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Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2014/2147(INI)

Plenary speeches (2)

The fruit and vegetables sector since the 2007 reform (A8-0170/2015 - Nuno Melo) HR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2147(INI)
The fruit and vegetables sector since the 2007 reform (short presentation) HR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2147(INI)

Amendments (9)

Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Is worried that, according to the 2012 evaluation reports sent by BE, CY, CZ, DK, DE, ES, FR, HU, IT, NL, AT, PT and UK, operational programmes appear to be contributing little or nothing to the following objectives: optimising production costs, stabilising producer prices and improving the attractiveness of POs, and that little or no contribution is being made to some environmental objectives such as landscape preservation, climate change mitigation, preserving air, water, and soil quality and reducing waste production;
2015/01/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the following weaknesses identified in the setting-up of national strategies: too large a number of objectives, lack of precise predefined targets for the different objectives, and very low use of crisis prevention and management instruments in connection mainly with harvest insurance, promotion and communication and product withdrawal, and the lack of local and regional authority involvement;
2015/01/28
Committee: CONT
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas the Commission’s report identifies complexity of rules and lack of legal certainty as weaknesses of the current F&V regime; whereas Commissioner Hogan has committed himself to simplifying the regime in the first year of his term, taking into account cultural differences and contrasts in market realities between different Member States and the need to boost competitiveness and the innovative strength of the sector;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ra (new)
R a. whereas clear and predictable audit procedures are essential for the functioning of the F&V regime; whereas overlap in consecutive audits should be avoided and that follow-up audits should not be carried out before clearance of accounts has given a definite decision on a previous audit, in order to prevent that Member states are confronted with larger corrections than would have been necessary;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Rb (new)
R b. whereas proportionality should be an essential part in reducing legal uncertainty within the F&V regime, ensuring that a PO should not be prejudiced as a whole based on infringements of single offenders;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses in this context that it is important to further encourage producers to organize themselves and to increase the overall level of support to POs and to provide stronger incentives both for the merging of existing POs and the creation of new ones; in this sense it is important to address cultural differences and the contrast in market realities between Member states which desires different approaches;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that associations of producer organisations (AOPOs) could play an important role in increasing the bargaining power of farmers and urges the Commission to reinforce incentives for setting up APOs and envisage a greater role for them in the future; urges that legislation for transnational APOs should be clarified taking into account the burden of responsibility accounted to the Member States in which the transnational APOs are situated;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that, through their operational programmes, POs can make important contributions to achieving environmental goals and improving food safety standards; asks the Commission to consider how these effects can be maximised, for example through the strengthening of integrated pest management and provide more flexibility for producers in achieving environmental goals;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Urges the Commission to establish guidelines or policy rules clarifying the conditions under which POs can be temporarily granted a derogation from Article 101 (1) TFEU based on Article 2221a which provides POs the opportunity to take measures in order to stabilize the sector during periods of severe imbalanced markets; ––––––––––––––––––––– 1a Regulation 1308/2013
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI