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Activities of Thomas WAITZ related to 2018/0218(COD)

Plenary speeches (2)

2020/10/20
Dossiers: 2018/0218(COD)

2021/11/23
Dossiers: 2018/0218(COD)

Amendments (38)

Thomas WAITZ, Maria HEUBUCH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Maria HEUBUCH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) In accordance with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the implementation of the CAP shall be in coherence with the objectives of development cooperation, including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In line with this policy coherence, measures taken under this regulation shall not jeopardise the food production capacity and long term food security of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs).

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Rules for classifying wine grape varieties by Member States should be modified to include the wine grape varieties Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemont, previously excluded. To ensure that wine production in the Union develops a higher resistance to diseases and that it uses vine varieties better adapted to changing climatic conditions, provision should be made allowing ~~Vitis Labrusca varieties~~all species of the genus Vitis, and all varieties stemming from crosses between ~~Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other~~different species of the genus Vitis to be planted for wine production in the Union.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) To enable producers to use vine varieties that are better adapted to changing climatic conditions and with higher resistance to diseases, provision should be made permitting products using designations of origin not only from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera but also from ~~vine~~other species of the genus Vitis, as well as from varieties stemming from a crosses between ~~Vitis vinifera and other~~different species of the genus Vitis.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Maria HEUBUCH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) In respect of export credits, export credit guarantees and insurance programmes, agricultural exporting state trading enterprises and international food aid, Member States may adopt national measures respecting Union law, including policy coherence for development as per Article 208 TFEU and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Since the Union and its Member States are WTO Members, such national measures should also comply with the rules laid down in that WTO Ministerial Decision of 19 December 2015, as a matter of Union law and international law.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)

(31a) In order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, the self-regulatory approach should, as a minimum, ensure that ingredients information is provided on-label or online and that such information complies with stipulations on 'Voluntary Food Information as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. The Commission should assess the industry's proposals and publish a report, accompanied by a legislative proposal, with appropriate exemptions for micro producers.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Maria HEUBUCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 2 a (new)

(-1) In Part I, the following Article 2a is inserted, 'Article 2a Policy coherence for development In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, objectives of development cooperation, including those approved in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations, shall be taken into account in the implementation of this regulation. Measures taken under this regulation shall not jeopardise the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular of least developed countries (LDCs)'

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 16 – paragraph 1

(3a) Article 16(1) is replaced by the following "1. Disposal of products bought in under public intervention shall take place in such a way as to: (a) avoid any disturbance of the ~~market,~~Union market or third country markets (b) ensure equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers, ~~and (c) be in compliance~~(c) avoid sale of products below the relevant public intervention price (d) comply with the commitments resulting from international agreements concluded in accordance with the TFEU. , and (e) comply with policy coherence for development, as per Article 208 TFEU " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall make available each year authorisations for new plantings for wine production corresponding to either: ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-~~Or. en 20180101&from=FR)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) 1% of the total area actually planted with vines for wine production in their territory, as measured on 31 July of the previous year; or Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) 1% of an area comprising the area actually planted with vines for wine production in their territory, as measured on 31 July 2015, and the area covered by planting rights granted to producers in their territory in accordance with Article 85h, Article 85i or Article 85k of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and available for conversion into authorisations on 1 January 2016, as referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation.; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point b

(5a) Article 64(2) point (b) is amended as follows: "(b) areas where vineyards contribute to the preservation of the environment~~; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)~~ or to the conservation of the genetic resources of the vine varieties; " Or. en

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point c

(~~c) areas to be newly planted in the framework of land consolidation projects; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)~~5b) Article 64(2) point (c) is deleted " " Or. en

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – point f

(~~f) areas to be newly planted which contribute to increasing the competitiveness at farm holding and regional level; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)~~5c) Article 64(2) point (f) is deleted " " Or. en

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) the variety concerned belongs to the ~~specie~~genus Vitis ~~vinifera or Vitis Labrusca~~; or

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) the variety concerned comes from a cross between ~~the species Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other~~different species of the genus Vitis.

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a

(v) which is obtained from vine varieties belonging to ~~Vitis vinifera or a cross between the Vitis vinifera species and other~~genus Vitis, or from a cross between different species of the genus Vitis.;

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 120 – paragraph 1 – point (g a) new

(19a) In Article 120, paragraph 1, the following point is inserted: ‘(g a) terms relating to the genetic conservation of the vine variety’

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Maria HEUBUCH, Martin HÄUSLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 2 – point (c) – point (i)

(22a) Article 148(2) point (c) point (i) is replaced by the following: “(i) the price payable for the delivery, which shall: — cover production costs, as a minimum, and — be static and be set out in the contract, and/or — be calculated by combining various factors set out in the contract, which may include market indicators reflecting changes in market conditions, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered, ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)~~” Or. en

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Maria HEUBUCH, Martin HÄUSLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 o (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 3

(22o) In the Article 148, paragraph 3 is deleted

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Martin HÄUSLING

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point c

(22c) In Article 149, paragraph 2, the point c is replaced by the following: “(c) provided that, for a particular producer organisation, all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations does not exceed 37,5 % of total Union production (ii) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations which is produced in any particular Member State does not exceed 3345 % of the total national production of that Member State, and (iii) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations which is delivered in any particular Member State does not exceed 3345 % of the total national production of that Member State; ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)~~” Or. en

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Martin HÄUSLING, Maria HEUBUCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 p (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point d

(22p) In Article 149, paragraph 2, the point d is deleted

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Thomas WAITZ, Martin HÄUSLING, Maria HEUBUCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 e (new)

Regulation 1308/2018
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point e

(22e) provided that the raw milk is not covered by an obligation to deliver arising from the farmer’s membership of a cooperative in accordance with the conditions set out in the cooperative’s statutes or the rules and decisions provided for in or derived from these statutes; and In Article 149, paragraph 2, point (e) is deleted “ “ Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 f (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 a (new)

(22f) The following Article is inserted: “Article 149a (new) Monitoring Body: 1. In order to ensure that the milk market is in balance, the Commission shall set up a Monitoring Body to undertake the following tasks: (a) Compilation of a market balance index, based on data on production volumes, milk prices and production costs. The index shall provide information on the EU milk market’s equilibrium or balanced market state, i.e. the situation where supply and demand of raw milk meet at a level where farm gate prices cover production costs. (b) Implementation of a crisis mechanism, to be activated when the index leaves the “balanced market” state. The crisis mechanism shall be implemented according to the following phases, each triggered by a certain percentage change in the market balance index. The phases and the corresponding measures shall in each case be maintained until the market returns to the balanced market state: (i) If the current market state deviates by - 7.5% of the balanced market state : - The Monitoring Body announces an early warning phase, private storage is opened and/or reduction-incentivising programmes are activated for a defined period of time. (ii) If the current market state deviates by -15% of the balanced market state: - Announcement of a crisis phase and beginning of the voluntary volume reduction scheme according to article 219a. - Enforcement of a market responsibility penalty on all producers that increase their production during this period (iii) If the current market state deviates by - 25% of the “balanced market” state: - Universal reduction of supply of raw milk by a defined percentage during a set period of time for all producers; - Enforcement of a market responsibility penalty on all producers that do not reduce production during this period. 2. The crisis mechanism set out in Article 149a(1)(b) shall be financed by a producer contribution per kilogramme of milk and by the market responsibility penalties. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts establishing the following points: (a) The calculation of the market balance index as well as the determination of the “balanced market” state, i.e. the situation where supply and demand of raw milk meet at a level where farmgate prices cover production costs. (b) The amount of the market responsibility penalty paid by producers according to the situations described in Article 149a(1)(b)(ii) and (iii) (c) The percentage of the volume to be reduced, by each producer equally, during the universal reduction phase according to article 149a(1)(b)(iii). (d) The amount of the producer contribution per kilogramme of milk, with a derogation exempting small and micro producers”

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 g (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 154 – paragraph 1– point b

~~(b) has a minimum number of members and/or covers a minimum volume or value of marketable production, to be laid down by the Member State concerned, in the area where it operates;~~ (22 g) In Article 154, paragraph 1, the point b is replaced by the following: “(b) has a minimum number of members, to be laid down by the Member State concerned, in the area where it operates;” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 h (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 160

(22h) Article 160 is replaced by the following: “Article 160 Producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector In the fruit and vegetables sector producer organisations shall pursue at least one of the objectives set out in points (c)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Article 152(1). The statutes of a producer organisation in the fruit and vegetables sector ~~shall require~~may propose to its producer members to market their entire production concerned through the producer organisation. Fruit and vegetable producer members may sell, either directly or through one intermediary, to consumers in the specific economic area in which their producer organisation is operating, no more than a fixed percentage of their production and/or products. The maximal percentages shall be fixed by the Member State at not less than 10 %. Producer organisations and associations of producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector shall be deemed to be acting in the name and on behalf of their members in economic matters within their terms of reference. ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 164

(22a) Article 164 is deleted

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 j (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 164 – paragraph 3 a (new)

(22j) In Article 164, the following paragraph is added: ‘3a. Rules shall not be made binding on producers of organic products covered by Regulation (EC) No 848/2018 unless such a measure has been agreed to by at least 50 % of organic producers in the economic area in which the organisation or association operates, and whose production totals at least 60 % of organic production of that area.’

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 k (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 164 – paragraph 4 – last subparagraph

(22k) In Article 164, paragraph 4, the last subparagraph is replaced by the following: “Those rules shall not cause any damage to other operators or new entrants in the Member State concerned or the Union and shall not have any of the effects listed in Article 210(4) or be otherwise incompatible with Union law or national rules in force. ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)~~” Or. en

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 r (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 165

(22r) The Article 165 is deleted

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 m (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 168 – paragraph 4 – letter c – point i

(22 m) In the Article 168, paragraph 4, point c, the point i is replaced by the following: “(i) the price payable for the delivery, which shall: — cover production costs, as a minimum, and — be static and be set out in the contract, and/or — be calculated by combining various factors set out in the contract, which may include market indicators reflecting changes in market conditions, the quantities delivered and the quality or composition of the agricultural products delivered, ~~(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)~~” Or. en

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 n (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 184 – paragraph 2

(22n) In the Article 184, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. Tariff quotas shall be administered in a manner which avoids any discrimination between the operators concerned, by applying one of the following methods or a combination of them or another appropriate method: (a) a method based on the chronological order of the submission of applications (“first come, first served” principle); (b) a method of distribution in proportion to the quantities requested when the applications were submitted (the “simultaneous examination method”); (c) a method based on taking traditional trade patterns into account (the “traditional/newcomers method”). (d) a method enabling distribution to a diversity of operators, including by taking into account relevant social and environmental standards, such as the fundamental ILO Conventions, and multilateral environmental agreements to which the EU is a party”. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Part III – Chapter VII a (new)

(26a) In Part III, the following Chapter VIIa (new) is inserted: ‘ Chapter VIIa Monitoring EU external trade in third country markets Article 205a 1. For the purposes of applying this Regulation, monitoring, analysing and managing the market in agricultural products, increasing market transparency, and ensuring policy coherence for development and the promotion of gender equality, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 227, to establish a system for monitoring the external impact of EU trade, to be integrated with the existing Market Observatories. The information obtained may be transmitted or made available to international organisations, the competent authorities of third countries and may be made public, subject to the protection of personal data. 2. The monitoring system shall observe at least the following: a) export volume and export price data of milk and milk products to individual developing countries with dairy production or dairy development plans, presented per country; b) export volume and export price data of poultry to individual developing countries where sensitivities in the poultry sector have been identified, presented per country; c) export volume and export price data to individual developing countries where sensitivities in a specific sector have been identified, presented per country (notably for milk powders and liquid milk, pigmeat, cereals and tomatoes).

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 206 a (new)

(26b) In Chapter I of Part IV, the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 206a Resale at loss 1. Agricultural products from a sector listed in Article 1(2) shall not be resold at a loss, unless when justified for the purposes of avoiding food waste. Resale at loss means the sale of agricultural and food products below the purchase price as per invoice, less the proportional part of the discounts included in the invoice, plus the transport costs and the taxes charged on the transaction, by a first or subsequent purchaser 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts concerning the criteria for exemptions to paragraph 1, concerning cases where resale at loss is justified for the purposes of avoiding food waste.’

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 219 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

(26c) In the Article 219, paragraph 1, the subparagraph 4 is replaced by the following: “Such measures may to the extent and for the time necessary to address the market disturbance or threat thereof extend or modify the scope, duration or other aspects of other measures provided for under this Regulation, ~~or provide for export refunds,~~ or suspend import duties in whole or in part including for certain quantities or periods as necessary. ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 219 a (new)

(28a) The following Article is inserted: ‘Article 219a Volume Reduction Scheme 1. In the event of serious market disturbance, the Commission may decide to grant aid to producers in a specific sector listed in Article 1(2), who, during a defined period and on a voluntary basis, reduce their production compared to the same period of the previous year (reference period). The reduction period may be prolonged if deemed necessary. 2. During the reduction period, each producer who supplies a volume greater than that supplied during the reference period shall pay a market responsibility penalty according to the extent of his/her oversupply. 3. In this regard, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts laying down the following points: (a) Maximal supply volumes to be reduced at EU level, in the framework of the reduction scheme; (b) The duration of the reduction period; (c) The amount of aid to be paid to producers who reduce their volumes during the reduction period, and the financing arrangements for this aid; (d) The amount of the market responsibility levy for producers who increase their volumes during the reduction period; (e) The eligibility criteria for producers applying for aid under the reduction scheme; (f) Specific conditions for implementing the scheme.’

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27

(27) In Article 225, points (a) to, (c) and (d) are deleted;

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 225 – point b

(~~b) by 30 June 2014 and also by 31 December~~27a) Article 225 point (b) is replaced by the following: “(b) every four years and for the first time by 30 June 201822, on the development of the market situation in the milk and milk products sector, and in particular on the operation of Articles 148 to 151, Article 152(3) and Article 157(3), assessing in particular the effects on milk producers and milk production in disadvantaged regions in connection with the general objective of maintaining production in such regions, and covering potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements, together with any appropriate proposals; ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)

2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI