102 Amendments of Ángela VALLINA related to 2014/0100(COD)
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that combines best environmental and climate action practices, a high level of biodiversity, the preservation of natural resources, the application of high animal welfare standards and production standards in line with the demand of a growing number of consumers for products produced using natural substances and processes. Organic production thus plays a dual societal role, where it, on the one hand, provides for a specific market responding to consumer demand for organic products and, on the other hand, delivers publicly available goods contributing to the protection of the environment and animal welfare, as well as to rural development.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The mass movement of products around the world is a major contributory factor in climate change, and that fact will therefore have to be taken into account when laying down the criteria for the marketing of organic products transported over long distances.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The observance of high health, environmental and animal welfare standards in the production of organic products is intrinsic to the high quality of those products. As underlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on agricultural product quality policy, organic production forms part of the Union’s agricultural product quality schemes together with geographical indications, traditional specialties guaranteed and products of the outermost regions of the Union, as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council12 and Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council13, respectively. In this sense, organic production pursues the same objectives within the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’) which are inherent to all the agricultural product quality schemes of the Union. __________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23).
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In particular, the objectives of the organic production policy are embedded in the objectives of the CAP by ensuring that farmers receive a fair return forto the extent that support is provided to farmers to enable them to complying with the organic production rules. In addition, the growing consumer demand for organic products creates conditions for further development and expansion of the market in those products and thus for an increase in the return of farmers engaged in organic production.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of the objectives of the Union'’s organic production policy, the legal framework established for implementing that policy should aim at ensuring fair competition and a proper functioning of the internal market in organic products, in particular along the supply chain for those products, and at maintaining and justifying consumer confidence in products labelled as organic. It should further aim at providing conditions under which the policy can progress in line with production and market developments.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The policy priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy as set out in the Commission Communication entitled ‘Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’25 include the aims of achieving a competitiven economy based on knowledge and innovation, fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion and supporting the shift towards a resource- efficient and low-carbon economy. The organic production and organic product marketing policy should therefore provide operators with the right tools to better identify and promote their products while protecting them against unfair practices along the supply chain. __________________ 25 COM(2010) 2020 final.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Given the dynamic evolution of the organic sector, Council Regulation (EC) No 834/200726 identified the need for a future review of the Union rules on organic production, taking into account the experience gained from the application of those rules. The results of that review carried out by the Commission show that the Union legal framework governing organic production should be improved to provide for rules that correspond to the high expectations of consumers and that guarantee sufficient clarity for those to whom they are addressed. Therefore, Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation maintaining all the benefits of the current Regulation while helping to promote farming, marketing, and awareness of the contribution that organic products make to a qualitatively good healthy diet, the environment, and animal welfare in the Union. __________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Experience gained so far with the application of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 shows a need to clarify the products to which this Regulation applies. Primarily, it should cover agricultural products, including aquaculture products, listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty’). Moreover, it should cover processed agricultural products for use as food or feed because the placing on the market of such products as organic provides a major outlet for agricultural products and ensures visibility to the consumer of the organic nature of the agricultural products from which they are processed. Likewise, this Regulation should cover certain other products which are linked to agricultural products in a similarly close way as processed agricultural products because those other products either constitute a major outlet for agricultural products or form an integral part of the production process. Finally, sea salt shouldwill be included in the scope of this Regulation because it is produced by applying natural production techniques and its production contributes to the development of rural areas, and thus falls within the objectives ofwhen it is produced by techniques in accordance with this Regulation. For reasons of clarity, those other products, not listed in Annex I to the Treaty, should be listed in an Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 378 #
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. 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 correspondNo imported organic product may be marketed if it has been obtained or made from products not authorised in the Union, for example products of cloned animals, or nanomaterials. __________________ 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 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Organic aquaculture is a relatively new field of organic production compared to organic agriculture where long experience exists at the farm level. Given consumers’ growing interest in organic aquaculture products, further growth in the conversion of aquaculture units to organic production is likely. This is leading to increased experience, technical knowledge and development, with improvements in organic aquaculture that should be reflected in the production rules. No aquaculture or seaweed production project should be authorised if it is likely to damage or replace non-industrial fisheries.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 provided for different exceptions from organic production rules. The experience gained from the application of those provisions has shown that such exceptions have a negative impact on organic production. In particular, it has been found that the very existence of such exceptions impedes the production of inputs in organic form and that the high level of animal welfare associated with organic production is not ensured. In addition, the management and control of exceptions entail considerable administrative burden, both for the national administrations and operators. Finally, the existence of exceptions has created conditions for distortions in competition anAll measures necessary should be taken to deal with shortcomings necessitating exceptions in order to ensure that those exceptions can be eliminated has threatened to undermine consumer confidence. Accordingly, the scope for allowing exceptions from organic production rules should be further restricted and limited to cases of catastrophic circumstancesquickly as possible.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to ensure the integrity of organic production and adaptation to technical developments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules amending or supplementing the specific rules on collection, packaging, transport and storage of organic products.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In the absence of specific Union rules on the measures to take when non- authorised substances or products are present in organic products, different approaches have been developed and implemented across the Union. This situation creates uncertainties for operators, control authorities and control bodies. It may also entail a different treatment of operators in the Union and affect consumers' confidence in organic products. It is therefore appropriate to lay down clear and uniform provisions to prohibit marketing as organic those products in which any non-authorised products or substances are present beyond given levels. Those levels should be established taking ac. When the presence of non-authorised substances is due to count in particular of Commission Directive 2006/125/EC31 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young childrenamination from outside sources, the producer affected, and therefore unable to sell its product, should be compensated at a rate equivalent to the usual selling prices of the product. __________________ 31 Commission Directive 2006/125/EC of 5 December 2006 on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children (OJ L 339, 6.12.2006, p. 16).
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In order to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of the organic production and labelling system, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of specific criteria and conditions for the establishment and application of the levels of presence ofno contamination threshold for non- authorised products and substances beyond which products shall not be marketed as organic and with respect to the establishment of those levels and their adaptation in the light of technical developmentshould be permitted. In cases where contamination has not been caused by producers themselves, the production affected should be paid for at the current real selling prices.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In order to provide clarity for consumers and to ensure that the appropriate information is communicated to them, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adapting the list of terms referring to organic production set out in this Regulation, establishing the specific labelling and composition requirements applicable to feed and ingredients thereof, laying down further rules on labelling and the use of the indications, other than the organic production logo of the European Union, set out in this Regulation, and amending the organic production logo of the European Union and the rules relating thereto.
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Small farmers in the Union face, individually, relatively high inspection costs and administrative burden linked to organic certification. A system of group certification should be allowed with a view to reducing the inspection and certification costs and the associated administrative burden, strengthening local networks, contributing to better market outlets and ensuring a level playing field with operators in third countries. For that reason, the concept of ‘group of operators’ should be introduced and defined. Smallholdings with mixed production (crop husbandry, livestock farming, and/or processing) should be entered in a single register and certified as farms.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) The experience with the arrangements for import of organic products into the Union under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 has shown that there is a need to revise those arrangements in order to respond to consumer expectations that imported organic products meet rules as high as those of the Union, as well as to better ensure the access of Union organic products to the international market. In addition, it is necessary to provide for clarity regarding the rules applicable to export of organic products, in particular by establishing a certificate of export and laying down provisions for export to third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. Given the impact of international trade on greenhouse gas emissions and in terms of energy wastage, trade in organic products should comply with the same good environmental and climate action practices as organic farming, and importing and exporting should not, therefore, be made the object of organic farming and serve as grounds for moving massive quantities of organic products around the world. For those reasons they should be confined to highly specific products.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) In order to ensure fair competition among operators, the traceability of the imported products intended to be placed on the market within the Union as organic or the transparency of the recognition and supervision procedure for control authorities and control bodies within the context of import of compliant organic products, and in order to ensure the management of the list of third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, t, the criteria to be taken into account should relate to the contribution to climate change, energy wastage, decent pay terms for workers and remunerative prices for producers, and the fact that products should not be marketed in importing countries below their actual production costs. The power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the documents intended for customs authorities in third countries, in particular an organic export certificate, in electronic form wherever possible, the documents necessary for the purposes of import, also in electronic form wherever possible, the criteria for recognition or withdrawal of the recognition of control authorities and control bodies in the context of import of compliant organic products, and in respect of the information to be sent by third countries recognised under that Regulation necessary for the supervision of their recognition and the exercise of that supervision by the Commission, including on-the-spot examination.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Provision should be made to ensure that the movement of organic products that have been subject to a control in one Member State and which comply with this Regulation cannot be restricted in another Member State. In order to ensure the proper functioning of the single market and trade between Member States, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission to lay down rules relating to the free movement of organic products.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the technical details for the establishment of the database for the listing of the varieties for which plant reproductive material obtained by the organic production method is available, as regards the authorisation or the withdrawal of the authorisation of the products and substances that may be used in organic production in general and in the production of processed organic food in particular, including the procedures to be followed for the authorisation and the lists of those products and substances and, where appropriate, their description, compositional requirement and conditions for use, as regards the specific and practical modalities regarding the presentation, composition and size of the indications referring to the code numbers of control authorities and control bodies and of the indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials have been farmed, the assignment of code numbers to control authorities and control bodies and the indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials have been farmed, as regards the details and specifications regarding the content, form and way of notification of the notifications by operators and groups of operators of their activity to the competent authorities and the form of publication of the fees that may be collected for the controls, as regards the exchange of information between groups of operators and competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies and between Member States and the Commission, as regards the recognition or withdrawal of the recognition of control authorities and control bodies which are competent to carry out controls in third countries and the establishment of the list of those control authorities and control bodies and rules to ensure the application of measures in relation to cases of non- compliance, or suspicion thereof, affecting the integrity of imported organic products, as regards the establishment of a list of third countries recognised under Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and the amendment of that list as well as rules to ensure the application of measures in relation to cases of non-compliance, or suspicion thereof, affecting the integrity of organic products imported from those countries, as regards the system to be used to transmit the information necessary for the implementation and monitoring of this Regulation, and as regards the establishment of the list of control authorities and control bodies recognised under Article 33(3) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and the amendment of that list. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council34. __________________ 34 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) The Commission should consider the situation of the availability of organic plant reproductive material and animals for breeding purposes and present a report to this end to the European Parliament and the Council in 2021, as a basis for the necessary measures to remedy the lack of current availability.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78 a (new)
Recital 78 a (new)
(78a) In order to maintain local varieties, whether indigenous or well adapted non- indigenous varieties, and indigenous breeds, special exemptions may be accorded and decisive measures taken to ensure as soon as possible the availability of these organic plant varieties and animals for breeding purposes.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Article 2 – paragraph 5
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 36
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 36
(36) ‘genetically modified organism’ means a genetically modified organism as defined in point (2) of Article 2 of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council43 which is not obtained through the techniques of genetic modifications listed in Annex I.B to that Directive, hereinafter referred to as ‘GMO’; __________________ 43 Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1).
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘equivalence’ means meeting the same objectives and principles by applying rules which ensure the same level of assurance of conformity; ‘processing aid’ means processing aid as defined in point (b) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008;
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
(iii) exclude the use of GMOs and products produced from or by GMOs with the exception of veterinary medicinal products;
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) compliance with strict marketing practices in order to minimize energy waste and greenhouse gas emissions from food transport, giving maximum support and maximum priority to short marketing circuits;
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) maximum proximity between the place of production and place of consumption, preventing the displacement of local products and encouraging the production and consumption of seasonal and local products, thereby reducing the environmental footprint of organic food consumption;
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) respect for, and conservation and revival of, traditional knowledge and practices or vernaculars relating to sustainable food production and respect for the environment in this connection.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) maintenance of plant health by preventive measures, in particular the choice and reintroduction of appropriate species, varieties or heterogeneous material resistant to pests and diseases, appropriate crop rotations, mechanical and physical methods and protection of the natural enemies of pests;
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) choice and reintroduction of breeds having regard to the capacity of animals to adapt to local conditions, their vitality and their resistance to disease or health problems; the practice of site-adapted and land- related livestock production; the application of animal husbandry practices, which enhance the immune system and strengthen the natural defence against diseases, in particular including regular exercise and access to open air areas and pastureland, where appropriate;
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) enhancement of traditional knowledge relating to environmentally low-impact production techniques and methods; enhancement of the genetic heritage of local varieties and breeds;
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) encouraging remunerative prices for producers.
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) exclusion of genetic engineering, animal cloning, artificially induced polyploidy and ionising radiation and nanomaterials from the whole organic food chain;
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) limitation of the use of feed additives and processing aids to a minimum extent and only in cases of essential technological or zootechnical needs or for particular nutritional purposes;eleted
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) methods and local and traditional knowledge of food preparation that do not contradict the other basic aspects of this regulation.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a
(2a) By way of derogation from paragraph 2, in cases where the land has been left fallow, or it can be proved that production on the land has complied with the principles in this Regulation, before the notification referred to in Article 24(1) for at least the time period required for conversion and provided that other necessary requirements are fulfilled, no conversion period shall be necessary for this fallow land or land used for organic production.
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Products produced during the conversion period shall not be marketed as organicproducts from a farm in the process of converting to organic farming.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 supplementing the rules laid down in this Article or supplementing and amending the rules set out in Annex II as regards conversion.
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, with regard to GMOs or products produced from or by GMOs for food and feed, operators mayshall rely on the labels of a product or any other accompanying document, affixed or provided pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council48 or Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council49. __________________ 48 Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1). 49 Regulation (EC) 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 20031 concerning the traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms and amending Directive 2001/18/EC (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 24).
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Operators may assume that no GMOs or products produced from or by GMOs have been used in the manufacture of purchased food and feed when such products are not labelled, or accompanied by a document, pursuant to the Regulations referred to in paragraph 2, unless they have obtained other information indicating that the labelling of the products concerned is not in conformity with those Regulationverifiably and reliably certified to be totally free of GMOs.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Producers of GMOs that contaminate organic farms and beekeeping products shall be held responsible for said contamination and shall answer for losses caused by paying compensation for contaminated products at the price their producers would have obtained through normal sales channels for their organic products.
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic plant production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the specific plant production rules as regards:
Amendment 696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. However, exemptions shall be established in accordance with Article 10(2) to enable the recovery and use of local and traditional varieties for organic production, which will also contribute to increased biodiversity.
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Producers shall be permitted to exchange seeds.
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic livestock production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the specific livestock production rules as regards:
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from the aforegoing, exemptions shall be established to enable the recovery and rearing of native breeds in order to facilitate their breeding in organic animal husbandry.
Amendment 711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic seaweed production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the specific seaweed production rules as regards:
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic aquaculture animals production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the specific production rules for aquaculture animals as regards:
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) the suitability of the aquatic medium, no interference with or hindrance to small- scale fishing, and the sustainable management plan;
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic processed food and feed production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the specific production rules for processed food and feed as regards:
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic wine production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the specific wine production rules as regards oenological practices and restrictions.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Operators producing yeast to be used as food or feed shall in particular comply with the specific production rules set out in Part VI of Annex II. Use of GMO yeast shall not be permitted under any circumstances.
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic yeast production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the specific yeast production rules as regards the processing and the substrates used.
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
In order to allow organic production to continue or recommence in the event of catastrophic circumstances and subject to the principles laid down in Chapter II, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 providing for the criteria to qualify, in conjunction with agricultural organisations present in organic farming, such situations as catastrophic and laying down specific rules on how to deal with them, on monitoring and on reporting requirements.
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the integrity of organic production and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing the rules set out in Annex III.
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. To ensure emissions in this sector are as low as possible consumption of food produced locally shall be encouraged and promoted, seeking to stop local production being replaced by products from international trade and to cut the number of food kilometres for each item of food consumed.
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission must ensure that Member States’ policies in this area support organic producers, increasing their involvement in the value chain, improving the marketing of their products and preventing and correcting the bad practices used in the area.
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. In order to reduce waste as much as possible, loose goods must be promoted as much as possible, excess packaging must be avoided, use of plastics must be cut to an absolute minimum and inks – which must be as harmless as possible – must only be used for lettering and labelling.
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) all products and substances are of plant, animal, microbial or mineral origin, except where products or substances from such sources are not available in sufficient quantities or qualities or if alternatives are not available;
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Amendment 760 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) their use is necessary to maintain animal health, animal welfare and vitality and contribute to an appropriate diet fulfilling the physiological and behavioural needs of the species concerned or their use is necessary to produce or preserve feed because the production or preservation of feed is not possible without having recourse to such substances;
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) feed of mineral origin, trace elements, vitamins or provitamins shall be of natural origin, except where products or substances from such sources are not available in sufficient quantities or qualities or if alternatives are not available.
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) they are to be found in nature and may have undergone only mechanical, physical, biological, enzymatic or microbial processes, except where products and substances from such sources are not available in sufficient quantities or qualities.
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic production in general and the production of processed organic food in particular, and adaptation to technical developments, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 providing for additional criteria for the authorisation or withdrawal of the authorisation of products and substances referred to in paragraph 1 for use in organic production in general and in the production of organic processed food in particular, and other requirements and conditions for the use of such authorised products and substances.
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Where a Member State considers that a product or substance should be added to, or withdrawn from the lists of authorised products and substances referred to in paragraph 1, or that the specifications of use mentioned in the production rules should be amended, the Member State concerned shall ensure that a dossier giving the reasons for the inclusion, withdrawal or amendments is sent officially to the Commission and to the other Member States, and that such dossiers are compiled with the involvement of the farming organisations in the sector.
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 211(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and subject to an authorizsation by the Commission adopted without applying the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) or (3) of this Regulation, Member States may grant national payments to compensate farmers for the losses they have incurred due to the contamination of their agricultural products by non-authorised products or substances which prevents them from marketing those products as organic – with such compensation equalling the amount they would have received had those products been sold via the usual outlets – provided that the farmers have taken all appropriate measures to prevent the risk of such contamination. Member States may also use the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy to cover totally or partially such losses. When there is contamination from GMOs, the relevant authorities in the Member States shall also pay the producer or beekeeper concerned, and claim the amount concerned back from the GMO producer responsible for the contamination.
Amendment 830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Where most of the ingredients have been produced in the same locality, district or specific geographical area, or province (NUTS 3), the logo may include the name of such to raise awareness about the place of production.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The name of the municipality, district, specific geographical area or province (NUTS 3) in which the food has been produced may be included on the logo.
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. The use of the organic production logo of the European Union shall be optionalmay not be used for products imported from third countries. In addition, where that logo appears in the labelling, the indication referred to in Article 22(2) shall also appear in the labelling.
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. NationalState, autonomous community, regional (NUTS 2), provincial (NUTS 3), municipal, district or specific geographical area and private logos may be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation.
Amendment 855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Operators or groups of operators that produce, prepare or store organic products, who import such products from a third country or export such products to a third country or who place such products on the market shall, prior to the placing on the market as organic or prior to conversion, notify their activity to the competent authorities of the Member State(s) where the activity is carried out. Organic- certification systems shall provide for the possibility of including the activity of any alternative food networks linking the relationship of trust between producer and consumer. The competent authorities may allow direct certification, participatory guarantee systems and consumer cooperatives, so as to confer recognition on these producer/consumer networks. These systems shall be recognised as ‘delegated bodies’, without prejudice to the requirements included in this Regulation.
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Competent authorities shall keep an updated list containing the names and addresses of operators and, groups of operators and other guarantee systems that have notified their activities in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall make that list public, together with the information relating to their organic certificates as referred to in Article 25(1). The competent authorities shall respect the requirements of the protection of personal data under Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council50. __________________ 50 Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
Amendment 891 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The certification of groups of operators may be based on the principles of participatory certification, enabling control systems that permit the inclusion of consumers in these tasks.
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
Export and import of organic products
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Amendment 898 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Organic produce may not be intended for export, and shall not, under any circumstances, be intended to replace produce from the local area. In any event, it shall be limited to specific high-quality produce that does not constitute the staple foodstuff in the destination country. Sale prices in export markets may never be below the costs of production, thereby avoiding all situations of social or economic dumping.
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. In order to avoid creating unequal conditions for operators when exporting to third countries, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning specific ruNo product shall be considered organic if, although produced in accordance with the standards regulating its production, it originates in a location very far from the place of processing and/or consumption, or it constitutes the staples for exports of organic products to a third country which is recognised in accordance with Article 31odstuff of a given people and can be produced very short distances from consumption, since the energy cost and greenhouse-gas emissions caused by its transportation contribute to global warming and climate change.
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. In order to ensure fair competition among operators, the Commission shall beNo product shall be considered organic if it is imported or emxpowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning documents intended for customs authorities in third countries, in particular as regards an organic export certificate issued in elerted ‘out of season’ in the destination country, because of the environmental impact and to prevent the destructrionic form wherever possible and providing assurance that exported organic products comply with this Regulation of each people’s farming and food cultures.
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. No product shall be considered organic if it originates in plantations that are taking over land necessary for producing the local staple foodstuff.
Amendment 903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. No product shall be considered organic if it has involved labour by children or under pay conditions that breached the labour and wage standards in force in each country.
Amendment 904 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 932 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 7 – section 1
Chapter 7 – section 1
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – title
Article 32 – title
Amendment 934 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies may not, on grounds relating to the productTo ensure that consumption causes lower emissions, to the labelling or to the presentation of the products, prohibit or restrict the marketing of organic products controlled bymeasures shall be adopted to promote and prioritise organic production, anod ther competent authority, control authority or control body located in another Member State, if those products comply with this Regulation. In particular, no official controls and other official activities other than those under Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX (Official controls Regulation) may be performed and no fees for official controls and other official activitiesnsumption of local and seasonal products, so as to reduce the distance travelled by food to the greatest extent possible and substitute local products for others than those under Article 76 of that Regulation may be collectedt are the same from other production areas.
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2