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Activities of Sylvia LIMMER related to 2020/2077(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the New Circular Economy Action Plan
2021/01/28
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2020/2077(INI)
Documents: PDF(361 KB) DOC(161 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Jan HUITEMA', 'mepid': 58789}]

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the new circular economy action plan
2020/12/07
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2020/2077(INI)
Documents: PDF(142 KB) DOC(78 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Claude GRUFFAT', 'mepid': 204420}]

Amendments (7)

Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and rural areas are essential components of the circular economy; points out that forestry is a Member State matter; emphasises that the circular economy cannot be an end in itself, but makes sense when it contributes to the process of boosting resilience and sovereignty;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the announcement of the action plan is a clarion call for profound change to reorient farm production models towards agro- ecology, given the degradation and scarcity both in natural resources and in the rest of the food chain; emphasises, however, that the ambitions of the next CAP cannot be achieved with the resources earmarked thus far and that the taxpayer is not an unlimited resource; points out that, on that basis, it is important to set clear priorities which help citizens cope with the crisis that the management of the COVID-19 pandemic will bring with it;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the principles of the circular economy entail better oversight over inputs, the development of a collaborative economy, enabling more effective use to be made of equipment and facilities, and cooperation between stakeholders on the ground, underpinned by shared commitments;deleted
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the implementation of a European protein plan advocating consumption of legumes, as crops that need no nitrogen-based fertilisers; points out that a shift to meat-free diets would jeopardise the livelihoods of European farmers, who already face serious problems; proposes that steps be taken to promote locally produced meat for human consumption, and that a European protein plan should initially take account of protein needs for stock-breeding;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Sees the circular bio-economy as an opportunity for agriculture, enabling it generate renewable energy from biodegradable farm and municipal waste and its by-products: organic fertilisers; points out, however, that biogas production releases huge volumes of methane, that small power stations which burn biogas in order to generate electricity are inefficient and that the lack of hot-water transmission systems means that waste heat cannot be used;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in its efforts to better inform consumers on nutritional and ecological claims, and calls for labelling of residues present in food; takes the view that providing the most accurate possible information about places of origin could help to restore the necessary relationship of trust between producers and consumers and that, with the aim in view and in keeping with the CJEU judgment in Case C-485/18, Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers should be revised;
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the presence of old, disused agricultural buildings which pose serious problems in terms of their removal costs (asbestos, etc.).deleted
2020/10/16
Committee: AGRI