17 Amendments of Edouard FERRAND related to 2014/0100(COD)
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Processed food should be labelled as organic only where all or almost all the ingredients of agricultural origin are organic. However, special labelling provisions should be laid down for processed foods which include agricultural ingredients that cannot be obtained organically, as is the case for products of hunting and fishing. Moreover, for the purposes of consumer information and transparency in the market, and to encourage the use of organic ingredients, it should also be made possible to refer to organic production and the place of production in the ingredients list under certain conditions.
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to create clarity for consumers throughout the Union market, the use of the organic production logo of the European Union should be made obligatory for all organic pre-packed food produced within the Union. It should otherwise be possible to use that logo on a voluntary basis in the case of non pre- packed organic products produced within the Union or any organic products imported from third countries. The model of the organic production logo of the European Union should be set out in this Regulation. With a view to encouraging local consumption of organic products and providing consumers with comprehensive information, the country of origin of such products should appear below the European Union logo.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) For the sake of avoiding any possible confusion amongst consumers about the Union or non-Union origin of a product, whenever the organic production logo of the European Union is used, consumers should be informed about the place where the agricultural raw materials of which the product is composed have been farmed. In this context, it should be allowed to refer to aquaculture in the label of products from organic aquaculture, instead of referring to agriculture, and to the country or region of origin.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The possibility for organic products to get access to the Union market where such products do not comply with the Union rules on organic production but come from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union should be preserved. However, the recognition of equivalence of third countries, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, should only be granted through an international agreement between the Union and those third countries, where a reciprocal recognition of equivalence would be also pursued for the Union. In order to rule out unfair competition, organic products from third countries may on no account be sold at preferential prices.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) In order to ensure fair competition among operators, the traceability of the imported products intended to be placed on the market within the Union as organic or the transparency of the recognition and supervision procedure for control authorities and control bodies within the context of import of compliant organic products, and in order to ensure the management of the list of third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the documents intended for customs authorities in third countries, in particular an organic export certificate, which must be provided in electronic form wherever possible, the documents necessary for the purposes of import, also in electronic form wherever possiblewhich must also be provided in electronic form, the criteria for recognition or withdrawal of the recognition of control authorities and control bodies in the context of import of compliant organic products, and in respect of the information to be sent by third countries recognised under that Regulation necessary for the supervision of their recognition and the exercise of that supervision by the Commission, including on-the-spot examination.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Provision should be made to ensure that the movement of organic products that have been subject to a control in one Member State and which comply with this Regulation cannot be restricted in anoAs sovereign entities, Member States must have the right to impose restrictions on imports and the movement of imported products on their Member State. In order to ensure the proper functerritory in order to encourage the consumptioning of the single market and trade between Member States, the power to adopt certain adomestic and local organic products. The movement of imported organic products shwould be delegated to the Commission to lay down rules relating to the free movement of organic productsauthorised only if they are not produced on the territory of the Member State in question.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Operators may assumeust have proof that no GMOs or products produced from or by GMOs have been used in the manufacture of purchased food and feed when such products are not labelled, or accompanied by a document, pursuant to the Regulations referred to in paragraph 2, unless they have obtained other information indicating that the labelling of the products concerned is not in conformity with those Regulations.
Amendment 825 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the organic production logo of the European Union referred to in Article 23 as regards pre-packed food as defined in point (e) of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 shall also appear on the packaging, together with an indication of country of origin.
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘EU agriculture/country of origin’ with an indication of countries of origin where the ingredients have been made by a number of countries.
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. National and private logos mayust be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation.
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the traceability of the imported products intended to be placed on the market within the Union as organic, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning documents, mandatorily issued in electronic form wherever possible, that are necessary for the purposes of import.
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a . It is obligatory that imported organic products indicate the country of origin.
Amendment 921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In order to guard against unfair competition for organic producers within the Union, imported organic products must not benefit from financial advantages and will be sold at the same price.
Amendment 937 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the proper functioning of the single market and trade between Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accMember States, for the sake of protecting their internal markets, shall have the faculty to restrict the marketing of imported ordgance with Article 36 laying down rules relating to the free movement of organic products for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article ic products and only authorise organic products not produced on its territory.