71 Amendments of Astrid LULLING related to 2011/0281(COD)
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) One key measure eligible for national support programmes should be the promotion and marketing of Union wines in the Union and in third countries. Restructuring and conversion activities should continue to be covered on account of their positive structural effects on the wine sector. Support should also be available for investments in the wine sector which are geared towards improving economic performance of the enterprises as such. Support for by-product distillation should be a measure available to Member States which desire to use such an instrument to ensure the quality of wine, while preserving the environment.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Beekeeping is characterised by the diversity of production conditions and yields and the dispersion and variety of economic operators, both at the production and marketing stages. Moreover, in view of the spread of varroasis in several Member States in recent years and the problems which that disease causes to honey production, coordinated action by the Union as part of European veterinary policy continues to be necessary as varroasis cannot be completely eradicated and is to be treated with approved products. Given such circumstances and in order to improve bee health and the production and marketing of apiculture products in the Union, national programmes for the sector should be drawn up every three years with a view to improving the general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products. Those national programmes should be partly financed by the Union.
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48 a) One key measure eligible for national support programmes should be the promotion and marketing of Union agricultural products in the EU and in third countries.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82 a (new)
Recital 82 a (new)
(82a) For economic, social and environmental reasons and in the light of regional planning policy in rural areas with a wine-producing tradition, and going beyond the requirement to uphold the monitoring, diversity, prestige and quality of European wine products, the present system of planting rights in the wine sector should be maintained, while modernising its management and rendering it more flexible at Member State level.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 a (new)
Recital 84 a (new)
(84 a) To enable beet growers to complete their adaptation to the far-reaching reform carried out in the sugar sector in 2006 and to continue the efforts to become competitive undertaken since then, a revised version of the present quota system should be extended until the end of the 2019-2020 marketing year, if quotas do not end in 2015 as planned. The revised system should allow all member states, wishing to do so, to avail of sugar quotas. Union support should be directed towards the expansion of the sugar industry in the EU and assistance should be provided for the start up costs of sugar processing in member states. However, the considerable recurrent tensions observed on the European sugar market call for a mechanism that, for as long as necessary, automatically re-designates non-quota sugar as quota sugar, so it is possible to preserve the structural balance of this market.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) Producer organisations and their associations can play useful roles in concentrating supply and promoting best practices. Recognises that efforts must be enhanced in order to further strengthen the position of producer organisations in certain member states. Interbranch organisations can play an important part in allowing dialogue between actors in the supply chain, and in promoting best practices and market transparency. Existing rules on the definition and recognition of such organisations and their associations covering certain sectors should therefore be harmonised, streamlined and extended to provide for recognition on request under statutes set out in EU law in all sectors.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91 a (new)
Recital 91 a (new)
(91 a) Measures should be proposed by the Commission to ensure a soft landing in the milk and milk products sector before the abolition of quotas in 2015, in line with commitments made in 2008. Several options should be considered to allow for a more flexible approach for Member States experiencing difficulties, including a butterfat adjustment, or a linear reduction in super levy before 2015.
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Article 39a shall not apply where a Member State's only measure in a support programme consists of a transfer to the Single Payment Scheme referred to in Article 42.
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39 a (new)
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – point c a (new)
Article 40 – point c a (new)
(ca) support programme for wine growing on steep-slope sites pursuant to Article 44a;
Amendment 1132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Support for restructuring and conversion shall be paid for the area planted with vines, which shall be demarcated by the external perimeter of the vines, to which a buffer zone shall be added with a width corresponding to half the distance separating the rows. Member States shall lay down rules governing the detailed scope and the levels of support to be granted. The rules may provide in particular for the payment of flat-rate amounts, for maximum levels of support per hectare and for the adjustment of support on the basis of objective criteria.
Amendment 1133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 a (new)
Article 44 a (new)
Article 44a Support programme for wine growing on steep-slope sites The measures taken as part of the support programme for wine growing on steep- slope sites shall be designed to safeguard wine growing on labour-intensive slope, steep-slope and terrace sites in the long term by improving its competitiveness. The support may take the form of a flat- rate per-hectare payment to be set by the Member State concerned or a modulated payment determined by the steepness of the site.
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Expenditure on the following shall be eligible: (a) the construction, acquisition, including leasing, or improvement of immovable property; (b) the purchase or lease purchase of new machinery and equipment including computing software up to the market value of the asset; (c) general costs linked to expenditure referred to in points (a) and (b), such as architect, engineer and consultation fees, feasibility studies and the acquisition of patents or licences. By way of derogation from point (b), and only for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC, Member States may, in duly substantiated cases, establish the conditions under which the purchase of second-hand equipment may be regarded as eligible expenditure. Mere renewal investment shall be excluded from eligible expenditure. The eligible expenditure shall exclude the non-eligible costs referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) No [COM(2011)615].
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The relevant aid shall include a lump-sum amount destined to compensate the costs of collection of these products which shall be transferred from the distiller to the producer, if the relevant costs are borne by the latter.
Amendment 1189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The aid shall be paid to distillers that process the products delivered for distillation into raw alcohol with an alcoholic strength of at least 92% vol. Member States may provide for support to be advanced provided that the beneficiary has lodged a security.
Amendment 1190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States shall adopt detailed rules for applying the measure provided for in this Article.
Amendment 1194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – point b
Article 50 – point b
Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may draw up national programmes for the apiculture sector covering a period of three years. These programmes have to be developed in close cooperation with representative organisations and cooperatives in the beekeeping field.
Amendment 1204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
Amendment 1209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. To be eligible for the Union contribution provided for in paragraph 2, Member States shall carry out a study of the production and marketing structure in the beekeeping sector in their territory.establish a reliable system of identification which makes it possible to perform regular censuses of bee populations and shall carry out a study of the production and marketing structure in the beekeeping sector in their territory. The financing of the census and of hive identification must not be cut from existing programmes to improve production and marketing of honey under Regulation (EC) No 797/20041. _______________ 1 OJ L 125, 28.4.2004
Amendment 1213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Article 58 – paragraph 1
1. Marketing standards may apply to the following sectors or products: (a) olive oil and table olives in respect of the products referred to in point (a) of Part VII of Annex I; (b) fruit and vegetables; (c) processed fruit and vegetables; (d) bananas; (e) live plants; (f) spreadable fats; (g) milk and milk products intended for human consumption; (h) poultrymeat. The wine sector shall be excluded. The products for which marketing standards by sectors or products have been laid down may be marketed in the Union only in accordance with such standards.
Amendment 1243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1 may cover: relate where appropriate to the requirements for: (a) as regards the fruit and vegetables sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (b) as regards the banana sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (c) as regards the eggs and poultrymeat sector: (i) classification criteria such as grading into classes, weight, sizing, age and category; (ii) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (iii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iv) the conservation method and temperature; (v) as regards the poultrymeat sector, the water content as a percentage; (d) as regards the egg sector: (i) the frequency of collection, delivery, preservation and handling; (ii) the type of farming and production method and related administrative rules, and operating circuit; (iii) restrictions as regards the use of certain substances and/or practices; (iv) storage, transport; (v) time limits. (e) as regards the olive oil and table olives sector: (i) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms; (ii) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics; (iii) specific substances used in production, or components or constituents, including their quantitative content, purity and identification. 3. The marketing standards by sectors or products adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be established without prejudice to Title IV of Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)733] on agricultural product quality schemes, and shall take into account: (a) the specificities of the product concerned; (b) the need to ensure the conditions for a smooth placing of the products on the market; (c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information; (d) the standard recommendations adopted by international bodies.
Amendment 1270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level;
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 1295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 3
Article 60 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Only oenological practices authorised in accordance with Annex VII and provided for in point (g) of Article 59(2)aragraph 2, and in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 65, shall be used in the production and conservation of the products listed in Part II of Annex VI in the Union.
Amendment 1303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point c – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point c – subparagraph 1 a (new)
These unmarketable products shall be destroyed. However, Member States may authorise the use of certain products, the characteristics of which they shall determine, by distilleries or vinegar factories or for industrial purposes.
Amendment 1304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When making proposals on authorising oenological practices for wine as referred to in point (g) of Article 59(2)aragraph 1, the Commission shall:
Amendment 1306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) base itself ontake into account the oenological practices and methods of analyses recommended and published by the OIV as well as on the results of experimental use of as yet unauthorised oenological practices;
Amendment 1307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, where necessary, adopt methods referred to in point (d) of Article 59(3) for products listed in Part II of Annex VI by means of implementing actsmethods of analysis for determining the composition of the products of the wine sector and the rules whereby it may be established whether these products have undergone processes contrary to authorised oenological practices shall be adopted pursuant to Article 43(2) of the Treaty. Those methods and rules shall be based on anythe relevant methods recommended and published byations of the OIV, unless they would be ineffective or inappropriate in view of the legitimate objective pursued. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2) by the Union.
Amendment 1315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Save as otherwise provided for in agreements concluded pursuant to Article 218 of the Treaty, products referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be produced in accordance with oenological practices recommended and published by the OIV or authorised by the Union pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 1316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 2
2. Save as otherwise provided for in agreements concluded pursuant to Article 218 of the Treaty, products referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be produced in accordance with oenological practices recommended and published by the OIV or authorised by the Union pursuant to this Regulation. Measures derogating from paragraph 1 may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 62(2).
Amendment 1317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Derogations from the provisions of paragraph 2 for imported products may be adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) of the Treaty.
Amendment 1318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the necessary measures related to this Section and in particularconcerning:
Amendment 1325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) implementing provisions relating to the withdrawal and destruction of wines which do not comply with requirements;
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) implementing provisions relating to the experimental use of unauthorised oenological practices;
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) implementing provisions relating to the operations of enrichment, de- acidification and acidification;
Amendment 1346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
It shall consist at least of: (a) the name to be protected; (b) a description of the wine(s): (i) for wines with a designation of origin, its principal analytical and organoleptic characteristics; (ii) for wines with a geographical indication, its principal analytical characteristics as well as an evaluation or indication of its organoleptic characteristics; (c) where applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the wine(s) as well as the relevant restrictions on making the wine(s); (d) the demarcation of the geographical area concerned shall be established in a detailed, precise and unambiguous manner; (e) the maximum yields per hectare; (f) an indication of the wine grape variety or varieties the wine(s) is/are obtained from; (g) the details bearing out the link referred to in Article 70(1)(a)(i) or, as the case may be, in Article 70(1)(b)(i); (h) applicable requirements laid down in Union or national legislation or, where provided for by Member States, by an organisation which manages the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication, with the proviso that such requirements shall be objective, non-discriminatory and compatible with Union law; (i) the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the product specification and their specific tasks.
Amendment 1353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The application for protection shall be filed with the Member State in whose territory the designation of origin or geographical indication originates. The Member State shall examine the application for protection in order to verify whether it meets the conditions set out in this Subsection. The Member State shall, by means of a national procedure, ensure the adequate publication of the application and provide for a period of at least two months from the date of publication within which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and resident or established on its territory may object to the proposed protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement with the Member State.
Amendment 1356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(a) publish the single document and the product specification at least on the Internet; and (b) forward to the Commission an application for protection containing the following information: (i) the name and address of the applicant; (ii) the single document referred to in Article 71(1)(d); (iii) a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application lodged by the applicant meets the conditions required; and (iv) the publication reference, in keeping with point (a). The information referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be forwarded in one of the official languages of the Union or accompanied by a certified translation into one of those languages.
Amendment 1359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall have the laws, regulations or administrative provisions in place that are necessary to comply with Article 118f of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and this Article as from 1 August 2009.
Amendment 1360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 1362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 80 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 1365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
Article 82 – paragraph 1
An applicant satisfying the conditions laid down pursuant to point (b) of Article 86(4)72 may apply for approval of an amendment to the product specification of a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication, in particular to take account of developments in scientific and technical knowledge or to redefine the geographical area concernedreferred to in point (d) of the second subparagraph of Article 71(2). Applications shall describe and give reasons for the amendments requested.
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where the proposed amendment involves one or more amendments to the single document referred to in Article 71(1)(d), Articles 73 to 76 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the amendment application. However, if the proposed amendment is only minor, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide whether to approve the application without following the procedure laid down in Article 74(2) and Article 75 and in the case of approval, the Commission shall publish the elements referred to in Article 74(3). An amendment is considered to be minor if: (a) it does not relate to the essential characteristics of the product; (b) it does not alter the link; (c) it does not include a change in the name or any part of the name of the product; (d) it does not affect the demarcated geographical area; (e) it does not entail any further restrictions on the marketing of the product. 3. Where the proposed amendment does not involve any change to the single document, the following rules shall apply: (a) where the geographical area is in a given Member State, that Member State shall express its position on the amendment and, if it is in favour, shall publish the amended product specification and inform the Commission of the amendments approved and the reasons for them; (b) where the geographical area is in a third country, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide whether to approve the proposed amendment.
Amendment 1370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Where the proposed amendment does not involve any change to the single document, the following rules shall apply: (a) where the geographical area is in a given Member State, that Member State shall express its position on the amendment and, if it is in favour, shall publish the amended product specification and inform the Commission of the amendments approved and the reasons for them; (b) where the geographical area is in a third country, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, decide whether to approve the proposed amendment. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 1372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 84 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from Article 82(1), a Member State or third country or its competent authority may apply for approval for the amendment of the product specification for existing protected wine names in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 1373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 1381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the elements of the product specifin which cases a single producer may apply for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication;
Amendment 1383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the conditions to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication, preliminary national procedures, scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedure, and procedures for amendment, cancellation and conversion of protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications;
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the conditionspecific measures related to the national procedures applicable to trans- border applications;
Amendment 1388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point g
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point g
(g) the conditions related tounder which an amendment is to product specifications.be considered as minor within the meaning of Article 82(2);
Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 86 – paragraph 6 – point d
Amendment 1402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 a (new)
Article 89 a (new)
Article 89a Conditions for the use of traditional terms 1. The term to be protected shall be either: (a) in the official language(s) or regional language(s) of the Member State or third country where the term originates; or (b) in the language used in commerce for this term. 2. The term used in a certain language shall refer to specific products referred to in Article 69(1). 3. The term shall be registered with its original spelling(s).
Amendment 1403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 b (new)
Article 89 b (new)
Article 89b Conditions of validity 1. The recognition of a traditional term shall be accepted if: (a) the term consists solely of: (i) a name traditionally used in commerce in a large part of the territory of the Community or of the third country concerned, to distinguish specific categories of grapevine products referred to in Article 69(1); or (ii) a reputed name traditionally used in commerce in at least the territory of the Member State or third country concerned, to distinguish specific categories of grapevine products referred to in Article 69(1); (b) the term shall: (i) not be generic; (ii) be defined and regulated in the Member State's legislation; or (iii) be subject to conditions of use as provided for by rules applicable to wine producers in the third country concerned, including those emanating from representative professional organisations. 2. For the purpose of paragraph (1), point (a), "traditional use" means: (a) at least five years in the case of terms filed in language(s) referred to in Article 89a, paragraph (1)(a); (b) at least 15 years in the case of terms filed in language(s) referred to in Article 89a, paragraph (1)(b). 3. For the purpose of paragraph (1), point (b)(i), "generic" means the name of a traditional term which, although it relates to a specific production method or ageing method, or the quality, colour, type of place, or a particular linked to the history of a grapevine product, has become the common name of the grapevine product in question in the Union. 4. The condition laid down in paragraph 1(b) of this article shall not apply to the traditional terms referred to in Article 89 point (b).
Amendment 1404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 c (new)
Article 89 c (new)
Article 89c Applicants 1. Competent authorities of Member States or third countries or representative professional organisations established in third countries may submit to the Commission an application for protection of traditional terms within the meaning of Article 89. 2. "Representative professional organisation" shall mean any producer organisation or association of producer organisations having adopted the same rules, operating in a given wine-growing area or in several wine-growing areas with a designation of origin or geographical indication, where it includes in its membership at least two thirds of the producers in the designation of origin or geographical indication area(s) in which it operates and accounts for at least two thirds of that area's production. A representative professional organisation may lodge an application for protection only for wines which it produces.
Amendment 1405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 d (new)
Article 89 d (new)
Article 89d Recognition procedure Any decision to reject or recognise the traditional term concerned shall be taken by the Commission on the basis of the evidence available to it. It shall consider whether or not the conditions referred to in Article 89, 89a and 89b, or laid down in Article 90a(3) or Article 90b, have been met. The decision on rejection shall be notified to the objector and to the Member State or the third-country authorities or the representative professional organisation established in the third country in question.
Amendment 1407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 1408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 1409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 1410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 1457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 h (new)
Article 101 – paragraph 1 h (new)
Article 101 h Quota allocation 1. The current quotas for the production of sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup at national or regional level are fixed in Annex IIIb. A revised version of the present quota system should be extended until the end of the 2019-2020 marketing year, if quotas do not end in 2015 as planned.. The revised system should allow all member states, wishing to do so, to avail of sugar quotas. Union support should be directed towards the expansion of the sugar industry in the EU and assistance should be provided for the start up costs of sugar processing in member states. 2. The Member States shall allocate a quota to each undertaking producing sugar, isoglucose or inulin syrup established in its territory and approved under Article 101i. 3. In case of allocation of a quota to a sugar undertaking having more than one production unit, the Member States shall adopt the measures they consider necessary in order to take due account of the interests of sugar beet and cane growers.
Amendment 2192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
2a. Definitions of hive products - Royal jelly: Natural substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of nurse bees (Apis mellifera). Mainly used to feed larvae and queens, it is a fresh, natural and unprocessed product. It may be filtered (without ultrafiltration), although no substance is added. - Pollen pellets: Accumulated pollen grains harvested by worker bees of the species Apis mellifera, which is compacted on their hind legs with the help of honey and/or nectar and bees' secretion. The protein source for the colony, the product is natural, free from additives and harvested at the entrance to the hive. - Bee pollen or bee bread: Pollen pellets packed into honeycomb cells by bees and which undergo natural processing leading to the presence of enzymes and commensal microbiota. It is used by nurse bees to feed the brood. It may not contain any additives except wax from the honeycomb cells. - Beeswax: Substance constituted solely from secretion of the wax glands of worker bees of the species Apis mellifera and used in the construction of honeycombs. - Propolis: Resin of exclusively natural and plant origin, harvested by worker bees of the species Apis mellifera from certain plant sources, to which their own secretion is added (primarily wax and salivary secretion) in order to be used as protection for the hive. - Bee venom: Secretion from the bee's venom gland used by bees to defend against hive attackers.
Amendment 2209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part II – point 17 a (new)
Annex VI – Part II – point 17 a (new)
(17a) Crémant shall be white or rosé quality sparkling wine with protected designations of origin, or with a geographical indication of a third country, produced under the following conditions: (a) the grapes are harvested manually; (b) the wine is made from must obtained by pressing whole or destemmed grapes. The quantity of must obtained does not exceed 100 litres for every150 kg of grapes; (c) the maximum sulphur dioxide content does not exceed 150 mg/l; (d) the sugar content is less than 50 g/l; (e) the wine was made sparkling by a second alcoholic fermentation in the bottle; (f) the wine stayed without interruption in contact with the lees for at least nine months in the same undertaking from the time when the cuvée was constituted; (g) the wine was separated from the lees by disgorging. The term ‘Crémant’ shall be indicated on labels of quality sparkling wines in combination with the name of the geographical unit underlying the demarcated area of the protected designation of origin, or the geographical indication of a third country, in question. Neither point (a) of the first paragraph nor the second paragraph shall apply to producers with trade marks including the word ‘crémant’ that were registered before 1 March 1986.
Amendment 2222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part I – section C – paragraph 7
Annex VII – Part I – section C – paragraph 7
7. Acidification and enrichment, except by way of derogation to be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuantdecided in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 59(162(2), and acidification and de- acidification of one and the same product shall be mutually exclusive processes.
Amendment 2223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part I – section D – paragraph 1
Annex VII – Part I – section D – paragraph 1
1. None of the processes referred to in Sections B and C, with the exception of the acidification and de-acidification of wines, shall be authorised unless carried out, under conditions to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 59(1), at the time when the fresh grapes, grape must, grape must in fermentation or new wine still in fermentation are being turned into wine or into any other wine sector beverage intended for direct human consumption other than sparkling wine or aerated sparkling wine in the wine-growing zone where the fresh grapes used were harvested.
Amendment 2224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part I – section D – paragraph 4
Annex VII – Part I – section D – paragraph 4
4. Each of the processes referred to in points 1, 2 and 3 shall be notified to the competent authorities. The same shall apply in respect of the quantities of sucrose, concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must or sucrose held in the exercise of their profession by natural or legal persons or groups of persons, in particular producers, bottlers, processors and merchants to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 59(1), at the same time and in the same place as fresh grapes, grape must, grape must in fermentation or wine in bulk. The notification of these quantities may, however, be replaced by entry in a goods inwards and stock utilisation register.
Amendment 2225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part II – section C – paragraph 1
Annex VII – Part II – section C – paragraph 1
1. ‘Coupage’ shall mean the mixing of wines or musts of different origins, different vine varieties, different harvest years or different categories of wine or of must. 2. The following shall be regarded as different categories of wine or must: (a) red wine, white wine and the musts or wines suitable for yielding one of these categories of wine; (b) wines without a protected designation of origin and/or geographical indication, wines with a protected designation of origin and wines with a protected geographical indication, as well as musts or wines suitable for yielding one of these categories of wine. For the purposes of this paragraph, rosé wine shall be regarded as red wine. 3. The following processes shall not be regarded as coupage: (a) enrichment by addition of concentrated grape must or rectified concentrated grape must; (b) sweetening. 4. A wine may be obtained by blending or coupage only where the constituents of that blending or coupage possess the required characteristics for obtaining wine and comply with this Regulation. 5. Coupage of a white wine without a protected designation of origin and/or geographical indication with a red wine without a protected designation of origin and/or geographical indication may not produce a rosé wine except where the final product is intended for the preparation of a cuvée, as defined in Part III of Annex II, or for the preparation of sparkling wine. 6. Coupage of a grape must or a wine which has undergone the addition of Aleppo pine resin with a grape must or a wine which has not undergone that oenological practice shall be prohibited. 7. Coupage of a wine originating in a third country with a Union wine and coupage between wines originating in third countries shall be prohibited in the Union.