654 Amendments of Brian SIMPSON
Amendment 67 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 165 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty’), excluding the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No [COM(2011)416] of the European Parliament and of the Council19, wine, spirit drinks and tobacco; __________________ 19 Regulation (EC) No [COM(2011/416] of Regulation (EC) No [COM(2011/416] of ... on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ ...).
Amendment 177 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 186 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 189 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 78 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In accordance with Article 26(2) of the Treaty, the internal market is to comprise an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods and services and the freedom of establishment are ensured. The harmonisation of certain aspects of package contracts and assistlinked travel arrangements is necessary for the creation of a real consumer internal market in this area, striking the right balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of businesses.
Amendment 107 #
2013/0246(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) packages and assistlinked travel arrangements covering a period of less than 24 hours unless overnight accommodation is included;
Amendment 87 #
2013/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32
Article 1 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37 a (new)
Amendment 90 #
2013/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32
Article 1 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 37 a (new) – paragraph 1
Article 37 a (new) – paragraph 1
1. The Management Board shall be assisted by an Executive Board. establish at least one working body to assist and help it prepare decisions in the following activities (i) to help the Management Board ensure adequate follow-up to the findings and recommendations stemming from the internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as from the investigations of the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF); (ii) without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Executive Director, as set out in Article 38, to assist and advise him/her in the preparation, and subsequent implementation, of decisions of the Management Board in the areas of budgetary management, staffing policy, and the work programme, with a view to reinforcing supervision of business planning.
Amendment 92 #
2013/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32
Article 1 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 37 a (new) – paragraph 2
Article 37 a (new) – paragraph 2
2. The Executive Board shall:Management Board may establish other working bodies to assist in carrying out its functions, including the preparation of its decisions and monitoring the implementation thereof.
Amendment 93 #
2013/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32
Article 1 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37 a (new)
Amendment 94 #
2013/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32
Article 1 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37 a (new)
Amendment 96 #
2013/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32
Article 1 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37 a (new)
Amendment 98 #
2013/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32
Article 1 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 37 a (new) – paragraph 2
Article 37 a (new) – paragraph 2
3. The Management Board shall lay down the rules of procedure of such bodies, ensuring appropriate representation by members of the Management Board and in particular representation by the Commission.
Amendment 211 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that, in accordance with this Article, providers of support services canthere are no statutory impediments to the providers of terminal air navigation and/or support services that would prevent their ability to compete within the Union on the basis of equitable, non-discriminatory and transparent conditions for the purpose of providing these services.
Amendment 219 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay take all necessary measures to ensure that the provision of air traffic services is separated from the provision of support services. ThisSuch a separation shall include the requican only be done after a full and compremhent that air traffic services and support services are provided by separate undertakingssive i) social impact assessment and ii) safety assessment.
Amendment 228 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. In choosing thease of choosing an external provider of support services, in particular cost efficiency, overall service quality, interoperability and safety of services shall be taken into account by the entity procuring those services.
Amendment 127 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the interest of efficient, safe and, environmentally and socially sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited to a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required insofar as these requirements are transparent, non- discriminatory, objective and relevant for the provision of the port serviceneeded in order to provide the relevant port service, the compliance with maritime safety and security of the port, the respect of local, national, Union and international environmental requirements, and the good reputation of the port service provider concerning the application of social standards protecting employees' health and safety and respecting their labour rights.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Member States should retain the power to ensure an adequate level of social protection for the staff of undertaking providing port services. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States and shall respect Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union giving workers the right of collective bargaining and action. In cases of limitation of the number of port service providers, where the conclusion of a port service contract may entail a change of port service operator, it should be possible for the competent authorities to askthe managing bodies of the port shall require the chosen service operator to apply the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses11. __________________ 11 OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16. OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.
Amendment 158 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Pilotage, towing and mooring provide essential, unique and specialised services to the shipping industry, which if open to competition would jeopardise maritime safety and security, the protection of the environment and the efficiency of ports. They should be therefore exempted from the market access provisions laid down in Chapter II of this Regulation.
Amendment 286 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 346 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Collective actions shall not be considered as an event of a disruption, for which the emergency measures may be taken.
Amendment 379 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This Chapter and the transitional provisions of Article 24 shall not apply to cargo handling services and, passenger services, pilotage, mooring and towage.
Amendment 453 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The managing body of the port shall regularly consult stakeholders such as undertakings established in the port, providers of port services, operators of waterborne vessels, cargo owners, land transport operators, port workers' representatives and public administrations operating in the port area on the following:
Amendment 165 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Information submitted to the Commission by the competent authorities as provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be available for publication or otherwise accessible to the public.
Amendment 192 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 202 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) in case of long journeys between Member States and with third countries, official controls performed at any stage of the long journey on a random or targeted basis to verify that declared journey times are realistic and that the journey complies with this Regulation and in particular that travel times and rest periods have complied with the limits set out in Chapter V of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.
Amendment 203 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) official controls on the fitness of the animals being transported and on the means of transport to verify compliance with Chapter II and where applicable Chapter VI of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 204 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) where in the view of the competent authority, following official controls under point (c) (i) of this paragraph, animals are unfit for transport, they shall be unloaded, watered, fed and rested until fit to continue their journey.
Amendment 254 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 255 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 366 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 135 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) take appropriate measures to ensure that the operator remedies the non- compliance and establishes systems to prevents further occurrences of it.
Amendment 367 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 135 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) order the unloading, transfer to another means of transport, holding andin suitable accommodation with appropriate care of animals, quarantine periods, the postponement of the slaughter of animals;
Amendment 369 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
Article 135 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
(la) Where official controls on journey logs provided for in point (i) of paragraph (b) of Article 18 (1) determine non- compliance, the competent authorities shall require that the operator amend the arrangements for the intended long journey to ensure compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.
Amendment 380 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Articles 14, 15, 16, 21, 22(2), 23, 24 and 26 are deleted;
Amendment 93 #
Amendment 116 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Private gardeners and farmers, who use seeds and plants and produce them for their own consumption, are not covered by this Regulation. The rules laid down in this Regulation shall only apply to the marketing of plant reproductive material aimed at commercial exploitation.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Certain genera and species of plant reproductive material, with the exception of those marketed exclusively for ornamental use and those intended for sale to home gardeners, should be subject to enhanced requirements concerning their production and making available on the market due to their increased economic, health or environmental importance. That importance should be determined through the area or value of production of those genera or species, the number of professional operators or the content of substances which present a potential risk for health or the environment. The majority of those genera and species is currently regulated by the above Directives. Those genera and species should be inserted in a specific list (hereinafter: ‘listed genera and species’).
Amendment 126 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Basic requirements should be set for plant reproductive material not belonging to listed genera or species, to ensure minimum quality and identification standards for their production and making available on the market. Those requirements should also apply to plant reproductive material marketed for ornamental purposes and to propagating material intended for sale to home gardeners.
Amendment 171 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intended solely for, and maintained by, gene banks, organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or persons belonging to those organisations or networks;
Amendment 196 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind between persons other than professional operators.
Amendment 228 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 5
Article 3 – point 5
(5) ‘making available on the market’ means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer, and the sale, distribution, import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer, by a professional operator aimed at commercial exploitation and whether free of charge or not;
Amendment 238 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person carrying out, as a profession, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material aimed at commercial exploitation:
Amendment 240 #
Amendment 246 #
Amendment 248 #
Amendment 249 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
Amendment 251 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
Amendment 373 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. This Title shall not apply to propagating material of genera and species listed in Annex I, when the material: - is intended for ornamental use, or - is marketed for home gardeners. That material will be covered by Title III provisions.
Amendment 561 #
Amendment 563 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a Mixtures Mixtures of varieties and/or genera and species may be made available on the market with the following restrictions: (a) An official label may only be affixed to the mixture if all the ingredients of the mixture have been certified with an official label before. All other mixtures, including those containing genera and species not listed in Annex I shall be made available on the market as standard material. (b) The label of the mixture has to contain an ingredient's list with at least the common name and the weight percentage of each ingredient.
Amendment 564 #
Amendment 577 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a Preservation mixtures 1. Preservation mixtures may only be made available on the market as standard material. 2. In the case it is not possible to make a preservation mixture available on the market as standard material, an indication of the natural environment where the preservation mixture has been harvested shall be provided. This information shall at least include: (a) the date and the place of harvest; and (b) which plant societies are concerned.
Amendment 608 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the marketproduced in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;
Amendment 677 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 683 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a Import conditions Imports to the Union of Plant reproductive material shall not be prohibited or restricted, except in one of the following cases: (a) It is prohibited by an existing trade agreement. (b) Import is explicitly prohibited by another Union act. (c) A demonstrable risk exists from plant disease, invasive species or other phytosanitary risk not already present and established in the Union. (d) A demonstrable risk of consumer fraud exists. (e) Materials are being made available on the market at subsidized prices or at a price so low it constitutes dumping, and the total commercial value exceeds 1 million Euros. (f) The PRM to be imported or its lot do not comply with the quality requirements of this Regulation for the respective species and categories and types of material.
Amendment 688 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Amendment 696 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Title shall also apply to propagating material of genera and species listed in Annex I, when the material: - is marketed for ornamental purposes, or - is intended for sale to home gardeners.
Amendment 699 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) in the case of seeds, it shall have satisfactory germination, as appropriate for the genera and species concerned, to allow an appropriate number of plants per area after sowing, and to ensure the maximumsufficient yield and quality of the production;
Amendment 702 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 2
Amendment 705 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Amendment 708 #
Amendment 710 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the variety has been enterprofessional operator provides sufficient assurance of the identity and denomination of the variety through information provided ion any other public or private list with an official or officially recognised description and a denominand traceability of previous cycles of multiplication.;
Amendment 714 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the variety concerned is commonly known to consumers from information available in the public domain.
Amendment 717 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the variety is not protected by a plant variety right or registered pursuant to Title IV, as referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, but has been entered in a public or private list with an official or officially recognised description and a denomination as referred to in points (b) and (c) of that paragraph, the professional operator may request the advice of the Agency concerning the suitability of the denomination pursuant to the provisions of Article 64. Following that request, the Agency shall submit to the applicant a recommendation on the suitability of the variety denomination, as requested by the applicant, taking into account the requirements set out in Article 64.
Amendment 743 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the official description of the variety, or, where, applicable, the officially recognised description of the variety with an indication of the region(s) where the variety has historically been grown and to which it is naturally adapted (‘region(s) of origin’);
Amendment 747 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been bred using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety.
Amendment 748 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(k b) The genealogical components of the variety
Amendment 795 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in case the variety had been previously not registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register and plant reproductive material belonging to that variety has been made available on the market before the entry into force of this Regulation;
Amendment 800 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in case the variety had been previously registered in any national variety register or in the Union variety register on the basis of a technical examination pursuant to Article 71, but has been deleted from those registers more than five years before the submission of the current application and would not fulfil the requirements laid down in Articles 60, 61 and 62 and, where applicable, Article 58(1) and Article 59(1).
Amendment 821 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 831 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Amendment 837 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) in the case of a newly bred variety, the description delivered by the applicant is examined for correctness according to the respective technical guidance by the competent authority.
Amendment 907 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been breed using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety;
Amendment 974 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the framework of the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1), an examination of the genealogical components is necessary, the results of that examination and the description of the genealogical components shall be treated as confidential, if the applicant so requests. The genealogical composition of the variety shall only be kept confidential until the variety is registered in the Union variety register or a national variety register.
Amendment 975 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 2
Article 75 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of varieties of plant reproductive material intended exclusively for the production of agricultural raw materials for industrial purposes, and if so requested by the applicant, the results of the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1) and the intended uses of those varieties shall be treated as confidential. The result of the technical examination and the intended uses shall only be kept confidential until the variety is registered in the union variety register or a national variety register
Amendment 1099 #
Amendment 1423 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point n b (new)
Annex III – Part A – point n b (new)
Amendment 97 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation in relation to transmissible animal diseases at Union level, it is necessary to establish a harmonised list of transmissible animal diseases (‘listed diseases’). Thus implementing powers to lay down such a list should be conferred on the Commission, which shall be provided in an Annex to this Regulation. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend or adjust the list as appropriate.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The prevention and control rules of this Regulation for a specific transmissible animal disease should apply to species of animals which can transmit the disease in question, by being susceptible to it or by acting as its vector. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, it is necessary to establish a harmonised list of species to which the measures for specific listed diseases should apply at Union level (‘listed species’) and thus implementing . The Commission shall be empowersed to lay down such a list should be conferred on the Commissionadopt delegated acts to amend or adjust the list as appropriate.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘wild animals’ means animals which are not kept animals; unclaimed, living independent of direct human supervision or control;
Amendment 177 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – introductory part
(16) ‘emerging disease’ means a disease other than a listed disease which has the potential to meet the criteria for listed diseases provided for in Article 6(1)(a) due to:
Amendment 182 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘operator’ means a natural or legal person, having animals and products under their responsibility, including animal keepers and, transporters and those engaged in the commercial breeding and sale of animals, but excluding pet keepers and veterinarians;
Amendment 195 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 51 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 51 a (new)
(51a) 'Vector' means any carrier, live or otherwise, that transports an infectious agent from an infected individual to a susceptible individual or its food or immediate surroundings;
Amendment 265 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) be responsible for the health and welfare of kept animals and products under their responsibility;
Amendment 302 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) raising animal health and animal welfare awareness;
Amendment 323 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall support veterinarians to ensure they are able to service remote areas and update operators and animal professionals on the latest animal health knowledge.
Amendment 354 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Competent authorities shall ensure communication campaigns to inform the general public about the key principles regarding the spread and control of diseases.
Amendment 374 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point a
Article 22 – point a
(a) observe the health and behaviourwelfare of animals under their responsibility;
Amendment 398 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) providing advice to the operator on biosecurity and other animal health and animal welfare matters, as relevant for the type of establishment and the categories and species of kept animals on the establishment.
Amendment 455 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall consult relevant stakeholders when drawing up and updating contingency plans.
Amendment 478 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point f – introductory part
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point f – introductory part
(f) take any other necessary disease control measures, taking into account the disease control measures provided for in Section 4, and ensure that any control measures spare the affected animals avoidable pain and suffering, concerning:
Amendment 489 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the humane killing and disposal or slaughtering of animals that may be contaminated and contribute to the spread of the listed disease, whilst sparing the animals any avoidable pain or distress;
Amendment 504 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) the potential impact of control measures on the welfare of the affected kept animals.
Amendment 508 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where relevant for the effective control of the listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(a) for which the disease control measures due to the outbreak apply, the competent authority mayshall:
Amendment 519 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take the necessary disease prevention and control measures to avoid the further spread of that listed disease and ensure that any control measures spare the affected animals avoidable pain and suffering.
Amendment 530 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) the potential impact of control measures on the welfare of the affected kept animals.
Amendment 543 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the potential impact of control measures on the welfare of the affected kept animals.
Amendment 560 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Amendment 568 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83
Article 83
Amendment 572 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86
Article 86
Amendment 591 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 100 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 652 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 121 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the movement complies with Council Regulation (EC) No1/2005 concerning the protection of animals during transport.
Amendment 674 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 141 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 69 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In its policy orientations on road safety 2011-20207 , the Commission set out measures to make vehicles safer and better protect vulnerable road users. The importance of visibility for vehicle drivers was also underlined in the Commission’s report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Directive 2007/38/EC on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community8 . A new cab profile will also contribute to improving road safety by reducing the blind spot in the drivers'’ vision, including under the windscreen and to the side of the vehicle, which should help save the lives of many vulnerable road users such as pedestrians or cyclists. This new cab profile could also incorporate energy absorption structures in the event of a collisionshould therefore, after an appropriate transitional period, become mandatory. This new profile should also incorporate energy absorption structures in the event of a collision and should be streamlined to deflect other road users in case of collisions to avoid overruns. It is essential that new cab designs benefiting from the length exceedances comply with improved direct vision requirements, energy absorption criteria and pedestrian protection requirements. The potential gain in the volume of the cab would also improve the driver'’s comfort and safety, which in turn would also impact on the safe driving of vehicles, particularly heavy goods vehicles. In the interests of improving the drivers fitness to drive safer and thereby road safety, it is also essential that the new cab designs improve the size, safety and comfort of the driver’s cabin. __________________ 7 COM(2010) 389 8 COM (2012) 258
Amendment 146 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Amendment 159 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 171 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
(ba) Article 4(5) is replaced by the following: ‘(5) Member States may allow vehicles or vehicle combinations incorporating new technologies or new concepts which cannot comply with one or more requirements of this Directive to be used for a trial period subject to the following conditions: - the transport operations in question shall be confined to strictly designated local areas within the territory of the Member State in question; - the duration of the trial shall be limited to 24 months; - the trial shall be scientifically monitored and the trial vehicles’ impact shall be studied in relation to the following aspects: infrastructure, road safety, modal shift, compatibility with existing combined transport provision, the environment, drivers’ working conditions and public acceptance; - an official report on the conduct of the trial and the findings of the scientific monitoring shall be submitted to the Commission annually; - the Commission shall publish these reports. Member States shall give the Commission advance notice of trials that they intend to conduct. The Commission shall ensure that the trials are permissible having regard to the conditions outlined above. The Commission shall refuse to allow trials which are incompatible with this Directive or with the rules of international competition. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament of its decisions in this regard.’
Amendment 174 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
2 a) In Article 4 – paragraph 4 – the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph: Without prejudice to Member States’ rights laid down in acts on accession to the union, international transport operations carried out by vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions deviating from those laid down in points 1.1,1.2, 1.4 to 1.8, 4.2 and 4.4 of Annex 1 shall be prohibited.
Amendment 203 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – point iii
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 – point iii
these devices can be easily folded, retracted or removed by the driver.folded and unfolded automatically
Amendment 225 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
In the aim of improving the aerodynamic performance and road safety of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, vehicles or combinations of vehicles that meet the criteria set out in paragraph 2 below may exceed the maximum lengths provided for in point 1.1 of Annex I. The main purpose of these exceedances is to allow the construction of tractor cabssafer cabs, whilst also improving the aerodynamic characteristics of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, and improving road safety.
Amendment 231 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 – point i
improves direct vision to makes vulnerable road users more visible to the driver, in particular by reducing the blind spots under the front windscreen and to the side of the vehicle
Amendment 233 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 – point ii
reduces the damage in the event of a collision, with other vehicles by improving the energy absorption performance of cabs
Amendment 236 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 – point ii a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 – point ii a (new)
(iia) Improving pedestrian protection by adjusting the frontal design to minimise the risk of overruns in case of collisions with vulnerable road users
Amendment 243 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/537ec
Article 9 –paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 –paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The safety requirements referred to in article 9.2 and the cabin design requirements referred to in article 9a (new) shall become mandatory for all new N2 and N3 vehicles from 1st January 2020.
Amendment 248 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts concerning the requirements which the new tractor cabs must meet in accordance with Article 16. These take the form of technical characteristics, minimum levels of performance, design constraints, and procedures for the establishment of the test certificate indicating the increase in aerodynamic performance referred to in paragraph 3 and shall be adopted no later than 2 years after the publication of this Directive.
Amendment 253 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 288 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
After the expiry of a period of two years from the date of entry into force of this Directive, Member States shall measure the weight of vehicles or combination of vehicles in circulation. The purpose of these pre-selection measures is to identify vehicles that are likely to have committed an offence and that should be checked manually. These measures may be taken with the aid of automatic systems set up on the infrastructure, or onboard systems installed in vehicles in line with paragraph 6 below. The automatic systems must enable the identification of the vehicles suspected of exceeding the maximum authorised weights. As these automatic systems are only to be used for pre- selection purposes, and not to define an offence, they do not have to be certified by the Member StateThe Commission shall come forward with common procedures and specifications to make the on board weight sensor a reliable device, suitable for the enforcement of the provisions of this Directive. The Commission shall also assess whether the weight sensor, when interconnected to the digital tachograph, can be useful to enforce other road transport legislation. The Commission shall, if appropriate, come forward with the necessary legislative proposals.
Amendment 6 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The mechanism of the financial discipline, together with the modulation, was introduced with the 2003 CAP reform. BothThis instruments provideds for a linear reduction of the amount of direct payments to be granted to farmers. Taking into account the implications of the unequal distribution of direct payments between small and large beneficiaries, modulation has been applied to amounts in excess of EUR 5000 in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of payments. In respect of calendar year 2013, the adjustment of direct payments referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 continues to provide for the same exemption as the modulation. The financial discipline should be applied in a similar way to also contribute to achieving the objective of a more balanced distribution of payments; therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the application of the adjustment rate only for amounts in excess of EUR 5000.
Amendment 11 #
2013/0087(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to a farmer in excess of EUR 5000 for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by 4.981759[XXX] %.
Amendment 225 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies referred to in Article 4(1) shall be established within a period of 360 months after the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 227 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The reports referred to in Article 15(1) shall be provided, at the latest, 4266 months following the entry into force of the Directive, and every six years thereafter.
Amendment 126 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) AThe airports managing body and airport users such as air carriers and, ground handling companies and assistance providers for disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility should cooperate to minimise the impact of multiple flight disruptions on passengers by ensuring their care and rerouting. To this end, they shouldall prepare contingency plans for such occurrences and worksubmit such plans toge ther in the development of such plans National Enforcement Body who shall assess them and may require adaptations when necessary.
Amendment 138 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Disabled passengers or passengers with reduced mobility missing a connecting flight due to delay caused by airport assistance services shall be adequately cared for while waiting for re- routing. Such passengers should be able to claim compensation from the airport managing body on a similar basis to passengers whose flights are delayed or cancelled by the air carrier.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) To assist National Enforcement Bodies in fulfilling their role regarding the enforcement of this Regulation, air carriers should provide them with relevant compliance documentation that demonstrates their consistent compliance with all relevant Articles of the Regulation.
Amendment 150 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21 b) As commercial aviation is an integrated EU market, measures to guarantee enforcement of the Regulation will be more effective at Union level with increased involvement of the European Commission. Specifically, the European Commission should increase awareness of air carriers' compliance with passenger rights requirements among the flying public by publishing a list of carriers that systematically fail to comply with the Regulation.
Amendment 158 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure that the damage to or loss of mobility equipment is compensated to its full value, air carriers should offer free of charge to persons with reduced mobilityand airport assistance services shall inform disabled passengers or passengers with reduced mobility at the time of booking and again at check-in of the opportunity to make a special declaration of interest, which pursuant to the Montreal Convention, allows them to seek full compensation for loss or damage.
Amendment 183 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point i
Article 2 – point i
"disabled person or “'person with reduced mobility” means any person as defined in Article 2(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air22 . __________________ 22whose mobility when using transport is reduced due to any physical disability (sensory or locomotor, permanent or temporary), intellectual disability or impairment, or any other cause of disability, or age, and whose situation needs appropriate attention and the adaptation to his or her particular needs of the service made available to all passengers; __________________ 22 OJ L204, 26.7.2006, p.1 OJ L204, 26.7.2006, p.1
Amendment 284 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than three million passengers for at least three consecutive years, the airport managing body shall ensure that the operations of the airport mand ofaging body in cooperation with the airport users, in particular the air carriers and, the suppliers of ground handling services, are cond special assistance providers for dinated through a proper contingency plansabled passengers or passengers with reduced mobility, shall set up a proper contingency plan that shall ensure adequate coordination of the airport and the airport users in view of possible situations of multiple cancellations and/or delays of flights leading to a considerable number of passengers stranded at the airport, including in cases of airline insolvency or revocation of the operating licence. The contingency plan shall be set up to ensure adequate information and assistance to the stranded passengers. The managing body of the airport shall communicate the contingency plan and any amendments to it to the National Enforcement Body designated pursuant to Article 16. At airports below the above-mentioned threshold, the airport management body shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate airport users and to assist and inform stranded passengers in such situations.
Amendment 437 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
The operating air carrier shall not apply the limitations set out in Articles 9(4) and 9(5) if the passenger is a person with a disability or with reduced mobility or any person accompanying him/her, an unaccompanied child, a pregnant woman or a person in need of specific medical assistance, on condition the air carrier or its agent or the organiser has been notified of their particular needs for assistance at least 48 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the flight, Such notification shall be deemed to cover the entire journey and the return journey if both journeys have been contracted with the same air carrier. The accommodation provided as well as the information about those arrangements, given by different means of communication, shall be accessible and the needs of guide and assistance dogs should be equally met.
Amendment 447 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 14, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 1a. The operating air carrier shall provide the passengers with clearly legible and transparent information about passenger rights and contacts for help and assistance on electronic tickets and electronic and printed versions of a boarding card.
Amendment 468 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
13 a. The following Article is inserted: "Article 14a Compliance documents 1. Community air carriers shall prepare and submit to the National Enforcement Body of the Member State that issued their operating licence pursuant to Regulation 1008/2008 and to the European Commission by 1 January 2016 a document that demonstrates in reasonable detail that their operating procedures are sufficient to ensure that they consistently comply with all relevant Articles of the Regulation. 2. Any other carrier providing services from a Union airport shall submit a compliance document to the NEBs of all Member States in which they operate and to the European Commission. 3. Air Carriers will review their compliance documents and submit updated versions to the relevant NEB(s) and to the European Commission every three years henceforth."
Amendment 471 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
The National Enforcement Body shall closely monitor compliance with the requirements of this Regulation and take the measures necessary to ensure that the rights of passengers are respected. For this purpose, air carriers and airport managing bodies shall provide the relevant documents to the National Enforcement Body at its request. In order to carry out its functions, the National Enforcement Body shall also take accou within one month of the information submitted to it by the body designated under Artits request, without prejudicle 16a. It may also decide on enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by the body designatedto the obligations of air carriers under Article 164a.
Amendment 475 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
In Article 16, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 2a. In order to carry out its functions, the National Enforcement Body shall take account of the information submitted to it by the body designated under Article 16a and of the compliance documents submitted by air carriers, where possible corroborating the validity of Compliance Documents against complaints information. The National Enforcement Body shall also take enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by the body designated under Article 16a.
Amendment 486 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 2
Article 16a – paragraph 2
If a passenger wants to make a complaint to the air carrier with regard to his rights under this Regulation, he shall submit it within 3 months from the date on which the flight was performed or was scheduled to be performed. Within 7 days of receiving the complaint, the carrier shall confirm the receipt of the complaint to the passenger. Within two months of receiving the complaint, the carrier shall provide a full and reasoned answer to the passenger, as well as the relevant contact details of the designated body referred to in paragraph 3, including postal address, phone number, email address and website.
Amendment 492 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 3
Article 16a – paragraph 3
In accordance with relevant EU and national law, each Member State shall designate a national body or bodies responsible for the out-of-court resolution of disputes between air carriers and passengers with regard to the rights covered by this Regulation. The designated body shall maintain a website, email and postal address and phone line for the public, all of which shall be provided to passengers by national aviation authorities, airport managing bodies and air carriers upon request.
Amendment 496 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 16a – paragraph 4 a (new)
In Article 16a, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 4a. If the airline is found to be at fault the complaints handling body shall inform the National Enforcement Body, who with reference to Article 16a, paragraph 2, shall take action to ensure enforcement.
Amendment 500 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 5
Article 16a – paragraph 5
Within 7 days of receiving the complaint, the designated body shall confirm receipt of the complaint and shall send a copy to the appropriate National Enforcement Body. The national body designated under paragraph 3 shall keep the complainant informed of what steps have been taken to investigate the complaint. The time taken to provide the final reply to the complainant shall not be longer than three months from the receipt of the complaint. A copy of the final reply shall also be provided to the National Enforcement Body, who will notify the complainant of any enforcement action taken by the National Enforcement Body pursuant to their individual complaint.
Amendment 505 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 16a – paragraph 5 b (new)
In Article 16a, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 5b. In cases where the final reply of the designated body confirms that an infringement of the Regulation has been committed, the designated body shall also send the reply, and the complaint file, to the European Commission. It will also on an annual basis send to the European Commission, and publish on its website, the number of complaints that it has received by type of alleged infringement as well as by air carrier, and the outcomes of the process (e.g. compensation paid or not paid, recovery or non-recovery of expenses for accommodation).
Amendment 507 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16b – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16b – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 16b, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 1a. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt provisions on the minimum contents of the compliance documents of Article 15. The minimum contents will however at least contain contingency plans for major disruptions, would identify those responsible for providing assistance and other rights, the modalities and procedures through which complaints are handled and assistance and compensation are provided, and procedures and templates for communication with passengers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 16c.
Amendment 512 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16b – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 16b – paragraph 5 a (new)
In Article 16b, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 5a. The Commission shall publish on its website and regularly update, starting no later than 1 May 2015, a list of all air carriers operating in the Union that systematically fail to comply with the provisions of this Regulation. Irrespective of size or nationality, any carrier for whom the Commission has received evidence of infringements according to Article 16a Paragraph 5b that occurred to passengers on more than 10 different flights in one calendar year, and that relate to more than one Article of the Regulation, shall be considered to systematically fail to comply with the Regulation.
Amendment 526 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6a – paragraph 1
Article 6a – paragraph 1
Whenever carrying checked wheelchairs or other mobility equipment or assistive devices, the air carrier and its agents shall make aware and offer each person with reduced mobility as defined in Article 2(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/200625 the option to make, free of charge, a special declaration of interest pursuant to Article 22(2) of the Montreal Convention, at booking and at the latest when the equipment is handed to the carrier. __________________ 25 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air, OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p.1
Amendment 570 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1– paragraph 1 – point ii
Annex 1– paragraph 1 – point ii
technical problems which are not inherent in the normal operation of the aircraft, such as the identification of a defect during the flight operation concerned andaffecting the aircraft which parevents the normal continuation of the operation; or caused by a hidden manufacturing defect revealnotified by the manufacturer or a competent safety authority; and which impinges on flight safetyll other technical problems shall not be considered as extraordinary circumstances for the purpose of this regulation;
Amendment 581 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point v
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point v
air traffic management restrictions or closure of airspace or an airport (including runway closure);
Amendment 592 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point i
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point i
Amendment 203 #
2013/0029(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the infrastructure manager per(s) are accountable forms all the functions referred to in Article 3(2) and iscting independent fromly of any railway undertaking.
Amendment 236 #
2013/0029(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Provided that the provisions concerning the institutional separation of the infrastructure manager, as laid down in paragraphs 1 to 3, are respected, that no conflict of interest arises and that the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information is guaranteed, Member States may authorise the infrastructure manager to engage in cooperation agreements, in a transparent and non-discriminatory way, with one or several applicants as regards a specific line or a local or regional part of the network, in such a way as to give such applicant an incentive to increase the efficiency of its cooperation in relation to the part of the network concerned. Such incentives shall consist in reductions of track access charges corresponding to possible cost savings for the infrastructure manager as a result of that cooperation. Such cooperation shall be aimed at delivering more efficient management of disruptions, maintenance works or congested infrastructure, or of a line or a part of the network prone to delays, or at improving safety. Its duration shall be limited to a maximum of five years. The infrastructure manager shall inform the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 of the planned cooperation. The regulatory body shall give its prior approval to the cooperation agreement, demand its modification or reject it if the above conditions are not fulfilled. It may require the agreement to be modified at any stage throughout the duration of the agreement. The infrastructure manager shall inform the coordination committee referred to in Article 7d about the cooperation agreement. Any resulting cost savings in infrastructure charges for the railway operator shall be passed on as reductions in passenger fares on the part of the network concerned.
Amendment 238 #
2013/0029(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 415 #
2013/0029(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 e – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Article 7 e – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that infrastructure managers participate and cooperate in a network to develop the Union rail infrastructure, in particular to ensure (i) timely and efficient implementation of the trans-European transport network, including the core network corridors, rail freight corridors according to Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) deployment plan laid down in Decision 2012/88/EU and (ii) the facilitation of efficient and effective cross border passenger services within the EU.
Amendment 422 #
2013/0029(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 7 e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 7 e – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
1(a) The network shall also develop common framework principles for charging for cross border passengers operating on more than one network as defined in Article 37 and for allocation of capacity as defined in Article 40.
Amendment 482 #
2013/0029(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 13 a – paragraph 1
Article 13 a – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU, Member States may requireAll timetabling data shall be considered public data and be made available accordingly. Member States shall require railway undertakings to cooperate in setting up by 12 December 2020 a common travel information and ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through-tickets and reservations for all passenger services operated on their territory, or shall decide to empower relevant authorities to establish such a scheme. The scheme shall not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakings, and shall be managed by a public or private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating domestic passenger services. The relevant infrastructure manager shall contribute to the scheme as far as this is necessary in order to obtain information on train movements. The scheme manager shall ensure that the scheme does not prevent, restrict or distort competition in connection with the supply of travel information, tickets, through-tickets and reservations by railways undertakings or third parties. The regulatory body referred to in Article 55 shall have regulatory oversight of the operation of the scheme with a view to preventing discrimination, and shall be empowered to ensure that the scheme operates on this basis. Member States may also require railway undertakings and providers of passenger transport by other modes of transport to participate in a common interoperable travel information and integrated ticketing scheme for the supply of tickets, through- tickets and reservations or decide to give the power to competerelevant authorities to establish such a scheme. If such a scheme is established, Member States shall ensure that it does not create market distortion or discriminate between railway undertakings and other providers of passenger transport and that it is managed by a public or private legal entity or an association of all railway undertakings operating passenger services. This Article is without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 and Directive 2010/40/EU
Amendment 515 #
2013/0029(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 42 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1a (new)
8a. In Article 42, the following new paragraph 1a is inserted: 1a. With a view to preventing discrimination against applicants, the regulatory body referred to in Article 55 of this Directive shall give prior approval of such a framework agreement and oversee a framework agreement in force on its own initiative. An applicant shall also have the right to appeal to the regulatory body if it believes that it has been unfairly treated, discriminated against or is in any other way aggrieved by a framework agreement. In the event of an appeal against a framework agreement, the regulatory body shall either confirm that no modification of the framework agreement is required, or it shall require modification of that framework agreement in accordance with directions specified by the regulatory body, not later than two months after the appeal is received. The infrastructure manager and the railway undertaking shall comply as soon as is materially feasible, and in any case not later than one month after receiving notification of the request from the regulatory body. Whilst performing the functions described in this paragraph, the regulatory body shall pay particular attention to the protection of business secrets.
Amendment 121 #
2013/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
“competent local authority” means any competent authority whose geographical area of competence is not national and which covers the transport needs of an urban agglomeration and/or a rural districtarea;
Amendment 146 #
2013/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1370/2007
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall establish and regularly update public passenger transport plans covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. These public transport plans shall define the objectives of public transport policy and the means to implement them covering all relevant transport modes for the territory for which they are responsible. These plans can consist of existing information on public transport plans in the public domain. They shall at least include:
Amendment 134 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is an attractive fuel alternative for vessels to meet the requirements for decreasing the sulphur content in maritime fuels in the Sulphur Emission Control Areas, affecting half of the ships sailing in European Short Sea Shipping, as provided for by Directive 2012/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels. A core network of LNG and other alternative fuel refuelling points for maritime and inland waterway vessels should be available at least by the end of 2020. The initial focus on the core network should not rule out that in the longer perspective LNG isand other alternative fuels are also made available at ports outside the core network, in particular those ports that are important for vessels not engaged in transport operations (fishing vessels, offshore service vessels etc.). Another attractive alternative marine fuel is methanol, not the least for existing vessels. This fuel should also be considered as a viable way to comply with the stricter sulphur content requirements as of 2015.
Amendment 151 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework of measures for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in the Union in order to break the oil dependence of transport and sets out minimum requirements on alternative fuels infrastructure build-up and common technical specifications, including recharging points for electric vehicles and refuelling points for natural gas (LNG and CNG), methanol and hydrogen.
Amendment 160 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 – indent 3 a (new)
- methyl and ethyl alcohol (methanol and ethanol),
Amendment 300 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that publicly accessible LNG or other alternative fuel refuelling points for maritime and inland waterway transport are provided in all maritime ports of the Trans- European Transport (TEN-T) Core Network by 31 December 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 308 #
2013/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that publicly accessible LNG or other alternative fuel refuelling points for inland waterway transport are provided in all inland ports of the TEN-T Core Network, by 31 December 2025 at the latest.
Amendment 130 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
− having regard to the Commission White Paper of 28 March 2011 entitled 'Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area − Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system' (COM(2011)0144),
Amendment 135 #
Amendment 136 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA a (new)
Recital AA a (new)
AAa. whereas a properly functioning and fully completed Single Market cannot be effective without a single, interconnected and efficient European transport system which is crucial to the smooth movement of goods, people and services − the essential and underlying freedoms for a Single Market;
Amendment 137 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA b (new)
Recital AA b (new)
Amendment 138 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA c (new)
Recital AA c (new)
AAc. whereas, in order to ensure that the Single European Transport Area delivers concrete results for businesses and citizens, the evaluation of its state should become an integral part of the annual cycle of the European Semester which would be used as a platform for policy guidance, reporting, monitoring and assessment of the progress made by the Member States and the Union and for defining remedial action;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA d (new)
Recital AA d (new)
AAd. whereas it is necessary to establish a true internal market for rail services by opening-up the domestic rail passenger market to competition and granting all Union licensed railway undertakings the right to bid for public service contracts, while safeguarding quality of rail transport services and public service obligations;
Amendment 140 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA e (new)
Recital AA e (new)
AAe. whereas the European maritime transport space without barriers should be further developed into a 'Blue Belt' of free maritime movement in and around Europe, and whereas an appropriate framework to optimise the internal market for inland waterway transport should be established; whereas, to that end, it is necessary to remove barriers that prevent the increased use of inland waterborne transport and to simplify the formalities for ships travelling between Union ports by removing restrictions which put intra- Union shipping at a disadvantage in comparison to other transport modes;
Amendment 141 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA f (new)
Recital AA f (new)
AAf. whereas the Commission and the Member States should accelerate the implementation of the Single European Sky in order to improve safety, capacity, efficiency and the environmental impact of aviation, through the deployment of the future air traffic management system (SESAR) and the establishment of functional airspace blocks in the agreed timeframe;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA g (new)
Recital AA g (new)
AAg. whereas it is necessary to review the market situation of road freight transport as well as the degree of convergence of, among others, road user charges, social and safety legislation, transposition and enforcement of legislation in the Member States, with a view to further opening road transport markets, in particular by eliminating remaining restrictions on road cabotage;
Amendment 143 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA h (new)
Recital AA h (new)
AAh. whereas it is essential to develop a uniform interpretation of Union law on passenger rights and a harmonised and effective enforcement, to ensure both a level playing field for the industry and a European standard of protection for the citizens;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point c a (new)
Annex - recommendation 7 - indent 3 - point c a (new)
(ca) A regular reporting, monitoring and assessment of the progress made by the Member States with regard to the implementation and application of legislation and policy initiatives aimed at establishing a Single European Transport Area, including the submission by Member States of national action plans, their assessment by the Commission and the formulation of country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. SupWelcomes the Commission's reports on the objectivesimpact of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, but notes that its implementation has led to increased costs1/2005/EC, which concludes that the Regulation has had beneficial effects as regards the welfare of animals during transport, but that severe animal welfare problems persist; regrets that this report ignores preamble 5 of the Regulation, which states that 'for reasons of animal welfare thate transport companies have to bear, mainly due to the new requirements as regards vehicle facilitiesof animals over long journeys should be limited as far as possible';
Amendment 9 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that there continues to be a significant admConsiders that reducing the volume of transport by transporting carcasses inistrative burden in the use of satellite navigation devices, ead of live animals would have a positive impact on the environment, reducing the absence of Community hransport costs and pollution, improving the carmbonisation of the technical specifications for their use footprint of the transport sector, and encouraging the development of local production and consumption;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe recommends that animals should be reared as close as possible to the premises on which they are born and slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production; believes that this principle would not lead to a decrease of activity in the transport sector as the reduction in the transport of live animals would be compensated by an increase in the transport of carcasses;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transport of animals is necessarycarried out for economic reasons, whilst at the same time giving rise to an increase in the financialeconomic costs of animal production, which are borne on the one hand by farmers and breeders, and on the other hand by consumers;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that European legislation on animal welfare in transport must not lead to distortions in the free trade in goods or entail disproportionate economic costs, while the particular situation of peripheral and outermost regions must also be taken into accouRecalls that Article 32 of the Regulation states that the Commission report shall take into account 'scientific evidence on the welfare needs of animals', and may be accompanied if necessary by appropriate legislative proposals concerning long journeys; calls on the Commission and the Council, therefore, to review Regulation 1/2005/EC in order to establish a maximum 8-hour limit for the journeys of animals transported for the purpose of being slaughtered, as also requested by Written Declaration 49/2011 by the European Parliament on 15 March 2012; proposes that this maximum 8-hour limit could be efficiently enforced by, inter alia, its integration into the digital tachograph instrument;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that Regulation 1/2005/EC requires vehicles that transport animals on long journeys to use a satellite navigation system to aid enforcement; believes that such systems would contribute more to improved enforcement if they transmitted data regarding travelling times and rest periods in real time to competent authorities;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers thating the importance of good training for transporters is the basis of animal welfare, as it is the main guarantee of the proper handling of animals, and therefore, calls on the Member States to setep up training programmes where necessary;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 30 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the reports submitted yearly by the Member States are essential for understanding the impact of the legislation and taking appropriate corrective action; calls on the Commission to adopt measures on controls and a more harmonised reporting structure by 1 January 2013;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to research how new and existing technology can be applied in livestock vehicles to regulate, monitor and register temperature and humidity, which are essential elements for controlling and protecting the welfare of specific categories of animals during transport, in line with the EFSA recommendations;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is less detrimental to animal welfare and technically easier and financially more rational than the transport of live animals;
Amendment 64 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Is concerned that experiences show that some of the rules in the Regulation do not offer the sufficient protection for neither the animals nor the persons involved in the transport; examples are the rules on separation of sexually mature animals for transport which can cause important safety risks for handlers and drivers;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. deplores the fact that animals destined for slaughter are transported all over Europe, with the sole aim of obtaining allegedly better provenance, to the detriment of the animals.
Amendment 67 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. Highlights the rules on responsibility, where the responsibility for the transport of unfit animals is not sufficiently clear to ensure that animals unfit for transport are not transported and the persons sanctioned are not necessarily in a position to prevent the transport;
Amendment 71 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission Report presenting the state of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which contains the conclusion that the Regulation has a positive, albeit insufficient, impact on the welfare of animals during transport; but also points out that severe animal welfare problems during transport persist; regrets that the Commission does not intend to propose any changes to the EU's legislation on animal transport; and that this report ignores recital 5 of the regulation, which states that 'for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys should be limited as far as possible';
Amendment 135 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period, the number of long distance transports, i.e. transports exceeding 8 hours, has increased significantly by 32,4%;
Amendment 151 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that gGiven that the Regulation has not fulfilled its aimfailed to achieve its goal in respect of limiting the transport of animals, the EU policy oin the matter should be reviewed and should be directed at supporis regard ought to be reviewed and aimed at promoting local processing, small local slaughterhouses and local, mobile slaughterhouses and at supporting meat processing plants, based on the local supply of animals for slaughter from the immediate vicinityslaughter animals;
Amendment 154 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe recommends that "Animals should be reared as close as possible to the premises on which they are born and slaughtered as close as possible to the point of production"1; believes that, where practicable, EU policy should seek to follow this principle. __________________ 1 FVE/01/043, 18/05/01, Transport of live animals, Position paper, Annex 2
Amendment 165 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, provided that the rules on animal welfare are complied withCalls for a limitation of the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to maximum eight hours;
Amendment 178 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the information in Member State reports to be similarly structured, so that they provide better and more comparable data.
Amendment 179 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls upon the Commission to consider the EFSA recommendation on developing strategies to reduce the volume of transport and the long-distance transport of animals for slaughter and limit journey times, in order to reduce the risk of transport associated disease outbreaks.
Amendment 219 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Urges the Commission to commence the study on the transport of fish before 1st January 2013, and to come up with corresponding proposals after completion of this study;
Amendment 221 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for the prescribed density of animals to be recalculated in light of the EFSA recommendations using a formula which takes into account the relationship between the size of animals and their weight.
Amendment 222 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes with regret that the Commission's report does not take the transport of poultry into account, despite the fact that poultry is the main animal species transported in Europe;
Amendment 225 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Urges the Commission to follow the recommendations of EFSA's Scientific Opinion to carry out further research on the thermal limits and regulation for poultry and rabbits, the effects of ventilation on pigs, space allowance for rabbits, newly hatched chicks and pigs
Amendment 229 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls for binding regulations on the minimum height of compartments, adjusted for the species and age of animal in question;
Amendment 247 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned that the degree of implementation of the rules governing the transport of animals varies significantly between individual Member States, and therefore calls on the Commission to adopt measures to secure full and uniform monitoring of adherence to the transport conditions; (Due to its importance, this point should be moved to Article 3.)
Amendment 23 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In other areas there are still substantial differences between the Member States' laws, regulations and administrative provisions on the manufacture, presentation, and sale of tobacco and related products which impede the functioning of the internal market. In the light of scientific, market and international developments these discrepancies are expected to increase. This applies in particular to nicotine containing products, herbal products for smoking, ingredients and emissions, certain aspects of labelling and packaging and the, cross-border distance saleand internet sales of tobacco products and point-of- sale displays of tobacco products.
Amendment 41 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The prohibition of tobacco products with characterising flavoursadditives which improve the flavour of tobacco does not prohibit the use of individual additives altogether, but obliges the manufactures to reduce the additive or the combination of additives to such an extent that the additives ndo longer result in a characterising flavournot improve the flavour or taste. The use of additives necessary for manufacturing of tobacco products should be allowed, as long as they do not result in a characterisinghave a significant impact on the flavour.. The Commission should ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provision on characterising flavour. Independent panels should be used by the Member States and by the Commission to assist in such decision making. The application of this Directive should not discriminate between different tobacco varieties.
Amendment 46 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 56 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 60 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Cross-border distanceInternet sales of tobacco facilitate access to tobacco products of young people and risk to undermine compliance with the requirements provided for by tobacco control legislation and in particular by this Directive. Common rules on a notification system are necessary to ensure that this Directive achieves its full potential. The provision on notification of cross-border distance sales of tobacco in this Directive should apply notwithstanding the notification procedure set out in Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services40 , and should therefore be banned. Business to consumer distance sale of tobacco products is further regulated by Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts, which will be replaced by Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, as of 13 June 2014.41
Amendment 139 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products withcontaining additives which improve the taste or flavour of, or give a characterising flavour to the tobacco product.
Amendment 146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising or improved flavour.
Amendment 177 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Amendment 195 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 7580 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 231 #
Amendment 263 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 298 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Amendment 299 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 309 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a Point-of-sale displays of tobacco 1. Member States shall prohibit point-of- sale displays of tobacco in their territory. 2. Tobacco products shall be completely concealed from the customer except during the purchase or sale of tobacco products, or stocktaking, restocking, staff training or maintenance of the storage unit. 3. Display of tobacco products for those reasons listed in paragraph 2 may only last as long as is necessary to complete those tasks. 4. Prices of tobacco products shall be listed in a standardised format.
Amendment 49 #
2012/0358(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The wheel mark may be supplemented or replaced byManufacturers may use an appropriate and reliable form of electronic tag instead of or in addition to the wheel mark. In such case, Articles 9 and 10 shall apply, as appropriate, mutatis mutandi.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0358(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – part I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex 2 – part I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 81 #
2012/0358(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – part II – point 3.1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex 2 – part II – point 3.1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 83 #
2012/0358(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – part III – point 3.1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex 2 – part III – point 3.1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 85 #
2012/0358(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – part IV – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex 2 – part IV – point 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 87 #
2012/0358(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – part V – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex 2 – part V – point 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 80 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, or of mixtures that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, with a global warming potential of 2500 or more, to service or maintain refrigeration equipment with a charge size equivalent to 50 tonnes of CO2 or more, shall be prohibited from 1 January 2020. This provision shall not apply to reclaimed fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 2500 or more used for the maintenance and servicing of existing refrigeration equipment. Such reclaimed gases should be properly labelled in accordance with Article 10 (5). This provision shall not apply to recycled fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 2500 or more used for the maintenance and servicing of existing refrigeration equipment provided they have been recovered from such equipment. Such recycled gases may only be used by the undertaking which carries out their recovery as part of maintenance and servicing or the undertaking for which the recovery was carried out as part of maintenance and servicing.
Amendment 65 #
2012/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- wheeled tractors of category T5, the use of which mainly takes place on public roads for commercial road haulage purposes, with a design speed exceeding 40 km/h.
Amendment 155 #
2012/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Item 5.2.2 – point d a (new)
Annex II – Item 5.2.2 – point d a (new)
5.2.2. Wheels Visual inspection of both side of each (da) Wheel not Tyres wheel compatible with wheel hub
Amendment 156 #
2012/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Item 5.2.2 – point d a (new)
Annex II – Item 5.2.2 – point d a (new)
5.2.2. Wheels (da) Wheel not compatible with wheel X Wheels hub Tyres
Amendment 157 #
2012/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 1 – Item 5.2.3 – column 2 Method
Annex II – Table 1 – Item 5.2.3 – column 2 Method
5.2.3 Tyres Visual inspection of the entire tyre by rolling the vehicle backwards and forwards. Use a pressure gauge to measure tyre pressure and compare it with the values given by the manufacturer.
Amendment 59 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Agricultural vehicles with a maximum design speed exceeding 40 km/h are more and morein some instances being used to replace trucks in local transport activities. Their risk potential is comparable to that of trucks and therefore this vehicle category should bfor commercial road haulage purposes. It is important to ensure that where agricultural vehicles are used in this way, that they are treated in the same way as trucks regarding roadworthiness testing.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Roadworthiness tests should cover all items relevant to the specific design, construction and equipment of the tested vehicle. These items should be updated to take account of evolving research and technical progress on vehicle safety. Substandard wheels, whereby wheels are fitted onto non-standard axles, should be treated as a critical safety item and should therefore be included in roadworthiness testing. Within these items and considering the current state of vehicle technology, modern electronic systems should be included in the list of items to be tested. To achieve a harmonisation of roadworthiness testing, testing methods should be provided for each of the test items.
Amendment 95 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Amendment 116 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– wheeled tractors of category T5 the use of which mainly takes place on public roads for commercial road haulage purposes with a maximum design speed exceeding 40 km/h – vehicle category T5.
Amendment 127 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– vVehicles used byfor agricultural, horticultural, forestry, farming or fishery undertakpurposes only operatings with a maximum design speed not exceeding 40 km/hin the territory of the Member State,
Amendment 196 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Vehicles of category M1, N1 and O2: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then two years and thereafter annually;
Amendment 253 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of dangerous deficiencies, the vehicle shall not be used on publicly accessible roads and its registrationauthorisation to be used on public roads shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 3a of Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles24 until the deficiencies are rectified and a new roadworthiness certificate is issued testifying that the vehicle is in a roadworthy condition.
Amendment 327 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Item 1.8. – point (a)
Annex II – Item 1.8. – point (a)
1.8 Brake fluid Measuring of boiling (a) Brake fluid boiling temperature or water temperature to low or content water content to high
Amendment 334 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Item 5.2.2. – point (e) (new)
Annex II – Item 5.2.2. – point (e) (new)
5.2.2. Wheels Visual inspection of both (a) Any fracture or sides of each wheel with welding defect vehicle over a pit or on a hoist. (...) (e) Wheel not compatible with wheel hub
Amendment 348 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Item 1.8. – point (a)
Annex III – Item 1.8. – point (a)
1.8 Brake fluid (a) Brake fluid boiling temperature too low or water content too high
Amendment 349 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Item 5.2.2. – point (e) (new)
Annex III – Item 5.2.2. – point (e) (new)
Amendment 24 #
2012/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Ships flying the flag of a State which has not ratified one or more of the Conventions listed under Article 2(1) should be liable to a higher frequency of periodic inspections to reflect their increased risk.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive 2009/16/EC
Article 2 – point 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 – point i a (new)
(aa) in point 1, the following point (ia) is added: ‘(ia) International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, (BWM 2004);’
Amendment 30 #
2012/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Directive 2009/16/EC
Article 2 – point 1 – point i b (new)
Article 2 – point 1 – point i b (new)
(ab) in point 1, the following point (ib) is added: ‘(ib) Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC 1976);’
Amendment 31 #
2012/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a c (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) in point 1, the following point (ic) is added: ‘(ic) International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (AFS 2001);’
Amendment 12 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the legal framework protecting passenger rights needs to guarantee a minimum standard of consumer protection that withstands the evolving commercial practices of airlines;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that Member States must ensure the provision of independent enforcement bodies (hereinafter referred as ‘EBs’) to sanction infringements and to resolve disputes between passengers and industry; and that all EBs shall fully investigate all complaints received.
Amendment 46 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that air carriers should ensure the presence of contact personnel at each airport they operate from who can take immediate decisions in case of disruption, in particular with regard to assistance, reimbursement, rerouting and rebooking, lost or delayed baggage, and with whom complaints can be lodged;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to examine measures that would provide protection for arriving as well as departing passengers, to ensure that passengers are properly compensated in the event of loss of or unacceptably long delays to baggage.
Amendment 74 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to ensure effective implementation and enforcement of the existing legislation on price transparency and to require that the advertised price is a fairn accurate reflection of the final price;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to address the proliferation of unfair terms in air carrier contracts such as the non-transferability of tickets; unreasonably high surcharges for payment by credit and debit cards, checked in luggage, online and at the gate check in fees; unreasonable restrictions on carry on luggage purchased at the airport; and the unfair requirement that passengers must use the outgoing part of a return ticket in order to be able to use the return part;
Amendment 157 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Commission to revise compensation criteria, levels and mechanisms; stresses that the currently applicable compensation levels should in no way be weakened, and that particular equal treattmention should be given to every passenger who has experienced long delays, irrespective of the cause in order to take fully into account the damages he has suffered both departing and arriving passengers to ensure arriving passengers are not subject to undue delay;
Amendment 201 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is decisive and calls for the creation of incentives to choose sustainable means of transport, where proposals should be made by 2013 to develop infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists in towns, to double the number of passengers on public transport, which mainly uses alternative sources of energy, and to establish e-tickets for multi-modal travel, and where pricing policy should be considered as an incentive; would like to recall that accessibility linked to affordability of transport is crucial for social mobility, and that reconciling sustainability aims with social needs should be given greater attention when planning transport policy of the future;
Amendment 212 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the basic rules on passenger rights should be laid down in a Charter of Passengers’ Rights for all forms of transport, and therefore expects, by 2013, such a proposal which takes into account the specific characteristics of carriers and past experience; would like to stress the importance of addressing in EU legislation the emerging phenomenon of add-on charges imposed on passengers by airlines, as the current situation undermines the principle of price transparency;
Amendment 252 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the fact that direct improvementchanges to, and the standardisation of, loading units and the dimensions of transport vehicles wshould optimisedemonstrate benefits in terms of fuel savings, emission reductions and increased road safety while facilitating multi- modal transport;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas food security remains a central challenge for agriculture not only in the EU but globally, in particular in developing countries, as the world population is predicted to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food is projected to double by the same year according to the FAO; whereas this extra food will need to be produced against a background of pressure on natural resources, meaning that farmers will need to produce more, using less land and using less fertilisers and pesticides,
Amendment 104 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the European Parliament has often expressed its opposition to a renationalisation of the CAP and an increase in cofinancing, which could detract from fair competition on the EU internal market, and therefore advocanotes that direct payments bare wholly financed by the EU budget,
Amendment 467 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the needConsiders the option for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, whichfor Member States can optionally determine in those Member Statesto determine where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, whether to offer such a scheme and, if so, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system shcould be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 532 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments;used to help preserve sensitive production in specific locations (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows); considers that the budget for Article 68 could – subject to contrary results of an impact assessment – cover up to 10% of direct payments; and that any coupled support payments be limited to a maximum of 3.5% of the national or regional envelope for direct payments. Furthermore, calls for any measures submitted by Member States to be subject to approval by the Commission under delegated acts to ensure that they do not distort production and markets within the single market.
Amendment 604 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘" inactive farmer", to clearly identify which farmers or landowners would not qualify for payments reserved only for "active farmer’s" which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured; reaffirms that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part-time) are classified as active farming and that contract farming arrangements as well as management of common land are taken into account;
Amendment 638 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications as recognized by the resolution of 8 July 2010 on the future of the CAP after 2013, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained;
Amendment 749 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be given the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States' modulation resources should be used;
Amendment 754 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates compensation forsupport for the delivery of environmental outcomes in areas with natural disadvantages in the second pillar and rejects a. Furthermore, calls for any complementary payment in the first pillar on account of the additional administrative work involved; submitted by Member States to be subject to approval by the Commission under delegated acts to ensure that they do not distort production and markets within the single market;
Amendment 772 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments19 ;
Amendment 830 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retabe streamlined;
Amendment 861 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dachallengers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularlymore pro-active risk management could be made available, at individual farm level;
Amendment 882 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Considers that a multi-stage safety net comprising private storage, public intervention, market disruption instruments and an emergency clause would confer the greatest possible benefit; calls for private storage and public intervention to be permitted for specific sectors where market disruptions are of limited duration; calls furthermore for a market disruption instrument and an emergency clause to be established for all sectors in common, making it possible for the Commission, under certain circumstances, in the event ofthe current arrangements for market intervention are unnecessarily expensive and could be streamlined so as to become a genuine safety net for use only in rare, unpredictable criseis to take action over a limited period which goes beyond the existing instrusituations and not a routine tool of market managements;
Amendment 938 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, mustcould be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU-wide and WTO-compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
Amendment 971 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to allother production sectors and incorporated into the risk prevention schemes; calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which specific contractual arrangements should be laid out in the single CMO regulation to strengthen the position of farmers and promote fair competition; calls on the Commission to examine what steps are needed across the EU to regulate against the abuse of power by dominant market players so that farmers can achieve a fairer share of value added from the supply chain;
Amendment 996 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish export refunds, albeit with the proviso that other trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line with WTO rules; calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system for export credits which complies with WTO ruleto abolish its export refunds regardless of the decision of the other trading partners;
Amendment 1028 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether the current arrangement whereby the winefor greater market organisientation ban on planting is to expire should be maintained, in view of anticipated market trendsd removal of barriers to competitiveness in the EU wine sector;
Amendment 1071 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the critical importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers;
Amendment 1087 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Highlights the importance of rural development to complement the good practices supported under the first pillar with multi-annual programmed measures; underlines the need to support the orientation of European farming towards the production of quality food, sustainable management of natural resources and balanced territorial development; stresses that rural development needs to address the pressing global and EU challenges such as biodiversity loss, climate change, depletion of water resources and soil degradation;
Amendment 1142 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. ABelieves that the targeted nature of support to farmers operating in less favoured areas (LFA) is of the upmost importance for the continuation of agricultural activities in these areas; advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areasLFA be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appears to be appropriate; calls on the Commission to retain the existing criteria for demarcarecommends that the Commission’s work on the future delimitation criteria of LFA’s must lead to a reasonable delimitation that reflects the real farming conditions of disadvantaged areas; n the ground;
Amendment 1199 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for abrupt changes in the move to new objective allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing, but that transitional arrangements should protect existing Pillar 2 commitments until they expire where there are overlaps;
Amendment 1212 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Advocates the principle of co- financing for Pillar 2 measures to help ensure value for money but also proposes that it should not be compulsory for all national cofinancing to come from public funds; though considers that at least 10 percentage points of any national cofinancing should come from public funds;
Amendment 1259 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57 a. Urges that the CAP tools should not promote products regarded as damaging to human health, whilst the EU increases efforts and funding to encourage EU population to refrain from consumption of such products;
Amendment 104 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The implementation of this regulation should be consistent with the development cooperation objectives of the Union's Policy Framework for Food Security (COM (2010) 127) with specific regards to ensure that the deployment of CAP measures do not jeopardize the food production capacity and long term food security developing countries and the ability of those populations to feed themselves, while complying with the obligation of Policy Coherence for Development under Article 208 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 159 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) The cross compliance system implies certain administrative constraints for both beneficiaries and national administrations since record keeping must be ensured, checks must be carried out and penalties have to be applied where necessary. Those penalties should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive. Such penalties should be without prejudice to other penalties laid down under other provisions of Union or national law. For the sake of consistency, it is appropriate to merge the relevant Union provisions into one single legal instrument. For farmers participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], the efforts to be made under the cross compliance system may be considered as exceeding the benefit of keeping those farmers under that system. For reasons of simplification, those farmers should therefore be exempted from cross compliance and in particular from its control system and from the risk of cross compliance penalties. However, that exemption should be without prejudice to the obligation to respect the applicable provisions of the sectoral legislation and to the possibility to be checked and to be imposed penalties under that legislation.
Amendment 173 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) In its judgment in Joined Cases C- 92/09 and 93/0934 the Court of Justice of the European Union declared the relevant provisions in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 concerning the obligation of Member States to publish information on natural persons benefiting from the European agricultural funds invalid. Since it is in the interest of natural persons that their personal data are protected, and with a view to reconciling the different objectives underlying the obligation to publish information on the beneficiaries of funds, as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the publication of information on the beneficiaries of funds deriving from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)35 , that Regulation was amended in order to lay down explicitly that this obligation does not apply to natural persons. The adoption by the European Parliament and the Council ofshould adopt new rules, taking account of the objections expressed by the Court should be preceded by in depth analysis and assessment in order to find the most appropriate way to, which reconcile the right to protection of personal data of the beneficiaries with the need for transparency. Pending that analysis and assessment, the current provisions on the publication of information on beneficiaries of the European agricultural funds should be maintained in use of European Union funds.
Amendment 234 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 244 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 — point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 — point d a (new)
da. The agri- environment climate measures a laid down in article 29 of regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [RD]
Amendment 256 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the environmental performance and the sustainable development of the economical activity of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2) (c) and (d);
Amendment 270 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the sustainable development of the economic activity of the small farms, as defined by the Member States, participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP].
Amendment 473 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Where the beneficiary referred to in the first subparagraph is a legally registered non-profit organisation whose primary legal constitutional purpose is to actively protect and manage land and/or the historic environment for conservation and public benefit, a Member State may choose to recognise their holdings or a group of their holdings as individual and separate businesses for the purposes of this article.
Amendment 509 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 a (new)
Article 76 a (new)
Article 76a Transparency Member States shall make available, in an appropriate and timely manner, information on the recipients of funds under the support schemes listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP] and support granted in accordance with Regulation xxx/xxx [RD]. This information shall be made available with due observance of the requirements of confidentiality and security. Where natural persons are concerned, the publication shall be limited to the name of the contractor or the beneficiary, its localisation, the amount awarded and the scheme under which the award was made. The Commission shall, by means of implementing act, set down the criteria for disclosure of awards.
Amendment 538 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Without prejudice to Article 97, non- compliance due to technical failure of the systems for identification and registration of animals shall not be considered as resulting from 'an act or omission directly attributable to the beneficiary concerned'.
Amendment 554 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.
Amendment 555 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.
Amendment 604 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1
Article 94 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all agricultural area, including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land on the basis of Annex II, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures. Member States shall not define minimum requirements which are not established in Annex II unless the combined effect of these minimum requirements and the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as laid down in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx [DP] are insufficient to encompass the minimum requirements previously defined by a Member State before 1 January 2014. In such cases, a Member State concerned shall be required to define such standards as are necessary to ensure no regression of requirements.
Amendment 653 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, Member States may convert the amount of aid expressed in euro into the national currency on the basis of the average of a maximum of the five most recent exchange rates set by the Member States' national central bank or the European central bank prior to 1 October of the year for which aid is granted.
Amendment 662 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) external impact on the right to food including impact on food production capacity, on farmers' incomes and livelihoods and on access to land in developing countries and in poor countries which have policies aimed reducing their dependence on imported food.
Amendment 704 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – title
Annex 2 – title
Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b), Article 4(1), (2) and (4), Article 5(a), (b), (d) (This Amendment applies to SMR2 "Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7)")
Amendment 2 #
2011/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Regulation (EC) 378/2007 established a mechanism for voluntary modulation of direct payments, with a view to strengthening rural development policy in certain Member States. It is important, therefore, to provide continuity of funding for the commitments in rural development expenditure for financial year 2014 and to ensure that the amount of direct payments in calendar year 2013 is maintained at a similar level to that of 2012, without prejudice to the establishment of direct payment national ceilings during the next Financial Framework.
Amendment 3 #
2011/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) For the smooth functioning of direct payments in calendar year 2013, it is necessary to extend the net ceilings set out for calendar year 2012 to 2013 and adjust them where necessary, in particular as regards the increases resulting from the phasing-in of direct payments in the new Member States and the cessation of voluntary modulation provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 of 27 March 2007 laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers .
Amendment 8 #
2011/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
(2a) The following Article is inserted: "Article 10b Voluntary modulation in calendar year 2013 In addition to the adjustments referred to in Article 10a, each Member State which applied Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 may apply reductions("voluntary modulation"), to direct payments granted in their territory in the calendar year 2013. The voluntary modulation rates may be regionally differentiated where the Member State has applied the single payment scheme at a regional level. The national rate of reduction used in the Member States through the voluntary modulation mechanism in 2012 shall determine the maximum rate applicable in calendar year 2013. Within two months of the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall decide on and communicate to the Commission the rate of voluntary modulation that will apply. The net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation for participating Member States shall be available for financing of their rural development programmes. "
Amendment 81 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, and food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘SMEs’) in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector, NGOs, and rural SMEs to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.
Amendment 120 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 158 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should include measures encouraging positive management of obligations established under Article 32, Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 to further stimulate their environmental delivery. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the ‘polluter pays’ principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 250% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming and payments to ameasureas facing natural or other specific constraints measuresunder priorities 4 and 5.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
Amendment 189 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In order to contribute to the achievement of the aims of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability a EIP network should be set up in order to network operational groups, advisory services, NGOs, and researchers involved in the implementation of actions targeting innovation in agriculture. It should be financed as part of technical assistance at Union level.
Amendment 196 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Implementation of innovative projects in the context of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability should be undertaken by operational groups bringing together farmers, researchers, advisors, NGOs, businesses and other actors concerned by innovation in the agricultural sector. In order to ensure that results of such projects profit to the sector as a whole, their results should be disseminated.
Amendment 217 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Amendment 376 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 383 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Amendment 388 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part
(4) restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependent on agriculture and forestry, as well as fostering sound animal husbandry, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 392 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) restoring and, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas and high nature value farming, and the state of European landscapes;
Amendment 400 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
(c a) sound animal husbandry.
Amendment 411 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) increasing efficiency and sustainability in water use by agriculture;
Amendment 486 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) High Nature Value Farming systems
Amendment 553 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms, High Nature Value Farming systems and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 568 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point iv
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) a pertinent approach towards innovation, the environment, including the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas, High Nature Value Farming systems, organic farming and climate change mitigation and adaptation is integrated into the programme;
Amendment 713 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Advice to farmers shall be linked to at least one Union priority for rural development and shall cover as a minimum onell of the following elements:
Amendment 719 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) one or more of the statutory management requirements and/or standards for good agricultural and environmental conditions provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012;
Amendment 865 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1309 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Agri-environment-climate payments should include measures encouraging positive management of obligations established under Article 32, Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 to further stimulate their environmental delivery. Such measures should be tailored to the land concerned to achieve maximum environmental benefit.
Amendment 1437 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32, areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 6650% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensured at the appropriLAU2 level or at the level of a clearly delineated level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level).ocal unit which covers a single clear contiguous geographical area with a definable administrative identity
Amendment 1450 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When delimiting the areas concerned by this paragraph, Member States shall undertake a fine-tuning exercise, based on objective criteria, with the purpose of excluding areas in which significant natural constraints in accordance with the first subparagraph have been documented but have been overcome by investments or by economic activity and including areas which are deemed to fulfil the characteristics of the areas facing significant natural constraint but otherwise do not satisfy the requirement that 50% of the UAA of the appropriate level of a clearly delineated local unit which covers a single clear contiguous geographical area with a definable economic and administrative identity.
Amendment 1547 #
Amendment 1592 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Article 38
Amendment 1604 #
Amendment 1625 #
Amendment 1665 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
Amendment 1867 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) build bridges between cutting-edge research knowledge and technology and farmers, businesses, NGOs and advisory services.
Amendment 1891 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. EIP operational groups shall form part of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability. They shall be set up by interested actors such as farmers, researchers, advisors, NGOs and businesses involved in the agriculture and food sector.
Amendment 1911 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 1975 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. A minimum of 50% of the total EAFRD contribution to the rural development programme shall be reserved for climate change mitigation and adaptation and sustainable land management through measures under priorities 4 and 5. The level achieved in this area during the programming period 2007-2013 shall be at the very least maintained.
Amendment 2117 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
ANNEX III – Thematic sub-programme 4 a (new)
Conservation of High Nature Value farm systems: Knowledge transfer and information actions Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Agri-environment- climate Organic farming Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments Enhancement of biodiversity in rural areas Co-operation Investment in physical assets
Amendment 435 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The implementation of this regulation should be consistent with the development cooperation objectives of the Union's Policy Framework for Food Security (COM (2010) 127) with specific regards to ensure that the deployment of CAP measures do not jeopardize the food production capacity and long term food security developing countries and the ability of those populations to feed themselves, while complying with the obligation of Policy Coherence for Development under Article 208 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 438 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future’11 sets out potential challenges, objectives and orientations for the Common agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. In the light of the debate on that Communication, the CAP should be reformed with effect from 1 January 2014. That reform should cover all the main instruments of the CAP, including Council Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)799] of […...] establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)12 . In view of the scope of the reform, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)799] and to replace it with a new Single CMO Regulation. The reform should also, as far as possible, harmonise, streamline and simplify the provisions, particularly those covering more than one agricultural sector, including by ensuring that non-essential elements of measures may be adopted by the Commission by way of delegated acts. Moreover, the reform shall continue the direction of previous reforms towards greater competitiveness and market orientation.
Amendment 528 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94
Recital 94
(94) A single market involves a trading system at the external borders of the Union. That trading system should include import duties and export refunds and should, in principle, stabilise the Union market. The trading system should be based on the undertakings accepted under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in bilateral agreements.
Amendment 535 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 106 a (new)
Recital 106 a (new)
(106 a) The Union will no longer use export subsidies for agricultural products and shall continue to coordinate efforts with the world's major agriculture producers to cut trade distortion subsidies. New Common Agricultural Policy shall be aligned with the EU concept of policy coherence for development in order to achieve a reasonable level of food independence in developing countries,
Amendment 538 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 107
Recital 107
Amendment 547 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 108
Recital 108
Amendment 551 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 109
Recital 109
Amendment 554 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 110
Recital 110
Amendment 557 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 111
Recital 111
Amendment 559 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 112
Recital 112
Amendment 563 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 113
Recital 113
Amendment 566 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 114
Recital 114
Amendment 569 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 115
Recital 115
Amendment 572 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 116
Recital 116
Amendment 576 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 117
Recital 117
Amendment 606 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point x
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point x
Amendment 660 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 667 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 668 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 691 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, close public intervention for the beef and veal sector, where, over a representative period adopted pursuant to Article 19(a), the conditions provided for in point (c) of paragraph 1 are no longer fulfilled.
Amendment 694 #
Amendment 696 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 703 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where public intervention is open pursuant to Article 12(1), buying-in shall be carried out by way of a tendering procedure to determine the maximum buying-in price:.
Amendment 704 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 706 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 710 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In special and duly justified circumstances, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, restrict tendering procedures to a Member State or region of a Member State, or, subject to Article 14(2), determine the buying-in prices for public intervention per Member State or region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 712 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Public intervention price shall mean: the maximum price at which products eligible for public intervention may be bought-in by tendering.
Amendment 713 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 715 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 717 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for common wheat, barley, maize, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference prices in the case of buying-in by tendering;
Amendment 722 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for butter shall be equal to 90 % of the reference price fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed 90 % of the reference price in the case of buying-in by tenderingnot exceed 90 % of the reference price;
Amendment 760 #
Amendment 795 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 879 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) the rules relating to the procedures to be followed for buying-in at a fixed price or for granting the aid for private storage at a fixed price;
Amendment 1831 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112
Article 112
Amendment 1842 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113
Article 113
Amendment 1938 #
Amendment 1950 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 134
Article 134
Amendment 1955 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135
Article 135
Amendment 1962 #
Amendment 1966 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 137
Article 137
Amendment 1979 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 138
Article 138
Amendment 1984 #
Amendment 1990 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140
Article 140
Amendment 1995 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141
Article 141
Amendment 2054 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or any other factors affecting the market, where that situation is likely to continue or to deteriorate, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty and provided that any other measures available under this Regulation appear insufficient.
Amendment 2135 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 1
Article 159 – paragraph 1
Funds transferred from the Reserve for crises in the agricultural sector under the conditions and procedure referred to in paragraph 14 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management47 shall be made available for the measures to which this Regulation appliesexpenditure under Chapter I of this Part for the year or years for which the additional support is required and which are implemented in circumstances that go beyond normal market developments.
Amendment 2139 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 2
Article 159 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2141 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2146 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 3
Article 159 – paragraph 3
Amendment 117 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The implementation of this regulation should be consistent with the development cooperation objectives of the Union's Policy Framework for Food Security (COM (2010) 127) with specific regards to ensure that the deployment of CAP measures do not jeopardize the food production capacity and long term food security developing countries and the ability of those populations to feed themselves, while complying with the obligation of Policy Coherence for Development under Article 208 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixation of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
Amendment 150 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 169 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 217 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The experience gained with the application of the single payment scheme shows that some of its main elements should be kept, including the determination of national ceilings to ensure that the total level of support does not exceed current budgetary constraints. Member States should also continue to operate a national reserve that shouldmay be used to facilitate the participation of young new farmers in the scheme or may be used to take account of specific needs in certain regions. Rules on the transfer and use of payment entitlements should be kept but, where possible, simplified.
Amendment 244 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top ofstrictly linked with the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, and non- contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversificrotation, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘Natura 2000’ areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘greening’ component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘greening’ component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
Amendment 252 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure that the obligations referred to the crop diversificrotation measure are applied in a proportionate and non- discriminatory way and lead to an enhanced environmental protection, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of the definition of ‘crop’ and of rules concerning the application of the measure.
Amendment 272 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that shouldmay be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, an income support to young farmers commencing their agricultural activities shouldmay be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be ablellowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area-based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Member States should be allowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments for coupled support in certain sectors in clearly defined cases. The resources that may be used for any coupled support should be limited to an appropriate level, while allowing such support to be granted in Member States or in their specific regions facing particular situations where specific typeThe decoupling of direct support and the introduction of the single payment scheme were essential elements in the process of fareforming or specific agricultural sectors are particularly important for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. Member States should be allowed to use up to 5 % of their national ceilings for this support, or 10 % in case their level of coupled support in at least one of the years of the period 2010-2013 exceeded 5 %. However, in duly justified cases where certain sensitive needs in a region are demonstrated, and upon approval by the Commission, Member States should be allowed to use more than 10 % of their national ceiling. Coupled support should only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in those regions. This support should also be available to farmers holding, on 31 December 2013, special payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1782/200the CAP. Experience gained through the application of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 together with the evolution of the market situation indicates that schemes that were kept outside the single payment scheme in 2013 cand Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and who do not have eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements. As regards the approval of voluntary coupled support exceeding 10 % of the annual national ceiling fixed per Member State, the Commission should further be empowered to adopt implementing acts without applying Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 now be integrated into the basic payment scheme to promote more market- oriented and sustainable agriculture.
Amendment 293 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 300 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) AMember States should be allowed to use part of their national direct payments ceiling to put in place a simple and specific scheme for small farmers should be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. The rules on cross compliance shall however still apply to small farmers, as it is important that all farmers in receipt of EU funds, regardless of size of their holdings, adhere to minimum environmental standards. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
Amendment 318 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) With a view to strengthening their rural development policy, Member States should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their direct payments ceiling to their support assigned for rural development. At the same time, Member States where the level of direct support remains lower than 90 % of the Union average level of support should be given the possibility to transfer funds from their support assigned for rural development to their direct payments ceiling. Such a choices should be made, within certain limits, once and for the whole period of application of this Regulation.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) a voluntary payment for young farmers who commence their agricultural activity;
Amendment 343 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Amendment 385 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
– carrying out a minimum activity to be established by Member States on agricultural arif the Member State at national or regional level so chooses, where an area does not require maintenance activity but is insteasd naturally keptmaintained in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation, activities which may be defined at national or regional level;
Amendment 424 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘'permanent grassland’' means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for fi, ploughed or reseeded for seven years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided that thor features; Member States may decide to include land which can be grasseszed and other herbaceous forage remain predominantwhich forms part of established local practices;
Amendment 512 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 8, the total amount of direct payments which may be granted in a Member State pursuant to Titles III, IV and V in respect of a calendar year, after application of Article 11, shall not be higher than the ceilings set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Amendment 523 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 696 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 700 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 806 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Provided the respective eligibility requirements are met, it shall be permissible for a farmer to receive direct payments under this Regulation while another claimant receives any other aid not covered by this Regulation on the same eligible hectares
Amendment 813 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 120 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments.
Amendment 832 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Funds transferred as additional support for measures under rural development programming in accordance with subparagraph 1 will not be subject to co- financing.
Amendment 853 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 894 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States that, on 31 December 2013, operated the single payment scheme on the basis of the regional model laid down in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 may decide, by 1 August 2013, to maintain the payment entitlements allocated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and/or with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. Member States taking the decision referred to in the previous subparagraph shall use the national reserve as referred to in Article 23 to allocate, in 2014, payment entitlements to those farmers with eligible hectares for which no payment entitlements were allocated in accordance with Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 and/or with Regulation (EC) N° 73/2009, provided they respect the conditions laid down in Article 21(1).
Amendment 913 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be set in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 397. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
Amendment 936 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 2Without prejudice to Article 18(2.1a), payment entitlements shall be allocated to those farmers if theywho apply for allocation of payment entitlementsthem under the basic payment scheme by 15 May 2014the date to be set in accordance with Article 78(d) of Regulation (EU) No (HRZ) except in case of force majeure andor exceptional circumstances. The number of payment entitlements allocated shall equal the number that farmers request and which are supported by eligible hectares which they declare in the first year of the scheme.
Amendment 1272 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observundertake on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following package of agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
Amendment 1282 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have a rotation of at least three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
Amendment 1403 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Any possible sanction imposed by non-compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32 may go beyond the payment referred to in this Chapter. Any reduction or penalties imposed by such non compliance shall remain in the Member States and regions where it originated.
Amendment 1505 #
Amendment 1543 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 3 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of a rotation of at least three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land or fallow over three consecutive years.
Amendment 1648 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland, unless there are biodiversity and water protection reasons which stand against this conversion. Such examples include conversion on flooding areas, on carbon- rich soils, on protected areas, on precious or sensible soils for water and biodiversity protection. A conversion can be carried out only after submission of an agri- environmental plan or a given written permission. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 1726 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 710 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii)semi natural habitats. These areas shall not be ploughed, sown or fertilised with inorganic fertiliser, however may be grazed or mown at appropriate season that is compatible with biodiversity conservation needs..
Amendment 1756 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In order to increase significantly the environmental benefits of this measure farmers should be encouraged to undertake relevant commitments established under Article 29, Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No[ ] [RDR]. Such commitments should be tailored to the land concerned to achieve maximum environmental benefit and may include practices such as linking the ecological focus areas to create ecological networks or sowing pollen and nectar seed mixes beneficial for pollinators.
Amendment 1800 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the types of management that may be permissible and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.
Amendment 1918 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant an annual payment to young farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.
Amendment 1953 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) who are lessno more than 40 years of age atin the momentyear of submittingssion of the application to the basic payment scheme referred to in point (a).
Amendment 2008 #
Amendment 2085 #
Amendment 2157 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 2162 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
Amendment 2188 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Amendment 2212 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3
Article 47 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers participating in the small farmers scheme shall be exempted from the agricultural practises provided foras defined in Chapter 2 of, Title III of this regulation. They shall however fulfil cross compliance obligations as laid down in Regulation (EU) No [..][HZR].
Amendment 2272 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to finance the payment referred to in this Title, Member States shall deduct the amounts corresponding to the amounts to which the small farmers would be entitled as a basic payment referred to in Chapter 1 of Title III, as a payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment referred to in Chapter 2 of Title III and, where applicable, as a payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Chapter 3 of Title III, and as a payment for young farmers referred to in Chapter 4 of Title III and as coupled support referred to in Title IV from the total amounts available for the respective payments.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0239(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Further recognising the potential danger to EU passengers and the need for protection of the marine environment, Council Directive 2009/13/EC of 16 February 2009 will take effect as specified therein when the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 , enters into force.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0239(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 11
Article 15 – paragraph 11
11. Exceptions to the required hours of rest provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article for seafarers who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a watch or as rating forming part of a watch or those whose duties involve designated safety, prevention of pollution and security duties may be allowed in accordance with Directive 1999/63/EC. With due regard for the general principles of the protection of the health and safety of workers, Member States may have national laws, regulations or a procedure for the competent authority to authorise or register collective agreements permitting exceptions to the required hours of rest in paragraph 4(b) and 5 provided that the rest period is no less than 70 hours in any 7-day period. Such exceptions shall, in accordance with directive 1999/63/EC, as far as possible, follow the standards set out but may take account of more frequent or longer leave periods, or the granting of compensatory leave and should equally, as far as possible,. Such exceptions shall, as far as possible, follow the standards set out but may take account of more frequent or longer leave periods, or the granting of compensatory leave for watch-keeping seafarers or seafarers working on board ship on short voyages. However, for the purpose of preventing the danger posed by fatigue, exceptions to the minimum hours of rest provided for in paragraph 4(a) shall not be allowed and exceptions to the required hours of rest in paragraphs 4(b) and 5 shall respect the limits set in paragraphs 12 and 13. Such exceptions should equally take into account the guidance regarding prevention of fatigue laid down in section B-VIII/1 of the STCW Code.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0239(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 15 – Paragraph 12
Article 15 – Paragraph 12
12. Exceptions referred to in paragraph 11 to the minimum weekly rest period provided for in paragraph 4(b) shall not be allowed for no more than two consecutive weeks. T and provided that the minimum rest period is no less than 70 hours in any 7-day period. In addition, the intervals between two periods of exceptions on board shall not be less than twice the duration of the exception.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0239(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 13
Article 15 – paragraph 13
13. In the framework of possible exceptions to paragraph 5 referred to in paragraph 11, the minimum hours of rest in any 24-hour period provided for in paragraph 4(a) may be divided into no more than three periods of rest, one of which shall be at least 6 hours in length and neither of the two other periods shall be less than one hour in length. The intervals between consecutive periods of rest shall not exceed 14 hours. Exceptions shall not extend beyond two 24-hour periods in any 7-day period.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Intelligent transport systems (ITS) can help to meet the challenges faced by the European transport policy, such as increasing road transport volumes and congestion or rising energy consumption. Standardised interfaces should therefore be provided in recording equipment in order to ensure interoperability with ITS applications. , while ensuring at the same time that the essential functions of the tachograph are safeguarded and the data protection is guaranteed. In order for the full potential of ITS based applications and of the data processed and stored by the tachograph to be realised, any data that can be transmitted out of the tachograph, whether wirelessly or electronically, whether forming part of a legal requirement or not , should be in the form of publicly available protocols.
Amendment 143 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) “control card” means a tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member State to a national competent control authority which identifies the control body and optionally the control officer and allows access to the data stored in the data memory or in the driver cards and in the workshop card for reading, printing and/or downloading;
Amendment 156 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 1 – point 1 (new)
(j a) 'event' means: operation detected by the tachograph which may come from a fraud attempt;
Amendment 157 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j b (new)
(j b) 'fault' means: operation detected by the tachograph which may come from an equipment malfunction or failure;
Amendment 161 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and its proposed increase of the centrally managed financial amounts provided for the TEN-T, considering these amounts to be realistic figures and the bare minimum. Considers that the ideal amount to induce a leverage effect expected in the area of transport should represent at least 10% of the estimated needs (500 billion € for TEN-T until 2020) and that if Council agrees to reduce significantly the financial envelope, a significant review of the list of the pre-identified transport projects mentioned in Annex of the CEF should also be carried out;
Amendment 13 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Insists, that questions such as the distribution of the financial envelope of the Connecting Europe Facility among the various sectors, the volume used for financial instruments, or the modalities for the transfer from the Cohesion Fund for transport infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility are not part of the MFF as they belong to the ordinary legislative procedure on the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 16 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the additional €10bn from the Cohesion fund are to be centrally managed under the CEF in order to deliver clear EU-added value in Cohesion countries; takes the view that special attention should be awarded to the difficulties that some Member States might encounter as regards project engineering, and to geographical balance in the spread of the projects;
Amendment 26 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that in line with meeting the EU's sustainable growth objectives, adequate funding must be guaranteed for the horizontal priorities within the CEF, namely for ERTMS and SESAR, for which continued investment is crucial to promote interoperability, making the EU transport network more efficient, competitive and safer.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. In view of the fact that the cohesion fund and ERDF are major sources of EU transport funding, stresses the importance of ensuring a better integration of the EU 2020 targets into the EU's structural funds, so that they are geared towards smart and sustainable mobility.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 (new)
Paragraph 10 (new)
10. Recalls the major strategic importance of the Galileo project for the EU, from which GNSS technology and the practical implementation of ITS applications are major beneficiaries; insists that the proper financing of Galileo must be ensured without coming at the expense of the TEN-T budget.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 (new)
Paragraph 11 (new)
11. Recalls the importance of the EU's integrated maritime policy in supporting blue growth and a sustainable maritime economy and the need to ensure that appropriate budgetary means continue to be put at the disposal of this policy.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 (new)
Paragraph 12 (new)
12. Underlines the crucial work of the transport agencies in supporting EU safety and interoperability objectives and the need to match their responsibilities with adequate budgetary resources.
Amendment 98 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to tackle as part of road safety the number of road deaths at level crossings, where accidents are often caused by inappropriate behaviour on the part of road users: excessive risk taking, lack of attention, failure to understand road signs;
Amendment 138 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Reiterates that a well preserved road infrastructure contributes to reducing fatalities and injuries of road users;
Amendment 149 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Emphasises the need for adequate road surfaces which enhance skid resistance, climatic and meteorological performance, visibility and which require low maintenance thereby increasing infrastructure user safety;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Points out that the standard guard rails used on European roads are a death trap for motorcyclists, and calls on the Member States to take prompt action to refit dangerous stretches of road with rails with upper and lower elements or with road barriers with smooth face contrasts;
Amendment 26 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls therefore for an increase in the overalld coordination between the funds available for TEN-T through earmarkingand the cohesion funding for transport projects (currently 23.7% of cohesion resources) and for the dedication of anthis amount within this for the core TEN-T network, thus increasing EU added value,from the cohesion fund to be contingent upon the observation of general principles of European transport policy and for TEN-T funding to be made conditional upon the concentration of national funding on the TEN-T core network;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The revenues coming from the internalisation of the external costs should be earmarked particularly for mobility and thereby facilitate the PPPs, inter alia, in transport projects;
Amendment 111 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of paying due attention to the question of safety in accommodation, particularly in regard to fire safety regulations and carbon monoxide safety measures; considers therefore that incentives should be given for voluntary adherence to the MBS (Management, Building and System) method promoted by HOTREC, without prejudice to national regulations in force in line with the 1986 Council recommendations or alternative regulatory actions should be taken wherever self-regulation fails; stresses also the importance of always bearing in mind the needs of the disabled and people with reduced mobility; highlights also the important role of the training of hotel staff on emergency planning, on fire safety management and on disability awareness in fire prevention and safety of accommodation;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Would like to see the Commission more vigorously promote Europe's industrial heritage, whose potential in line with strategies on tourism diversification and sustainability, has not been sufficiently recognised. The development of Europe's industrial heritage, as major areas of cultural interest, could benefit regions, which do not belong to classic tourist destinations and contribute to achieving a more sustainable and more evenly spread tourism sector in Europe;
Amendment 204 #
2010/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reasserts the importance of beach tourism as a feature of some European coastal regions and calls on the Commission, in accordance with Community law, to examine the possibility of a special derogation to Directive 2006/123/EC as a means of introducing measures, such as improved fire protection and carbon monoxide safety, to safeguard investments made by operators in refurbishing facilities and improving the quality of customer services (e.g. training of personnel on customer care and on safety management);
Amendment 29 #
2010/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to legislate against discrimination experienced by the maritime sector due to customs and other bureaucratic regulations imposed on the sector by Member States, even for internal EU trade, that are not in place for other modes;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges; considers, however, that the world food crisis represents not only a humanitarian disaster on an unprecedented scale but also a major threat to peace and security worldwide, and that, even though credit should be given to the Commission's commitment to seeking out solutions that could lift a billion people out of extreme poverty, the Member States must, as a matter of urgency, raise their awareness at once with a view to making new investments in agriculture and rural development, guaranteeing sufficient levels of world stocks, removing their own barriers to trade, and reducinge the debt of the countries most affected, and emphasise that the principle of policy coherence for development in the Lisbon Treaty is applied in the Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that since less-favoured communities tend to derive their subsistence from agriculture, the development of non-industrial forms of agriculture and serious consideration of the assessments in the IAASTD is necessarily a condition for realising the Millennium Development Goals; believes that subsistence agriculture can offer a response to the challenge of food self- sufficiency, by means of strengthening the vital role played by women, notably via on-the-spot processing and the widespread use of loans and microcredits, and involving small producers' cooperatives as key players in the definition of effective agricultural and commercial policies;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that price volatility results from the increased unregulated liberalisation of trade in agricultural products, anit is necessary to create a more transparent food tchat it is necessary to create regulatory mechanismin so the European consumers that can ensure a degree of market stability and a more transparent food chain, thus responding to the need to guarantee producersve access to information on the distribution of profits in the food chain and thereby help producers to maintain a decent standard of living;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it essential to establish a more sustainable consumption pattern in the EU, and more sustainable and less energy- hungry forms of production at world level;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes it is not desirable to over- emphasise non-food uses of agricultural the need to use second generation agricultural materials such as straw, wood and organic waste in the products (e.g.ion of bio fuels), to avoid a situation of competition between food supplies and the current fashion for renewableproduction of renewable energy; recognises that the advantage of second generation agricultural materials compared to the first generation is that it is waste and by-products which do not require extra energy to productione and which are not potential food;
Amendment 40 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point a
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point a
Amendment 41 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point b
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point b
(b) new motorcycles(27) of subcategories L3e– A1, L3e–A2 and L3e–A3 which are sold, registered and entering into service to be equipped with an anti-lock(28) brake system on both wheels.
Amendment 148 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regional, urban and suburban services as well as transport activities in the form of shuttle services through the Channel Tunnel should be excluded from the scope of this Directive. Heritage and museum railways running on their own track shall also be exempt from the scope of the Directive.
Amendment 148 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Regional, urban and suburban services as well as transport activities in the form of shuttle services through the Channel Tunnel should be excluded from the scope of this Directive. Heritage and museum railways running on their own track shall also be exempt from the scope of the Directive.
Amendment 171 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Member States and infrastructure managers should be able to fund infrastructure investment through means other than direct State funding such as private sector financing.
Amendment 171 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Member States and infrastructure managers should be able to fund infrastructure investment through means other than direct State funding such as private sector financing.
Amendment 319 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 319 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 436 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Where the service facility has not been in use for at least two consecutivone years its owner shall publicise the operation of the facility as being for lease or rent, rent or sale for use for activities related to the railway sector.
Amendment 436 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Where the service facility has not been in use for at least two consecutivone years its owner shall publicise the operation of the facility as being for lease or rent, rent or sale for use for activities related to the railway sector.
Amendment 471 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Commission shall monitor the development of the maintenance markets and undertake a study by 2012 to evaluate the benefits that an opening of the maintenance markets could bring. The study should analyse the impact the opening of maintenance services would have on the market for rail operators and on further facilitating access to rail- related services for railway operators.
Amendment 471 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Commission shall monitor the development of the maintenance markets and undertake a study by 2012 to evaluate the benefits that an opening of the maintenance markets could bring. The study should analyse the impact the opening of maintenance services would have on the market for rail operators and on further facilitating access to rail- related services for railway operators.
Amendment 486 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council16, a railway undertaking shall be adequately insured for cover, or have equivalent guarantees and arrangements where approved by the regulator, in accordance with national and international law, of its liabilities in the event of accidents, in particular in respect of freight, mail and third parties.
Amendment 486 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council16, a railway undertaking shall be adequately insured for cover, or have equivalent guarantees and arrangements where approved by the regulator, in accordance with national and international law, of its liabilities in the event of accidents, in particular in respect of freight, mail and third parties.
Amendment 2 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The measures provided in this Directive reflect a temporary difficulty faced by the manufacturing sector. They should therefore be restricted to the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B and expire by 31 December 2013 at the latest. Taking into account the special characteristics of the UK network and the additional time and cost of developing Stage III B solutions, the expiry date in respect of the UK should be 31 December 2015.
Amendment 10 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
(8) The flexibility scheme, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.2 of Annex XIII, shall apply only for the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B and expire on 31 December 2013. By way of exception, for locomotives capable of operating on the UK rail network, the flexibility scheme shall expire on 31 December 2015.
Amendment 13 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4
1.4 As regards engines for use in propulsion of locomotives, during the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B an OEM may seek permission for his engine suppliers to place on the market a maximum of 1240 engines for use in propulsion of locomotives under the flexibility scheme, of which at least 20 shall be designed to be capable of operating on the UK rail network.
Amendment 52 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the economic crisis has had a serious negative effect on agriculture, with farm income decreasing by 12.2% on average between 2008 and 2009 and unemployment in rural areas increasing in the last year; whereas as a direct effect of the economic crisis, consumption in Europe decreased on average by 10.55% between 2008 and 2009, and in some Member States this reduction exceeded 20%; whereas other effects of the economic crisis have been a lack of access to credit for farmers and a strain on the public finances of the Member States, weakening their ability to provide co- financing. However co-financing should not be excluded as a possibility to provide funds. But it is important to find a common framework for co-financing,
Amendment 124 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the CAP has undergone radical reforms over the last 25 years, in particular bringing about a fundamental shift from production support to producer support3 , endreducing regular intervention buying and the dumping of European surpluses on world markets4 and making the CAP and EU farmers more market- oriented;
Amendment 129 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that CAP market instruments are nowshould be used as safety nets to help manage market volatility and ensure a certain degree of stability and that, moreover, since the adoption of decoupled Single Farm Payments there has been a resolute move away from trade-distorting measures in line with WTO requirements;
Amendment 145 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture and improving product marketing and competitiveness, therefore the rural development should also be maintained as an important pillar of the CAP in future;
Amendment 164 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP is the most integrated of all EU policies and therefore logically accounts for the largest share of the EU budget; recognises that its share of the budget has steadily decreased from about 75% of the total EU budget in 1985 to 39.3% by 20135 , representing less than 0.45% of total EU GDP6 , whilst at the same time support is more thinly spread today with 12 new Member States joining the EU, and recognises that the share of the budget will have to decrease so that the EU can deliver its future priorities in all sectors;
Amendment 176 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that food security remains the central challenge for EUglobal agriculture as the world population is predicted to growcontinues to grow, having risen from 2.5 to 6 billion from 1950 to 2000 and being projected to increase from 6 to 9 billion by 2050 and; demand for food will double by 2050 according to the FAO (especially in emerging economies such as China or India);
Amendment 180 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the Commission to consider the reform of the CAP in the context of future challenges, including food security, climate change, population growth, the integration of markets, and the competition for resources; and considers that these challenges should be the main drivers for the re-design of the CAP;
Amendment 184 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. In respect of food security, insists that the Commission takes due and proper account of the Policy Coherence for Development agenda to ensure that CAP reform is consistent with other EU initiatives with regard to its impact on Developing Countries;
Amendment 186 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Expects the Commission to honour commitments made in the Doha Development Agenda to abolish export refunds as part of CAP reform;
Amendment 188 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. With regard to projections for global population growth, encourages the Commission to pursue CAP reform in tandem with open market policies to ensure that food is not only produced but reaches consumers at the most affordable prices;
Amendment 227 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the CAP must provide immediatfarmers should ensure they are presponses topared for the effects of the economic crisies on farming businesses such as the lack of access to credit for farmers, constraints on farm incomes7 , and increasing rural unemployment and notes that an efficient way to do this is to exercise sound financial management, to invest in technology to increase competitiveness, and to make full use of insurance and futures options;
Amendment 233 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the CAP must continue to provide solutions to the threat of land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU to ensure the long-term sustainability of rural communities in the EU, therefore it is furthermore necessary to continue a target-oriented rural development in the CAP;
Amendment 248 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that a strongmart, inclusive and green European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidised trading partners; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world toan open international trading environment and a successful conclusion to the Doha Development Agenda can help provide for European and global food security in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity;
Amendment 270 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls, as Article 39 of the Lisbon Treaty rightly suggests, that agriculture is a specific sector which suffers from a long- term production cycle and several types of market failure such as high market volalack of demand elastilcity, great exposure to natural disasters, a high level of risk, lack of demand e and a long-term production cycle giving rise to high market volasticlity, and the fact that farmers are 'price-takers' rather than 'price-makers' in the food supply-chainwhich can be problematic for farmers if it affects the volatility of farm income;
Amendment 329 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Recognises that a greater focus on Pillar Two can help ensure that the CAP is more targeted and can help deliver the environmental public goods that the public seeks;
Amendment 330 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 337 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. In respect of climate security concerns, urges the Commission to ensure that the future design of the CAP supports the delivery of environmental public goods, including an extension of the new challenges agreed during the CAP Health Check; and that the delivery of such goods constitutes the primary rationale for public spending in the agriculture sector as a means of both concentrating expenditure on environmental objectives and of gaining public support for the continuation of the CAP.
Amendment 350 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Believes, in line with the latest research available, that without a common agricultural policy, unbalanced modes of production wcould develop across the EU (extreme intensification on the best land and widespread land abandonment in disadvantaged areas), potentially causing serious damage to the environment; insists that the cost of support through a strong CAPo provide public goods by delivering non-market benefits is nothing compared to the costs of no action and its negative unintended consequences;
Amendment 376 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recalls that EU farmers produce food to the highest safety, quality and animal welfare standards; believes that imports from third countries should, respecting WTO rights and obligations, meet the same requirements to ensure fair competition;
Amendment 379 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Recognises that consumers should have a choice in the produce they buy and that farmers should be rewarded for providing high quality produce to them;
Amendment 384 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that the maintenance of appropriate, environmentally sustainable farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territory;
Amendment 393 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls for the guarantee of a fair and stable return for the farming community to remain a primary goal for the new CAP, whilst providing good value for money and a fair return for consumers through increasing competitiveness in the agricultural sector and allowing farmers to respond to market signals;
Amendment 426 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States8 , for this purpose in the Member States objective criteria should be considered for example purchasing power parity, different levels of costs, different income disparity between agriculture and overall economy;
Amendment 488 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that the new CAP must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contracts which may require greater flexibility in determining payment rates for the delivery of environmental public goods;
Amendment 501 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Considers that there needs to be a more proportionate and risk-based approach by the Commission to the application of regulatory controls, the conduct of compliance audits and the imposition of financial corrections;
Amendment 518 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities;
Amendment 526 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45 a. In line with the spring European Council Conclusion on Europe 2020, expects the re-design of the CAP to provide instruments that deliver smart, inclusive, green growth; and believes there to be no rationale for public support that fails to achieve these objectives;
Amendment 529 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 535 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Expects the Commission to rigorously enforce financial discipline, in line with annual ceilings, to ensure that state support delivered through the CAP achieves its objectives and delivers value for money for both the citizens who subsidise it and the farmers who benefit;
Amendment 537 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
Amendment 551 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – introductory part
Paragraph 48 – introductory part
48. Calls for a fair distribution of CAP funds to farmers across the EU; recalls that to respect the diversity of farming in the EU, objective criteria must be found in order to define a fair system of distribution which minimises distortions between and within Member States:
Amendment 570 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1
Paragraph 48 – point 1
(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficient, different levels of costs, different income disparity between agriculture and overall economy, to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;
Amendment 581 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Believes that the CAP priorities should be embedded in a multi-functional food and environmental policy which supports farmers efficiently in a targeted manner, whilst benefiting the wider society;
Amendment 587 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Believes that, in the interest of simplification, clarity and a common approach, funding for each of the five building blocks of the CAP must be agreed from the start of the reformas part of negotiations on the financial perspectives and in relation to decisions taken on other Community spending programmes;
Amendment 625 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Considers that there should be no return to coupled payments as a guiding principle of the CAP; however, given the move from a historical to an area support model, takes the view that a limited margin for flexibility should be left to Member States to respond to the specific needs of their territory, in the form of capped coupled payments for vulnerable grassland livestock areas, in compliance with WTO requirements whilst ensuring a free, fair and level playing field for farmers across the EU;
Amendment 642 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolutethe retention of a requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross- compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules;
Amendment 646 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules, points out that direct area payment should be linked to the farmer and not to the land-owner;
Amendment 678 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Believes that an EU-funded top-up direct area payment should be made available to farmers through simple, multiannual contracts rewarding them for reducing their carbon emissions per unit of production and increasing their sequestration of carbon; notes that this would have the double benefit of making EU agriculture more environmentally and economically sustainable through improved efficiency and would also ensure that farmers can financially benefit from increased carbon sequestration on their land and put them on the same footing as other industries which are in the EU ETS; calls for clear and measurable criteria and targets to be defined appropriately to allow these payments to be implemented as soon as possible;
Amendment 689 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps in order to ensure that appropriate, environmentally sustainable agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is;
Amendment 747 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Notes that the best way for farmers to insure themselves against disaster and risk, is to exercise sound financial management, to invest in technology to increase competitiveness, and to make full use of insurance options;
Amendment 92 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 96 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that onlythe statutory requirements should form the basis for CC control and should be easily understandable for farmers and control authorities;
Amendment 99 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that yearly CC controls for statutory management requirements (SMR) should be reduced, or even abolished, if there have only been a few infringementsif it can be shown that compliance has been high in recent years;
Amendment 103 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 110 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that Member States should be allowed to reduce the inspection quota to a specific lower limit if they have a risk analysis framework that complies with Community law requirements, along with evidence of high compliance;
Amendment 122 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the number of CC requirements should not steadily increaseonly increase where a thorough analysis of costs and benefits demonstrates a net benefit;
Amendment 134 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -16 a (new)
Paragraph -16 a (new)
-16 a. Requests that, in the interests of simplification and proportionality, the Commission review its policy of applying flat rate corrections in its clearance of accounts procedures and expects that its application of disallowance is proportionate to the risk to EU funds;
Amendment 171 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -21 a (new)
Paragraph -21 a (new)
-21a. Urges the Commission, through a stronger Pillar II, to ensure appropriate investment in innovation, research and development, in order to enable farmers to benefit from technological developments;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. stresses the need for quality standards that ensure effective communication with consumers about the way that products have been produced and that offer incentives for improving these standards, thus contributing to wider EU policy objectives;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. calls in this respect on the Commission to conduct a study on the various options available for giving European producers the possibility of displaying on their products their commitment to quality, food safety and respect of all European standards of production, including through the option of a European Union quality logo, which should be made available only to agricultural goods resulting entirely from European production;
Amendment 310 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 1
Paragraph 20 - indent 1
- a 40% reduction in deaths and serious injuries on the roads from 2010 to 2020; this target should be laid down in both the forthcoming White Paper on Transport and the new Road Safety Action Programme;
Amendment 375 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
- Calls on the European Commission to monitor progress towards reaching these targets and to report annually to the European Parliament;
Amendment 60 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. From 20203, this Regulation sets a target of 135 g CO2/km for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the Community. subject to confirmation of its feasibility, as specified in Article 12 (4)
Amendment 73 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 20145 and each subsequent calendar year, each manufacturer of light commercial vehicles shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10, in accordance with that derogation.
Amendment 85 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indents 1, 2 and 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indents 1, 2 and 3
– 65% in 2015, – 75% in 20146, – 80% in 2015,7 – 100% from 20168 onwards.
Amendment 144 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– subject to confirmation of its feasibility on the basis of updated impact assessment results, the modalities for reaching, by the year 20203, a long-term target of 135 g CO2/km in a cost-effective manner; and
Amendment 68 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Reporting, analysis, and dissemination of findings of safety related incidents are fundamentally important to improving air safety. Therefore before 31 December 2011 the Commission should bring forward a proposal to amend Directive 2003/42 on occurrence reporting.
Amendment 154 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Community airlines and airlines departing from an airport located in the territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies, shall implement procedures allowing to produce a list of all the persons on board an aircraft within onetwo hours of the notification of the occurrence of an accident to this aircraft.
Amendment 65 #
2009/0131(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Commission should draw up specific guidelines to facilitate the practical implementation of the technical provisions of this Directive, taking into account the results of the exchange of experience as foreseen in Articles 28 and 29.
Amendment 4 #
2009/0110(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In the interests of clarity, the maps relating to the 10 Member States listed Annex I of Decision No 1692/96/EC should be replaced with a new Annex containing the 2003 Act of Accession in Annex I to the Decision should be added to the existing maps relating to the 15 countries that were Members of the European Union before the enlargement of 1 May 2004, and the 2010 target date for the plan should be replaced by 2020. This amendment was provided for in Article 1(15) of Decision No 884/2004/EC and it must be mademaps concerning all of the Member States; this would ensure that the maps already contained in that Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 are supplemented by those contained in the 2003 Act of Accession. Moreover the target date for the plan is 2020 for all of the Member States.
Amendment 1 #
2008/2270(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to ensure that the Agency maintains strict financial discipline in the future, and always works within the agreed budgets;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2266(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to ensure that the Agency maintains strict financial discipline in the future, and always works within the agreed budgets;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2265(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to ensure that the Agency maintains strict financial discipline in the future, and always works within the agreed budgets;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that ensuring conditions of fair competition for strategic goods such as agricultural and food products should be a major European objective of public interest; considers it vital that there should also be conditions of fair competition for imported products, which tend not to meet standards comparable to those governing Community products; believes that the EU's quality standards need to be applied to third-country products having access to the single European marketthat, while third country imports to the EU must comply with EU food safety requirements, the EU does not need to impose its "process" standards on third countries; believes that European farmers should exploit the strengths of EU farming to a competitive advantage and better inform consumers about the quality of the products on offer;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms that the goal of higher food safety standards should be that of attaining a high level of product quality offering a strong competitive advantage to agricultural producers, and that food safety and the requirements of environment- friendliness must not be allowed to generate significant extra costs for European; considers that where the use of EU taxpayers money can be justified is for supporting farmers; b in delieves that a key role needs to be played here by CAP funding, which farmers in Europe should use for ensuring product safety and higher product qualityring public goods, for which the market may not always reward farmers in meeting higher standards on animal welfare, environmental protection, among others;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the ongoing liberalisation of world agricultural markets is exposing EU producers to direct international competition, and that any additional measures that have to be complied with may be detrimental to competition; but may also play to the advantage of EU farmers if they are effectively able to distinguish their products in the market place and gain premiums in return; EU farmers can turn consumer demands to their advantage by providing consumers with locally produced quality products, higher animal welfare and environmental standards, among others;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned at the fact that the majority of European consumers are not sufficiently well informed concerning the food chain, especially as regards products' and raw materials' origins; advocates mandatory indication of place of production of primary products via a 'made in the EU' or 'non-EU' labelbased on a country of origin label, reflecting consumer desire to know more about the origins of the product they are buying; believes such a system should also apply to processed food products and should account for the origins of the main ingredients and raw materials, specifying their place of origin as well as the place of final processing;
Amendment 132 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes, with regard to the international dimension, the existence of a number of problemissues relating to the competitiveness of the European industry vis-à- vis the Unionindustries of the EU's main trading partners; is concerned at pressure from products from emerging countries which do not meet the same security and quality standards and often benefit from lax controls; reiterates, in this connection, the need to implement the concept of 'qualified market access', as affirmed in numerous resolutions of Parliamentreiterates that third country imports must meet strict EU food safety requirements and believes that European farmers should make better use of the competitive advantage that can be gained by producing high quality products;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2134(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that whilst a degree of flexibility is needed at the implementation stage would be desirable as far as general aviation is concerned; this could be achieved by delegating certain supervisory powers to sports and recreational aviation associations and organisationand that the delegation of certain supervisory powers to associations and organisations could be acceptable, this should only happen with people who are fully qualified in the area of aviation safety and with the agreement of the relevant safety authorities;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2134(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission to examine the possibility of laying down simplpecifiedc security procedures and screening processes for business aviation passengers, given that they are normally known to the operator without in any way compromising their security and safety;
Amendment 22 #
2008/2134(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that business aviation should be given adequate access to major airports in order to enable it to connect Europe's regions to its economic centres; invites the Commission to examine, where possible, reasonable access to major airports and requests the Commission to prepare a report by December 2009 on whether there is a need to adapt the relevant provisions of the existing Slot Allocation Regulation as amended in this respect;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2134(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines, however, that the SESAR programme must fully take into account the specificiatieons of General and Business Aviation and deliver real benefits to the sector without placing unnecessary burdens on it; while fully recognising that all aircraft using controlled airspace must feature the same safety equipment as commercial air transport to ensure a uniform safety level;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2134(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the view that noise issues should be dealt with at national and local levels in accordance with the subsidiarity principle; considers that noise mapping is just one tool in providing a balanced methodology with regard to noise pollution at airports;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2134(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 28 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas European towns and cities should be able to choose from a wide range of flexible instruments so as to put together a tailor- made policy mix in order to solve their specific trafficmobility problems; whereas better logistical solutions must be sought in all transport areas (passengermodes, including walking and cycling, as well as public, private and freight transport),
Amendment 101 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4 a (new)
- action to ensure the effective cross- border enforcement of all road traffic offences, whether criminal or administrative;
Amendment 163 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 6 - Indent 2 a (new)
- integrated ticketing across all modes of public transport,
Amendment 166 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 6 - Indent 3 a (new)
- cross agency co-operation between all departments of local and regional government and the public utility companies when planning schemes within urban areas,
Amendment 199 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Requests that access to the CARE database (Community database on Accidents on the Roads in Europe) be opened, which would be a powerful tool for exchanging information and expertise among transport professionals;
Amendment 213 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title between paragraphs 8 and 9
Title between paragraphs 8 and 9
Amendment 28 #
2008/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the rail freight network should be based on the existing andmost market relevant freight corridors taking into account future ERTMS corridors and the TEN-T network, and that a single, stable European standard for the European Train Control System (ECTS) should be imposed so as to ensure continual European interoperability;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Looks to the Commission to define the 'green corridors' as intermodal freight pilot projects to reduce overall accidents, noise, local air pollution, CO2 emissions, landscape and energy consumption and the use of renewable energy sources (particularly wind and solar energy) in accordance with EU legislation and its objectives;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to concentrate EU co-financing on the efficiency and, interoperability and upgrading of conventional rail infrastructure and intermodal hubs - coastal shipping and inland waterways, railways, roads and air transport - and to allocate at least 40% of each set of EU transport infrastructure appropriations to the railways, as called for in Parliament's resolution of 12 July 2007 on the implementation of the first railway package;
Amendment 64 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) stand-alone local and regional networks for passenger services using the railway infrastructure except where the services operate on part of a freight corridor;
Amendment 69 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) "freight corridor" shall mean all of the railway lines created on the territory of Member States and, where necessary, third European countries linking one or more strategic terminals to one or more other strategic terminals, including a principal axis, alternative routes and paths linking them, and railway infrastructure and its equipment in the freight terminals, marshalling yards and train formation facilities, and branch lines to the latter, including all rail related services as mentioned in Annex II to Directive 2001/14/EC;
Amendment 90 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) it shall be justified on the basis of a socio-economic analysis. This shall include the impact on those parts of the transport system where the allocation of infrastructure capacity in the freight corridor significantly affects freight and passenger traffic. It shall also include an analysis of the major effects in terms of external costs including carbon emissions;
Amendment 95 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The creation or modification of a freight corridor shall be proposed by the Member States concerned. For this purpose they shall send the Commission a proposal drawn up with the infrastructure managers and the railway undertakings concerned, taking into account the criteria set out in the Annex.
Amendment 126 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. For each freight corridor the infrastructure managers concerned, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2001/14/EC, shall create a governance body responsible for defining and steering the performance and updating of the implementation plan for the freight corridor. The governance body shall make regular reports on its activity to the Member States concerned and, where necessary, to the Commission and European coordinators of the TEN-T priority projects referred to in Article 17a of Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council10 involved in the freight corridor.
Amendment 129 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. A working group made up of managers and owners of the strategic terminals of the freight corridor, including sea and inland waterway ports, referred to in Article 9, shall be set up. It may issue an opinion on any proposal by the governance body which has direct consequences for investment and the management of strategic terminals. The governance body may not take any decision contrary to that opinion.
Amendment 142 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Applicants, including rail freight operators, passenger operators, shippers, forwarders and their representative bodies, for the use of the freight corridor shall be consulted by the governance body before the implementation plan is approved and when it is updated. In the event of a disagreement between the governance body and the applicants, the latter may contact the Commission, which shall consult the committee referred to in Article 18(1), in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2), on this matter.
Amendment 148 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Where applicable, investment plans shall refer to the Community contribution envisaged under the TEN-T programme as well as all other investment programmes at EU and national level and prove that their strategy is consistent with it.
Amendment 152 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
The infrastructure managers in the freight corridor shall coordinate at least once a year their schedule for carrying out heavy maintenance work on the infrastructure and its equipment. The infrastructure managers shall ensure that the route corridors are kept open to traffic to the maximum extent possible during maintenance periods. During heavy maintenance periods alternative routes of similar gauge clearance shall be found by the infrastructure managers and three months' notice given of such events to the railway undertakings.
Amendment 155 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In agreement with the working group referred to in Article 4(5), the governance body shall draw up a strategy for the development of strategic terminals to enable them to meet the needs of rail freight running on the freight corridor. This shall include co-operation with regional, local and national governments; the sourcing of land to develop rail freight terminals and the accessing of funds to encourage such developments. The governance body shall ensure that sufficient terminals are created in strategic locations, based on the expected volume of traffic.
Amendment 158 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The governance body shall put in place a one-stop shop for requests for train paths for freight trains crossing at least one border along the freight corridor. When one-stop shops are introduced, they shall work to guidelines approved by the Commission and the relevant national regulatory body.
Amendment 182 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Notwithstanding Article 20(2) of Directive 2001/14/EC, the infrastructure managers of the freight corridor shall reserve the capacity and publish the working timetable of the route needed for priority freight traffic for the coming financial year, prior to the annual exercise to define the working timetable referred to in Article 18 of Directive 2001/14/EC and using as a basis the freight traffic observed and the market study defined in Article 5(1).
Amendment 229 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point c
Annex – point c
c) where the itinerary for the freight corridor coincides with a section (or part of a section) of one or more priority TEN-T projects13, this must be integrated into the freight corridor, unless it is dedicated to thesolely used by high speed passenger transport service;s.
Amendment 230 #
2008/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point e
Annex – point e
e) the forecasting of future freight traffic demand, the economic feasibility and the socio- economic benefits of the freight corridor;
Amendment 69 #
2008/0246(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 3 – point d
Article 3 – point d
(d) "carrier" means a natural or legal person offering transport by passenger services or cruises to the general public, other than a tour operator, a ticket vendor or a travel agent;
Amendment 77 #
2008/0246(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 3 – point p
Article 3 – point p
(p) "travel agent" means any retailer acting on behalf of a passenger or a tour operator for the conclusion of transport contracts;
Amendment 80 #
2008/0246(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 3 – point q
Article 3 – point q
(q) "tour operator" means an organiser, other than a carrier, within the meaning of Article 2(2) and (3) of Directive 90/314/EEC;
Amendment 2 #
2008/0211(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty, maintain or adopt provisions in force on ...*, aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals falling within the scope of this Directive than those contained in this Directive.
Amendment 180 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall provide funding for training, research, development and implementation of replacement methods.
Amendment 210 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, great apes shall not be used in procedures, subject to the use of the safeguard clause in Article 50.
Amendment 211 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Every two years, and for the first time two years after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall, in consultation with Member States, conduct a review of the use of non-human primates in procedures and publish the results thereof. The review shall examine the impact of developments in technological, scientific and animal- welfare knowledge, and set targets for the implementation of validated replacement methods.
Amendment 368 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45
Article 45
The Commission and Member States shall contribute by various means, particularly financial to the development and scientific validation of alternative approaches that could provide the same or higher level of information as that obtained in procedures using animals but that do not involve the use of animals or use fewer animals or that entail less painful procedures and shall take such other steps as they consider appropriate to encourage research in this field.
Amendment 378 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 50
Article 50
Amendment 71 #
2008/0180(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point j
Article 2 – point j
(j) “slaughter” means the killing of animals for human consumption or fur production;
Amendment 73 #
2008/0180(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point m
Article 2 – point m
(m) “fur animals” means animals of the mammal species primarily reared for the production of fur such as minks, polecats, foxes, raccoons, coypuraccoon dogs, coypu, rabbits and chinchillas;
Amendment 125 #
2008/0180(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the killing of fur animals
Amendment 161 #
2008/0180(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4b. Operators of fur farms shall notify the competent authority in advance when animals are to be killed, to enable the Official Veterinarian to check that the requirements set out in this Regulation, and the standard operating procedures, are being observed.
Amendment 46 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 49 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 53 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 66 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Amendment 71 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Amendment 74 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 77 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 80 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 93 #
Amendment 13 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the design, maintenance, operation and protection of the surroundings of aerodromes, as well as personnel and organisations involved therein and operation of aerodromes, including the operational performance of aerodrome equipment;
Amendment 14 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 15 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 3 – point q
Article 3 – point q
(q) "aerodromes open to public use" shall mean aerodromes which are included in the official Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) publication and offer services to any user without discriminationthat are open to commercial air transport;
Amendment 23 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) A certificate shall be required in respect of each aerodrome. The certificate and certification of changes to that certificate shall be issued when the applicant has shown that the aerodrome complies with the aerodrome certification basis set out in point (b), and that the aerodrome has no feature or characteristic making it unsafe for operation. The certificate shall cover operation of the aerodrome andincluding all of its equipment.
Amendment 26 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point b – subpoint iii a (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point b – subpoint iii a (new)
(iiia) provisions by which the organisation responsible for the operation shall demonstrate their capability and means to discharge the responsibilities associated with their privileges, including organisations operating more than one aerodrome
Amendment 28 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 29 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8a – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 31 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 32 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) conditions for issuing, maintaining, amending, suspending or revoking certificates for aerodromes and certificates for aerodrome equipment, including operating limitations related to the specific design of the aerodrome;
Amendment 34 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8b – paragraph 4
Article 8b – paragraph 4
Amendment 35 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8b – paragraph 5
Article 8b – paragraph 5
Amendment 37 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8b – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 8b – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) conditions for establishing and notifying to an applicant the detailed specifications applicable toto provide compliance with requirements for the safety operational performance and integrity of ATM/ANS systems, parts and appliances;
Amendment 38 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 8b – paragraph 8
Article 8b – paragraph 8
Amendment 43 #
2008/0128(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 13
Article 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 216/2008
Article 22a
Article 22a
Amendment 148 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 30 a (new)
Article 4 – point 30 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 162 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 162 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(30a) In Article 162(1)(a) subparagraph 2a is added "All export refunds should be abolished by 2013."
Amendment 161 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex I
Annex I
Member Sstate 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 20110/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/151 Belgium 3 427 288,740 3 461 561,627 3 496 177,244 3 531 139,016 3 566 450,406 3 602 114,910 3 602 114,910 Bulgaria 998 580,000 1 008 565,800 1 018 651,458 1 028 837,973 1 039 126,352 1 049 517,616 1 049 517,616 Czech Republic 2 792 689,620 2 820 616,516 2 848 822,681 2 877 310,908 2 906 084,017 2 935 144,857 2 935 144,857 Denmark 4 612 619,520 4 658 745,715 4 705 333,172 4 752 386,504 4 799 910,369 4 847 909,473 4 847 909,473 Germany 28 847 420,391 29 135 894,595 29 427 253,541 29 721 526,076 30 018 741,337 30 318 928,750 30 318 928,750 Estonia Estonia 659 295,360 665 888,314 672 547,197 679 272,669 686 065,395 692 926,049 692 926,049 672 547,197 Ireland 5 503 679,280 5 558 716,073 5 614 303,234 5 670 446,266 5 727 150,729 5 784 422,236 5 784 422,236 Greece Greece 836 923,260 845 292,493 853 745,418 862 282,872 870 905,700 879 614,757 879 614,757 Spain 6 239 289,000 6 301 681,890 6 364 698,709 6 428 345,696 6 492 629,153 6 557 555,445 6 557 555,445 France 25 091 321,700 25 342 234,917 25 595 657,266 25 851 613,839 26 110 129,977 26 371 231,277 26 371 231,277 Italy 10 740 661,200 10 848 067,812 10 956 548,490 11 066 113,975 11 176 775,115 11 288 542,866 11 288 542,866 Cyprus 148 104,000 149 585,040 151 080,890 152 591,699 154 117,616 155 658,792 155 658,792 Latvia 743 220,960 750 653,170 758 159,701 765 741,298 773 398,711 781 132,698 781 132,698 Lithuania 1 738 935,780 1 756 325,138 1 773 888,389 1 791 627,273 1 809 543,546 1 827 638,981 1 827 638,981 Luxembourg 278 545,680 281 331,137 284 144,448 286 985,893 289 855,752 292 754,310 292 754,310 Hungary 2 029 861,200 2 050 159,812 2 070 661,410 2 091 368,024 2 112 281,704 2 133 404,521 2 133 404,521 Malta 49 671,960 50 168,680 50 670,366 51 177,070 51 688,841 52 205,729 52 205,729 Netherlands 11 465 630,280 11 580 286,583 11 696 089,449 11 813 050,343 11 931 180,847 12 050 492,655 12 050 492,655 Austria 2 847 478,469 2 875 953,254 2 904 712,786 2 933 759,914 2 963 097,513 2 992 728,488 2 992 728,488 Poland 9 567 745,860 9 663 423,319 9 760 057,552 9 857 658,127 9 956 234,709 10 055 797,056 10 055 797,056 Portugal 1 987 521,000 2 007 396,210 2 027 470,172 2 047 744,874 2 068 222,323 2 088 904,546 2 088 904,546 Romania 3 118 140,000 3 149 321,400 3 180 814,614 3 212 622,760 3 244 748,988 3 277 196,478 3 277 196,478 Slovenia 588 170,760 594 052,468 599 992,992 605 992,922 612 052,851 618 173,380 618 173,380 Slovakia 1 061 603,760 1 072 219,798 1 082 941,996 1 093 771,416 1 104 709,130 1 115 756,221 1 115 756,221 Finland 2 491 930,710 2 516 850,017 2 542 018,517 2 567 438,702 2 593 113,089 2 619 044,220 2 619 044,220 Sweden 3 419 595,900 3 453 791,859 3 488 329,778 3 523 213,075 3 558 445,206 3 594 029,658 3 594 029,658 United Kingdom 15 125 168,940 15 276 420,629 15 429 184,836 15 583 476,684 15 739 311,451 15 896 704,566 15 896 704,566 Netherlands 11 465 630,280 11 580 286,583 11 696 089,449 Austria 2 847 478,469 2 875 953,254 2 904 712,786 Poland 9 567 745,860 9 663 423,319 9 760 057,552 Portugal 1 987 521,000 2 007 396,210 2 027 470,172 Romania 3 118 140,000 3 149 321,400 3 180 814,614 Slovenia 588 170,760 594 052,468 599 992,992 Slovakia 1 061 603,760 1 072 219,798 1 082 941,996 Finland 2 491 930,710 2 516 850,017 2 542 018,517 Sweden 3 419 595,900 3 453 791,859 3 488 329,778 United Kingdom 15 125 168,940 15 276 420,629 15 429 184,836
Amendment 185 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The management of small amounts is a burdensome task for the competent authorities of the Member States. To avoid excessive administrative burden it is appropriate forto allow Member States to refrain from granting direct payments where the payment would be lower than the Community average support for one hectare or the eligible area of the he flexibility to set a minimum thresholding for which support is claimed would relate to less than one hectareclaim sizes. Member States should be given discretion to opt for the implementation of one of the two criteria taking account of the particularities of the structures of their agricultural economies. As special payment entitlements were allocated to farmers with so-called "landless" holdings the application of the hectare-based threshold would be ineffective. Such farmers should therefore be subject to the averages support-based minimum amount.
Amendment 210 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, while introducing a decoupled single payment scheme allowed Member States to exclude certain payments from that scheme. At the same time Article 64(3) of that Regulation provided for the revision of the options provided for in Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 5 of its Title III, in the light of market and structural developments. An analysis of the relevant experience shows that decoupling introduces flexibility in the choice of producers, enabling them to take their production decisions on the basis of profitability and market response. This is particularly the case for the arable crops, hops and seeds sectors, and to a certain extent, also the beef sector. Therefore, the partially coupled payments in theseall sectors should be integrated into the single payment scheme. In order for farmers in the beef sector to gradually adjust to the new support arrangements provision should be made for a phasing-in of the integration of the special premium for male animals and the slaughter premium. Since the partially coupled payments in the fruit and vegetable sectors were only recently introduced, and only as a transitional measure, no review of such schemes is necessary.
Amendment 211 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 222 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use up to 10% of their ceilings for granting specific support in clearly defined and prescribed cases. Such support should allow Member States to address environmental issues and improve the quality and marketing of agricultural products. Specific support should also be available to buffer the consequences of the phasing-out of milk quotas and the decoupling of support in particularly sensitive sectors. Given the growing importance of an effective management of risks Member States should be given the option to financially contribute to the premiums farmers pay for crop insurance as well as to the financing of financial compensation of certain economic losses in case of animal or plant diseases. With a view to respecting the Community’s international obligations the resources that could be used for any coupled support measures should be limited at an appropriate level. The conditions applicable to the financial contributions to crop insurance and animal or plant disease related compensation should be established accordingly. Any measures of this nature should be seen as temporary measures to allow Member States to adjust to full decoupling and a more market-orientated policy and should therefore end in 2013.
Amendment 277 #
Amendment 284 #
Amendment 291 #
Amendment 298 #
Amendment 310 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 340 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to direct payments granted to farmers in the French overseas departments, in the Azores and Madeira, in the Canary and Aegean islands.
Amendment 422 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – introductory phrase
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – introductory phrase
1. Member States shall notbe permitted not to grant direct payments to a farmer in one the followunder certaing casesriteria:
Amendment 428 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – point (a)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – point (a)
(a) where the total amount of direct payments claimed or due to be granted in a given calendar year does not exceed an amount to be set by the Member State up to EUR 251000, or
Amendment 435 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – point (b)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – point (b)
(b) where the eligible area of the holding for which direct payments are claimed or due to be granted does not exceed one hectare. However, Cyprus may set a minimum eligible area of 0.3 hectares and Malta of 0.1five hectares.
Amendment 497 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Any Member State having excluded the sheep and goat and beef payments from the single payment scheme under the conditions of Articles 67 and 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 may decide by 1 August 2009 to continue toshall apply the single payment scheme from 2010 under the conditions laid down in this section and in conformity with the decision taken under Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. However, Member States may decide to set the part of the component of their national ceiling to be used for additional payments to farmers in accordance with Article 55(1) of this Regulation at a rate lower than that decided under Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.
Amendment 509 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55
Article 55
Amendment 531 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67
Article 67
Amendment 593 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Support for measures referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) may only be granted:
Amendment 597 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) upon full implementation of the single payment schemefull decoupling in theall sector concerned in accordance with Articles 54, 55 and 71s.
Amendment 598 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 608 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4
Article 68 – paragraph 4
4. Support under the measures referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b), and (e) shall be limited to 2.5% of the national ceilings referred to in Article 41. Member States may set sub-limits per measuremust with certainty meet the conditions of the WTO green box.
Amendment 625 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 9
Article 68 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128 (2) , shall define the detailed conditions for the granting of the support referred to under this section, in particular wiand for the formal Commission approval of such support referred to under this section, including the criteria to be used for the designation of the a view to ensure consistency with other Community measures and policies and to avoid cumulation of supportreas and the degressive and transitional nature of support referred to in paragraph 1 (b). Under no circumstances can the Commission approve an aid which is incompatible with the provisions governing a common organisation of the market or which would interfere with the proper functioning of the common organisation. The Commission will only approve such measures if the positive contribution to the development of the sector clearly outweighs the risks of distortions of competition. Any support granted under this article shall end on 1 January 2013.
Amendment 735 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 132 – point 1 – point (b)
Article 132 – point 1 – point (b)
Regulation (EC) No 378/2007
Article 1 − paragraph 5
Article 1 − paragraph 5
5. The modulation rates applicable to a farmer resulting from the application of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No XXX/2008 (this regulation) minus 5 percentage points shall be deducted from the rate of voluntary modulation applied by Member States in application of paragraph 4 of this Article. Both the percentage to be deducted and the final voluntary modulation rate shall be equal to or higher than 0. No adjustments should, however, result in an overall reduction in the amount of EAFRD funding already allocated to rural development programmes, as laid out in the formal Commission Decision which approves them.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food orfor all meat, meat products and dairy products and, in products where these are the primary ingredients, the plabel as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in suchce where the animal spent the greater part of its life. In all other cases the indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5);
Amendment 158 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. For meat, other than beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be gand have spent the greater part of their livens.
Amendment 83 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Shares the view that the current EU animal health framework is complicated, unclear and non-transparent and thus needs to be made more coherent; takes the view that the fundamental rules governing action on animal health should, where possible, be set out in a single legislative act which embodies better regulation principles;
Amendment 93 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Agrees with the conclusions of the “Pre-Feasibility Study” on Cost Sharing Schemes, which called for a harmonisation of the cost sharing systems established by Member States. And furthermore notes that since cost sharing goes hand in hand with responsibility sharing, such systems require the full participation and commitment of all parties including animal owners, and that new mechanisms should be introduced to involve stakeholders in decision-making on significant policy issues;
Amendment 110 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 166 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Strongly supports action to increase the use ofdevelop new and improved disease control responses including vaccination, which should foster more effective disease prevention and diminish the number of animals culled as part of disease eradication operations; draws attention to the fact that the introduction of an effective vaccination system requires the provision of appropriate financial support, in order to encourage its use; considers it essential, furthermore, for EU vaccine banks to be expanded;
Amendment 4 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas sheep and goat farming, including the farming of traditional breeds such as Herdwicks, play a key environmental role that includes the natural upkeep of less fertile areas and the preservation of sensitive eco-systems,
Amendment 19 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the urgent need for action to be taken by the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to halt the decline inensure a profitable and sustainable future for sheep and goat production in Europe and advocates the maintenance of these traditional, eco-friendly farming enterprises and a Community supply base of EU lamb;
Amendment 22 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the Commission's intention to review policy instruments where it has been demonstrated that decoupling hasthey have had a negative impact; welcomes the further reference to this specific issue in the context of the recently published European Commission communication – Preparing for the "Health Check" of the CAP reform
Amendment 27 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – phrase introductive
Paragraph 3 – phrase introductive
3. Calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to direct additional financial support as a matter of urgency to the EU sheep and goat producesectors in order to retain a critical mass ofstem the flow of people leaving the industry and to ensure profitable and sustainable sheep and goat production in the EU; calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to restructure the future financing of these sectors as part of the CAP Health Check through the implementation of a variety of measures, giving each Member State the flexibility of choosing from the following possible financing options:
Amendment 29 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1
Paragraph 3 – point 1
Amendment 49 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to review and introduce an additional payment for traditional mountainous breedassistance for producers in peripheral or disadvantaged areas in order to preserve sheep in sensitive areas. to be either a) financed directly by National Governments or b) co-financed by the EU and National Governments;.
Amendment 53 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the return to the producer for sheepmeat products as a percentage of the retail price is insufficient; and calls on the Commission to investigate the sheepmeat and goatmeat supply chain to ensure that farmers receive a fair return from the marketplace.
Amendment 75 #
2007/2192(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to increase the current annual EU Food Promotion Budget, which is valued at €45 million for 2008 and to ring fence funding for EU lambsheepmeat and to change, simplify and streamline the practical rules governing the operation of the budget so that lamb products can be given meaningful access to the budget;
Amendment 38 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 -.paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 -.paragraph 2 a (new)
No air carrier or rail transport operator shall own any shares in any CRS or system vendor undertaking nor have any direct or indirect influence on the operations of a CRS or system vendor undertaking.
Amendment 43 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 - point (g)
Article 2 - point (g)
(g) 'parent carrier' means any air carrier or rail-transport operator which directly or indirectly, alone or jointly with others, owns or effectively controlsowns 5% or more of the shares of an undertaking, participates in the capital of that undertaking or has legal rights and representation on the board of directors, supervisory board or any other governing body of a system vendor undertaking, as well as any air carrier or rail- transport operator which it owns or effectively controls;
Amendment 63 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. All direct capital holdings of an air carrier or rail transport operator in any CRS or system vendor undertaking shall be publicly disclosed.
Amendment 138 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - paragraph 1
Annex I - paragraph 1
1. Where fares are shown in the principal display, and/or where a ranking based on fares is chosen, fares shall be inclusive of all costs and charges including applicable and unavoidable taxes, charges and fees to be paid to theincluding any fees due to the CRS and transport provider.
Amendment 111 #
2007/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to undertakings which are engaged exclusively in certain road passenger transport services exclusively for non-commercial purposes, or free of charge, or which have a main occupation other than that of road passenger transport operator, and which use vehicles driven by their own employees.
Amendment 113 #
2007/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Amendment 121 #
2007/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 –point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 –point b
(b) be an employed and remunerated bye, partner, director, shareholder or have a similar contractual relationship to the undertaking or, if the undertaking is a natural person, be that same person.
Amendment 169 #
2007/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States may exempt from compulsory training applicantexamination persons who can provide proof of at least fiveten years' practical continuous experience in a transport undertaking at management level during the previous twenty years.
Amendment 171 #
2007/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that applicants with practical experience returning to the profession after a three year interval shall undertake any necessary retraining to establish their knowledge of recent developments in the profession.
Amendment 174 #
2007/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority shall record in the electronic register referred to in Article 15 the name of the transport manager designated by the undertaking and an indication that he or she has not been declared unfit to manage the transport activities of an undertaking, the address of the establishment, the number of vehicles used and, if the authorisation is valid for international transport, the serial number of the Community licence and that of the certified copies.
Amendment 180 #
2007/0098(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the type of authorisation, the number of vehicles which it covers and, where appropriate, the serial number of the Community licence and that of the certified copies; , and the vehicle registration mark of each vehicle being operated under the authorisation outside of the undertaking's Member State of establishment.
Amendment 45 #
2007/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6, paragraph 2
Article 6, paragraph 2
2. The farm structure survey in 2010 shall be carried out in the form of a census. With regards to the collection of Labour Force data, the collection of basic information on farm working on the holding, listed in Annex III Section V (i) shall be collected as part of the census. However, sample surveys may be used for the characteristics concerning machinerydetailed information on farm work on the holding listed in Annex III Section V (ii) and other gainful activities of the labour force, listed in Annex III Sections IV( V (iii) and V(ii)I.
Amendment 130 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Reaffirms that, in accordance with Article 26a(1) of Directive 2001/18/EC, the Member States may adopt national measures on crop coexistence to enable them to 'take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products';
Amendment 131 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Considers that the rules on crop coexistence should contain clear provisions on liability which take account of the 'polluter pays' principle; calls on the Commission to draw up a binding legal framework in relation to liability which would cover the contamination of conventional or organic crops by GMOs;
Amendment 134 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that the legislation currently in force allows the Member States to impose a total ban on the cultivation of GMOs in geographical areas which have special agronomical or environmental characteristics or are particularly important in terms of maintaining biodiversity or specific agricultural practices;
Amendment 135 #
2006/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Urges the Commission to adopt, as soon as possible, specific labelling thresholds for the presence of genetically modified seeds in conventional seeds on the basis of Article 21(2) of Directive 2001/18/EC;
Amendment 3 #
2006/0272(COD)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to ensure consistency with existing railway legislation, heritage, museum and tourist railways are exempt from this Directive.
Amendment 4 #
2006/0272(COD)
Article 1 – point -1 a) (new)
Directive 2004/49/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 - points (c a) and (c b) (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 - points (c a) and (c b) (new)
-1a) The following points shall be added to Article 2(2): (ca) heritage rolling stock that runs on national networks providing that it complies with national safety rules and regulations; (cb) heritage, museum and tourist railways that operate on their own network, including workshops or rolling stock that are owned by or based on such a railway or staff who are based on that railway.