521 Amendments of Agnès LE BRUN
Amendment 44 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the 2013 Progress Report on Turkey and shares the Commission's conclusion that Turkey is a strategic partner for the European Union and that important progress on reforms was made in the preceding twelve months; underlines the importance and urgent need of further reforms and the promotion of dialogue across the political spectrum and in society more broadly, as well as the respect of fundamental rights in practice;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 93 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the crucial role of a system of checks and balances for any modern democratic State and the fundamental role that the Turkish Grand National Assembly must play at the centre of Turkey’s political system in providing a framework for dialogue and consensus-building across the political spectrum; expresses concern about political polarisation and the lack of readiness on the part of government and opposition to work towards consensus on key reforms; urges all political actors, the government and the opposition to work together to enhance a pluralistic vision in State institutions and to promote the modernisation and democratisation of the State and society; calls on the political majority to actively involve the minority in the deliberation process on relevant reforms and take into consideration, whenever possible, their interests and views in an inclusive manner;
Amendment 121 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the democratisation package presented by the Government on 30 September 2013 and calls on the Government to duly consultrapidly implement the measures announced, in consultation with the opposition and relevant civil society organisations in the preparation of the implementing legislation and to continue with its reform efforts towards revision of the electoral system, including the lowering of the 10% threshold, and the adequate inclusion of all components of Turkish society; calls on the Government to ensure that the legislation on hate crimes offers protection for all citizens, including minorities and LGBTI;
Amendment 185 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms its support toNotes the Commission’s new approach of opening Chapters 23 (judiciary and fundamental rights) and 24 (justice and home affairs) early in the negotiation process and closing them at the end; stresses that delivering the official benchmarks for the opening of such Chapters to Turkey would provide a clear roadmap for and give a boost to the reform processthe opening of such Chapters must be based on prior fulfilment of a certain number of opening benchmarks clearly laid down by the European Council; calls, therefore, on the Council to make renewed efforts forto define the opening ofbenchmarks for Chapters 23 and 24; calls on Turkey to cooperate as much as possible to this effect;
Amendment 217 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Strongly supports the Government’s initiative to strive for a settlement of the Kurdish problemissue on the basis of negotiations with the PKK; encouragescalls on the Government to deviseimplement the reforms directneeded ato promotinge the social, cultural and economic rights of the Kurdish community on the basis of adequate consultation of relevant stakeholders and the opposition; calls on the opposition to actively support the negotiations and the reforms as an important step for the benefit of Turkish society at large; calls on the Turkish authorities to cooperate closely with the European Commission to assess which programs under IPA could be used to promote sustainable development in the South East in the framework of negotiations on Chapter 22;
Amendment 319 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that, in view of Turkey’s strategic role as an energy hub, consideration should be given to the value of opening negotiations on Chapter 15EU/Turkey cooperation on energy; underlines that energy and climate efficiency priorities need to be addressed;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the aims of the SPA currently under negotiation would update theinclude revitalising relationship between the EU and Canada and considerably contributeing to the improvement of outheir cooperation; whereas it codifiethe agreement confirms the status of the EU and Canada as strategic partners;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to make all necessary progress in order to swiftly conclude the agreementa new, updated SPA;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention);
Amendment 2 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, as it takes at leaston average 10 years to develop a new variety, from the research stage to the finished seed, there is even now a need to substantially increase investment in order to meet future food needs and cope with climate change;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, in order to meet these needs, it is of decisive importance that there should be opportunities to develop various plant-breeding techniques in keeping with the times; notes that it takes at leaston average 10 years to develop a new variety of wheat, rape or any other crop, and that it is therefore absolutely crucial to be open to the technologies available;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that an important element in the solution to the problem is protecting and preserving the European biological and genetic heritage; considers that it is vital to have good variation of genetic diversity; observes that, while the world population is expected to grow in future, the FAO estimates that the diversity of cultivated crops declined by 75% during the 20th century; notover the past century, about 75% of plant genetic resources that, of ten varieties of a species, only three may now survives been lost and a third of today's diversity could disappear by 2050;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the development of public private partnerships to stimulate research in pre-breeding and breeding, as well as the characterisation and maintenance of genetic resources; stresses in particular the importance of transnational initiatives in this field such as the Nordic PPP and Plant-KBBE;
Amendment 50 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that, in an attempt to halt the worrying trend towards reducedpreserve and maintain genetic variety in agriculture and plant-breeding, collections of seed and plant material are being gathered at various gene banks around the world; notes in particular that there is a gene bank on Svalbard with genetic material from all over the world and that this is a very important and ambitious project to safeguard future genetic diversity;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recognises the importance of guaranteeing access to genetic resources as the basis for plant breeding; upholds in particular the fundamental principle of the international system of plant breeders' rights enshrined in the UPOV Convention, that the use of a protected variety for further breeding and the exploitation of the newly bred variety cannot be prevented by the holder of the plant breeder's right; notes that this fundamental principle is also recognised in Article 13.2 (d) (ii) of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. DeplorNotes the fact that it is both too costly and too time-consuming to develop new varieties;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Expresses its concern that, as things stand, the global plant-breeding market is dominated by just a few large multinational undertakings; which invest only in a limited number of varietelcomes, however, that the EU plant-breeding market remains highly diversifiesd, with the aim of promoting the use of their own chemicalsSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises representing a high share of the sector;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that large global plant- breeding undertakings have gained an unreasonably preoccupying strong influence over global agriculture and agricultural policy, particularly as they only produce a few ‘major’ crops such as maize, soya and cereals;
Amendment 70 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the EU seed marketing directives have provided a framework to maintain the competitiveness of SMEs, a level playing field for all operators and has stimulated plant breeding innovation;
Amendment 71 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 73 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Observes that, as plant breeding becomes an increasingly research intensive and high-tech sector, the cost and tools required to develop and finally market a new variety may constitute a barrier to smaller companies in the future;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that small and medium-sized enterprises have no way ofmust find specific means to be able to competinge at this level;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 93 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that plant-breeding research requires long-term financial support in order to be able to continue and that it is untenable to grant financial support to a plant-breeding research project only for a relatively short period, as it takes at leaston average 10 years to develop a new variety;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses that there will be a continuous need for highly skilled jobs to meet future demands in plant breeding research and that plant science and plant breeding should be further promoted in schools and universities and among the general public; points in particular to the success of the Fascination of Plants day on 18 May;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Observes that, with today’'s technique- based plant-breeding legislation, it is possible for new techniques which ought to be covered to fall outside its scope; notes that it has alsohas proven to be difficult, after the event, to define what technique has been used at the time of plant-breeding, which confirms the difficulties posed by technique-based laws;
Amendment 102 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission, in view of the challenges and preconditions for the European and global plant-breeding industry which have been described, to examine and analyse the situation carefully and propose effective and practical measures to meet these enormous challenges facing Europe’s breeders and farmers;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Encourages the Commission to elaborate an overall strategy on agricultural inputs, especially in relation to plant breeding; urges the Commission to provide a policy framework that supports the agricultural input sector as one of the key areas for the development of agricultural productivity and sustainability;
Amendment 105 #
2013/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that Parliament has previously called on the Commission to undertake impact assessments on origin labelling for fresh meat and products containing meat; urges the Commission rapidly to present its impact assessments and report on this issue; stresses that origin labelling is not per se a tool for combating food fraud, although it may indirectly lead to a better-informed and more transparent supply chain; but is an effective way of improving the traceability of meat and of making the food chain more transparent and thus safer for consumers; calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose legislation making the indication of the origin of meat in pre-prepared dishes mandatory; calls on the Commission and the Member States, further, as regards the origin labelling of fresh sheepmeat, pigmeat, goatmeat and poultrymeat, to base the new rules on those already applicable to non-processed beef and veal and thus to ensure that consumers are informed about animals’ places of birth, rearing and slaughter;
Amendment 65 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union exports mainly final agricultural products, including agricultural products not included in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty’). The information and promotion scheme should therefore be opened up to certain food products based on agricultural products and foodstuffs, in line with other schemes coming under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), such as the European quality schemes, which already provide for mechanisms which are open to such products.
Amendment 170 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the food products based on agricultural products listed in point I ofagricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council or covered by Regulation (EC) No 834/2007;
Amendment 241 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts in order to carry out promotion and information campaigns in the event of the crises referred to in Article 1(a)(b) without applying the procedures provided for in Article 24(2) or (3), in such a way as to ensure that the campaigns are conducted promptly and effectively.
Amendment 278 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information and promotion measures on fruit and vegetableesh or processed fruit and vegetables, and milk or dairy products specifically targeting children in Union educational establishments,
Amendment 177 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intended solely for, and maintained by, gene banks, officially recognised organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or natural or legal persons belonging to those organisations or networks;
Amendment 192 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind between persons other than professional operators.final users;
Amendment 215 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘niche material’ means plant reproductive material producing varieties intended solely to be produced and made available on the local market and in limited quantities or intended for final users;
Amendment 222 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 5
Article 3 – point 5
(5) ‘making available on the market’ means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer, and the sale, distribution, and import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer to other professional operators in the Union, whether free of charge or not;
Amendment 268 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10 d (new)
(10d) ‘final users’ means final users as defined in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) No .../... on protective measures against pests of plants;
Amendment 293 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – point h
Article 7 – point h
(h) make available to the competent authorities, on request, any contracts with third parties for the sale of reproductive material.
Amendment 354 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Title shall apply to the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material belonging to genera and species which comply with one or more of the following criteria in one or more Member States, with the exception of material intended exclusively for ornamental use:
Amendment 388 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to the purpose of ensuring food and feed security; andor
Amendment 390 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The genera and species referred to in paragraph 2 are listed in Annex Ia.
Amendment 396 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, listing the genera or species whose plant reproductive material may not be placed on the market as standard material, as referred to in paragraph 2 to amend Annex Ia in order to bring it into line with developments in technical knowledge, scientific knowledge and economic data.
Amendment 404 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) it is heterogeneous material in the meaning of point 2b of Article 14(3);3(1).
Amendment 406 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) it is niche market material in the meaning of point 2a of Article 36(1).;
Amendment 419 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 432 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, varieties intended exclusively for export or re-export to third countries shall be exempt from the requirement to belong to a variety included in a national variety register as referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52.
Amendment 434 #
Amendment 459 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Amendment 461 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 b (new)
Article 14 b (new)
Article 14b Derogations applicable to niche material 1. Article 13(1)(b) shall not apply to the requirements concerning the production of niche material. 2. Niche material shall be registered free of charge in the national variety register referred to in Article 51 and labelled with the indication ‘niche material’. 3. The persons who produce niche market varieties shall keep records of the quantities of the material produced and made available on the market, for each genus, species or type of material. On request, they shall make those records available to the competent authorities. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 140 in order to determine: (a) by way of derogation from Article 14(1), the conditions under which the niche material may be produced and made available on the market without belonging to a variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52; (b) the maximum size of packages, containers or bundles for the different genera or species concerned; (c) requirements concerning traceability, lots and labelling of the niche varieties concerned; (d) the modalities for making the material available on the market; (e) the rules concerning maintenance; (f) the rules concerning the local nature of the market.
Amendment 591 #
Amendment 773 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) they are not used as mere components for the creation or production of other varieties.
Amendment 805 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) it is niche market material within the meaning of point 2a of Article 3(1);
Amendment 808 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) it is heterogeneous material within the meaning of point 2b of Article 3(1).
Amendment 819 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 830 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Amendment 840 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Descriptions of heterogeneous material or varieties intended for local markets or non-professional final users shall be supported by the results of previous official inspections or unofficial examinations or knowledge gained from practical experience during cultivation, reproduction and use. Their accuracy shall be supported by an appropriate technical examination carried out by the competent authority on the basis of a sample provided by the applicant.
Amendment 888 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Article 64 – paragraph 4
Amendment 910 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) where applicable, a declaration that the variety has satisfactory value for cultivation and/or a use as referred to in Article 58(1) and/or sustainable value for cultivation and/or use as referred to in Article 59(1).
Amendment 1001 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 4
Article 84 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1396 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I b (new)
Annex I b (new)
Amendment 119 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
Amendment 120 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 b (new)
Recital 57 b (new)
(57b) Hunters have knowledge of the diseases affecting large game, as they are now required to do, for example under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
Amendment 135 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
Recital 87
(87) The occurrence of a listed disease in wild animals may pose a risk to public health and the health of kept animals, or vice versa. Special rules should therefore be laid down for disease control and eradication measures in wild animals, or, where needed, in kept animals.
Amendment 186 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 31 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 31 a (new)
(31a) ‘eradication’ means the complete elimination of any risk of infection among a population vulnerable to a disease, or disease control which is effective enough that the impact of the disease, if it emerges, may be considered negligible;
Amendment 223 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
iii) the welfare of affected subpopulations of kept and wild animals;
Amendment 230 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the purpose for which these animals are kept.
Amendment 310 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) and may be assisted in these tasks by specialists, whom they shall supervise;
Amendment 369 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Union shall, on the basis of notifications from the Member States, fulfil the notification requirements vis-à-vis the OIE.
Amendment 373 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
The Commission shall set up and manage a computerised information system for the operation of the mechanisms and tools for the Union notification and Union reporting requirements provided for in Articles 17, 18 and 19. Member States whose databases are not compatible with this system may submit their data manually.
Amendment 413 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i) the submission of surveillance programmes for information to the Commission and other Member States;
Amendment 414 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) the programme evaluation tools used by the Commission and the Member States.
Amendment 5 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 6 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 11 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 16 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A b (new)
Paragraph A b (new)
Ab. whereas the real annual cost of retaining the Strasbourg seat in 2010 was EUR 51.5 million, i.e. 0.04 % of the annual budget of the European Union or 10 cents per citizen per year;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the protocols on the seats of the institutions are governed by mutual respect for the respective powers of the Member States and of Parliament;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas there were historical reasons for the decision to hold part-sessions in Strasbourg, in particular the symbolic significance of that city and the need to have a multi-centre European Union;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B b (new)
Paragraph B b (new)
Bb. whereas, under the Treaties, the European Parliament has its seat in Strasbourg where the 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions are held;
Amendment 34 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the ECJ has stated that the location of the seat is not to hinder the well-functioning of Parliament; whereas it has further stated that there are disadvantages and costs engendered by the plurality of working locations, but also that any improvement of the current situation requires a Treaty change and, thus, the consent ofresponsibility for remedying this lies neither with Parliament nor with the Court, but, rather, by exercising their exclusive power to determine the seats of the institutions, with the Member States;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas on two occasions, in 1997 and 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union pointed out that the fact that Parliament’s seat is in Strasbourg is determined by the TFEU; whereas it has also confirmed Protocol No 6 in clarifying the conditions for the application thereof; whereas it has fully acknowledged the power of Parliament to determine its own internal organisational arrangements, since Parliament may adopt appropriate measures to ensure its proper functioning and proper conduct of its proceedings, but the question of determining its seat does not come within that remit;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Parliament has undergone a complete transformation, from a consultative body with 78 seconded members that – mostly for practical reasons – shared its facilities with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, into a fully fledged, directly elected Parliament with 754 members thatcomprises 754 Members elected by direct universal suffrage and is today co-legislator on equal terms with the Council;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
Amendment 39 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg was confirmed by the Edinburgh European Council in 1992 and the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997 and then incorporated in the Lisbon Treaty in 2009;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas this is most clearly illustrated by the growth of its legislative capacity, as reflec is illustrated inby the increase in the number of co-decision procedures (now ordinary legislative procedures) from 165 in 1993- 1999 to 454 in 2004-2009, to an even greater number in the current legislature;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the increase in legislative activity and responsibility is reflected in the fact that the number of statutory staff in Brussels increased by 377 % (from 1 180 to 5 635 staff members) from 1993 to 2013, by far exceeding the 48 % increase in the number of MEPs in the same periodincrease in staff at Parliament’s three places of work;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the structure of Parliament’s calendar (fixed during the Edinburgh Summit in 1992) predates all changes to its rolehas not been called into question, since it was confirmed in Protocol No 6 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon, and the increase in Parliament’s powers arising from the adoption of the Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon has therefore been taken into account;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas all the countries which have joined the European Union have ratified Protocol No 6;
Amendment 47 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 49 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the fact of geographical distance between the official seats of the co- legislative bodies – 435 km – isolates Parliament not only fromreflects the multi- centre principle with regard to the seats of the European institutions and, during part-sessions, the attention of the Council and the Commission, but also ofrom other stakeholders, such as NGOs, civil society organisations and Member State representations, and ofrom one of the world’s largest international journalistic communities, is fully focused on the work of Parliament;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 59 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M – footnote 5
Recital M – footnote 5
Amendment 64 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 68 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
Amendment 68 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the decision by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to draw up a report on the location of the seats of the European Union’s institutions;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas Parliament, since its suggestion in 1958 to be sited in proximity to the Council and the Commission, has via numerous reports, declarations and statements alwaysoften expressed its wish for a more practical and efficient working arrangement;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 74 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that the additional part- sessions entail a substantial additional cost, which could be reduced by extending ordinary part-sessions in Strasbourg;
Amendment 86 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 86 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees with the principle that the European Parliament would be more effective, cost-efficient and respectful of the environment if it were located in a singlTakes note of the petitions submitted requesting that the European Parliament no longer meet in more than one place;, and notes that the continuation of the monthly migration between Brussels and Strasbourg has become a symbolic negative issue amongst most EU citizens which is detrimental to Parliament’s reputationof the arguments put forward in that respect;
Amendment 94 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Respects the historical reasons for the location of its plenary sessions in Strasbourg and the Treaty requirements that necessitate the system of a single seat and three places of work;
Amendment 95 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that European integration necessarily entails mobility and that this applies to all national and European political representatives and officials, and that mobility is an intrinsic aspect of the work of MEPs, as representatives of the citizens of the European Union;
Amendment 96 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers that decentralisation of the legislative authority away from Brussels strengthens its independence;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Considers that the choice of the EU institutions’ seats has always been guided by a desire to bring the Union as close to ordinary people as possible and not to concentrate it in one place;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 105 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Expresses concern at the steady increase (+23.8% between 2006 and 2010) in the number of committee, political group and delegation meetings held outside the European Parliament’s places of work;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that the Committee’s report was prepared under the ordinary own-initiative procedure and there is thus no obligation to implement the proposals, and further that the matter of the EU institutions’ seats is governed directly by the Treaties and is therefore subject to the political will of the Member States acting unanimously;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the Court of Justice of the EU has held that Parliament, during the proceedings before the Court, did not adduce reasons based on the exercise of its power of internal organisation sufficient to show – despite the continuous increase in its powers – that it had the power to alter the timetable of part-sessions; stresses, therefore, that the European Parliament likewise does not now have the power to decide where its seat should be;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that this own-initiative report must not be used as a means of disregarding the EU Treaties, which provide that the seat of the European Parliament shall be in Strasbourg and that 12 part-sessions per year shall be held there;
Amendment 120 #
2012/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Observes that, if a debate were initiated concerning the seat of the European Parliament, it would inevitably lead to discussion of the distribution of all the seats of the European Institutions, which is laid down in the Treaty;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Respects the historic reasons for the location of its plenary sessions in Strasbourg and the Treaty requirements that necessitate the two-seat system; nevertheless insists that such an arrangement cannot continue in perpetuity and that Parliament itself must be able to state a preference for its futureNotes that travel is an inherent part of the duties of Members of the European Parliament, and that the continuation of the monthly journeys between Brussels and Strasbourg is not a significant factor in terms of the European Parliament’s reputation among EU citizens;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out, too, that Parliament’s Strasbourg seat, which achieved a 57% reduction in CO2 emissions between 2006 and 2010, is leading the way on respect for the environment and that, as data compiled by Parliament’s Secretariat shows, its detractors have substantially overestimated its annual costs;
Amendment 152 #
2012/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for Parliament to express its view as to whetherEmphasises that only the cEurrent arrangement should continue; and if an appropriate majority vote is recorded, recommends that Parliament propose Treaty changes under Article 48opean Council has a remit to determine Parliament’s seat; sees the location of Parliament’s seat as part of the broader question of determining the seats of all the EU institutions.
Amendment 10 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a high level of animal welfare, which is part of sustainable development, is important to protect public and animal health, and ensure the productivity and competitiveness of the livestock sector in the EUproduction of animals in the EU, in order to help maintain a sufficient supply of animal products to consumers;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a new approach to animal welfare should be based on scientific evidence and knowledge, keeping in mind the need for simplification, cost-efficiency and applicability, as well as consistency, in particular with environmental and public health policy;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores that the Strategy has not received the financial backing which the Parliament requested in its resolution of 5 May 2010; Calls on the Commission to increase this backing and ensure a better integration of animal welfare in other EU policy areas, such as consumer policy, research programmes, and the CAP, as appropriate, in keeping with competition policy and environmental policy;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing of animals andcognise that animal health is an important aspect of animal wellbeing and is linked to public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to its Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 113 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resources to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained and to consider giving greater responsibility and power to producer organisations;
Amendment 198 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 204 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 24 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (hereinafter the 'Fund') should strengthen social cohesion by contributing to the reduction of poverty in the Union by supporting national schemes that provide non-financial assistance to the most deprived persons to alleviate food deprivation, homelessness and material deprivation ofand material deprivation, particularly among the homeless and children.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework, the Commission should establish, by means of implementing acts, an annual breakdown of global resources by Member State using an objective and transparent method reflecting disparities in terms of poverty, relative poverty and material deprivation.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
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. ItFood insecurity should be the form of deprivation which Member States tackle before all others. The programme should also include elements necessary to ensure its effective and efficient implementation of the operational programme.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to improve the quality and design of each operational programme and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the Fund, ex ante and ex post evaluations should be conducted. Those evaluations should be supplemented by surveys on the most deprived persons who have benefited from the operational programme and, if necessary, by evaluations during the programming period. The responsibilities of Member States and the Commission in this respect should be specified.
Amendment 37 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Citizens have the right to know how the Union’s financial resources are invested and to what effects. For the purpose of ensuring wide dissemination of information about the achievements of the Fund and to ensure accessibility and transparency of funding opportunities, detailed rules about information and communication, especially in relation to the responsibilities of the Member States and the beneficiaries, should be set out in such a way that the dignity of the end recipients is not undermined.
Amendment 38 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 41 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Uniform and, equitable and simple rules on the eligibility period, operations and expenditures for the Fund should be applied across the Union. The conditions of eligibility should reflect the specific nature of the Fund’s objectives and target populations, notably through simple and adequate conditions of eligibility of the operations as well as forms of support and rules and conditions of reimbursement.
Amendment 46 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to ensure broad support within society for the most deprived persons and to tackle food waste, Member States should remove obstacles to the donation of food or basic consumer goods by firms to food banks, civil society organisations and other stakeholders.
Amendment 48 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In accordance with the principle of shared management, Member States should have the primary responsibility, through their management and control system, for the implementation and control of their operational programme, while seeking at all times to improve effectiveness and reduce bureaucracy.
Amendment 49 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should designate a managing authority, a certifying authority and a functionally independent auditing authority for their operational programme. To provide flexibility for Member States in the set-up of control systems, it is appropriate to provide the option for the functions of the certifying authority to be carried out by the managing authority. The Member States should also be allowed to designate intermediate bodies to carry out certain tasks of the managing authority orfor their operational programme the authorities responsible for the sound management of the Fund. Member States should carry out appropriate administrative and physical checks and provide for penalties in the case of irregularities in order to ensure that the coperatifying authority. The Member States should in that case lay down clearly their respective responsibilities and functiononal programmes are implemented in accordance with the applicable rules.
Amendment 50 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 51 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 53 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 54 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 55 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 56 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Union budget commitments should be effected annually. In order to ensure effective programme management, it is necessary to lay down simple common rules for interim payment requests, the payment of the annual balance and the final balance.
Amendment 62 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) In order to ensure that delays in the implementation of this Regulation at the beginning of 2014 do not lead to a sudden drop-off in food aid, the Commission should take the transitional measures necessary to guarantee that persons dependent on food aid are not at risk of food poverty.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (hereinafter ‘the Fund’) for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 and determines the objectives of the Fund, the scope of its support, the financial resources available and the criteria for their allocation and lays down the rules necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the Fundat the Fund is effective and easy to implement.
Amendment 66 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
(2) '‘partner organisations'’ means public bodies or non-for-profit organisations that deliver the food orand possibly other essential goods directly or through other partner organisations to the most deprived persons, and whose operations have been selected by the managing authority in accordance with Article 29(3)(b);
Amendment 67 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
(6) '‘beneficiary'’ means a public or private bodynot-for-profit organisation or a public or private body, excluding commercial enterprises, responsible for initiating or initiating and implementing operations;
Amendment 70 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 7
Article 2 – point 7
(7) 'end recipient' means the most deprived persons receiving the food or goods and/or benefiting from thpossible accompanying measures;
Amendment 71 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 9
Article 2 – point 9
(9) '‘intermediate body'’ means any public or private bodynot-for- profit organisation or any public or private body, excluding commercial enterprises, which acts under the responsibility of a managing or certifying authority, or which carries out duties on behalf of such an authority in relation to beneficiaries'’ implementing operations;
Amendment 74 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Article 3
The Fund shall promote social cohesion in the Union by contributing to achieving the poverty reduction target of at least 20 million of the number of persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion in accordance with the Europe 2020 strategy. The Fund shall contribute to achieving the specific objective of alleviating the worst forms of poverty in the Union, and first and foremost food insecurity, by providing non- financial assistance to the most deprived persons. This objective shall be measured by the number of persons receiving assistance from the Fund.
Amendment 78 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall support national schemes whereby food products and basic consumer goods for the personal use of the most deprived persons, in particular homeless persons or of children, are distributed to the most deprived persons through partner organisations selected by Member States.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Fund may provide support for accompanying measures, complementing the provision of food and goods, contributing to the social inclusion of the most deprived persons, up to a maximum of 5 % of the total sum allocated to each operation.
Amendment 91 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
(9) The Commission and the Member States shall carry out their respective roles in relation to the Fund with the aim, placing greater emphasis ofn reducing the administrative burden for beneficiaries.
Amendment 106 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Fund for the period 2014-2020 shall be EUR 23 500 000 000 at 2011 prices, in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex II.
Amendment 115 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) an identification of and a justification for selecting the type(s) of material deprivation to be addressed under the operational programme and a description for each type of material deprivation addressed of the main characteristics and the objectives of the distribution of food or goods and the accompanying measures to be provided, having regard to the results of the ex ante evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 14;
Amendment 120 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the partner organisations and competent authorities;
Amendment 121 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 122 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 123 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 124 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Amendment 126 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Amendment 127 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Amendment 128 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point j – point i
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point j – point i
(i) a table specifying for each year in accordance with Article 18 the amount of the financial appropriation envisaged for support from the Fund and the co- financing in accordance with Article 18;
Amendment 130 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 132 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 133 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of the operational programme with this Regulation and its contribution to the objectives of the Fund, taking into account the ex ante evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 14.
Amendment 138 #
Amendment 139 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 140 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 141 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 142 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt the template for the annual implementation report, including the list of common indicators and for the final implementation report by means of implementing act. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 60(2).
Amendment 143 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission may address observations to a Member State concerning the implementation of the operational programme. The managing authority shall within three months inform the Commission of the corrective measures taken.
Amendment 144 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Amendment 148 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. 1. Member States shall provide the resources necessary for carrying out evaluations, and shall ensure that procedures are in place to produce and collect the data necessary for evaluations, including data related to the common indicators referred to in Article 11.
Amendment 149 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 152 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. During the programming period, the managingcompetent authority may carry out evaluations for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the operational programme.
Amendment 153 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 154 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may carry out, at its own initiative, evaluation of operational programmes where it has evidence suggesting any irregularity in their implementation.
Amendment 159 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The managingcompetent authority shall, in order to ensure transparency in the support of the Fund, maintain a list of operations supported by the Fund in CSV or XML format which shall be accessible through a website. TFor each operation supported, the list shall include at least information on the beneficiary name, its addresnumber of beneficiaries and the allocated amount of Union funding as well as the type of material deprivation addressed.
Amendment 163 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The managingcompetent authority shall inform beneficiaries of publication of the list of operations in accordance with paragraph 2. The managing authority shall provide information and publicity kits, including templates in electronic format, to help beneficiaries and partner organisations to meet their obligations as set out in paragraph 3.
Amendment 164 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. In processing personal data pursuant to this Article, the managingcompetent authority as well as the beneficiaries and partner organisations shall abide by all confidential data protection rules and comply with Directive 95/46/EC.
Amendment 165 #
Amendment 168 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The co-financing rate at the level of the operational programme shall not be higher than 85be 100 % of the public eligible expenditure.
Amendment 173 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 175 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 177 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 182 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Operations shall not be selected for support by the operational programme where they have been physically completed or fully implemented before the application for funding under the operational programme is submitted by the beneficiary to the managingcompetent authority, irrespective of whether all related payments have been made by the beneficiary.
Amendment 184 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The food and the goods for homeless persons or for childrenpersonal use by the end recipients may be purchased by the partner organisations themselves.
Amendment 188 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. That material assistance shall be distributed free of charge to the most deprived persons, or sold at a price no greater than 10% of the market price and not exceeding the distribution costs borne by the designated organisations.
Amendment 191 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the costs of purchasing food and basic consumer goods for the personal use of homeless persons or of childrenthe final beneficiaries;
Amendment 197 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where a public body purchases the food or basic consumer goods for the personal use of homeless persons or of childrenthe final beneficiaries and provides 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);
Amendment 202 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 206 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25a 1. Member States shall carry out administrative and physical checks to ensure that operational programmes are implemented in compliance with the applicable rules and shall establish the penalties applicable in the event of irregularities. 2. Member States shall fulfil the management, control and audit obligations and assume the resulting responsibilities laid down in the rules on shared management set out in the Financial Regulation and this Regulation. 3. Member States shall prevent, detect and correct irregularities and shall recover amounts unduly paid, together with any interest on late payments. 4. Member States shall establish and implement a procedure for the independent examination and resolution of complaints concerning the selection or implementation of operations cofinanced by the Fund.
Amendment 207 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26
Article 26
Amendment 208 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 210 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 212 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 214 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment 216 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31
Article 31
Amendment 218 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Article 32
Amendment 220 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 222 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 225 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. ManagingThe competent authority shall ensure that, in the case of grants to partner organisations, beneficiaries are provided with a flow sufficient to ensure proper implementation of the operations.
Amendment 226 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. ManagingThe competent authority shall ensure that the beneficiaries receive the total amount of public support as quickly as possible and in full and in any event before the inclusion of the corresponding expenditure in the payment application. No amount shall be deducted or withheld and no specific charge or other charge with equivalent effect shall be levied that would reduce these amounts for the beneficiaries.
Amendment 228 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. The certifyingompetent authority shall submit on a regular basis an application for interim payment covering amounts entered in its accounts as public support paid to beneficiaries in the accounting year ending 30 June.
Amendment 229 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. The certifyingompetent authority shall submit the final application for interim payment by 31 July following the end of the previous accounting year and, in any event, before the first application for interim payment for the next accounting year.
Amendment 230 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. The first application for interim payment shall not be made before the notification to the Commission of the designation of the managing authority and the certifyingcompetent authorityies in accordance to Article 32(1).
Amendment 231 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 233 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44
Article 44
Amendment 235 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the total amount of eligible expenditure entered into the accounts of the certifyingompetent authority as having been incurred and paid by beneficiaries in implementing operations, the total amount of public eligible expenditure incurred in implementing operations and the corresponding eligible public contribution which has been paid to beneficiaries;
Amendment 236 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The certifyingompetent authority may specify in the accounts a provision, which shall not exceed 5 % of the total expenditure in payment applications presented for a given accounting year, where the assessment of the legality and regularity of the expenditure is subject to an on-going procedure with the audit authority. The amount covered shall be excluded from the total amount of eligible expenditure referred to in paragraph 1(a). These amounts shall be definitively included in, or excluded from, the annual accounts of the following year.
Amendment 237 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48
Article 48
Amendment 239 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Amendment 241 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Amendment 243 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 4
Article 50 – paragraph 4
Amendment 245 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 5
Article 50 – paragraph 5
Amendment 247 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51
Article 51
Amendment 249 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52
Article 52
Amendment 251 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53
Article 53
Amendment 253 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
Article 54
Amendment 255 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55
Article 55
Amendment 257 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 259 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 261 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 264 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 a (new)
Article 60 a (new)
Article 60a The Commission shall take the necessary financial and regulatory measures, if need be through budgetary redeployment, early pre-financing or prolongation of Regulation (EC) No 121/2012, in order to ensure the continuity of the MDP from 2013 to 2014 in the event of delays in the implementation of this regulation.
Amendment 265 #
Amendment 44 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 59 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 63 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 70 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
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, should be assigned a zero emissions factor. .
Amendment 73 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 77 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
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.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 1 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7a – paragraph 6
Article 7a – paragraph 6
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.
Amendment 86 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7b – paragraph 3
Article 7b – paragraph 3
Amendment 90 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Amendment 118 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d
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 58%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
Amendment 120 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point e
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point e
Amendment 133 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 140 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -c
Article 2 – point 7 – point -c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 154 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex V
Annex V
Amendment 160 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII
Annex VIII
Amendment 162 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX
Annex IX
Amendment 54 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 107 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Amendment 131 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 184 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 3 #
2011/2310(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for effective crossborder coordination and cooperation between rail, seaports, inland ports, hinterland terminals and logistics, in order to develop a more sustainable transport system, including high-speed train lines; underlines the need to facilitate mobility between the Atlantic region and the other seaboards in order to guarantee territorial cohesion and continuity;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2310(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the benefits of the creation of a single European airspace in order to strengthen territorial cohesion via increased traffic between regional airports within the European Union, and therefore calls on the Commission to ensure the use of functional airspace blocks within the deadlines set to achieve this objective;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2310(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the improvement of the existing vessel monitoring systems and the conclusion of data-sharing agreements between competent authorities, in order to permit the identification and tracking of ships and fight threats such as crossborder crime, smuggling, illegal fishing and trafficking; stresses the importance of promoting the deployment and implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo), in order to cover search and rescue support systems in the Atlantic; recalls the need to ensure long-term financing by the European Union of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme, which contributes in particular to the prevention and management of maritime risks;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significantvital contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy andmeeting the objectives set by the Treaties for the CAP and the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy; whereas it can also help to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, and energy, including for the poorest members of society, and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
Amendment 49 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, on the one hand, only 6% of European farmers are aged under 35, and, on the other, 4.5 million farmers will retire in the next 10 years; whereas generational renewal should therefore be seen as one of the priority challenges for the future CAP,
Amendment 59 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Europe’s history has left it with a dense population spread across the whole of its territory; whereas this legacy represents an opportunity for Europe, in particular in terms of tourism, but also creates a need to maintain good environmental, economic and social conditions throughout Europe; whereas the agricultural sector is by far the best placed to take steps to achieve these objectives in rural areas,
Amendment 65 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the agricultural sector has a crucial role to play in the fight against climate change, in particular by reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions and by developing carbon storage in the form of the production of biomass from, for example, agri-materials,
Amendment 68 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises and market and price fluctuations in the agricultural sector in the future; whereas steps should be taken to ensure that these instruments are not only up to date and effective, but also flexible, so that they can be implemented quickly if necessary,
Amendment 73 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas although direct payments have made a vital contribution to meeting the objectives of the CAP, the arrangements for effecting them have shown themselves to be too rigid and abstract; whereas, against a background of increasing volatility, the European Union has no choice but to introduce more flexible arrangements to govern direct payments so that public spending can be brought more closely into line with economic realities,
Amendment 81 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the incorporation of general objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to consumer protection, environmental protection, climate protection, animal welfare and regional cohesion, is in principle to be welcomed but this must not jeopardise the competitiveness of European farmers and the continued viability of farming throughout Europe,
Amendment 96 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
Amendment 124 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments reserved for active farmers, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowanceincome support specifically for small farmers should not be excluded,
Amendment 150 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems are as rule being liberalised more by mult the liberalisation of trade systems is the result of political choices made at EU level and of the EU’s determination to open up trade by means of multilateral and bilateral negotiations (the Doha Round), and whereas in relation to imports from third countries environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied with,
Amendment 170 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas rural development is an important instrument of the CAP and whereas the new programmes should be geared even more strongly to the priority objectives of rural development and of farmers (employment, investment, competitiveness, the agricultural environment, water, climate change, innovationsupport for less favoured areas, water, climate change, biodiversity, innovation, farm start-ups and education),
Amendment 186 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the high food standards achieved in the European Union and EU citizens’ legitimate expectations, in particular as regards the environment and animal welfare, are public goods which generate additional costs for farmers which are not offset, or offset only in part, by market prices,
Amendment 204 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
Amendment 437 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a 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 regiona certain flexibility to be granted to Member States in this context;
Amendment 459 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 developmentbasic income support specific to small farmers, particularly in Member States where these farmers particularly help to stabilise rural areas; calls on the Commission to establish flexible and objective criteria for the status of small farmers to be defined by each Member State; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity but within a range decided at Community level, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their smallse farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 486 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a further simplification of the direct payment system, for example simplified transfer rules for payment entitlements in the event of non-activation, merging of minimum payment entitlements, simplification of the rules governing the national reserve and changes to gear them more to young farmers, who should be granted priority access when taking over a farm, or reduce them, depending on the transition to the regional/national single area payment, abolition of handwritten cattle registries, an effective and unbureaucratic monitoring system for both pillars and uniform penalties; considers that administrative systems which can be proven to be operating well should be looked upon favourably in the light of the scale of monitoring prescribed;
Amendment 494 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises that young farmers encounter start-up problems, such as high investment costs or difficulty in gaining access to land and credit; stresses the need to devise targeted measures for young farmers, including under the first pillar;
Amendment 510 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effeproved that it has a certain worth, particularly for crop product ion income and, as it permits greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain, island or very remote regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and, environmental and social drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013emiums linked to the desirability of maintaining types of production which are considered to be strategic may be retained after 2013, particularly suckler cow and sheep premiums;
Amendment 528 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated fortherefore for part of payments to remain wholly or partially coupled in order to finance measures to promote territorial coherencesion, promote support and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the, including production of bio-based materials, certain specond pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct paymentsific types of production or certain types of farming;
Amendment 557 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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 ofwelcomes, however, the Commission’s proposal to impose a ceiling on direct aid, taking account, in particular, of the intensity of family or waged employment, thus reinforcing the social legitimacy of the CAP; considers that these measures to impose ceilings should be provided with a Community framework but implemented by virtue of the subsidiarity principle; calls for the use of other instruments appropriate as a backup to the operations of large farmers;
Amendment 568 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Is aware, however, of the potential evasion strategies to which this measure could give rise on the part of certain farmers; calls on the Commission, therefore, also to study the feasibility of a system of degressivity of direct payments in relation to the size of holdings;
Amendment 577 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to provide support for grassland under the first pillar and to submit by 31 December 2016 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to multifunctionality and regional aspects (such as mountain areas, Nordic regions and extremely remote areas) and also dealing with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a moren efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land;
Amendment 591 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. 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; calls therefore for fair rewards for greening measures, particularly if their assignment to the first pillar is confirmed;
Amendment 607 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers, i.e. to professionals whose activities entail the mastery and pursuit of one or more of the steps required in a plant or animal biological cycle, and those whose activities are performed further to the act of production, who use an agricultural holding for this purpose or whose production emanates from a minimum of 50% of materials from an agricultural holding; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part-time) are classified as active farming;
Amendment 612 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the European Commission to study the feasibility of flexibility mechanisms for granting direct payments, which could come in three forms: at Community budget level, the carryover of CAP funds not used in a given year and their transfer to a new financial tool (crisis management rapid-response reserve fund); at sectoral level, the transfer of some direct aid between the plant and animal sectors at times of major crisis (mutual solidarity mechanism); at farmer level, the placing in reserve of some of the direct aid not used in a given year (precautionary savings, multiannual investment plan, etc);
Amendment 632 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an central element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attainedjustifies, within the framework of the new challenges and objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, special support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC) and beyond the already existing agri-environmental programs; welcomes in this regard the proposed greening of the CAP, which meets this goal by effectively recognizing the environmental services delivered by farmers; considers that this greening should be applied through simple measures, widespread and accessible to as many farmers as possible, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained; demands that the implementation of such measures is accompanied by a simplification of the cross-compliance rules; considers that farmers already participating to a great extent in agri-environmental programs should not be discriminated under the new system;
Amendment 652 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers therefore that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers thatas far as possible, should simplify the SPS scheme, avoid duplication of controls and the introduction of additional administrative procedures; also considers that the possibility of a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losseunder the greening component, should be studied; stresses that these measures will have to balance environmental and economic performance, be relevant from an agronomic point of view and provide appropriate incentives for farmers;
Amendment 672 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Consideralls 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 everywhereon the Commission to submit, as soon as possible, both the details of its proposed new scheme of direct payments as well as an impact assessment of the administrative and bureaucratic conditions related to the implementation of the greening component; observes that the greening should be pursued across Member States 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 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 payment; 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 proceduresthat are 100% EU- financed; considers that any recipient of these particular payments must implement a certain number of greening measures, chosen from a national or a regional list established by the Member State on the basis of a broader EU list; demands, in order to streamline the administrative procedures associated with these measures that all agricultural controls are, as far as possible, operated concomitantly;
Amendment 707 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls foronsiders that the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greeningwill be inextricably linked to the level of budgetary resources allocated to the CAP as a whole;
Amendment 719 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 739 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 769 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that thea slimmer CC system which has been simplified in response to the greening of the CAP should apply to all recipients of direct payments;
Amendment 776 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments19;
Amendment 802 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that CC should be restricted to monitoring for compliance with fundamental and recognised standards and standards closely related to farming, which lend themselves to systematictraightforward and perhaps recurrent monitoring;
Amendment 807 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC, and particularlywithout prejudice to the basic principles of food safety and traceability, and for a critical review of certain hygiene and animal marking standards;
Amendment 831 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that a pragmatic approach should be taken to the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retainvamped;
Amendment 846 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as anow play a role as a minimum safety net; takes the view, however, 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, cannot be termed market management tools, given the very low price levels at which they are now triggered;
Amendment 865 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dangers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at at Union, Member State and individual farm level;
Amendment 874 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of anyone element of insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who are responsible for risk preventionalso incumbent on farmers to take account of and anticipate risk; supports the Member States, in this context, in making national risk insurance instruments available to farmers;
Amendment 885 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that a multi-stage safety net comprising privateextended to cover all sectors, comprising a combination of tools such as private storage as part of a public-private policy mix, the expansion of public storage, public intervention, market disruption instruments and an emergency clause, would confer the greatest possible benefit; calls for private storage and public intervention to be permitted for specific sectorseven for an extended period where market disruptions are of limited duration; calls furthermore for a market disruption instrument and an emergency clause to be established for all sectors in common, making it possible for the Commission, under certain circumstances, in the event of crises to take action over a limited period which goes beyond the existing instruments;
Amendment 909 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that the use of these instruments which have been described should be triggered only by a political assessment by the EU legislaturefalls within the scope of the Commission’s executive powers, but that the latter must inform the European legislator without delay, by means of an urgent procedure to be established;
Amendment 917 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that, in view of the completely different conditions which exist in the individual sectors, differentiated sectoral solutions are preferable toshould be combined with across- the-board approaches;
Amendment 928 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
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 ofalls on the Commission to assess each year, in a pragmatic manner and in the light of the situation on the markets, the quotas eligible for intervention for all types of cereals, including wheat;
Amendment 944 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance (climate insurance, insurance against loss of income, etc.), futures contracts or even mutualisation funds, must be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO- compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
Amendment 958 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
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, stabilEndorses the Commission proposal to develop these risk management tools, as an adjunct to the existing instruments, and takes the view that incorporating them in the second pillar will make for flexibility in their implementation, in particular by virtue of the multiannual nature of the budget and the scope for tailoring the tools to the specific situation in each Member State; considers that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, within the exisation and prevention measuresng financing ceiling of the Member State concerned; considers that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;
Amendment 977 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors and incorporated into the risk prevention and management schemes;
Amendment 994 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish export refunds, albeit with the proviso that other trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line with WTO rules; calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system foremphasises that this offer by the EU should be made contingent on the entry into force of the Doha agreement and reciprocity on the part of the EU’s trading partners; should the offer lapse, calls for the EU to retain the legal instrument of export credits which complies with WTO rulefunds, although these should be activated only for a limited period and used only in the event of a serious, short-term crisis, as an adjunct to the intervention instruments;
Amendment 1019 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform be extended to 2020 in its existing form in order to develop a system for the subsequent period which can operate without quotas;
Amendment 1031 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether the current arrangement whereby the wine market organisation ban on planting is to expire should be maintained, in view of anticipated market trendsmaintain the planting rights currently granted under the single wine market organisation, in view of the specific nature of this sector;
Amendment 1038 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Observes that speculation in agricultural commodities should be combated; takes the view that coordinated international action is the only effective means of curbing such speculation; supports, in that connection, the proposal by the French Presidency of the G20 that the group should consider measures to combat the increasing volatility in the prices of agricultural raw materials; advocates a worldwide notification and coordinated action system for agricultural stocks; observes intended to provide food security; observes, therefore, that consideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commodities; emphasises that, if these objectives are to be achieved, storage capacities must be increased and market monitoring and surveillance instruments developed;
Amendment 1065 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and, innovation, structural improvement and competitiveness achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; supports greater orientation of the second pillar towards competitiveness and innovation; considers that aid measures under the second pillar which are not directly linked to agricultural or agri-food activities should be discontinued; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy, 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, particularly in the fields of innovation, modernisation and the development of investment; calls, therefore, for reinforcement of the mechanisms for facilitating the establishment and training of young farmers and hopes that implementation of those mechanisms will be made compulsory for all the Member States;
Amendment 1090 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Believes that in view of the rapid ageing of the European farming population, on the one hand, and the great economic development potential of young farmers, on the other, urgent assistance and alternative measures for young farmers will be decisive in making the sector innovative and dynamic, responding to social demands and helping to meet the three challenges of food security, territorial balance and natural resources;
Amendment 1113 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Advocates therefore maintroducaining targeted measures, to be decidcofinanced by the Member States in the second pillar, to help attain priority objectives of the EU (2020 Strategy); observes that these measures should be applied in addition to the basic programmes for greening of direct payments in the first pillar and that a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply; considers that the cofinancing rate applicable to each of those measures should be determined on the basis of impact assessments and detailed simulations;
Amendment 1159 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
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 appropriate; calls on the Commission to retainview the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas, bar mountain areas, in a manner combining, inter alia, bio-physical and socio-economic criteria;
Amendment 1191 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase of 25% in national cofinancing in the second pillar (top-up) should be possible; emphasises, however, that this possibility must not lead to a renationalisation of the CAP;
Amendment 1198 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation between Member States of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States and farmers require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing; emphasises that the discussions on the allocation of this funding should be indisociable from the discussions on the allocation funding under the first pillar; calls therefore on the Commission to establish, for the second pillar also, clear, objective and equitable criteria for the new allocation;
Amendment 1213 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Advocates that it should not be compulsory for national cofinancing to come from public funds; considers that at least 10 percentage points proportion (to be established) of any national cofinancing should nevertheless come from public funds;
Amendment 1238 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Stresses that development of the food quality policy, not least as regards geographical indications (AOP/IGP/STG), must be a priority axis of the CAP and that it must be deepened and strengthened to enable the EU to maintain its leading position in this field; considers that approval should be granted for the implementation of innovative instruments for the management, protection and promotion of quality products, enabling their harmonious development and ensuring they continue to make a major contribution to the sustainable growth and competitiveness of the European market;
Amendment 1242 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 b (new)
Paragraph 56 b (new)
56b. Considers it vital to maintain and develop the added value generated in rural areas in order to ensure their dynamism and viability; recommends, therefore, the creation of territorial supply-chain projects based on joint approaches, for any creative forms of production with added value, developing a link between the product and the area, and centring on economic and social development while taking into account the environmental or landscape value of the area in question;
Amendment 1245 #
Amendment 209 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) "monitoring and evaluation system": a general approach developed by the Commission and the Member States defining a limited number of common indicators relating to the baseline situation and the financial execution, outputs, and results, and impacts of the of the programmes; the system need not be exclusively metrics based, and such an approach can, where necessary and using appropriate methods, be replaced by a quality-based approach to programme outputs;
Amendment 219 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) “transaction cost”: a cost linked to a commitment but not directly attributable to its implementation; it may be calculated on a standard-cost basis;
Amendment 267 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The definitions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No […] [on direct payments] shall also apply for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 397 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) improving soil and pesticide management.
Amendment 432 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
(ea) securing and improving access to water and the management thereof;
Amendment 468 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States with regional or multiregional programmes may also submit for approval a national framework containing common elements for these programmes with or without a separate budgetary allocation.
Amendment 498 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) short supply chains. and local and regional production and sourcing;
Amendment 506 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) areas with special climate conditions or undergoing significant climate change;
Amendment 522 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) agriculture in peri-urban areas;
Amendment 546 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms and, short supply chains and local and regional production and sourcing, and areas with special climate conditions or undergoing significant climate change. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 574 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point viii
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) an appropriate approach has been defined laying down principles with regard to the setting of selection criteria for projects and local development strategies, which takes into account relevant targets. In this context Member States may provide for exclusive status to be granted or for priority to be given or for a higher support rate for operations undertaken collectively by groups of farmers;
Amendment 580 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) in relation to local development, a specific description of the coordination mechanisms between the local development strategies, the measure co- operation referred to in Article 36, the measure basic services and village renewal in rural areas referred to in Article 21 and, the support for non-agricultural activities in rural areas under the measure farm and business development in rural areas referred to in Article 20, and the measures for better synergies and better interconnection between rural and urban areas;
Amendment 610 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 613 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 624 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) a change in the EAFRD contribution rate of one or more measures;
Amendment 628 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii b (new)
(iib) a transfer of funds between measures implemented under different EAFRD contribution rates.
Amendment 664 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The training or other knowledge transfer and information action provider or coordinating body shall be the beneficiary of the support.
Amendment 700 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) consolidate action for setting up young farmers.
Amendment 776 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) voluntary agricultural product and farm certification schemes recognised by the Member States as meeting the Union best practice guidelines for the operation of voluntary certification schemes relating to agricultural products and foodstuffs and farms.
Amendment 791 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted as an annual incentive payment, the level of which shall be determined according to the level of the fixed costs arising from participation in supported schemes, for a maximum duration of five years. Support shall be paid annually on presentation of documents justifying the expenditure, but the producer shall make only one application for a five-year period.
Amendment 797 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Support shall be granted to producer organisations applying for the first time to participate in the quality schemes referred to in this article, so as to assist them in carrying out their preliminary technical studies (description of products, definition of specifications, etc.), market studies (marketing, product placement, prospecting for customers, etc.) and legal procedures (creation of quality mark management association, etc.).
Amendment 822 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve the overall performance of the agricultural holding or of the producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No […] [single CMO];
Amendment 851 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) are non -productive investments linked to the achievement of agri- and forest- environment commitments, water resources protection, 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.
Amendment 876 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligible, producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No […] [single CMO] and providers of agricultural services.
Amendment 912 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest has caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant agricultural potential.
Amendment 928 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) non-agricultural activities and the provision of agricultural services in rural areas;
Amendment 937 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in non-agricultural activities and the provision of agricultural services;
Amendment 948 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) annual payments for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 (hereafter "the small farmers scheme"), or small farmers in the outermost regions, who permanently transfer their holding to another farmer.
Amendment 978 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
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 and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises and such enterprises which provide agricultural services in rural areas.
Amendment 992 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
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 micro- and small enterprises providing agricultural services.
Amendment 1005 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be conditional on the submission of a business plan. Implementation of the business plan has to start within sixtwelve months from the date of the decision granting the aid.
Amendment 1028 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1041 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1052 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 1064 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1076 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1246 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Setting up of producer organisations and groups
Amendment 1247 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectorsorganisations recognised under Article 106 of [Single CMO] Regulation (EU) No [...] in the agriculture sector and of producer groups in the forestry sector, in particular for the purpose of:
Amendment 1299 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 1329 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made, even if existing environmentally- friendly practices are being preserved. The additional costs and income foregone shall be established in relation to practices deemed less environmentally friendly. These shall be those practices which the public authorities would have expected to be carried out over the whole of the area in question if there had been no payments. Where necessary they payments may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20 % of the premium paid for the agri- environment-climate commitments. Where commitments arcome undertaken by groups of farmers a collective action, the maximum level shall be 30 %.
Amendment 1358 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the commitments. Where commitments arcome undertaken by groups of farmers a collective action, the maximum level shall be 30 %.
Amendment 1391 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) impose major changes in type of land use, and/or major restrictions in farming practice resulting in aor the preservation of existing environmentally-friendly practices resulting in a comparatively significant loss of income.
Amendment 1407 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Additional costs and income foregone shall be calculated in comparison to areas which are not affected by natural or other specific constraints, taking into account payments pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012.
Amendment 1513 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) promotion activities in a local context relating to the development of short supply chains and, local markets; and products with quality schemes;
Amendment 1550 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial contributions, paid directly to farmers, to premiums for crop, animal and plant insurance against economic losses caused by adverse climatic events and animal or plant diseases or pest infestation;
Amendment 1561 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds to pay financial compensations to farmers, for economic losses caused by the outbreak of an animal or plant diseasedisease or of organisms harmful to animals or plants or an environmental incident;
Amendment 1580 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to income insurance tools and mutual funds, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
Amendment 1600 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
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. The measurement of the extent of the loss caused may also be tailored to the specific characteristics of each type of product using: (a) biological indexes (quantity of biomass loss) or equivalent yield loss indexes established at farm, local, regional or national level, or (b) weather indexes (quantity of rainfall, temperature, etc) established at local, regional or national level.
Amendment 1603 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where the guarantee referred to in paragraph 1 is included in insurance cover that also covers other risks, the proportion of the premium corresponding to the guarantee referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible for aid under Article 37(1)(a).
Amendment 1607 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – title
Article 39 – title
Mutual funds for animal and plant diseases or organisms harmful to animals or plants and environmental incidents
Amendment 1736 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1781 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
(b) for the preparation and implementation of an action plan containing at leastwhich may contain the following:
Amendment 1799 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 1808 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 1818 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 1826 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
Amendment 1837 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60
Amendment 1873 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) creating added value by better linking research and farming practice and encouraging the development of pilot projects and the wider use of available innovation measures;
Amendment 1941 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 505% of the eligible public expenditure in the other regions.
Amendment 1958 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) 75% for measures covered by Articles 29 to 31.
Amendment 1962 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
(ab) 75% for measures covered by Articles 37 to 40.
Amendment 2110 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 – Title
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 – Title
Short and regional supply chains:
Amendment 2113 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Areas with specific climate conditions or undergoing significant climate change Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints Agri-environment operations Cooperation Investment in physical assets Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
Amendment 2115 #
2011/0282(COD)
Agriculture in peri-urban areas Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Cooperation Setting up producer groups Investments in non-agricultural activities Farm and business development Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services
Amendment 460 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The consumption of fruit and vegetables and milk products amongst children should be encouraged, including by durably increasing the share of those products in the diets of children at the stage when their eating habits are being formed. Not only should Union aid to finance or co-finance the supply to children in educational, pre-school and extracurricular establishments of such products should therefore be promoted: so, specifically in the case of vegetables, should Union aid to help improve the image and perception of fresh vegetables both among children and in their families in order to encourage their consumption.
Amendment 531 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94 a (new)
Recital 94 a (new)
(94a) However, the implementation of international agreements should not depart from the principle of reciprocity, particularly with regard to tariffs, health, plant health, the environment and animal welfare, and it should be carried out so as to ensure strict compliance with the mechanisms for entry prices, specific additional duties and compensatory levies.
Amendment 897 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the supply to children in educational establishments, including nurseries, other pre-school establishments, primary and secondary schools, of products of the fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and bananas sectors, and, with regard to fresh vegetables, awareness- raising activities to improve the image of vegetables in the target group; and
Amendment 1012 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) environmental measures and methods of production respecting the environment, including organic farming, particularly relating to water, and methods of production, manufacture and processing that respect the environment, including organic farming, sustainable farming and integrated production;
Amendment 1751 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) contributing to the management of by-products and of waste.
Amendment 1759 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) concern products or groups of products not covered by a previously recognised interbranch organisation.
Amendment 1774 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 a (new)
Article 108 a (new)
Amendment 1780 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 a (new)
Article 109 a (new)
Article 109a Role of groups 1. In order to improve and stabilise the operation of the market in products which have been assigned a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication pursuant to the EU Regulation on agricultural product quality schemes [2010/0353 (COD)], producer Member States may, except in the case of the milk and dairy products sector and the winegrowing sector, lay down marketing rules to regulate supply, in particular by implementing decisions taken by the groups referred to in Article 42 of the EU Regulation on agricultural product quality schemes [2010/0353 (COD)]. 2. Such rules shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and: (a) only cover the regulation of supply and aim to bring the supply of the product into line with demand; (b) not be made binding for a renewable period exceeding of five years of marketing; (c) shall not relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the product concerned; (d) must not allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or by way of recommendation; (e) shall not render unavailable an excessive proportion of the product concerned that would otherwise be available;
Amendment 1794 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) accounts in the case of interbranch organisations for a significant share of the economic activities referred to in Article 108(1)(a) under the conditions laid down by the Member State.
Amendment 349 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) a voluntary simplified scheme for small farmers;
Amendment 357 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
Amendment 366 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
– rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes, including the use of domestic equidae except for entertainment-related activities,
Amendment 374 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
– maintaining the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation without any particular preparatory action going beyond traditional agricultural methods and machineries, or, that maintenance entailing, in the case of agricultural areas naturally kept in such a state, a minimum activity to be established by the Member States;
Amendment 378 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Amendment 405 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) "arable land" means land cultivated for crop production or areas available for crop production, including temporary grassland, but laying fallow, including areas set aside in accordance with Articles 22, 23 and 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, with Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], irrespective of whether or not that land is under greenhouses or under fixed or mobile cover;(
Amendment 496 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. For each Member State and each year, the national ceiling comprising the total value of all allocated entitlements, of the national reserve and of the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 3329(5b), 35, 37 and 39 shall be as set out in Annex II.
Amendment 775 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 793 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. All amounts deducted by way of implementation of this Article shall remain in the Member State or region where it was deducted, and may, at the discretion of the Member State or region, be used for the purpose of the national reserve or for rural development programming. Where a Member State or region chooses to allocate funds from capping to rural development programming, co-financing rules shall apply.
Amendment 800 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 (a) Where a producer organization recognized under Article 106 of Regulation (EU) No [...] [single CMO] requests and receives direct payments on behalf of its members and on their behalf, the calculation applying the reduction and the ceiling shall take into account the number of producer members of the producer organization concerned.
Amendment 869 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 883 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 889 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 910 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be set in accordance with Articles 3329 (5b), 35, 37 and 39. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
Amendment 1267 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shallAn additional payment shall be granted to farmers who observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practisces beneficial for the climate and the environment:
Amendment 1383 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The holdings where at least 80% of the area consists of permanent grassland and pasture and which meet the requirement referred to in paragraph 1(b) need not comply with the requirements referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (c).
Amendment 1402 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. During the first two years of application of this regulation, farmers shall be required to apply only one of the three agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment referred to in this Chapter.
Amendment 1413 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Farmers who enter their holding in a recognised national scheme of environmental value shall benefit from the payment referred to in this Chapter, subject to the specific approval of the Commission.
Amendment 1467 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The equivalence schemes referred to in Chapters 3a and 4 shall on no account lead to any form of double payment.
Amendment 1471 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The additional payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared acc proportion of the direct payments annually received by the holding, excluding payments provided ford ing to Article 26(1), the amounts 34, 36 and 38 of wthich shall be calculated annually by dividing the amount resulting from the application of Article 33(1) by the total number of eligible hectares declared in the Member State concerned accs Regulation. In order to finance the additional payment referred to in paragraph 1, the proportion provided ford ing to Article 26he first paragraph shall be set at 30 %.
Amendment 1495 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall be empowered, in accordance with Article 55, to adopt delegated acts laying down simplified rules on cross-compliance for farmers who are benefiting from the payment referred to in this Chapter.
Amendment 1524 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 320 hectares and is not entirelyat least 80 % of its area is not 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 three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land, with the exception of temporary grassland, which shall not be subject to a maximum limitation.
Amendment 1552 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The first paragraph shall not apply: – when the holding can demonstrate a favourable agronomic balance over all cultivated land; or – when the holding practises mixed cropping/rearing and can show an animal production unit adding to the value of the holding’s crops. For holdings where the land temporarily under grass or under a leguminous crop represents at least 10 % of the cultivated land, the requirement shall be reduced to two different crops.
Amendment 1586 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down the definition of ‘crop’ and ‘agronomic balance’ and the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.
Amendment 1607 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1629 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1645 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
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. Member States shall ensure that the ratio referred to in paragraph 1 does not decrease to the detriment of areas under permanent grassland and pasture by more than 10 % by comparison with the ratio for the previous year as referred to in paragraph 3a (hereinafter referred to as the ‘reference ratio’).
Amendment 1669 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
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 modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of lanratio referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established each year on the basis of the areas declared by the farmers for the year concerned.
Amendment 1680 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The reference ratio shall be established as follows: (a) the areas under permanent grassland and pasture shall be the areas declared by farmers as being used for that purpose in 2010; (b) the total agricultural area shall be the total agricultural area declared by farmers in 2010.
Amendment 1683 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Overall ratio of permanent grassland and pasture 1. Should it be established that the ratio referred to in Article 31(1) is decreasing, the Member State concerned shall require farmers not to convert areas under permanent grassland and pasture to other uses without prior authorisation. 2. Should it be established that the requirement referred to in Article 31(2) cannot be met, the Member State concerned, in addition to the measures to be taken pursuant to paragraph 1 at national and regional level, shall require farmers who have areas which had been under permanent grassland and pasture and were then converted to other uses to reconvert them into permanent grassland and pasture.
Amendment 1712 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 73.5 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as. This area may include land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1751 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
These areas may also include permanent grassland and pasture and areas down to crops which offer an intrinsic environmental benefit, such as flax, hemp, lucerne or protein crops. However, such areas may not count for more than half the minimum percentage set in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1775 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Some ecological focus areas shall be weighted so that, on the basis of their ecological significance, an equivalent area greater than that actually covered by the element concerned may be taken into account. This weighting shall be laid down in Annex IVa.
Amendment 1783 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the minimum percentage shall be reduced to 2 % in cases where groups of farmers establish continuous, adjacent ecological focus areas.
Amendment 1790 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
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 thatdraw up the list of crops offering an intrinsic environmental benefit, as referred to in the third subparagraph of paragraph 1.
Amendment 1823 #
Amendment 1825 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1851 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1862 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set out the corresponding ceiling for the payment referred to in this Chapter on a yearly basisarrangements for Article 29(5) of this Chapter. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
Amendment 1954 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) who are less than 40 years of age at the moment of submitting the application referred to in point (a)etting up an agricultural holding for the first time as referred to in point (a). Member States may lay down additional objective and non- discriminatory criteria.
Amendment 1957 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) legal persons one or more of whose members meet the criteria laid down in point a).
Amendment 2023 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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 ;
Amendment 2087 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the voluntary coupled support, Member States may decide, by 1 August of the year preceding the first year of implementation of such support, to use up to 15 % of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 2096 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The percentage of the national ceiling referred to in paragraph 1 shall be increased by three percentage points for those Member States which decide to use at least 3 % of their national ceiling as defined in Annex II in order to support the production of protein crops under this Chapter.
Amendment 2102 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2133 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2156 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39a Optional additional national support 1. Member States which decide to introduce voluntary coupled support in the suckler cow sector in accordance with Article 38 may grant an additional national premium to farmers to top up the coupled support they receive for the same calendar year. 2. Member States shall notify farmers of the conditions governing the award of this additional national support at the same time as and using the same arrangements as for the notification of the coupled support.
Amendment 2290 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IVa Weighting of the ecological focus areas referred to in Article 32 Topographical features // Equivalent value as ecological focus area (EFA) Permanent grassland, heathland, droves, alpine pasture, summer grazing situated in Natura 2000 sites // 1 ha of grassland in Natura 2000 site = 2 ha of EFA Buffer strips adjacent to water courses, permanently grassed buffer strips away from water courses (width of the buffer strips = 5 metres) // 1 ha of area = 2 ha of EFA Permanent fallows (excluding industrial set aside) in strips between 10 and 20 metres wide // 1 ha of fallow = 1 ha of EFA Honey fallows // 1 ha of area = 2 ha of EFA Wildlife fallows (including floral fallows) // 1 ha of area = 1 ha of EFA Areas of grassland on which grazing is prohibited and which have been withdrawn from production (grassland in 5 to 10 metre strips which are not mown or grazed and which are conducive to the growth of bushes and brambles) // 1 metre of length = 100 m2 of EFA Orchards // 1 ha of orchard = 5 ha of EFA Bogs // 1 ha of bog = 20 ha of EFA Hedges // 1 linear metre = 100 m2 of EFA Rows of trees // 1 linear metre = 10 m2 of EFA Single trees // 1 tree = 50 m2 of EFA Edges of woods, copses, groups of trees // 1 metre of edge = 100 m2 of EFA Edges of fields: strips with natural or planted cover distinguishable with the naked eye from the cultivated parcel to which it is adjacent, with a width of between 1 and 5 metres, situated between two parcels, a parcel and a track or path or between a parcel and the edge of a wooded area // 1 ha of area = 1 ha of EFA Ditches, streams, irrigation channels, dykes, sinkholes, rocky outcrops // 1 linear metre or metre of perimeter = 10 m2 of EFA Ponds, natural pools // 1 metre of perimeter = 100 m2 of EFA Low walls, terrace walls, rock piles, traditional small rural structures // 1 metre of wall or perimeter = 50 m2 of EFA Certain types of heathland, droves, alpine pasture and summer grazing defined at local level; certain types of permanent grassland defined at local level (for example wet grassland, coastal grassland, etc.) // 1 ha of grassland = 1 ha of EFA ‘Other environments’, all areas which have not received inputs (fertilisers and treatments) and have not been worked for at least 5 years (for example ruins, dolines, gradient changes, etc.) // 1 linear metre = 10 m2 of EFA; 1 ha of area = 1 ha of EFA.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive- amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to Directive 1999/32/EC the Commission is to report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Directive and to table any proposals for amendments, in particular as regards the reduction of sulphur limits for marine fuel in SOx Emission Control Areas (SECAs), taking account of work withinrdance with the work of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Amendment 18 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive- amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is also important that the Commission assess the consequences of ensuring compliance by the sector on the basis of reports drawn up by the Member States, in order to permit the upstream planning of appropriate accompanying measures, particularly by carrying out studies on the availability of fuels, their prices, the risks of a retrograde modal switch and the impact of the measures of this directive on all economic operators in the maritime transport sector. The results of this study would make it possible to clarify the Commission’s proposals on the deployment of its toolbox in practice and the implementation of the arrangements for sustainable water transport.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive- amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The revised Annex VI to MARPOL introduces, inter alia, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in SECAs (1.00% as of 1 July 2010 and 0.10% as of 1 January 2015) as well as in sea areas outside SECAs (3.5% as of 1 January 2012 and, in principle, 0.50% as of 1 January 2020). Most Member States are obliged to require ships to use fuel with maximum 1.00% sulphur content in SECAs as of 1 July 2010 based on their international commitments. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC should be aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL. In order to ensure a minimum quality of fuel ucomply with the sulphur content limits sedt by ships either for fuel or technology based complianthe IMO and the dates for their entry into force, marine fuel the sulphur content of which exceeds the general standard of 3.5 % by mass should not be allowed for use or placing on the market in the Union only on vessels equipped with a flue gas cleaning system.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive- amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
Amendment 28 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive- amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Passenger ships operate mostly in ports or close to coastal areas and their impacts on human health and the environment are significant. Those ships are required to use marine fuel with the same maximum sulphur content as is applicable in SECAs (1.5%). Given that stricter sulphur standards will apply in SECAs, it is justified by the need to improve air quality around ports and coasts in the non-SECA territories that the same standards apply to passenger ships. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships wshould be delayed by 5 yearsbased on a full impact assessment, taking account in particular of the risk of a modal switch and the possibility of using alternative methods, such as equipping passenger ships with flue gas cleaning systems, in order to avoid potentialforeseeable problems with fuel availability and any difficulties with implementation.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to Directive 1999/32/EC the Commission is to report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Directive and to table any proposals for amendments, in particular as regards the reduction of sulphur limits for marine fuel in SOx Emission Control Areas (SECAs), taking account ofin line with work within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Amendment 33 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is also important that the Commission assess the consequences of ensuring compliance by the sector on the basis of reports drawn up by the Member States, in order to permit the upstream planning of appropriate accompanying measures, particularly by carrying out studies on the availability of fuels, their prices, the risks of a retrograde modal switch and the impact of the measures of this directive on all economic operators in the maritime transport sector. The results of this study would make it possible to clarify the Commission’s proposals on the deployment of its toolbox in practice and the implementation of the arrangements for sustainable water transport.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The revised Annex VI to MARPOL introduces, inter alia, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in SECAs (1.00% as of 1 July 2010 and 0.10% as of 1 January 2015) as well as in sea areas outside SECAs (3.5% as of 1 January 2012 and, in principle, 0.50% as of 1 January 2020). Most Member States are obliged to require ships to use fuel with maximum 1.00% sulphur content in SECAs as of 1 July 2010 based on their international commitments. In order to ensure coherence with international law as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC should be aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL. In order to ensure a minimum quality of fuel ucomply with the sulphur content limits sedt by ships either for fuel or technology based complianthe IMO and the dates for their entry into force, marine fuel the sulphur content of which exceeds the general standard of 3.5 % by mass should not be allowed for use or placing on the market in the Union only on vessels equipped with a flue gas cleaning system.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) However, given the risk that the reduction to 0.1% in 2015 might lead to a modal switch for some intra-EU traffic, Member States should be allowed the option of requesting, in the context of the IMO, exemptions for a limited area and time, with a view to facilitating the use of alternative methods of emissions reduction.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point (b)
Article 1 – point 2 – point (b)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 2 – point 3 m
Article 2 – point 3 m
'3m. emission abatement method means any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship or other procedure, alternative fuel, or compliance method, used as an alternative to low sulphur marine fuel meeting the requirements set out in this Directive, that is verifiable, quantifiable and enforceable;'
Amendment 53 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Passenger ships operate mostly in ports or close to coastal areas and their impacts on human health and the environment are significant. Those ships are required to use marine fuel with the same maximum sulphur content as is applicable in SECAs (1.5%). Given that stricter sulphur standards will apply in SECAs, it is justified by the need to improve air quality around ports and coasts in the non-SECA territories that the same standards apply to passenger ships. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 yearsneeds to be based on a full impact assessment. This assessment should take account of the cost-benefit ratio throughout the logistics chain, particularly the costs of refining, of investment in new technologies, and of producing sulphur-free fuels. It should also take into account the risk of a modal shift and the option of using alternative methods, such as equipping passenger ships with flue gas cleaning systems, in order to avoid potentialredictable problems with fuel availability and any implementing difficulties.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 3a
Article 3a
Member States shall ensure that marine fuels are not used or placed on the market within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 3.5 % by mass.'
Amendment 62 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – last subparagraph
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – last subparagraph
This paragraph shall apply to all vessels of all flags, including vessels whose journey began outside the Union, except for vessels exempted under Annex VI of MARPOL'.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – point (b)
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – point (b)
b) 0.50% as from 1 January 2020, or as from 1 January 2025, depending on the IMO’s decision following its assessment of the availability of marine fuels to comply with the maximum sulphur content of 0.50% by mass, referred to in Regulation 14(8) of Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Article 1 – point 6 – point (c)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the decision of the IMO and of Article 9a of this Directive concerning the date from which the sulphur standard laid down in point (b) of this paragraph applies. Based on the assessment by the IMO of the availability of marine fuel to comply with the maximum sulphur content of fuel of 0.50% by mass, referred to in Regulation 14(8) of Annex VI of MARPOL, this date shall be 1 January 2020 or 1 January 2025.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (d)
Article 1 – point 6 – point (d)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 4a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
'The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a of this Directive concerning the designation ofinclusion in this Directive of new sea areas as SOx Emission Control Areas on the basis of the decision ofcreated by the IMO in accordance with Regulation 14(3)(2) of Annex VI to MARPOL.'
Amendment 79 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (e)
Article 1 – point 6 – point (e)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 4 – point (d)
Article 4 a – paragraph 4 – point (d)
Amendment 83 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6 – point (e)
Article 1 – point 6 – point (e)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 5
Article 4 a – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall require the correct completion of ships' logbooks, including fuel-changeover operations, as a condition of ships' entry into Union portsnd, in the event of failure to comply with this requirement, shall adopt appropriate and proportionate sanctions in accordance with Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control.
Amendment 84 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
da) permit a ship that does not comply with the provisions of this Directive to benefit from the measures under paragraphs 2.2. and 2.3 of Regulation18, if the conditions listed in paragraph 2.1 are met;
Amendment 92 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – point 2
Article 4 c – point 2
2. Ships using the emission abatement methods referred to in paragraph 1 shall continuously achieve reductions of sulphur dioxide emissions that are at least equivalent to the reductions that would be achieved by using marine fuels that meet the requirements of Articles 4a and 4b. The sulphur dioxide emissions resulting from the use of the emission abatement methods shall not exceed the limit values set out in Annex 1.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 3
Article 4 c – paragraph 3
3. The emission abatement methods referred to in paragraph 1 shall comply with the criteria specified in the instruments referred to in Annex 2.1, unless superseded or supplemented by the criteria set out in Annex 2.2.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – introductory wording
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – introductory wording
Amendment 97 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 2 – point 3 m
Article 2 – point 3 m
3m. emission abatement method means any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship or other procedure, alternative fuel, or compliance method, used as an alternative to low sulphur marine fuel meeting the requirements set out in this Directive, that is verifiable, quantifiable and enforceable;
Amendment 97 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – final subparagraph
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – final subparagraph
The Commission shall also take into account, inter alia, scientific and technological progress as well as the relevant instruments and standards adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 9 – point (a)
Article 1 – point 9 – point (a)
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b)
b) sampling and analysis of the sulphur content of marine fuel for onboard combustion contained in tanks and in sealed bunker samples on board ships;
Amendment 103 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 3 a
Article 3 a
Member States shall ensure that marine fuels are not used or placed on the market within their territory if their sulphur content exceeds 3.5 % by massif their sulphur content exceeds 3.5 % by mass, except in vessels equipped with a flue gas cleaning system.
Amendment 110 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/32/EC
Annex 2– paragraph 2 – point 2
Annex 2– paragraph 2 – point 2
document thoroughly that any waste streams discharged into the sea, including enclosed ports, harbours and estuaries have no significant negative impacts on and do not pose risks to human health and the environment.eleted
Amendment 116 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall apply to all vessels of all flags, including vessels whose journey began outside the Union, in accordance with the exemption mechanisms contained in Annex VI of MARPOL.
Amendment 124 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 0.50 % as from 1 January 2020, or as from 1 January 2025, depending on the IMO’s decision following its assessment of the availability of marine fuels to comply with the maximum sulphur content of 0.50% by mass, referred to in Regulation 14, paragraph 8 of Annex VI to the MARPOL Convention.
Amendment 132 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the decision of the IMO and with Article 9a of this Directive concerning the date from which the sulphur standard laid down in point (b) of this paragraph applies. Based on the assessment by the IMO of the availability of marine fuel to comply with the maximum sulphur content of fuel of 0.50% by mass, referred to in Regulation 14(8) of Annex VI of MARPOL, this date shall be 1 January 2020 or 1 January 2025.
Amendment 138 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point d
Article 1 – point 6 – point d
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 2
Article 4 a – paragraph 2
'The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a of this Directive concerning the designation ofinclusion in this Directive of new sea areas as SOx Emission Control Areas on the basis of the decision ofcreated by the IMO in accordance with Regulation 14(3)(2) of Annex VI to MARPOL.
Amendment 147 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 4 a – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) 1% as from 1 January 2015. 0.5% as from 1 January 2020. On the basis of a holistic, in-depth impact assessment, the Commission shall submit, no later than 1 January 2018, a proposal seeking to reduce this content to 0.10 % as from 1 January 20205.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 5
Article 4 a – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall require the correct completion of ships' logbooks, including fuel-changeover operations, as a condition of ships' entry into Union portsnd, in the event of failure to comply with this requirement, shall adopt appropriate and proportionate sanctions in accordance with Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control.
Amendment 155 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Article 4 a – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
(da) permit a ship that does not comply with the provisions of this Directive to benefit from the measures under paragraphs 2.2. and 2.3 of Regulation18, if the conditions listed in paragraph 2.1 are met;
Amendment 168 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 2
Article 4 c – paragraph 2
2. Ships using the emission abatement methods referred to in paragraph 1 shall continuously achieve reductions of sulphur dioxide emissions that are at least equivalent to the reductions that would be achieved by using marine fuels that meet the requirements of Articles 4a and 4b. The sulphur dioxide emissions resulting from the use of the emission abatement methods shall not exceed the limit values set out in Annex 1.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 3
Article 4 c – paragraph 3
3. The emission abatement methods referred to in paragraph 1 shall comply with the criteria specified in the instruments referred to in Annex 2.1, unless superseded or supplemented by the criteria set out in Annex 2.2.
Amendment 173 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a and with the relevant standards and instruments adopted by the IMO, concerning:
Amendment 176 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall also take into account, inter alia, scientific and technological progress as well as the relevant instruments and standards adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.
Amendment 185 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) sampling and analysis of the sulphur content of marine fuel for onboard combustion contained in tanks and in sealed bunker samples on board ships;
Amendment 205 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/32/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 35 #
Amendment 10 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Compulsory origin labelling provides valuable information for consumers and enables producers to increase the value of their product. Compulsory origin labelling should therefore be extended, particularly in the light of what is, in principle, laid down in the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers1. ________ 1 COM(2008)0040.
Amendment 11 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The application of standards for the marketing of agricultural products can contribute to improving the economic conditions for the production and marketing as well as the quality of such products. The application of such standards is therefore in the interest of producers, traders and consumers. In order to bring about these economic and qualitative improvements, this Regulation and its implementing regulations should include all the provisions concerning specific standards currently in force, including those relating to indications of origin, additional requirements for the marketing of fruit and vegetables, and the content of standards on meat from bovine animals aged 12 months or less, milk and milk products, spreadable fats, eggs and poultrymeat, hops and honey.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 1
Article 112 e - paragraph 1
1. In order to take account of the expectations of consumers and to contribute to the improvement of the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products as well as to their quality, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt marketing standards by sector or product referred to in Article 112a, at all stages of the marketing, as well as derogations and exemptions from the application of such standards in order to adapt to the constantly changing market conditions, to the evolving consumer demands, as well as in order to take account of developments in relevant international standards and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation. However, the Commission’s power to adopt modifications, derogations and exemptions shall not apply to the substance of Annex XIIc.
Amendment 28 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 112 e - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to satisfy consumers’ expectations in terms of transparency and information regarding the origin of agricultural products and food, the indication of origin shall be compulsory. This shall be understood to mean: – in the case of raw products: the place of cultivation or rearing, – in the case of processed products: the place of origin of the main raw material and of the raw material which gives the product a specific characteristic if the producer particularly emphasises one or more raw material(s). This information shall be marked clearly on the product and shall, as appropriate, comprise the words ‘originates outside the EU’ or ‘originates within the EU’, accompanied by the name of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point j
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point j
Amendment 76 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 f - paragraph 3
Article 112 f - paragraph 3
3. In order to adapt to evolving consumer demands, and in order to take technical progress into account and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt any necessary modification, derogation or exemptionsupplementary specifications relating to the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex XIIa.
Amendment 78 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112g
Article 112g
In order to take into accountview of the specificity of each product or sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt a tolerance for each specific standard beyond which the entire batch of products will be considered as not respecting the standard. This tolerance defined on the basis of thresholds shall not alter the intrinsic characteristics of the product and shall apply only to minor criteria such as classification, weight and size. This tolerance shall not apply to products not suitable for human consumption.
Amendment 81 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 g, paragraph 2
Article 112 g, paragraph 2
Member States may adopt or maintain additional national legislation on products covered by a Union standard, provided that these provisions are consistent with Union law, particularly concerning compliance with the principle of the free movement of goods.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 h - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Article 112 h - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 2
Where there are no methods and rules recommended and published by the OIV, corresponding methods and rules shall be adopted by the Commission asin accordance with the procedure referred to in point(g) of Article 112e(2)oa.
Amendment 93 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 l
Article 112 l
In order to take account of the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries and of the special character of some agricultural products, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, define the conditions under which imported products are considered as providing an equivalent level of compliance with the Union requirements concerning marketing standards and which allow for measures derogating from Article 112dmeeting the standards of the Union, and determine the rules relating to the application of the marketing standards to products exported from the Union.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 n
Article 112 n
Member States shall carry out checks,. In the case of imported products, these checks shall be performed before they are placed on the market. The checks shall be based on a risk analysis, in order to verify whether products conform to the rules laid down in this Section and shall apply administrative penalties as appropriate.
Amendment 97 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 n - paragraph 2
Article 112 n - paragraph 2
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the methods and rules referred to in Article 112h(1), second subparagraph. The implementing acts in question may only be adopted if the committee referred to in Article 196b has delivered an opinion.
Amendment 104 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 5 a (new)
Article 1 - point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 118 y - paragraph 3 - point a
Article 118 y - paragraph 3 - point a
5a. Article 118y(3)(a) shall be replaced by the following: "(a) where a traditional expression referred to in Article 118u(1)(a) appears on the label in accordance with the legislation of a Member State or the specifications referred to in Article 118c of this Regulation;”
Amendment 105 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 5a (new)
Article 1 - point 5a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 184
Article 184
5a. In Article 184, the following point 9 is added: 9) to the European Parliament and the Council, by 31 December 2012, on the possibilities of establishing specific standards for pigmeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat. This report shall outline the relevant provisions which the Commission intends to propose by means of delegated acts.
Amendment 106 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 5 b (new)
Article 1 - point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 123 a (new)
Article 123 a (new)
Amendment 107 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 6
Article 1 - point 6
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 196a - paragraph 1
Article 196a - paragraph 1
1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time. Before beginning any procedure to adopt a delegated act under this Regulation, the Commission shall inform the representatives of the sectors concerned. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and, to the Council. and to the representatives of the sectors concerned.
Amendment 109 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 6
Article 1 - point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 196 a - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
Article 196 a - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
3. The European Parliament andor the Council may object to the delegated act within a period of twohree months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council this period shall be extended by one month.
Amendment 118 #
2010/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Annex XII d
Annex XII d
Amendment 71 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 74 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
Article 3 – point 2
2) Group: ‘group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of producers oroperators who produce, process ors working with the sam produce and process the product;
Amendment 84 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – point 6 a (new)
6a) ‘production step’ means one of the following: production, processing or preparation.
Amendment 87 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
(iii) the production steps, processing and preparation of which all take place in the defined geographical area;
Amendment 98 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint iii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint iii
(iii) at least one of the essential production steps of which take place in the defined geographical area.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 102 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. In order to take into account the specificities related to certain sectors or areas, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt restrictions and derogations regarding the: – specific steps ofin production which shallthat must take place in the defined geographical area, or regarding the sourcing of raw material– the localisation of certain steps in production in the defined geographical area, or – the sourcing of raw materials; These restrictions and derogations shall, on the basis of objective criteria, take into account quality, usage and recognised know-how, specific natural factors and the development of disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A designation shall in all events be registered: – where a trade mark is registered as an exclusive geographical name, contains a geographical name, or evokes one using adjectives and derivatives, or – where a trademark has been registered as an extension under different categories of a principal trademark, but is not being used or is being used by a smaller group than the one applying for the designation.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) evidence that the product originates in the defined geographical area referred to in point (a) or (b) of Article 5(1) and 5(3) ;
Amendment 111 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to help preserve the quality and reputation of products, the product specification may contain special measures to protect natural resources or the countryside in the areas of production, or to improve animal welfare.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
A Member State may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection to a name, or agree to an amendment to the product specification, under this Regulation at national level, with effect from the date on which an application is lodged with the Commission.
Amendment 122 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 54, lay down the form and content of the register. The register shall contain, at a minimum, the single document, the product specification and the Commission acts of approval.
Amendment 123 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications may be used by any operator marketing a product conforming to the corresponding specification and control plan.
Amendment 132 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) any direct or indirect commercial use of a registered name in respect of products or services not covered by the registration insofar as those products or services are comparable to the products registered under that name or insofar as using the name exploits the reputation of the protected name, including when they are used as ingredients;
Amendment 143 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
1. Where a designation of origin or a geographical indication is registered under this Regulation, the registration ofapplication to register a trade mark the use of which would contravene Article 13 and which relates to a same type of product shall be refused if theat application for registration of the trade mark is submitted after the date of submission of the registration application to the CommissionMember State concerned.
Amendment 144 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to Article 6(4), a trade mark the use of which contravenes Article 13 which has been applied for, registered, or established by use, if that possibility is provided for by the legislation concerned, in good faith within the territory of the European Union, before the date on which the application for protection of the designation of origin or geographical indication is submitted to the CommissionMember State concerned, may continue to be used and renewed for that product notwithstanding the registration of a designation of origin or geographical indication, provided that no grounds for its invalidity or revocation exist under Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark or under Directive 2008/95/EC. In such cases, the use of the protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication shall be permitted as well as use of the relevant trade marks.
Amendment 146 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of Directive 2008/95/EC.
Amendment 155 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A name shall be eligible for registration as a traditional speciality guaranteed where it describes a specific product that results from a mode of production and composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product. A name shall also be eligible for registration as a traditional speciality guaranteed where it describes a specific processed product that:
Amendment 160 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the scope of the demand for recognition as a traditional speciality guaranteed;
Amendment 161 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. A name registered as a traditional speciality guaranteed may be used by any operator marketing a product conforming to the corresponding specification. and its control plan.
Amendment 163 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. In the case of the products originating in the Union marketed under a traditional speciality guaranteed registered in accordance with this Regulation the symbol referred to in paragraph 2 shall, without prejudice to paragraph 4, appear on the labelling. In addition, ‘traditional speciality guaranteed’, or the corresponding abbreviation ‘TSG’, may also appear on the labelling.
Amendment 164 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 180 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 183 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 a (new)
Article 29 a (new)
Amendment 190 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title IV a (new)
Title IV a (new)
Amendment 199 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Member States shall inform the Commission on the names and addresses of the competent authorities referred to in Article 33. The Commission shall make public the name and address of those authorities. Member States shall undertake checks, based on a risk analysis, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Regulation and, in the event of breaches, shall apply appropriate administrative penalties.
Amendment 210 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to ensuring that the quality, the reputation and the authenticity of their products is guaranteed on the market by monitoring the use of the name in trade and, if necessary, informing competent authorities as referred to in Article 33, or any other competent authority within the framework of Article 13(3);
Amendment 214 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) take action to ensure adequate legal protection for the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication and other relevant intellectual property rights;
Amendment 217 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) apply, only if their representativeness complies with the requirements laid down in Article 125f or Article 125k of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, for an authorisation from its Member State with regard to defining the rules laying down the conditions whereby the name of a PDO or IGP can be used in the sales description of a prepared or processed foodstuff, in accordance with Article 13(1);
Amendment 218 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) apply for an authorisation from its Member State to establish a system for managing its production. With regard to that system, in order to create better conditions for the stability and functioning of the market for PDO and PGI products, Member States may establish rules on adjusting supply to demand in the cases where the groups responsible for the PDO and PGI formally introduce such a demand. Such management of supply systems shall not harm competition in the internal market, constitute a barrier for new entrants on the market, or lead to small producers being adversely affected. The Commission shall be notified and may revoke at any time the authorisation of the Member States.
Amendment 224 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Member States shall inform the Commission, which shall make them public, the names and addresses of the groups referred to in Article 3(2), and update them periodically.
Amendment 254 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time. Before initiating any procedure for adoption of a delegated act pursuant to this Regulation, the Commission shall first inform the representatives of the sectors concerned.
Amendment 255 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council, to the Council and to the representatives of the sectors concerned.
Amendment 256 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The European Parliament and the Council may object to a delegated act within a period of two months from the date of notification. At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council thisat period shall be extended by twohree months.
Amendment 258 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – indent 10 a (new)
Annex I – part I – indent 10 a (new)
– vegetable oils of agricultural origin for cosmetic purposes,
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