83 Amendments of Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART related to 2011/0281(COD)
Amendment 646 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 1 – title
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 1 – title
Public intervention and, aid for private storage and private supply management
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, however, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 with a view to applying this measure to any other sector listed in Article 1 of this Regulation if the circumstances referred to in Article 17(1) apply.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowerobliged to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it may decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and the reference prices for the products concerned or the need to respond to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments in the sector in one or more Member States. The Commission shall draw up annual benchmarks taking account of the above factors, on the basis of which private storage shall be activated.
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 b (new)
Article 17 b (new)
Article 17b Food aid The Commission shall establish mechanisms to ensure that products covered under the Private Supply Management system are used as food aid by distributing them free of charge to charitable organisations and foundations active both within and outside the European Union.
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 c (new)
Article 17 c (new)
Article 17c Strategic Cereal Reserves The Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, a Strategic Reserve system in the cereals sector which shall store cereals when the average price on the representative markets falls below a specific threshold to be set by the Commission and shall release these stocks when the average price exceeds the threshold.
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 d (new)
Article 17 d (new)
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 3 – title
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 3 – title
Aid in the fruit and vegetables sectorto producer organisations
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sectorreferred to in Article 106 of this Regulation may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) financial contributions of members or, of the producer organisation itself or a combination thereof;
Amendment 999 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall establish the conditions under which the producer organisations referred to in Article 106 of this Regulation may, where appropriate, set up operational funds and set out arrangements for financing them. It shall lay down specific rules to ensure that the amount of Community financial aid received by the association of producer organisations and by their partner producer organisations does not exceed the ceiling set in Article 32(2).
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operational programmes in the fruit and vegetables sector shall have at least two of the objectives referred to in Article 106(c) or of the following objectives:
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) improvement of product quality, for both fresh and processed products;
Amendment 1010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) boosting products’ commercial value, including by means of processing, where appropriate;
Amendment 1016 #
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, handling or processing respecting the environment, including organic farming;
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The operational programmes may be presented and managed, wholly or in part, directly or by delegation, by the associations of producer organisations, under conditions to be established by the Commission.
Amendment 1022 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Crisis prevention and management referred to in point (f) of paragraph 1 shall be related to avoiding and dealing with market crises oin the fruit and vegetable marketvarious sectors and shall cover in this context:
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) green harvesting or non-harvesting of fruit and vegetables;
Amendment 1029 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) promotion and communication, whether preventive or during a period of crisis;
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
d) training measures, or measures for the estimation, forecasting and monitoring of marketing years;
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
e) harvest insurance, or any other kind of insurance under conditions to be set by the Commission;
Amendment 1041 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) support for the administrative costs of setting up mutual funds. Contributions to mutual funds shall also be eligible, under conditions to be set by the Commission.
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Producer organisations may take out loans on commercial terms for financing crisis prevention and management measures. In that case, the repayment of the capital and interest on those loans may form part of the operational programme and so may be eligible for Union financial assistance under Article 32. Any specific action under crisis prevention and management shall be financed either by such loans, or directly, but not both. The maximum amounts of aid for withdrawals, green harvesting and non-harvesting shall be set by the Commission with due account for the production costs of each product, and shall be updated periodically.
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The 50 % limit provided for in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 100 % in the case of market withdrawals of fruit and vegetables which shall not exceed 510 % of the volume of marketed production of each producer organisation and which are disposed of by way of:
Amendment 1067 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
In respect of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market for distribution free of charge to the charitable organisations and foundations referred to in this article, Union financial assistance will cover payment for these products, transport costs arising from such free distribution, as well as the cost of either packing or processing of such fruit and vegetables carried out for the purposes of ease of distribution.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 a (new)
Article 34 a (new)
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54a Public stocks Public stocks for food security purposes may be from any of the sectors listed under Article 1(2.)
Amendment 1222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 b (new)
Article 54 b (new)
Article 54c General principles on public stocks Public stocks and the EU food security programme shall be based on the following conditions: (a) The volume and accumulation of such stocks shall correspond to predetermined targets related solely to food security. (b) The process of stock accumulation and disposal shall be transparent. (c) Purchases shall be made at current market prices. (d) Products from food security stocks shall be made at no less than the current market price for the product and quality in question.
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 c (new)
Article 54 c (new)
Article 54c Delegated powers In view of the need to guarantee the accumulation and holding of stocks of products which form an integral part of the EU's food security programme, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160.
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to any specific provisions which may be adopted by the Commission, Member States shall check whether those products conform to those standards and shall apply penalties as appropriate.
Amendment 1330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68a Compulsory indication 1. Indication of the country of origin or place of provenance on the labelling of or documentation accompanying the food product shall be compulsory. 2. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is given and where it is not the same as that of its primary ingredient: (a) the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient in question shall be given; (b) or the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient shall be indicated as being different to that of the food.
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 b (new)
Article 102 b (new)
Amendment 1501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 c (new)
Article 103 c (new)
Amendment 1503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 d (new)
Article 103 d (new)
Article 103d Replanting rights 1. Member States shall grant replanting rights to producers who have grubbed up a legally recognised and registered area planted with vines. However, grubbed-up areas for which a grubbing-up premium has been granted shall not generate replanting rights. 2. Member States may grant replanting rights to producers who undertake to grub up an area planted with vines. In such cases, the grubbing-up of the pledged area shall be carried out at the latest at the end of the third year after which new vines for which the replanting rights had been granted have been planted. 3. Replanting rights granted shall correspond to the equivalent of the grubbed-up area in terms of pure crop. 4. The replanting rights shall be exercised on the holding in respect of which they were granted. Member States may further stipulate that such replanting rights may be exercised only on the area where the grubbing-up was carried out. 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, Member States may decide that replanting rights may be transferred, in whole or in part, to another holding in the same Member State in the following cases: a) part of the holding concerned is transferred to that other holding; b) areas on that other holding are intended for: i) the production of wines with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, or ii) the cultivation of graft nurseries. Member States shall ensure that the application of the derogation provided for in the first subparagraph does not lead to an overall increase in production potential on their territory, in particular when transfers are made from non- irrigated to irrigated areas. 6. Paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to rights similar to replanting rights acquired under prior Community or national legislation. 7. Replanting rights granted under Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be used within the periods provided for therein.
Amendment 1505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 e (new)
Article 103 e (new)
Amendment 1507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 f (new)
Article 103 f (new)
Amendment 1509 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 g (new)
Article 103 g (new)
Article 103g De minimis This Subsection shall not apply in Member States where the Community planting rights regime did not apply by 31 December 2007.
Amendment 1510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 h (new)
Article 103 h (new)
Article 103h Stricter national rules Member States may adopt stricter national rules in respect of the award of new planting rights or replanting rights. They may also require that the respective applications and the relevant information to be supplied therein be supplemented by additional information necessary for monitoring the development of production potential.
Amendment 1512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 j (new)
Article 103 j (new)
Article 103j Implementing measures The measures necessary for the implementation of this Subsection shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162 of this Regulation. Those measures may include any of the following: a) provisions to avoid excessive administrative charges when applying said provisions; b) the co-existence of vines pursuant to Article 103f(2); c) the application of the reduction coefficient referred to in Article 103f(5).
Amendment 1520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 l (new)
Article 103 l (new)
Article 103l National quotas 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products marketed during seven consecutive periods of twelve months commencing on 1 April 2014 (hereinafter referred to as ‘twelve-month periods’) are fixed in Annex XX. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 101b, distinguishing between deliveries and direct sales. Any overrun of the national quotas shall be determined nationally in each Member State, in accordance with this Section and making a distinction between deliveries and direct sales. 3. The national quotas set out in Annex XX shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in certain Member States.
Amendment 1523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103m Individual quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2014 shall be equal to their individual reference quantity or quantities at 31 March 2014 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2014. 2. Producers may have either one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales. A producer's quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer. 3. Where a producer has two quotas, his contribution to any surplus levy due shall be calculated separately for each. 4. Individual quotas shall be modified, where appropriate, for each of the twelve- month periods concerned, so that, for each Member State, the sum of the individual quotas for the deliveries and that for the direct sales does not exceed the corresponding part of the national quota adjusted in accordance with Article 101d, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 101f.
Amendment 1526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 n (new)
Article 103 n (new)
Article 103n Allocation of quotas from the national reserve Member States shall adopt rules allowing for allocation to producers of all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 101f on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 1529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 o (new)
Article 103 o (new)
Article 103o Management of quotas 1. The Commission shall adjust for each Member State and for each period, before the end of that period, the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national quotas, in the light of the conversions requested by producers between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales. 2. Member States shall forward to the Commission each year, by dates to be fixed by the Commission, the information necessary to: a) make the adjustment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; b) calculate the surplus levy to be paid by each Member State.
Amendment 1532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 p (new)
Article 103 p (new)
Article 103p Fat content 1. Each producer shall be assigned a reference fat content, to be applied to the individual quota for deliveries allocated to that producer. 2. For the quotas allocated to producers on 31 March 2014 in accordance with Article 101b(1), the reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the same as the reference fat content applied to that quota at that date. 3. The reference fat content shall be altered during the conversion referred to in Article 101b(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission. 4. For new producers having an individual quota for deliveries allocated entirely from the national reserve, the fat content shall be fixed in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission. 5. The individual reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted, where appropriate, upon the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter, at the beginning of each twelve-month period as necessary, so that, for each Member State, the weighted average of the individual representative fat contents does not exceed by more than 0.1 gram per kg the reference fat content set in Annex [X].
Amendment 1535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 q (new)
Article 103 q (new)
Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall set up a national reserve as part of the national quotas fixed in Annex ..., in particular with a view to making the allocations provided for in Article 101c. The national reserve shall be replenished, as appropriate, by withdrawing some quantities as provided for in Article 101g, retaining part of transfers as provided for in Article 101k, or by making an across- the-board reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall retain their original purpose, i.e. deliveries or direct sales. 2. Any additional quotas allocated to a Member State shall automatically be placed in the national reserve and divided into deliveries and direct sales according to foreseeable needs. 3. The quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content.
Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 r (new)
Article 103 r (new)
Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas stops producing and marketing milk during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year, unless that person becomes a producer once again before that date. Where that person becomes once again a producer not later than the end of the second twelve-month period following withdrawal, all or part of the individual quota which had been withdrawn shall revert to that person no later than 1 April following the date of application. 2. Where producers do not market a quantity equal to at least 85 % of their individual quota during at least one twelve-month period, Member States may decide whether and on what conditions all or part of the unused quota shall revert to the national reserve. Member States may determine on what conditions a quota shall be re-allocated to the producer concerned should he resume marketing. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases of force majeure and in duly justified cases temporarily affecting the production capacity of the producers concerned and recognised by the competent authority.
Amendment 1541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 s (new)
Article 103 s (new)
Article 103s Temporary transfers 1. By the end of each twelve-month period, Member States shall authorise, for the period concerned, any temporary transfers of part of individual quotas which the producers who are entitled thereto do not intend to use. Member States may regulate transfer operations according to the categories of producers or milk production structures concerned, may limit them to the level of the purchaser or within regions, authorise complete transfers in the cases referred to in Article 101g(3) and determine to what extent the transferor can repeat transfer operations. 2. Any Member State may decide not to implement paragraph 1 on the basis of one or both of the following criteria: a) the need to facilitate structural changes and adjustments; b) overriding administrative needs.
Amendment 1544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 t (new)
Article 103 t (new)
Amendment 1548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 u (new)
Article 103 u (new)
Amendment 1551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 101i and 101j, Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain part of the individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 101i and 101j with or without the corresponding land by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, whether and under which conditions all or part of the transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
Amendment 1554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 w (new)
Article 103 w (new)
Article 103w Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer or allocation of quotas under this Section.
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 x (new)
Article 103 x (new)
Article 103x Surplus levy 1. A surplus levy shall be payable on milk and other milk products marketed in excess of the established national quota. The levy shall be set, per 100 kilograms of milk, at EUR 27.83. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Community for the surplus levy resulting from overruns of the national quota, determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve-month period concerned, shall pay it, within the limit of 99 % of the amount due, to the EAGF. 3. If the surplus levy provided for in paragraph 1 has not been paid before the due date, the Commission shall, after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Article ... of Regulation (EC) No ... on the financing of the common agricultural policy. Before taking its decision, the Commission shall warn the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within one week. Article ... of Council Regulation (EC) No ... on budgetary discipline shall not apply. 4. The Commission shall determine the arrangements for the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 y (new)
Article 103 y (new)
Article 103y Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 101o and 101r, among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 101a, paragraph 2. Without prejudice to Articles 101o, paragraph 3, and 101r, paragraph 1, producers shall be liable vis-à-vis the Member State for payment of their contribution to the surplus levy due, calculated in accordance with Articles 101d, 101e and 101o, for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas.
Amendment 1563 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 z (new)
Article 103 z (new)
Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. In order to draw up the definitive surplus levy statement, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be increased or reduced by applying coefficients to be fixed by the Commission and with respect to the conditions determined by the latter, when there is a difference between the real fat content and the reference fat content. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the deliveries, adjusted in accordance with the first subparagraph. 2. Each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to deliveries has or has not been re-allocated, in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be set by the Member States: (a) either at national level on the basis of the amount by which each producer's quota has been exceeded, (b) or firstly at the level of the purchaser and thereafter at national level where appropriate.
Amendment 1566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 aa (new)
Article 103 aa (new)
Article 103aa Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting from producers contributions due from the latter by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay to the competent body of the Member State, before the date and following the procedure to be laid down by the Commission, the amount of these contributions deducted from the price of the milk paid to the producers responsible for the overrun or, failing this, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a purchaser fully or partially replaces one or more other purchasers, the individual quotas available to the producers shall be taken into account for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of quantities already delivered and account being taken of their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer transfers from one purchaser to another. 3. Where, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer's available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the price of the milk in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer's contribution, in accordance with detailed rules laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements to enable purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers.
Amendment 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ab (new)
Article 103 ab (new)
Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State in accordance with criteria to be laid by the Commission. Conditions to be fulfilled and information to be provided by producers in the case of direct sales shall be established by the Commission.
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ac (new)
Article 103 ac (new)
Article 103ac Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to direct sales has or has not been re-allocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall establish the basis of calculation of the producer's contribution to the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred or used to manufacture the milk products sold or transferred by applying criteria fixed by the Commission. 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purpose of drawing up the definitive surplus levy statement. 4. The Commission shall determine how and when the surplus levy must be paid to the Member State's competent body.
Amendment 1575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ad (new)
Article 103 ad (new)
Article 103ad Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, the surplus levy is found to be payable and the contribution collected from producers is greater than that levy, the Member State may: a) use partially or totally the excess to finance the measures referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) of Article 101j, and/or b) redistribute it partially or totally to producers who: — fall within priority categories established by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria and within the period to be laid down by the Commission, or — are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products set-up by this Chapter. 2. Where it is established that no surplus levy is payable, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be reimbursed no later than the end of the following twelve-month period. 3. Where a purchaser does not meet the obligation to collect the producers' contribution to the surplus levy in accordance with Article 101p, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose upon the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser fails to comply with the time limit for payment, interest on arrears to be fixed by the Commission shall be paid to the Member State.
Amendment 1578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 2 – chapter 2 – section 3
Part 2 – title 2 – chapter 2 – section 3
Amendment 1587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105
Article 105
Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) pursue a specific aim, which may include at least one of the following objectives as specific aims:
Amendment 1617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) optimising production costs and stabilisalso perhaps pursuing one or more of the specific aims laid down ing producer pricesoint (c) of Article 106a;
Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Amendment 1625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Amendment 1638 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Amendment 1662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) have the necessary technical means to carry out their activities.
Amendment 1675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 a (new)
Article 106 a (new)
Amendment 1692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Associations of producer organisations shall have the right to apply private supply management pursuant to Article 17a.
Amendment 1694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 107 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Associations of producer organisations may carry out any of the activities or functions of producer organisations. They may manage their own operational programmes and, where necessary, their own operational funds. These may be full or partial operational programmes and shall be governed by implementing rules to be determined by the Commission.
Amendment 1836 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Taking into account the need to encourage action by the organisations referred to in Articles 106 to 108 to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, with the exception of action relating to withdrawal from the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, concerning the live plants, beef and veal, pigmeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat, eggs and poultrymeat sectorsall sectors in Article 1(2), on measures:
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 a (new)
Article 113 a (new)
Amendment 1852 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 b (new)
Article 113 b (new)
Amendment 1901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to ensure the efficiency of the system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to provide that the checks carried out by the customs authorities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall, in addition to, or as an alternative to, the check of the customs value against the unit value, include a check of the customs value against another value. In no circumstances may this power result in a deductive method that minimises or prevents the application of the additional duty.
Amendment 1903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules for the calculation of the other value referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, and to ensure the traceability of each product consignment imported. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 2019 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 144 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraphs, the Commission shall coordinate action by the various national competition authorities in order to ensure that the rules of competition law are applied and interpreted in the most uniform way possible in sectors covered by this Regulation. It may therefore publish best practice guidelines to assist the sector in question and the various authorities.
Amendment 2051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or any other factors affecting the market, including those caused by an increase in production costs, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty.
Amendment 2138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 159 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall define the conditions under which it shall be established that there is a ‘severe market crisis’ and which shall lead to the adoption of exceptional measures in addition to the usual public and private market management measures and the automatic availability of funds from the crisis reserve.
Amendment 2145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) Section 3 of Chapter II of Title I of Part II.
Amendment 2162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c