34 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2016/0084(COD)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising producers, growing media, soil improvers, limiting materials, agronomic additives, and plant biostimulants and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Nutrients in our food originate from the soil; healthy and nutritious soil results in healthy and nutritious crops and food. Farmers need available a wide range of fertilisers, organic and synthetic in order to enhance their soil. When soil nutrients are missing, or depleted, plants will be nutrient deficient and may either stop growing or not contain nutritional value for human consumption.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Contaminants in CE marked fertilising products, such as cadmium, if not used correctly, can potentially pose a risk to human and animal health and the environment as they accumulate in the environment and enter the food chain. Their content should therefore be limited in such products. Furthermore, impurities in CE marked fertilising products derived from bio-waste, in particular polymers but also metal and glass, should be either prevented or limited to the extent technically feasible by detection of such impurities in separately collected bio-waste before processing.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In the event of proportionate risks to publichuman or animal health from CE marked fertilising products derived from animal by-products, recourse to safeguard measures in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be possible, as is the case for other categories of products derived from animal by- products. __________________ 19 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘fertilising product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, organic or synthetic, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material, on plants or their rhizosphere for the purpose of providing plants with nutrient or improving their nutrition efficiency;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) combinations of fertilising product blends, as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a).
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical and scientific progress only and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV in the light ofafter having examined new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under ncormal conditions ofrect usage, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
A CE marked fertilising productmaterial that has undergone a recovery operation and complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall be considered toas a component material of a CE marked fertilising product that is complyiant with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be waste.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) - paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) - paragraph 1
An inorganic fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than an organic or organo-mineral fertiliserat contains nutrients in a mineral form or that is processed into a mineral form. Urea, including its condensation and association products, shall be considered to contain nutrients in a mineral form.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1
A soil improver shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at beingmaterial (including mulch) added to the soil for the purpose of maintaining, improvingin situ primarily to maintain or improtecting the physical or chemical properties, the structure or the biological activity of soilve its physical properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or biological properties or activity.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 – paragraph 1a (new)
The CE marked fertilising product shall contain 15% or more material of biological origin.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – point 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – point 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively oftain material of solely biological origin, excluding material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – point 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – point 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root development situ in which plants and mushrooms are grown.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) improving the stability of the CE marked fertilizing products.
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer, as applied in form and amount in the fertilizing product, shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 1 – point 1 – point f a (new)
Annex IV – part 1 – point 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) non-processed or mechanically processed plants, plant parts or plant extract as specified in CMC 2.
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module D1 – point 2 – point b
Annex IV – part 2 – module D1 – point 2 – point b
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, including a written description and a diagram of the production process, where each treatment, storage vessel and area is clearly identified,a written description and a diagram of the production process;
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3
A soil improver shall be a CE marked fertilising product aimed at beingmaterial (including mulch) added to the soil for the purpose of maintaining, improvingin situ primarily to maintain or improtecting the physical or chemical properties, the structure or the biological activity of soilve its physical properties, and which may improve its chemical and/or biological properties or activity.
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root development situ for plants and mushrooms to grow in.
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 4 – heading
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 4 – heading
CMC 4: Energy crop digestate and plant- based bio-waste
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Bio-waste as defined by Directive 2008/98/EC which are plant-based and are a consequence of food processing plants.
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Bio-waste within the meaning ofas defined by Directive 2008/98/EC resulting from separate bio- waste collection at source excluding bio- waste that falls under Part II, CMC 4, paragraph 1 (d);
Amendment 741 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall haverequirements shall be introduced: (a) a standard for biodegradability by establishing a timeframe in which at least 90 % of the organic carbon is converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below, following the fulfilment of the claimed release time of the polymer, and (b) a biodegradability test that is compliant with the following criterion: the polymer is capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, and finally decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water.
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 760 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) energy crop digestates and plant- based bio-waste as specified in CMC 4,
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Annex IV – part 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Non-processed or mechanically processed plants, plant parts or plant extracts as specified in CMC 2
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 4.2
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 4.2
4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the CE marked fertilising product for which it has been drawn up. The definition of “lot” under this Regulation has to be clarified. If “lot” is defined as “lot/batch” as defined by CEN standards, the Product Function Categories PFC 3 and PFC 4 shall be exempted from point 4.2.
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module D 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex IV – part 2 – Module D 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes, including a written description and a diagram of the production process, where each treatment, storage vessel and area is clearly identifieda written production report and a flow chart of the production process,