Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2014/0100(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Organic production and labelling of organic products (debate) HR
Amendments (38)
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Because of the local nature of mass catering operations, measures taken by Member States, in particular by regional and local authorities, and private schemes in this area are considered adequate to ensure the functioning of the single market. Therefore, food prepared by mass caterers on their premises should not be subject to this Regulation. Equally, products of hunting and fishing of wild animals should not be covered by this Regulation since the production process cannot be fully controlled.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The labelling of agricultural products and foodstuffs should be subject to the general rules laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council32, and in particular the provisions aimed at preventing labelling that may confuse or mislead consumers. In addition, specific provisions relating to the labelling of organic products should be laid down in this Regulation. They should protect both the interests of operators in having their products correctly identified on the market and enjoying conditions of fair competition, and thosee strong interests of consumers in enabling them to make informed choices leaving no room for doubt. __________________ 32 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18). –
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Small farmers in the Union face, individually, relatively high inspection costs and an administrative burden linked to organic certification, raising their production costs and hence reducing their competitiveness. A system of group certification should be allowed with a view to reducing the inspection and certification costs and the associated administrative burden, strengthening local networks, contributing to better market outlets and ensuring a level playing field with operators in third countries. For that reason, the concept of ‘group of operators’ should be introduced and defined.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the technical details for the establishment of the single database for the listing of the varieties, in particular traditional and rare varieties, for which plant reproductive material obtained by the organic production method is available, as regards the authorisation or the withdrawal of the authorisation of the products and substances that may be used in organic production in general and in the production of processed organic food in particular, including the procedures to be followed for the authorisation and the lists of those products and substances and, where appropriate, their description, compositional requirement and conditions for use, as regards the specific and practical modalities regarding the presentation, composition and size of the indications referring to the code numbers of control authorities and control bodies and of the indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials have been farmed, the assignment of code numbers to control authorities and control bodies and the indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials have been farmed, as regards the details and specifications regarding the content, form and way of notification of the notifications by operators and groups of operators of their activity to the competent authorities and the form of publication of the fees that may be collected for the controls, as regards the exchange of information between groups of operators and competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies and between Member States and the Commission, as regards the recognition or withdrawal of the recognition of control authorities and control bodies which are competent to carry out controls in third countries and the establishment of the list of those control authorities and control bodies and rules to ensure the application of measures in relation to cases of non- compliance, or suspicion thereof, affecting the integrity of imported organic products, as regards the establishment of a list of third countries recognised under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and the amendment of that list as well as rules to ensure the application of measures in relation to cases of non-compliance, or suspicion thereof, affecting the integrity of organic products imported from those countries, as regards the system to be used to transmit the information necessary for the implementation and monitoring of this Regulation, and as regards the establishment of the list of control authorities and control bodies recognised under Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and the amendment of that list. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council34. __________________ 34 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75 a (new)
Recital 75 a (new)
(75a) To preserve Europe’s biodiversity, a European gene bank, as well as the single database, should be set up in cooperation with Member States and regional and local authorities.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – point e – point iii
(iii) exclude the use of GMOs and products produced from or by GMOs with the exception of veterinary medicinal products;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point b
Article 5 – point b
(b) limitation ofincrease in the use of non-renewable resources ands far as possible and limitation of the use of external inputs to a minimum;
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Furthermore, anyit shall be prohibited to use terms, including terms used in trademarks, or practices used in labelling or advertising liable to mislead the consumer or user by suggesting that a product or its ingredients comply with this Regulation shall not be used.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Research projects have demonstrated that consumer confidence is crucial in the market for organic food. In the long run, rules that are not trustworthy can jeopardise public confidence and lead to market failure. Therefore the sustainable development of organic production in the Union should be based on sound production rules which are harmonised at Union level. In addition, those production rules should meet operators' and consumers' expectations regarding the quality of organic products and the compliance with the principles and rules laid down in this Regulation. Given the track record of persistent deficiencies of controls on a European level, it is of utmost importance to improve data collection, communication, monitoring and coordination of the implementation of these rules in all Member States and on a European level. The Commission should, therefore, streamline and step up efforts to coordinate effectively these measures, as the growth of the organic sector depends on availability of data related to organic production and the credibility in the perception of consumers.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51 a (new)
Recital 51 a (new)
(51a) This regulation is underpinned by the process approach to organic farming and it recognises that organic producers should not be punished for unintentional contamination of their products; therefore, the polluter pays principle should be maintained and pesticide residue limits shall not be imposed on organic production.
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty') and to somethe following products originating from agriculture, including aquaculture, where such products are, or are intended to be, produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the Union market, or imported into or exported from the Union as organic: (a) live or unprocessed agricultural products, including seed and other plant reproductive material; (b) processed agricultural products for food; (c) feed; (d) algae and aquaculture animals; (e) wine; (f) yeast; (g) mushrooms; (h) collected wild plants and parts thereof, and to other products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, insofar as those agricultural products and those other products closely linked to agriculture are intended to be produced, prepared, distributed, placed on the market, imported or exported as organic.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Mass catering operations shall not be subject to this Regulation. Member States may apply national rules or, in the absence thereof, private standards, on labelling and control of products originating from mass catering operations, in so far as the said rules comply with Union Law.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘'group of operators' means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed;: (i) managed exclusively by farmers through an internal control system; (ii) in which each operator may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed; (iii) whose farms are geographically close; (iv) in which the production involves only one type of production.
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) exclusion of genetic engineering, animal cloning, artificially induced polyploidy in animal production and ionising radiation from the whole organic food chain;
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a), a holding may be split up into clearly separated units or aquaculture production sites which are not all managed under organic production. As regards animals, different species shall be involved. As regards aquaculture the same species may be involved, provided that there is adequate separation between the production sites. As regards plants, different varieties that can be easily differentiated/distinguished shall be involved. Where, in accordance with the second subparagraph, not all units of a holding are used for organic production, the operator shall keep the land, animals, and products used for, or produced by, the organic units separate from those used for, or produced by, the non-organic units and keep adequate records to show the separation.
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) in the list of ingredients and in the same visual field as the sales description, provided that: (i) the main ingredient is a product of hunting or fishing; (ii) it contains other ingredients of agricultural origin that are all organic; (iii) the food complies with the requirements in Annex II part VI.
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The list of ingredients referred to in point (ba), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph shall indicate which ingredients are organic. The references to organic production may only appear in relation to the organic ingredients. That list of ingredients shall include an indication of the total percentage of organic ingredients in proportion to the total quantity of agricultural ingredients.
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The terms referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be used for a product for which it has to be indicated in the labelling or advertising that it contains GMOs, consists of GMOs or is produced from GMOs according to Union provisions.
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a Control system 1. Official controls in relation to organic production and labelling of organic products shall be performed for the verification of compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and shall include, in particular, the verification of the application of preventive measures. 2. The nature and frequency of the official controls shall be determined on the basis of the likelihood of non- compliance. All operators and groups of operators (with the exception of those who sell products directly to the final consumer or user provided that they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale, organic products or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party) shall be subject to a verification of compliance at least once a year. The verification of compliance shall imply a physical on-the- spot inspection, except where Member States decide that in duly justified cases the operators and group of operators concerned present a proven low-risk profile and fulfil the criteria of compliant track-record of at least 3 years. In those duly justified cases, however, the period between two physical on-the-spot inspections shall not exceed thirty months.
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The respect of the conditions and measures for the import of organic products into the Union shall be ascertained by the control provisions laid down in chapter V and at border control posts, in accordance with Article 45(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX (Official controls regulation). The physical checks referred to in Article 47(3) of that Regulation shall be performed at a frequency dependent on the risk of non- compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
A recognised third country as referred to in the first indentpoint (b)(ii) of Article 28(1)(b)(ii) is a third country which the Union has recognised under a trade agreement as having a system of production meeting the same objectives and principles by applying rules which ensure the same level of assurance of conformity as those of the Union.
Amendment 926 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A recognised third country as referred to in the second indentpoint (b)(ii) of Article 28(1)(b)(ii) is a third country which has been recognised for the purposes of equivalence under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, including those recognised under the transitional measure provided for in Article 40. The recognition of the third countries referred to in the first subparagraph shall expire when all recognized third countries have been transferred to the new rules.
Amendment 946 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20210, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of organic plant reproductive material and animals for breeding purposes. , feed, animals for breeding purposes, young poultry and parent animals for poultry production and aquaculture juveniles on the Union market, identifying potential gaps and the reasons for those gaps and outlining a plan and possible measures for closing those gaps, including support measures designed to stimulate the market. That report shall be based on a study including data collection and analysis in Member States.
Amendment 965 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. The recognition of control authorities and control bodies granted under Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 shall expire on [31 December 2018] at the latwhen all recognised third countries have been transferred to the new rulest.
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 b (new)
Annex I – indent 19 b (new)
- uncarded wool,
Amendment 994 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 c (new)
Annex I – indent 19 c (new)
- raw hides,
Amendment 999 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 d (new)
Annex I – indent 19 d (new)
- traditional herbal medicinal products,
Amendment 1059 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5
1.3.5. For breeding purposes, non- organically raised animals may be brought onto an agricultural holding when breeds are in danger of being lost to farming in accordance with Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/200668 and in that case animals of those breeds must not necessarily be nulliparous holding, only when organic animals are not available in sufficient number and subject to the conditions provided for in the following points a to d of this Article. __________________ 68 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15).
Amendment 1089 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2 a (new)
1.4.3.2a. Feed from own holding and other sources In the case of herbivores, except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance subject to point 1.4.2.2, at least 60 % of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself or, where this is not feasible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region. In the case of pigs and poultry, at least 20% of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself or, where this is not feasible, shall be produced in cooperation with other organic farms or feed business operators in the same region. In the case of bees, at the end of the production season hives shall be left with sufficient reserves of honey and pollen to survive the winter. The feeding of bee colonies shall only be permitted where the survival of the hives is endangered due to climatic conditions. Feeding shall be with organic honey, organic sugar syrups, or organic sugar.
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.4
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.4
1.5.2.4. With the exception of vaccinations, treatments for parasites, phytotherapeutic and homeopathic products and compulsory eradication schemes where an animal or group of animals receive more than three courses of treatments with chemically- synthesised allopathic veterinary medicinal products including antibiotics within 12 months, or more than one course of treatment if their productive lifecycle is less than one year, the livestock concerned, or produce derived from them, shall not be sold as organic products, and the livestock shall undergo the conversion periods referred to in points 1.2 and 2.
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.5
Annex II – part II – point 1.5.2.5
1.5.2.5. The withdrawal period between the last administration of an allopathic chemically synthesised veterinary medicinal product to an animal under normal conditions of use, and the production of organically produced foodstuffs from such animals, is toshall be twice the withdrawal period as referred to in Article 119 of Directive 2001/82/EC and at least 48 hours. Directive 2001/82/EC or, in a case in which this period is not specified, 48 hours, except for phytotherapeutic and homeopathic products without legal withdrawal period.
Amendment 1188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
Amendment 1222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
Amendment 1274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.2.1 – point a
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.2.1 – point a
(a) organic aquaculture shallFor on-growing purposes, when organic aquaculture juvenile animals are not available, subject to the following restrictions: a) organic juveniles should be baused on the rearing of young stock originating from organic broodstock and organic holdings; when available b) at least the latter three quarters of the duration of the production cycle shall be managed under organic management. Each Member State shall ensure that a computerized database is established for listing the aquaculture species for which organic juveniles is available on its territory and the production capacity among certified aquaculture farms. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the technical details for establishing the database referred to in paragraph 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination
Amendment 1282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.3.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.3.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(f) Astaxanthin derived primarily from organic sources, such as organic crustacean shells may be used in the feed ration for salmon and trout within the limit of their physiological needs. If organic sources are not available natural sources of astaxanthin (such as Phaffia yeast) may be used.
Amendment 1286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.4.2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.4.2 – paragraph 1 – point e