320 Amendments of Jørn DOHRMANN
Amendment 12 #
2018/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RegretNotes that the Parliament was not fully involved in the procedure to select the new seat of EMA and that the procedure followed for the selection of the new location for EMA is not used anymore in this form in the future;
Amendment 150 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RecCalls on the Member States to make more effective use of the strong enforcement powers given to Member States under the Regulation, including the power to require transporters to establish systems to prevent the recurrence of breaches and to suspend or withdraw a transporter’s authorisation;
Amendment 159 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for increased cooperation between competent authorities to strengthen enforcement by using technology to create a real-time feedback loop between the Member State at the point of departure and the Member State at the point of arrival; takes the view that should animals which started out in a good state of fitness arrive in a poor state of fitness, then the extransporter company must be immediately penalised; further takes the view that competent authorities should strictly penalise the organiser and the certifying officer of a journey log at the Member State of departure in the event of a journey log being falsely or misleadingly filled in;
Amendment 219 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the poor conditions prevailing during maritime transport, and calls on Member States to be more rigorous in their certification and approval procedures for vessels, and to improve their pre-loading checks on livestock vessels and animal fitness; calls on the Commission to provide a list of ports with adequate animal inspection facilities; further calls on competent authorities to not approve journey logs that plan to use ports without such facilities;
Amendment 233 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Calls on Member States to develop and apply a risk-based strategy to target their inspection activities on high-risk transports in order to maximise the efficiency of the limited inspection resources;
Amendment 238 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 b (new)
Subheading 3 b (new)
Calls on the Commission to provide guidance to Member States on how TRACES can be used to support the preparation of risk analyses for inspections on the transport of live animals, as recommended by the Court of Auditors in its 2018 special report;
Amendment 239 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 c (new)
Subheading 3 c (new)
Notes that enforcement is particularly difficult when a journey passes through several Member States and when different Member States (i) approve the journey log, (ii) grant the transporter’s authorisation, (iii) grant the vehicle’s certificate of approval and (iv) grant the driver’s certificate of competence; calls on Member States which discover breaches to notify all the other Member States involved as required by Article 26 of Regulation 1/2005 so that they can prevent recurrence of the breaches;
Amendment 240 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 d (new)
Subheading 3 d (new)
Agrees with the Commission that it is good practice for competent authorities to inspect all consignments destined for non- EU countries at loading; believes that a proportion of intra-EU consignments should also be inspected at loading; notes that at loading, competent authorities can check that the Regulation’s requirements on floor space and headroom are being observed, that the ventilation and water systems are operating properly, that the drinking devices are working properly and are appropriate for the species being carried, that no unfit animals are loaded, and that sufficient feed and bedding are being carried;
Amendment 367 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned at persistent reports of animal welfare problems in certain third countries; notes that slaughter in certain third countries to which the EU sends animals entails extreme and prolonged suffering and regularly breaches the international standards on welfare at slaughter of the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health); calls on the Commission and Member States to promote a shift towards the transport of meat or carcasses, instead of live animals, to third countries;
Amendment 385 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for consistent and full compliance with the 2015 judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-424/13, in which the Court ruled that, for the transport of animals involving a long journey commencing in EU territory and then continuing outside of it, the transporter, in order to be authorised to depart, must submit a true and accurate travel log for the purpose of verifying compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005; calls on competent authorities not to approve journey logs where under the Court’s ruling animals must be unloaded for a 24 hour rest in anon-EU country unless the organiser has identified a place for that rest that provides facilities equivalent to those of a control post; calls on official veterinarians at exit points to check, as required by Article 21 of Regulation1/2005 as interpreted by the Court’s ruling, that before vehicles leave the EU they are not overcrowded, provide sufficient headroom, provide bedding, are carrying sufficient feed and water and that the ventilation and water devices are functioning correctly;
Amendment 395 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by certain third countries are not as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the existing requirements vis-à-vis the Union’s trading partners, especially regarding trade in animals;
Amendment 210 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challengesnew opportunities and challenges for European Agriculture arise, such as increasing global trade, is necessitatingand thus the need for fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, with at the global level in the framework of the WTO and in accordancline with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
Amendment 485 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the control system facing the farmer in the future will be based on the principle of guidance and correction and larger tolerances rather than sanctions and penalties;
Amendment 786 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly in vulnerable sectors, including those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 1138 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad accessas voluntary measures in pillar two;
Amendment 1238 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, theand while it is important to continue to work for increased market access for European agricultural products, they may also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned at the mistreatment of live animals when exported from the EU to Morocco;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need for stronger animal rights legislation in Morocco and calls for training programmes for farmers, distributers and slaughterhouses in order to meet EU standards on animal welfare;
Amendment 456 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries. The new CAP should ensure genuine simplification at national, regional and farm level.
Amendment 476 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to the challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamline the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden for farmers. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basic policy parameters, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requirements, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve targets, whilst ensuring policy certainty and financial security for the sector. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives.
Amendment 494 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to retain the essential Union-wide elements to ensure comparability between Member State decisions, without however limiting Member States in reaching Union objectives, a framework definition for ‘agricultural area’ should be set out. The related framework definitions for ‘arable land’, ‘permanent crops’ and ‘permanent grassland’ should be set out in a broad way to allow Member States to further specify definitions according to their local conditions. The framework definition for ‘arable land’ should be laid down in a way that allows Member States to cover different production forms, including system such as agroforestry and arable areas with shrubs and trees and that requires the inclusion of fallow land areas in order to ensure the decoupled nature of the interventions. The framework definition of ‘permanent crops’ should include both areas actually used for production and not, as well as nurseries and short rotation coppice to be defined by Member States. The framework definition of ‘permanent grassland’ should be set in a way that allows Member States to specify further criteria and allows them to include species other than grasses or other herbaceous forage that can be grazed or that may produce animal feed, whether used for actual production or not. The goal to simplify the CAP should be central to ensure there is no additional burden on farmers.
Amendment 526 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essential elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in registers. It should also not result in precluding support to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio- economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 559 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry and food systems, adequately investing in technological development and digitalisation, given the relatively low uptake of new technologies in farming, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge.
Amendment 579 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers. Likewise, given the current investment gap, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 607 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – point 1
Recital 16 – point 1
As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems such as lack of attractive employment opportunities, skill shortages, underinvestment in connectivity, particularly quality broadband, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, particularly through job creation and generational renewal, by bringing the Commission's jobs and growth to rural areas, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of ‘Smart Villages’ across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, the emerging bio- economy, the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments and the use of the InvestEU guarantee can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas for legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of Community-led Local Development strategies.
Amendment 611 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times. . Moreover, CAP funding must be linked to societal added values matching citizens’ expectations, in particular those linked to environment, sustainability, and animal welfare. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 664 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should set farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should build on existing innovative systems and then integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up- to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
Amendment 687 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the amounts of direct payments above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in priority for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour and individual farm needs should be taken into account when applying the mechanism.
Amendment 693 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Direct payments are crucial in supporting farmers in food production and the protection of environmental and animal welfare standards.
Amendment 946 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change and safeguarding food production in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Program will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under the CAP are expected to contribute 40 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Program's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 969 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55 a) It is imperative that the CAP Strategic Plans have a clear, simple and unambiguous framework in order to avoid gold plating of policy at the National, regional or local level
Amendment 971 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In the process of development of their CAP Strategic Plans, Member States should analyse their specific situation and needs, set targets linked to the achievement of the objectives of the CAP and design the interventions which will allow reaching these targets, while being adapted to the national and specific regional contexts, including the outermost regions pursuant to Article 349 TFEU. Such process should promote more subsidiarity within a common Union framework, while compliance with the general principles of Union law and the objectives of the CAP should be ensured. It is therefore appropriate to set rules on the structure and content of the CAP Strategic Plans. During the development of the CAP Strategic Plans farmers and farming organisations should be involved throughout all stages of the process.
Amendment 981 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In order to ensure that the setting of targets by Member States and that the design of interventions is appropriate and maximises the contribution to the objectives of the CAP, it is necessary to base the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plans on a prior analysis of the local contexts and an assessment of needs in relation to the objectives of the CAP. The CAP Strategic Plans must ensure flexibility for Member States which may face changes in conditions, both internally and externally.
Amendment 1016 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification at national, regional and farm level, should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 1025 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) The approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commission is a crucial step in order to guarantee that the policy is implemented according to the common objectives and thus the approval process must be as efficient as possible. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the Commission should provide the Member States with appropriate guidance in presenting coherent and ambitious intervention logics.
Amendment 1038 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) Each CAP Strategic Plan should be subject to regular monitoring of the implementation and of progress towards the established targets. Such a performance, monitoring and evaluation framework of the CAP should be set up with the purpose of demonstrating the progress and assessing the impact and efficiency of policy implementation. Whilst ensuring that no unnecessary administrative burden is felt at national, regional or farm level.
Amendment 1096 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) ‘Public goods’ are services that are not remunerated by the market and deliver environmental and societal outcomes above the statutory environmental, climate, and animal welfare legislation. European public goods are public goods that can only be provided effectively at European level through intervention to ensure coordination between Member States and level playing field on the EU agricultural market. European public goods include in particular water conservation, biodiversity protection, soil fertility protection, protection of pollinators, and animal welfare;
Amendment 1207 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii – paragraph 2
Areas used for the production of hemp shall only be eligible hectares if the varieties used have a tetrahydrocannabinol content not exceeding 0,2 %; minor areas placed in the middle of the areas mentioned in this subparagraph, which do not give right to payments under the mentioned conditions can also receive direct payments under the condition that these areas do not cover more than 10 % of the project area.
Amendment 1507 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member states are obliged to include an evaluation from farmers’ organizations when assessing the level of simplification.
Amendment 1679 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may support the Member States with the design of that Tool and with data storage and processing services requirements. The Commission shall provide an adequate transition period to allow for the efficient use and implementation of that Tool.
Amendment 1704 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing services for advising farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services'). This new system should build upon any already existing systems at Member State level.
Amendment 1834 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall reduce the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar yearArticle 6 (a)-(b) and article 7 (a-)-(b) for a given calendar year by at least 5 % for the part of the amount exceeding EUR 6150 000 as follows:.
Amendment 1851 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1869 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1885 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1903 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1915 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where a Member State decides to grantcomplementary redistributive income support to farmers pursuant to Article 26and to use more than 5 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex IV forthat purpose, it may decide not to apply Article 15.
Amendment 2093 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2193 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (‘redistributive income support’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2273 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Young farmers which have received the payment for young farmers according to article 50 in regulation 1307/2013, will continue to receive this payment in a 5-year period, if the young farmer has received the payment in less than 5 years by the entry into force of this regulation. The young farmer needs to fulfil the conditions in article 50 in regulation 1307/2013 to be eligible for this payment.
Amendment 2302 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment; Support can be directed towards commitments for agricultural practices in specific sectors or geographical areas defined by the Member States. In the case that support is directed towards specific sectors or areas, it is possible to finance the support from reducing the basic income support for sustainability in that specific sector or area.
Amendment 2328 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Genuine farmers committed in voluntary certification schemes which include agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment will also be eligible for payments set out under this Article.
Amendment 2349 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices and certification schemes beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 2372 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Eco-schemes should be tailored to address specific regional needs for the environment and climate which can be set out in the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 2404 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 2534 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 3282 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 3364 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually. If the support is granted as a flat rate or as a one-off payment per unit the compensation to the farmer can consist of a payment corresponding to the permanent reduction inland value due to the commitment made by the farmer.
Amendment 3656 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 and may be combined with financial instruments. In duly justified cases Member States may apply a higher amount than set out in this paragraph to achieve the specific objective set out in Article 6 (f)
Amendment 3676 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3690 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk management tools, which help genuine farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3976 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 80 % for management commitments referred to in Article 65 of this Regulation, for payments under Article 67 of this Regulation, for non- productive investments referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation, for support for the European Innovation Partnership under Article 71 of this Regulation and for the LEADER, referred to as community- led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR];
Amendment 3987 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) 100% for operations receiving funding from funds transferred to the EAFRD in accordance with Articles 15 and 90 of this Regulation.
Amendment 4052 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At least 60% of the amount set out in Annex VII shall be set out for the basic income support for sustainability referred to in chapter 2, subsection 2 of this regulation
Amendment 4094 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 4108 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 4129 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
The amount included in the approved CAP Strategic Plan resulting from the application of the first and second subparagraphs shall be binding.
Amendment 4192 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90
Article 90
Amendment 4467 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on the basis of the completeness of the plans, the consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, with this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant to it and with the Horizontal Regulation, their effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration, a written statement from national farmers’ organizations, the content, the implementation and the simplification of the Plan. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, the corresponding specific objectives, targets, interventions and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet the specific CAP Strategic Plan objectives through the proposed set of interventions on the basis of the SWOT analysis and the ex-ante evaluation.
Amendment 4522 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 a (new)
Article 106 a (new)
Article 106 a Timely payment to beneficiaries The Approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the European Commission and its implementation by Member States shall not cause any delays in any distribution of aid to beneficiaries, especially in its first year of implementation
Amendment 4583 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) the CAP Strategic Plans and all relevant national legislation that implement the plan nationally are translated into English and published in order to ensure publicity and transparency at the European level.
Amendment 4659 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Common Agricultural Policy Network should build upon already existing networking structures available in Member States.
Amendment 404 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An economic activity shall be considered to contribute substantially to climate change mitigation where that activity substantially contributes to the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level which prevents dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system by avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas emissions or enhancing greenhouse gas removals through any of the following means, including through process or product innovation, work such as building refurbishment including deep renovations and staged deep renovations and services such as Energy Performance Contracting, software and maintenance activities:
Amendment 416 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improving energy efficiency;savings and efficiency in all sectors, in terms of a reduction of primary and final energy demand consistent with the 2030 and 2050 energy and climate frameworks, the Articles 7 and 14 of the Energy Efficiency Directive, the long term building renovation strategies to achieve a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock foreseen by the Energy Performance of Building Directive and the integration of buildings into a connected energy, storage, digital and transport system.
Amendment 452 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) improving water efficiency, facilitating water reuse, or any other activity that protects or improves quality of the Union’s water bodies in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC;
Amendment 471 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) avoiding incineration and disposal of wastewaste management options that are not in line with the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 510 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) circular economy and waste prevention and recycling, where that activity leads to significant inefficiencies in the use of materials in one or more stages of the life-cycle of products, including in terms of durability, reparability, upgradability, reusability or recyclability of products; or where that activity leads to a significant increase in the generation, incineration or disposal of waste of waste or unjustified deviation from the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 165 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With regard to single-use plastic products for which there are no readily available suitable and more sustainable alternatives, Member States should, in line with the polluter pays principle, also introduce extended producer responsibility schemes to cover the costs of waste management and clean-up ofollection, transport and treatment of marine litter as well as the costs of awareness-raising measures to prevent and reduce such litter.
Amendment 401 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that extended producer responsibility schemes are established for allthe single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex placed on the Union market, in accordance with the provisions on extended producer responsibility in Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 415 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that the producers of the single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex shall cover the costs of the collection of marine-related waste consisting of those single-use plastic products and its subsequent transport and treatment, including the costs to clean up litter and the costs of the awareness raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding those products.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The European Parliament rejects [the Commission proposal].
Amendment 195 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 1 #
2018/0091(NLE)
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend rejectingthat the Parliament give its consent to the proposed Council decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan.
Amendment 56 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 75 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the fact that the National Action Plans (NAPs) are notoriously inconsistent as regards the establishment of quantitative objectives, targets, measurements and timetables for the various action areas, making it impossible to assess the progress made; regrets the fact that justwelcomes that more than two Member States have produced a revised NAP to date;
Amendment 138 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is deeply concerned at the gradual depletion of biodiversity in Europe and at the particularly disconcerting demise of winged insects, as evidenced by the findings of a recent scientific study26 that the population of flying insects in Germany has plummeted by more than 75 % in 27 years; considers that this collapse mustight possibly be linked to the use of pesticides and further underlines the need for Europe to switch to a more sustainable pesticide use and increase the number of non- chemical alternatives for farmers; _________________ 26 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id= 10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
Amendment 226 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 241 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. calls for plant breeding, crop rotation, agronomic measures such as reduced tilling and precision farming, sowing time to be part of holistic management of natural resources;
Amendment 256 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize the need to work seriously to develop preventive measures, pest monitoring, early warning and decision support systems as well as alternative control measures, with the aim of developing robust cropping systems that are cost-effective in order to promote further IPM implementation in all Member States; considers that agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKIS) need to be constantly improved, and there is a need to offer advisory systems independent of sales of pesticide products; calls on Member States to coordinate to develop such systems;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Maintains that effective application of EU law is essential in order to realise the benefits which EU policies bring to citizens and businesses and that uniform application of EU law in all Member States is central to the EU’s success; points out that the ineffective application of EU law creates un unfair competition among Member States;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that, before introducing new legislation, the Commission should ensure the effective application of existing EU legislation throughout all the EU;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers it important to conduct a profound evaluation of earlier policies on protein crops before introducing new strategies;
Amendment 183 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Hopes that crops such as lucerne, clover, sainfoin, and many other legumes and their mixed cultivation with grasses may be reintroduced into large-scale cultivation and forage systems;
Amendment 187 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it advisable to develop regional protein production and processing chains by creating closer links between cereal farmers and livestock farmers (supply and exchange contracts, building of decentral small to medium large "green protein" bio/refining plants), and deems it useful, to that end, to assist risk- taking by operators entering small supply chains for protein-based food and feed;
Amendment 203 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that there is an untapped potential in plant breeding, especially for higher protein content in cereals and legumes, but also the development of cultivation-proof varieties of leguminous seeds;
Amendment 246 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes it is important to consider the consequences of any further restriction concerning the use of fertilizers in relation to the production of protein;
Amendment 254 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for research and development of smaller, regional protein bio-refining units to extract “green protein” from forage legumes and/or grass/legume mixes which could benefit rural developments and employment;
Amendment 272 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of the voluntary coupled payment (which, if not restricted to crops and regions in difficulty, would give scope for more action) and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro- environmental measures on organic farming, investment quality, advice, training and of course innovation via the EIP;
Amendment 281 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers it important that the CAP ensures a level playing field between Member States for the production of protein crops in the European Union; this would be an important pre-condition for the functioning of the internal market; therefore voluntary coupled support should continue to be restricted to crops and regions in difficulty, and encourages Member States to offer farmers to use nitrogen fixing crops as Ecological Focus Area;
Amendment 310 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Believes that the current research in the field of a strategy for protein crops is fragmented and lacking focus; calls for a larger R & D effort;
Amendment 123 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) according the Communication COM(2015) 614 on the EU action plan for the Circular Economy, the purpose of the Drinking Water Directive is not merely a matter of safe supply of clean drinking water. Considering the strong interlinks with waste water treatment, a holistic revision of both the drinking water Directive and the waste water treatment Directive shall be endeavoured to accelerate the transformation of the water sector into energy neutrality and water resource sustainability, thereby meeting circular economy goals.
Amendment 259 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘water intended for human consumption’ shall mean all water either in its original state or after treatment, intended for drinking, cooking, food preparation or production, or other domesticinternal purposes in both public and private premises , regardless of its origin and whether it is supplied from a distribution network, supplied from a tanker or, for spring waters, put in bottles .
Amendment 266 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. All water used for processing in food production establishments will be covered by the definition of ‘food’ in Article 2 of regulation (EC)178/2002, and would thus not fall in the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 315 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Each Member States shall adopt a leakage rate target aiming at reaching a European level of 10% of leakage rate , and set up meaningful incentives to ensure that very large water suppliers meet these leakage rates by 2025 and large water suppliers by 2030.
Amendment 346 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) evaluate risk stemming from infiltration because of leaking pipes.
Amendment 478 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 498 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Access to water intended for human 1. Without prejudice to Article 9 of Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States shall take all necessary measures to improve access for all to water intended for human consumption and promote its use on their territory. This shall include all of the following measures: (a) identifying people without access to water intended for human consumption and reasons for lack of access (such as belonging to a vulnerable and marginalised group), assessing possibilities to improve access for those people and informing them about possibilities of connecting to the distribution network or about alternative means to have access to such water; (b) setting up and maintaining outdoors and indoors equipment for free access to water intended for human consumption in public spaces; (c) promoting water intended for human consumption by: (i) launching campaigns to inform citizens about the quality of such water; (ii) encouraging the provision of such water in administrations and public buildings; (iii) encouraging the free provision of such water in restaurants, canteens, and catering services. 2. On the basis of the information gathered under paragraph 1(a), Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure access to water intended for human consumption for vulnerable and marginalised groups. In case those groups do not have access to water intended for human consumption, Member States shall immediately inform them of the quality of the water they are using and of any action that can be taken to avoid adverse effects on human health resulting from any contamination of that water.rticle 13 deleted consumption
Amendment 623 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) energy consumption per cubic metre of delivered water, from raw water extraction to tap delivery;
Amendment 637 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the overall performance of the water system, from raw water extraction to tap delivery, in terms of efficiency, including leakage rates expressed in percentage of water delivered and energy consumption per cubic meter of delivered water;
Amendment 660 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission maywill adopt implementing acts specifying the format ofwithin 18 months specifying the calculation methods, and modalities to present, the information to be provided under the first subparagraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2). Member States may use such information to adopt National plans to improve the situation on aspects they deem appropriate.
Amendment 664 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each Member States shall set up a scheme for rating the energy performance and leakage rate of water suppliers. In accordance with NEW point the scheme shall define a) a methodology to assess the energy performance, including the energy efficiency of the system, and the water leakage of the water supplier; and a grading scheme.
Amendment 665 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) The European Commission shall, by 31 December 2025, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 19, supplementing this Directive by establishing a common European Union scheme for rating the energy performance and leakage rate of water suppliers. In accordance with NEW point the scheme shall define a) a methodology to assess the energy performance, including the energy efficiency of the system, and the water leakage of the water supplier; and b) a grading scheme.
Amendment 674 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) e) set up, and update annually thereafter, a data set containing information on the energy performance of the drinking water sector and the leakage rates
Amendment 684 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall, by [125 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive], carry out an evaluation of this Directive. The evaluation shall be based, inter alia, on the following elements:
Amendment 687 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) provisions concerning the information to be provided to the public under Article 14 and Annex IV including a user friendly overview at EU level of the information listed in point 7 of Annex IV.
Amendment 828 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) for very large water suppliers, annual information on:
Amendment 839 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
(a) the overall performance of the water system, from raw water extraction to tap delivery, in terms of efficiency, including leakage rates expressed in percentage of water delivered and energy consumption per cubic meter of delivered water;
Amendment 859 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
(d) information on the cost structure of the tariff charged to consumers per cubic meter of water, including fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to energy useconsumption per cubic meter of delivered water, from raw water extraction to tap delivery, measures taken by water suppliers for the purposes of the hazard assessment pursuant to Article 8(4), treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption, waste water collection and treatment, and costs related to measures for the purposes of Article 13, where such measures have been taken by water suppliers;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the European Commission has concluded that there are broad differences among the Member States in the application of the Directive and that it has not succeeded in creating a level playing field across the EU;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that a few Member States appear to make use of the ELD relatively frequently for environmental damage incidents, while others appear to apply national legislation for environmental damage incidents instead of the ELD;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Ilulissat Declaration, signed in 2008 by the five coastal states to the Arctic Ocean;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Decision 2014/137/EU of 14 March 2014 on relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other,
Amendment 25 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2015/1775 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 on trade in seal products,
Amendment 46 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas interest in the Arctic and its resources is increasing because of the changing environment of the area, and resource scarcity; whereas the region’s geopolitical importance is growing; whereas climate change effects and growing competition for access to the Arctic and natural resources, and increasing economic activities have brought (security) risks to the region, including challenges to human security, but also new opportunities; whereas as a result of climate change new navigation routes will open and new fishing grounds and natural resources will become available resulting in an increase in human activity in the region;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a robust and healthy Arctic ecosystem inhabited by viable communities is strategically important for the political and economic stability of Europe; whereas the costs of inaction on preserving the Arctic ecosystem are increasing exponentially;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. recognising the importance of considering traditional and local knowledge in decision making in the Arctic;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS in providing a complementarythe multilateral legal framework for settling intra-Arctic sovereignty issues; notes that only very few unresolved issues of jurisdiction exist in the Arctic; considers respect for international law in the Arctic essential; advocates a strong role for the EU in promoting effective multilateral arrangements and a global rules-based order through the strengthening and consistent implementation of relevant international, regional and bilateral agreements, frameworks and arrangements; underlines that the EU should have a strong role in reaching an agreement to maintain the Arctic, which is not under any country’s jurisdiction, as an area of common heritage to be used exclusively for peaceful and scientific purposes; notes that this does not concern navigation and traditional livelihoods;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 209 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 253 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 274 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of engagingcontinued engagement of Russia in Arctic cooperation and the need to further assert EU strategic interests towards Russia by the use of selective engagement and to seek progress on issues of common concern where there is ground for global solutions to common challenges and threats; urges that this issue be included in the EU strategy on the Arctic;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reiterates its call on the EU and its Member States to actively uphold the principles of freedom of navigation and innocent passage;
Amendment 287 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes plans to create a European Arctic stakeholder forum; agrees not to create new funding mechanisms butnd to enhance synergies between existing financing instruments in order to prevent possible duplications and to maximise interaction between internal and external EU programmes;
Amendment 292 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CReaffirms the EU's support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; recalls in particular article 19 thereof affirming that States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative and administrative measures that may affect them; calls for better and earlier involvement of indigenous peoples in the making of a citizen-centred Arctic policy; stresses the need to safeguard and promote their rights, cultures and languages;
Amendment 316 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the role of local communities and indigenous peopleindigenous peoples and local communities in keeping the Arctic region viable and sustainable; calls on the Commission to target these communities in providing access to all relevant information on EU single market requirements, best practices and funding instruments; underlines the role of fluent transport, communication and electricity networks in creating economic activity in the areagion;
Amendment 344 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its call on the Commission to establish the EU Arctic Information Centre, with sufficient funds, geographical relevance, in order to ensure efficient access to Arctic information and, knowledge to locals, and to generate tourism;
Amendment 355 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to promote the establishment of marine protected areas in the Arctic; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the at least 10 % protection target of coastal and marine areas as part of the Sustainable Development Goals; notes, however, that any new proposal on these issues should be coherent with the outcome of the discussion by the Arctic States in the Arctic Council;
Amendment 357 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to study and make proposals on the strengthening of the Arctic telecommunications infrastructure, including satellites, in order to help scientific research and climate monitoring, and to create local development, navigation and safety at sea;
Amendment 369 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to inform the EU citizens in an efficient way about the sustainability of the Inuit seal hunting and trade with seals' skin, with a view to raise awareness on the rules under which seal products from Inuit communities can be placed on the market;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the agricultural sector is currently facing severe price volatility due to changes in global trade, especially with Russia and China, and thus an oversupply of goods on the European market;
Amendment 190 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Supports strengthening the farmers' position in the food value chain through co-operatives and producer organisations;
Amendment 192 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. believes that through the promotion of cooperation among producers, farmers can become more competitive by reducing their costs and reinforcing their bargaining position in the food chain through larger scales of operation;
Amendment 197 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Considers that many farmers in Europe need better returns from the market and may find themselves in a disadvantageous position in their negotiations with larger buyers;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Believes that existing producer cooperatives are respected and not obstructed by new legislative initiatives and that all political initiatives within the food chain should be on a voluntary basis in order to preserve the freedom of farmers;
Amendment 263 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. considers that the focus on the use of private financial instruments to hedge against price risk should be increased; in particular how the use of such instruments can be increased for animal products;
Amendment 296 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 350 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Considers that market transparency can principally be achieved by making the publication of existing information more timely and accessible to all stakeholders on the supply chain;
Amendment 379 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. considers that a more in-depth understanding of the dynamics on international markets would be of value to the agricultural sector in terms of management; it is imperative that marked data and analysis is free from political pressure;
Amendment 389 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. considers it imperative to create within the common agricultural policy, a real level playing field within EU28;
Amendment 42 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union is committed to developing a secure, competitive and decarbonised energy system by 205012. To meet this goal, Member States and investors need milestones to ensure that buildings are decarbonised to at least nZEB level by 2050. In order to ensure this decarbonised building stock by 2050, Member States should identify the intermediary steps and trajectory to achieving the mid-term (2030 and 2040) and long-term (2050) objectives. _________________ 12 Communication on an Energy roadmap 2050, (COM(2011) 885 final).
Amendment 83 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Measures to improve further the energy performance of buildings should take into account the EU nZEB benchmarks for 2021 required for new buildings, and the 2050 requirement for a fully nZEB building stock, and in this context should also take into account: climatic and local conditions as well as indoor climate; health and safety requirements including fire safety; indoor and outdoor air quality, and cost- effectiveness, including non-energy related benefits.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In their long-term renovation strategy referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall set out a roadmap with clear binding milestones and measures to deliver on the long-term 2050 goal to decarbonise their national building stocksubstantially improve the energy efficiency of their national building stock, in order to address the overall target to decarbonize, with specific milestones for 2030 and 2040.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b (new)
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 2 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall map their existing building stock according to age, typology and energy supply, in order to develop the binding milestones and measures for the renovation needs, taking into account the national energy system. Member States shall monitor their progress in meeting milestones. Findings should be made available to the public at least every third year, where an update of the strategy also has to be submitted to the Commission. Member States shall ensure a public consultation on the long-term renovation strategy at least 3 months prior to the submission of the strategy to the Commission. The result of the public consultation shall be published as an annex along with the strategy.
Amendment 40 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 10 June 2016 the Commission presented the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris aAgreement. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the EU's commitment in the Paris agreementAgreement. The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1,5 °C above pre-industrial levels in a manner that does not threaten food production. The Union's commitment to economy-wide emission reductions was confirmed in the intended nationally determined contribution of the Union and its Member States that was submitted to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC on 6 March 2015.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. This implementing act shall also specify, based on the percentages notified by Member States under Article 6(2), the quantities that may be taken into account for their compliance under Article 9 between 2021 and 2030. If the sum of all Member States’ quantities were to exceed the collective total of 1200 million, the quantities for each Member State shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so that the collective total is not exceeded.
Amendment 82 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States that may have a limited cancellation of up to a maximum of 1200 million EU ETS allowances as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC collectively taken into account for their compliance under this Regulation are listed in Annex II to this Regulation.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) In order to improve environmental integrity while enhancing flexibilities and at the same time address the limited mitigation potential in agriculture, access to the new flexibility set out in this Regulation should be made conditional on the Member States concerned committing to mitigation measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission should establish a list of such measures and sectors before 2020 by means of a delegated act.
Amendment 85 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to improve environmental integrity while enhancing flexibilities and at the same time address the limited mitigation potential in agriculture, access to the new flexibility set out in this Regulation shall be made conditional on the Member States concerned committing to mitigation measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 in order to supplement this Regulation by establishing a list of such measures and sectors before 2020.
Amendment 86 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Access to the flexibility set out in this Article and Annex II shall be granted on condition that the Member States concerned commit to taking measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a list of such measures and sectors by 31 December 2019.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280425 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland
Amendment 95 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To the extent that a Member State’s emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] or a quantity based on Article 11 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:
Amendment 106 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Access to the flexibility set out in this Article and Annex I to Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] shall be granted on condition that the Member States concerned commit to taking measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 supplementing this Regulation by setting out a list of such measures and sectors by 31 December 2019.
Amendment 117 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States that may have a limited cancellation of up to a maximum of 1200 million EU ETS allowances as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC collectively taken into account for their compliance under this Regulation are listed in Annex II to this Regulation.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Maximum percenttonnage of 2005 emissions determined in accordance with Article 4(3) of this Regulation Belgium 2%31 million tonnes Denmark 2%15 million tonnes Ireland 4%38 million tonnes Luxembourg 4%8 million tonnes Malta 2%0,4 million tonnes Netherlands 2%47 million tonnes Austria 2%3 million tonnes Finland 2%14 million tonnes Sweden 2%17 million tonnes
Amendment 135 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. This implementing act shall also specify, based on the percentages notified by Member States under Article 6(2), the quantities that may be taken into account for their compliance under Article 9 between 2021 and 2030. If the sum of all Member States' quantities were to exceed the collective total of 1200 million, the quantities for each Member State shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so that the collective total is not exceeded.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States that may have a limited cancellation of up to a maximum of 1200 million EU ETS allowances as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC collectively taken into account for their compliance under this Regulation are listed in Annex II to this Regulation.
Amendment 194 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Access to the flexibility set out in this Article and Annex II shall be granted on condition that the Member States concerned commit to taking measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission shall supplement this Directive by adopting a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 setting out a list of such measures and sectors by 31 December 2019.
Amendment 195 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. The Commission shall supplement this Directive by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Article 12 in order to introduce an extra flexibility mechanism for certified climate efficient production in the margin of the ETS flexibility scheme.
Amendment 206 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280425 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, forest management, managed cropland and managed grassland
Amendment 211 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] or a quantity based on Article 11 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:
Amendment 227 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Access to the flexibility set out in this Article and Annex I to Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] shall be granted on condition that the Member States concerned commit to taking measures in other sectors where insufficient results have been achieved in the past. The Commission shall supplement this Directive by adopting a delegated act in accordance with Article 12 setting out a list of such measures and sectors by 31 December 2019.
Amendment 269 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 271 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Maximum percenttonnage of 2005 emissions determined in accordance with Article 4(3) of this Regulation (million tonnes) Belgium 2% 31 Denmark 2% 15 Ireland 4% 38 Luxembourg 4% 8 Malta 2%0,4 Netherlands 2% 47 Austria 2%3 Finland 2% 14 Sweden 2% 17
Amendment 257 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Where total emissions exceed removals in a Member State and that Member State has deleted annual emission allocations under Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 this quantity shall be taken into account for the Member State's compliance with its commitment pursuant to Article 4 and Article 1 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030.
Amendment 260 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. To the extent that total removals exceed emissions in a Member State and after subtraction of any quantity taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030, that Member State may transfer the remaining quantity to another Member State. The transferred quantity shall be taken into account when assessing the receiving Member State's compliance with its commitment pursuant to Article 4 and Article 1 of Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030.
Amendment 54 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recommends that fitting of alcohol interlocks – with a small, scientifically-based range of tolerance for measurement – to all new types goods transport vehicles be made compulsory;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to prepare by 2017 a proposal for a Directive for the fitting of mandatory alcohol interlocks on all commercial and professional transport vehicles;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2348(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls for the adoption of legal measures involving the compulsory preventive use of alcohol interlocks in all commercial goods vehicles or all buses and coaches;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of the Alpine region as a place for people to live, work and relax in, thanks to the vital contributions made by agriculture and forestry, tourism and craft trades; stresses that these sectors are of crucial value in the sustainable development of the region, as they secure a high-quality food supply, maintain the population in outlying areas, maintain the cultural landscape, and preserve ecosystems by means of sustainable biodiversity, soil and water protection; welcomes the EU Alpine Strategy as a way to improve economic, environmental and social development in the Alpine region;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need for initiatives to improve mobility, digital infrastructure, energy supply and social migration; considers it necessary for specific traditions in the fields of land use, craft trades and tourism to be preserved when implementing the strategy;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes that the regions are deeply involved in the EU Strategy for the Alpine region;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that it mustshould remain possible, though without extraordinary subsidies, to use traditional arable and livestock farming practices in mountainous areas, in order to preserve agrarian structures; calls for monitoring procedures and cross- compliance requirements to be harmonised, simplified and reduced, particularly for smallholders and mountain farmers;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that no new funding should take place and that the macro-regional strategy for the Alps must coordinate existing Union funds;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the introduction of a specific quality label for mountain products, initiatives to develop new high-quality products and better safeguards, in particular by specifying a protected designation of origin for products from the Alpine region;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers it particularly important to give young farmers long-term prospects in order to address rural depopulation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote transnational initiatives to support entrepreneurship, emerging industries and the labour market in agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls the Commission for an action plan for this area to overcoming the structural handicaps faced by mountain regions and creating the right conditions for economic growth and effective social and territorial cohesion in the region;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights the importance of agritourism as a source of income for small-scale farmers (e. g. farm holidays); calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish programmes to support investment and entrepreneurship; considers it important to support those farms through specific tourism campaigns;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to expand education and consultancy structures for agricultural and forestry workers (e.g. training for alpine farming consultants), B. to provide a macro-regional training network and to intensify cooperation between educational, scientific and industrial institutions (e.g. inter-branch trainee and exchange programmes), and to establish an action plan for this sector to overcome the structural handicaps that affect mountainous areas, thus making it possible to create the right conditions for economic growth and effective social and territorial cohesion in the regions;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points up the important role of agriculture and rural resources in providing social and educational care for particularly vulnerable people; calls on the Commission to promote social agricultural activities, since, for mountain farmers in particular, they represent a new way of providing alternative services;
Amendment 66 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 69 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the prospective and current regulatory framework for farms throughout the Alpine region, in particular under the CAP, to be harmonised and simplified respectively; points up the need for specific additional support based on factors such as soil assessment and gradients in order to make it possible to farm sustainably on steep hillsides;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers it important that the EU Alpine strategy should be carried out with existing financial resources, such as the 2014-2020 Structural and Investment Funds, and that no new funding should be introduced; stresses that they must be used efficiently in order to carry out the strategy with greater coordination;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the establishment of a macroregional governance model for the Alpine region so as to foster cross-border cooperation in agriculture and forestry; regards it as important in this connection that there should be improved exchanges of information and experience, on a transnational basis, between associations and producer organisations in the areas of livestock and crop farming and forestry by setting up regular symposia;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Emphasises that the development of new initiatives requires regional solutions and participatory approaches, with harmonisation of existing and new initiatives, in order to maximise benefit for mountain farming in the Alps and reduce administrative barriers; points out that the Alpine Convention, EU cohesion policy and existing EU initiatives must be taken into account;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 82 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish support programmes such as INTERREG, within rural development policy for agricultural and forestry smallholdings in order to exchange, to use existing EU funds for the Alpine macro-regional strategy, with particular regard to the cohesion policy, inf ormation and best practicder to carry out projects aimed at addressing common challenges.
Amendment 86 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that the geographical scope of a strategy for the Alps does not focus on the territory covered by the Alpine Convention, but includes the extra-Alpine region, with its larger cities and centres of industry;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the Alpine Convention should be better integrated in the Alpine Strategy.
Amendment 103 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes that mountain agriculture plays a role in the preservation of nature and can play an important role also in maintaining the geological stability of the Alps and for the sustainable development of the Alps.
Amendment 14 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that this challenge requires a conducive EU policy framework, one that is grounded in clear scientific and evidence-based decision-making and recognises both the strategic importance of agriculture and the practical realities of food production;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that with appropriate economic incentives, the simplification of CAP measures, fairer income distribution in the supply chain and transparent market conditions including country of origin labelling, farmers would be better equipped to implement greening measures and/or organic farming, thereby, farmers would be better equipped to deliver the necessary increase in food production and contributinge to the conservation of biodiversity;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that the enhancement of innovation and economic development in farm management must be achievable for large, medium and small-scale farmers; believes that better links between the agricultural sector and research and innovation should be facilitated in order to share and implement methods of best practice on the ground;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the significance of improving rural broadband networks as a contributory factor to enhancing innovation and economic development in farm management, particularly for medium to small-scale farmers;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2227(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming, to help make agriculture attractive to young people; recognises the important contribution to be made by agricultural colleges and universities to support the development of skills for a new generation of farmers;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation in technology and governance by providing regulatory coherence, clarity and room for entrepreneurship, and urges the Commission to ensure that innovation is explicitly taken into account in forthcoming reviews and reforms of relevant legislation; highlights the fact that European agriculture is able to produce high-quality and high-added value products together with profitable, knowledge-based solutions in order to feed a growing and more demanding world population; welcomes the Commission initiative on the assessment of the contribution of the 2012 Bioeconomy Strategy to the circular economy because a shift from fossil based to bio based products is essential to promote the transition of the economy from a fossil based linear economy to a circular economy based on renewable materials;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance; and at the same time have focus on animal housing systems that optimize the utilisation of livestock manure for production of renewable energy and improved fertilizers through anaerobic digestion in biogas plants etcetera thus maximising the income;
Amendment 171 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the importance of understanding and improving the production systems with focus on developing crops, crop rotation systems, management systems and landscape values;
Amendment 210 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages the implementation of high-precision low-emission techniques for storage, transportation and land spreading of manure which would lead to a significant improvement of the plant uptake of nutrients from the manure thus reducing the need for mineral fertilizers and reducing the risk of contamination of Waters;
Amendment 213 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Points out, that better land application techniques are one of the key factors to reduce the total ammonia emission and, consequently, each country should ensure, that low-emission slurry application techniques are used with band spreading (using trailing shoes or trailing hose), injection or acidification;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that farmers in a number of EU Member States have secured a strong position in the food supply chain by establishing cooperatives which ensure that value added at the processing stage is channelled back to farmers, and that it is crucial that these cooperatives should not be burdened with extra costs as a result of compulsory and costly red tape;
Amendment 112 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It should be specified in this Directive that the activities of a dealer include not only the manufacturing but also the modification or conversion a firearm, such as the shortening of a complete firearm, and in addition the commercial modification or conversion of parts of firearms and of ammunition, and that, therefore, only authorised dealers should be permitted to engage in those activities. This Directive should not apply to reloading of ammunition for personal use or making legal modifications and conversions to a firearm for which a person has an authorization.
Amendment 152 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) BCollectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and shoulding in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivat be able to keep and acquire firearms classified in category A subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 172 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 220 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 279 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Furthermore, the risk of alarm weapons and other types of blank firing weapons being converted to real firearms is high, and in some of the terrorist acts converted arms were used. It is therefore essential to address the problem of converted firearms being used in criminal offences, notably by including them in the scope of the Directive. Technical specifications for alarm and signal weapons as well as for salute and acoustic weapons should be adopted in order to ensure that they cannot be converted into firearms.
Amendment 316 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
Amendment 330 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 –paragraph 1e
Article 1 –paragraph 1e
1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or exporting to a third country or importing into a Member State from a third country fully assembled firearms, their parts and ammunition.
Amendment 361 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
Amendment 406 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to the acquisition or possession of weapons and ammunition, in accordance with national law, by the armed forces, the police, the public authorities or by collectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of warproducts of the defence industry.
Amendment 434 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any firearm or parand any essential component placed on the market has been marked and registered in compliance with this Directive.
Amendment 452 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import into the Union or as soon as possible thereafter, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark.
Amendment 460 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 519 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 536 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The acquisition and possession of firearms shall only be permitted if, inter alia, there is good cause. Member States, whilst not being under any obligation in that regard, may decide that the acquisition and possession of firearms for the purpose of, for example, hunting, target shooting, self-defence, reservist training, various scientific, technical and testing activities and re-enactment of historical events, filmmaking or historical study constitutes good cause.
Amendment 549 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical tests for issuing or renewing authorisations as referred to in paragraph 1 and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it wasthey were granted is no longer met.
Amendment 578 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Directive is without prejudice to the ownership of firearms and ammunition acquired through inheritance. Member States shall prohibit the possession of such firearms by owners who are not duly authorised.
Amendment 590 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy those. In exceptional and duly reasoned cases, the competent authorities may grant authorisations for the acquisition and possession of such firearms and ammunition wheld in violation of this provison and seizedre this is not contrary to public security or public order.
Amendment 620 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise persons or bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in theiracquire and possession firearms classified in category A acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)when this is not contrary to public security or public order.
Amendment 660 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Amendment 731 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall submit every five years submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including a fitness check of the new provisions, accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals in particular as regards the categories of firearms of Annex I and the issues related to new technologies such as 3D printing. The first report shall be submitted by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Amending Directive].
Amendment 748 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
Amendment 751 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms; which have not been authorised in accordance with Article 10ba, with the exception of firearms converted prior to ... [the date of entry into force of this Amending Directive1a]; __________________ 1a In this case, Article 10ba shall be amended as follows: "Member States shall take measures to ensure that long semi-automatic firearms which have been converted from originally automatic firearms cannot be reconverted into automatic firearms. Mechanical design of any particular type of long semi- automatic firearms including conversions of any particular type of originally automatic firearms into semi-automatic firearms must be authorised for civilian use by a competent public authority before being placed on the market."
Amendment 755 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 6
6. AComponents with which a semi- automatic firearms which have can been converted into semi-an automatic firearm without sophisticated skills and tools;
Amendment 762 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
Amendment 778 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 8
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 8
Amendment 811 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 5
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 5
5. Alarm and signal weaponsFirearms under categories A, B and points 1 to 4 of category C, after having been converted to alarm, signal, salute and, acoustic weapons as well as replicas;, gas, paintball or airsoft, Flobert, or percussion lock weapons.
Amendment 822 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 6
Annex I – part II – point A – category C – point 6
Amendment 830 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 14 – point a
Article 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part III – point a
Annex I – part III – point a
Amendment 838 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 14 – point c
Article 1 – point 14 – point c
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part III – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – paragraph 2
Amendment 843 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive [36 months after publication toin the OJ]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 89 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In accordance with the Agreement adopted in Paris at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 12 December 2015 (the 'Paris Agreement'), all sectors of the economy should contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions. To this end, efforts to limit international maritime emissions through the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) are under way and should be encouraged, with the aim of establishing a clear IMO action plan for climate policy measures to tackle CO2 emissions from shipping at a global level. The Commission and Member States should focus on ensuring the implementation of Regulation 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, which is a prerequisite for any market-based measure, efficiency standard or other measure, whether applied at Union level or globally. __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55).
Amendment 111 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 d (new)
Recital 4 d (new)
(4d) Given the progress at international level in the IMO on CO2 data collection and reduction of emissions, and in light of the fact that CO2 emissions from maritime transport should be regulated at global level in order to be effective, regional Union market based measures that apply to the maritime transport services sector, should be avoided.
Amendment 51 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 34a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34a – paragraph 1 – point a
a) reasoned and based on compelling grounds in accordance with Union law which shall, in no case, conflict with the risk assessment carried out pursuant this Regulationrequirements for product integrity, nutrition, health- protection and safety sovereignly evaluated by the Member State according to the risk assessment set up by its competent authorities;
Amendment 55 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 34a – paragraph 5 a new
Article 34a – paragraph 5 a new
5a. This regulation does not prevent the Member States from sovereignly deciding to retain or introduce, on their territory, restrictions and prohibitions of private and public GMO testing if necessary to ensure compliance with requirements for public health and safety, biodiversity and existing organic farming productions.
Amendment 1 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Commission has the power and duty to oversee the application of EU law and to launch infringement procedures against a Member State that has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaties;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that citizens and businesses expect a simple, predictable and reliable regulatory framework;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to be more rigorous in relation to the application of EU environmental legislation and to conduct faster and effective investigations of infringements relating to environmental pollution;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to take stronger action against the late transposition of environmental directives and to make stronger use of penalty payments;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the proper management of water resources plays a crucial role in guaranteeing sustainable water use and safeguarding Europe's natural capital;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the ECI is not a binding mechanism; its purpose being to launch a debate at EU level while leaving it up to the EU institutions to decide how to follow-up on initiatives;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 56 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European Commission to remain neutral on national decisions regarding the ownership of water;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the fact that water services policies must remain in the hands of the Member states and that there is no need for a legislative proposal from the Commission on privatisation of water services;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the cost of controls is currently estimated at EUR 4 billion at Member State level, and are probably still risingis likely to rise with the implementation of the latest CAP reform , particularly with the introduction of ‘greening’ measures;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 22 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is important that operators are not burdened with a disproportionate amount of inspections;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the burden of controls is in proportion toincrease in the administrative burden of controls is directly related to an increase in the complexity of the CAP; calls, therefore, for complexity to be reducthe CAP to be simplified in order to cut error rates, reduce the cost to the taxpayer and at the same time ensure that the budget is correctly spent;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2234(INI)
2. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAP that can be implemented and interpreted clearly, with a view to reducing the error rate;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for clear guidance to be given to operators and for sanctions to be applied in a proportionate manner with a tolerance level for minor and inadvertent mistakes;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges that clearer guidance must be given to both national authorities and farmers in order to reduce the error rate;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports Commissioner Hogan’s initiative of simplifying the CAP, as this would benefit farmers, paying agencies, EU institutions and taxpayers; also urges that amendments be made to the basic legislative act; calls on the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals regarding simplification of CAP;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates an single annual audit so that farmers are not subjected to controls by both the Commission and the European Court of Auditors in the same year; also calls for the bundling of the audit tasks of certifying bodies, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors, thus reducing the burden on farmers by decreasing the number of inspections; notes that the advice given in guidelines to farmers by both national authorities and the Commission for implementing the CAP is often contradicted by the assessment criteria used by the Court of Auditors, resulting in fines that are both disproportionate and unexpected ;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the approach of reducing controls in Member States where error rates have been extremely low over a given period; calls at the same time, however, for controls to be stepped up in Member States where the error rate is high or increasing, whilst taking into account a margin of tolerance in the first year of implementing complex new measures under the last CAP reform; in addition, urges that where minor or inadvertent errors have occurred the penalties should be proportionate;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. FavourAcknowledges the increased use of e- Government technology by the Member States in order to forestall errors in the application process; notes, however the difficulties of rolling out such technology particularly where adequate rural broadband networks or sufficient training for applicants has been lacking.
Amendment 7 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is appropriate to make forest conservation and management incentives part of the strategy, and welcomesnote of the Commission communication on a new European fU Forest strategy, bearing in mind that –, with due regardrespect to the subsidiarity principle – there is a need for a comprehensive and consistent joint strategy to prevent and manage forest disasters, any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted; the competence of Member States in this area must be respected;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, no mandatory forest management programmes should be drawn;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that there should be no ‘one-size-fits-all’ catalogue of criteria;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Priority should be given to research because the whole sector can benefit from new ideas;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas sustainably managed forests are enormously important in adding value at regional level and in guaranteeing jobs in rural areas and contributing to a bio economy based society, while at the same time making a vital contribution to the environment;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, particularly in the Mediterranean region, forest fires occur on a regular basis, and are both a cause and a consequence of climate change; pPoints out that storms, and forest fires and pests, are natural disasters that can be mitigated using forestry techniques and that, alongside improved forest management, there is a need to promote specific action such as the introduction of grazing or the establishment of agro- forestry areas – policies that ought to be recognised in both the first and second pillars (grazing areas and rural development respectively) of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
General – the importance of forests and forestry-based industries for society
Amendment 85 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus on better coordination and communication, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 175 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as ahe use of timber as a renewable and climate friendly raw material, and sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio- political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals;
Amendment 206 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicators which must always apply to the sector as a whole regardless the end use of wood; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1, which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification; __________________ 1 Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/
Amendment 228 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can be an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that suchmanagement plans and their measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized private forestry undertakings;
Amendment 257 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that forest-based industries have great potential for growth, new production niches and efficient processes that minimise impact on forestry resources, and therefore calls on the Commission to examine the European R&D programmes (Horizon 2020) and the programme for the competitiveness of small and medium- sized enterprises (COSME) for forestry priorities and, where appropriate, to develop new instruments for the forest- based sector to support the development of wood-based economy;
Amendment 349 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that, in view of the Commission’s list of priorities, priority should also be given in implementing the new EU forest strategy to promoting the competitiveness and sustainability of forestry, supporting rural and urban areas, expanding the knowledge basis and promoting coordination and communication and forest-based industries, supporting the vitality and livelihood of rural areas;
Amendment 51 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Furthermore, organic production is a system that contributes to the integration of environmental protection requirements into the CAP, and promotes sustainable agricultural production. That is why, measures financially supporting organic production have been introduced under the CAP, most recently under Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 , and in particular strengthened in the recent reform of the legal framework for rural development policy as established by Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 . However, in the next revision of the CAP, better incentives and increased financial resources should be secured for farmers in organic or in- transition production. __________________ 14 Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608). 15 Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).
Amendment 63 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) As a matter of principle, the general production rules of this Regulation should include a prohibition on the use of ionising radiation and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and products produced from or by GMOs, animal cloning, including products and descendants derived from it, and artificially induced polyploidy. Since consumers are more and more concerned about environmental impacts of food processing and transportation, organic operators other than farmers and operators producing seaweed or aquaculture animals should be required to manage their environmental performance according to a harmonised system. With the objective of minimising the regulatory burden of micro-enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC27 involved in organic production, it is appropriate to exempt them from this requirement. In order to ensure the correct application of the general production rules, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing the criteria to which the environmental management system is to correspond. __________________ 27 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, of 20.05.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 70 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The risk of non-compliance with the organic production rules is considered higher in agricultural holdings which include units not managed under organic production rules. Therefore, after an appropriate conversion period, all agricultural holdings in the Union which aim to become organic should be entirely managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production. However, mixed farms including units not managed under organic production rules and units managed under such rules are to be allowed in cases where conventional farming activities are small-scale and clearly differentiated from the organic farming activities, where conventional farming activities are taking place geographically far from the organic farming activities in order to avoid contamination by non-authorised products, or where the agricultural holding or aquaculture operation is in the course of conversion. Organic agricultural holdings should undergo the same conversion period in all Member States, irrespective of whether they have previously adhered to agri-environmental measures supported by Union funds. However, no conversion period is necessary in the case of fallow land. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation and adaptation to technical developments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules supplementing the general conversion rules or supplementing and amending the specific conversion rules.
Amendment 71 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 180 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the entire agricultural holding or aquaculture operation shall be managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production. However, a holding may be split up into clearly separated units or aquaculture production sites which are not all managed under organic production. As regards livestock, 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 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 197 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) organic farmers shall put in place nature- and climate protection strategies to increase nature protection and biodiversity and to limit negative impacts on the climate.
Amendment 205 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. No previous period may be recognised retroactively as being part of the conversion period. The competent authority may decide to recognize retroactively as being part of the conversion period any previous period in which: (a) the land parcels were subject to measures defined in a programme implemented pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1257/991a, (EC) No 1698/20051b, No 1305/20131c or in another official programme, provided that the measures concerned ensure that products not authorised for organic production have not been used on those parcels, or (b) the parcels were natural or agricultural areas which were not treated with products not authorised for organic production. __________________________ 1aCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations (OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80–102) 1b Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 277/1, 21.10.2005) 1cRegulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487–548)
Amendment 206 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 218 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Member State shall ensure that a computerised database is established for listing the available rearing of young stock originating from organic broodstock and organic holdings within the Union.
Amendment 240 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 271 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24a Control visits Member States may exempt from the application of Article 24 operators who sell organic products directly to the final consumer or user provided they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
Amendment 292 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 295 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) n°XX/XXXX (official controls regulation)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the frequency of official controls on operators, and the cases where and conditions under which certain such operators are to be exempted from certain official controls considering that the control authority or control body shall carry out a physical inspection of all operators at least once a year;
Amendment 296 #
Amendment 302 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2 – title
Annex II – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2 – title
1.4.2. Use of seeds or plant reproductive material not obtained from organic production
Amendment 304 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
Amendment 308 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point 8 a (new)
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point 8 a (new)
1.5.8a. Biodynamic preparations The use of biodynamic preparations is allowed.
Amendment 311 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 2a (new)
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 2a (new)
1.3.2a. Non-organic animals may be brought onto a holding for breeding purposes, when organic animals are not available in sufficient number. Such animals and their products may be deemed organic after compliance with the conversion period in point 1.2. Non-organic poultry can be brought onto a holding and converted before they are three days old.
Amendment 314 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 3 – point c
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 3 – point c
(c) other forms of artificial reproduction, with the exception of gender selection, such as cloning and embryo transfer, shall not be used;
Amendment 317 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 5
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 5
1.3.5. In addition to the general farm production rules laid down in Article 7, for breeding purposes, non-organically raised animals may be brought onto a holding under specific conditions. Such animals and their products may be deemed organic after compliance with the conversion period referred to in point 1.2. 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. __________________ 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 326 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 2 – point 1 – point b
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 2 – point 1 – point b
Amendment 327 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 3 – point 1
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 3 – point 1
1.4.3.1. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, up to 1520 % of the total average amount of feed fed to livestock may originate from the grazing or harvesting of permanent pastures, perennial forage parcels or protein crops, sown under organic management on lands in their first year of conversion, provided that they are part of the holding itself. Feed in their first year of conversion may not be used for the production of organic processed feed. When both in-conversion feed and feed from parcels in their first year of conversion are being used, the total combined percentage of such feed shall not exceed the maximum percentages fixed in point 1.4.3.2.
Amendment 329 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 3 – point 2
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 3 – point 2
1.4.3.2. For organic agricultural holdings, up to 230 % on average of the feed formula of rations may comprise in-conversion feed, namely feed from the second year of conversion. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, when the in-conversion feed come from the holding itself, this percentage may be increased to 100.
Amendment 331 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 5 – point 1 – point 3
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 5 – point 1 – point 3
1.5.1.3. The use ofWith regard to chemically synthesised allopathic veterinary medicinal products or antibiotics for preventive treatment shall be prohibit, only the products authorised for use in organic production pursuant to Article 19 shall be used.
Amendment 333 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 5 – point 2 – point 2
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 5 – point 2 – point 2
1.5.2.2. Disease shall be treated immediately to avoid suffering of the animal; chemically synthesised allopathic veterinary medicinal products including antibiotics may be used where necessary and under strict conditions and under the responsibility of a veterinarian, when the use of phytotherapeutic, homeopathic and other products is inappropriate. In particular restrictions with respect to courses of treatment and withdrawal periods shall be defined. Allopathic veterinary medicinal products authorised for use in organic production pursuant to Article 19 can be used without consulting a veterinarian.
Amendment 337 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 3
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 3
1.7.3. The livestock shall have permanent access to open air areas, preferably pasture for herbivores, whenever weather conditions and the state of the ground allow this unless restrictions and obligations related to the protection of human and animal health are imposed on the basis of Union legislation.
Amendment 362 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 12 a (new)
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 12 a (new)
1.7.12a. Dehorning of cattle Disbudding (dehorning of young calves) is allowed only if carried out by qualified personnel and with the use of adequate pain releaser.
Amendment 363 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 12 b (new)
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 7 – point 12 b (new)
1.7.12b. Nose-ringing of sows Nose-ringing of free-range sows shall be allowed in order to control rooting and reduce loss of vegetation in the farrowing enclosure.
Amendment 365 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 1 – point 1 –point a
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 1 – point 1 –point a
(a) 12 months in the case of bovines animals for meat production, and in any case at least three quarters of their lifetime;
Amendment 367 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 1 – point 2 –point d
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 1 – point 2 –point d
(d) except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance referred to in point 1.4.2.2., at least 960 % of the feed shall come from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region;
Amendment 377 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 3 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 3 – point 2 – 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 382 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 3 – point 3 – point e
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 3 – point 3 – point e
(e) exercise areas shall permit dunging and rootingactivity by porcine animals. For the purposes of rootingactivation, different substratfacilities can be used.
Amendment 387 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 3 – 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 389 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point c
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point c
(c) poultry shall have access to an open air area for at least one third of their life, and permanently from when they are fully feathered. Open air areas for poultry shall be mainly covered with annual or perennial vegetation and be provided with protective facilities and permit fowl to have easy access to adequate numbers of drinking troughs;
Amendment 392 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point e – point iv
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point e – point iv
(iv) the external boundary of the house, i.e. including a possible veranda, shall have exit/entry pop-holes of a size adequate for the birds, and those pop-holes shall have a combined length of at least 4 m per 100 m² area of the house available to the birds. Where a veranda is present, the internal pop-holes between the house and the veranda shall have a combined length of 21.5 m per 100 m² area of the house. Twenty- four hour access to the veranda must be allowed;
Amendment 394 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point g
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point g
(g) buildings shall be emptied of livestock between each batch of poultry reared. The buildings and fittings shall be cleaned and disinfected during this time. In addition, when the rearing of each batch of poultry has been completed, runs shall be left empty during a period to be established by the Member States in order to allow vegetation to grow back. These requirements shall not apply where poultry are not reared in batches, are not kept in runs and are free to roam, throughout the day. Open air areas for poultry can be in continuous use provided that at least 50% of the area is covered with annual or perennial vegetation. A mixture of groups of trees and open spaces are allowed.
Amendment 401 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 5 – point 5 – point d
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 5 – point 5 – point d
(d) the hives and materials used in beekeeping shall be made basically of natural materials presenting no risk of contamination to the environment or the apiculture products;
Amendment 406 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 3– point 3 – point e a (new)
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 3– point 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) 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 409 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 4– point 2 – point d
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 4– point 2 – point d
(d) the use of allopathic treatments shall be limited to two courses of treatment per year, with the exception of vaccinations, parasite treatments and compulsory eradication schemes. However, in the cases of a production cycle of less than a year a limit of one allopathic treatment applies. If the indicated limits for allopathic treatments are exceeded the aquaculture animals concerned shall not be sold as organic products;
Amendment 89 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 –point 5 – point b
Article 1 –point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 101 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1– point 6
Article 1– point 6
Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Article 14a – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(2), Article 5(3), Article 8 and in Article 14(1) to (5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timeuntil 30 June 2019 from […][Publications Office, please insert the exact date of entry into force]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before 30 June 2019. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament and Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 404 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – table b
Annex II – table b
Member NH3 reduction compared with PM2,5 reduction compared with CH4 reduction compared State 2005 2005 with 2005 For any For any For any For any For any year year year year year from from from from from from 2030 2020 to 2030 2020 to 2030 2030 2029 2029 2029 Belgium 2% 4% 16% 20% 47% 47% 26% Bulgaria 3% 4% 10% 20% 64% 64% 53% Czech 35% 51% 31% 35% 51% 31% Republic 7% 17% 17% Denmark 124% 37% 33% 64% 24% 64% 24% Germany 5% 39% 26% 43% 39% 43% 39% Estonia 14% 8% 8% 15% 52% 23% 52% 23% Greece 7% 26% 35% 72% 72% 40% Spain 3% 4% 29% 15% 61% 61% 34% France 4% 29% 27% 48% 25% 25% Croatia 1% 4% 24% 18% 66% 31% 31% Ireland 1% 4% 7% 18% 35% 7% 7% Italy 5% 26% 10% 45% 40% 40% Cyprus 10% 18% 46% 72% 18% 72% 18% Latvia 1% 4% 1% 16% 45% 37% 45% 37% Lithuania 10% 10% 20% 54% 42% 54% 42% Luxemburg 14% 24% 15% 48% 27% 48% 27% Hungary 10% 34% 13% 63% 55% 63% 55% Malta 4% 24% 25% 80% 32% 80% 32% Netherlands 13% 2% 25% 37% 38% 33% 38% 33% Austria 1% 4% 19% 20% 55% 20% 55% 20% Poland 1% 4% 26% 16% 40% 34% 40% 34% Portugal 7% 16% 15% 70% 70% 29% Romania 13% 2% 24% 28% 65% 65% 26% Slovenia 1% 4% 24% 25% 70% 70% 28% Slovakia 15% 2% 37% 36% 64% 41% 64% 41% Finland 20% 12% 20% 30% 39% 15% 39% 15% Sweden 15% 2% 17% 19% 30% 18% 30% 18% United 21% 47% 47% 41% Kingdom 8% 30% 30% EU 28 6% 27% 22% 51% 51% 33%