17 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 25 July 2018 in Case C-528/16 clarifying that organisms obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs and are, in principle, subject to the obligations laid down by the GMO Directive 2001/18/EC,
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to its resolutions of 6 October 20161a, of 4 October 20171b, and of 24 October 20171c objecting to the Commission's authorisation of genetically modified organisms, __________________ 1aP8_TA(2016)0386; P8_TA(2016)0387; P8_TA(2016)0389; P8_TA(2016)0390. 1b P8_TA(2017)0377; P8_TA(2017)0378. 1cP8_TA(2017)0396; P8_TA(2017)0397; P8_TA(2017)0398.
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is highly important to tackle food fraud and unfair practices, such as recognising and investigating fraudulent activities;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, processors and, retailers and all other workers working together under health risks, difficult conditions and increased pressure, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment; calls for better health and security protection of food industry workers, especially in food processing plants;
Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as Integrated Pest Management and other agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should through inclusive and transparent consultations establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that monocultures, introduction of GMOs and widespread use of synthetic pesticides have significantly contributed to the loss of agricultural crop varieties; recognises that agrobiodiversity plays a crucial role in maintaining sustainable food systems; calls on the Commission to bring forward measures to support producers who cultivate and farm agrobiodiversity, who preserve the traditional agricultural landscape, know- how, and architecture, and to ensure the registration of seed varieties in public registers to safeguard endangered crops and make them available; calls on the Commission to incentivise the adoption of sustainable agroecological farming practices;
Amendment 840 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises that certain third country standards allow for some pesticides banned in the EU; recalls that banned pesticides were found as residues in many food samples in the EU and calls for better regulation of import of such food;
Amendment 1251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote, especially among young farmers and entrepreneurs, new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering fair short supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producersadequate financial and technical support to primary producers, in particular small producers, to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to sell their products directly to the consumers and capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production;
Amendment 1456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recognises the importance of fresh organic food consumed locally, which is beneficial for the health of consumers and the environment; highlights the great potential in promoting the cooperation of local primary producers and the tourism service providers, that could enhance the consumption of fresh locally grown food; calls for support measures that would promote this cooperation;
Amendment 1506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets the increase of fraudulent cases related to food over the past years as stated in the 19th Annual report on the EU Food Fraud Network; condemns in particular fraudulent practices concerning extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil, which are among top products subject to fraud and calls for better control of the olive oil products that are being sold on the European market; calls for revision of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 29/2012 that would further improve the rules on the labelling of the olive oil, in particular providing information on the content, origin and ratios of the olive oil labelled as mix of EU and non-EU; recalls that food scandals and discovered fraudulent practices have undermined consumer trust and can have negative impact on the food producers of products subject to fraud in general;
Amendment 1564 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy and diverse nutrition and promoting greater consumption of seasonal fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1982 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including through significant minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic, seasonal and local food production and to promote more healthy and nutritious diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2025 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this; regrets that approximately 20% of food produced is lost or wasted, with 70% of food waste coming from households, food service and retail sectors;
Amendment 2120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of independent farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; stresses the importance of promoting training of young farmers and entrepreneurs in agroecological farming and sustainable food systems;
Amendment 2214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, working conditions, environmental protection and animal welfare; reaffirms its commitment for the full implementation of Policy Coherence for Development principles; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 2254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)