15 Amendments of Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO related to 2013/2100(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the fruit and vegetables (F&V) sector receives only 3 % of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aid yet accounts for 18 % of the total value of agricultural production in the EU, represents 3 % of the EU’s cultivated area and is worth more than EUR 50 billion;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the sector is important for the economy of production areas, because the latter, as a general rule, tend to have a high unemployment rate;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas more than half of all EU growers do not belong to a producer organisation (PO) despite the Commission’s objective of an average rate of 60 % PO membership by 2013; whereas the low rate of organisation has been partly caused by the suspension of POs within Member States, which creates uncertainty among producers;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the average level of membership of POs is significantly higher in regions where production methods are more up to date and geared towards exports; whereas the percentage is lower in regions in which, for years, no operational funds have been available;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas it is essential to prevent uncertainty among producers by clarifying European legislation on the recognition of POs;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the F&V regime is part of the CAP and seeks, among other objectives, to concentrate supply, restore balance in the food chain, promote F&V, boost competitiveness and provide technical support for environmentally-friendly production;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of promoting the EU horticulture sector and enabling it to compete in the global marketplace, and of continuing efforts to eliminate the imbalance between operators and suppliers by increasing the level of concentration in the sector;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the promotion of F&V consumption in Member States through educational activitind health activities such as the School Fruit Scheme and other initiatives implemented in the Member States such as the Grow Your Own Potato and Cook Your Own Potato industry schemes in the UK;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the measures in the EU F&V regime which are intended to increase market orientation among EU growers, concentrate production, encourage innovation, promote F&V, and increase growers’ competitiveness through the provision of support to POs and the recognition of inter- branch organisations;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission public consultation entitled ‘A Review of the EU Regime for the Fruit and Vegetables Sector’, in particular section 3.8 thereof, which acknowledges the need for simplification of the current rules governing POs; notes that most of the replies are in favour of maintaining the basic philosophy of the current support arrangements;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the work of the Newcastle Group aimed at improving the EU fruit and vegetables regime, which should take account of the specific nature of the legal arrangements governing cooperatives in the Member States, given that most POs have the legal status of a cooperative;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the fact that the CAP reform agreement retains the PO-based European F&V aid system;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Points out that imports are not required to meet the same phytosanitary requirements as European products; stresses that this ongoing disparity is undermining the competitiveness of European producers and is detrimental to the interests of European consumers;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Draws attention to the economic, social and environmental importance of the cut flowers sector in flower-growing regions and the need for greater coherence in the Union’s trade policy as it affects the sector, so that imports are required to meet the same phytosanitary, social and environmental standards as European products; draws attention, further, to the problem posed to the ornamental plants sector by the VAT increase introduced in some Member States, which is having a significant impact on sales;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned that up to a third of edible produce is wasted because of its appearance and calls on the Commission to create possibilities for marketing, particularly in local and regional markets, a wider range of quality specifications of produce, whilst continuing to apply a European policy on product standardisation in order to ensure greater transparency on the market as a whole;