development of rural areas;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 75 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to improve coordination between the CAP and cohesion policy, including as regards strategy, by means of common guidelines on principles (along the lines of the solutions adopted for the cohesion policy) and uniform treatment of beneficiaries under the various funds, including as regards implementation;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 76 #

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that efforts should be made to improve coordination between the CAP and the EU’s finance, trade and climate and energy policies in order to ensure that the CAP is capable of meeting its objectives;
2011/03/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 430 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a swift transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that Member States which currently apply the simplified Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should switch to the single farm paymentbe able to use it as an alternative to the system with entitlements; calls for support in making the conversionfor Member States changing system;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 470 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this should be combined with a simplification of the system and must not hamper the necessary structural change;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 567 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm; takes the view, however, that capping of support for the largest farms should be considered, at least with reference to that portion of direct payments that serves as income support, and should be degressive above a given support threshold;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 653 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should beis already directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without, which obviates the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat-rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losses; is aware that good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC) standards and other aspects of cross-compliance are not implemented in the same way in all the Member States; takes the view, accordingly, that harmonisation of GAEC standards and binding cross-compliance standards could make the first pillar greener and ensure a level playing field across the EU;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU- financed; regards the further greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area-based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm paydirect payment (subject to penalties in the same way as under the cross-compliance arrangements); believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration procedures;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 746 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that, as a rule, resources from the firstsecond pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be gihaven the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States’ modulation resources should be used-pillar funds;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 759 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the secondfirst pillar and rejects a complementary payment with a view to simplifying the first pillar on account of the additional administrative work involvedCAP support system;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 842 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 921 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Continues to support the Commission’s proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case of wheat;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 957 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the first pillar (now Article 69) within the existing financing ceiling of the Member State concerned and that Member States should be allowed, initially, on the basis of national and regional needs, to use up to 2% of direct payments for risk management, stabilisation and prevention measuressecond pillar; considers that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1076 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements and the need for further development of the agri-foods sector and a better quality of life in rural areas, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1145 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appears to be appropriatefirst pillar; calls on the Commission to retain the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1200 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing; calls, in this connection, for the current criteria for distributing funding among Member States to be retained;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1246 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
57. Observes that there is a need for action with regard to national tax law applicable to farms in order to distribute the tax burden more evenly over a period of years;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1261 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Considers that the Commission’s proposal concerning the definition of the term ‘active farmer’ should be supported and that, if an appropriate definition (taking due account of the specific features of farming in each country) is arrived at, it will be an appropriate criterion for the granting of support, which will go to people carrying out farming activities rather than, as is currently the case in some Member States, land owners alone;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment, including the rural outermost areas; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions); notes, in this context, the opportunity for the economic development of particularly disadvantaged regions through appropriate exploitation of, and support for, the endogenous potential of rural areas, including their environmental and cultural assets;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 113 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Union will be able to hold its own in the face of global competition only if its cohesion policy can tap the development potential of all the regions in response to the challenges of the EU 2020 strategy; in this context, sees the endogenous potential of rural areas as offering an opportunity for development not only around agglomerations and big cities;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 166 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the key role of towns and cities in achieving the economic, environmental and social EU 2020 objectives; calls for support for ideas and projects which can serve as models, on the basis of integrated development plans, and for the upgrading of urban-rural linkslinks between towns and cities and the rural areas functionally linked to them;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 185 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that, in the context of structural and cohesion policy must not be biased towards specific types of region; calls for urban-, urban-rural partnerships should be seen more in terms of providing rural partnerships to be seen in their broader socio-eas with the same conditions for development and quality of life with regard to social and economic contextfactors;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 454 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Recognises the leverage effect of new financial instruments and their potential to mobilise investment, supports increased financing from credit in principle, and calls for the use of revolving financial instruments to be extended to more areas eligible for funding (including research and infrastructure); calls for procedures to be simplified to that end and for a greater degree of legal certainty throughout the entire funding periodrecommends, to that end, the establishment of an EU register showing which projects are provided with loans and which with subsidies; takes the view that at the end of a funding period, at the latest, responsibility for how the funds are spent should transfer to national level or project level;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 542 #

2011/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Supports the Commission’s proposal that the N+2 rule should be applied systematically except in the first year of funding and that derogations from it should be abolished, but takes the view that it should be possible to apply the N+3 rule in certain situations; considers this will guarantee that a balance is struck between high-quality investment and smooth and speedy programme implementation;
2011/04/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 3 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
(2) Horizon 2020 pursues three priorities, namely generating excellent science (“Excellent science”), creating industrial and agricultural leadership (“Industrial and agricultural leadership”) and tackling societal challenges (“Societal challenges”). Those priorities should be implemented by a specific programme consisting of three Parts on indirect actions and one Part on the direct actions of the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) There is a critical need to reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union’s science base and ensure a supply of world class research and talent to secure Europe's long term competitiveness and well-being. Part I “Excellent science” should support the activities of the European Research Council on frontier research, future and emerging technologies, Marie Curie Actions and European researchthe research infrastructures of Member States jointly forming a European network of science infrastructures. These activities should aim at building competence in the long term, focusing strongly on the next-generation of science, systems and researchers, and providing support for emerging talent from across the Union and from associated countries. Union activities to support excellent science should help consolidate the European Research Area and make the Union’s science system more competitive and attractive on a global scale.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
(13) The direct actions of the Joint Research Centre should be implemented in a flexible, efficient and transparent manner, taking into account the relevant needs of the users of the Union and Joint Research Centre and Union policies, as well as respecting the objective of protecting the Union's financial interests. Those research actions should be adapted where appropriate to these needs and to scientific and technological developments and aim to achieve scientific excellence.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
(14) The Joint Research Centre should continue to generate additional resources through competitive activities, including participation to the indirect actions of Horizon 2020, third -party work and, to a lesser extent, the exploitation of intellectual property.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
d) strengthening European researchthe research infrastructures of the Member States forming a European network of science infrastructures, including e- infrastructures.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part II “Industrial and agricultural leadership” shall strengthen industrial and agricultural leadership and competitiveness in accordance with the priority “Industrial and agricultural leadership” set out in Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [Horizon 2020] by pursuing the following specific objectives:
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The specific programme shall be assessed in relation to results and impact as measured against performance indicators, including, where appropriate, publications in high impact journals, the circulation of researchers, the accessibility of research infrastructures, investments mobilised via debt financing and venture capital, SMEs introducing innovations new to the company or the market, references to relevant research activities in policy documents as well as occurrences of specific impacts on policies and the implementation of research results in practice.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The work programmes for the implementation of the Parts I, II and III referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 2(2) shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and their total amount, including indicative information on the amount of climate related expenditure, where appropriate. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action, an indicative implementation timetable, as well as a multi-annual approach and strategic orientations for the following years of implementation. They shall include for grants the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. They shall allow for bottom-up approaches that address the objectives in innovative ways.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.1. – paragraph 3
Particular attention will be paid to ensuring a broad approach to innovation, which is not only limited to the development of new products and services on the basis of scientific and technological breakthroughs, but which also incorporates aspects such as the use of existing technologies in novel applications, continuous improvement, non-technological and social innovation and implementation in practice. Only a holistic approach to innovation can at the same time tackle societal challenges and give rise to new competitive businesses and industries.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to achieving the Europe 2020 strategy, which has set the objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, highlighting the role of research and innovation and application of the results thereof as key drivers of social and economic prosperity and of environmental sustainability and setting itself the goal to increase spending on Research and Development to reach 3 % of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020 while developing an innovation intensity indicator. In this context, the Innovation Union flagship initiative sets out a strategic and integrated approach to research and innovation, setting the framework and objectives to which future Union research and innovation funding should contribute. Research and innovation are also key factors for other Europe 2020 flagship initiatives, notably on resource efficient Europe, an industrial policy for the globalisation era, and a digital agenda for Europe. Moreover, for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives relating to research and innovation, Cohesion policy has a key role to play through building capacity and providing a stairway to excellence.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the European Union (hereinafter 'Horizon 2020'), focuses on three priorities, namely generating excellent science in order to strengthen the Union's world-class excellence in science and farming, fostering industrial leadership to support business, including small and medium- sized enterprises (SME) and innovation and tackling societal challenges, in order to respond directly to the challenges identified in the Europe 2020 strategy by supporting activities covering the entire spectrum from research to market. Horizon 2020 should support all stages in the innovation chain, especially activities closer to the market including innovative financial instruments, as well as non- technological and social innovation, and aims to satisfy the research needs of a broad spectrum of Union policies by placing emphasis on the widest possible use and dissemination of knowledge generated by the supported activities up to its commercial exploitation. The priorities of Horizon 2020 should also be supported through a programme under the Euratom Treaty on nuclear research and training.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The implementation of Horizon 2020 may give rise to supplementary programmes involving the participation of certain Member States only, the participation of the Union in programmes undertaken by several Member States, or the setting up of joint undertakings or other arrangements within the meaning of Articles 184, 185 and 187 TFEU, although these must be open to participation by other Member States and include procedures facilitating participation by new countries.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, Horizon 2020 should favour an informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by developing responsible agendas for research and innovation agendasnd application of the results thereof that meet citizens' and civil society's concerns and expectations and by facilitating their participation in Horizon 2020 activities.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Horizon 2020 should promote cooperation with third countries, in particular European Neighbourhood Policy countries, based on common interest and mutual benefit. International cooperation in science, technology and innovation should be targeted to contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives to strengthen competitiveness, contribute to tackling societal challenges and support Union external and development policies, including by developing synergies with external programmes and contributing to the Union's international commitments such as the achievement of Millennium Development Goals.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
This Regulation establishes Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) ("Horizon 2020") and determines the framework governing Union support to research and innovation activities and application of the results thereof and fostering better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development.
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) industrial leadershipleadership in industry and farming;
2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facilityrespecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
2012/09/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fundfor projects listed in the Annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;
2012/09/20
Committee: REGI
Amendment 52 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where a Member State decides to make use of the option provided for in the first subparagraph, the competent authority shall, for a sample of beneficiaries, take in the following year the actions necessary to verify that the beneficiary has remedied the findings of non- compliance concerned. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary.deleted
2012/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 53 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 1025% of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 99.
2012/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 618 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where a Member State decides to make use of the option provided for in the first subparagraph, the competent authority shall, for a sample of beneficiaries, take in the following year the actions necessary to verify that the beneficiary has remedied the findings of non- compliance concerned. The finding and the obligation to take remedial action shall be notified to the beneficiary.deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 1025% of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 99.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) an analysis of needs relating to monitoring and evaluation requirements and the evaluation plan referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]. The Member States shall provide sufficient resources and capacity building activities to address the identified needs;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 112 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
In addition to tThe ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD shall apply for the EAFRD programming, if relevant and applicable to the specific objectives pursued within the priorities of the programme.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 117 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support under paragraph 1(b) at its maximum rate shall be limited to micro, small and medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC. For enterprises that are not covered by Article 2(1) of that recommendation with less than 750 employees or with a turn over of less than EUR 200 million the maximum aid intensity is halved.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 119 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities, to other inhabitants of rural areas and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 120 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household and to other inhabitants of rural areas.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the tasks referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] local action groups may also perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency.:
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 143 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency; or
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 144 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) implement alone or together with partners operations with wide territorial dimension called „umbrella project" within local development strategy.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 146 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Local action groups may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agency if such possibility is provided for in the rural development programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 580% of the public support related to the running and animation costs.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 147 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) preparatory support mentioned in point (b) can be in form of advance payment up to 100% of public contribution, if such possibility is foreseen in the programme.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 150 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 85% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions, the phasing – out regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 ;
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 151 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed the phasing – out regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 155 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) shall examine the activities and outputs relaevaluation plan presented toby the evaluation plan of the programme;Managing Authority and progress in its implementation.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 156 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 20232, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The final implementation report shall be submitted by the Member State by 31 December 2023. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 157 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If the rural development programme provides for instruments containing the elements of state aids these instruments shall not be subject to separate notification.
2012/07/23
Committee: REGI
Amendment 322 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and the processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 323 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) improving competitiveness, including improving the efficiency and increasing the added value of the manufacturing sector;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 426 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
(d) reducing nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture and improving air quality;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 509 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) another sub-programme, taking into account the specific needs of vulnerable groups.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) an analysis of needs relating to monitoring and evaluation requirements and the evaluation plan referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]. The Member States shall provide sufficient resources and capacity building activities to address the identified needs;deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 596 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In addition to tThe ex -ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD shall apply for the EAFRD if they are relevant and can be applied to the specific goals pursued with the programme’s priorities.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 600 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In addition to tThe ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRD shall apply for the EAFRD programming, if relevant and applicable to the specific objectives pursued within the priorities of the programme.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 810 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall converging tangible and/or intangible investments whichshall concern the following measures:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 823 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments improveing the overall performance of the agricultural holding;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 826 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process mayshould be a product not covered by that Annex, or a biofuel, or bioenergy;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 831 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 846 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) concern infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supply and, water management; or
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 854 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) are non productive investments linked to the achievement of agri- and forest- environment commitments, biodiversity conservation status of species and habitat as well as enhancing the public amenity value of a Natura 2000 area or other high nature value area to be defined in the programme.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 898 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support under paragraph 1(b) at its maximum rate shall be limited to micro, small and medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC. For enterprises that are not covered by Article 2(1) of that recommendation with less than 750 employees or with a turn over of less than EUR 200 million the maximum aid intensity is halved.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 913 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall covercovering farm and business development shall concern the following measures:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 969 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities, to other inhabitants of rural areas and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 984 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household and to other inhabitants of rural areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1017 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be in the form of a flat rate payment, which may be paid in at least twoone or more instalments over a period of maximum five years. In case of choosing option of dividing payment into instalments, they may be digressive. TIn such case the payment of the last instalment, under paragraph 1(a)(i) and (ii) shall be conditional upon the correct implementation of the business plan.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1023 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be equal to 1250% of the annual payment that the beneficiary received under the small farmers’ scheme, paid in yearly instalments or as a lump sum.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1025 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the minimum content of business plans and the criteria to be used by Member States for setting the thresholds referred to in paragraph 4.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1036 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy; particular the development and expansion of the local marketing and value added chains, including investments in renewable energy, energy-efficient systems and sustainable resource and waste management systems;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1252 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and development of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1274 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member States' competent authority on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEswhose annual turnover does not exceed 50 million EUR.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1302 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1351 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall only be granted for commitments with organic production going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such requirements shall be identified in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1369 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Support under this measure shall be granted annually and per hectare of UAAagricultural land or per hectare of forest in order to compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from disadvantages in the areas concerned, related to the implementation of Directives , 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC and 2000/60/EC.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1382 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and the obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III ofArticle 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No DPHR/2012;.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1434 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32,Member States can define areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 66% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this , that have been eligible during the program period 2007-2013 acconrdition shall be ensured at the appropriate level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level)ng to Article 36 (a)(ii) of regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1447 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When delimiting the areas concerned by this paragraph, Member States shall undertake a fine-tuning exercise, based on objective criteria, with the purpose of excluding areas in which significant natural constraints in accordance with the first subparagraph have been documented but have been overcome by investments or by economic activity.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1597 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover for loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry. Such insurance should cover losses calculated on basis of average annual production of a sector covered by insurance.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1621 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
NoPartial contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock. is possible
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1659 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
NoPartial contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock is possible.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1670 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the tasks referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] local action groups may also: (a) perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency, or (b) implement alone or together with partners operations with wide territorial dimension called „umbrella project" within local development strategy.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1672 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Local action groups may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agency if such possibility is provided for in the rural development programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 580% of the public support related to the running and animation costs.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1676 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) preparatory support mentioned in letter b) can be in form of advance payment up to 100% of public contribution, if such possibility is foreseen in the programme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1685 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1717 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, onlynew investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25%, including the modernisation of existing systems for the improvement of water use efficiency, shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis, carried out if required by the law, provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1722 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 5
5. Beneficiaries of investment related support may request the payment of an advance of up to 50% of the public aid related to the investment from the competent paying agencies if that option is included in the rural development programme.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1915 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performancrtial contribution by public funds to initial capital stock is possible.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1917 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performance with reference to the period 2007-2013.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1931 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The rural development programmes shall establish a single EAFRD contribution rates applicable to all measures. Where applicable, a separate EAFRD contribution rate shall be established for less developed regions, and for outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93. The maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be:
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1934 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 85% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions, the phasing – out regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 ;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1954 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed the phasing – out regions,, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2008 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Beneficiaries of operations, notwithstanding article 42 paragraph 2, may request the payment of an advance of up to 50% of the value of the investment or public aid from the competent paying agencies if that option is included in the rural development programme.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2010 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarteyearly basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the projectinformation about output indicators and financial indicators;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2033 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) shall examine the activities and outputs relaevaluation plan presented toby the evaluation plan of the programme;Managing Authority and progress in its implementation.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2036 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 20232, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The final implementation report Member State shall submit by 31 December 2023. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2058 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
If the rural development programme provides for instruments containing the elements of state aids these instruments shall not be subject to separate notification.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2075 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
18(3) Investment in physical Agricultural sector assets 50% Of the amount of eligible 75% investment in less developed regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for: - Young farmers setting up - Collective investments and integrated projects 50% - Areas facing natural constraints as referred to in Article 33. 75% - Operations supported in the framework of the EIP 65% Processing and marketing of Annex I products 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP Text amended 18(3) Investment in physical Agricultural sector assets 50% Of the amount of eligible 75% investment in less developed regions, phasing out regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for: - Young farmers setting up - Collective investments and integrated projects 50% - Areas facing natural constraints as referred to in Article 33. 75% - Operations supported in the framework of the EIP 65% Processing and marketing of Annex I products 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in less developed regions Of the amount of eligible investment in outermost regions Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions The above rates may be increased by 20%, provided that maximum combined support does not exceed 90%, for operations supported in the framework of the EIP
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2083 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 27(5)
27(5) Investments in new 50% Of the amount of eligible forestry technologies and investment in less developed in processing and regions marketing of forestry 75% Of the amount of eligible products investment in outermost regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions Text amended 27(5) Investments in new 50% Of the amount of eligible forestry technologies and investment in less developed in processing and regions or phasing out regions marketing of forestry 75% Of the amount of eligible products investment in outermost regions 65% Of the amount of eligible investment in the smaller Aegean islands 40% Of the amount of eligible investment in other regions
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 640 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The reference prices referred to in Article 7 should be updated in order to take account of the increase in production costs; for instance, the price should be EUR 130 per tonne for cereals, EUR 283.35 per 100 kg for butter, and EUR 195.27 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 665 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a c a) pigmeat;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 673 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) beef, veal and vpigmealt, throughout the marketing yeafrom 1 January to 31 December;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 690 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Commission may – by way of implementing acts – decide to open public intervention in the pigmeat sector when the average EU market price for pig carcasses, as established by reference to the prices recorded in each Member State on the representative markets of the Community and weighted by means of coefficients reflecting the relative size of the pig herd in each Member State, is less than 103% of the reference price and once the market price/production cost ratio has been taken into account.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 725 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The public intervention prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to price increases or reductions for quality reasons for common wheat, barley, maize and paddy rice. Moreover, taking into account the need toin order to: (a) ensure that production is orientated towards certain varieties of paddy rice, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases and reductions of the public intervention price; (b) encourage the conclusion of long-term cultivation contracts between producers and entities buying cereals, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases of the public intervention price.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 921 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) objective criteriathe method for the reallocation of aidng between Member States, the indicative allocation of aid between Member States and the method for reallocating aid between Member Statesreferred to in Article 21(4a), based on aid applications received;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 937 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall draw up a list of products that will be eligible under their respective schemes.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 948 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 c (new)
Article 26c Aid for skimmed milk and skimmed milk powder for use as feedingstuffs 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162(2), decide that aid shall be granted for Union-produced skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs according to conditions and product standards to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 25c. For the purposes of this Article, buttermilk and buttermilk powder shall be regarded as skimmed milk and skimmed- milk powder. 2. Measures on the fixing of the aid amounts shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 949 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 d (new)
Article 26d Aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, decide that aid shall be granted for Union-produced skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates, according to conditions and product standards of such milk and the casein or caseinates produced from it to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 25c. 2. Measures on the fixing of the aid amounts shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 950 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 e (new)
Article 26e Delegated powers 1. In order to guarantee the effectiveness of the Union aid referred to in Articles 25a and 25b, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) additional conditions relating to the aid eligibility of products, their use, and standards for these products; (b) criteria for Member State approval of undertakings that process skimmed milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs. 2. In order to ensure that the skimmed milk and the skimmed milk powder for which aid is granted as provided for in Articles 25a and 25b are used for the intended purpose, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, determine the records that undertakings must keep. 3. In order to ensure that operators respect their obligations, the Commission, by means of delegated acts, shall require the lodging of a security if an advance payment of aid is made or if operators participate in tendering procedures for the purchase of skimmed milk powder from public intervention.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 951 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 f (new)
Article 26f Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the necessary measures related to Articles 25a and 25b, in particular concerning: (a) the approval procedure for undertakings that process skimmed milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs; (b) the adjustments to be made to the aid rate based on the quality of the skimmed milk used; (c) the packaging requirements, the information to be contained on packages and the requirements for products moved in bulk; (d) the delivery of the feedingstuffs; (e) checks and inspections to be undertaken by Member States and the analytical tests to be used; (f) the procedures for applications and paying aid; (g) the procedures applying where skimmed milk powder is released from public intervention for use as a feedingstuff; (h) the information required in addition to the records that undertakings must keep; (i) the procedures for and the amount of the security to be lodged.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 952 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 g (new)
Article 26g Section II Use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese 1. Where aid is paid under Article 25b, the use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese may be subject to prior authorisation which shall be granted only if such use is a necessary condition for the manufacture of the products. 2. For the purposes of this subsection: (a) ‘cheese’ means products covered by CN code 0406 and manufactured within the territory of the Union; (b) ‘casein and caseinates’ means products covered by CN codes 3501 10 90 and 3501 90 90 and used as such or in the form of a mixture.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 953 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 h (new)
Article 26h Delegated powers In order to guarantee the effectiveness of the Union aid referred to in Article 25b, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules: (a) making the use of casein and caseinates referred to in Article 25e subject to prior authorisation; (b) on the maximum percentage of casein and caseinates to be incorporated in cheese on the basis of objective criteria having regard to what is technologically necessary.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 954 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 i (new)
Article 26i Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures as regards the use of casein and caseinates referred to in Article 25e, including in particular: (a) the granting by Member States of authorisations as regards the use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese; (b) the obligations to be respected by the undertakings authorised in accordance with point (a).
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1043 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) credit insurance.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1088 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 a (new)
Article 36a Producer groups 1. During the transitional period allowed pursuant to Article 36b, Member States may grant to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector which have been formed in view of being recognised as a producer organisation: (a) aid to encourage their formation and facilitate their administrative operation; (b) aid, provided either directly or through credit institutions, to cover part of the investments required to attain recognition and set out in the recognition plan referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 36b(1). 2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed by the Union in accordance with rules on the financing of such aids, including the thresholds and ceilings and the degree of Union financing, to be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 36c. 3. The aid referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be determined for each producer group on the basis of its marketed production and shall amount, for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth years, to: (a) 10 %, 10 %, 8 %, 6 % and 4 % respectively of the value of marketed production in the Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter; and (b) 5 %, 5 %, 4 %, 3 % and 2 % respectively of the value of the marketed production in the outermost regions of the Union referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty or the smaller Aegean islands referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/20061. Those percentage rates may be reduced in relation to the value of marketed production which exceeds a threshold. A ceiling may be applied to the aid payable in any given year to a producer group. ________________ 1 OJ L 265, 26.9.2006, p. 1.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1090 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 b (new)
Article 36b Producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector 1. In Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter, or in the outermost regions of the Union as referred to in Article 349(2) of the Treaty, or in the smaller Aegean Islands as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, producer groups may be formed as a legal entity or clearly defined part of a legal entity, on the initiative of farmers who are growers of one or more products of the fruit and vegetables sector and/or of such products solely intended for processing, with a view to being recognised as a producer organisation. Such producer groups may be allowed a transitional period in which to meet the conditions for recognition as a producer organisation in accordance with Article 106. In order to qualify, those producer groups shall present a phased recognition plan to the relevant Member State, acceptance of which shall signal the start of the transitional period referred to in the second subparagraph and shall constitute a preliminary recognition. The transitional period shall be no more than five years long. 2. Before acceptance of the recognition plan, Member States shall inform the Commission of their intentions and the likely financial implications thereof.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1092 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36c Delegated powers In order to ensure an efficient and targeted use of support to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) the thresholds and ceilings for aid and the degree of Union, Member State and beneficiary co-financing; (b) the basis for the calculation of the aid and value of the marketed production of a producer group; (c) the additional conditions relating to aid for investment; (d) the continuation of aid in the event of producer groups joining together.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1094 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36d Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this subsection regarding: (a) the submission, content and approval of recognition plans; (b) aid applications, including payments of aid; (c) the implementation of recognition plans and changes to these plans; (d) the consequences that recognition has on aid payments.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1188 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. The alcohol resulting from the supported distillation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used exclusively for industrial or energy purposes to avoidin a way that does not distortion of competition.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1191 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In order to prevent dual support being granted for distillation, the alcohol referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the preference referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC concerning biofuels produced from wastes and their contribution towards attaining the final consumption rate for energy from renewable sources in transport being considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1207 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1516 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 k (new)
Article 103k Section IV Definitions 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) “milk” means the produce of the milking of one or more cows; (b) “other milk products” means any milk product other than milk, in particular skimmed milk, cream, butter, yoghurt and cheese, which, when relevant, shall be converted into “milk equivalents” by applying coefficients to be fixed by the Commission by means of implementing acts; (c) “producer” means a farmer with a holding located within the geographical territory of a Member State who produces and markets milk or who is preparing to do so in the very near future; (d) “holding” means a holding as defined in Article 4(b) of COM(2011)0625/3; (e) "purchaser" means undertakings or groups which buy milk from producers: – to subject it to collecting, packing, storing, chilling or processing, including under contract, – to sell it to one or more undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products; (f) “delivery” means any delivery of milk, not including any other milk products, by a producer to a purchaser, whether the transport is carried out by the producer, a purchaser, an undertaking processing or treating such products or a third party; (g) “direct sale” means any sale or transfer of milk by a producer directly to consumers, as well as any sale or transfer of other milk products by a producer; (h) “marketing” means deliveries of milk or direct sales of milk or other milk products; (i) "individual quota" means a producer's quota at 1 April of any twelve-month period; (j) "national quota" means the quota referred to in Article 105c, fixed for each Member State; (k) “available quota” means the quota available to producers on 31 March of the twelve-month period for which the surplus levy is calculated, taking account of all transfers, sales, conversions and temporary re-allocations provided for in this Regulation which have taken place during that twelve-month period. 2. As regards the definition given in point (e) of paragraph 1, any group of purchasers in the same geographical area which carries out the administrative and accounting operations necessary for the payment of the surplus levy on behalf of its members shall be regarded as a purchaser. For that purpose, Greece shall be considered a single geographical area and it may deem an official body to be a group of purchasers. 3. In order to ensure, in particular, that no quantity of marketed milk or other milk products is excluded from the quota arrangements, the Commission may, while respecting the definition of “delivery” given in point (f) of paragraph 1, adjust the definition of “direct sale” by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(c).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1518 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 l (new)
Article 103l Subsection II National quotas 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products marketed during seven consecutive periods of twelve months commencing on 1 April 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “twelve-month periods”) are fixed in Annex VIIa. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 105d, distinguishing between deliveries and direct sales. Any overrun of the national quotas shall be determined nationally in each Member State, in accordance with this Section and making a distinction between deliveries and direct sales. 3. The national quotas set out in of Annex VIIa shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in certain Member States. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt all rules necessary for uniform implementation of this Article in Member States. Those rules may relate to procedures, notifications and technical criteria.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1521 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103m Individual quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2014 shall be equal to their individual quotas at 31 March 2014 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2014. 2. Producers may have either one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales. A producer's quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer. 3. Where a producer has two quotas, his contribution to any surplus levy due shall be calculated separately for each. 4. Individual quotas shall be modified, where appropriate, for each of the twelve- month periods concerned, so that, for each Member State, the sum of the individual quotas for the deliveries and that for the direct sales does not exceed the corresponding part of the national quota adapted in accordance with Article 105f, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 105h.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1524 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103m Allocation of quotas from the national reserve Member States shall adopt rules allowing the allocation to producers of all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 105h on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1527 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 o (new)
Article 103o Management of quotas 1. The Commission shall adapt, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(a), for each Member State and for each period, before the end of that period, the division between “deliveries” and “direct sales” of national quotas, in the light of the conversions requested by producers, between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales. 2. Member States shall each year forward to the Commission, by dates to be fixed by the Commission, by means of implementing acts and in accordance with rules to be fixed by the Commission, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 157(3), the information necessary to: (a) make the adaptation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; (b) calculate the surplus levy to be paid by them. 3. Rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 105y(g).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1530 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 p (new)
Article 103p Fat content 1. Each producer shall be assigned a reference fat content, to be applied to the individual quota for deliveries allocated to that producer. 2. For the quotas allocated to producers on 31 March 2014 in accordance with Article 105c(1), the reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the same as the reference fat content applied to that quota at that date. 3. The reference fat content shall be altered during the conversion referred to in Article 105c(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(b). 4. For new producers having an individual quota for deliveries allocated entirely from the national reserve, the fat content shall be fixed in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(b). 5. The individual reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted, where appropriate, upon the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter, at the beginning of each twelve-month period as necessary, so that, for each Member State, the weighted average of the individual representative fat contents does not exceed by more than 0.1 gram per kg the reference fat content set in Annex VIIb.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1533 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 q (new)
Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall set up a national reserve as part of the national quotas fixed in Annex VIIb, in particular with a view to making the allocations provided for in Article 105e. The national reserve shall be replenished, as appropriate, by withdrawing some quantities as provided for in Article 105i, retaining part of transfers as provided for in Article 105m, or by making an across- the-board reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall retain their original purpose, i.e. deliveries or direct sales. 2. Any additional quota allocated to a Member State shall automatically be placed in the national reserve and divided into deliveries and direct sales according to foreseeable needs. 3. The quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1536 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 r (new)
Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas no longer meets the conditions referred to in point (c) of Article 105b(1) during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year, unless that person becomes once again a producer within the meaning of point (c) of Article 105b(1) before that date. Where that person becomes once again a producer not later than the end of the second twelve-month period following withdrawal, all or part of the individual quota which had been withdrawn shall revert to that person no later than 1 April following the date of application. 2. Where producers do not market a quantity equal to at least 85 % of their individual quota during at least one twelve-month period, Member States may decide whether and on what conditions all or part of the unused quota shall revert to the national reserve. Member States may determine on what conditions a quota shall be re-allocated to the producer concerned should he resume marketing. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases of force majeure and in duly justified cases temporarily affecting the production capacity of the producers concerned and recognised by the competent authority.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1539 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 s (new)
Article 103s Temporary transfers 1. By the end of each twelve-month period, Member States shall authorise, for the period concerned, any temporary transfers of part of individual quotas which the producers who are entitled thereto do not intend to use. Member States may regulate transfer operations according to the categories of producers or milk production structures concerned, may limit them to the level of the purchaser or within regions, authorise complete transfers in the cases referred to in Article 105i(3) and determine to what extent the transferor can repeat transfer operations. 2. Any Member State may decide not to implement paragraph 1 on the basis of one or both of the following criteria: (a) the need to facilitate structural changes and adjustments; (b) overriding administrative needs.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1542 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 t (new)
Article 103t Transfers of quotas together with land 1. Individual quotas shall be transferred with the holding to the producers taking it over when it is sold, leased, transferred by actual or anticipated inheritance or any other means involving comparable legal effects for the producers, in accordance with detailed rules to be determined by the Member States, taking account of the areas used for dairy production or other objective criteria and, where applicable, of any agreement between the parties. The part of the quota which, where applicable, has not been transferred with the holding shall be added to the national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with paragraph 1 by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, that the quota shall not be transferred with the holding. 3. Where land is transferred to the public authorities and/or for use in the public interest, or where the transfer is carried out for non-agricultural purposes, Member States shall ensure that the necessary measures are taken to protect the legitimate interests of the parties, and in particular, that producers giving up such land are in a position to continue milk production if they so wish. 4. Where there is no agreement between the parties, in the case of tenancies due to expire without any possibility of renewal on similar terms, or in situations involving comparable legal effects, the individual quotas in question shall be transferred in whole or in part to the producer taking them over, in accordance with provisions adopted by the Member States, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1545 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 u (new)
Article 103u Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: (a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; (b) determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions on which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a twelve-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment; (c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; (d) provide, in the case of land transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; (e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which the permanent transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production; (f) authorise, upon application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by that authority, the definitive transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production at the level of the holding or to allow for extensification of production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level or in specified collection areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1549 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 105k and 105l, Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain part of the individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 105k and 105l with or without the corresponding land by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, whether and under which conditions all or part of the transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1552 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 w (new)
Article 103w Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer or allocation of quotas under this section.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1555 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 x (new)
Article 103x Subsection III Quota overrun Surplus levy 1. A surplus levy shall be payable on milk and other milk products marketed in excess of the national quota as established in accordance with Subsection II. The levy shall be set, per 100 kilograms of milk, at EUR 27.83. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Union for the surplus levy resulting from overruns of the national quota, determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve-month period concerned, shall pay 99 % of the amount due to the EAGF. 3. The difference between the amount of the surplus levy resulting from the application of paragraph 2 and that resulting from the application of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be used by the Member State for financing restructuring measures in the dairy sector. 4. If the surplus levy provided for in paragraph 1 has not been paid before the due date and after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds established by COM(2011)0628/2, the Commission shall deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Articles 17 and 18(2) of COM(2011)0628/2. Before taking its decision, the Commission shall warn the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within one week.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1558 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 y (new)
Article 103y Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 105r and 105u, among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 105c(2). Without prejudice to Articles 105r(2) and 105u(1), producers shall be liable vis-à-vis the Member State for payment of their contribution to the surplus levy due, calculated in accordance with Articles 105f, 105g and 105r, for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1561 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 z (new)
Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. In order to draw up the definitive surplus levy statement, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be increased or reduced to reflect any difference between the real fat content and the reference fat content. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the deliveries, adjusted in accordance with the first subparagraph. 2. Each producer’s contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to deliveries has or has not been re-allocated, in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be set by the Member States: (a) either at national level on the basis of the amount by which each producer’s quota has been exceeded; (b) or firstly at the level of the purchaser and thereafter at national level where appropriate. Where the third subparagraph of Article 105o(1) applies, Member States, in establishing each producer’s contribution to the amount of levy payable due to the application of the higher rate referred to in that subparagraph, shall ensure that this amount is contributed proportionately by the producers responsible according to objective criteria to be set by the Member State.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1564 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 aa (new)
Article 103aa Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting from producers contributions due from the latter by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay to the competent body of the Member State, before a date and following a procedure to be laid down by the Commission, by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(d), (f) and (g), the amount of these contributions deducted from the price of the milk paid to the producers responsible for the overrun or, failing this, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a purchaser fully or partially replaces one or more other purchasers, the individual quotas available to the producers shall be taken into account for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of quantities already delivered and account being taken of their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer transfers from one purchaser to another. 3. Where, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer’s available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the price of the milk in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer's contribution, in accordance with detailed rules laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements to enable purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1567 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ab (new)
Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State in accordance with criteria to be laid down by the Commission, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(f), and in accordance with the procedure laid down, by means of implementing acts, pursuant to Article 105y(i).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1570 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ac (new)
Article 103ac Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer’s contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to direct sales has or has not been reallocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall establish the basis of calculation of the producer’s contribution to the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred or used to manufacture the milk products sold or transferred by applying criteria fixed by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(b). 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purpose of drawing up the definitive surplus levy statement. 4. By means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(d) and (f), the Commission shall establish how and when the surplus levy must be paid to the relevant Member State authority.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1573 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ad (new)
Article 103ad Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, the surplus levy is found to be payable and the contribution collected from producers is greater than that levy, the Member State may: (a) use partially or totally the excess to finance the measures in point (a) of Article 105l(1), and/or (b) redistribute it partially or totally to producers who: (i) fall within priority categories established by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria and within the period to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 105x(g), or (ii) are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products set up by this chapter. 2. Where it is established that no surplus levy is payable, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be reimbursed no later than the end of the following 12-month period. 3. Where a purchaser does not meet the obligation to collect the producers’ contribution to the surplus levy in accordance with Article 74, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose upon the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser fails to comply with the time limit for payment, interest on arrears shall be paid to the Member State. By means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(e), the Commission shall establish the interest that shall apply.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1576 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ae (new)
Article 103ae Subsection IV Procedural provisions Delegated powers In order to ensure that the milk quota system achieves its objective, in particular the efficient utilisation of individual quota and the sound calculation, collection and utilisation of the levy, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules as regards: (a) temporary and definitive conversions of quota; (b) the conditions governing marketed milk and dairy products that need to be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the surplus levy; (c) the reallocation of unused quota; (d) adjusting a fat content correction; (e) producers’ obligations to deliver to approved purchasers; (f) the criteria for Member State approval of purchasers; (g) the objective criteria for the redistribution of the excess levy; (h) the adjustment of the definition of ‘direct sale’, taking into account the definition of ‘delivery’ given in Article 105b(1)(f).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1577 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 af (new)
Article 103af Implementing powers By means of implementing acts, the Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to implement milk quotas, including: (a) definitive conversions of quota and division of national quota between deliveries and direct sales on the basis of Member State notifications; (b) the establishment of coefficient for the individual quota fat content, fat content correction and recording of overrun of the national quota fat content; (c) the establishment by Member States of milk equivalences; (d) the procedure, time limit and the operative event for the applicable exchange rate regarding payment of the levy and for redistributing the excess levy, reduction of advances in cases where time limits fail to be respected; (e) applicable interest rates in cases of late payment, correct charge of the levy and use of the 1% levy non-payable to the EAGF; (f) informing producers of new definitions, communication of individual quota and notification of the levy; (g) communication of information on the application of arrangements for the levy in the milk sector; (h) the drawing-up of a statement of deliveries and declarations of direct sales; (i) the declarations that need to be made, the records that need to be kept and the information that must be provided by purchasers and producers; (j) checks on deliveries and direct sales.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1878 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Taking into account the evolution of trade and market developments, the needs of the markets concerned and the monitoring of imports and exports of the products concernedneed to monitor imports of products, the need for sound market management and the need to reduce the administrative burden, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt in accordance with Article 160 delegated acts, to determine:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1960 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In exceptional and duly justified cases where cereal grains are concerned, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), differentiate the level of export refunds for Member States.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2044 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 152 – paragraph 2
Member States may finance those payments from the national budget, by means of a levy on the sector concerned or by any other contribution from the private sector.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2045 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 152 – paragraph 3
Member States may, in addition to Union aid provided for in Article 21, make national payments for financing accompanying measures necessary to make the Union scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetable, processed fruit and vegetable and banana products effective, as provided for in Article 21(2). The total amount of co-financing shall not exceed 100% of the costs actually incurred.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2091 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 560 % of the expenditure borne by Member States for the measures provided for in paragraph 1.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2093 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
However, with regard to the beef and veal, milk and milk products, pigmeat and sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors, the Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 670 % of such expenditure when combating foot-and-mouth disease.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2184 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part IV – point 2
2. ‘adult bovine animals’ means bovine animals aged 812 months or more.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirementsshall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or - Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural laind down inof the holding, or - areas under agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007 as regard° [...] [RDR] covers morganic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter. e than 50% of agricultural land of the holding - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 as regards organic farming.
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 62 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall cover less than 5 not exceed 70% of the arable land and the 2 main onecrops shall not exceed 70 95% of the arable land.
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 63 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: - where the arable land is entirely used for grass production (sown or natural) or other forage, entirely left fallow, entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or a combination of these, or - where more than 75% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland, permanent crops, is used for production of grass or other feed crops, left fallow, or a combination of these.
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 65 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areas of their holdings declared as such in the application maMember States shall ensure the maintenance of the ratio of permanent grassland to total agricultural land. This obligation applies at the national or regional level. The Member States, which joined the UE before 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture at the date provided for the area aid applications for 2003 is maintained under permanent pasture. The new Member States, which joined the UE in 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 May 2004 is maintained under pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, ermanent pasture. Bulgaria and Romania shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 January 2007 is maintained under permanent Member States shall guarantee that the proportion as referred in the first paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the reinafter referred toference index), it was not reduced by more than 10% to the detriment of area under permanent grassland in relation to the relevant reference year as reference areas under permanent grassland’. red to in the preceding paragraph. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to land under permanent grassland to be afforested, if such afforestation is compatible with the environment and with the exclusion of plantations of Christmas trees and fast growing copies cultivated in the short term.
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 72 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FarmerMember States shall ensure at the national or regional level that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, agricultural areas under agri-environmental schemes, areas without nitrogen fertilisation and without use of pesticides, set-aside land, agricultural area under Nature 2000 or other nature conservation area, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to agricultural areas used for fruit or vegetable crops cultivation or holdings which arable land covers less than 15 hectares.
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they divide their holding with the sole purpose of benefiting from the small farmers scheme. This shall also apply to farmers whose holdings result from that division.deleted
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Farmers wishing to participate in the small farmers scheme shall submit an application by 15 October 2014. a date to be fixed by Member States but not later than by: 1. 15 October 2014 with effect from 2014, or 2. 15 October 2015 with the effect from 2015. The date fixed by Member States cannot, however be earlier than the last day for submission of an application to the basic payment scheme.
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3: (a) an amount not exceeding 15 % of the national average payment per beneficiary; (b) an amount corresponding to the national average payment per hectare multiplied by a figure corresponding to the number of hectares with a maximum of three. The national average referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be established by the Member States on the basis of the national ceiling set in Annex II for calendar year 2019 and the number of farmers having obtained payment entitlements pursuant to Article 21(1). The national average referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be established by the Member States on the basis of the national ceiling set in Annex II for calendar year 2019 and the number of eligible hectares declared in accordance with Article 26 in 2014.deleted
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be lower than EUR 500 and not be higher than EUR 1 000. Without prejudice to Article 51(1), where the application of paragraph 1 results in an amount lower than EUR 500 or higher than EUR 1 000, the amount shall be rounded up or down, respectively, to the minimum or maximum amount.deleted
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in Cyprus and Malta the amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be set at a value lower than EUR 500, but not less than EUR 200.deleted
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. The amount of annual payment for the small farmers scheme shall be equal to the amount that would be entitled to a farmer under Article 18, Article 29, Article 34, Article 36 and Article 38 in the year of entering into the scheme, but not higher than 1500 EUR.
2012/09/19
Committee: REGI
Amendment 166 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such a system should however take into account salaried labour intensitylabour employed, including salaries and contractor costs, to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effects. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation under Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of….on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a better distribution of support amongst agricultural land in the Union, including in those Member States which applied the single area payment scheme established under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009in the Union, a new basic payment scheme should replace the single payment scheme established under Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers , and continued under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, which combined previously existing support mechanisms into a single scheme of decoupled direct payments. Such a moveMember States should entailmodify their expiry of payment entitlements obtained under those Regulations and the allocation of new ones, although still based on the number of eligible hectares at the disposal of farmers in the first year of implementation of the schemeisting support systems in line with this Regulation, without necessarily abolishing their current direct payments models.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. It is therefore vital that coherence is ensured between the uniform duties and requirements imposed on farmers throughout the EU and the level of direct support. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States and better focused on the new objectives, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal and harmonious distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close one third of the gap between their currIn addition to the convergence of support payments at national and regional levels, the national envelopes for direct payments should also be adjusted so that Member States with a current level of direct payments per hectare below 50% of the Union average receive 70% of that average. In the case of Member States in which the level of direct payments is between 50% and 70% of the average, direct payments should be increased to 80% of the average, and in the case of Member States in which the level of direct payments is between 70% and 80% of the average, direct payments should be increased to 90% of the EU average. Following application of these mechanisms, the level received should not, in any Member State, be less than 70% of the Union average. In the case of Member States with payment levels and this levelbove the Union average, the convergence effort should not pull those levels below the average. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 211 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Member States using the single area payments scheme (SAPS) may retain this system, subject to modifications to accommodate the new basic payment scheme and conditions laid out in Chapter 2 of this Regulation.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers shouldmay be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. However for breaches of national environmental legislation, penalties on the payment should be imposed. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 349 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) a voluntary simplified scheme for small farmers;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 529 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For each Member State and each year, the estimated product of capping as referred to in Article 11, which is reflected by the difference between the national ceilings set out in Annex II, to which is added the amount available in accordance with Article 44, and the net ceilings set out in Annex III, is made available as Union support for measures to be chosen by the Member State under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR].
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, where one of the following applies:
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 576 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year; ordeleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 609 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) theirwhose agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and theywho do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(c).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 638 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 659 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a) Member States may decide not to apply Article 9 to farmers who received up to 5000 EUR of direct payments for the previous year.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may decide that no direct payments shall be granted to public legal persons such as States, regional and local authorities, or to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, if the persons concerned operate airports, railway companies, waterworks, real estate companies, sport and recreational grounds, hunting estates, fishing and aquaculture estates, camping sites, or any other like non-agricultural businesses or activities to be defined, where appropriate, by Member States on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria, unless those persons can provide verifiable evidence, in accordance with prescriptions to be established by Member States, demonstrating that the annual amount of direct payments is at least 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non- agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year for which such evidence is available.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where farmers receiving the animal- related coupled support referred to in Title IV hold fewer hectares than the threshold selected by a Member State for the purposes of point (b) of paragraph 1, that Member State shallmight apply point (a) of paragraph 1.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 775 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, as well as costs incurred as a result of the use of contractors for specific farming operations, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 786 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 818 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 10 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments and shall be subject to co-financing.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 870 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the implementation of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 883 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the basic payment scheme shall be available to farmers if they obtain payment entitlements under this Regulation through first allocation pursuant to Article 21, from the national reserve pursuant to Article 23 or, by transfer pursuant to Article 27 or by maintaining existing payment entitlements obtained in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 889 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Payment entitlements in Member States: - obtained under the single area payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on(SAPS), may continue to do so after 31 December 2013; or - operating the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, obtained under the single payment scheme in accordance with Article 59 or Title III Chapter 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, may continue to apply these entitlements after the 31 December 2013.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1251 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment: Member States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 if they observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) one of the following practices: (a) to use at least 10 % of the national ceiling for direct payments by Member States to finance targeted agri- environmental measures under the second pillar: over and above the existing level and 100 % EU-financed; (b)(1) ‘farmers who are green, by definition.’ Member States may select from the following criteria: - organic farming - 100 % certified sustainable agriculture, - > 50 % grassland or < 15 ha or 1/3 of the average farm size in the Member States (which may select one of the options), arable land, - farms with at least 20 % of their utilised agricultural area involved in specific agri- environmental programmes, - farms with at least 20 % of their utilised agricultural area in Natura 2000 areas, - farms which have at least 20 % of their eligible area as forest on plots no larger than 15 ha. (b)(2) Others / ‘farmers who are not green, by definition’ Member States must select at least three of the following greening measures, which will be binding for farmers. As an alternative, Member States may permit farmers to select three greening measures from a longer list to be determined by the Member States. The basic payment will be independent of the 15 % greening payment. The list should include: - ecological priority areas; areas included in the 5 % ecological priority areas: arable areas of a farm which are situated in Natura 2000 areas or other protected areas. Areas of farmland of a farm which benefit from specific agri-environmental programmes. Areas where nitrate fertilisation is not practised. Areas of farmland with landscape features (e.g. afforested areas, hedges, terraces), buffer strips, uncultivated areas (land left fallow). Areas with permanent crops should be exempt from the requirements. In order to increase the benefits to the environment and biodiversity of the ecological priority area measures, Member States may decide on a collective approach whereby the requirements are satisfied by a group of farmers at regional level. - crop diversification, - protection of permanent grassland, - 2 % of ecological priority areas on grassland - land cover/catch crops, - areas with pasture and other perennial crops - fertilisation and/or soil management plans, - certified energy efficiency (reduced input, improved resource efficiency, provision of alternative energies or renewable raw materials, - use of [less than 10 % of] the national ceiling of direct payments by the Member States to finance targeted agri- environmental measures (priorities 4 and 5 of the second pillar: over and above [the existing level] and 100 % EU-financed; (c) in cross-compliance rules, that 2 % on areas of over 50 ha is made available for environment and climate protection, taking into account the existing landscape features.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1252 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentMembers States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1. Farmers who fulfil the criteria of "green by definition", in accordance with Article 29(4), shall qualify ipso facto for this payment. Member States shall select four measures from the following list and farmers shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) two of the nationally or regionally selected agricultural measures:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1299 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1305 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1328 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland on their holding; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1337 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to havemaintain ecological focus areas on their agricultural area.rable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year; or alternatively, to apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1342 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to have an ecological focus area on their agricultural area. The cultivation of multiannual energy crops and/or protein plants, inter alia, shall be permitted on these agricultural areas.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1386 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, and linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the threewo practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1410 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter provided that they observe the practises referred to in this Chapter to the extent that those practises are compatible in the holding concerned with the objectives of those Directives.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1419 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down inshall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or - Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural land of the holding, or - areas under agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007 as regard° [...] [RDR] covers morganic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter. e than 50% of agricultural land of the holding - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 as regards organic farming.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1449 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding thatin which the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural land of the holding, or are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 or more than 50 % of their agricultural area is covered by agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR].
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1527 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall not cover lessmore than 75 % of the arable land and the main crop shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land. The rest of the arable land shall be used for at least one other crop. Permanent grassland will be recognised as an agricultural crop of equal value.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1533 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall cover less than 5 not exceed 70% of the arable land and the 2 main onecrops shall not exceed 70 95% of the arable land.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1556 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to farms: - where the arable land is entirely used for grass production (sown or natural) or other forage, entirely left fallow, entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or a combination of these, or - where more than 75% of the eligible agricultural area of the holding is covered by permanent grassland, permanent crops, is used for production of grass or other feed crops, left fallow, or a combination of these.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1578 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. For the purposes of this Article, a "crop" shall mean a culture of any of the different genera defined in the botanical classification of crops and left fallow, set- aside land and temporary grassland.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1582 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. TIn order to ensure that the obligations referred to the crop diversification measure are applied in a proportionate and non-discriminatory way and lead to an enhanced environmental protection, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying downin order to add other type of crops to those definition of ‘crop’ anded in paragraph (1b) of this Article and to establish the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1608 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areas of their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘reference areas under permanent grassland’Member States shall ensure that the ratio of the land under permanent grassland is maintained, within defined limits, in relation to the total agricultural area. That obligation shall apply at national or regional level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1610 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areas of their holdings declared as such in the appMember States shall ensure the maintenance of the ratio of permanent grassland to total agricultural land. This oblicgation made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘reference areas under permanent grassland’applies at the national or regional level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1623 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Member States, which joined the UE before 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture at the date provided for the area aid applications for 2003 is maintained under permanent pasture. The new Member States, which joined the UE in 2004, shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 May 2004 is maintained under permanent pasture. Bulgaria and Romania shall ensure that land which was under permanent pasture on 1 January 2007 is maintained under permanent pasture. Member States shall guarantee that the proportion as referred in the first paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the reference index), it was not reduced by more than 10% to the detriment of area under permanent grassland in relation to the relevant reference year as referred to in the preceding paragraph. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to land under permanent grassland to be afforested, if such afforestation is compatible with the environment and with the exclusion of plantations of Christmas trees and fast growing copies cultivated in the short term.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1631 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The reference areas under permanent grassland shall be increased in cases where the farmer has an obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland in 2014 and/or in 2015 as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No […] HZR.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1641 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1642 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1665 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decreaselimit referred to in paragraph 21 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1671 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modificmaintenance of permanent grassland in particular to ensure that measures to maintain the ratio of permanent grassland, including individual obligations to be comply with, such as the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland if the ration of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of lands decreasing.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1698 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7When the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall maintain 3 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and pasture, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).field margins, hedgerows, internal watercourses, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops, short rotation coppice, temporary grassland and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). The inclusion of such features as ecological focus areas does not preclude these measures being aided under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR];
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1708 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FarmerMember States shall ensure at the national or regional level that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, agricultural areas under agri-environmental schemes, areas without nitrogen fertilisation and without use of pesticides, set-aside land, agricultural area under Nature 2000 or other nature conservation area, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1749 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Farmers may apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover as an alternative to maintaining ecological focus areas. By way of derogation, Member States may apply the 3% calculation on a regional basis, rather than at farm level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1770 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to agricultural areas used for fruit or vegetable crops cultivation or holdings which arable land covers less than 15 hectares.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1792 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph, and to laying down rules concerning the maintenance of ecological focus area in particular to ensure that measures to maintain, specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, the percentage of ecological focus area, including individual obligations to be comply with if the indicated percentage is decreasing.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1844 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The basis for funding under this Chapter should be the average of a Member State’s direct payments as a reference value, to ensure that the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment is the same for each Member State;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1977 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:fix a limit which may be up to a minimum of 50 hectares, granting flexibility to Member States to increase it above this, to reach at least 2% of the national envelope.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1985 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) in Member States where the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI is lower than, or equal to, 25 hectares, a maximum of 25;deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1989 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) in Member States where the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI is higher than 25 hectares, a maximum that shall be no less that 25 and no greater than that average size.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2023 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2035 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, fodder legumes, soya, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigs, tobacco, olive oil, silk worms, ,dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2138 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation as well as Member States having applied complementary national direct payments as laid down in Chapter 4 of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and separate payments, may decide to use more than 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II upon approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 41.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2144 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States may, by 1 August 20165 and/or 1 August 2017, review their decision pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and decide, with effect from 2017the subsequent year:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2214 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they divide their holding with the sole purpose of benefiting from the small farmers scheme. This shall also apply to farmers whose holdings result from that division.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2220 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Farmers wishing to participate in the small farmers scheme shall submit an application by 15 October 2014a date to be fixed by Member States but not later than by: - 15 October 2014 with effect from 2014, or - 15 October 2015 with the effect from 2015. The date fixed by Member States can not, however be earlier than the last day for submission of an application to the basic payment scheme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2235 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3: (a) an amount not exceeding 15 % of the national average payment per beneficiary; (b) an amount corresponding to the national average payment per hectare multiplied by a figure corresponding to the number of hectares with a maximum of three. The national average referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph shall be established by the Member States on the basis of the national ceiling set in Annex II for calendar year 2019 and the number of farmers having obtained payment entitlements pursuant to Article 21(1). The national average referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be established by the Member States on the basis of the national ceiling set in Annex II for calendar year 2019 and the number of eligible hectares declared in accordance with Article 26 in 2014.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2236 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2254 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be lower than EUR 500 and not be higher than EUR 1 000. Without prejudice to Article 51(1), where the application of paragraph 1 results in an amount lower than EUR 500 or higher than EUR 1 000, the amount shall be rounded up or down, respectively, to the minimum or maximum amount.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2261 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The amount of annual payment for the small farmers scheme shall be equal to the amount that would be entitled to a farmer under Article 18, Article 29, Article 34, Article 36 and Article 38 in the year of entering into the scheme, but not higher than 1500 EUR.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2263 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in Cyprus and Malta the amount referred to in paragraph 1 may be set at a value lower than EUR 500, but not less than EUR 200.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2269 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Payment entitlements activated in 2014the year of entering into the scheme pursuant to Articles 25 and 26 by a farmer participating in the small farmers scheme shall be considered as activated entitlements for the duration of the participation of the farmer in that scheme.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4a — paragraph 1 —subparagraph 1
The means of identification provided for in Article 4(1) shall be applied within a maximum period from the birth of the animal to be determined by the Member State in which the animal was born. That period shall not be longer than: (a) 20 days for the first means of identification; (b). By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days for the second means of identification.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4b — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2
That period shall not exceed 20 days following the veterinary checks referred in paragraph 1. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification. In any event, the means of identification shall be applied to the animals before they leave the holding of destination.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4b — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)
The third subparagraph of Article 4(1) notwithstanding, in cases where it is not possible to apply an electronic identifier with the same unique identification code to the animal, the competent authority may, under its supervision, allow for the second means of identification to bear a different code provided that full traceability is ensured and the individual identification of the animal, including the holding on which it was born, is possible.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — introductory part
Where the holding of destination is situated in a Member State that has introduced national provisions to make compulsory the use of an electronic identifier, the animals shall be identified with that electronic identifier: at the latest in the holding of destination within a maximum period to be determined by the Member State where that holding is located. The maximum period referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed 20 days from the date of arrival of the animals on the holding of destination. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2
The maximum period referred to in point (b)the first subparagraph shall not exceed 20 days from the date of arrival of the animals on the holding of destination. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification. In any event, the means of identification shall be applied to the animals before they leave the holding of destination.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 6 — paragraph 1 — letter (c)
(c) upon arrival of the animal at the holding of destination, the passport accompanying the animal shall be surrendered to the competent authority of the Member State where the holding of destination is located, which shall return it to the competent authority of the issuing Member State.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. An agreement on the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 should be reached before the end of 2012, as otherwise the EU could well be facing a loss of credibility and stability;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that funding for the first and second pillars of the CAP should not be cut; believes that, if there are to be cuts in funding for the first pillar, they should first and foremost affect Member States where per-hectare direct payment rates are higher than the EU average, with Member States with per-hectare direct payment rates below the EU average being exempted from the cuts;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2011/0177(APP)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas it is necessary for the EU to have both a budget and a budgetary procedure which fully reflect the transparent and democratic essence of the parliamentary decision-making and control process, on a basis of general respect for the principles of unity and universality, which require that all revenue and expenditure be entered in full with no adjustment against each other, and that there be a public debate and vote on both revenue and expenditure;
2012/10/05
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 14 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the important role played by the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and job creation in rural areas and to enhancing the effectiveness and competitiveness of the farming industry; believes that it would be consistent with the achievements of previous CAP reforms to strengthen the second pillar, which would make the CAP significantly more efficient and effective, particularly in the light of the new challenges referred to, inter alia, in the Europe 2020 strategy;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is firmly opposed to any cut in funding for the second pillar of the CAP, as this would undo the achievements of previous CAP reforms and drastically reduce the policy's efficiency and effectiveness, particularly in the light of the new challenges referred to, inter alia, in the Europe 2020 strategy;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the programme of assistance to the most deprived persons in the Union should continue after 2013, while acknowledging the need for its implementation to be adjusted to take account of changing market circumstances; points out that, in addition to providing tangible proof of the fact that the EU feels a responsibility towards its most deprived citizens, the programme has for more than 20 years been helping to ensure EU food security and agricultural market stability, promote a spirit of solidarity and build a civil society, and is thus helping to meet the Europe 2020 strategy goals; takes the view that the Union budget for this purpose should not be cut;
2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that this is the first CAP reform in an EU of 27 Member States and that it is important to take account of the varied types and levels of development of agriculture carried on in European countries and territories, whilst avoiding any attempt to renationalise what is a common policy;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, given the wide range ofneed to retain the objectives which agricultural policy is currently called upon to meet and the need, while broadening them to take account of a range of new challenges, as well as to ensure real added value, the share of the budget allocated to EU agricultural policy must be at least maintained beyond 2013;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2010/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
– having regard to Council Directive 96/25/EC7, which sets out rules for the marketing and labelling of feed materials, 7. OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 35Regulation (EC) No 767/20097 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC, 7. OJ L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1 as amended.
2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2010/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas, in terms of agricultural biodiversity, the extended use of protein crops that are adapted to European climatic conditions, such as beans, peas, lentils, lupins, chick peas, alfalfa/lucernelucerne, clover, Phacelia spp, Lotus corniculatus and sainfoin, will substantially stabilise and enhance diversity within the production system, thereby strengthening plant health and making sustainable use of locally adapted crop varieties, many of which currently cannot be marketed or exchanged under European seed marketing legislation,
2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2010/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swillfood waste, bone and meat meal must remain in place as long as there is no guarantee that forced cannibalism or transmission of diseases can be ruled out,
2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2010/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns the Commission’s approach, which far too often makes concessions on agriculture in order to obtain enhanced market access in third countries for industrial products and services; takes the view that the interests of the EU’s agricultural sector and its farmers should be taken into account as much as possible in EU trade policy;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that decisions to further open up the EU market to imports of agricultural goods should not be taken without ensuring that EU farmers can be compensated for their losses;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the Commission to consider making more active use of WTO instruments (e.g. the dispute settlement mechanism) to counter unjustified barriers to trade, with special reference to unjustified non-tariff barriers of a veterinary or phytosanitary nature, since other trade partners often use such instruments in their relations with the EU;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that WTO partners might treat the unilateral restriction by the EU of the use of agricultural production and export support instruments as a signed and sealed concession and a starting point for even further-reaching demands to be placed on the EU in the WTO’s DDA round;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Stresses the need for the ‘single undertaking’ principle to be upheld in the WTO’s DDA negotiations; points out that, for some time now, there has been a tendency for the negotiations to focus on a limited range of negotiating areas, including agriculture, in which the EU has major defensive interests, with relatively less progress being made in other negotiating areas, and this is threatening to undermine the EU’s negotiating position; points out, in addition, that this is making it difficult to take stock of the Round as a whole;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to be mindful of the fact that, in the context of the negotiations to establish agricultural free trade areas with third countries, it might be advantageous to forgo overly ambitious tariff liberalisation objectives that are encountering resistance from partners and might also pose a threat to agricultural sectors that are sensitive for the EU; considers that a less ambitious agreement could be reached, without relinquishing the principle of symmetrical concessions and leaving the door open for talks on increasing the level of ambition to be held in the future, when the partners are ready; takes the view that such an approach would not only make it possible for the sensitivity of the EU’s agricultural sector to be taken into account to a greater extent, but also make it easier to conclude free trade area-type agreements with partners that are vital from the point of view of the interests of EU exporters;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Takes the view that curbs should be put in place to prevent irregular practices in agri-food trade, such as triangular trade, when a country exports its production to the EU, taking advantage of EU market access preferences, and then meets its own needs by importing the products from abroad; considers that, in order to prevent such irregularities, EU market access concessions offered by the EU in trade agreements concluded with third countries should not exceed the actual production and export capabilities of the countries concerned;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there are symmetrical tariff concessions in free trade area agreements concluded by the EU with countries with significant agricultural production and export capabilities, e.g. Mercosur;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that any effects of climate change are felt most of all, and first, in forestry and agriculture; while farmers and foresters are accustomed to adapting their practices to changing weather conditions, the scope, complexity and increasing frequency of these changes are having an adverse impact on production and creating an increasing risk for them;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Considers that maintaining and strengthening the specific functions of forests through appropriate management should be the responsibility of individual countries and implemented at national or lower (regional, local) level;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Considers that, given the need for effective research into the ‘defence potential’ of forest ecosystems, prognostic research and research into strategies for mitigating the effects of climate change for the entire forestry and timber sector, coordination and funding at EU level is required;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14f. Supports measures at EU level relating to the development of a forest monitoring system, the provision of information about forests which would help to improve forest management, and the monitoring of threats, both abiotic and biotic, on a trans-national scale;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(c)(ii) and (iii), even where the threshold of 33% is not exceeded,in Member States in which total annual milk production does not exceed 1.5% of total annual Union production the competition authority referred to in the second subparagraph may decide in an individual case that the negotiation by the producer organisation may not take place if it considers that this is necessary in order to prevent competition being excluded or in order to avoid serious prejudice to SME processors of raw milk in its territory.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, the quality scheme set out in Title III of this Regulation shall not apply to unprocessed agricultural products.deleted
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i
(i) originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, country,
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A name shall be eligible for registration as a traditional speciality guaranteed where it describes a specific processed product that:
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. In order to ensure a smooth functioning of the scheme, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, further define the eligibility criteria required.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Names registered in accordance with the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1), and in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, including those registered pursuant to applications referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 55(1) of this Regulation, may continue to be used under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, until 31 December 2017, unless Member States use the procedure set out in paragraphs 3 to 7.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall, no later than [31 December 2012], submit to the Commission a list of traditional specialities guaranteed registered in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and complying with this Regulation. Names of those traditional specialities guaranteed may be adjusted in order to comply with Article 18 paragraph 2 (b). Member States shall, where appropriate, assure the national opposition procedure. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 54, publish the full list in the Official Journal of the European Union. Within the two months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a statement of opposition may be submitted to the Commission by the authorities of a Member State or of a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in a third country. Articles 48 and 49 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Commission, after the opposition procedure, shall, where appropriate, adjust the entries in the register referred to in Article 22. The corresponding specifications shall be the specifications referred to in Article 19.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title IV a (new)
Title IVa LOCAL FARMING AND DIRECT SALES Article 31a Objective A local-farming and direct-sales scheme shall be established in order to assist producers in marketing their products and communicating the value-adding attributes of the product to consumers, thereby fostering the development of the local economy. Article 31b Indication and symbol 1. A Union symbol and the indication "product from my farm", designed to advertise and promote the local products marketed by direct sales, shall be established. 2. The indications listed in Annex IIa may be used for the labelling and advertising of products which satisfy the requirements laid down in this Title or pursuant to the provisions thereof. 3. In order to ensure appropriate consumer information, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, define the characteristics as to shape, colour, size and design of the related Union symbol as well as the rules for its reproduction and use. Article 31c Use of indication and symbol 1. Member States shall determine the conditions for use of the indication and the symbol referred to in Article 31b, taking into account the objectives of the scheme, existing farming practices and farm structures, and one or more of the following ways of marketing the product: (a) sales from own production to consumers by direct sale on the farm or in its vicinity, including in a farmers' market or other producers common selling points; (b) sales from own production by direct delivery to consumers of product of the farm or farms participating in the arrangement; 2. Member States may add other criteria, in particular with a view to focusing the scheme on small-scale exploitations, the volume of production, or the traditional character of the product. Article 31d Operation of the scheme 1. Member States shall: (a) lay down and manage the procedures for the identification of producers who participate in the local farming and direct sales scheme; (b) forward to the Commission a declaration that the national system meets the conditions laid down in this Title and in the provisions adopted pursuant to it; (c) make available on a public and accessible website the relevant national list of producers using the symbol or indication, in accordance with a template to be provided by the Commission; (d) undertake checks, based on a risk analysis, to ensure products conform to the requirements of this Title and, in case of breaches, apply appropriate administrative penalties. 2. The Commission shall set up a website providing links to the national websites referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1. 3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 54, adopt further detailed rules as regards the accessibility and the harmonisation of the information on the internet.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that operators willing to adhere to the rules of a quality scheme set out in Titles III and IV are able to do so and do not face obstacles to participation that are discriminatory or otherwise not objectively foundedmay exempt from the application of this Article operators who sell products directly to the final consumer or user, provided they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
ANNEX IIa Indications referred to in Article 31b(2) BG: … ES: Producto de mi granja CS: … DA: … DE: Erzeugnis/Produkt von meinem (Bauern-)Hof ET: … EL: προϊόν του (αγρο)κτήµατός µου EN: product from my farm FR: produit de ma ferme GA: … IT: prodotto della mia fattoria LV: … LT: produktas iš mano ūkio LU: … HU: … MT: … NL: … PL: produkt (z) mojego gospodarstwa / produkt (z) mojej farmy PT: … RO: produs de la ferma mea SK: … SL: … FI: oman tilan tuote SV: …
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 2 a
In order to take into account new legislation that may become necessary, tThe Commission shall, by means of a delegated act, amend Annex I.
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
In order to take into account new legislation that may become necessary, tThe Commission shall, by means of a delegated act, amend Annex V.
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. In order to guarantee the proper functioning of the farm advisory system, the Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts, provisions aiming at rendering such system fully operational. These provisions may relate, amongst others, to the scope of the farm advisory system and the accessibility criteria for farmers.
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 65 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 122 – paragraph 3
(65a) In Article 122, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. For all new Member States the single area payment scheme shall be available until 31 December 2015. New Member States shall notify the Commission of their intention to terminate the application of the scheme by 1 August of the last year of application.’
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2010/0267(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 69 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 129
(69a) Article 129 is amended as follows: (a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘By way of derogation from Article 122, the new Member States applying the single area payment scheme may decide, by 1 August 2011, to grant from 2012 a separate soft fruit payment. It shall be granted on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria such as the payments received under the transitional soft fruit payment provided for in Article 98 and in respect of a representative period of at least one year, to be fixed by that Member State but no later than 2011.’ (b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘From 2012, Member States applying this article may grant national aid in addition to the separate soft fruit payment. The total amount of Community and national aid shall not exceed the following ceilings: - Bulgaria: EUR 960 000, - Latvia: EUR 160 000, - Lithuania: EUR 240 000, - Hungary: EUR 680 000, - Poland EUR 19 200 000.’
2011/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the average physical size of agricultural holdings has increased as a result of the restructuring of the sector, but small farms still remain predominant in the EU, with an average farm size of 12 hectares; whereas subsistence farms remain a critical challenge, especially in new Member States, where subsistence farming accounts for half of the total labour force; whereas small farms and the farmers who run them are particularly important in the delivery of non-production public goods,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the current distribution and level of support to Member States and farmers results from the distribution and level of that support in the past, when it was coupled to the type and scale of production and represented compensation for the fall in farmers’ incomes as a result of the substantial drop in guaranteed prices; whereas that method of distribution gives rise to an understandable sense of injustice on the part of some EU farmers, and maintaining it, moreover, is inconsistent with the future goals of the CAP,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture, strengthening cohesion in the enlarged EU and improving product marketing and competitiveness;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 302 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a harmonised and balanced level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules can deliver the appropriate level playing field for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fair competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 515 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities; calls, also, for the introduction of a new and fair distribution of direct support to Member States and farmers in line with current and future challenges;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 605 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their area payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities, without prejudice, however, to the standardisation of the direct support system in all Member States;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 629 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Identifies the need for five key building blocks, namely: Food Security and Fair Trade, Sustainability, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and GreenSustainable Growth, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP which promotes EU cohesion and strengthens the integration of the single market;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
- monitoring compliance with the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for hens,deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 229 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 5
- plucking of down from live birds,deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes the view that, owing to economic and logistical problems, the ban on the use of unenriched cage systems should enter into force on 1 January 2017, rather than 1 January 2012; considers that steps should be taken to enable EU producers to comply with these strict standards;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the Union should be a leadermaintain its leading role in the fight against global warming by disseminating best practice in this field,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subpoint a (new)
(a) Considers that, if agriculture is to be more actively involved in the global process of curbing climate change, care must be taken to ensure that the competitive position of the EU’s agri- foodstuffs sector in the world market does not suffer;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subpoint a (new)
(a) Considers that, to enable European agriculture to contribute in future to food security and climate protection, an ambitious CAP must be maintained, including in particular the system of direct payments from the Community budget and simplified and fair payments for the EU as a whole
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that, although the CAP is not a European climate policy, it must nevertheless be the basis for the introduction of effective instruments and incentives to combat climate change, something which should also be borne in mind when discussing the future of the EU budget;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the proposed eight biophysical criteria and the proposed threshold value of 66% of the area are not anticipated to be suitable in all cases for determining the actual handicap, as this partly depends on the crop grownmany factors, including those linked to biophysical constraints which interact with each other,
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the eight biophysical criteria proposed by the Commission may beare not completely suitable for delimiting areas with natural handicaps; therefore proposes that further studies should be undertaken and further discussions on the matter held;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the discussions and studies so far conducted by the Member States on the question of new methods of delimiting LFAs point to the need to change the definition of some criteria (e.g. soil texture) and to introduce additional biophysical criteria (e.g. soil acidity), in order to ensure that the new LFAs include all areas with natural handicaps affecting agricultural production in a manner consistent with the Council regulation;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas a new CAP should be more market- oriented and focused on reducing the excessive protectionism that hinders competitionproviding equal competition conditions for all EU farmers,
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas legislation should be more flexible, in order to make the CAP adapt to recognise specific regions and territoriesapplied in general in a uniform way and with a certain degree of flexibility in cases where specific conditions of regions and territories can objectively justify such flexibility,
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the system of fines for farmers for errors in payment claims should be commensurate with the importance of the infringement, and that penalties should not be applied in the case of unimportant mistakes, and particularly not in the case of errors that are not the fault of the farmer;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights the need to avoid penalising farmers twice for the same infringement and recognises that the imposition of an administrative fine should rule out criminal responsibility for the same infringement, except in the case of deliberate and intentional fraud;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Points out that any administrative fines, including the obligation to pay back any payments obtained by the farmer, should not be based on circumstances objectively beyond the farmer’s control, and particularly not on unforeseeable events;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Points out the problem of farmers with spouses who run separate agricultural holdings, who should therefore have separate rights and obligations with respect to claims for CAP payments;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises that farmers should have the possibility to lodge objections against the controls, and that those objections should be investigated objectively without delay;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the requirement of maintaining the agricultural area in good agricultural condition on 30 June 2003 (Council Regulation (EC) 73/2009, Article 124) in order to be eligible for direct payments, applied to a new Member State other than Bulgaria and Romania, should be abolished to make the payment system used in these Member States simpler and more understandable for farmers;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that the rules concerning eligibility of the VAT to be financed under Pillar II of the CAP, especially for activities performed by bodies governed by public law, should be harmonised with those used for the Structural Funds;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)
26h. Stresses that a reduction of the administrative burden relating to monitoring and reporting imposed on producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector would make these organisations more attractive to farmers and encourage them to associate and act together;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2009/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to focus its efforts on making more effective use of economic instruments that cover the use of bio-waste in producing renewable electricity, heat and gas, as well as different legal requirements setting out how bio-waste should be processed;
2010/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2009/2153(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that the monitoring of gases given off by substances in landfill may be hindered during composting, which may pose a major threat to the environment and the atmosphere; it should be borne in mind that correct composting – particularly of municipal bio-waste – involves protecting groundwater against leachate from the composting plant;
2010/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers the protected designations of origin and geographical indications system to be one of the CAP instruments intended to support the development of rural areas, protect the cultural heritage of regions and foster the diversification of employment in rural areas;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the new EU quality policy should be more 'open' to products from the new Member States, which gained access to the system for registering geographical indications only a few years ago; believes that the requirements to be met in order to register a given product should be transparent and understandable not just to applicants (producers) but also to consumers;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes the view that there is no need to introduce further Community-wide foodstuff certification systems, as this would devalue the existing systems and confuse consumers;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to streamline the processing of applications for registration, but does not support the idea of shortening the scrutiny process by arbitrarily rejecting applications which the Commission deems incomplete at an early stage; deplores the fact that, in many cases, the Commission's initial views are formed too hastily or do not fit the case in hand, owing to an imperfect understanding of the specific characteristics of the product or the local market;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that no new means of promoting traditional products should be introduced, as this could devalue the Traditional Specialties Guaranteed system;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a
25a. cConsiders that the appearance of non- organic products labelled in such a way as to suggest that they are products of organic farming harmsmay hamper the development of a single EU market in organic products; in this connection, expresses concern at the attempts to extend the scope of the organic ecolabel to cover food products not produced in accordance with organic farming principles;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. supports European action to communicate, as extensively and as effectively as possible, the benefits of the EU's policies for food quality and safety; recommends that the Commission and Member States step up their information and promotion efforts regarding quality and food safety standards for Community products;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2009/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) broadband internet infrastructure in rural areas or facilities for public Internet access in rural communities.
2009/03/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2009/0011(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – point a
(8a) In Article 71(3), point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) recoverable VAT’.
2009/03/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas consumers associate certification schemes with a guarantee of higher quality,
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the optional reserved terms should be promoted as an alternative to compulsory marketing standards; does not find it necessary for the Union to create its own definition of 'optional reserved terms', given that Member States' own legislation codifies those aspects and that the country of origin principle can be applied for the mutual recognition of the standards concerned without distorting the common market;considers, however, that the introduction of these uniform definitions satisfying all interested parties may encounter difficulties, bearing in mind the differences in dietary habits and traditions, with an increase in the amount of consumer information provided and the need to develop a system to monitor the use of these terms:
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that there needs to be a more transparent labelling system enjoying broad consumer recognition; advocates, in addition, indicating place of origin for agricultural and unprocessed food products and for the most important raw materials in all systems adoptedconsiders also that consumer education should not be confined to extending the amount of information included on the packaging, but should help consumers to understand the information that has to be provided, particularly as regards the importance of information on nutritional value;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a.Points out, in this connection, that, for the average consumer, the difference between protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication is not clear and that an information campaign is needed to explain this to consumers;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that the appearance of non-organic products labelled in such a way as to suggest that they are products of organic farming may harm the development of a single EU market in organic products; in this connection, expresses concern at attempts to extend the scope of the ECOLABEL to food products not produced in accordance with organic farming principles;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Considers that there is no need to introduce new certification schemes for foodstuffs at EU level, as this would undermine existing schemes and mislead consumers;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Points out that regional products are highly significant for local economies and communities and that therefore any proposals to limit the number of geographical indications which may be registered should be opposed;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Considers that there is no need to develop new initiatives for promoting traditional products, as this may undermine the 'traditional specialities guaranteed' scheme;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2008/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that many mountain areas are having to face up to urban pressures caused by their attractiveness to tourists, and, at the same time, to protect traditional landscapes that are becoming less agricultural and losing their beauty as well as qualities of essential importance to the ecosystem;
2008/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2008/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that in some EU mountain areas, particularly in the new Member States, there is a growing risk of depopulation and an impoverishment of the social lives of local communities, which are also facing the threat of a curtailment or even a discontinuation of farming, which would result in changes to the landscape and the ecosystem;
2008/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2008/0105(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 12 a – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shallmay revise, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12(1), its national strategy plan following the review of the Community strategic guidelines as referred to in Article 10.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2008/0105(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
1. From 1 January 2010, Member States other than the new Member States shall provide in their rural development programmes, in accordance with their specific needs, for types of operations having the following priorities as described in the Community strategic guidelines and specified further in the national strategy plan:
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2008/0104(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Part II – Title I – Chapter IV – Section I – Subsection III – Article 95 a – paragraph 1
1. A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid foruntil the 2009/10 and 2010/1113/2014 marketing years to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up to the quota limit referred to in Article 84a(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers a minimum price for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2008/0104(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 24
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 101
(24) Article 101 is deleted.replaced by the following: “Article 101 Aid for the purchase of cream, butter and concentrated butter at reduced prices Under conditions to be determined by the Commission, when surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, the Commission may decide that aid shall be granted to enable cream, butter and concentrated butter to be purchased at reduced prices by a) manufactures of pastry products and ice-cream; b) manufacturers of other foodstuffs to be determined by the Commission.”
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2008/0104(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 24 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 101 a (new)
(24a) The following article 101a is inserted: "Article 101 a Aid for supply of dairy products to non- profit institutions and organisations Under conditions to be determined by the Commission, Community aid shall be granted for supplying to guests/clients of non-profit institutions and organisations certain processed milk products to be determined by the Commission falling within CN codes 0401 – 0406 or CN code 2202 90."
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2008/0104(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 25 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 102 a (new)
(25a) The following article 102a is inserted: "Article 102a A Dairy Sector Restructuring Fund is being established. It is financed by EU budgetary sources not used for intervention during the previous years. The detailed rules for granting the aid shall be determined by the Commission."
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 360 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – Introductory part
2. The amounts corresponding to the reduction by 5 percentage pointsresulting from the reduction under Article 7(1) shall be allocated to the all Member States concernedUE-27 in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2) on the basis of the following criteria:
2008/09/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 382 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Article 7 shall only apply to farmers in a new Member State in any given calendar year if the level of direct payments applicable in that Member State for that calendar year under Article 110 is no less than the level in Member States other than the new Member States, taking into account any reductions applied under Article 7(1)as from year 2013.
2008/09/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 723 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 – point (b)
(b) requirements referred to in points B and C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2011;
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 724 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 – point (b a) (new)
(ba) requirements referred to in point C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2016;
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 729 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 – point (b)
(b) requirements referred to in points B and C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2014;
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 731 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 – point (b a) (new)
(ba) requirements referred to in points C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2016
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 780 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – Part I – indent 7 a (new)
- from 2013, the transitional soft fruit payment provided for in section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of this Regulation.
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point o
(o) ‘Batch’ or ‘lot’: unit of production from a single plant using uniform production parameters or a number of such units, when produced in continuous order and stored together. It consists of an identifiable quantity of feed and is determined to havehaving common characteristics, such as origin, variety, type of packing, packer, consignor or labelling;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) ‘Labelling’: attribution of any words, particulars, trade marks, brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to a feed byand placing this information on any medium like packaginged on any packaging, document, container, notice, label, document, ring, or collar or the internet referring to or accompanying such feed;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
8. Without prejudice to the conditions of use provided for in the Regulation authorising the respective feed additive, complementary feed shall not contain feed additives incorporated at levels more than 1050 times the relevant fixed maximum content in complete feed or five times in case of coccidiostats and histomonostats. In individual cases, complementary feed may, subject to authorisation from the veterinarian responsible, contain a higher level of additives, without that level exceeding 100 times the fixed maximum content for such feed additives.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The mandatory labelling particulars shall be given in their entirety in a prominent place on the packaging, the container or on a label attached thereto or, where appropriate, in an accompanying document, in a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible manner, in at least the language or one of the official languages of the Member State in which it is placed on the market. Or. pl Justification
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – introductory part
Article 19 Article 19 On the label of pet food a free telephone numbercost-free means of contacting the person responsible for the labelling particulars (such as by telephone, e-mail or via the Internet) shall be indicated in order to allow the customer to obtain information in addition to the mandatory particulars on:
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
This Regulation shall enter into force on [the twentieth day] following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from twelve months after the date of its publication; however, in the case of feed for animals not intended for food production, a transitional period of 36 months from the date of publication shall apply, in accordance with Article 17(3).
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
1. Feed materials must, as according to the good manufacturing practices as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 be free from chemical impurities resulting from their manufacturing process and from processing aids, unless a specific maximum content is fixed in the Catalogue referred to in Article 25.deleted
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) TheRationalised European energy consumption and increased use of energy from renewable sources constitutes an important part of the package of measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and with further European and international greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments beyond 2012. ItThey also hasve an important part to play in promoting security of energy supply, promoting technological development and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural areas.
2008/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. That share should be achieved first and foremost by exploiting the Community's potential.
2008/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 − paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall monitor imports of biomass and biofuels from third countries intended for energy purposes as well as the compliance with current EU environmental standards of the methods used to produce them.
2008/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2007/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5.Considers it important to make information available about balanced eating and to support initiatives to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables, olive oil and dairy products among young people and low-income population groups, as well as the elderly and women with children;
2008/03/04
Committee: AGRI