12 Amendments of Jérémy DECERLE related to 2019/2131(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Regulation establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products contains certain derogations from the application of Article 101(1) TFEU either generally for all sectors or specifically for certain agricultural sectors;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the future CAP should focus on supporting small and family farms whilst ensuring that sustainable farming practices are being implemented; whereas such goals can only be achieved by a coherent approach across all EU policies, including competition policy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas unforeseeable natural disasters and events are likely to make the market for agricultural products even more volatile and subject to crisis; notes, in this regard, the importance of access to exceptional measures which aim to preserve the market stability;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the study on producer organisations and their activities in the olive oil, beef and veal, and arable crops sectors, which reaffirms the importance of these organisations and their associations in strengthening the position of primary producers in the food chain; notes that the study highlighted that in these sectors there are overall five times more unrecognised producer organisations/associations of producer organisations than those formally recognised; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to raise awareness of the benefits of having producers' organizations recognized under the CMO Regulation;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the adoption of the Directive on unfair trade practices4 in the agricultural and food supply chain and calls on the Commission to monitor closely progress on transposition thereofand functioning thereof; notes that this Directive constitutes a first step towards the protection of farmers and towards addressing the imbalance of power in the EU food supply chain and as such needs to be further enhanced to keep pace with future development of unfair trading practices; _________________ 4Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Welcomes the completion of the Agricultural de minimis Regulation review; points out that the increase of the maximum aid amount per single undertaking and of the national cap combined with the application of a sector cap will help farms to cope with climatic challenges while preventing any market distortions;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Considers it essential that the Commission continues its detailed monitoring of the EU market for pesticides, seeds and traits, as well as to monitor the impact of digitalization on the agricultural sector;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Welcomes the publication of the Commission’s Report on the application of competition rules in the agricultural sector; notes the fact that significant part of the competition law infringements in the agricultural sector are committed by processors of agricultural products while most of the complaints originate from farmers; calls for the effective supervision by the Commission of the companies active in the market of food processing;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6 h. Draws attention to the growing amount of protests by farmers organized as a result of concerns over the impact of the introduction of stricter environmental and animal welfare standards at EU level coupled with the proposed cuts of the CAP budget; notes that the impact of trade deals on the agriculture sector is also a cause for concern for these farmers and calls on the Commission to present, as soon as possible, its latest report on the cumulative impact of ongoing and future trade deals;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6 i. Urges the Commission to set up a permanent EU-level information platform on risk management tools to help farmers cope with the uncertainty of climate, market volatility and other risks where stakeholders can exchange best practices, as communicated in its Communication on the future of food and farming from November 2017;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6 j. Urges the Commission to swiftly unroll the “Farm to Fork Strategy” aiming at achieving sustainability across the whole food supply chain; notes that such a strategy would require a coherent approach encompassing all EU policies; points out, in this regard, that safeguarding fair competition and ensuring a level playing field for all businesses is essential in order to successfully promote the start-ups in the food sector and reach the economic targets;