50 Amendments of Giuseppe FERRANDINO related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy of 11 December 2013,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the common fisheries policy,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1224/2009, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control (COM(2018)368),
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 e (new)
Citation 2 e (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 f (new)
Citation 2 f (new)
- having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 g (new)
Citation 2 g (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of control measures for establishing the conformity of fisheries products with access criteria to the EU market (2017/2129(INI)),
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 h (new)
Citation 2 h (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives’,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 i (new)
Citation 2 i (new)
- having regard to Scientific Opinion No 3/2017, ‘Food from the Oceans - How can more food and biomass be obtained from the oceans in a way that does not deprive future generations of their benefits?’,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the fishery and aquaculture sectors are an integral part of the EU food system, and whereas the resilience and sustainable development of the EU food systemse sectors depends on the work of European fishers and fish farmers, as they play a key role in supporting the economic and social dimension of coastal and many inland communities;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the unprecedented public health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will have repercussions for trade and the market, and has come as a serious blow to fishers throughout Europe; whereas, despite the health risks and the low price of fish, European fishers have continued to work, identifying themselves as key workers;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas fishing is a victim rather than a cause of climate change, as demonstrated by the many natural phenomena, such as the increase in water temperature, which have had, and will continue to have, an extremely negative impact on the profitability of the sector;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas fish caught in the wild is the source of animal protein that has by far the smallest carbon footprint; whereas, compared with other animal proteins, fish caught in the wild has the lowest environmental impact as it lives in the wild and does not require any land, artificial feeding, water supply, antibiotics or pesticides, and it is therefore the best combination for European citizens in terms of food security and climate protection;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas efficient science-based fisheries management founded on ambitious, internationally agreed management targets have meant that the European fisheries sector is a global leader in terms of sustainability; whereas the sector has for a long time helped to provide European consumers with high quality products that meet high nutrition and food safety standards;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas EU consumers are showing an increasing interest in the country of origin of fishery products and their traceability throughout the food chain; whereas the existing EU legislation does not require origin to be stated on the final prepared or preserved product; whereas the information on traceability is thus lost in the food value chain;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the current marketing standards apply to 75% of landings in the EU, but to less than 10% of fishery products imported from third countries; whereas this creates unfair competition for the EU fishing fleet;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas one of the objectives of the common fisheries policy is to help to supply the EU market with highly nutritional food and to reduce the EU market’s dependence on food imports from third countries; whereas the current pandemic has made it even more apparent that the EU needs to be able to fully guarantee food security for its citizens and reduce its reliance on food imports from third countries;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ExpressesStresses that the common fisheries policy and European ocean governance are an integral part of the EU system and food supply chain, which interact closely with the European health and environment pillars at the core of the Farm to Fork Strategy; expresses, therefore, disappointment at the lack of prominence and ambition of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Fork Strategy; stresses that the current strategy should instead be integrated with a cross- cutting approach to fishing that considers the main EU legislation on the subject, in the light of the objectives it contains, taking due account of the three pillars of sustainable development: social, economic and environmental;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that whilst the Strategy rightly highlights the role of farmers as ‘custodians of the land’, it does not give the same recognition to small-scale traditional fishing, whose fishers are the backbone of the European fishing industry and who have, for some time, been at the forefront of achieving the Strategy’s objectives; whereas European fishers should be regarded and recognised as the true ‘custodians of the sea’ and have a key role to play in achieving the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the Commission’s recognition of key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that fishery workers, not just agri-food sector workers, fall under this category; calls on the Commission, therefore, to step up efforts to improve the position of European fishers in the value chain by enhancing workplace health and safety, guaranteeing them a decent wage and protecting their freedom of movement, especially in times of crisis;
Amendment 83 #
1c. Stresses that, in order to fully and effective achieve the Strategy’s objectives, an extensive preliminary socio-economic impact assessment is needed to consider all possible repercussions of the proposed measures on EU coastal communities and on the productivity and competitiveness of EU fisheries; stresses, further, that the transition to a sustainable model of production and consumption should happen gradually and in a manner that is commensurate with the EU fishing industry’s capabilities;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that the agreement of the fisheries sector should, in particular, be a necessary part of fully achieving the objectives of the Strategy and correctly applying its rules; expresses its disappointment, in this regard, at the Strategy’s total failure to mention any involvement of representatives from the sector in institutional forums or a bottom- up approach that fully involves European fishers in drawing up the rules that they have to apply;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that very often the transposition of fair and acceptable principles risks turning into onerous and excessive practices that are difficult for fishers to apply without ever really achieving the objectives that these principles set out to achieve; stresses, therefore, that the proposals in the Strategy should not pose an excessive financial and bureaucratic burden for operators in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Agrees with the Commission on the need to ensure that the key principles enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights are respected, especially with regard to precarious, seasonal and undeclared workers; stresses, to this end, that practical steps should be taken in order to meet this need, through greater cooperation with Community bodies for social dialogue, such as the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries (EUSSDC), when drawing up legislative initiatives to achieve the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s assessment of the CFP, due by 2022, with a focus on the risks triggered by climate change for the sustainability of species; agrees with the proposal to draw up an emergency plan to ensure the EU’s food supply and food safety in the event of future crises;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming, can be a successful model for the future in the context of the CO2 trading system, and calls on the Commission to invest in this type of green business in the context of the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to take action to accelerate the market deployment of energy efficiency solutions in the agriculture and food sectors; stresses, in this regard, that such actions should also take the aquaculture sector into account in order to deploy all potential forms of energy production involved in these types of farming and to promote a zero-consumption production system;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to promote organic production systems; stresses, in this regard, that in contrast to organic agriculture, organic aquaculture still has ample untapped potential for development, and it is therefore necessary to invest even greater resources in its growth;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the fact that all too often organic products are put in a price bracket that is beyond the reach of most European consumers; stresses, therefore, the need to establish a fair price system at EU level for organic products so that they are no longer the privilege of a few, but can form the basis of healthy eating for all;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Welcomes the Commission’s willingness to place a greater focus on investing in technology and green and digital practices, but expresses disappointment at the lack of any mention of fisheries and the aquaculture sector; stresses the urgent need to support fishers and actors in the fish product supply chain in the transition to more digital practices by investing heavily in training, and financing for digitisation and conversion to ‘green’ practices and tools;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests that the Commission and the Member States improveHighlights the importance of improving and streamlining the labelling of all fisheries products at EU level, whether fresh, frozen, processed or from aquaculture, marketed in restaurants and through retailers to allow traceability from the place of origin; stresses that this step will enhance the value of sustainable products and protect consumer rights; stresses that, to this end, the labelling must be objective, based on scientific data, non-discriminatory with regard to the actual nutritional value of the foods and able to provide exhaustive and specific information on the nutrients in the product based on the reference intakes of the average consumer, without misleading and influencing purchasing choices, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that a double standard between products from the EU and third countries could put EU fisheries at a competitive disadvantage in the absence of a global convergence of sustainability standards; stresses, to this end, that the labelling and traceability rules for EU products should also be applied to imported products; stresses, moreover, the need to change the current legislation which allows EU and third country products to be combined in production lines without having to declare the origin of the final product;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the European Commission to put forward a proposal for a revision of Article 35 of the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation, so that the mandatory provisions for consumer information can be extended to prepared or preserved fish, crustaceans, molluscs and caviar (in accordance with codes 1604 and 1605 of the Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC)) and can guarantee fair competition;
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to continue to promote the responsible exploitation of fisheries resources an; stresses, in this regard, that EU fisheries have already made significant efforts to meet the objectives for sustainable exploitation of stocks by significantly reducing the fleet and fishing days, despite the significant sacrifices involved, in order to ensure that their fishing activity is sustainable both in terms of catches and in terms of the environmental impact on the marine ecosystem; stresses that any further restrictive measures could seriously jeopardise the survival of the sector and, in particular, the survival of small-scale traditional fishing; calls, therefore, for any further action to be accompanied by a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the socio-economic impact on the sector and on coastal communities; stresses the need to combat IUU fishing by strengthening the policy of sustainable fisheries agreements with non- EU countries for European vessels providing quality products;
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, in order to ensure the safety of imports of fishery products and protect consumers, trade agreements concluded with third countries should include chapters on sustainable fishing that are in line with the EU’s sustainable development policies, the common fisheries policy and the provisions of the IUU Regulation; stresses that the EU should continuously monitor the efforts to combat IUU fishing put in place by third countries that have been granted preferential tariffs for fishery and aquaculture products; stresses that it is essential for the EU to make full use of the instruments at its disposal in accordance with the IUU Regulation, including the ‘red card’, if a country that has been granted preferential tariffs fails to comply with the EU requirements in terms of labour rights and sustainable fisheries;
Amendment 175 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of EMFAF in sustaining and modernising the sector, favouring generational renewal, and promoting the active participation of women, associations, including guilds (‘cofradías’), producer organisations and the retail sector; welcomes the Commission’s intention to invest in research, innovation and technology, and stresses that the new EMFAF should also be used to support research and innovation programmes and projects aimed at reducing food waste and to promote a sustainable food system; stresses, moreover, the need to integrate the current European research and innovation programmes with the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity 2030 Strategies and with the new EMFAF, in order to maximise potential synergies between different sectors;
Amendment 193 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RWelcomes the Commission’s intention to give consumers the necessary tools to make informed, healthy and sustainable food choices; recommends that appropriately funded, far-reaching and effective dedicated awareness campaigns aimed at consumers be launched in order to bolster fish consumption, highlight the properties and benefits of fish products, and help consumers to choose wisely when buying fresh fish products; stresses, moreover, that these campaigns should be promoted by working closely with trade associations and specific professional bodies, such as nutritionists, doctors and paediatricians, in order to take targeted and effective action to help European consumers.
Amendment 200 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Criticises the fact that the Strategy fails to mention any of the problems derived from polluting EU seas with microplastics and nanoplastics, which pose a worrying threat to the health of European consumers; stresses the need to step up research and data collection concerning the impact of marine litter, nanoplastics and microplastics on fishery resources and human health, while promoting actions to raise awareness among European consumers of the problem of plastic pollution;
Amendment 210 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to combating food waste as a pillar of a genuinely sustainable food system; highlights that the fisheries and aquaculture sector should be fully involved in the implementation of this objective.
Amendment 213 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that, in order to fully adhere to the European circular economy and food waste reduction objectives, virtuous behaviour such as reusing fishery products that have been caught and that fall below the minimum conservation reference size for which there is a ban on discards, should also be promoted and encouraged in fisheries.
Amendment 216 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses that in the aquaculture sector it has long been common practice to reuse unused (or usable) animal products for human consumption; points out that, in the interests of a circular economy, considerable investment is needed to create synergies between aquaculture and food waste, and to support virtuous processes in the interests of a circular economy in order to reuse aquaculture waste (such as algae) for feeding fish.
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the Mediterranean Diet, inscribed by UNESCO in 2010 in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is known as a healthy and balanced diet with a high nutritional, social and cultural value based on respect for the territory and biodiversity, which guarantees the conservation and development of traditional and artisanal activities related to sustainable fishing and agriculture and plays a protective role in the primary and secondary prevention of the main chronic degenerative diseases;
Amendment 908 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of unsustainable production practices in agriculture, and especially animalimal farming and food production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; acknowledges that healthy animals require less natural resource inputs like feed and water and that effective management practices of livestock can lead to a 30% decrease in GHG emissions1a; recognises anaerobic digestion and composting as an effective solution to recycle organic waste materials and prevent GHG emissions, while producing renewable energy, enabling reuse of nutrients and carbon, thus improving soil fertility; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; _________________ 1aFAO, "Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production" (2013)
Amendment 1092 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewardefforts made by European farmers and food producers, in particular SMEs, in order to reduce their climate and environmental impact and stresses the importance to reward production models improving carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivisedbe incentivised through climate funding; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new, innovative, digital and ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production, as well as adopting innovative cultivation techniques with the aim of reducing inputs per unit of product and restoring soil fertility;
Amendment 1656 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed tostresses that a robust set of initiatives must be developed to promote healthier diets by enhanced consumer food and nutrition education, and restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatoryharmonised EU-wide front- of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent scienceable to provide exhaustive and nutrient-specific information, based on independent science and on the reference intakes of the average consumer, without misleading and influencing purchasing choices, as provided by Regulation (EU)1169/2011;
Amendment 1698 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that healthy products, including food, may contain natural or synthetic ingredients, which have different impacts on the environment and the health of consumers. Calls for the introduction of mandatory labelling schemes for healthy products, indicating whether an ingredient is of synthetic origin when obtained by a chemical synthesis, especially in the case natural equivalents exist;
Amendment 1756 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one, while recognising the need to properly reward farmers and food producers for the social, economic and environmental added value they create by complying with the objectives of the strategy;
Amendment 1872 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy andfood, with the right balance between plant-based foods and less red andmeat, less processed meatproducts, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets, taking into account the cultural and regional diversity of European foods and diets, would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy, balanced and varied diets, which include also an increased consumption of plant- based dieproducts;
Amendment 2059 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. WelcomesRegrets that the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking is not accompanied by a comprehensive revision of rules on the distribution of food stuffs, with the objectives of identifying and eliminating potential barriers to waste reduction, promoting efficiency as well as boosting competition and innovation; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality;