1108 Amendments of Philippe LOISEAU
Amendment 26 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas EU trade policy, particularly the increasing number of free-trade agreements, has made it necessary to transport live animals with increasing frequency, with the harm that this entails for them;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas it is clear that farmers, who are constantly on trial in the court of public opinion, are attached to their animals, and whereas they cannot, therefore, be held liable for any mistreatment of them during transport;
Amendment 138 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties includingthat may stretch to the confiscation of vehicles, coupled with a ban on transporting the offending loads, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals;
Amendment 166 #
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, and inspections on parts and spot-checks 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 exporter company must be immediately penalised;
Amendment 186 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that slaughter costs differ considerably from Member State to Member State and calls for the economic, environmental and societal costs of transport to be taken into account and form the basis of a policy of financial incentives for putting in place alternatives at local level;
Amendment 202 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the Commission, according to the 2018 Court of Auditors special report on animal welfare in the EU, has recognised that the data reported by some Member States is not complete, consistent, reliable or sufficiently detailed to permit drawing conclusions on compliance at EU level;
Amendment 245 #
2018/2110(INI)
14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’; specifies that this provision must be enforced all the more strictly when the transport is from, to, or in transit through a hot country;
Amendment 273 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the reduction of animal journey times, in particular long and very long journey times, by employing alternative strategies, such as economically viable local or mobile slaughter facilities, replacing the transport of breeding animals by using semen or embryos, and transportation of carcasses and meat products, as well as by means of legislative initiatives in Member States to facilitate on-farm slaughter;
Amendment 289 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Draws the Commission's attention to the existence of mobile slaughter facilities in Sweden and the authorisation for them to be tested in France in July 2018, which are simple and viable solutions to reducing transport, increasing animal welfare and promoting direct sales from farms;
Amendment 340 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses to farmers, drivers and veterinarians, as well as clear information to the livestock farmers concerned on how their animals should be treated, in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 391 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by 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, and to ensure, where necessary, that trade relations cease with those who do not comply with an equivalent level of standards;
Amendment 399 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Points out that the transport of live animals causes the rapid spread of diseases and calls for health checks to be more stringent and, during animal epidemics, systematic when the Union's borders are crossed;
Amendment 404 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is appalled at reports of extremely long and distressing waiting periods for animals at borders; calls on Member States having borders with third countries to open dedicated express lanes at customs for animals being transported, in order to reduce waiting perioddevelop decent waiting solutions for animals, in particular lorry unloading areas, in order to give them some rest time during long journeys, or to enable the competent authorities to conduct health checks in the best conditions;
Amendment 427 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that unlesslive animal transport standards injourneys to third countries are aligned with those of the EU, live animal transport journeys to third countries should be forbiddeshould be conditional upon compliance with standards equivalent to those of the EU, throughout the transport chain;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the TFEU assigns primacy to the common agricultural policy (CAP) over competition law, and whereas this key principle must not be undermined under any circumstances;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 39 TFEU gives the CAP the objective of ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, whereas this objective has obviously not been met, and whereas this is causing serious consequences for agricultural producers, their farms and rural zones as a whole;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, generally speaking, European competition policy is applied with the aim of systematically defending consumers at the expense of agricultural producers; considers that these two interests should be placed on an equal footingfood security can only be a sustainable goal if it guarantees a fair standard of living for the farming community, and if the interests of producers and consumers are placed on the same level to this end;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the ultimate goal of EU policies must be to ensure fair prices that are in line with production costs and reflect the quality of the production processes; points out that the European primary sector owes its competitiveness principally to its compliance with qualitative, environmental and social standards and that these values must not be undermined by 'predatory pricing' strategies;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the specific characteristics of agricultural activities make it essentialnecessary to have collective organisations to enable the objectives of the CAP to be attained and that such organisations must be considered compatible with Article 101 TFEU;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations; stresses that certification 'equivalence' must also be continuously verified and monitored and must be immediately revocable by the EU if its reliability is revealed to be undermined by fraud;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations and in all the ongoing free trade negotiations;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected following the acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, which could damageit should never have accepted, and which poses a serious risk to competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seeds.
Amendment 96 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for checks on agricultural products at national border crossings to no longer be considered as a violation of fair competition, but as a necessary guarantee that European social, health and environmental requirements are being complied with.
Amendment 3 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Union agricultural products and human know-how contribute to the Union’s living cultural and gastronomic heritage, enhancing territorial and social cohesion, as well as local, regional and regnational traditions; whereas there is increased demand for high -quality and traditional products and products from a specific geographical area at European and global level;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union’s major critics point to the existence of a gapre is a clear discrepancy between the Union’s proposed action and its realisation at national and local levels, andwhich shows that the European-level decision-making system used for the CAP is no longer suitable for the modern agricultural context; whereas the withdrawal of the UK will have important impacts on the future financing of the Union, but whereas this does not justify any reduction to CAP funding;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in terms of the budget and of its legacy to the history of the Union; recalls that the CAP is still one of the most important and most integrated policies, and that it will continue to contribute to building Europe’s futureerefore requires a sufficiently large budget;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the competitiveness of European agriculture results in part from the synergy of organic production and geographical indications, which benefit both producers and consumers; stresses also that this competitiveness should be based on emphasising the fact that all European producers have to comply with a system of strict standards and rules, which places them in a position of economic weakness in relation to imported products; calls for one pillar of the new CAP to be dedicated to the priorities which create jobs and assure the highest quality of Union agricultural products and foodstuffs;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that Union quality schemes of geographical indications (Protected Designation of Origin, Protected Geographical Indication and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed) protect product names from misuse, enhance their value in the framework of international agreements, and boost the level of consumers’ trust; takes the view, in that connection, that they should be systematically and fully protected in cases where the conclusion of trade agreements with third countries might call them into question;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a well financed and reformed CAP to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering innovation and research and development, including the agricultural aspects of the future Horizon Europe programme;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that structural and cohesion policies, such as the CAP, areduce the gap between the Union and its citizens by promoting integration at local level, especially necessary for supporting rural and disadvantaged areas and the outermost regions.
Amendment 81 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas over the years the CAP has undergone regular re-programming in line with new challenges, but another step in this continuous process of modernisation and simplification, building on previous reforms, is now necessaryprevious reforms, involving the decoupling of aid, the introduction of the single CMO and contractualisation, have failed to maintain farmers’ incomes at a decent level;
Amendment 100 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is at the core of the Commission’s communication on t, although the Commission has entitled its communication on the ongoing reform of the CAP ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, and is to be welcomed, provided that it ensuresit has given no guarantee that the first pillar, and the budget for it, will be maintained, and whereas it is essential that reference be made to those points in the proposal and that there be genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmers, without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity;
Amendment 117 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in overcoming stagnation and volatility of farm incomes whichprovides essential income for a majority of farmers, but is unable in its current form to ensure that the sales prices of agricultural products are higher than farmers’ production costs; whereas also, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, farm incomes are still lower than in the rest of the economy and in periods of crisis, many farmers produce at a loss;
Amendment 136 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas over the last few years farmers have been confronted with increasing price volatility, which has reflected price fluctuations on global markets and uncertainty caused by macroeconomic developments, external policies, imports from third countries, sanitary crises and more frequent extreme weather events in the EU; and these factors have led to a lasting collapse in the prices of the main agricultural products, depriving farmers of their legitimate income;
Amendment 168 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living across regions and Member Statesfor all farmers in the Union, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 174 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the number of farmers in Europe is falling and no reform of the CAP in recent years has been able to reverse this unfortunate trend;
Amendment 175 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the economic crisis is severely affecting rural areas and more particularly the income of farmers who produce at a loss on a recurring basis;
Amendment 193 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 206 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance withproliferation of free trade agreements under pressure from the EU and against the will of farmers and peoples imposes unfair competition on the agricultural producers of Member States. It is urgently necessary to put an end to this situation as most of the products imported under free trade agreements fail to respect existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
Amendment 208 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing brought about by the global trade,market is necessitating an agricultural policy that is mindful of ensuring fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and servicescompanies that approach that market, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance withprotecting existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted and on which the focus should be placed in terms of reciprocity with third countries;
Amendment 264 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food sector must be incentivised to continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 325 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the new challenges for European agriculture within the EU’s political priorities, as stated in the Commission’s reflection paper on the future of EU finances, require the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) to provide sufficient public funds to cover both existing and new challenges, while guaranteeing that the first pillar is kept at its current level;
Amendment 330 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas any changes to the current CAP must be introduced in such a way as to ensurebring back stability for the sector and security of planning for farmers by means of adequate transition periods and measures; , without undermining the principle of direct payments or affecting their actual amount;
Amendment 352 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 360 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and a truly common policyincome support for producers and the protection of the rural landscape in a single market context must be among the overriding priorities of the reform of a policy which may remain common;
Amendment 376 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 399 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 457 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the CommissNotes the Commission’s aspiration to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output- based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 519 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
A smart and efficient sector – delivering for farmers, citizens, rural areas and the environment
Amendment 538 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local conditionfor homogeneous areas, to meet local requirements;
Amendment 548 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that aid from the first pillar should be recoupled by sector;
Amendment 565 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can only deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained or increased in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020;
Amendment 613 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member Statesprovision could be made for a phased reduction of aid, reflecting economies of scale, for farms which are controlled by groups of companies for which farming is not the main activity;
Amendment 621 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small farms and for helping young farmers get started; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 639 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes the view that provision should be made for capping to be decided by the Member States, should they wish;
Amendment 681 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the existingfuture system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced by to be based on an EU-wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent, but in any case for it to be phased in, so that countries benefiting from historic payments are not penalised;
Amendment 706 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for aid to be recoupled by sector;
Amendment 785 #
2018/2037(INI)
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 toolencouraged to promote sectoral consolidation. This tool should also make it possible to counteract specific difficulties, particularly 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 877 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance ofat rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entreprenewhile diversifying the activities of farm holdings and supporting the social and economic fabric of rurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri-tourism, and to secure community-reas, cannot be a substitute for a policy supporteding agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areaal production which must remain the main economic activity of farms;
Amendment 902 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to check that the objectives of the LEADER approach are being achieved, by linking CAP aid that is not directly targeted at agricultural production to other EU support instruments, in order to contribute more effectively to the development of rural areas;
Amendment 916 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls that the second pillar is not only for farmers;
Amendment 921 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls therefore for an end to attempts to lower the first pillar under the pretext of raising the second;
Amendment 938 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission, following the failure of the greening of the current CAP, to draw up a new framework, and calls on it also to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri- environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 1020 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
Amendment 1085 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to maintain and strengthen the current common market organisation (CMO) framework, including the individual sector plans (wine,leaving this kind of support outside the national strategic plans; calls on the Commission, in addition, to extend to other products/sectors the forms of sectoral support that are specific to CMOs for wine, olive oil and fruit and vegetables) and to confirm the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme, with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competitiveness of each sector while enabling access for all farmers;
Amendment 1126 #
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 accesthe agricultural crisis, the sustained collapse of agricultural product prices, price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, and free-trade agreements;
Amendment 1171 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering cooperation, including inter-sectoral cooperation, andby establishing and developing producer organisations (POs), associations of producer organisations (APOs) and interbranch organisations (IOs), by combating unfair practices along the chain and by strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1180 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthemaintaining the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1231 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that whilethe effects of EU trade agreements are beneficial tofor the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary forare not always positive and that the EU should protect European production with regard to supply on the internal market, strengthening the EU’sits own position on the global agricultural market, they also through the distinctiveness and sustainability of EU products; points out that these agreements often pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field and compliance with reciprocity-based criteria between farmers in the EU and in respect of the rest of the world;
Amendment 1237 #
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, they also pose a, together with free-trade agreements which have been signed or are being negotiated, a large number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard and protection mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest offor Europe’s farmers, and asks for agriculture to be excluded from free-trade agreements, including those worlhich have already been signed;
Amendment 1326 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Deplores the Commission’s barely- concealed intention to introduce a reform of the CAP which would fly in the face of the will of Europe’s peoples and most of their elected representatives, and which puts the future of the majority of farms at risk;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores, however, the EU’s growing dependence on agricultural imports from third countries; deplores, finally, the poor quality of these imports and their damaging impact on the income of EU farmers;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates stability for the agriculture budget, in constant euro, and hence opposes any cuts to it in the 2019 budget, especially in view of the serious crises and price volatility that the agricultural sector has been experiencing in recent years;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that, alongside this measure, the Commission has not expressed any intention to revisit the harmful policy of European sanctions which led to the introduction of the Russian embargo;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU executive to adopt a decision prolonging aid for those affected by the embargo imposed by Russia before adopting its draft legislation on the 2019 budget or, at the latest, prior to the autumn letter of amendment;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to strengthen support measures for young farmers in 2019, particularly in relation to access to land (whether through transfers or setting up new farms), given the lack of generational renewal in farming, which is currently European agriculture’s greatest pitfall.
Amendment 2 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, product and quality and expect products of the same brand with the same label, the same ingredients and the same proportional composition to be identical in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the analyses show that certain products contain less meat, or less of other ingredients, in certain countries, in most cases those countries which joined the EU in 2004, 2007 and 2013; whereas the analyses found instances of the same products being sold at considerably higher prices in those countries than in the so- called ‘old Member States’;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesRecalls that the allocation of EUR 2 million to develop a methodology for, and conduct, comparative testing of food products in different Member States; expects the testing to be completed at the earliest possible date, preferably in 2018;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Advocates strongly the distribution to the national authorities and the public dissemination of company market findings regarding regional preferences in the case of products whose composition differs from one region to another;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the European Union, national authorities and single market producers to take all necessary steps to inform consumers of any disparities in product composition through visible and clear labelling;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unit to monitor consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.
Amendment 108 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the origin of food, especially in the case of prepared foods, is an important decision factor for the consumer; calls therefore for the labelling of the place of origin of food and its location and method of processing (including slaughter methods) to be harmonised at European level to recognise the specificity of each national production, and to meet consumer expectations, which sometimes vary from one country to another.
Amendment 3 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492. COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 15 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the communication fails to spell out the known causes of these distortions of competition, such as social dumping linked to the Posting of Workers Directive and complete disregard for health and environmental standards brought about by free trade agreements;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, ande need to avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, health safety, social law and environmental protection;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that while trade agreements could open up opportunities for the promotion of EU offensive interests with respect to processed and unprocessed food products, they also entail a significant risk for more sensitive EU agricultural sectors that are already crisis-hit or have been particularly exposed to price volatility, such as unprocessed foodstuffs and foodstuffs resulting from primary processing, that are already crisis-hit or have been particularly exposed to unfair competition from third countries, as well as to recurring imbalances in the single market;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible conclusion of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving major concessions in sectors such as beef, sugar and biofuels which could endanger the viability of local production in certain parts of the EU and calls therefore for the cessation of these negotiations or at least the withdrawal of agricultural sectors from this agreement;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission promptly to take the necessary measures in respect of US agricultural imports that do not comply with EU standards, such as pistachios which have aflatoxin levels five times higher than those allowed in the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In this context, the situation of the agricultural community, especially livestock farmers, can serve as an example. The bi-annual transition to summer-time may make it harder to find market outlets for produce or animals. It is necessary also to take into account the fact that animals do not have their milking schedule changed without consequences, and that yields are reduced at changeover times. Farmers themselves, depending on the natural cycles of the animals on their farms, have their working conditions changed.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A lively public debate is taking place on summer-time arrangements and some Member States have already expressed their preference to discontinue the application of such arrangements. In the light of these developments, it is necessary to continue safeguarding the proper functioning of the internal market and to avoid any significant disruptions thereto caused by divergences between Member States in this area. Therefore, it is appropriate to put an end in a coordinated way to summer-time arrangements, while grouping the Member States into the following three time zones: GMT+1, GMT+2 and GMT+3.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) This Directive should apply from 1 April 20219, so that the last summer-time period subject to the rules of Directive 2000/84/EC should start, in every Member State, at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 31 March 20219. Member States that, after that summer-time period, intend to adopt a standard time corresponding to the time applied during the winter season in accordance with Directive 2000/84/EC should change their standard time at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 2730 October 20219, so that similar and lasting changes occurring in different Member States take place simultaneously. It is desirable that Member States take the decisions on the standard time that each of them will apply as from 20219 in a concerted manner.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 2
Article premier – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may still apply a seasonal change of their standard time or times in 2019 and 2020, provided that they do so at 1.00 a.m., Coordinated Universal Time, on 2730 October 20219. The Member States shall notify this decision in accordance with Article 2.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 1 April 201920 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from 1 April 20219.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Directive 2000/84/EC is repealed with effect from 1 April 20219.
Amendment 9 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that most of the concerns expressed in that opinion are, from the point of view of the European horticulture industry, still relevant today, in what is a difficult and volatile period for the industry, in particular as a result of the ongoing Russian embargo; sanctions unilaterally imposed on Russia, which have only had the effect of penalising the European agricultural market and putting many sectors in difficulty;
Amendment 14 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that there are still major competitiveness issues for European producers owing to the wide divergences compared in particular with Moroccan producers in terms of labour costs, working conditions and environmental standards; calls for the principles of reciprocity and conformity to be applied in this agreement, as in all trade agreements with third countries, with regard to agricultural products;
Amendment 26 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the fact that some of the fruit and vegetables exported preferentially to the EU under the terms of the agreement in question (including tomatoes and melons) come from the territoryMoroccan region of Western Sahara, and points out that very ambitious plans have been drawn up with a view to further developing such production and exports;
Amendment 35 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the legal uncertainty that has arisen since the Court of Justice judgment of 21 December 2016; is concerned that the Commission has been unable to provide reliable data on preferential imports of products from the Moroccan region of Western Sahara that may have been carried out since that date, in spite of the judgment in question; wonders what the cost has been to the EU budget of any preferences granted during the period concerned without a valid legal basis; in the absence of sufficient comparative information, is doubtful whether the Commission is able to assess the impact of the proposed new agreement properly;
Amendment 43 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Nevertheless welcomes the clarification that the new agreement provides, and hopes that it will be able henceforth to provide a clear, stable framework for the economic operators concerned, on both sides of the Mediterranean; recalls that no farmer should have to endure the risky consequences of European geopolitical decisions;
Amendment 51 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is doubtful whether the distinction drawn in the new agreement between products from the Sahara and those from Morocco is relevant from a customs and trade perspective, setting the obvious political aspects asidgiven that this agreement in no way constitutes recognition of Western Sahara as a sovereign State; notes, in particular, that in the new agreement there is no allocation of the tariff rate quotas laid down in the initial agreement, and that, in terms of access to the preferences granted by the EU, ithe origin of the products will not therefore make any difference whatsoever whether or not products are of Sahrawi origin;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that Article 7 of Protocol 1 to the 2012 Agreement contains a safeguard clause making it possible for appropriate steps to be taken where imports of large quantities of agricultural products classed as sensitive under the agreement cause serious market distortion and/or serious harm to the industry concerned; hopes that preferential imports into the EU of sensitive agricultural products from Morocco and Western Sahara will continue to be subject to appropriate monitoring by the Commission, and that the Commission will still be ready to activate the aforementioned clause where an established need arises;:
Amendment 17 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) Since agriculture is one of the areas in which Galileo has a specific application and added value, all European agricultural equipment needing geolocation should, as a minimum requirement, use the Galileo programme.
Amendment 19 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental and agricultural knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision- making and actions in the fields of agriculture, the environment, climate change, civil protection, security, as well as the digital economy, among others.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
(69a) In the area of agriculture, just as in other areas in which Copernicus has a specific application and added value, European users, whether institutional or private, should rely on the services offered by Copernicus to ensure the further development of this European system.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) data and information processing component, which shall include activities for the generation of value-added information to support environmental monitoring, agricultural surveillance, reporting and compliance assurance, civil protection and security services (Copernicus Services);
Amendment 54 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) environmental monitoring, agricultural surveillance monitoring, reporting and compliance assurance services covering:
Amendment 55 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3
– land monitoring and agriculture surveillance to provide information to the professionals concerned on land cover, land use and land use change, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere, analysis of the development of cultivated land, harvest estimates and forecasts of best-adapted harvest windows, yield forecasts, humidity and irrigation requirement estimates, and optimisation of the use of inputs;
Amendment 36 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 42 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The substantial body of Union legislation underpins the functioning of the internal market. This concerns, in particular, competitiveness, standardisation, consumer protection, market surveillance and food chain regulationexcessive market liberalisation and catastrophic deregulation of the food chain, but also rules concerning business, trade and financial transactions and the promotion of fair competition providing for a level playing field essential for the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Still, barriers to the proper functioning of the internal market remain and the new obstacles are emergeing. Adopting rules is only a first step, but: making them work is asequally important. This is ultimately a matter of citizens' trust in the Union, in its capacity to deliver, and ability to create jobs and growth while protecting the public interest.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Programme should support the design, implementation and enforcement of Union legislation underpinning the proper functioning of the internal market. The Programme should support the creation of the right conditions to empower all actors of the internal market: businesses, citizens including consumers, civil society and public authorities. To that end, the Programme should aim to ensure the competitiveness of businesses, notably SMEs, but also supporting the enforcement of consumer protection and safety rules and by raising the awareness of businesses and individuals by providing them with the right tools, knowledge and competence to make informed decisions and strengthen their participation in Union’s policy- making. Furthermore, the Programme should aim to enhance regulatory and administrative cooperation, notably through exchange of best practices, building of knowledge and competence bases, including the use of strategic public procurement. The Programme should also aim to support the development of high- quality international standards that underpin the implementation of Union legislation. This also includes standard -setting in the field of financial reporting and audit, thereby contributing to the transparency and well-proper functioning of the Union’s capital markets and to enhancing investor protection. The Programme should support rulemaking and standard setting also by ensuring the broadest possible stakeholder involvement. The objective of the Programme should also be to support the implementation and enforcement of Union legislation providing for a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and the improvement of the welfare of animals and of the profitability of farms.
Amendment 47 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A modern internal market promotes competition and may benefits consumers, businesses and employees. Making better use of the ever evolving internal market in services should help European businesses create jobs and grow across borders, offer wider choice of services at better prices, and maintain high standards for consumers and workers. To achieve this, the Programme should contribute to the removal of remaining barriers, and to ensure a regulatory framework that can accommodate new innovative business models.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) PThe placing on the market of products that are not compliant with Union law puts those who comply at a disadvantage and may endangers producers and consumers. Many entrepreneurs disregard the rules either through lack of knowledge or intentionally to gain a competitive advantage. Market surveillance authorities are often underfunded and constrained by national boundaries, while entrepreneurs trade at Union or even global level. In particular, in the case of e-commerce, market surveillance authorities have great difficulties in tracing non-compliant products imported from third countries and identifying the responsible entity within their jurisdiction. The Programme should therefore seek to strengthen product compliance by providing the right incentives to entrepreneurs, intensifying compliance checks and promoting closer cross-border cooperation among enforcement authorities. The Programme should also contribute to the consolidation of the existing framework for market surveillance activities, encourage joint actions of market surveillance authorities from different Member States, improve the exchange of information and promote convergence and closer integration of market surveillance activities.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Product safety is a common concern. The conformity assessment bodies verify whether products meet the safety requirements before they are placed on the market. It is therefore of paramount importance that the conformity assessment bodies are reliable and competent. The Union has put in place a system, in respect of which there is room for improvement, of accreditation of the conformity assessment bodies, verifying their competence, impartiality and independence. The main challenge is now to keep the accreditation system in line with the latest state of the art and to ensure that it is applied with the same stringency across the Union. The Programme should therefore support measures to ensure that conformity assessment bodies continue fulfilling the regulatory requirements and to enhance the European accreditation system, in particular in new policy areas, by supporting the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council48. _________________ 48 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
Amendment 74 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Creativity and innovation are crucial for the competitiveness of the Union's agricultural and industrial value chains. They represent catalysts for industrial modernisation and contribute to smart, inclusive sustainable growth. However, uptake by SMEs is still lagging behind. The Programme should therefore support targeted actions, networks and partnerships for creativity-driven innovation throughout the food and industrial value chains.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) A high level of health protection through the food supply chain is necessary to allow the internal market to operate efficiently. A safe and sustainable food supply chain is a prerequisite for society and for the internal market. Cross must be based on the faith that the public have in European agricultural producers, as well as on the guarantee of fair remuneration that is commensurate with the work they do. Imports from third countries, as well as cross-border health crises and food scares, disrupt the functioning of the internal market by limiting the movements of persons and goods and disrupting production.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The general objective of Union law in the food chain area is to contribute to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain, to support the improvement of the welfare of animals, to contribute to a high level of protection and information for consumers and a high level of protection ofor the environment, including the preservation of biodiversity, while improving the sustainability of European food and feed productions, increasing quality standards across the Union, enhancing the competitiveness and stability of the Union food and feed industry, and favouostering the creation of jobsustainable jobs by guaranteeing a decent income for all producers.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Official controls carried out by the Member States are an essential tool for verifying and monitoring that relevant Union requirements are being implemented, complied with and enforced. The effectiveness and efficiency of official control systems is vital for maintaining a high level of safety for humans, animals and plants along the food chain, whilst ensuring a high level of protection ofor human health, the environment and of animal welfare. Union financial support should be made available for such control measures. In particular, a financial contribution should be available to Union reference laboratories in order to help them bear the costs arising from the implementation of work programmes approved by the Commission. Moreover, since the effectiveness of official controls also depends on the availability to the control authorities of well trained staff with an appropriate knowledge of Union law, the Union should be able to contribute to their training and relevant exchange programmes organised by competent authorities.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Union and Member States are committed to the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Ssustainable Ddevelopment. By contributing to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, the Union and Member States will foster a stronger, more sustainable, inclusive, secure and prosperous Europe. The Programme agenda should contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including by balancing the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme should contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the Union budget expenditures supporting, this Programme should contribute to the mainstreaming of climate objeactiveons. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant national evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) The Agreement on the European Economic Area provides for cooperation in the fields subject to the Programme between the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and the countries of the European Free Trade Association participating in the European Economic Area, on the other. Provision should also be made to open the Programme up to participation by other countries, including the neighbouring countries of the Union and countries which are applying for, are candidates for or are acceding to, membership of and by countries which are acceding to the Union. In addition, in the field of European statistics, the Programme should be open to Switzerland in accordance with the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on cooperation in the field of statistics64. _________________ 64OJ L 90, 28.3.2006, p. 2.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) giving national authorities the legal possibility and financial means to take appropriate action on the agricultural products market as soon as it shows any signs of weakening, so as to restore market balance and guarantee profitable business opportunities for European food producers.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) improving the competitiveness of enterprises (with special emphasis on SMEs, in particular agricultural ones, and achieving additionality through the provision of measures that provide various forms of support to SMEs,), improving access to markets (including the internationalisation of SMEs), favourablimproving the business environment for SMEs,so that it is favourable for SMEs, improving the competitiveness of sectors, the modernisation ofing agriculture and industry and the promotion ofng entrepreneurship;
Amendment 115 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) support the development of high- quality international financial reporting and auditing standards, facilitate their integration into the Union law and promote the innovation and development of best practices in corporate reporting;
Amendment 116 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i
(i) empowering, and assisting and educating consumers, businesses and civil society; ensuring a high level of consumer protection, sustainable consumption and product safety, notably by supporting competent enforcement authorities and consumer representative organisations and cooperation actions, as well as cooperation actions among Member States, and exchanges of good practice and information, to shield European products on the internal market against all unfair competition; ensuring that all consumers have access to redress and; provision of adequate information on markets and consumers;
Amendment 123 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) contributing to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas, including by preventing and eradicating diseases and pests, and to support the improvement of the welfare of animals as well as a sustainable European food production and consumption;
Amendment 129 #
2018/0231(COD)
(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for their participation in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions, or similar agreements, and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and them countries concerned;
Amendment 130 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Union programmes; strict equality must therefore be observed between the funding paid in by the third country concerned in the form of contributions, and the funding it receives under the Programme;
Amendment 137 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) actions designed to help farming businesses access the relevant markets, by shielding them from unfair competition and economic problems arising from global and societal challenges, and shoring up the Union’s leading position in agriculture in value chains in Europe and all over the world;
Amendment 140 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) legal entities established in a third country which is not associated to the Programme are exceptionally eligible to participate, provided that the action pursues Union objectives and, that the entity itself provides at least the same amount of funding as it receives under the programme, and that the activities outside the Union contribute to the effectiveness of interventions carried out in Member State territories to which the Treaties apply.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) non-profit making entities established within the Union, which are independent of industry, commercial and business or other conflicting interests, and have as their primary objectives and activities the promotion and support of the implementation of the European statistics Code of Practice referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 and the implementation of new methods of production of European statistics aiming at efficiency gains and quality improvements at Union level.
Amendment 120 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
They will help to maintain and enhance the provision of biodiversity and secure the long-term provision of ecosystem services, climate adaptation and carbon sequestration (both on land and sea). They will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions, waste and pollution from primary production (both terrestrial and aquatic), processing, consumption and other human activities. They will trigger investments, supporting the shift towards a circular economy, bioeconomy and blue economy, whilst protecting environmental health and integrity. They will help to find solutions to promote the advanced multifunctionality of EU agriculture and to enhance local food production.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– Plant pests and diseases and animal health and welfare; alternatives to the use of contentious pesticides, antibiotics and other substances;
Amendment 180 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
- New business models for the advanced multifunctionality of agricultural enterprises: potential interactions between entrepreneurship and social well-being.
Amendment 195 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
The combined effects of population growth, resource scarcity and overexploitation, environmental degradation, climate change and migration create unprecedented challenges which require food system transformation (FOOD 2030)20. Current food production and consumption are largely unsustainable whileAt the same time, we are confronted with the double burden of malnutrition, characterised by the coexistence of undernutrition and obesity. Future food systems need to deliver sufficient safe, healthy and quality food for all, underpinned by resource efficiency, sustainability (including the reduction of GHG emissions, pollution and waste production), linking land and sea, reducing food waste, enhancing food production from the seas and oceans and encompassing the entire 'food value chain' from producers to consumers – and back again. This needs to go hand in hand with development of the food safety system of the future and the design, development and delivery of tools, technologies and digital solutions that provide significant benefits for consumers and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the food value chain. Furthermore, there is a need to foster behavioural changes in food consumption and production patterns as well as to engage primary producers, industry (including SMEs), retailers, food service sectors, consumers, and public services. Such a transformation must make it possible to re-emphasise the place of farmers in the food chain, and ensure that they receive proper remuneration for the work they do. _________________ 20 SWD(2016) 319 final: European Research and Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security
Amendment 199 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– Modern food safety and authenticity systems, enhancing consumer confidence in the food system; analysis of the perception of external indications on food (such as country of origin labelling) by consumers and the impact this has on purchasing choices, as well as studies of the link between the intrinsic qualities of products and their geographical origins;
Amendment 203 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Environmentally sustainable, circular and resource efficient food systems from land and sea, towards zero food waste throughout the entire food system, through reuse of food and biomass, recycling of food waste, new food packaging, demand for tailored and local food, exploring the potential of short supply chains;
Amendment 205 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 7
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 7
– Innovation and food systems for place-based innovation and empowerment of communities, fostering fair value chains through fair trade and pricing, inclusiveness and sustainability through, promoting partnerships between the various operators in the chain through the requisite partnerships between industry, local authorities, researchers and society.
Amendment 209 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
- Modernisation of distribution channels in a way that respects the interests of agricultural producers and is sustainable for the economies of rural areas.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The Pprogramme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring gender balance, subject to the situationpromote gender balance in evaluation groups, in bodies such as expert groups and in theall fields of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in bodies such as expert groupsscientific research.
Amendment 41 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) have a clear EU-added value and contribute to reaching Union priorities, without prejudice to the powers of the Member States;
Amendment 52 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the Commission or, after consultation of Parliament and the council, or the funding body consider that its participation is essential for implementing the action;
Amendment 467 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 122 – paragraph 1
Article 122 – paragraph 1
Amendment 474 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 21 .
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 21 .
Amendment 478 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 22
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 145 – paragraph 3
Article 145 – paragraph 3
Amendment 650 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annex VII – Part I – points 18 and 19
Annex VII – Part I – points 18 and 19
Amendment 672 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 33
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 33
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annex VIII – Part I – point I
Annex VIII – Part I – point I
Amendment 95 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The CAP's compliance-driven delivery model should be adjusted to ensure a greater focus on results and performance. Accordingly the Union should set the basic policy objectives, types of intervention and basic Union requirements while greater responsibility and accountability for meeting those objectives should be borne by the Member States. As a consequence, there is a need to ensure greater subsidiarity in order to take better account of the local conditions and needs. Accordingly, under the new delivery model, Member States should be responsible for tailoring their CAP interventions in line with basic Union requirements in order to maximize their contribution to Union CAP objectives and to establish and design the compliance and control framework for beneficiaries.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) With a view to ensuring that the amounts for the financing of the CAP comply with the annual ceilings, the financial discipline mechanism by which the level of direct support is adjusted, should be maintained. However, the threshold of EUR 2 000 should be abolished. An agricultural reserve should be maintained, simplified and made more effective to support the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution. Article 12(2)(d) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [New Financial Regulation] foresees that non- committed appropriations may be carried over to to the following financial year only. In order to significantly simplify the implementation for beneficiaries and national administrations, a roll-over mechanism should be used, using any unused amounts of the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector established in 2020. For this purpose a derogation from Article 12(2)(d) is necessary, allowing for non- committed appropriations of the agricultural reserve to be carried over without time limitation to finance the agricultural reserve in the following financial year(s). Furthermore, as regards the financial year 2020, a second derogation is necessary as the total unused amount of the reserve available at the end of year 2020 should be carried over to the year 2021 to the corresponding line of the new agricultural reserve without being returned to the budgetary lines which cover direct payment interventions under the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 126 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Budget discipline also requires a continuous examination of the medium- term budget position. The Commission should propose, if necessary, appropriate measures to the legislator in order to ensure that Member States respect of the ceilings provided for in Regulation (EU, Euratom) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council [COM(2018) 322 final MFF Regulation]. Furthermore, the Commission should make full use of its management powers at all times to ensure compliance with the annual ceiling and, if necessary, should propose appropriate measures to the European Parliament and to the Council or to the Council to redress the budget position. If, at the end of a budget year, the annual ceiling cannot be complied with as a result of the reimbursements requested by the Member States, the Commission should be empowered to takepresent to Parliament and the Council measures allowing the provisional distribution of the available budget among the Member States in proportion to their as yet unpaid requests for reimbursement, as well as measures ensuring compliance with the ceiling fixed for the year concerned. Payments for that year should be charged to the following budget year and the total amount of Union financing per Member State should be definitively established, as should compensation between Member States in order to ensure that the established amount is complied with.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In respect of the EAGF, the financial resources required to cover the expenditure effected by the accredited paying agencies, should be provided to the Member States by the Commission in the form of reimbursements against the booking of the expenditure effected by those agencies. It is also necessary to provide that until such reimbursements have been made, in the form of monthly payments, financial resources are to be mobilised by the Member States depending on the needs of their accredited paying agenc final beneficiaries. It should explicitily be laid down in this Regulation that the administrative and personnel costs of the Member States and the beneficiaries involved in the implementation of the CAP are to be borne by themselves.
Amendment 131 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Member States should ensure that Union aid be paid to beneficiaries in good time so that they may use it efficiently. A failure by the Member States to comply with the payment deadlines laid down in Union law might create serious difficulties for the beneficiaries and could jeopardise the Union's yearly budgeting. Therefore, expenditure made without respecting deadlines for payments should be excluded from Union financingsubject to a premium granted to the final beneficiaries and, where appropriate, compensation for the economic loss caused by the late payment. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, the Commission should be empowered to provide for exceptions from this general rule with regard to both Funds.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 137 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Member States should send the annual accounts and an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan to the Commission by 15 February N+1. Where these documents are not sent, thus preventing the Commission from clearing the accounts for the concerned paying agency or checking the eligibility of the expenditure against reported outputs, the Commission should be empowered to suspend the monthly payments and to interrupt the quarterly reimburseask the Member State concerned for a justification for the absence of documents. If this justification is not satisfactory, the Commission may refer the matter to Parliament and the Council in order, where appropriate, to suspend the monthly payments until the outstanding documents are received. This procedure must under no circumstances have the effect of endangering the economic situation of the payment agencies or the final beneficiaries.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) A new form of payment suspension should be introduced for situations of abnormally low outputs. Where the outputs reported are at an abnormally low level in comparison with the declared expenditure, and where Member States cannot provide good and comprehensible reasons for this situation, the Commission should be empowered to ask Parliament and the Council, in addition to reducing the expenditure for the financial year N-1 , in the event of manifestly serious non- compliance to suspend future expenditure related to the intervention for which the output was abnormally low. Such suspensions should be subject to confirmation in the annual performance clearance decision.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) As regards the multi-annual performance monitoring the Commission should also have the power to ask Parliament and the Council to suspend payments. Accordingly in cases of delayed or insufficient progress towards targets, set out in the national CAP Strategic Plan, the Commission should be empowered to request the Member State concerned to take the necessary remedial actions in accordance with an action plan to be established in consultation with the Commission and containing clear progress indicators, by means of an implementing act. Where the Member State fails to submit or to implement the action plan or where the action plan is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission should have the power to ask Parliament and the Council to suspend the monthly or interim payments, by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 155 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) As had been the case under Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the Commission should be empowered to ask Parliament and the Council to suspend payments when serious deficiencies exist in the governance systems, including non- compliance with Union basic requirements and unreliability of reporting. It is, however, necessary to review the conditions for suspending payments in order to make the mechanism more efficient. The financial consequences of such suspensions should be decided the subject of an impact assessment, and should not endanger the fin an ad-hoc conformity procedurecial situation of the payment agency or the final beneficiaries.
Amendment 159 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In order to to safeguard the financial interests of the Union's budget, systems should be put in place by Member States in order to satisfy themselves that interventions financed by the Funds are actually carried out and are executed correctly, while maintaining the current robust framework for sound financial management. In accordance with the Financial Regulation, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/201315 of the European Parliament and of the Council15, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9516, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9617 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193918, the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities including fraud, the recovery of Funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. Moreover, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on- the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) may investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/137119of the European Parliament and of the Council. In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union Ffunds is to fully cooperate fully in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union Ffunds grant equivalent rights. Member States should have the systems in place allowing them to report to the Commission, for the purpose of enabling OLAF to exercise its powers and ensure an efficient analysis of cases of irregularity, on detected irregularities and other cases of non-compliance with the conditions established by Member States in the CAP Strategic Plan, including fraud and on their follow-up as well as on the follow-up of OLAF investigations. To ensure the effective examination of complaints concerning the Funds, Member States should have in place the necessary arrangements. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999, (OJ L 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1). 16 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p. 1). 17 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292,15.11.1996, p. 2). 18 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘'the EPPO’') (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 19 European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the
Amendment 160 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In order to to safeguard the financial interests of the Union's budget, systems should be put in place by Member States in order to satisfy themselves that interventions financed by the Funds are actually carried out and are executed correctly, while maintaining the current robust framework for sound financial management. In accordance with the Financial Regulation, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/201315 of the European Parliament and of the Council15, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9516, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9617 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193918, the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities including fraud, the recovery of Funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. Moreover, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on- the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) may investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/137119 of the European Parliament and of the Council19. In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union Ffunds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union Ffunds grant equivalent rights. Member States should have the systems in place allowing them to report to the Commission, for the purpose of enabling OLAF to exercise its powers and ensure an efficient analysis of cases of irregularity, on detected irregularities and other cases of non-compliance with the conditions established by Member States in the CAP Strategic Plan, including fraud and on their follow-up as well as on the follow-up of OLAF investigations. To ensure the effective examination of complaints concerning the Funds, Member States should have in place the necessary arrangements. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU, Euratom ) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999, (OJ L 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1). 16 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p. 1). 17 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292,15.11.1996, p. 2). 18 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘'the EPPO’') (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 19 European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the
Amendment 170 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Conditionality is an important element of the CAP, in particular with regard to its environmental and climate elements but also concerning public health and animal related issues. This implies that controls should be carried out and, where necessary, penalties should be applied in the most serious cases and after giving the beneficiary concerned the chance to regularise his or her situation, to ensure the effectiveness of the conditionality system. To have a level playing field between beneficiaries in different Member States, certain general rules on conditionality controls and penalties should be introduced at Union level.
Amendment 179 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
Amendment 180 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
Amendment 182 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
Amendment 183 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
Amendment 184 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
Amendment 186 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
Recital 72
Amendment 187 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) In order to comply with data protection requirements, beneficiaries of the Funds should be informed of the publication of their data before that publication takes place. They should also be informed that that data may be processed by auditing and investigating bodies of the Union and Member States for the purposes of safeguarding the Union's financial interests. Furthermore, the beneficiaries should be informed about their rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the procedures applicable for exercising these rights.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92
Recital 92
(92) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States given the links between it and the other instruments of the CAP and the limits on the financial resources of the Member States, but can rather, by reason of the multiannual guarantee of Union finance and by concentrating on its priorities, be better achieved at Union level, tThe Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 208 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) market disturbances, which are likely to endanger the economic equilibrium of the holding. These include disruptions in markets for agricultural goods, for fuel and energy used for farming, for veterinary and phytosanitary treatments and for seeds.
Amendment 224 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Funds may, either on the initiative of the Commission or on its behalf, following the assent of Parliament and the Council, each directly finance the preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical support activities, and the evaluation, audit and inspection, required to implement the CAP. In particular, they shall include:
Amendment 355 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the agricultural reserve shall be at least EUR 4600 million in current prices at the beginning of each year of the period 2021-2027. The Commission may, with the prior agreement of the European Parliament and the Council, may,on its own initiative or in response to a reasoned request by a Member State, adjust the amount of the agricultural reserve during the year when appropriate in view of market developments or perspectives in the current or following year and taking into account available appropriations under the EAGF.
Amendment 381 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An adjustment rate for direct payments interventions referred to in point (c) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and Union financial contribution to the specific measures referred to in point (f) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, ("the adjustment rate") shall be determined by the Commission, with the prior agreement of the European Parliament and the Council, when the forecasts for the financing of the interventions and measures financed under that sub-ceiling for a given financial year indicate that the applicable annual ceilings will be exceeded.
Amendment 391 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Where, on drawing up the draft budget for financial year N, there appears to be a risk that the amount referred to in Article 12 for financial year N will be exceeded, the Commission shall propose to the European Parliament and to the Council, or to the Council, the measures necessary to ensurehelp the Member States compliancey with that amount.
Amendment 392 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. If at any time the Commission considers that there is a risk that the amount referred to in Article 12 will be exceeded and that it cannot take adequate measures to remedy the situation, it shall propose other measures to ensure compliance with that amount. Those measures are adopted by the Council where the legal basis of the relevant measure is Article 43(3) of the Treaty or by the European Parliament and the Council where the legal basis of the relevant measure is Article 43(2) of the Treaty.
Amendment 393 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where, at the end of financial year N, reimbursement requests from the Member States exceed or are likely to exceed the amount referred to in Article 12, the Commission shall:
Amendment 399 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Amendment 404 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) intervene on agricultural markets in the event of disruption that threatens the economic equilibrium of European farms;
Amendment 480 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Where payment deadlines are laid down by Union law, any payment made to the beneficiaries by the paying agencies before the earliest possible date of payment and after the latest possible date of payment shall render those payments ineligible for Union financing, but only if the failure concerned is seriously detrimental to the Union's financial interests. The paying agency in question must always be given the opportunity to provide explanations.
Amendment 485 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission establishes from declarations of expenditure or the information referred to in Article 88 that financial ceilings set by Union law have been exceeded, the Commission shall reduce the monthly or interim payments to the Member State in question in the framework of the implementing acts concerning the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or in the framework of the interim payments referred to in Article 30, with the prior agreement of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 487 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission establishes from declarations of expenditure or the information referred to in Article 88 that the payment deadlines referred to in Article 36 have not been complied with, the Member State shall be afforded the opportunity to submit its comments within a period which shall not be less than 30 days. Where the Member State fails to submit its comments within the said period or where the Commission considers the response to be unsatisfactory, the Commission may reduce the monthly or interim payments to the Member State concerned in the framework of the implementing acts concerning the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or in the framework of the interim payments referred to in Article 30, with the prior agreement of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 491 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where Member States do not submit the documents referred to in Articles 8(3) and 11(1) by the deadlines, as provided for in Article 8(3), the Commission may, after informing the European Parliament and the Council, adopt implementing acts suspending the total amount of the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3). The Commission shall reimburse the suspended amounts when it receives the missing documents from the Member State concerned, provided that the date of receipt is not later than six monthsone year after the deadline.
Amendment 498 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where, in the framework of the annual performance clearance referred to in Article 52, the Commission establishes that the difference between the expenditure declared and the amount corresponding to the relevant reported output is more than 50% and the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission may, after informing the European Parliament and the Council, adopt implementing acts suspending the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or the interim payments referred to in Article 30.
Amendment 514 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where the Member States fails to submit or to implement the action plan referred to in paragraph 1 or if that action plan is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission may, after informing the European Parliament and the Council, adopt implementing acts suspending the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or the interim payments referred to in Article 30.
Amendment 524 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where the Member State fails to submit or to implement the action plan referred to in paragraph 1 or if that action plan is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission may, after informing the European Parliament and the Council, adopt implementing acts suspending the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or the interim payments referred to in Article 30.
Amendment 552 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall present a report on the implementation of this Article to the European Parliament and to the Council every two years.
Amendment 564 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Member States shall always have the opportunity to object to checks being carried out; in that case, a conciliation committee must be put in place. Where there are repeated checks, or if one is clearly disproportionate, the Member State concerned may refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union in order to put a stop to any illegal activity.
Amendment 609 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
When the Union's budget is credited as referred to in the first paragraph, the Member State may retain 250 % of the corresponding amounts as flat rate recovery costs, except in cases of non- compliance attributable to its administrative authorities or other official bodies. Amounts thus recovered by Member States' paying agencies must be reused in the form of direct payments so as to support the priorities set out in the national strategy plans, for example support for the installation of young farmers or for the sectors in greatest difficulty.
Amendment 630 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) whereas the individual concerned has committed an error in good faith which has not had consequences which are clearly disproportionate;
Amendment 669 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that data sets collected through the integrated system which are relevant for the purposes of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council35 or relevant for monitoring Union policies, are shared free of charge between its public authorities and made publicly available at national level. Member States shall also provide the institutions and bodies of the Union with access to these data sets. _________________ 35 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 670 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5
Article 65 – paragraph 5
Amendment 675 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 4
Article 67 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may decide that a claimless system shall cover one or more applications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Since this system is the cause of a considerable reduction in the administrative and bureaucratic burden on final beneficiaries, it should be prioritised.
Amendment 758 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the beneficiary, who is generally diligent, complied with their obligations without endangering the economic balance of their holding;
Amendment 759 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) the beneficiary has not been prevented from complying with their obligations by external, unforeseen, unavoidable events.
Amendment 768 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) shall give the beneficiary in question the opportunity to justify the failure to comply with their obligations and, where appropriate, shall enable them to resolve the situation;
Amendment 830 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 20 50% of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 86. Amounts thus recovered by Member States' paying agencies must be used as direct payments to implement the priorities set out in the national strategy plans, for example support for the installation of young farmers or for the sectors in greatest difficulty.
Amendment 842 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96
Article 96
Amendment 857 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97
Article 97
Amendment 858 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 98
Article 98
Amendment 487 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the Union can respect its international obligations on domestic support as set out in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and in particular that the basic income support for sustainability and related types of interventions continue to be notified as ‘Green Box’ support which has no, or at most minimal, trade-distorting effects or effects on production, tThe framework definition for ‘agricultural activity’ should provide for both the production of agricultural products or the maintenance of the agricultural area. In light of adjusting to local conditions, Member States should lay down the actual definition of agricultural activity in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) While under the CAP delivery model the Union should set the Union objectives and define the types of interventions as well as the basic Union requirements applicable to Member States, the latter should be in charge of translating that Union framework into support arrangements applicable to beneficiaries. In that context, Member States should act in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, general principles of Union law and ensure that the legal framework for the granting of Union support to beneficiaries be based on their CAP Strategic plans and be in line with the principles and requirements set out under this Regulation and the [Horizontal Regulation].
Amendment 619 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food securiovereignty, which should be understood as meaning access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times. 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 630 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 698 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area- based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio-economic and/or agronomic conditions. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve further convergence in order to continue to move progressively away from historical values.
Amendment 777 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Compliance of coupled income support with the Union's international commitments should be ensured. This includes in particular the requirements of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on oilseeds within the framework of the GATT,17 as applicable subsequent to changes to the EU separate base area for oilseeds following changes to the composition of the EU. The Commission should have the power to adopt implementing acts for this purpose of laying down detailed rules in this respectat Memorandum should urgently be reconsidered with a view to encouraging European oilseed production. _________________ 17 Memorandum of Understanding between the Economic Community and the United States of America on oil seeds under GATT (OJ L147, 18/06/1993).
Amendment 943 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union'’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme 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 at national level during the Program's preparation and implementation of strategic programmes, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 1071 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the disparities between the various rural areas and the limited financial resources of the Member States, be better achieved at Union level through the multiannual guarantee of Union financing and by concentrating on clearly identified priorities, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 1307 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food securiovereignty;
Amendment 1310 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to ensure European food sovereignty by reducing our level of dependency on imports from third countries;
Amendment 1312 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) to offset the disastrous effects of the free-trade agreements negotiated with third countries;
Amendment 1322 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas. by ensuring a decent standard of living for active farmers, at least equal to the minimum wage in the Member State in which their activity is established;
Amendment 1357 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viabledecent farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food securiovereignty;
Amendment 1379 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greaterincrease the focus on research, technology and digitalisation and on farmers’ access to innovations;
Amendment 1446 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) pPromote employment, growth, social inclusionaccess to a decent income and high- quality public services for rural inhabitants and local development in rural areas, including bio-economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1487 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) undertake to advocate high agricultural standards in the Member States by prohibiting the importing of foodstuffs from third countries which could not be produced legally there;
Amendment 1510 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Achievement of the objectives referred to in Articles 5 and 6(1) shall be assessed on the basis of common indicators related to output, result and impact. The set of common indicators shall include:a return to decent incomes for farmers and improving food sovereignty for Member States;
Amendment 1511 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1512 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1516 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1525 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1532 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1555 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall design the interventions of their CAP Strategic Plans in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the general principles of Untheir national law.
Amendment 1572 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Amendment 1580 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Since certain rules make it impossible to provide effective support to farmers and their output, Member States should be free to choose to take a necessary step back from the EU's commitments to the WTO when drawing up their strategic plans;
Amendment 1688 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1822 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the support to sectors in difficulty or sectors to be developed.
Amendment 2565 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the Memorandum of Understanding to be urgently called into question with the aim of enabling the Member States to regain their sovereignty regarding protein crops and to drastically reduce Europe's dependence on imports from outside the EU; an adequate level of coupled aid must be afforded to oil crop and protein crop production.
Amendment 3911 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1
Article 83 – paragraph 1
1. The total amount of UnionSince the multiannual financial framework as presented by the Commission is unacceptable, the total amount of support for types of interventions for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027 shall be EUR 78 811 million in current prices in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 202738. _________________ 38 Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021-2027 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2018)322 finalwill only be determined after the Member States approve it at a later stage.
Amendment 3934 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 3949 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 4004 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2
Amendment 4140 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Under no circumstances may the EAFRD be used for programmes involving persons in an irregular situation or awaiting regularisation in a Member State.
Amendment 4149 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2
Article 87 – paragraph 2
Amendment 32 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Union environmental, climate and relevant clean energy policy and legislation have delivered substantial improvements to the state of the environment. HoweverDespite Union legislation in this area, major environmental and climate challenges remain, which, if left unaddressed, will have significant negative consequences for the Union and the well- being of its citizens.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 49 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Recent evaluations and assessments, including the mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and the Fitness Check of Nature legislation, indicate that one of the main underlying causes for insufficient implementation of Union nature legislation and of the biodiversity strategy is the lack of adequate financing. The main Union funding instruments, including the [European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund], can make a significant contribution towards meeting those needs. The Programme can further improve the efficiency of such mainstreaming through strategic nature projects dedicated to catalysing the implementation of Union nature and biodiversity legislation and policy, including the actions set out in the Priority Action Frameworks developed in accordance with Directive 92/43/EEC. The strategic nature projects should support programmes of actions in Member States for the mainstreaming of relevant nature and biodiversity objectives into other policies and financing programmes, thus ensuring that appropriate funds are mobilised for implementing these policies. Member States could decide within their Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy to use a certain share of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development allocation to leverage support for actions that complement the Strategic Nature Projects as defined under this Regulation.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
Amendment 63 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely contributing to sustainable development and to the achievement of the objectives and targets of the Union environment, climate and relevant clean energy legislation, strategies, plans or international commitments cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of scale and effects of this Regulation, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, iIn accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with and the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives and gives Member States the margin of manoeuvre necessary to address their local or specific needs.
Amendment 14 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 176 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') provides that the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF') is intended to help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union. Under that Article and the second and third paragraphs of Article 174 of the TFEU, the ERDF is to contribute to reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and to reducing the backwardness of the least favoured regions, among which particular attention is to be paid to regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross-border and mountain regions.
Amendment 17 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) 2018/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [new CPR]16 sets out common rules applicable to various funds including the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), the Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and the Border Management and Visa Instrument ('BMVI') which operate under a common framework ('the Funds'). _________________ 16 [Full reference - new CPR].
Amendment 18 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU, should be respected in the implementation of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at elimincompensating for inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrapromoting the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination baseintegration of people with disabilities and oin sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationall age categories into the economy. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.
Amendment 23 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In an increasingly interconnected world, and in view of the demographic and migration dynamics, it is clear that Union migration policy requiresproblems, it would make sense for a common approach, that relies on the synergies and complementarities of the different funding instruments. In order to ensure coherent, strong and consistent support for solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts between Member States in managing migration, the ERDF should provide support to facilitate the long-term integration of migrants.aking into account the political choices of each Member State in this regard, to serve to reduce the pressure on migration, the cost of which is currently borne mainly by particular Member States, such as the EU’s border and coastal countries;
Amendment 43 #
2018/0197(COD)
(26) In order to identify or provide solutions which address issues relating to sustainable urban development at Union level, the Urban Innovative Actions in the area of sustainable urban development should be replaced by a European Urban Initiative, to be implemented under direct or indirect managementsupported. That initiative should cover all urban areas and support the Urban Agenda for the European Union21 . _________________ 21 Council Conclusions on an Urban Agenda for the EU of 24 June 2016.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) improving access to inclusive and quality services in education, training and life long learning through developing infrastructure;
Amendment 86 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Amendment 37 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to further develop a coordinated and harmonised implementation of Union Funds implemented under shared management namely the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, measures financed under shared management in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and Integrated Border Management Fund ('BMVI'), financial rules based on Article 322 of the TFEU should be established for all these Funds ('the Funds'), clearly specifying the scope of application of the relevant provisions. In addition, common provisions based on Article 177 of the TFEU should be established to cover policy specific rules for the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminaoffsetting inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrapromoting the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientationintegration of persons with a disability and people of all ages into the economy. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 71 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) financial rules for the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund,, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), the Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and the Border Management and Visa Instrument ('BMVI') ('the Funds');
Amendment 115 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, Council and Parliament shall assess the programme and its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund-specific Regulations, as well as its consistency with the Partnership Agreement. In its assessment, the Commission, Council and Parliament shall, in particular, take into account relevant country-specific recommendations.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, Council and Parliament may make observations within three months of the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State shall review the programme taking into account the observations made by the Commission, Council and Parliament.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act, Council and Parliament shall adopt a decision approving the programme no later than six months after the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, Council and Parliament shall assess the amendment and its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund-specific Regulations, including requirements at national level, and may make observations within three months of the submission of the amended programme.
Amendment 120 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State shall review the amended programme and take into account the observations made by the Commission, Council and Parliament.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission, Council and Parliament shall approve the amendment of a programme no later than six months after its submission by the Member State.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The approval of the Commission, Council and Parliament shall not be required for corrections of a purely clerical or editorial nature that do not affect the implementation of the programme. Member States shall inform the Commission of such corrections, and the Commission shall notify the Council and Parliament accordingly.
Amendment 12 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The water resources of the Union are increasingly coming under pressure, leading to water scarcity and quality deterioration. In particular, climate change and drought are contributing significantly to the strain on the availability of freshwater, arising in particular from urban development, poor infrastructure management, network leaks, industry and agriculture.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Reuse of appropriately treated waste water, for example from urban waste water treatment plants or industrial installations, is considered, according to the latest scientific knowledge on the subject, to have a lower environmental impact than other alternative water supply methods, such as water transfers or desalination, but. However, such reuse only occurs to a limited extent in the Union. This appears to be partly due to the lack of common Union environmental or health standards for water reuse, and, as regards in particular agricultural products, the potential obstacles to the free movement of such products irrigated with reclaimed water.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Health standards in relation to food hygiene for agricultural products irrigated with reclaimed water can be achieved only if quality requirements for reclaimed water destined for agricultural irrigation do not differ significantly in Member States. These requirements should be reflected in tests on reclaimed water which cover all currently known substances. Harmonisation of requirements will also contribute to the efficient functioning of the internal market in relation to such products. It is therefore appropriate to introduce minimum harmonisation by setting minimum requirements for water quality and monitoring. Those minimum requirements should consist of minimum parameters for reclaimed water and other stricter or additional quality requirements imposed, if necessary, by competent authorities together with any relevant preventive measures. In order to identify stricter or additional requirements for water quality, the reclamation plant operators should perform key risk management tasks. The parameters are based on the technical report of the Commission Joint Research Center and reflect the international standards on water reuse.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The adherence to minimum requirements for water reuse should help support the achievement of the Ssustainable Ddevelopment Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Goal 6, to ensuregoals, in particular the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all as well as a substantial increase in recycling and safe reuse of water globally. Furthermore, this Regulation seeks to ensure the application of Article 37 on environmental protection of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to effectively protect the environment and human health, reclamation plant operators shouldmust be primarily responsible for the quality of reclaimed water. For the purposes of compliance with the minimum requirements and any additional conditions, set by the competent national authority, reclamation plant operators shouldmust monitor the quality of reclaimed water. It is therefore appropriate to establish the minimum requirements for monitoring, consisting of the frequencies of the routine monitoring and the timing and performance targets for validation monitoring. Certain requirements for routine monitoring are specified in accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Competent authorities should verify compliance of the reclaimed water with the conditions set out in the permit. In cases of non-compliance, they should require the reclamation plant operator to take the necessary measures to ensure compliance. The operators of reclamation plants should immediately suspend any supply of the reclaimed water when non-compliance causes a significant risk to the environment or to human health.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the protection of environment and human health, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 2
Article premier – paragraph 2
2. The purpose of this Regulation is to guarantee, on the basis of current scientific knowledge, that reclaimed water is safe for its intended use, thereby ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, addressing water scarcity and the resulting pressure on water resources in a coordinated way throughout the Union, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) farmers using reclaimed water for irrigation;
Amendment 135 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent national authority shall verify compliance of the reclaimed water with the conditions set out in the permit, at the point of compliance. The compliance check shall be performed using the following means:
Amendment 140 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Where non-compliance causes a significant risk to the environment or to human health, the reclamation plant operator shall immediately suspend any further supply of the reclaimed water until the competent authority determines that compliance has been restored.
Amendment 14 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that maintaining funding for the CAP at a proper level will guarantee the (economic, environmental and social) sustainability of agriculture in the EU in order to protect farm incomes and jobs and safeguard the production of environmental public goods, contributing decisively to the economic stability and viability of rural areas as a whole;
Amendment 28 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintained in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies, in particular that on immigration;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of maintaining current funding for direct payments as well as for second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 64 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significantin certain cases makes a contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Does not consider external convergence of direct payments among Member States to be necessary. Any alterations to the financial allocations to be assigned have to result in a fair distribution of direct payments among the Member States more in keeping with attributing greater value to farm activities and capable of understanding the cost of labour and the added value produced. This redistribution could, therefore, also be measured with reference to the ratio of farm income (including CAP support) to non-farm income, rather than with reference to the level of payments per hectare;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call for a reform of the EU’s own-resources system; stresses the need to safeguard duties on agricultural products as a source of revenue for the EU budget, and emphasises that these duties must not be used as bargaining chips in ongoing negotiations on free trade agreements;
Amendment 98 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to allow the carry-over of crisis reserve funds; regrets the fact that the initial amounts to be used to constitute the fund will not be sourced from outside the CAP budget but will instead be taken from direct payments in 2020 and will not be paid back to farmers.Calls for the crisis reserve for the agricultural sector to be set up through the creation of a permanent Fund to manage agricultural crises. A new item of expenditure will have to be created for this purpose, under the heading ‘Instruments outside the MFF ceilings’, and financed from the EU general budget and not from funding for the CAP ;
Amendment 115 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that stepping up customs inspections at the borders of imported agricultural products and foods from third countries is essential. It is important that dedicated funding be established for this under heading IV(11) ‘Border Management’ so that the Custom Union's full potential may be realised, safeguarding its financial interests and preventing illegal trade and fraud through proper homogeneous customs checks when agribusiness products are imported into the EU;
Amendment 120 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Criticises the Commission's poor management of the funds earmarked for agriculture, in particular its inability to respond effectively at times of crisis; points out that the EU budget is funded by the Member States and that it should be for them to take decisions on the measures needed to support the agricultural sector;
Amendment 78 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Food safety is a sensitive matter of prime interest for all Union citizens. While maintaining the principle that the burden is on the industry to prove compliance with Union requirements, it is important to establish an additional verification tool to address specific cases of high societal importance where there is a controversy on safety issues, namely the commissioning of additional studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in the context of risk assessment. Considering that it would be financed by the Union budget and that the use of this exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate, the Commission, the European Parliament or the Council should be responsible for triggering the commissioning of such verification studies. Account should be taken of the fact that in some specific cases the studies commissioned may need to have a wider scope than the evidence at stake (for example new scientific developments becoming available).
Amendment 90 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Furthermore, in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the different provisions applying to the Authority, it is also appropriate to provide for a Commission evaluation of the Authority by the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council, in accordance with the Common Approach on Decentralised Agencies. The evaluation should, in particular, review the procedures for selecting the members of Scientific Committee and Panels, for their degree of transparency, cost-effectiveness, and suitability to ensure independence and competence, and to prevent conflicts of interests.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point f a (new)
Article 8 a – point f a (new)
(fa) restore a climate of trust between European agricultural producers and consumers.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
(fb) highlight the fact that European agricultural production has the highest environmental and health standards on the global market, which means that the risk to the consumer is as low as possible.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
Article 8 b – point e a (new)
Article 8 b – point e a (new)
(ea) be completely transparent when it comes to the independence of assessors and the absence of conflicts of interest.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the Commission, the European Parliament or the Council, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority to commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.;
Amendment 66 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) While business risk is inherent in all economic activity, agricultural production is particularly fraught with uncertainty due to its reliance on biological processes, since agricultural products are to a greater or lesser extent perishable and seasonable, and its exposure to weather conditions, price volatility and changing geopolitical situations, which can cause huge disruptions to a specific sector (in particular, via trade preferences and embargos, etc.). In an agricultural policy environment that is distinctly more market- oriented than in the past, protection against unfair trading practices has become moreis currently of paramount important force to operators active in the food supply chain and in particular forto agricultural producers and their organisations.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A majority of all Member States, but not all of them, have specific national rules that protect suppliers against unfair trading practices occurring in business-to- business relationships in the food supply chain. Where reliance on contract law or self-regulatory initiatives is possible, fear of financial, trade or contractual retaliation against a complainant limits the practical value of these forms of redress. Certain Member States, which have specific rules on unfair trading practices in place, therefore entrust administrative authorities with their enforcement. However, Member States’ unfair trading practices rules - to the extent they exist - are characterised by significant divergence, and are not enough to provide effective and uniform protection to European producers.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certainall manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of such practices and to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies food products, including producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC12agricultural producers or producer organisations. Thoese micro, small or medium supplieragricultural producers or producer organisations are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on small and medium- sizedagricultural enterprises caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reachesaffects the morale of agricultural producers, their health and their income, rules on unfair trading practices should also protect small and medium-sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non- protected suppliers. _________________ 12OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Suppliers established outside the Union should be able to rely on the Union minimum standard, together with the (possibly stricter) standard of the Member State in which they would like to sell their products, when they sell food products to buyers established in the Union to avoid unintended distorting effects resulting from the protection of suppliers in the Union.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
( 10) As a majority of Member States already have national rules on unfair trading practices, albeit diverging, it is appropriate to use the tool of a Directive to introduce a minimum protection standard under Union law. This should enable Member States to integrate the relevant rules into their national legal order in such a way as to bring about a cohesive regime. Member States should not be precluded from adopting and applying on their territory stricter national laws protecting small and medium-sized supplieragricultural producers, producer organisations and buyers against unfair trading practices occurring in business-to- business relationships in the food supply chain, subject to the limits of Union law applicable to the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Given that national laws vary, the position of agricultural producers and producer organisations in the chain should be protected by giving them the possibility, in the event of a trade negotiation involving their agricultural products and an entity from another country, to choose the legal system that will give them the most favourable conditions.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) As unfair trading practices may occur at any stage of the sale of a food product, i.e. before, during or after a sales transaction, in relation to the provision of services by the buyer, or group of buyers, to the supplier, Member States should ensure that the provisions of this Directive should apply to such practices whenever they occur.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) When deciding whether an individual trading practice is considered unfair it is important to reduce the risk of limiting the use of fair and efficiency- creating agreements agreed between parties. As a result, it The Member States may, where relevant, establish appropriate to distinguish list of contentious but permitted practices that armay be foreseen in clear and unambiguous terms in supply agreements between the parties from p. Practices that occur after the transaction has started without being agreed in advance in clear and unambiguous terms, so that only unilateral and retrospective changes to those relevant terms of the supply agreement are prohibited. However, certain trading practices are considered as unfair by their very nature and legal classification, and should not be subject to the parties’ contractual freedom to deviate from them.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) When an unfair practice is carried out in a State other than the one in which the farmer or producer organisation conducts their business, the complaint may still be lodged with the authority in the complainant's country.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Complaints by producer organisations or associations of such organisations can serve to protect the identity of individual members of the organisation who are small and medium- sized suppliers and consider themselves exposed to unfair trading practices. Enforcement authorities of the Member States should therefore be able to accept and act upon complaints by such entities while protecting the procedural rights of the defendant. Any damages paid at the end of such procedures shall go to the member who initiated the complaint.
Amendment 169 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To facilitate effective enforcement, the Commission should help organise meetings between the enforcement authorities of the Member States where best practices can be exchanged and relevant information can be shared. The Commission should establish and manage a website and make it accessible to Member States to facilitate those exchanges.
Amendment 176 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In the interest of an effective implementation of the policy in respect of unfair trading practices in business-to- business relationships in the food supply chain, the Commission should review the application of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The review should also pay particular attention to whether protection of small and medium-sized buyers of food products in the supply chain – in addition to the protection of small and medium sized supplierfarmers and producer organisations – in the future would be justified,
Amendment 186 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This directive gives Member States the right, where relevant, to establish a list of contentious but permitted practices that may be foreseen in clear and unambiguous terms in supply agreements between the parties.
Amendment 187 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 2
Article premier – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certainall unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprisen agricultural enterprise or a producer organisation to a buyer that idoes not a small and medium-sized enterprisebelong to that category.
Amendment 268 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 277 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “food products” means products listed in Annex I to the Treaty intended for use as food, and any product arising from the work of, or service provided by, a supplier, as well as products not listed in that Annex, but processed from those products for use as food;
Amendment 385 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)
(de) a buyer carries out communication or promotional activities or implements commercial policies which risk being detrimental to the image of products bearing a geographical indication pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 or Regulation (EU) No 251/2014;
Amendment 388 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) a buyer does not inform the supplier of any different treatment the buyer gives, or intends to give, to competitor brands owned or managed by that buyer. Such difference in treatment shall include at least any specific measures or conduct on the part of the buyer in relation to: (a) listings, (b) shelf space and (c) trade margins;
Amendment 394 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the partial or total reduction of purchases under existing contracts for the purpose of imposing a change to an existing contract or negotiating a new contract;
Amendment 408 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) a buyer shares with third parties, or uses improperly, be it intentionally or negligently, confidential information relating to a supply agreement, including trade secrets shared by the supplier with the buyer;
Amendment 421 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) a buyer implements forms of trade reprisals against a supplier, where the latter exercises his contractual and legal rights, including the lodging of complaints and cooperation with national law-enforcement authorities;
Amendment 461 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices are prohibited, if they are not; otherwise, if the Member State wishes to authorise these practises, it must first add them to its list of contentious but authorised practices, in line with Article 1(1)(a), and ensure that they are agreed in clear and unambiguous terms by both parties at the conclusion of the supply agreement:
Amendment 472 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a buyer returns unsold food products to a supplier, in particular if they are perishables;
Amendment 484 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a supplier pays for the promotion of food products sold by the buyer. Prior to a promotion and if that promotion is initiated by the buyer with the explicit agreement of the supplier, the buyer shall specify the period of the promotion and the expected quantity of the food products to be ordered;
Amendment 507 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Rules of evidence The buyer must establish that it has not committed one of the unfair trading practices listed under Article 3 of this directive.
Amendment 515 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The costs of the services that derive from the performance of the supply agreement by the buyer shall be clearly set out within that agreement and determined strictly in accordance with the service provided; they may not, furthermore, under any circumstances, reflect a state of economic dependence of the supplier on the buyer, which would enable the latter to impose such terms unilaterally.
Amendment 541 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A supplier shall address a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established, or of the Member State where it conducts its business.
Amendment 579 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Where the enforcement authority considers that there are insufficient grounds for acting on a complaint, it shall inform only the complainant about the reasons. The complainant shall be notified of the rejection in line with the laws of the Member State in which the enforcement authority is established. This notification should mention that the complainant can appeal the decision within a suitable time limit, under the laws of the Member State in which the enforcement authority is established.
Amendment 583 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The competent authority referred to in the previous paragraphs shall also be competent to investigate unfair trading practices relating to the supply of services connected to the supply agreement. The buyer and, where appropriate, the third- party recipient of the goods, shall be held jointly liable for any infringements committed by a third-party supplier of the relevant services.
Amendment 588 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint;
Amendment 602 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to take a decision establishing an infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 and require the buyer to immediately terminate the prohibited trading practice. The authority may abstain from taking any such decision, if such decision would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with Article 5(3);
Amendment 604 #
2018/0082(COD)
(d) to impose a substantial pecuniary fine on the author of the infringement. The fine shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity of the infringement;. The fine should make it possible for the complainant to return its finances to what they were before the offence was committed. The complainant can also claim moral damages if the offence has undermined the complainant's interests, harmed its brand image or caused damage other than commercial damage alone.
Amendment 641 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall establish and manage a website that provides for the possibility of information exchange between the enforcement authorities and the Commission, in particular in relation to the annual meetings.
Amendment 5 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that Australia has a very competitive, export-focused agricultural sector; points out that the size of agricultural holdings and scale of livestock farming in Australia are generally larger than in Europe; emphasises, therefore, that securing increased access to the vast EU market through the removal or lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers in the sector will undoubtedly be a priority for Australia; points out that the removal or lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers will do particular damage to European crop and livestock farmers;
Amendment 19 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Warns, therefore, against the danger of a serious imbalance in the agricultural provisions of the agreement, to the detriment of the EU, and against the temptation once again to use agriculture as a bargaining chip to secure increased access to the Australian market for industrial products and services, as had happened with CETA;
Amendment 30 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Wishes to draw attention to the extremely sensitive nature of some sectors of the European farming industry, such as beef and veal, sheepmeat, sugar, cereals and dairy products; takes the view that a further opening-up of the market in these sectors could have disastrous consequences for European producers, who have already been negatively affected by previous free- trade agreements; points out that, following those agreements, raw agricultural materials from third countries are now easily imported and processed European food products are mainly exported, which encourages the European food industry to use foreign raw materials for a cost that is generally lower;
Amendment 53 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU must refrain from making any sort of commitment concerning the most sensitive agricultural products, such as beef and veal and sheepmeat, cereals, dairy products and special sugars;
Amendment 81 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, following Brexit, all tariff quotas which might be granted to Australia will apply to a smaller EU market; eEmphasises that from now on the EU will have to take careful account of Brexitthe impact of the UK leaving the EU when deciding what concessions and associated quotas it can offer;
Amendment 85 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to outline a uniform approach for the agricultural sector and to publish, without delay, its analysis of the potential impact of an EU- Australia FTA, also allowing for the objective evaluation of the potential advantages and disadvantages for European producers, including an estimation of the consequences for employment and the possible implementation of specific aid for European supply chains;
Amendment 93 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges theRecognises the potential importance for the EU of an agreement with Australia which would reduce tariff barriers for some processed agricultural products, relax overly strict health checks in Australia and protect all geographical indications effectively; whereas clear provisions safeguarding all GIs should be a prerequisite for any agreement; reminds the Commission, however, that it would be unacceptable to sacrifice the interests of European agriculture and its sensitive sectors again in order to secure an agreement.
Amendment 102 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the GI ‘coexistence’ scheme dealing with the occurrence of private labels with similar names in third countries does not go far enough to protect European products on the market, given that it offers end customers a misleading and unclear impression of the food product’s origins; calls on the Commission, if it is not going to propose ways to protect European products, to evaluate the exclusion of free-trade agreements from the European agricultural sectors where commercial competition would jeopardise their existence or which have experienced crises in the past few years;
Amendment 112 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that several European agricultural sectors have experienced the negative impact of the ongoing Russian embargo and extreme price volatility and points out that the negotiations should give consideration to the interests of all European producers;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfaction with the overall degree of progress shown by the Member States in implementing Directive 2009/128/EC; urges the Commission to promote the harmonisation of risk indicators at EU level and to obligeask the Member States to provide more comprehensive information in their National Action Plans, which must be coherent and include measurable and achievable goals and targets, and to collect more reliable data on the health impacts of exposure to pesticides of farmers and consumers;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that many Member States have changed their initial targets, focusing more on reducing the risks that pesticide use entails, rather than on actual reductions in the quantities used; regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment to integrated pest management (IPM) and thus developing a more environmentally-sustainable agriculture with lower costs for farmers, as well as reducing the dependence of agricultural holdings on the agro- chemical industry;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that pesticides are important tools for the agricultural sector, not least for reducing losses caused by pests, and therefore help stabilise farmers’ incomes so that they can produce safely and at affordable prices; highlights the fact that EFSA’s latest report on pesticide residues in food showed that 97.2 % of samples throughout Europe were within the legal limits of EU legislation, which bears witness to a very rigorous and safe food production system;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for legislative solutions that will assist farmers in reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsiblusing antimicrobials only where juse of antimicrobialstified (established diagnosis, antimicrobial or antibiotic prescribed by a veterinarian); insists that such legislative solutions must address prophylactic and metaphylactic use;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for legislative solutions that will assist farmers in reducadjusting the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobialsby adopting a pro-active attitude through health observation and information; insists that such legislative solutions must address prophylactic and metaphylactic use;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for approaches to antimicrobials to take into account the need for a paradigm shift in farming; calls also for flanking measures to help the agricultural sectors manage the transition from an intensive ‘feedlots’- type model to a more extensive type of farming, based on space and grassland (in France, for example, each cow has an average of one hectare to feed and recycle its excrement);
Amendment 106 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States and the European Union to encourage farmers to use immunoprophylaxis and to provide funding for this purpose;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to change the business culture employed by veterinary medicine producers, which encourages the use and overuse of certain medicines in order to generate profits, objectives that could be achieved through legislative measures;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the second pillar of the common agricultural policy is an essentia useful financing instrument for boossupporting economic growth in lagging regions’ rural areas, while at the same time providing the financial incentives needed to address specific territorial needs, which in turn contribute to achieving the three cross- cutting objectives of innovation, the environmental/climate change mitigation and adaptation and growth;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture provides for a significantly higher share of employment in both low-income and low-growth regions than the average for the EU-28; whereas itthis share is ,notably ,five times higher in low-income regions and 2.6 times higher in low-growth regions;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the agricultural crisis seriously affects many rural areas both in terms of agricultural production and the primary processing industry, so that the development criteria for these areas must be reviewed in the light of data from the past two years and not before, the latter taking no account of the recent dramatic development of a large number of these areas;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of rural development funds in boosting the competitiveness of those regions through tailor-made projects based on bottom-up approaches; acknowledges, therefore, the input of local action groups in developing local strategies, supporting stakeholder networking and the appraisal and approval of individual LEADER projects;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of the possible synergetic effects from ensuring thatsupporting a large share of the total employment in lagging regions is in agriculture, with the prospect of being able to provide a solid basis for traditional quality products and developing tourism activities, specifically agro-tourism;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that boosting support for maintaining and developing agriculture must take into account not only historical data for the areas concerned but also the impact of the agricultural crisis of the past three years, which threatens both the handing-down of a large number of farms and the future of a large number of sectors.
Amendment 10 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunitPoints out that New Zealand has a competitive agricultural sector; points out that, on average, the farms there are larger than they are in Europe; emphasises, therefore, that securing increased access to the vast EU market through the removal or lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketin the sector will undoubtedly be a priority for New Zealand; points out that this will have an adverse effect on European farmers;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 55 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that it is important to recognise that all European geographical indications should be protected effectively, and placed at the heart of the negotiations; notes that the ‘coexistence’ mechanism for GIs – used where similarly named private trademarks are on the market in third countries – does not provide sufficient protection for EU products on the market, giving consumers a vague and misleading impression of the origin of food products;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission, furthermore, where it does not come forward with any protection mechanisms, to consider excluding from free trade agreements any EU agricultural sectors the survival of which would be threatened by market competition or which have experienced specific crisis situations in recent years;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to conclude as soon as possible its assessment of the potential impact of an EU-New Zealand FTA in order to be able to evaluate completely the possible gains and losses of such a trade deal for European producers before any decision is taken;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that, following the conclusion of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries, third- country agricultural commodities are easy to import, and European processed food products are mostly exported, which helps make the EU food industry more likely to use raw materials from abroad, as they are generally cheaper;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the cumulative impact of EU trade concessions in agriculture and notes that any agricultural concessions offered to New Zealand must be considered fully in the context of market access already granted under WTO and other ongoing FTA negotiations; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take account, during the negotiations, of the impact that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will have on quotas;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the Commission must engage in a fully transparent, timely and comprehensive manner with all European agricultural stakeholders on all aspects of the negotiations and requests that the Committee on Agriculture be kept informed of developments in relation to agriculture.
Amendment 101 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Commission to outline a uniform approach for agriculture, based on a specific impact assessment for each sector, including an estimate of the impact on jobs and the possible introduction of specific aid for the European supply chains that would suffer the greatest losses in terms of their competitiveness on the market;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the factNotes that an implementation report for Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is being undertaken with the aim of ensuring a high level of protection of both human and animal health as well as the environment, while safeguarding; calls for the competitiveness of the EU’s agriculture sector to be safeguarded by providing access to a broad range of active substances and Plant Protection Products (PPP) for all farmers and producers, irrespective of the Members States they are operating in;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of a science-based approach in authorising any active substance, in line with the Member States' and the EU’s risk analysis principles and the precautionary principle as established in the General Food Law (Regulation (EC) No 178/2002);
Amendment 83 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its concern aboutHighlights the existence of systematic delays in the authorisation processes and thean increasing use of derogations as laid down in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, while underlining the necessity for Member States to comply with the legal deadlines to ensure predictability for applicants and facilitate the market introduction of innovative PPPs that are in line with more stringent requirements;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the zonal evaluation of PPP applications, which allows applicants to propose one zonal Rapporteur Member State (zRMS) to carry out the assessment, should lead to the concerned Member States (cMS) taking a decision withviolates the subsidiarity principle and increases the lack of transparency surrounding the maximum time limit of 120 days after the zRMS has issued the registration reportdecisions taken by Member States' health agencies;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to encourage workdata sharing between Member States by fostering the availability and use of harmonised methodology and models to conduct evaluations, while reducing the existence of additional national requirementswhere feasible;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regards the application of the mutual recognition procedure as an important tool to increase work sharing and ensure compliance with deadlines, as it allows applicants to apply for authorisation in another Member State which makes the same use of the product in question for the same agricultural practices, based on the assessment carried out for the authorisation in the original Member Statconflicting with the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the contribution that the authorisation of low-risk PPPs makes to a sustainable EU farming sector, and draws attention to the importance of contributing to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a sustainable farming sector, while pointing out that the lack of availability of PPPs or the lack of research and development in new PPPs could jeopardise the diversification of agriculture and cause harmful organisms to become resistant to PPPs.
Amendment 61 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is a need to increase the value added in meat production, to promote it fairly among consumers and to introduce innovative new formulas more in step with the consumer habits of young people;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is a need to increase the value added in meat production and to introduce innovative new formulas more in step with the consumer habits of young people by providing strong incentives and suitable funding;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Brexit could cause significant changes to intra-Community trade in sheepmeat, given that the UK is the largest producer of it and the main gateway for imports from third countries; whereas this restructuring of the market constitutes an opportunity for the EU to develop its support for indigenous production;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the UK imports about half of the quota for sheepmeat from New Zealand and that the EU cannot be released from its international commitments overnight, a fact that aggravates the uncertainty caused by Brexitis fact should lead to the removal of sheepmeat quotas from the FTA being negotiated with New Zealand;
Amendment 193 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes it necessary to offer greater support to young people, via both direct aid and rural development policy, given the high average age of workers in the livestock-raising sectors, manifestly exceeding even that in other agricultural professions;
Amendment 246 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to consider measures to improve transparency in the market, as well as the possibility of harmonising arrangements on carcasses, and the establishment of a European observatory monitoring the prices and production costs of sheep- and goatmeat;
Amendment 281 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to ascertain what the post-Brexit sheepmeat market will look like, and to do everything in its power to prevent severe market disturbances by means of a support policy for European production;
Amendment 290 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to exercise caution in negotiating the new free-trade agreement with New Zealand, pending its analysis of the impact of Brexit on the EU sheep-farming sector; takes the view that this new agreement should splitremove New Zealand’s quota for lamb meat exports into the EU so as to separate fresh or chilled and frozen meat;
Amendment 301 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 368 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Reserves for Member States the possibility of establishing a management plan for wild animals in their territory;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is still suffering from a major deficit in vegetable proteins, which has regrettably seen little improvement despite the many intentions announced, and initiatives taken, on this topic for more than 15 years by the Commission; whereas the present-day context means that we should be taking more energetic actiontangible solutions need to be implemented;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the issue of protein used in animal feed has too often been analysed with a focus on often-imported protein-rich matter, linked to our deficit in vegetable proteins and to the search for raw materials to supplement farm animals’ diets;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is necessary to adopt a more comprehensive analysis of the protein issue in Europe so as to maximise the number of instruments at our disposal for boosting the effectiveness of action to reduce our dependence on vegetable proteins, in view of all the analyses carried out over the past 15 years;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas proteins are at the core of the challenges of European food safety, and environmental protection and global warming; whereas they are essential to life and are present in all foods consumed by both humans and animals;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there are Member States that are unable to ensure the protein autonomy of their livestock sector;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in recent years China has become the world’s largest importer of soya and, unlike the EU, has launched a genuine security of supply strategy for itself which couldis already threatening our own supplies tomorrow;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the development of agriculture in the past 50 yearmassive imports of raw materials in recent decades hasve given rise to the large-scale long-distance transport of raw materials for the production of vegetable and meat proteins, which is nowhave caused and are causing problems for the environment and the climatebecause of their high carbon footprint;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in order to reduce dependence on outside suppliers, it is necessary to focus on not only protein-rich crops but also on all other crops (including in forage and grassland areas) which, while they have a lesser protein content, are extensively cultivated throughout the Union and have a positive impact on soil;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas there is a need today for a strategic, effective and ambitious protein supply plan to be implemented for the sustainable development of European agriculture; whereas such a plan requires the mobilisation of several EU policies, first and foremost the CAP;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is time to implement a major strategic European vegetable protein supply plan based on the sustainable development of all the crops grown throughout the EU; further takes the view that this change implies a substantial alteration of our production systems to meet the requirements of the circular economy and of agroecologymore environmentally friendly agriculture;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that this plan must maximise the biomass production of all usable agricultural areas by developing permanent plant cover, somemuch of which can be devoted to protein supply;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommends supporting farmers who wish to grow soya again in countries where it was banned;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it advisable to develop and support regional protein production and processing chains by creating closer links between cereal farmers and livestock farmers (supply and exchange contracts), and deems it useful, to that end, to assist risk- taking by operators entering small supply chains for protein-based food and feed;
Amendment 213 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need to make proteins affordable for farmers, by promoting support for producers and for producer- consumers, and for farmers concerned to obtain stocks of local proteins so as to offset the fact that they are unable to produce them;
Amendment 248 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that there are promising technologies for the mobile processing of these protein crops, i.e. towed systems for harvesting, dehydrating and processing crops on the spot to form pellets; stresses that, as a result of those technologies, protein crops could be introduced widely and rapidly, offsetting the fact that processing facilities may be located far away; recommends that the plan provide assistance firstly for developing those technologies and then for acquiring them;
Amendment 252 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Takes the view that there are some Member States that have long experience in growing and conducting research into soya and other leguminous plants and that can share their know-how at European level, and with this end in mind there is a need for better cooperation at European level;
Amendment 278 #
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; stresses the need to make coupled support for protein and leguminous crops more flexible in order to facilitate the use of existing funding and ensure its continuity after 2020;
Amendment 303 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for research efforts, particularly for publicprotein crop research, efforts to be stepped up into under-developed protein crops which are of little or no interest to private investor, particularly through public-private partnerships;
Amendment 314 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 333 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that the 1992 Blair House Agreement is now obsolete and is likely to hampering the sustainable development of protein crop growing in Europe;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the beekeeping sector is hugely significant (around EUR 14.2 annually), as 84 % of plant species and 7640% of food production are dependent on pollination by bees, which also helps maintain the ecological balance and biological diversity in Europe;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the increase in urban beekeeping in recent years reflects a growing interest in this activity and it is accordingly necessary to raise public awareness of the benefits of honey as part of our daily diet;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas beekeeping also involves other sectors, requiring timber for beehives for example, thereby helping to sustain and promote rural economies;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas some invasive alien species such as Varroa destructor, the small hive beetle, the Asian hornet and American foulbrood are causing widespread destruction in the European bee population and causing serious harm to beekeepers; pointing out that movements of bees into and inside the EU are a major factor in the spread of various diseases and invasive species;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas some countries like Switzerland use formic acid as a swift and efficient organic treatment which eliminates the parasite without triggering any mutations;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas beekeepers, agricultural producers and environmentalists also expect there to be a clear scientific consensus on all substances and other factors which arcould be a danger to bees’ health;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas beekeepers always produce less honey once the winter is over, because of autumn and winter losseslosses in winter, which can be as much as 50 % in some Member States, and whereas these losses can be offset by as much as 30% of the populations by anticipating this phenomenon and using fall-back colonies;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the EU imports 25 % of the honey it uses (60 % of its annual imports) each year from these countries such as China, Ukraine, Mexico and Argentina, which is why Europe’s beekeepers are in dire straits;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas imported honey is often adulterated or fake honey, which is not produced by bees and does not meet the standards applied to European beekeepers;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2115(INI)
P. whereas consumers are aware that no more thanoften uninformed as to a maximum of one third of the honey they use isbeing produced in the EU;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas since 2001 the amount of honey in the world’s major honey- producing regions has stagnated or decreased as a result of the poor health of bees, whilst the amount of honeyhoney production in China has increased by over 80 % (to 200 000 tonnes);
Amendment 138 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas 100 000 tonnes of imported honey arrivese imported into the EU from China every year – double the amount recorded in 2002 – even though the number of bee colonies has declined in other parts of the worldand this is often adulterated with exogenous cane or corn sugar;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas, in December 2015, the Commission ordered the centralised testing of honeys on honey, but fake and adulterated honey continues to enter Europe;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas it was only in December 2015 that the Commission ordered the centralised testing of honey;
Amendment 149 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas free trade agreements and the opening-up of quotas to countries such as Ukraine have weakened the European beekeeping sector;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the imbalance which developed in the European honey market, as a result of a policy of wholesale importation of fake low-cost honey, caused the purchase price of honey in the EU’s main producing countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, France, Croatia and Hungary) to halve by the end of 2016 as compared with the 2014 price, which is putting Europe’s beekeepers in a hopeless position;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas the ‘from Europe’ label is misleading for consumers, given that the actual percentage of honey from Europe is, generally speaking, minimal, being mixed with honey from third countries;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF c (new)
Recital AF c (new)
AFc. whereas greening rules are failing to resolve effectively the lack of nutrition for bee colonies, given that monoculture is becoming increasingly widespread;
Amendment 199 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands that bees perform a basic agricultural service by pollinating crops, without which European agriculture and in particularmost plant cultivation would not exist in any form;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that financing of beekeeping must be substantially increased in future agricultural policy;
Amendment 226 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020, with national programmes providing funding for beekeeping organisations, research and the purchase of remedies for plant diseases and pests, particularly varroasis, and promoting cooperation between beekeeping and arable farming organisations;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to re- think, as it draws up the new CAP, its objectives in terms of increasing productivity in order to avoid excessive use of treatments which are deadly for bees and to guarantee them a healthy living space;
Amendment 261 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to promote ‘managed pollination’ in order to encourage beekeepers and farmers to work in harmony and thus improve crop yields;
Amendment 266 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. ConsiderNotes that beekeepers should be granted tax relief in every Member State in view of the agricultural and environmental significance of their work;
Amendment 271 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 279 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that companies importing foreign honey as well as retailers should conform to European rules and should sell only beekeeping products which satisfy the definition of honey as set out in the Codex Alimentarius;
Amendment 368 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Member States to adopt cultivation and greening policies beneficial to bees and other pollinators by providing them with the necessary nutrients;
Amendment 397 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 402 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to develop effective laboratory analysis procedures (e.g. nuclear magnetic resonance testing) which can be used to detect the increasingly sophisticated adulterations in order to detect instances of honey adulterationand to penalise fraud;
Amendment 411 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects honey always to be identifiable from the moment it leaves the hive and to be classifiable according to its plant origin, irrespective of whether it is a domestic or an imported product; calls in this respect for a tightening-up of the traceability requirement for honey;
Amendment 424 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to require official batch-sampling and testing of honey from non-EU countries at the EU’s external borders, by means of compulsory and inexpensive analyses, including the dead yeast test, in line with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 (later Regulation (EU) 2017/625);
Amendment 431 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Asks that theany ‘blend of EC and non- EC honeys’ descriptor be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honeys used in the final products come from and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the proportions used in the final productbe prohibited;
Amendment 454 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal to increase EU support for these programmes by 50% annually to enable the school programmes to operate effectively and local products such as honey, olives and olive oil to be fully included;
Amendment 458 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Encouraging honey consumption and promoting honey;encouraging cooperation between beekeepers and farmers;
Amendment 484 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to adapt and harmonise legislation in the field of organic apiculture, so as to ensure that all European beekeepers have equal access to the organic products market;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the shortage of young people pursuing careers in farming is jeopardising the economic and social sustainability of rural areas and European food security;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Considers that the income of young farmers can only be stabilised by applying price controls to their products, and that such arrangements must involve the agri-food industry and large-scale retailers;
Amendment 80 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recommends that provision be made, within the EU VAT rate reform, for the option of applying the minimum rate for agricultural capital goods covered by the investment plan for young farmers, in order to facilitate investments that are eligible for rural development measures;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomNotes the creation of an agricultural guarantee instrument, proposed by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in March 2015, which should make it easier for young farmers to access credit; recommends that access to finance be improved through subsidised interest rates on loans for new entrants; calls for improved cooperation with the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to foster the creation of financial instruments dedicated to young farmers across all Member States;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the opportunities for young farmers offered in the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds to design and implement financial instruments in the form of loan, guarantee or equity funds in order to provide access to finance to those in needyoung farmers;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however that administrative and bureaucratic burdens may bare inhibiting take-up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived by most farmers as difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however that administrative burdens may bare inhibiting take- up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes they must be given a contractual price guarantee in order to ensure the sustainability of their farms; believes that this measure, which would cost little given the small number of young farmers, would allow each sector to maintain a sufficient number of producers, and that it should be financed by large retailers and the agri-food industry on the basis of negotiation within each sector;
Amendment 171 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership, a problem which is exacerbated by the decoupling of support (this last point must not be allowed to call into question direct payments, only the rules governing their payment); believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 175 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the farming activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 219 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recommends that steps be taken to enable young farmers and older farmers to live and work alongside one another for a specific period, with a financial incentive being offered to each for this;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 16 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that funding for the CAP, an historic policy of the European Union, must first and foremost be secured from existing resources, at least at its current level;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 37 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the potential spending cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy presented in the Commission’s ‘Reflection Paper on the Future of EU Finances’, are not desirable and should not be retained;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is fundamental foraims at ensuring food security, the preservation of rural populations and sustainable development; regrets that the CAP, which once accounted for 75 % of the EU budget is now only 38 % as laid down in the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), while food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and to mitigate the effects of climate change; urges the Commission to increase, or at least to maintain at its current level, the CAP budget post-2020;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue defending farmers and to fund information campaigns on the CAP budget since the amount of aid publicised can be misleading, given that the public is unaware of the fact that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spendingdevelop a transparent communication plan so that Member State contributions to the overall CAP budget can be highlighted; stresses that the CAP delivers good quality products at affordable prices to Europeans;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Brexit will have a projected impact of between EUR 3.8 and EUR 4.1 billion a year on the CAP, and calls therefore on the Commission to find alternative forms of financing, for example by increasing Member States’ contributions as a percentage of gross national income; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors such as milk, pork, fruits and vegetables, and to create instruments that can mitigate price volatility;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure the necessary financial and legal framework for the food supply chain, in order to combat unfair trading practices, particularly those originating in third countries;
Amendment 132 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the duration of the next MFF should be as long as possible (at least seven years), in order to ensure the predictability and stability of CAP funding and financial stability for young farmers.
Amendment 9 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Requests that all available margins under Heading 2 be reserved for the agricultural sector; calls for consistent application of the principle that all revenue derived from agriculture remains within the agriculture budget; and requires that under no circumstances should it be possible to reduce the budget allocated to agriculture;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regardencourage and support farmers' associations and cooperatives as means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain; reiterates that the battle against unfair trading practices must be a priority for the Commission and the Member States;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that opportunities offered by so-called ‘smart’ solutions should be further analysed and exploited;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of certain pilot projects to the Committee and the agricultural sector in recent years and asks for continued support, especially for those ongoing projects that have proved very successful;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals; stresses that, although the EU farming industry is already making a valuable contribution to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and stringent environmental requirements, it still needs to adapt better to the many, through very stringent environmental requirements, to the many environmental challenges facing it;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU farming industry provides jobs for millions of people in rural areas, in spite of the major reduction in farmer numbers over the past few years, guarantees food supplies and attracts people to rural areas as a place in which to live, work and relax and work;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, by using agricultural waste, the bioeconomy can help to reduce the environmental impact of farming, in the form of emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air, soil and bodies of water, and can also contribute to the more efficient use of resources;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the contribution that the livestock sector makes to the EU economy, and notes its potential to contribute to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a climaten environmentally-friendly farming industry;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regards further progress in precision farming, digitalisation, plant and animal breeding and integrated pest management as essential, because increased efficiency will help to reduce the impact of farming on the environment.;
Amendment 22 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Special attention should be paid to ensuring that the activities supported by the European Solidarity Corps are accessible to all young people, notably the most disadvantaged ones. Special measures should therefore be put in place to promote social inclusion, the participation of disadvantaged young people, as well as to take into account the constraints imposed by the remoteness of the outermost regions of the Union and the Overseas Countries and Territories24. Similarly, the participating countries should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the European Solidarity Corps. This includes resolving, where possible, and without prejudice to the Schengen acquis and Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals, administrative issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits. _________________ 24 Individuals from an overseas country or territory (OCT) and competent public and /or private bodies and institutions from an OCT may participate in the programmes in accordance with Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community, OJ L314, 30.11.2001, p.1.
Amendment 27 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure financially sound implementation and close monitoring of the European Solidarity Corps at national level, it is importantnecessary to use the existing National Authorities designated for the management of the actions referred to in Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013.
Amendment 33 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmet societal needs to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
Amendment 35 #
2017/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) “disadvantaged young people” means individuals who need additional support because of disability, educational difficulties, economic obstacles, cultural differences, health problems, social obstacles, geographical obstacles;
Amendment 26 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 34 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.7405 10 _ 164.1 30 _
Amendment 36 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.7 1075 _ 164.1 30 _
Amendment 39 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
101-77-9 202-974-4 4,4'- 0.082 _ _ _ _ _ Methylenedianiline
Amendment 40 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 4
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 4
106-89-8 203-439-8 Epichlorohydrine 1.90 _ _ _ _ _
Amendment 41 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 4
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 4
106-89-8 203-439-8 Epichlorohydrine 1.9 _2 _ _ _ _
Amendment 43 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
107-06-2 203-458-1 Ethylene dichloride 8.240 2 _ _ _ _
Amendment 45 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
107-06-2 203-458-1 Ethylene dichloride 8.2 2 _ _ 10 _ _ _ _
Amendment 18 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the potentheoretical advantages offered by, and also the complexity of, the financial instruments available under the European Fund for Rural Development, whether in the form of loans, guarantees or capital funds;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that in many situations access to credit, and hence the affordability of land, poses an obstacle to investment, in particular for young farmerspeople and for the many farmers in difficulty, either because of the high costs or because of the guarantees that the financial system requires;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for them to be implemented in such a way that they can support collective projects geared to financing basic infrastructure in the field of irrigation, transport, processing, marketing and forestry development, with maturity-based financial instruments that reflect the actual economic position for each project.
Amendment 14 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that farming plays a key role in stimulating the economies of the ORs, maintaining their economic and social cohesion, and safeguarding the environment, and biodiversity, and ecological values;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from thea Russian embargo, growing price volatility, in response to economic sanctions imposed by the EU, growing price volatility - or, in some cases, persistently low prices - and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio- economic fabric of certain ORs; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azoreose regions and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potentialevident impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for various types of farming including the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores the abolition of the sugar quotas, due to take effect on 1 October 2017; points out that the quota system protected access to the European market for a number of ORs (including the French Overseas Departments) and that its abolition will place cane sugar producers in direct competition with industrial producers of beet sugar in mainland Europe, which have a much larger production capacity;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Fears that the liberalisation of the sugar market will make producers in the ORs less competitive, costing them an estimated EUR 41.5 million1a a year; deplores the fact that the EUR 38 million which the Commission has agreed that France will provide to the overseas sugar industry annually will not cover this loss; _________________ 1aIEDOM (Note-Issuing Bank for the French Overseas Departments): Note expresse No 421 - 'La filière canne-sucre face à la libéralisation du marché européen du sucre en 2017' ['Cane sugar sector and liberalisation of the EU sugar market in 2017'], November 2016
Amendment 55 #
2016/2250(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGIs) are not necessarily included in free-trade agreements, such as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) which the European Parliament recently ratified; points out that a substantial proportion of the produce of the ORs (in various sectors including fruit and spirits, for example) is covered by PDOs and PGIs and that the conclusion of such agreements will automatically devalue the protected designations, resulting in significant losses of market share for the sectors in question;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2223(INI)
Amendment 39 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the potential for optimisation of use of former foodstuffs and by- products from the food chain in feed production and its importance for primary production, but stresses the need for increased traceability and for steps to prevent improper practices ;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of cooperation, for example via Producer Organisations, for increased access to finance for innovation and investment in treatment technologies such as composting and anaerobic digestion or further processing of damaged products which could allow farmers to access new market and customers, while pointing to the importance of using waste to regenerate land that has been farmed;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the difficulty in quantifying food wastage at the primary production stage, and calls on the Commission to identify and disseminate to Member States best practice in relation to gathering data on food loss and food waste on farms without placing an additional administrative burden on farmers and saddling them with additional costs;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that, under the pressure of dumping from within and outside the EU and discount wars between supermarket chains, producers are often obliged to leave their crops to rot in the fields so as not to incur further costs or sustain further losses; points out, furthermore, that contractual systems are not always a satisfactory response to improper practices of this kind; calls accordingly for swift action to introduce regulatory measures and ban excessive discounting of fresh produce in supermarkets;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for a comparative study to be conducted into the various means of reducing food wastage, such as: - ensuring that unsold food fit for human consumption may still be used by donating or processing it, - use in animal feed, - use as compost for farms or to produce energy, in particular through fermentation;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed gfor all processed goods, to indicate the presence and origin of palm oil and of the main ingredients of the foods;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the increased use of palm oil in processed food, with some 50 % of packaged goods now containing palm oil, and as a biofuel; calls for mandatory, clear and transparent labelling of palm oil in processed goods;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil, especially in the two main producer countries – Indonesia and Malaysia; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on palm oil producer countries to shun deforestation, and to use poor quality land and idle land for oil palm plantations;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges that palm oil production has higher yields and requires less land than the production of other vegetable fats that are widely used for food; points out that oil palms occupy around eight times less land than their competitor crops, with one hectare producing 4 tons of oil, compared with 0.6 ton for rapeseed oil and 0.5 for soybean oil;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that palm oil is a direct competitor of other vegetable fats (soybean, rapeseed and sunflower oil) and animal fats (butter, lard) that are produced in the European Union, where social, health and environmental standards are stricter;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern the occurrence of land grabbing and illegal acquisition of plantation land; notes further that land acquisition may lie outside the law, as local communities’ customary tenure rights are often not respected, as is the case with the Dayak people, who are increasingly being expropriated and dispossessed in the forests of Borneo;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned, therefore, about the indirect security effects of land-grabbing and deforestation, that are resulting in confrontations involving local communities;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the role of oil palm as part of diverse intercropping systems in ensuring food security and income for smallholders, provided that those smallholders are fully integrated into the production chain and receive fair payment;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned thatPoints to the need to ensure theat certification schemes do not guarantee genuinely sustainable palm oil, notably certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certifica under protocols that will effectively protect biodiversity and safeguard working condition,s which is not effective in ensuring relevant standards and compliance therewithle helping to keep the deforestation level close to zero;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for efforts to be made to ensure that the recent targets and positions set out by the EU on trans fatty acids do not result in a reassessment of palm oil production that would lead to even more deforestation;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 138 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land or do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissionsMaintains that the production of land-based biofuels must not cause deforestation;
Amendment 147 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesel, that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land or do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points to the need to favour the use of agricultural by-products and processing waste in order to rationalise the production process and limit farms’ energy bills;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas these inherent problems are compounded by short-term factors, such as economic uncertainties and, unpredictable weather and the rise in migration to Europe, which, as can be seen today, make the job situation of workers in the farming industry all the more difficult and reduce access to it for Member State nationals;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the problematic situation of posted workers, whose status is regulated by Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996; calls for the withdrawal of this Directive, which is the basis for social dumping between Member States, unfair competition and de facto favouritism for workers from countries with lower social security costs;
Amendment 77 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to put into practice thecertain recommendations set out in the Andrieu report (‘How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?’), which was adopted by Parliament on 27 October 2016, and in particular that concerning the mobilisation of funds from the EAFRD ie promotion of local production ain effort to develop a genuine spublic tenders and locial economy in rural areamarkets;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Endorses the recommendations of the European Court of Auditors which, having to assist Parliament in determining efficient legislation for the proper management of funds, has already expressed its critical views on the coexistence of cross-compliance and greening rules, which were a key aspect of the last reform, referring to their possible effects on the inefficiency of controls and increase in red tape;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the reliability of information on CAP direct payments as reported by Member States is often seriously undermined as a result of misreporting; questions, as a result, how accurate the calculation of error rates is;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the fact that many small-scale programmes, such as the school fruit and school milk schemes, are not user-friendly, partly because of the red tape involved, meaning less than perfect acceptance and implementation; welcomes Commissioner Hogan’s simplification initiatives in this connection;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the higher allocation by the Member States of funds for environmental measures and for physical investments aimed at boosting competitiveness; expects that those measures will have a long- lasting impact and high economic leverage;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission and the Member States to avoid gold-plating or adding unnecessary guidelines and procedures which could interfere with efficient implementation of the EAFRD; asks the Commission to continue the simplification of the CAP and, where feasible and necessary, to adapt the basic legislation to this effect; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are dedicated to successful fulfilment of remaining ex-ante conditionalities;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 101 #
2016/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes the view that where rural and agricultural issues are concerned, it is for the State to coordinate the implementation and harmonisation of RDPs; takes the view that the EAFRD, under the programming period for 2014- 2020, is bypassing the role of the State in this case by making the Commission responsible for allocating RDPs and the regions responsible for managing them; deplores the fact that the national level is increasingly being left out although it is vital in order to ensure overall cohesion of this policy;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas access to land is a human rightfundamental right for humankind;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas access to land and food is a human right;
Amendment 99 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the concentration of farmland reduces living standards in farming communities, given the lack of alternative forms of employment or services in rural areas;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas farmland prices and rents have risen in many regions to a level which encourages financial speculation and makes it economically impossible for many farms, especially medium-sized farms, to hold on to rented land or acquire the additional land needed to keep farms viable, as there is hardly any land on the market;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the creation of a central observatory tasked withtask force to recording the level of farmland concentration in the EU, changes in land use and the market behaviour of owners and tenants, and with issuing regular reports, given the wide differences between national land management laws;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to create a legal basis in order to ensure the regular collection of data of comparable quality on rent levels and land prices in connection with all sales of farmland and farm shares by agricultural undertakings in all Member States, so as to prevent speculation;
Amendment 185 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it sensible to create a uniform, Europe-wide land inventory in which all ownership rights and rights of use in respect of farm land are recorded in an up- to-date and accurate manner and presented in a comprehensible form in a publicly accessible digital data bank;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that land policy falls within the exclusive remit of the national authorities and must help to ensure a socially desirable broad distribution of land ownership, as it has direct implications for everyone’s living and working conditions and quality of life, and notes the important social function of land ownership given that a loss of farms and jobs will lead to the collapse of European smallholder agriculture and the demise of rural areas, and thus to structural changes that are undesirable for society as a whole;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. TakNotes the view that land policy must help to ensure a socially desirable broad distribution of land ownership, as it has direct implications for everyone’s living and working conditions and quality of life, and notes the important social function of land ownershipimportant social function of private property, given that a loss of farms and jobs will lead to the collapse of European smallholder agriculture and the demise of rural areas, and thus to structural changes that are undesirable for society as a whole;
Amendment 215 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that the Member States give farmers priority in the purchase of farmland, particularly at a time when non-farmers in view of the growing interest being taken by large increasingly interested in purchasing agricultural plotforeign groups whose aim is speculation or intensive production, to the detriment of all local rural sectors;
Amendment 232 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that the Member States give active farmers priority in the purchase of farmland, particularly at a time when non-farmers are increasingly interested in purchasing agricultural plots;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to enable Member States to introduce national priority in the context of access to land via the sale or lease of farmland;
Amendment 240 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that land market policy should help make it easier for young people to enter agriculture, over and above the encouragement for young farmers enshrined in the common agricultural policy; calls, therefore, for a comprehensive approach thatimprovements to the programme of setting-up aid to facilitate the establishment of young farmers to helps enable qualified young farmers and new entrepreneurs to take over or start farms; considers that these setting- up policies should include measures to secure the market outlets of these new farms, guaranteeing those outlets and their prices and volumes for a period to be determined;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Proposes that Member States introduce incentives for the sale of farmland to farmers rather than to investors (either private investors or investment funds);
Amendment 256 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to shape their land market policy in such a way as to curbmonitor the rise in farmland prices and rents; further calls for these prices to be subject to an authorisation procedure which would also apply to mergers, splits and the establishment of foundations; takes the view that there should be stricter checks on lease contracts, a requirement to report irregularities, and the possibility of penalties, since renting is often the first step to purchasing;
Amendment 263 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Proposes that compensatory measures be introduced by the State to supplement the purchase price payable by a farmer for land where the farmer cannot buy the land at the same price as is offered by an investment fund;
Amendment 314 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends to that end the adoption of a uniform definition throughout the EUretrospective harmonisation of the definitions of ‘'active farmer’ which is clearly linked to the notion of work on a farm' given by Member States; calls for such European harmonisation of the definition to be put to a vote in the European Parliament, not decided by the Commission alone;
Amendment 342 #
2016/2141(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Endorses the Commission’s finding that land is a finite resource which is already under much pressure as a result of climate change, soil erosion and over- exploitation, and calls for farmland to be given special protection with a view to compliance with the four fundamental European freedoms, so that the Member States can regulate the sale and letting of agricultural land in the light of social and environmental, ecological and national-interest criteria;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the current crisis situation in farming calls for freshpractical initiatives to ensure that competition policy takes better account of the specific nature of agriculture;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for new Member States facing difficulties in setting up producers' organisations to be given more support for the launching and subsequent management of such organisations;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomNotes the recent publication of guidelines on the application of the specific rules set out in Articles 169, 170 and 171 of the CMO Regulation;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the considerable economic and social contribution equidae make throughout the EUfor the EU Member States;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, for example, the recent resumption of the use of draught horses could result in the creation of a substantial number of jobs;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Draws attention to the face that France's national studs - which, together with a number of related sectors, are now under the authority of the French Horse and Riding Institute - have ensured the survival of a large number of equine breeds during periods when horses were regarded solely as recreational animals;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good equid health and welfare boosts the economic output of farms and businesses alike and benefits the rural economy overall, as well as that of local authorities (e.g. use of horses for municipal maintenance work), and benefits the rural economy overall; notes also that horse owners are fully aware that it is in their own interests to give their animals the best possible care;
Amendment 112 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Affirms that equid owners should have a minimum level of knowledge of equid husbandry, and that with ownership comes a personal responsibility for the standard of health and welfare of the animals in their care;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of the forthcoming Animal Welfare Reference Centres for improved levels of compliance with, and consistent enforcement of, legislatifact that no details have been provided of the form the forthcoming Animal Welfare Reference Centres are to take or of how they are to be funded and how much funding is to be provided; calls, not least on, along with the dissemination of information and best practice relating to animal welfccount of the subsidiarity principle, for Member States to retain control over law-making in this area;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 130 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to actively support the development of guides to good practice, by releasing resources for translation of such documents and assisting with their distributionMember States to support the implementation of good practices without establishing new programmes and/or guides whose cost and usefulness cannot be clearly established;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support the production and dissemination of information on how to meet the needs of equidae, whatever their role, based around the ‘five freedoms’ and covering the entirety of an equid’s life; calls also on the Commission to include guidance on responsible breeding and the benefits of equid sterilisation; recommends that such guidance should be disseminated to breeders, equid societies, farms, stables, sanctuaries, transporters and slaughterhouses, and that it should be accessible in a variety of formats, including online;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to recommit to the development of a European Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, with the dissemination of clear information to help tourists make welfare-friendly choices when deciding whether or not to use the services of working equidae, in consultation with national federations;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 207 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 212 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member States to support the work of veterinary surgeons as the parties in the best position to survey the conditions in which Equidae live and to denounce abuses, in view of the work that they do on the ground, which means that they are the first to come into contact with injured or sick animals;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member States to draw up strict legislation regarding the mistreatment and abandonment of animals;
Amendment 222 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the role of France's national stud farms in the survival of certain equine breeds, and calls for consultation of France's Horse and Riding Institute, the heir to those farms, on these financing schemes;
Amendment 226 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission to encourage horse owners to form associations to protect themselves in the event of a crisis;
Amendment 241 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Observes that only a minority of horse owners and/or breeders commit criminal acts;
Amendment 242 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls for harsher penalties to be imposed in such cases, even including banning the individuals concerned from owning or dealing in any animals;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to issue guidance on donkey milk farming; calls on the Member States to commit to increasing the number of inspections on donkey milk farms;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the housing of rabbits kept for farming purposes is one of the centrala questions discussed among stakeholders involved in their breeding, especially with regard to animal welfare;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the domesticated rabbit has kept most of the wild rabbit’s natural behaviour, and intensive farming systems can have severe negative implications for its welfare;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its concernNotes that rabbits in the EU are usually reared in unenriched cages, in a barren environment that only has a drinker and feeder; also notes with concernstresses that rabbits are sometimes fed on pellets and the close confines of the battery cages do not allow rabbits to express their natural behaviour; recalls that, in general, the way in which rabbits are farmed in Europe meets far higher animal welfare standards than is the case in most countries outside Europe where rabbits are raised and exported;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that in some Member States alternatives to barren-cage farming of rabbits exist which, in certain cases, reduce the incidence of disease and mortality rates and improve the welfare of farmed rabbits;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the use of pen systems for groups, which are the most suitable system for rabbits because of their highly social behaviour; pPoints out that the use of pen systems improves the welfare of farm rabbits and reduces the incidence of abnormal behaviour amongst them; recognises that this practice should be encouraged;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, owing to the absence of species-specific animal husbandry legislation for rabbits in the EU, the breeding of rabbits is highly intensified and its architecture resembles a high- outputn industrial production system;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that, to cut costs and save space, a typical barren wire cage for an adult doe in the EUcertain EU Member States is 60 to 65 cm long, 40 to 48 cm wide and 30 to 35 cm high; concludes that this means that rabbits cannot move normally or adopt normal postures such as stretching out, sitting and standing with their ears erect ( a ‘look out’ posture typical of the species), rearing up, turning around comfortably and hopping; underlines that this lack of exercise can alsometimes lead to weakened or broken bones;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern that there is a high rate of disease and mortality amongst caged farm rabbits, compared with other farmed species, because of the specific sensitivity of these animals, which is also one of their features in the natural environment;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that, even in a natural environment, rabbits suffer from diseases and viruses which are sometimes fatal (HDV, myxomatosis, intestinal coccidiosis, etc.), which sometimes require treatment with antibiotics or remedies against parasites in order to prevent their dying out in the areas affected;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its concern that rabbits reared and fattened for meat production in the EU are typically cagraised in groups, and are provided with a small space per rabbit that is less than the area of two ordinary A4 sheets of paper;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that rabbits can suffer from a wide range of welfare problems and diseases, including fatal viruses, snuffles and sore hocks from sitting on wire-mesh cage floors; is aware that investigations6 have shown that on some farms sick and injured rabbits are not treated and many fall victim to eye and fungal infections and respiratory conditions; notes with concern that the vast majority of these animals end up in the food chain, either as pet food or as meat sold to consumers in supermarkets; _________________ 6 http://www.ciwf.org.uk/our- campaigns/investigations/rabbit- investigations/2014-the-biggest-secret-of- the-cage-age/
Amendment 159 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the importance of providing training courses for people involved in all aspects of animal handling in rabbit farming in order to improve their performance and understanding of the relevant animal welfare requirements in order to avoid unnecessary suffering for animalssupplement their knowledge of this type of farming, which is very complex;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that growing rabbits and does kept in pen systems, typically 750 cm²/rabbit for growers and 800 cm²/rabbit for does, benefit from more space for movement, social interaction and play, and that platforms in pen systems allow rabbits to avoid aggressors by getting out of the way, with separate housing for does when they are nursing a litter; recognises that this pen system will cause farmers to incur very high costs, which it will be necessary to take into account by providing financial assistance to farmers who freely opt for this system for raising rabbits;
Amendment 179 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that transport is an extremelyperhaps a stressful experience for rabbits; underlines that rabbits should be fed before transport and be provided with adequate food, water and space in transit, and that transport times should be as limited as possible, owing to the sensitivity of the species; emphasises that there are a huge variety of stress factors that affect animal welfare and that these differ between regions or even farms;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the widespread use of antibiotics in rabbit farming, especially in the intensive type of farming that uses cage systems, can, in certain cases, lead to an increase in antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 223 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission to consider pen systems as the guiding principleone of the possibilities when proposing measures for housing requirements for breeding does and for rabbits reared for meat production;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that all measures should be harmonised at EU level by introducing specific EU legislation for the minimum protection of farm rabbits, includingprovision should be made for a clear system of production labelling allowing consumers in the EU to make an informed choice about the rabbit meat they buy;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the main global players in agricultural markets are introducing policies - unsuccessfully - that aim to curb volatility, and whereas the G20 has also undertaken to address the issue;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas political choices, such as the imposition of trade embargoes, can increase the volatility of agricultural product pricesthe volatility of agricultural product prices is increased by political choices, such as the imposition of trade embargoes and the abolition of production quotas, as happened in the dairy sector;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in recent decades, market opening and economic globalisation have accentuated price volatility and reduced the stability of farmers' incomes;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Russian embargo has had a highly adverse impact on European Union farmers' incomes and that the economic sanctions against Russia, which led to the embargo, is costing farmers dearly for what are highly ideologically motivated decisions;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes and deplores the fact that in a number of Member States, including France, payments to farmers of aid under the first CAP pillar are taking longer and longer, intensifying the climate of economic and financial insecurity they already face because of price volatility;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the wellbeing of farmers must be addressed as a matter of urgency and must be a long-term aim for the future CAPbefore even starting to consider the outlines of the future CAP, the wellbeing of farmers must be addressed through rapid and effective decision- making as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 239 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to implement tools that promote short supply chains in the production chains, in order to reduce the number of commercial intermediaries and thus reduce the influence of each one on the overall fluctuation in prices;
Amendment 358 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. SeesTakes the view that it ais part ofalso the Union’s role to facilitate transparency in the European market;
Amendment 361 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that it is an advantage necessity for farmers, in their negotiations with other stakeholders in the food chain, to be aware of price movements in the various market segments;
Amendment 380 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for new mechanisms to be established which introduce guaranteed minimum prices with a view to curbing speculation on agricultural markets, as was possible under the CAP prior to the 1992 McSharry reform;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to be more active in proposing lasting solutions to combat the significcombat the high volatily of farm prices by instituting a policy of regulation of production antd price volatility of agricultural products and by limiting the impact of agricultural imports from third countries; notes that price volatility occurs more frequently in a more globalised market, requiring more effective and rapid actions in order to prevent farmers’ incomes being negatively impacted;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of European agriculturebolster the model of family farming on small and medium-sized farms, and calls for financial resources to be made available to meet these objectives;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain with primary producers being considerably weaker than other actors in the chain; urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins in the food supply chain; highlights Parliament’s position on unfair trading practices; calls for a revision of the competition rules which apply to agriculture.
Amendment 45 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that the European Union ought no longer to provide direct or indirect support to farmers in third countries whose production competes with that of EU Member States;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Is concerned about the impact of a partnership with Ukraine on European farming;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses that it is paradoxical on the one hand to pursue a costly and inhibiting policy of greening while on the other hand conducting trade negotiations with major agricultural producing countries which do not abide by the same standards, and calls for the free trade negotiations with the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to be suspended; considers it inappropriate to resume discussion of an EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 172 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) details establishing the link between a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the spirit drink and the geographical area referred to in point (d);
Amendment 176 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Where, on the basis of the information available to the Commission from the scrutiny carried out pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 23(1), the Commission considers that the conditions for registration are not fulfilled, it shall adopt implementing acts rejecting the application. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(2)provide the Member State responsible with its negative assessment and subsequent remarks, checking with that Member State, within a set period of time, whether those conditions are a definitive impediment to registration.
Amendment 177 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. If, further to the checks with the Member State responsible referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission receives no notice of opposition or no admissible reasoned statement of opposition under Article 24, it shall adopt implementing acts, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 44(2), registering the name.
Amendment 193 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Amendment 196 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. For a period of up to two years following the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission, only on the instructions of the Member State responsible and by means of implementing acts, may, on its own initiative, cancel the protection of geographical indications referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EUC) No 110/2008 if they do not comply with point (6) of Article 2(1). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 44(2).
Amendment 202 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to take account of the specificities of the production in the demarcated geographical area, as regards protection of the GI and the possible illegal use thereof, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 concerning:
Amendment 207 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Amendment 209 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5, 16, 38, 41 and 46(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate set period of time from the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 56 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 provides a reference framework for European statistics and requirurges Member States to comply with the statistical principles and quality criteria specified in thate Regulation. Quality reports are essential for assessing, improving and communicating on the quality of European statistics. The ESSC has endorsed a European Statistical System (ESS) standard for Quality Reports Structure, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. That ESS standard should contribute to the harmonisation of quality reporting under this Regulation.
Amendment 64 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Where the main survey frame specified under paragraph 2 does not represent 98 % of the utilised agricultural area and 98 % of the livestock units, Member States shallmay extend the frame by establishing lower thresholds than those referred to in paragraph 2, or by establishing additional thresholds, or both.
Amendment 82 #
2016/0389(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 85 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 27 % renewable energy target. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambitionIf a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving them enough flexibility to chooserogress Reports, Member States should be notified and be able to take the measures needed to reduce that gap.
Amendment 98 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Support schemes for electricity generated from renewable sources have proved to be an effective way of fostering deployment of renewable electricity. If and when Member States decide to implement support schemes, such support should be provided in a form that isintended to help, primarily, renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities and to address energy poverty among low- income households. That form should be as non-distortive as possible for the functioning of electricity markets. To this end, an increasing number of Member States allocate support in a form where support is granted in addition to market revenues.
Amendment 100 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Electricity generation from renewable sources should be deploysupported at the lowest possible cost for consumers and taxpayers. When designing support schemes and when allocating support, Member States should seek to minimise the overall system cost of deployment, taking full account of grid and system development needs, the resulting energy mix, and the long term potential of technologies.
Amendment 103 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The opening of support schemes to cross-border participation limits negative impacts on the internal energy market and can, under certain conditions, help Member States achieve the Union target more cost- efficiently. Cross-border participation is also the natural corollary to the development of the Union renewables policy, with a Union-level binding target replacing national binding targets. It is therefore appropriate to require Member States to progressively and partially open support to projects located in other Member States, and define several ways in which such progressive opening may be implemented, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including Articles 30, 34 and 110.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The opening of support schemes to cross-border participation limits negative impacts on the internal energy market and can, under certain conditions, help Member States achieve the Union target more cost- efficiently. Cross-border participation is also the natural corollary to the development of the Union renewables policy, with a Union-level bindingMember States' indicative targets replacing national binding targets. It is therefore appropriate to require Member States to progressively and partially open support to projects located in other Member States, and define several ways in which such progressive opening may be implemented, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including Articles 30, 34 and 110.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) To reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the EU and reduce its dependence on energy imports, the development of energy from renewable sources should be closely linked to increased energy efficiency.
Amendment 113 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Some Member States (including those with outermost regions as defined in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) have a large share of aviation in their gross final consumption of energy. In view of the current technological and regulatory constraints that prevent the commercial use of biofuels in aviation, it is appropriate to provide a partial exemption for such Member States, by excluding from the calculation of their gross final consumption of energy in national air transport, the amount by which they exceed one-and-a- half times the Union average gross final consumption of energy in aviation in 2005, as assessed by Eurostat, i.e. 6,.18 %. Cyprus and Malta, Malta and the outermost regions, due to their insular and peripheral character, rely on aviation as a mode of transport, which is essential for their citizens and their economy. As a result, Cyprus and Malta, Malta and Member States with outermost regions have a gross final consumption of energy in national air transport which is disproportionally high, i.e. more than three times the UnionCommunity average in 2005, and are thus disproportionately affected by the current technological and regulatory constraints. For those Member States it is therefore appropriate to provide that the exemption should cover the amount by which they exceed the Union average gross final consumption of energy in aviation in 2005 as assessed by Eurostat, i.e. 4,.12 %.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The specific situation of the outermost regions is recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The energy sector in the outermost regions is often characterised by isolation, limited supply and dependence on fossil fuels while these regions benefit from important local renewable sources of energy. The outermost regions cshould thus serve as examples oferefore develop the application of innovative energy technologies for the Union. It is therefore necessary to promote the uptake of renewable energy in order to achieve a higher degree of energy autonomy for those regions and recognise their specific situation in terms of renewable energy potential and public support needs; however, such a policy should take account of local specific needs concerning the protection of biodiversity or the use of renewable energy sources such as biomass.
Amendment 144 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 181 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Biofuels , bioliquids and biomass fuels should always be produced in a sustainable manner. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels used for compliance with the Union target laid down in this Directive, and those which benefit from support schemes, should therefore be required to fulfil sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria. To this end and in the specific case of agricultural biofuels, it is logical and necessary for the EU to give preference to products and by-products from European farming.
Amendment 182 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) The Union should take appropriate steps in the context of this Directive, including the promotion of sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria for biofuels , and for bioliquids and biomass fuels used for heating or cooling and electricity generation . To this end and in the specific case of agricultural biofuels, it should logically give a preference to products and by-products from European farming.
Amendment 190 #
2016/0382(COD)
(71a) In view of the strong potential to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, the use of farming materials such as manure and slurry and other animal or organic waste to produce biogas offers significant environmental advantages, for both heating and electricity generation and biofuel production. Biogas installations can, as a result of their decentralised nature and the regional investment structure, contribute significantly to sustainable development in rural areas and offer farmers new income opportunities.
Amendment 218 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) It is necessary to lay down clear rules for the calculation of greenhouse gas emission savings from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels and their fossil fuel comparators. The calculation of the carbon footprint caused by importing biofuels from third countries should be added to those rules. Logically and with a view to achieving the objectives of promoting the sustainability criteria and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the EU should give priority to the – controlled – use of products and by-products from the Member States.
Amendment 279 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
(1) Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so asto help renewable self-consumers and renewable energy communities, to address energy poverty among low-income households and to avoid unnecessary distortions of electricity markets and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints.
Amendment 283 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) Support for electricity from renewable sources shallould be designed so asto help renewable self-consumers, renewable energy communities, to address energy poverty among low-income households and to integrate electricity from renewable sources in the electricity market and. That approach ensures that renewable energy producers are responding to market price signals and maximises their market revenues.
Amendment 335 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Acceptance or rejection of joint projects 1. Only the Member States should be able to decide whether to enter into, accept or reject bilateral or multilateral projects to be carried out with another Member State or a third country. 2. Any Member State not wishing to participate in a project shall not be compelled to contribute funding.
Amendment 359 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to carry out self- consumption and sell, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production of renewable electricity without being subject to taxation, to disproportionate administrative procedures and charges that are not cost- reflective;
Amendment 427 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 430 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union should take appropriate steps in the context of this Directive, including the promotion of sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria for biofuels, and for bioliquids and biomass fuels used for heating or cooling and electricity generation. To this end, and particularly in the case of agricultural biofuels, the Union should logically favour products and co-products which come from European farming.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 47 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the main objective of the Energy Union Governance should be to enable the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union and in particular the targets of the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy. This Regulation is therefore linked to sectorial legislation implementing the 2030 targets for energy and climate. While Member States need flexibility to choose policies that are best-matched to their national energy mix and preferences, that flexibility should be compatible with further market integration, increased competition, the attainment of climate and energy objectives and the gradual shift towards a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In line with the Commission's strong commitment to Better Regulation, the Energy Union Governance should result in a significant reduction of administrative burden for the Member States, the Commission and other Union Institutions and it should help to ensure coherence and adequacy of policies and measures at Union and national level with regard to the transformation of the energy system towards a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 76 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to limit administrative burden on Member States and the Commission, the latter should establish an online reporting platform to facilitate communication and promote cooperation and transparency. That should ensure timely submission of reports and facilitate improved transparency on national reporting. The e- reporting platform should complement, build on and benefit from existing reporting processes, databases and e-tools, such as those of the European Environment Agency, Eurostat, the Joint Research Centre and the lessons learned from the Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme.
Amendment 81 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should make recommendations suggestions to assist the Member States and then take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take additional measures in order to ensure achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measures should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. In the area of renewable energy, such measures can also include financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
Amendment 100 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 JanuarySeptember 2019 and every ten years thereafter, each Member State shall notify to the Commission an integrated national energy and climate plan. The plans shall contain the elements set out in paragraph 2 and Annex I. The first plan shall cover the period from 2021 to 2030. The following plans shall cover the ten- year period immediately following the end of the period covered by the previous plan.
Amendment 123 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
(1) the level of electricity interconnectivity that the Member State aims for in 2030 in consideration of the electricity interconnection target for 2030 of at least 15 %; Member States shall explain the underlying methodology used;
Amendment 138 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 JanuaryDecember 2018 and every ten years thereafter Member States shall prepare and submit to the Commission a draft of the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 142 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take utmost account of any recommendations from the Commission when finalising their integrated national energy and climate plan, providing written justification for any failure to follow the recommendation in the final plan.
Amendment 147 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 157 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) emissions reductions and enhancement of removals in individual sectors including electricity, industry, transport, the buildings sector (residential and tertiary), agriculture and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF);
Amendment 173 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 196 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 207 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the process related to the Commission recommendations and addressing those recommendations pursuant to Article 9(2) and (3), Article 15(5), Article 26(1) and Article 27(2) and (3).In order to facilitate good cooperation among Member States, the Commission recommendations shall be published;
Amendment 5 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 7 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In view of the crisis that is currently affecting agriculture in the European Union, which is being exacerbated by disadvantageous political decisions such as the zero-duty quotas granted to Tunisia, Moldova and Georgia, and owing to the consequences of political decisions, such as the Russian embargo introduced in response to EU economic sanctions, no new import quotas should be granted for agri-food products.
Amendment 8 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 13 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 20 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 23 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In view of the difficult economic situation in Ukraine, it is important for the Regulation to enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,By authorising the mass import of Ukrainian food products, the EU is undermining consumer protection, because the enforcement and monitoring of health standards are notoriously bad in Ukraine, as evidenced by a number of health scandals involving eggs and oil over the past few years.
Amendment 24 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The guarantees made by the Ukrainian Government when it signed the DCFTA free trade agreement are meaningless, especially given the very high level of corruption in the country.
Amendment 25 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Amendment 27 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Taking into account the multi-sector crisis in European agriculture, the Commission must review the trade preferences that have already been granted to Ukraine under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement (DCFTA), which entered into force on 1 January 2016.
Amendment 47 #
2016/0308(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 49 #
Amendment 56 #
Amendment 66 #
Amendment 121 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, including the acquisition of agricultural technologies and machinery used by farmers, collectively or otherwise, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the TFEU or cotton, except fishery products; the output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex; where support is provided in the form of financial instruments for the use of beneficiaries, whether individuals or groups, the input may also be a product not covered by Annex I to the TFEU on condition that the investment contributes to one or more of the Union priorities for rural development;
Amendment 128 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 283/2014
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay define upper and lowthe lower threshold and/or the upper thresholds per beneficiary for allowing access to support under points (a)(i) and (a)(iii) of paragraph 1. The lower threshold for support under point (a)(i) of paragraph 1 shall be higher than the upper threshold for support under point (a)(iii) of paragraph 1. Member States which have set such thresholds shall annually notify any changes to the Commission. Support shall be limited to holdings coming under the definition of micro and small enterprises.
Amendment 154 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point i
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds and income insurance premiums, providing compensation to farmers of all sectors for a severe drop in their income.;
Amendment 160 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point ii
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds and income insurance premiums, providing compensation to farmers of a specific sector for a severe drop in their income.;
Amendment 173 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 174 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c a (new)
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 186 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 39 – Heading
Article 39 – Heading
Article 39 Income stabilisation tool for farmers of all sectorsArticle 39Income stabilisationand insurance tool for farmers of all sectors
Amendment 188 #
2016/0282(COD)
(aa) in Article 39, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Support under point (c) of Article 36(1) shall only be granted where the droploss of income or revenue exceeds 320% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of point (c) of Article 36(1) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund to farmers shall compensate for less than 70 80% of the income lostloss incurred in the year the producer becomes eligible to receive this assistance." For the purposes of calculating the real income or revenue loss incurred by each farmer, the indices or indicators used may also relate to revenue, prices, quantities, and costs; indicators may be determined on a regional basis." Or. it (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305- 20150523&qid=1490017184167&from=EN)
Amendment 191 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a b (new)
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point b
(ab) in Article 39, in paragraph 4, point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. in the event of loss or in connection with the annual contribution to the fund, In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis. No contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1305&rid=1)" Or. it
Amendment 195 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 196 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point ba (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point ba (new)
(ba) In Article 39, in paragraph 4, the following point is inserted: "(ba) insurance contracts."
Amendment 199 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 39a – Heading
Article 39a – Heading
Article 39a Income stabilisation tool for farmers of a specific sectorArticle 39aIncome stabilisationand insurance tool for farmers of a specific sector
Amendment 206 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 39a – paragraph 1
Article 39a – paragraph 1
1. Support under point (d) of Article 36(1), for insurance contracts and mutual funds, shall only be granted in duly justified cases and where the drop of income exceeds 20 % of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three- year average based on the preceding five- year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of point (d) of Article 36(1) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund to farmers shall compensatFor the purposes of calculating the real income for less than 70 % of the income lost in the year the producer becomes eligible to receive this assistance. revenue loss incurred by each farmer, the indices or indicators used may also relate to revenue, prices, quantities, and costs; such indices or indicators may be determined on a regional basis.
Amendment 228 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 60 – paragraph 2
Article 60 – paragraph 2
With the exception of general costs as defined in Article 45(2)(c), in respect of investment operations under measures falling within the scope of Article 42 TFEU, only expenditure which has been incurred after an application has been submitted to the competent authority shall be considered eligible. However, Member States may provide in their programme that expenditure which is related to emergency measures due to natural disasters, catastrophic events or adverse climatic events or a significant and sudden change in the socio-economic conditions of the Member State or region, including significant and sudden demographic changes resulting from migration or reception of refugees, and which has been incurred by the beneficiary after the event occurs, is also eligible.
Amendment 280 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 9 – paragraph 7
Article 9 – paragraph 7
Amendment 287 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Amendment 312 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new) Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
3a. In Article 44, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. Without prejudice to the number of crops required pursuant to paragraph 1, the maximum thresholds set out therein shall not apply to holdings where grasses or other herbaceous forage or land lying fallow or cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year or for a significant part of the crop cycle cover more than 75 % of the arable land. In such cases, the main crop on the remaining arable area shall not cover more than 75 % of that remaining arable land, except where this remaining area is covered by grasses or other herbaceous forage or land lying fallow.” Or. it (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&qid=1490089118167&from=EN)
Amendment 364 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Amendment 377 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 52 – paragraph 5
Article 52 – paragraph 5
5b. In Article 52, paragraph 5 is deleted
Amendment 386 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 53 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 53 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6a. in Article 53, the introductory phrase in paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: “6. Member States may, by 31 AugustMarch 20168, review their decision pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4 and decide, with effect from 20178: (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1307-Or. it 20150603&qid=1490030239392&from=EN)
Amendment 411 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) crisis prevention and management, including providing coaching to other producer organisations, associations of producer organisations, producer groups or individual producers, actions and activities aimed at diversifying and consolidating markets for exports to third countries;
Amendment 416 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
b) In paragraph 3, the following point (i) is inserted: e i a):
Amendment 422 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point ia (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point ia (new)
Amendment 434 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – point b
b) actions related to coaching of other producer organisations, producer groups or individual producers from Member States referred to in Article 35(1), or related to actions and activities aimed at diversifying and consolidating export markets in third countries as referred to in Article 33(1)(f).
Amendment 463 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point h
3b. In Article 64, paragraph 2, point h is replaced by the following: “h) areas to be newly planted in the framework of increasing the size of small and medium-sized holdings. wine- producing holdings. Or. it (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20160731&qid=1490028670338&from=EN)
Amendment 470 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Amendment 475 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 3a (new)
3c. In Article 64, the following paragraph is inserted: “3a. Member States may set a ceiling on the surface area for applications for each individual beneficiary.
Amendment 479 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 172 – paragraph 2 –introductory part
Article 172 – paragraph 2 –introductory part
3d. In Article 172, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. The rules referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be subject to the existence of a prior agreement between the parties in the geographical area referred to in point (c) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 1151/2012. Such an agreement shall be concluded, after consultation with pig producers in the geographical area, between at least two thirds of the processors of that ham representing at least two thirds of the production of that ham in the geographical area referred to in point (c) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 and, if considered to be appropriate by the Member State, at least two thirds of the pig producers in the geographical area referred to in point (c) of Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/IT/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. it 20160731&qid=1490036316886&from=EN)
Amendment 28 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation covers emissions from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) categories energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture and waste as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 excluding emissions from the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council18. Activities covered by Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] are not covered by this Regulation. __________________ 17 Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change and repealing Decision No 280/2004/EC (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 13). 18 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 65 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to the greenhouse gas emissions from IPCC source categories of energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture and waste as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, excluding emissions from the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation shall not apply to greenhouse gases produced by the agricultural sector in the light of its environmental contribution through the absorption and storage of CO2;
Amendment 67 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘Greenhouse gas emissions’ means emissions in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and falling within the scope of this Regulation;
Amendment 68 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. ‘Greenhouse gas emissions’«émissions de gaz à effet de serre»: means emissions in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) (aside from enteric methane emissions), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorcarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and falling within the scope of this Regulation;
Amendment 112 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 24 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council conclusions foresaw that the target should be delivered collectively by the UnionMember States in the most cost- effective manner possible, with the reductions in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and non-ETS sectors amounting to 43% and 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 respectively, with efforts distributed on the basis of relative GDP per capita.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement, inter alia, 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 order to achieve this goal, the Parties should prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions. The Paris Agreement replaces the largely ineffectual approach taken under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol which will not be continued beyond 2020. The Paris Agreement also calls for a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century, and invites Parties to take action to conserve and enhance, as appropriate, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The LULUCF sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, andby maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The increased sustainable use of harvested wood products can substantially limit emissions into and enhance removals of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The accounting rules should ensure that Member States accurately reflect in accounts the changes in the harvested wood products pool when they take place, to provide incentives for enhanced use of harvested wood products with long life cycles. The Commission should provide guidance on methodological issues related to the accounting for harvested wood products.
Amendment 79 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Natural disturbances, such as wildfires, insect and disease infestations, extreme weather events and geological disturbances that are beyond the control of, and not materially influenced by, a Member State, may result in greenhouse gas emissions of a temporary nature in the LULUCF sector, or may cause the reversal of previous removals. As reversal can also be the result of management decisions, such as decisions to harvest or plant trees, this Regulation should ensure that human-induced reversals of removals are always accurately reflected in LULUCF accounts. Moreover, this Regulation should provide Member States with a limited possibility to exclude emissions resulting from disturbances that are beyond their control from their LULUCF accounts. However, the manner in which Member States apply those provisions should not lead to undue under- accounting.
Amendment 89 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 122 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 127 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the period from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Article 11, each Member State shall ensure that emissions do not exceed removals, calculated as the sum of total emissions and removals on their territory in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2 combined, as accountedare accounted for in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 147 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Amendment 208 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting plan shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 252 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. At the end of the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030, Member States may exclude from their accounts for afforested land and managed forest land greenhouse gas emissions resulting from natural disturbances exceeding the average emissions caused by natural disturbances in the period 2001-2020, excluding statistical outliers ('background level') calculated in accordance with this Article and Annex VI.
Amendment 254 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 263 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. To the extent that total removals exceed emissions in a Member State in the period from 2021 to 2025, 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 or transferred to another Member State pursuant to paragraph 2, that Member State may bank the remaining quantity to the period 2026-2030ost-2026 period.
Amendment 276 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3, 5, 8, 10 and 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the [date of entry into force].
Amendment 277 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to the preceding paragraphs shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of twofour months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 91 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Where a CE marked fertilising product contains a substance or mixture within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the safety of its constituent substances for the intended use should be established through registration pursuant to that Regulation. The information requirements should ensure that the safety of the intended use of the CE marked fertilising product is demonstrated in a manner comparable to that achieved through other regulatory regimes for products intended for use on arable soil or crops, notably Member States’ national fertiliser legislation and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Therefore, where the actual quantities placed on the market are lower than 10 tonnes per company per year, the information requirements determined by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for the registration of substances in quantities of 10 to 100 tonnes should exceptionally apply as a condition for making available pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 111 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 114 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) Furthermore, it should be possible to react immediately to new findings regarding the conditions for CE marked fertilising products to be sufficiently effective and to new risk assessments regarding human, animal or plant health, safety or the environment. For that purpose, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the requirements applicable to various categories of CE marked fertilising products.Commission should be able to take decisions in conjunction with the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 117 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely is to guarantee the functioning of the internal market while ensuring that CE marked fertilising products on the market fulfil the requirements providing for a high level of protection of human, animal, and plant health, safety and the environment, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,
Amendment 140 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) ‘solid form’ means a form characterised by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume and in which the atoms are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular geometric lattice (crystalline solids) or irregularly (an amorphous solid);
Amendment 141 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
(22b) ‘liquid form’ means any suspension or product in solution that is not admissible as a solid form.
Amendment 150 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
The report shall be submitted at least five daysMember States shall decide upon the deadline for submission of the report in advance of placing those products being placed on the market.
Amendment 154 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
The report shall be submitted at least five daysMember States shall decide upon the deadline for submission of the report in advance of placing those products being placed on the market.
Amendment 155 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Account should also be taken of contamination from fertilisers produced from animal by-products, through medicaments administered to animals. These medicaments, notably antibiotics and anabolics, and their residue may damage the environment during fertiliser spreading, and be harmful to public health when found in ground water or foods exposed to fertilisers. Studies should be conducted therefore on the traceability and breakdown of molecules of this kind in fertilisers produced from animal by- products.
Amendment 169 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TFollowing approval by the European Parliament and the Council, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes II to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
Amendment 174 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) which have not been genetically modified in any way, either using the methods set out in Annex Ia to Directive 2001/18/EC or more recent technologies.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes II to IV in the light of new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under normal conditions of use, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
Amendment 181 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Where a CE marked fertilising product contains a substance or mixture within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the safety of its constituent substances for the intended use should be established through registration pursuant to that Regulation. The information requirements should ensure that the safety of the intended use of the CE marked fertilising product is demonstrated in a manner comparable to that achieved through other regulatory regimes for products intended for use on arable soil or crops, notably Member States' national fertiliser legislation and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Therefore, where the actual quantities placed on the market are lower than 10 tonnes per company per year, the information requirements determined by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for the registration of substances in quantities of 10 to 100 tonnes should exceptionally apply as a condition for making available pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 220 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) 'solid form' means a form characterised by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume and in which the atoms are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular geometric lattice (crystalline solids) or irregularly (an amorphous solid). ‘liquid form’ means any suspension or product in solution that is not admissible as a solid form;
Amendment 270 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TFollowing approval by the European Parliament and the Council, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes II to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
Amendment 281 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) which have not been genetically modified in any way, either using the methods set out in Annex Ia to Directive 2001/18/EC or more recent technologies.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes II to IV in the light of new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under normal conditions of use, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
Amendment 311 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34
Article 3 – point 34
(3) “34. "plant biostimulant" means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content, and without any long- term negative effects on biodiversity, with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant:
Amendment 341 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – subheading 6 – CMC 6
Annex II – part 1 – subheading 6 – CMC 6
CMC 6: Food industry plant by-products
Amendment 347 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 351 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 356 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 1
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying or, distillation, extraction with water or any other type of processing that does not make the end-substance subject to the registration obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 357 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 1 a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 1 a (new)
1a. Plants from the paper industry must not have been chemically processed, and in particular must not have been exposed to any of the chemical whitening processes used in that industry or to inks of chemical origin.
Amendment 358 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 2
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae and micro algae and exclude blue-green algae which produce mycotoxins likely to result in the fertilising products being classed as dangerous. The plants used must not have undergone any form of genetic modification, whether within the meaning of Annex Ia to, and Article 2 of, Directive 2001/18/EC or through the use of any other technology.
Amendment 359 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 2 a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 2 a (new)
2a. Plant extracts and materials other than those specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the CMC 2 category, as well as components structurally similar and functionally identical to components found in plants, shall fall under the CMC 1 category.
Amendment 361 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 1
Amendment 370 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (II) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (II) – paragraph 1
Amendment 384 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 1
(1) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by mass: 34 mg/kg dry matter, or
Amendment 393 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – title
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – title
CMC 6: Food industry plant by-products
Amendment 394 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 1 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 1 – point c
(c) vinasse, i.e. a viscous by-product of the fermentation process of molasses into ethanol, ascorbic acid or other products.
Amendment 396 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) any other plant material or substance that has been approved for incorporation in food or animal feed or for use in the cosmetics industry.
Amendment 397 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 398 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Amendment 399 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The substance shall have been registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/200647, in a dossier containing unless explicitly covered by one of the registration obligation exemptions provided for in that Regulation. __________________ 47 In the case of a substance recovered in the European Union, this condition is fulfilled if the substance is the same, within the meaning of Article 2(7)(d)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, as a substance registered in a dossier containing the information here indicated, and if information is available to the fertilising product manufacturer within the meaning of Article 2(7)(d)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 400 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 402 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 404 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 412 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 422 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below from the end of the functionality period indicated in accordance with Annex III, Part I, paragraph 2 point (ca).
Amendment 425 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point a
Amendment 429 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 433 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point c
Amendment 435 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point d
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 2 – point d
Amendment 440 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 3 – point c – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – point 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) In the earthworm acute toxicity test, the observed mortality and the biomass of surviving earthworms in a soil exposed to the test material shall not differ by more than 105 % compared to those from the corresponding blank soil not exposed to the test material. The results shall be considered to be valid, if
Amendment 443 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 1
Amendment 445 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (II) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (II) – paragraph 1
Amendment 448 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 5
Annex III – part 1 – point 5
5. Where the CE marked fertilising product contains a substance deliberately added by the manufacturer for which maximum residue limits for food and feed have been established in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 315/93, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 or Directive 2002/32/EC, the instructions referred to in paragraph 2(c) shall ensure that the intended use of the CE marked fertilising product does not lead to the exceedance of those limits in food or feed.
Amendment 460 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 1 – point c
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 1 – point c
(c) numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K)in the form of P2O5 or potassium in the form of K2O, followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (in the form of Mg)O, calcium (in the form of Ca)O, sulphur (S) or sodium (Na),in the form of SO3 or sodium in the form of Na2O;
Amendment 465 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 1 – point c
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 1 – point c
(c) numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K)in the form of P2O5 or potassium in the form of K2O, followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (in the form of Mg)O, calcium (in the form of Ca)O, sulphur (S) or sodium (Na);Na)in the form of SO3 or sodium in the form of Na2O;
Amendment 481 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 482 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Amendment 485 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 4 a (new)
– Type and quantity, by unit of volume, of fertiliser added to the growing medium;
Amendment 486 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 5
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 5
Amendment 487 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 6
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 6
Amendment 488 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 7
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 7
Amendment 489 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point b
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point b
(b) manufacturing and expiry‘best before’ dates;
Amendment 491 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point f
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point f
(f) effect claimed for each target plant;
Amendment 496 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 613 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(A) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(A) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 616 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – point 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 618 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(B) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(B) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 623 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(C) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(C) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 628 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(C) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 5(C) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 635 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 654 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The blending shall not change the natureeffects of each component fertilising product
Amendment 660 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 665 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 666 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part 2 – CMC2 – paragraph 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying or, distillation, extraction with water or any other type of processing that does not make the end-substance subject to the registration obligation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 669 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Plants from the paper industry must not have been chemically processed, and in particular must not have been exposed to any of the chemical whitening processes used in that industry or to inks of chemical origin.
Amendment 672 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae and micro algae and exclude blue-green algae which produce mycotoxins likely to result in the fertilising products being classed as dangerous. The plants used must not have undergone any form of genetic modification, whether within the meaning of Annex Ia to, and Article 2 of, Directive 2001/18/EC or through the use of any other technology.
Amendment 674 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Plant extracts and materials other than those specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the CMC 2 category, as well as components structurally similar and functionally identical to components found in plants, shall fall under the CMC 1 category.
Amendment 707 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – heading
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – heading
CMC 6: Food industry plant by-products
Amendment 709 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) vinasse, i.e. a viscous by-product of the fermentation process of molasses into ethanol, ascorbic acid or other products.
Amendment 712 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Annex II – section 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) any other plant material or substance that has been approved for incorporation in food or animal feed or for use in the cosmetics industry.
Amendment 714 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The substance shall have been registered pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/200647, in a dossier containing:unless explicitly covered by one of the registration obligation exemptions provided for in that Regulation. __________________ 47 In the case of a substance recovered in the European Union, this condition is fulfilled if the substance is the same, within the meaning of Article 2(7)(d)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, as a substance registered in a dossier containing the information here indicated, and if information is available to the fertilising product manufacturer within the meaning of Article 2(7)(d)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 718 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 719 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 722 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 742 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below from the end of the functionality period indicated in accordance with Annex III, Part I, paragraph 2 point (ca).
Amendment 745 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 750 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 754 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 759 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 765 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
Amendment 775 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 5
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 5
5. Where the CE marked fertilising product contains a substance deliberately added by the manufacturer for which maximum residue limits for food and feed have been established in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 315/93, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 or Directive 2002/32/EC, the instructions referred to in paragraph 2(c) shall ensure that the intended use of the CE marked fertilising product does not lead to the exceedance of those limits in food or feed.
Amendment 788 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K)in the form of P2O5 or potassium in the form of K2O, followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (in the form of Mg)O, calcium (in the form of Ca)O, sulphur (S) or sodium (Na)in the form of SO3 or sodium in the form of Na2O;
Amendment 790 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K)in the form of P2O5 or potassium in the form of K2O, followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (in the form of Mg)O, calcium (in the form of Ca)O, sulphur (S) or sodium (Na)in the form of SO3 or sodium in the form of Na2O;
Amendment 792 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) numbers indicating the total content of the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K)in the form of P2O5 or potassium in the form of K2O, followed by numbers in brackets indicating the total content of magnesium (in the form of Mg)O, calcium (in the form of Ca)O, sulphur (S) or sodium (Na)in the form of SO3 or sodium in the form of Na2O;
Amendment 811 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 4 a (new)
- Type and quantity, by unit of volume, of fertiliser added to the growing medium;
Amendment 812 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 5
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 5
Amendment 813 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 6
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 6
Amendment 814 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 7
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 4 – indent 7
Amendment 815 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point b
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point b
(b) manufacturing and expiry‘best before’ dates;
Amendment 816 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point f
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 6 – point f
(f) effect claimed for each target plant;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, were all policies in the EU, nationally or at Union level, to be entirely financed from the EU budget, the CAP share would only amount to 1 %, which seems very reasonable for a policy that supplies food for over 500 million citizens; considers that the CAP is the best and cheapest security policy of the Union as it ensures sufficient food supply;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. States clearly that, through numerous policy reforms, CAP spending has been reduced and has become more targeted, market-orientated and geared towards improving the competitiveness of EU agriculture, while at the same time addressing an ever-increasing range of challenges, including environmental issues and climate change, the introduction of ‘greening measures’ and ensuring the economic viability of rural areasadministrative and financial constraints imposed on farmers have progressively become more complicated; also states that these constraints have partly contributed to a significant decrease in farming jobs and income;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. notes that price volatility linked to worsening market conditions in many agricultural sectors has significantly increased in recent years, leading to severe income volatility; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure that sufficient budgetary resources are availablescope to call into question the principle of futures markets and to review the guaranteed minimum price threshold which was lowered by the 1992 reform, in an effort to deal with market crises, such as those currently affecting the cereal, milk, pig meat and fruit and vegetable sectors; adds in this regard that, owing to the CAP budget cuts made during the last MFF negotiations, direct payments from the first pillar of the CAP are currently insufficient to mitigate the income volatility experienced by farmers;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2353(INI)
9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo, which the EU should be looking to lift by abandoning its inept and harmful sanction policy against Russia;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the objectives of the CAP remain unchanged under the Lisbon Treaty, namely increasing agricultural productivity, ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, stabilising markets, ensuring the availability of supplies and ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; notes, however, that the successive reforms of the CAP have assigned new tasks to agriculture in terms of product quality, environmental protection, climate change, consumer health, land use issues and modes of production and productivity; stresses that the objectives laid down as part of the EU’s sustainability strategy must also be taken into account in the EU’s agricultural policy;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced that a strong CAP for the EU, both in terms of content and financing, is paramount in achieving these objectives, while guaranteeing a level playing field and transparent food chains within the internal market, as well as viable rural areas; considers, furthermore,Considers that increasing resilience and improving employment and quality of life in rural areas should be prioritised in order to combat rural depopulation;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2353(INI)
15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balancedevery Member State’s regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintainincreasing the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 125 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy encourages social and environmental dumping between the Member States, thereby making competition unfair for farmers in some countries;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. urges the Commission to provide "calls" of specific, directly managed, Programs (eg. HORIZON 2020, LIFE etc..) for each macro-regional strategy, beginning with EUSALP;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a response must be found to the challenges posed by desertification and, lack of generational renewal and raising the quality of life in mountain areas;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
given the need to take into account the proportionate and concomitant use of agricultural, forestry, energy, artisanal, tourist and cultural resources in so-called ‘mountain areas’ and in given areas within mountain areas
Amendment 48 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that despite the sector-specific measures that have been taken, there does not yet exist a fully-fledged EU approach to mountain regions; proposes that clear criteria be established for defining mountain areas (e.g. a minimum altitude of 600 metres) and in this regard that efforts be made to adopt a common definition of mountain regions;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of regulating certain aspects of education in mountain areas in order to refresh their inhabitants’ knowledge so they can cope with new demands, with this being planned as part of the Member States’ overall educational strategy;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the importance of slaughtering and processing being done within mountain areas so as to underpin and develop the activities of their inhabitants;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2279(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the need for mountain products to be obtained from animals which are born and raised in mountain areas;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU is the biggest exporter of agricultural products worldwide, making the agri-food sector a key economic pillar of the Union employing 47 million people in 15 million downstream enterprises in fields such as food processing, retail and services, and contributing to a positive trade balance of EUR 17 802 euro that represents 7.2 % of total value of EU exports; whereas the EU is, equally, the biggest importer of agricultural products worldwide and whereas certain imbalances, in particular that of vegetable proteins for animal feed (soya meal), need to be offset more effectively by means of ambitious programmes;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the competitiveness of the common agricultural policy (CAP) is mentioned as one of the key goals in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and increasing productivity and ensuring reasonable prices as mentioned in Article 39 TFEU can be best achieved through innovation; whereas since this increased competitiveness cannot be achieved through lowering social standards, our measures for dealing with social dumping, whether by Member States or third countries, must be improved;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas given that the unprecedented crisis affecting European agriculture, and particularly the livestock sector, is a threat to the survival of all sectors, it makes no sense to seek to encourage investment, research and development without first stabilising producers' incomes and helping them to overcome the financial losses they have suffered;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the talks on the transatlantic free trade agreement (TAFTA) currently under way with the United States are a threat to European agricultural and agri- food production standards; whereas putting in place such an agreement would not only pose a new threat to the income of most farmers, but also be a step backwards with regard to the environment, animal welfare and food security; whereas agriculture and the agri-food sector should therefore be taken out of the talks so as to preserve the potential for agricultural innovation in the European Union;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas since the proliferation of free trade agreements between the European Union and third countries encourages social and environmental dumping rather than innovation, agriculture should be excluded from these agreements and those already in force should be revised to this effect;
Amendment 114 #
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;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the increased use of RPASs for farming purposes, since this can lead to savings in crop protection material and water usage; notes that a proposal for legislation is forthcoming in the revision of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)’s basic regulation, so that all drones would fall under EU competence; calls on the Commission to ensure that there arecalls on the Commission to encourage the Member States and their competent authorities to apply clear and unambiguous EU-wide standards and rules for the civil use of RPASs and that forthcoming legislation takes into account the specific conditions under which drones operateir specific use in agriculture;
Amendment 166 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 188 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Is alarmed at the weakness of current CAP crisis provisions; calls on the Commission to introduce mechanisms such as minimum prices for European agricultural products; finally, urges it to conduct a global review of ways to ensure fairer margin sharing between producers, processors and distributors;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is concerned at the EU trade deficit in vegetable protein for livestock and calls for substantial funding to be earmarked for measures to reduce the deficit as rapidly as possible; notes that pilot projects for crops such as alfalfa are showing promising results in terms of farmers' incomes and also the environment; considers that is appropriate to continue along these lines by increasing available funding and developing research into a larger number of plant varieties;
Amendment 243 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 263 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 282 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 299 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a more flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies with other sectors such as chemicals, health and technology, by enhancing knowledge crossovers, integration of resource use and better understanding of reciprocal effects in order to optimise their interplay and better integrate with the circular economy; stresses further that a market-oriented CAP will enhance the innovative power and competitiveness of the European agricultural sector by reducing government intervention and stimulating entrepreneurship;
Amendment 307 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers innovation to be an essential tool and a key horizontal policy priority for the CAP to develop, implement and achieve the objectives of the CAP reform 2014-2020; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide a more ambitious overarching strategy with measurable outcomes in order to align and focus research and innovation vis-à-vis policy priorities; stresses that the CAP should provide more flexibility for the use of newly developed techniques and practices without an increase in burdensome rules and procedures; believes that a horizontal priority for the European legislative framework should be to ensure sufficient leeway for pilot programmes and testing for innovative techniques;
Amendment 311 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Is concerned about the proliferation of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries that are encouraging social and environmental dumping; is particularly concerned about the transatlantic free trade agreement (TAFTA) negotiations, given that they are threatening to compromise European agricultural production and food processing standards, including those relating to animal welfare, the environment, food safety, labelling and traceability; calls on the Commission therefore to seek the exclusion of agricultural matters from the transatlantic free trade agreement negotiations;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services,
Amendment 33 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the foundations of the last CAP reform continue to serve as the basis for a dominant mode of agricultural development that relies on increasingly large, concentrated and specialised farms that practise intensive farming, with an increasing focus on capital rather than employment; whereas certain Member States use this model on a massive scale to grab additional market shares at the expense of other Member States, and whereas this constitutes a serious threat to the continuing viability of farm production, especially stock rearing, in most rural areas;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the current crisis shows that the unregulated market is unable to ensure price stability or maintain jobs, and that it is time to come up with new regulatory tools that are tailored to the hypercompetition pertaining in Europe and the rest of the world; whereas a case in point is the way that the abolition of production quotas (for sugar and milk), which accompanied deregulation, contributed to a general drop in prices;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the number of posted workers rose by 45% between 2010 and 2014; whereas agriculture is heavily affected by this trend, the number of posted workers in the sector having increased in France, for example, by more than 1000% between 2004 and 2011; whereas the phenomenon is aggravating the employment crisis in rural areas by encouraging social dumping among the EU Member States;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on income; deplores the Commission's lack of reactivity and protests against the low level of aid granted to farmers in response to the crisis; calls for the lifting of sanctions against Russia;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed; adds that it is universally acknowledged that the Transatlantic Treaty seriously jeopardises the recognition, value and very existence of protected geographic indications (PGIs) and protected designations of origin (PDOs), negotiations on the free-trade agreement with the USA, which will greatly undermine the structural components of European agriculture must therefore be broken off;
Amendment 161 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CallEncourages on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 220 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to provide more support for small and medium-sized farms, which, because they are generally more diversified, economical and autonomous, and more easily handed over, are more effective in terms of creating added value and territory-based jobs; calls for consideration to be given immediately to a recoupling of all first-pillar aid;
Amendment 235 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods in the context of agroecology, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate measures;
Amendment 248 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must be a principle for action under the future CAP, before turning to markets outside the EU; considers it essential to lay down more effective provisions regulating access to EU markets for agricultural products from third countries and to impose a strict ban on all products which could not be produced in the EU for failure to comply with EU standards in force;
Amendment 256 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 302 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that, for the future, there is a need to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of all stakeholders in qualitative and contract-related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes for farmers; considers it essential, to that end, to better adapt the legislation on public tenders, so that local authorities can promote local production;
Amendment 315 #
2015/2226(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to make significant progress towards top- down social harmonisation of the agricultural workforce, thereby minimising the damage done by internal social dumping, which undermines jobs; calls for more effective efforts to tackle abuse connected with the Posting of Workers Directive and, more broadly, for a revision of that directive so that posted workers are employed under the same conditions in terms of social security contributions as nationals of the country concerned;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 62 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas precision farming involves the use of automation and other technologies is one of the ways to improve the precision and efficiency of key agricultural management practices, using systems-based approaches to collect and analyse data and optimise interactions between the weather, soil, water and crops, and is ultimately designed to lower pesticide, fertiliser and water usage whilst improving soil fertility and optimising yields;
Amendment 148 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the need for continuous progress in plant and animal breeding to increase not only the range of pest- and disease-resistant traits in crops, but also the range of food raw materials with nutritional and health-beneficial characteristics on the market; recognises the importaexistence of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and SMART breeding, which are now well-integrated into many breeding programmes, butand also the potential offered by precision breeding for crop improvementakes account of the emergence of precision breeding, such as the use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and CRISPR in genome editing, oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis (ODM) and the use of CMS hybrids in protoplast fusion or tissue culture based methods;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 174 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages open and transparent dialogue among all stakeholders and the public for the responsible development of high-precision, innovative solutions for breeding programmes;
Amendment 201 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that it is important to durably secure a legal framework favourable to the use of natural preparations which give rise to little concern, which have the advantage of being inexpensive and unpolluting;
Amendment 261 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to develop Trans-European Centres for Agricultural Innovation that would deliver much needed progress towards food security and sustainability;
Amendment 280 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 287 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 293 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 300 #
2015/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 74 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need for early identification of other outlets for European farm surpluses through concerted action by the Commission and Member States;
Amendment 80 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reminds that the objectives of the 2007-2013 programme period (viable food production, enhanced farm viability and promoting food chain organisation) are still important goals, and that the focus is to be put on quality schemes, short supply chains, producer organisations, social cooperatives, local markets strictly in rural areas in new RDPs, and involving reasonable environmental expenditure;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 30 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Favours the balanced negotiation of bilateral agreements with third countries, provided that the most sensitive sectors are adequately protected;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the protection of geographical indications should be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA, environmental and health standards and the preservation of the European livestock sector make it necessary to suspend negotiations on free trade agreements with the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; for the same reasons, considers that it would be inappropriate to reopen discussions with MERCOSUR members;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of progress regarding phytosanitary barriers, paying particular attention toespecially regarding the red lines drawn by the European Union that might have implications for the health of consumers; considers that it should not be possible to import into the EU agricultural products which are not permitted to be produced there.
Amendment 13 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to relax the rules governing rural development plans in order to help the Member States;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for sufficient funds to be made available in order to implementthe real cost of implementing and monitoring all elements of the CAP reform, including as regards greening, biodiversity and rural development programmes, to be studied and published before any steps are taken to implement the programme;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to moniuncil to put in place a permanent arrangement tor the significant pricackle the volatility of agricultural products, which occurs more frequently in a more globalised market and has adverse effects on farmers’ incomes, and to react promptly and effectively when neededices and products, and specifically the adverse effects of such volatility on farmers’ incomes;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to maintain as many family farms as possible in a sustainable manner and calls for resources to be made available to achieve this objective;
Amendment 67 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for more consideration to be given to national indicators, in view of the diversity of market conditions and production costs throughout the EU;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for more accurate monitoring of the differences in production costs between Member States and for verification that such differences do not stem from practices which may amount to (fiscal, environmental or social) dumping between Member States;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the urgent need to review competition law with regard to the agricultural sector and the primary processing agrifood industry so that its application does not adversely affect the interests of producers vis-à-vis the large retailers, who are the main beneficiaries of the current legislation;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses, also, the urgent need to take effective measures against unfair practices by large retailers vis-à-vis the agricultural sector and the primary processing agrifood industry;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that CAP reform introduced measures aimed atwhich do not make it possible to addressing the bargaining power gap between farmers and other stakeholders in the food supply chain;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whetherMaintains that voluntary initiatives are totally adequate for addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. QuestionDenounces the Commission’s unwavering support for the SCI, given the reluctance of farmers to participate; regrets the pre-emptive conclusion that regulatory action at EU level is not foreseen in spite of the serious repercussions of foregoing such action;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as a potential model for adaptation at EU levend that because of European competition rules, inter alia, none of those actions has been entirely successful;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that framework legislation at EU level is essentialit is vital to combat social dumping between Member States and to reform the single CMO with a view to establishing regulatory and production measures in order to tackle UTPs and to address their negative consequences for farmers; urges the Commission to consider this when assessing the SCI;
Amendment 97 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As a response to recent terrorist acts which demonstratedConsidering some gaps in the implementation of Directive 91/477/EEC especially with regard to deactivation of weapons, convertibility and marking rules, the "European Agenda on Security" adopted in April 2015 and the Declaration of the Home Affairs Ministers Council of 29 August 2015 called forconsiders the revision of that Directive and for a common approach on the deactivation of firearms able to prevent reactivation and use by criminals and terrorists.
Amendment 159 #
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 holding 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 deactivated.
Amendment 171 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 182 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 219 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 281 #
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 by Member States in order to ensure that they cannot be converted into firearms.
Amendment 302 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be suefficiently achieved by the Member StatesEuropean Commission, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the actionnegative consequences of wide opened borders, be better achieved at Unational levels, the Unionmeasures may be adopt measures,ed in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 310 #
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. Such separate objects, ar must be included in the same category ofas the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mountat from which the weapons are classified.
Amendment 352 #
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 1g
Article 1 – paragraph 1g
Amendment 359 #
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 1 h
Article 1 – paragraph 1 h
Amendment 383 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – Paragraph 2 – point i
Article 1 – Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the manufacture, trade, exchange, hiring out, and repair or conversion of firearms;
Amendment 393 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ii
(ii) the manufacture, trade, exchange, hiring out, and repair or conversion of parts of firearms;
Amendment 398 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point iii
(iii) the manufacture, trade, and exchange or conversion of ammunition.
Amendment 407 #
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 forcesnational defence forces, including the army, the police, the or public authorities or by collectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of warproducts of the defence industry.
Amendment 458 #
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 518 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 3, Member States shall authorise the acquisition and possession of firearms tonly by persons who have good cause and who:
Amendment 551 #
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 authorisationsthem if any of the conditions on the basis of which it wasthey were granted is no longer met.
Amendment 597 #
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 firearms and ammunition held in violation of this provison and seized, except in some cases permitted by Member States' authorities.
Amendment 616 #
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 collectors as well as 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 their 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).
Amendment 626 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 655 #
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 683 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10 a
Article 10 a
Amendment 685 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1
Article 10 a – paragraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that alarm and signal weapons as well as salute and acoustic weapons cannot be converted into firearms.
Amendment 689 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10 b
Article 10 b
Amendment 722 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10
Article 1 – point 10
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 13 a – paragraph 2
Article 13 a – paragraph 2
Amendment 728 #
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, 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 Directive].
Amendment 735 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall, by [date], assess the necessary elements of a system for the exchange of information contained in the computerised data-filing systems referred to in Article 4(4) between the Member States. The Commission's assessment shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal taking into account existing instruments regarding exchange of information.
Amendment 742 #
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 – points 6 – 8
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – points 6 – 8
Amendment 789 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7
Amendment 810 #
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
Amendment 840 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 14 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – point 14 – point c a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – Part III – paragraph 3
Annex I – Part III – paragraph 3
(ca) the third paragraph is replaced by the following: "The Member States must apply their national laws to the firearms listed in this Part."
Amendment 841 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
(14a) The following Annex is inserted: "Annex Ia Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2403 is repealed."
Amendment 11 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports of olive oil. This requires autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of this product into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quotaIn order to preserve the stability of Member States’ olive oil production, the present customs treatment of Tunisian olive oil, which is already in plentiful supply on the European market, should continue to apply unchanged.
Amendment 19 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 20 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 25 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 32 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 38 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 39 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 50 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 53 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 7 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Once a GMO or a GM food and feed is authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the Member States may not prohibit, restrict or impede the free circulation of that product within their territory, except in accordance with strict conditions which are laid down by Union law –and require to provide evidence of a severe risk to health or to the environment. Some Member States have had recourse to the safeguard clauses and the emergency measures provided for respectively in Articles 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC and Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. Other Member States have made use of the notification procedure provided for in Article 114(5) and (6) of TFUE which also is required to be based on new scientific evidence relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment. Other Member States have adopted unilateral prohibitions. Some of these measures have been challenged before national jurisdictions or the Court of Justice.
Amendment 10 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The reasons for the amendments made to Directive 2001/18/EC, by Directive (EU) 2015/412 as regards GMOs for cultivation are also relevant for other GMOs and GM food and feed covered by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. Indeed, the results of the vote on the implementing decision for the authorisation of products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 which are not intended for cultivation in the relevant committee, or in the Council, is always “no opinion” (no qualified majority either in favour of or against the authorisation) and there are also Member States in which the use of these products is prohibited. Taking those matters into account, it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 in order to provide the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs and GM food and feed in all or part of their territory, on the basis of compelling grounds compatible with Union law - not related to risks to human and animal health and to the environment, as those are already assessed at Union level, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. This possibility should not apply to GMOs for cultivation which are already covered by the amendments made to Directive 2001/18/EC, by Directive (EU) 2015/412the national law of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 14 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 16 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 20 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 23 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation, which restrict or prohibit the use of GMOs or GM food and feed should not affect the use in other Member States of these products as well as of products derived from their consumption. In addition, tThis Regulation and the national measures adopted pursuant to it should be without prejudice to Union law requirements concerning unintended and adventitious presence of GM material in other products and should not affect the placing on the market and use of products complying with these requirements.
Amendment 27 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the use of products referred to in Article 3(1) and 15(1) authorised pursuant to this Regulation provided that such measures are:.
Amendment 28 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) 1829/2003
Article 34 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 29 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) 1829/2003
Article 34 a – paragraph 1– point b
Article 34 a – paragraph 1– point b
Amendment 30 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) 1829/2003
Article 34 a –paragraph 2
Article 34 a –paragraph 2
Amendment 31 #
2015/0093(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) 1829/2003
Article 34 a – paragraph 3
Article 34 a – paragraph 3
Amendment 40 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As agriculture budgets have been cut at the least appropriate time, in view of the state of the economy and the decline in investment, it is desirable to consider increasing them as soon as possible.
Amendment 46 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) A particular effort should be made with regard to SMEs and mid-cap companies interacting directly, both upstream and downstream, with the farming sector, in order to rapidly improve the added value of all sectors, which have jointly fallen victim to a state of the economy that has been destroying investment and jobs.
Amendment 51 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness and which, in addition to the vital measures relating to infrastructure in the communications, digital and transport sectors, should also help to improve the structure of industries, both separately and in conjunction, so that they can organise themselves as effectively as possible in an increasingly complex internal market and in export markets. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 60 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis, as well as in all rural areas and areas in extremely peripheral locations. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 76 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Infrastructure and project investments supported under EFSI should be consistent with State aid rules. To that end, the Commission has announced that it will formulate a set of core principles, for the purpose of State aid assessments, which a project will have to meet to be eligible for support under the EFSI. If a project meets these criteria and receives support from theorder for investment in infrastructure, research and the large- scale application of the results obtained, in the structuring of industries and all the projects supported under EFSI, the Commission has announced that any national complementary support, will be assessed under a simplified and accelerated State aid assessment whereby the only additional issue to be verified byo be supported effectively at national level, the Commission will beshall establish the pbroportionality of public support (absence of overcompensation). The Commission has also announced that itadest and clearest possible framework for State aid whill provide further guidance on the set of core principles with a view to ensuring an efficient use of public fundse respecting the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment 12 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas expenditure on controls is additional to expenditure on the management and distribution of aid, which makes it essential to achieve full transparency regarding the true administrative costs of the CAP both to the European Union and to the Member States;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas farmers are systematically denied any new budget heading, even when a crisis occurs, and it is absolutely out of the question to consider increasing the administrative costs of the CAP, including costs of controls;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas at the same time the number of farmers is constantly declining, while the number of staff administering agriculture and the CAP is constantly rising;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expects the Commission to make full use of the process of simplification of the CAP, especially with regard to the burdensome and complex regulations governing cross-compliance and greening, by reducing or grouping together issues relating to regulation;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls, in order to assess the effectiveness of this simplification, for the full cost of controls, management and distribution of the CAP (all costs to all countries in the European Union and the Member States) to be assessed and the findings published;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for a ceiling on the budget for control, so that the new CAP provisions do not cause any additional expenditure to be incurred;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2234(INI)
3. Supports Commissioner Hogan’s initiativethe idea 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;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Commissioner Hogan to supply figures concerning, on the one hand, the estimated cost of this simplification and, on the other hand, the benefits which it will confer;
Amendment 87 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
a. prioritise an ambitious and balanced result of the negotiations for agriculture, the three main components of which (market access, geographical indications and sanitary and phytosanitary measures) should be tackled early and in parallel in the negotiation process, in order to give Parliament enough time to discuss and evaluate this chapter with stakeholders and European citizensensure that agricultural products, in particular meat, are taken off the table at the TTIP negotiations without delay;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. firmly commit to the strict preservation of standards on food safety and human and animal health, as defined under EU legislation, and ensure that fundamental values of the EU such as the precautionary principle are not undermined, and to reject the agreement if they are;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c. ensure a positive final outcome of the negotiations for agriculture reflecting both the offensive and defensive interests of the EU agricultural sector concerning the abolition or reduction of both tariff and non-tariff barriers, including in particular sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures, so that EU producers make genuine gains in terms of access to the US market; stresses that these sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures must not be lowered below the level which currently prevails in the European Union, and must not be covered by the legal arrangements which will govern the agreement after its signature;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
e. secensure significantly improved protection ofthat EU geographical indications, and better consumer informs currently defined, cannot be altered in any way during the negotiation as an essential element of a balanced agreement, taking the relevant chapter of the CETA with Canada as a good exampld that they are not covered by the legal arrangements which will govern the agreement after its signature;
Amendment 222 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
fa. halt the negotiations if the previous points are not taken into account.
Amendment 88 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to intensify efforts to tackleban unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain which negatively impact producer returns, depress incomes and threaten the viability and sustainability of the sector; in this respect, major retailers must be banned from holding massive clearance sales or any other type of 'incredible promotion' in their shops.
Amendment 146 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that reducing complexity, including in the rules for creating new POs, should be the first step in making them more attraeffective for farmers; requests that the Commission identify additional measures for increasing the attractiveness of POs;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that associations of producer organisations (AOPs) couldmust play an important role in increasing the bargaining power of farmers and urges the Commission to reinforce incentives for setting up APOs and envisage a greater role for them in the future;
Amendment 180 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is extremely adamant that third-country production methods for exports to the EU must provide European consumers with the same guarantees in terms of health, food safety, animal welfare, sustainable development and minimum social standards as those required of EU producers; and that such guarantees must be clearly indicated in the form of labels.
Amendment 34 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Russian ban on European dairy products since August 2014 has had a significant impact on the EU internal market and demonstrated the importance of securing diverse export markets for EU products, but equally of strengthening crisis and regulatory mechanisms in order to protect producer;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas contractualisation does not allow producers to create competition owing to the reorganisation of collection areas and the small number of collecting bodies in each area;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Milk Package obliged Member States to recognise producer organisations, but the activity of these organisations is hindered by too narrow an interpretation of competition law;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a large number of dairy farms are located in disadvantaged, outermost, remote or mountainous areas, and successive crises have already led to too many of these farms going out of business in these vulnerable areas since 2008;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas European dairy products significantly contribute to the success of the EU’s agri-food industry and the prosperity of rural economies, and that the added value of these products can be significantly improved;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the lack of efficacious regulatory measures since 2008 will result in major detriment to most farms.
Amendment 94 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that it is outrageous to force producers to produce at a loss because of the lack of suitable legislation;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to address the crisis currently facing the dairy sector as a result of a dip in global demand, global price volatility and the Russian embargo, and recognises the inadequacy of targeted measures taken thus far in addressing the impact of the Russian embargo;
Amendment 121 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the dairy crisis of 2009 occurred under the quota structure after the dismantling of the last price control measures; reminds the Commission that the delay in responding to the crisis forced many dairy farmers out of business, and expresses concern regarding the Commission’s capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to market crises;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that, in order to prevent further market instability, previous decisCalls into question the economic and social analyses that led to the abolitions onf milk quotas should be maintainedas well as all forms of active regulation of production volumes and product prices for producers;
Amendment 196 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes the view that it would be better to relaunch as soon as possible a system to regulate the prices paid to producers and the volumes produced;
Amendment 205 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that implementation of the Milk Package is still at an early stage; expresses disappointment, nevertheless, wi, mainly due to the counterproductive attitude of the Commission; the low levels of implementation found are mainly linked to delays in drawing up the Milk Package;
Amendment 214 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that strengthening contractual relations represents a concrete method of ensuring equitable distribution along the supply chain and reinforces the responsibility of stakeholders to take account of the market situation and respond accordinglywill not be sufficient to effectively regulate the sector given the low number of collecting organisations accessible to the producers; the reorganisation of collection areas encourages the monopoly of particular collectors covering most of a particular collection area;
Amendment 234 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the sector could further explore the potential offered by longer- term integrated supply chain contracts, forwards contracts, fixed margin contracts, and the opportunity to ‘lock in’ a milk price for a set period of time; believes that the option to avail of new instruments in contractual relations should be available;a too heavily pursued integration of producers in the supply chains is a threat to their independence; believes that the option to avail of new instruments in contractual relations should be available; regrets the fact that too restrictive an interpretation of competition law restricts these opportunities
Amendment 322 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that global dairy demand is predicted to grow by 2 % per annum, offering opportunities for products of EU origin; notes, however, that the market is increasingly dominated by dried dairy productswhich is less than the increase in production and poses a risk of overproduction; also notes that the market is increasingly dominated by dried dairy products, which is a disincentive to improving the added value of the industry;
Amendment 337 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that bilateral trade negotiations may represent strategic opportunities for the EU dairy sectorthe TTIP negotiations pose a serious threat to the sector and the industry on account of the increase in American production and its low production costs;
Amendment 374 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out that there is also an urgent need to promote high added value dairy products through the better structuring of the internal market;
Amendment 446 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of a more responsive and realistic crisis instrument, and recommends that the Commission engage with the sector on the possibility of use implementation of a system which is based primarily on the defence of ceiling prisk management instruments such as the futures markets to take advantage of the volatility in the sector to increase its competitivenesces in the fresh and processed products sectors that account for the bulk of the value added in the sector, and which is apt to limit the impact of the volatility of dehydrated milk prices on producers. Such a mechanism must involve public authorities, producers, processors and distributors;
Amendment 475 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Underlines that the overly restrictive interpretation of the law reinforces the dominant position of distributors over producers and processors; underlines that there is an urgent need to offer producers and processors a securitizing and transparent legal framework in which to negotiate agreements and prevent these agreements from being viewed as cartels;
Amendment 34 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In the light of the experience acquired and following the assessment by the Commission of the functioning of the market for veterinary medicinal products, the need for the legal framework for veterinary medicinal products shouldto be adapted to scientific progress, the current market conditions and economic reality cannot be said to have been proven.
Amendment 41 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Where a Member State or the Commission considers that there are reasons to believe that a veterinary medicinal product may present a potential serious risk to human or animal health or to the environment, athe scientific evaluation carried out by the applicant’s Member State should be compared with a scientific evaluation of the product should be undertaken at Union level, leading to a single decision on the area of disagreement, binding on the Member States concerned, being taken on the basis of an overall benefit-risk assessment.
Amendment 43 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In the event of disagreement, the Member State should be free to ban a substance it regards as dangerous (including in food derived from imported animals).
Amendment 70 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The conditions governing the supply of veterinary medicinal products to the public should be harmonised in the Union. Veterinary medicinal products should only be supplied by persons authorised to do so by the Member State where they are established. At the same time, in order to improve access to veterinary medicinal products in the Union, retailers that are authorised to supply veterinary medicinal products by the competent authority in the Member State where they are established should not be allowed to sell prescription and non-prescription veterinary medicinal products via the Internet to buyers in other Member States.
Amendment 74 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) The online sale of medicinal products should be prohibited.
Amendment 76 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) When examining the compatibility with Union law of the conditions for the supply of medicinal products, the Court of Justice of the European Union has recognised, in the context on medicinal products for human use, the very particular nature of medicinal products whose therapeutic effects distinguish them substantially from other goods. The Court of Justice has also held that health and life of humans rank foremost among the assets and interests protected by the Treaty and that it is for Member States to determine the level of protection which they wish to afford to public health and the way in which that level has to be achieved. Since that level may vary from one Member State to another, Member States must be allowed some discretion as regards the conditions for the supply on their territory of medicinal products to the public. Therefore Member States should be able to subject the supply of medicinal products offered for sale at a distance by means of information society services to conditions justified by the protection of public health. Such conditions should not unduly restrict the functioning of the internal market, the online sale of medicinal products should be prohibited.
Amendment 77 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
Amendment 78 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Advertising, even on non-prescription medicinal products, could affect public and animal health and distort competition. Therefore, advertising of veterinary medicinal products should satisfy certain criteria. Persons qualified to prescribe or supply can properly evaluate the information available in advertising because of their knowledge, training and experience in animal health. The advertising of veterinary medicinal products to persons who cannot properly appreciate the risk associated with their use may leads to medicine misuse or overconsumption which is liable to harm public or animal health, or the environment, and should be prohibited.
Amendment 81 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) Where medicinal products are authorised within a Member State and have been prescribed in that Member State by a member of a regulated animal health profession for an individual animal or group of animals, it should in principle be possible for that veterinary prescription to be recognised and for the medicinal product to be dispensed in another Member State. The removal of regulatory and administrative barriers to such recognition shouldmust not affect any professional or ethical duty for dispensing professionals to refuse to dispense the medicine stated in the prescription.
Amendment 84 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Companies and authorities are frequently confronted with the need to distinguish between veterinary medicinal products, feed additives, biocidal products and other products. In order to avoid inconsistencies in the treatment of such products, to increase legal certainty, and to facilitate the decision process by Member States, a coordination group of Member States should be established, and among other tasks it should provide on a case-by- case basis a recommendation whether a product falls within the definition of a veterinary medicinal product. In order to ensure legal certainty the Commission may decide whether a specific product is a veterinary medicinal product.
Amendment 85 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
Recital 72
Amendment 86 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
Amendment 87 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
Amendment 88 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
Amendment 90 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
Amendment 91 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
Amendment 93 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78
Recital 78
Amendment 94 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
Recital 79
Amendment 96 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80
Recital 80
Amendment 98 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) substances used to raise animal productivity levels.
Amendment 118 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A veterinary medicinal product shall be placed on the market only when a marketing authorisation has been granted in respect of the product by a competent authority in accordance with Articles 44, 46 or 48 or by the Commission in accordance with Article 40.
Amendment 159 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Amendment 171 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A competent authority or the Commission shall classify the following veterinary medicinal products as subject to veterinary prescription:
Amendment 186 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority or the Commission shall make the decision granting the marketing authorisation publicly available and record it in the database referred to in Article 51.
Amendment 199 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Amendment 204 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Amendment 238 #
Amendment 246 #
Amendment 247 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
Amendment 275 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 3
Article 54 – paragraph 3
Amendment 278 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4
Article 54 – paragraph 4
Amendment 282 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 294 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2
Article 60 – paragraph 2
2. If necessary, competent authorities or, where the veterinary medicinal product is authorised under the centralised marketing authorisation procedure, the Commission shall amend the decision granting a marketing authorisation in accordance with the change.
Amendment 298 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
1. When applying for variations to the terms of several marketing authorisations held by the same marketing authorisation holder and granted by different competent authorities and/or the Commission, the marketing authorisation holder shall submit an application to all competent authorities concerned and the Agency.
Amendment 301 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Within 30 days of the completion of the procedure laid down in Article 64(6) and (7) a competent authority or the Commission shall amend the marketing authorisation or reject the variation and inform the applicant of the grounds for the rejection. In case of centralised marketing authorisation, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, take a final decision amending the marketing authorisation or rejecting the variation. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2).
Amendment 340 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 6
Article 79 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall evaluate the adverse events to the centrally authorised veterinary medicinal products, manage risks and recommend measures to the Ccommissionpetent authorities. The Ccommissionpetent authorities shall take the measures referred to in Articles 130 to 135 concerning marketing authorisations where necessary.
Amendment 345 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 5
Article 81 – paragraph 5
5. Where necessary, based on the results of the signal management process referred to in paragraph 4 the competent authorities or the Commission shall take appropriate measures as referred to in Articles 130 to 135.
Amendment 347 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 3
Article 82 – paragraph 3
3. When an application for re-examination has been submitted, the limited market marketing authorisation shall remain valid until a decision on the application has been adopted by the competent authority or the Commission.
Amendment 348 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 5
Article 82 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authority or the Commission may at any time grant a marketing authorisation valid for an unlimited period of time in respect of a veterinary medicinal product authorised for a limited market, provided that the holder of the marketing authorisation for a limited market submits the missing comprehensive quality and efficacy data referred to in Article 21(1).
Amendment 349 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 3
Article 83 – paragraph 3
3. When an application for re-examination has been submitted, the marketing authorisation shall remain valid until a decision on the application has been adopted by the competent authority or the Commission.
Amendment 350 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 4
Article 83 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority or the Commission may at any time grant a marketing authorisation valid for an unlimited period of time, provided that the marketing authorisation holder submits the missing comprehensive safety and efficacy data referred to in Article 22(1).
Amendment 386 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A veterinarian providing services in a Member State other than the one where he is established (the ‘host Member State’) may administer veterinary medicinal products authorised in the host Member State to animals in another Member State which are under his care in the amount required for the treatment of those animals where the following conditions are fulfillmay neither provide services nor prescribe in a Member State other than the one where he is established:.
Amendment 387 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 388 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 389 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 390 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 391 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 392 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 393 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 2
Article 114 – paragraph 2
Amendment 446 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 1
Article 130 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of a risk to public or animal health or to the environment that requires urgent action, the competent authorities or, in the case of centralised marketing authorisations, the Commission may impose temporary safety restrictions on the marketing authorisation holder, including suspending the marketing authorisation and/or prohibiting the supply of a veterinary medicinal product. Other Member States and, where the temporary safety restriction is imposed by a competent authority, the Commission shall be informed of the temporary safety restriction imposed on the following working day at the latest.
Amendment 447 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 2
Article 130 – paragraph 2
2. Member States and the Commission may refer the issue to the Agency in accordance with Article 84.
Amendment 448 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 1
Article 131 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority or the Commission shall suspend or withdraw the marketing authorisation if the benefit-risk balance of the veterinary medicinal product is unfavourable.
Amendment 449 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 2
Article 131 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority or the Commission shall suspend or withdraw the marketing authorisation or request the marketing authorisation holder to submit an application for a variation to the terms of the marketing authorisation where the withdrawal period is inadequate to ensure that foodstuffs obtained from the treated animal do not contain residues which might constitute a public health hazard.
Amendment 450 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 131 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The competent authority or the Commission may suspend or withdraw the marketing authorisation or request the marketing authorisation holder to submit an application for a variation to the terms of the marketing authorisation in case of any of the following:
Amendment 451 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 4
Article 131 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 to 3, before taking action, the Commission shall request, where appropriate, the opinion of the Agency within time-limit which it shall determine in the light of the urgency of the matter, in order to examine the reasons. Whenever practicable, the holder of the marketing authorisation for the veterinary medicinal product shall be invited to provide oral or written explanations.
Amendment 452 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135
Article 135
Amendment 18 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
‘The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 87b in order to amend the Annex to technical and scientific progress without extending the scope of the centralised procedureAnnex may not be amended without the approval of the competent health authorities of the Member States.’;
Amendment 20 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 28 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 32 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the principles set out in paragraph 2, adopt implementing acts in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 87(2) specifyingsubmit proposals to the Member States on:
Amendment 33 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When adopting the implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1In its proposals, the Commission shall take the following into account:
Amendment 34 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 35 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
For the conduct of the investigation the Commission mayshall cooperate with national competent authorities and rely on resources provided by the Agency.
Amendment 36 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 38 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 87b
Article 87b
Amendment 18 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the import, manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 19 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 26 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Carry-over may occur during production, processing, storage and transport of feed where the same production and processing equipment, storage facilities or means of transport are used for feed with different components. For the purposes of this Regulation, the concept of "carry-over" is used specifically to designate the transfer of traces of an active substance contained in a medicated feed to a non-target feed, while the term "cross-contamination" is to be considered as a contamination resulting from a carry- over or from the transfer in feed of any unintended substance. Carry-over of active substances contained in medicated feed to non-target feed should be avoided or kept as low as possible. In order to protect animal health, human health and the environment, maximum levels of carry- over for active substances contained in medicated feed should be established, based on a scientific risk assessment performed by the European Food Safety Authority and taking into account the application of good manufacturing practice and the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle. General limits should be set out in this RegulationDirective, taking into account the unavoidable carry-over and the risk caused by the active substances concerned.
Amendment 57 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Taking into account the serious public health risk posed by resistance to antimicrobials, it is appropriate to limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for food-producing animals. PIn particular, preventive use or use to enhance the performance of food- producing animals should in particular not be allowed. not be allowed and the necessary measures should be taken to prevent the import of any live animals, carcases, meat, and prepared meals and dishes based on meat which have been treated for such purposes.
Amendment 76 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Since the Union is conducting negotiations with a partner whose practices are far removed from the Union's objectives, the objective of this RegulationDirective, namely ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health, providing adequate information for users and strengthening the effective functioning of the internal market, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, ionly. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarproportionality as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,.
Amendment 77 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This RegulationDirective shall apply to:
Amendment 111 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – title
Chapter 2 – title
Manufacture, storage, transport, import and placing on the market
Amendment 113 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Feed business operators established in the Union or in third countries trading with Union Member States shall manufacture, store, transport and place on the market medicated feed and intermediate products in compliance with Annex I. Live animals, carcases, meat and prepared meals and dishes based on meat shall not be imported unless the provisions of this Directive are strictly complied with.
Amendment 122 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 concerningsubmit proposals to the European Parliament for the establishment of specific carry-over limits for active substances.
Amendment 157 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Intra -Union trade and trade with third countries
Amendment 158 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 163 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The prescription shall contain the information set out in Annex V. The original prescription shall be kept by the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the distributor. The persoveterinarian issuing the prescription and the animal holder shall keep a copy of the prescription. The original and copies shall be kept for three years from the date of issuance.
Amendment 172 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. The prescription shall be valid for a maximum period of six months for non- food -producing animals and three weeks for food-in the case of medicated feed not containing antimicrobials, and three weeks for food- producing animals and antimicrobial- containing feed prescribed for non-food- producing animals.
Amendment 176 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The prescribed medicated feed may be used only for animals examined by the persoveterinarian who issued the prescription and only for a diagnosed disease. The persoveterinarian who issued the prescription shall verify that this medication is justified for the target animals on veterinary grounds. Furthermore he shall ensure that the administration of the veterinary medicinal product concerned is not incompatible with another treatment or use and that there is no contra-indication or interaction where several medicinal products are used.
Amendment 220 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 concerningsubmit amendments to Annexes I to V, to the European Parliament in order to take into account technical progress and scientific developments.
Amendment 221 #
Amendment 224 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7 and 18 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this RegulationMember States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Amendment 230 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
Article 23
This RegulationDirective shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 231 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 1 – point 5
Annex I – section 1 – point 5
5. Drainage facilities shall be adequate for the purpose intended; they shall be designed and constructed to avoid the risk of contamination of feed and of the environment; in particular, they shall prevent water contamination by antimicrobials, especially antibiotics and anti-parasites or substances classifiable as endocrine disruptors in animals and humans.
Amendment 232 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 1 – point 6 a (new)
Annex I – section 1 – point 6 a (new)
6a. Feed used as the basis for medicated feed shall not be derived from genetically modified organisms.
Amendment 237 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – section 6 – point 2 – point i
Annex I – section 6 – point 2 – point i
(i) information on the persoveterinarian who has issued the prescription, including at least his name and address.
Amendment 242 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. the batch reference number of the medicated feed or intermediate product and the country of manufacture;
Amendment 243 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 9
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. a recommendation to read the package leaflet of the veterinary medicinal products, including a hyperlink where it can be found, a warning that the product is only for the treatment of animals and, a warning that the product must be kept out of the sight and reach of children, and a warning concerning authorisation to administer the product to organically farmed animals in accordance with the regulations and directives in force and with any special conditions of use;
Amendment 249 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1
Annex V – point 1
1. Surname, forename, address and professional membership number of the person allowed to prescribe a veterinary medicinal productveterinarian.
Amendment 1 #
2014/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 420 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Processed food should be labelled as organic only where all or almost all the ingredients of agricultural origin are organic. However, special labelling provisions should be laid down for processed foods which include agricultural ingredients that cannot be obtained organically, as is the case for products of hunting and fishing. Moreover, for the purposes of consumer information and transparency in the market, and to encourage the use of organic ingredients, it should also be made possible to refer to organic production and the place of production in the ingredients list under certain conditions.
Amendment 449 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to create clarity for consumers throughout the Union market, the use of the organic production logo of the European Union should be made obligatory for all organic pre-packed food produced within the Union. It should otherwise be possible to use that logo on a voluntary basis in the case of non pre- packed organic products produced within the Union or any organic products imported from third countries. The model of the organic production logo of the European Union should be set out in this Regulation. With a view to encouraging local consumption of organic products and providing consumers with comprehensive information, the country of origin of such products should appear below the European Union logo.
Amendment 452 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) For the sake of avoiding any possible confusion amongst consumers about the Union or non-Union origin of a product, whenever the organic production logo of the European Union is used, consumers should be informed about the place where the agricultural raw materials of which the product is composed have been farmed. In this context, it should be allowed to refer to aquaculture in the label of products from organic aquaculture, instead of referring to agriculture, and to the country or region of origin.
Amendment 454 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
Amendment 466 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
Amendment 468 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 474 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The possibility for organic products to get access to the Union market where such products do not comply with the Union rules on organic production but come from third countries whose organic production and control systems have been recognised as equivalent to those of the Union should be preserved. However, the recognition of equivalence of third countries, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, should only be granted through an international agreement between the Union and those third countries, where a reciprocal recognition of equivalence would be also pursued for the Union. In order to rule out unfair competition, organic products from third countries may on no account be sold at preferential prices.
Amendment 476 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) In order to ensure fair competition among operators, the traceability of the imported products intended to be placed on the market within the Union as organic or the transparency of the recognition and supervision procedure for control authorities and control bodies within the context of import of compliant organic products, and in order to ensure the management of the list of third countries recognised for the purpose of equivalence under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the documents intended for customs authorities in third countries, in particular an organic export certificate, which must be provided in electronic form wherever possible, the documents necessary for the purposes of import, also in electronic form wherever possiblewhich must also be provided in electronic form, the criteria for recognition or withdrawal of the recognition of control authorities and control bodies in the context of import of compliant organic products, and in respect of the information to be sent by third countries recognised under that Regulation necessary for the supervision of their recognition and the exercise of that supervision by the Commission, including on-the-spot examination.
Amendment 479 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Provision should be made to ensure that the movement of organic products that have been subject to a control in one Member State and which comply with this Regulation cannot be restricted in anoAs sovereign entities, Member States must have the right to impose restrictions on imports and the movement of imported products on their Member State. In order to ensure the proper functerritory in order to encourage the consumptioning of the single market and trade between Member States, the power to adopt certain adomestic and local organic products. The movement of imported organic products shwould be delegated to the Commission to lay down rules relating to the free movement of organic productsauthorised only if they are not produced on the territory of the Member State in question.
Amendment 674 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Operators may assumeust have proof that no GMOs or products produced from or by GMOs have been used in the manufacture of purchased food and feed when such products are not labelled, or accompanied by a document, pursuant to the Regulations referred to in paragraph 2, unless they have obtained other information indicating that the labelling of the products concerned is not in conformity with those Regulations.
Amendment 825 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the organic production logo of the European Union referred to in Article 23 as regards pre-packed food as defined in point (e) of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 shall also appear on the packaging, together with an indication of country of origin.
Amendment 828 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘EU agriculture/country of origin’ with an indication of countries of origin where the ingredients have been made by a number of countries.
Amendment 838 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. National and private logos mayust be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation.
Amendment 917 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the traceability of the imported products intended to be placed on the market within the Union as organic, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning documents, mandatorily issued in electronic form wherever possible, that are necessary for the purposes of import.
Amendment 920 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a . It is obligatory that imported organic products indicate the country of origin.
Amendment 921 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In order to guard against unfair competition for organic producers within the Union, imported organic products must not benefit from financial advantages and will be sold at the same price.
Amendment 937 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the proper functioning of the single market and trade between Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accMember States, for the sake of protecting their internal markets, shall have the faculty to restrict the marketing of imported ordgance with Article 36 laying down rules relating to the free movement of organic products for the purposes of paragraph 1 of this Article ic products and only authorise organic products not produced on its territory.
Amendment 215 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 216 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 305 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) and it shall prohibit the distribution of animals and germinal products from third countries where cases of non- compliance with zootechnical and genealogical rules have been recorded.
Amendment 308 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Commission experts mayshall perform Commission controls in third countries in order to:
Amendment 62 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Whereas the origin of products contributes significantly to their identity; whereas the overwhelming majority of children are not sensitised to the nature of what they eat; whereas educating them to taste will provide a sustainable way of combating industrial food abuses, the local (regional) level must be promoted in the choice of products. In relation to bananas, only products originating from ultra-peripheral regions of the Union may be selected.
Amendment 209 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 6
Article 23 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall choose the products to be featured in the distribution or to be included in supporting educational measures on the basis of objective criteria which mayust include the health and environmental considerations, seasonality, variety, or availability of local produce, giving priority to the extent practicable to products originating in the Union, particularly to local purchasing, organic products, short supply chains or environmental benefits. With regard to bananas in particular, only products originating from ultra- peripheral regions of the Union can be included in the scheme.
Amendment 318 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Under no circumstances may the delegated act call into question the priority accorded to the local provenance of produce. With regard to bananas, only those of ultra-peripheral origin may be selected
Amendment 339 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Account must be taken of the local origin of products. With regard to bananas, only products which originates from ultra-peripheral regions of the Union may be included in the scheme.
Amendment 28 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In light of the efforts made by farmers as part of the ‘greening’ of the CAP 2014-2020 and the positive role played by agricultural sector in protecting the soil and storing carbon, all emissions originating from farming activities should be excluded from the scope of the Directive.
Amendment 39 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should comply with the emission reduction commitments set out in this Directive for 2020 and 2030. So as to ensure demonstrable progress towards the 2030 commitments, Member States should meet intermediate emission levels in 2025, set on the basis of a linear trajectory between their emission levels for 2020 and those defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030, unless this would entail disproportionate costs. Where the 2025 emissions cannot be so limited, Member States should explain the reasons in their reports under this Directive. A reduction in ammonia and methane emissions in farming would have a disastrous impact on the livestock sector. These emissions should therefore not be covered by the Directive.
Amendment 46 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In light of the efforts made by the agricultural sector and its positive role in protecting the environment and the air, which has gone unrewarded, no emission ceilings for ammonia and methane should be imposed.
Amendment 49 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to promote cost-effective achievement of the national emission reduction commitments and of the intermediate emission levels, Member States should be entitled to account for emission reductions from international maritime traffic if emissions from that sector are lower than the levels of emissions that would result from compliance with Union law standards, including the sulphur limits for fuels set in Directive 1999/32/EC of the Council.21 Member States should also have the possibility to jointly meet their commitments and intermediate emission levels regarding methane (CH4) and of making use of Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for so doing.22 For the purpose of checking compliance with their national emission ceilings, emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels, Member States could adjust their national emission inventories in view of improved scientific understanding and methodologies regarding emissions. The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13). 22 Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 50 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should adopt and implement a national air pollution control programme with a view to meeting their emission reduction requirements and intermediate emission levels, and to contributing effectively to the achievement of the Union air quality objectives. To this effect, Member States should take account of the need to reduce emissions in zones and agglomerations affected by excessive air pollutant concentrations and/or in those that contribute significantly to air pollution in other zones and agglomerations, including in neighbouring countries. National air pollution control programmes should, to that end, contribute to the successful implementation of air quality plans enacted under Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.23 __________________ 23 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air in Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 65 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Livestock farmers have no way of limiting the enteric methane emissions resulting from the digestive systems of cattle, unless they limit the amount of grass and hay that their animals eat, which would make it much more difficult for them to continue raising high-quality livestock, and would also have severe consequences not only on the welfare of the animals but also on the environment, as the farmers would be forced to abandon natural grassland; enteric methane should be differentiated from other sources of methane emissions and excluded from the scope of the Directive.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
This Directive shall apply to emissions of the pollutants referred to in Annex I from all sources occurring in the territory of the Member States, their exclusive economic zones and pollution control zones, except for emissions originating from farming.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3),nd particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 88 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall take all the necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs to limit their 2025 anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOX, NMVOC, NH3, PM2,5 and CH4 and PM2,5. The levels of those emissions shall be determined on the basis of fuels sold, by a linear reduction trajectory established between their emission levels for 2020 and the emission levels defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030.
Amendment 94 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 101 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Amendment 102 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) ammonia and methane emissions originating from the effluents of livestock.
Amendment 109 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may jointly implement their methane emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels referred to in Annex II, provided that they meet the following conditions: (a) they comply with all applicable requirements and modalities enacted under Union legislation, including under Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. (b) they have adopted and implemented effective provisions in order to ensure a proper operation of joint implementationwill be able to limit their methane emissions in accordance with their national laws.
Amendment 112 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 114 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Amendment 116 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Amendment 120 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) take account of the need to reduce air pollutant emissions for the purpose of reaching compliance with air quality objectives in their territories and, where appropriate in neighbouring Member States;.
Amendment 121 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure coherence with other relevant plans and programmes established by virtue of requirements set in national or Union legislation.
Amendment 129 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall consult, in accordance with relevant Union legislation, the public and competent authorities, which, by reason of their specific environmental responsibilities in the field of air pollution, quality and management at all levels, are likely to be concerned by the implementation of the national air pollution control programmes, on their draft national air pollution control programme and any significant updates prior to their finalisation. Where appropriate, transboundary consultations shall be ensured in accordance with relevant Union legislation.
Amendment 131 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Amendment 134 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 135 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 137 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 138 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 146 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Amendment 148 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 149 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 151 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where a national air pollution control programme is updated under Article 6(4), the Member State concerned shallmay inform the Commission thereof within two months.
Amendment 153 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 155 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall in any case report as above for the year 2025, and shall also include information on the achievement of the intermediate emission levels referred to in Article 4 paragraph 2 and the reasons for any non-achievement. It shall identify the need for further action also considering the sectorial impacts of implementation.
Amendment 162 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 164 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15
Article 15
Member States shall lay down the rules on the penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall forthwith, within a reasonable period of time, communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 46 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has confirmed that surrogate dams used in cloning suffer in particular from placenta dysfunctions contributing to increased levels of miscarriages21. Surrogate dams suffer in particular from placenta dysfunctions contributing to increased levels of miscarriages21. This contributes, amongst other things, to the low efficiency of the technique, 6 to 15 % for bovine and 6 % for porcine species, and the need to implant embryo clones into several dams to obtain one clone. In addition, clone abnormalities and unusually large offspring result in difficult births and neonatal deaths. What is more, surrogate dams have to undergo extensive hormonal treatments which undermine their general well-being and involve the use of drugs which pose a threat to animal and human health and to the environment when excreted. __________________ 21 Scientific Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare and Environmental Impact of Animals derived from Cloning by Somatic Cell Nucleus Transfer (SCNT) and their Offspring and Products Obtained from those Animals http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/c loning.htm.
Amendment 76 #
2013/0433(COD)
Recital 4
(4) Currently animals of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species are likely to be cloned for farming purposes. The scope of this Directive should therefore be limited to the use ofCloning thus primarily involves mammals, even though the latter are acknowledged as being particularly sensitive. The provisions of this Directive should therefore be extended to cover all mammals. Given the cost of a clone, it is clear that cloned animals are not themselves intended for cloning for farming purposes of those five specisumption, but rather for use for breeding purposes. In terms of volume, the impact on food production will stem primarily from clone descendants, rather than from clones themselves.
Amendment 102 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Even using the latest scientific methods, it is impossible to determine a posteriori whether an animal is a clone or a descendant of a clone, whether a carcass is that of a clone or a descendant of a clone or whether a piece of meat comes from a clone or a descendant of a clone. The only way of guaranteeing traceability, and thus provision of the information which consumers need in order to make a choice in full knowledge of the facts, is to establish a traceability system from the time sperm is taken, in the case of descendants, or cells are taken, in the case of the clone itself. Nevertheless, the experts heard agree that traceability remains a very complex matter and may not even be economically viable.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and notably the freedom to conduct a business and the freedom of the sciences. This Directive has to be implemented in accordance with these rights and principle and, above all, consumers’ freedom of choice and food safety. This Directive has to be implemented in accordance with these rights and principles and with Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty. These provisions accord the same importance to animal welfare as to the other fundamental principles referred to in that title of the Treaty, i.e. the promotion of equality between men and women, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the protection of human health, the combating of discrimination, the promotion of sustainable development and the protection of consumers and personal data. What is more, paragraph 17 of Parliament’s resolution of 4 July 2012 on the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012–2015 states it should be obligatory to inform consumers whether an imported product, or a product containing an imported product, is made from animals that were kept under conditions different from those required by European animal welfare regulations.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the cloning of animalmammals and animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes in the Union;
Amendment 112 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the cloning of animals in the Union and the use of such animals for breeding purposes;
Amendment 113 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the placing on the market of embryo clones and animal clonecloned mammals and animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes and of food and non-food products made from cloned animals and their descendants.
Amendment 151 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 152 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Imports of live animals, carcasses, meat and pre-prepared meat-based dishes from third countries where animal cloning for farming purposes is practised shall be banned if the products concerned are not clearly identified, and are identifiable by consumers, as stemming from the use of cloning technology, either directly or by way of filiation.
Amendment 159 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Imports from third countries of mammals born to surrogate dams shall be banned.