58 Amendments of Jérémy DECERLE related to 2023/2015(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
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Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to diversify its food supply chainstrengthen its resilience, food security and diversify its food supply chains, in order to reduce its dependence on inputs imported from single or too few suppliers;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to diversify its food supply chains and strengthen its production;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU produces 77 % of the feed protein used in the EU;, whereas 96 percent of the low protein content feed originates from the EU, 89 percent of the medium protein content originates from the EU, but only 29 % of the high-protein feedstockcontent feed needed to balance animal feed originates from the EU, making EU reliant on imports of soya grain and meal from the USA and South America, which often are linked to deforestation and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas plant-basincreased circularity between plant-based and animal sourced proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the environmental footprint of animal products is effected by the feed used, and where the footprint can be reduced by feed additives that contribute to animals ability to digest protein and contribute to the reduction of the animals’ methane and ammonia emissions;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas leguminous crops and grasslands help maintain and improve soil quality and increase biodiversity as well as carbon and nitrogen fixation, so therefore can an increased cultivation and profitability of legumes and grasslands contribute to a more sustainable and diversified agriculture and decrease the need of fertilizer inputs and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and thereby addresses the environmental and climatic challenges in line with the Green Deal objectives;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the CAP provides the possibility to support the growing of protein crops and grasslands;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the processing of protein crops and grasslands generates by-products that can contribute to a circular economy, including renewable energies;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the market for sustainably produced animal, plant-based and alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand; whereas production of these proteins offers many possibilities for European farmers and food producers;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the market for plant-based and alternative sources ofsustainably produced animal and plant-based protein food is steadily increasing due to consumer demand;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas cell-based agriculture and seafood farming areis promising and innovative solutions;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas research and innovation on plantsustainable production of all sources of proteins needs to be scaled up;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas research and innovation on plant high-protein plants needs to be scaled up;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas price volatility of commodities and competition within the sector has deprived all operators of the animal feed chain (crop producers, feed manufacturers and livestock producers) of the visibility that they need in order to structure the production and use of sustainable proteins for feed;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s sustainable production of protein in the short, medium and long termall types of protein (animal and plant-based) in the short, medium and long term; The production of protein crops should be prioritised;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 2 a (new)
2a. Principles of circular economy;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 3
Paragraph 2 – point 3
3. The development of plant-based and alternativsustainable protein for food and feed;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 5
Paragraph 2 – point 5
5. Concrete policy actions on innovation, research and development of sustainably produced proteins;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; stresses therefore that the production of protein must increase in the EU;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources and their role in a circular economy; reminds of the importance of and circularity between sustainable livestock rearing and cultivation of crops;
Amendment 301 #
4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainablsupport the development of all possisustainable protein sources;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system; in order to ensure sufficient availability of safe and qualitative food and feed and to maintain functioning and resilient food supply chains and trade flows;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources ofsustainably produced proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the societal, environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces; Believes that farmers could play a pivotal role in increasing protein production if properly supported and remunerated;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources ofsustainably produced proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental, societal and climate challenges that the EU faces, as well as preventing deforestation and overfishing outside the EU;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources of proteinrotein rich plants in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that the EU faces;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that the production of animal proteins based on inedible resources used as feed (forages, by- products from the processing of plants) contributes to circularity in minimising food waste and provides a significant added value to protein plants production;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasizes the importance of applying the same sustainability standards to imported products that the ones who are applied within the EU, in order to ensure a level-playing field for European farmers and food chains as well as fair and transparent consumer information;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers and that they must therefore be central to the strategythe backbone of the strategy, as they are the key to increase the production; stresses that a competitive and profitable agriculture, food and feed sector is a prerequisite for an increased protein production in the EU;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to promote and support sustainable livestock production in the EU, following the principles of circular economy and complementarity between animal and crop productions;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that a competitive agriculture sector is dependent on sustainable and affordable inputs such as energy, feed, feed additives, good plant material, fertilisers and healthy soilssoils of good quality;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that since the growing of protein plants and grasslands has large benefits for soil quality and biodiversity, Member States should consider introducing eco-schemes for legumes and grasslands and create dedicated protein plants funds, as some Member States have;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the production of biomethane, biogas, biofuels or other bio- based chemicals that use biowaste streams is a source of important revenue to enhance and capture the value of protein-rich crops and strengthen their business case for farmers, and underlines that a reduction in the production of biofuels could lead to reduced cases of by-products used for livestock feed and hence decrease the economic value and yield from protein crop production;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Developing plant-based and alternativesustainably produced proteins for the current food and feed systems
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Developing plant-based and alternative proteinrotein rich plants for food and feed
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the big potential of plant-bassustainably produced proteins and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate, circular economy and human health;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the big potential of plant-based proteinrotein rich crops and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate and human health;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of grasslands as a protein source, combined with livestock breeding, as a protein source and the possible co-benefits it has on biodiversity; highlights the relevance of projects that extract high- quality protein as well as biomethanol from grasslands through biorefining;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that insects should be considered as alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition;
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that food in the EU should originate from sustainable farming systems; recalls the link between sustainable food production, nature, farmers and rural development and underlines the added value and ecosystem services provided by farmers;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 552 #
23a. Calls for providing additional sources of protein by developing intermediate cropping within existing crop rotations, using crop varieties with short production cycles;
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; stresses that stronger collective collaborations between the actors should be actively promoted with a view to shaping higher added value chains;
Amendment 564 #
24a. In this regard, calls Member States and stakeholders to use all the available rules included in the CMO regulation for the benefit of efficient and innovative chains; invites stakeholders to develop contracting in order to plan production in the long term; believes that Producer Organisations, particularly cooperatives, as welle as interbranch organisations, have a key role to play in structuring and strengthening the protein chains.
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s target of reducing food waste by 50 %, which could be partly reached through a more circular agriculture sector and food production if biodegradable waste is viewed as a resource rather than as waste;
Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increthe recommendations on human diets should first focus on promoting consumptions of sustainable animal-based protein productions and existing plant- based proteins such as legumes, whether eaten on their own or in ready-made meals;
Amendment 624 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii
Paragraph 32 – point ii
Amendment 635 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iii
Paragraph 32 – point iii
iii. A directive on wasteby-products that allows more types of biodegradable wasteby- products to be considered as feed and that allows food production residues to be used and transported;
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iv
Paragraph 32 – point iv
iv. A renewable energy directive that allows for thecreates long-term and stable regulation of biofuel productionfor utilization of side streams from protein crops, agricultural residues and food production waste streams for the production of biomethane and biofuel;
Amendment 661 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point viii
Paragraph 32 – point viii
viii. A combination of common agricultural policy rules that provide a stable framework, flexible management practices and incentives for the production of protein-rich crops, grassland and legumesincluding legumes, and grassland, that should no longer be hampered by the obsolete 1992 Blair House Agreement ;
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ix
Paragraph 32 – point ix
Amendment 697 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of plant-based proteinssustainably produced proteins (plant and animal-based) for food and feed in the EU;
Amendment 698 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate agronomic research as well as the market uptake of plant-based proteins for food and feed in the EU;