Activities of Angélique DELAHAYE related to 2014/2146(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Review of the implementation of the Dairy package (A8-0187/2015 - James Nicholson) FR
Amendments (21)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the important role of dairy farming in terms of land management, rural employment and the economic, environmental and social development of numerous European agricultural regions.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that the abolition of quotas risks leading to an additional concentration of milk production to the advantage of the largest dairy farmers and to the detriment of the smallest farmers, without guaranteeing efficiency or income.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the medium and long-term prospects for the dairy sector in both domestic and global markets aremain favourable and uncertain, even though, as a key part of the agri- food industry, the dairy sector hashows significant long-term growth and job creation potential which should be targeted under the new Investment Plan;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of encouraging research and innovation in order to allow all producers and processors to adapt their apparatus and production techniques in response to economic, environmental and social expectations;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the current uncertainties of the supply chain are particularly detrimental to disadvantaged areas, especially those in mountainous and outermost areas, with the strongest barriers and reduced opportunities for economies of scale. In this respect considers that these areas must be a focus of special attention by the European Commission;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that implementation of the Milk Package is still at an early stage; expresses disappointment, nevertheless, with the low levels of implementationhas not produced satisfactory results owing to the low level of implementation. Calls on the European Commission to make an in-depth study of the obstacles to implementing the Milk Package and of measures that would ensure an optimal use of tools made available to the Member States;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the importance of facilitating information exchanges and dialogue with producers and producer organisations (POs) in order to enable them to take into account market developments and to anticipate crises;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites the European Commission to promote the interprofessional management tools set out in Regulation 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of the Milk Market Observatory (MMO) in disseminating and analysing market data and calls for an increased role for the MMO as a management tool and not only as an observation tool; recommends that the Commission take the necessary action to ensure that the MMO is in a position to communicate early warnings, on the one hand to produce accurate data in real time, and on the other hand to communicate early warnings, based on market analysis and predictive tools, to the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders, when the market situation so requires; considers that the information provided by the MMO should involve updates on market and price trends, and should be easily accessible and user- friendly for all stakeholders. These data should integrate all production costs and the interactions between beef and milk production;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends in addition that the MMO is also in a position to play a proactive role for six months on any changes in the situation of the milk and dairy products markets. These indications should enable the Commission, Member States and industry stakeholders to anticipate market developments and crisis situations.
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of Member States providing the relevant information to the MMO in a timely mannerthe shortest time possible for the benefit of all stakeholders, and recommends that the Commission consider additional means of ensuring this information is received on time;.
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the European Commission to specify the rules for data transmission by Member States in order to ensure that the information fed back is comparable at European level;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. In order to develop developmental and innovative projects and to strengthen the competitiveness of the milk industry, particularly of its most vulnerable farms, the mobilisation of investment funds in partnership with the European Investment Bank is a serious consideration. Welcomes in this regard the initiative of the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development seeking to develop cooperation with the EIB in order to support European agriculture with such funds;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the European Commission to participate more actively in the identification of new export markets;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the importance of reinforcing the aid scheme for the distribution of milk in educational establishments, to contribute to the promotion of healthy eating habits among European consumers.
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the sector has not engaged withcould increase its participation in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) schemes in a meaningful manner; calls on the European Commission to simplify accthe rules governing the supply of cheeses to these schemwith a PDO or PGU, in particular as regards the minimum conditions required for approval under those rules;.
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Due to their specific features, requests that dairy products under Quality and Origin Certification (SIQO) be given appropriate private storage aid in the event of a crisis;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to implement more responsive and realistic safety net provisions, and for the intervention price toreminds the Council that it wished to determine the intervention price alone; considers that the intervention price must be more reflective of production costs and be adapted as the market changes;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to implement more responsive and realistic safety net provisions, and for the intervention price to be more reflective of production costs in the different Member States and adapted as the market changes;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Given the difference in production between mountainous dairy regions and other territories, requests that the safety net measures be activated as specific indicators for dairy operations and businesses in mountainous regions;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers that unfair commercial practices severely restrict the sector’s ability to invest and adapt and that it is necessary to combat them at the level of both the European Union and the Member States;