Activities of Krzysztof JURGIEL
Plenary speeches (48)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The role of cohesion policy in tackling the socio-economic fallout from COVID-19 (debate)
The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward (debate)
European Climate Law (debate)
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other Regulations (debate)
Sustainable Europe Investment Plan - How to finance the Green Deal (debate)
A New Industrial Strategy for Europe (short presentation)
A new strategy for European SMEs (debate)
Transitional provisions for support from the EAFRD and EAGF in the years 2021 and 2022 (continuation of debate)
EU Association Agreement with Ukraine (continuation of debate)
Long-term vision for rural areas (debate)
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (debate)
The severe impact of the recent spring frost on fruit and wine growers (debate)
European Citizens' Initiative "End the cage age" (continuation of debate)
General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (debate)
A new ERA for Research and Innovation (continuation of debate)
EU contribution to transforming global food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)
The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (debate)
The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (debate)
Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
The escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, in particular in Poland (debate)
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)
Russian aggression against Ukraine (continuation of debate)
Implementation of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)
General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (debate)
Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)
Trans-European energy infrastructure (debate)
Global approach to research and innovation: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (debate) (debate)
EU islands and cohesion policy (debate)
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 2))
Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report - EU border regions: living labs of European integration (debate)
Global food security as follow-up to the G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting (debate)
A post-2020 Global biodiversity framework and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 (debate)
Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (continuation of debate)
A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (continuation of debate)
Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)
European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)
The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)
Nature restoration (debate)
Ukrainian grain exports after Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (debate)
The proposed extension of glyphosate in the EU (debate)
Water scarcity and structural investments in access to water in the EU (debate)
European Citizens' Initiative 'Fur Free Europe' (debate)
European protein strategy (debate)
State of the Energy Union (debate)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Shadow reports (4)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
REPORT Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network
REPORT on ensuring food security and long-term resilience of the EU agriculture
Shadow opinions (12)
OPINION on a European strategy for data
OPINION on trade-related aspects and implications of COVID-19
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards official controls on animals and products of animal origin exported from third countries to the Union to ensure compliance with the prohibition of certain uses of antimicrobials
OPINION on the future of EU-Africa trade relations
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
OPINION on the implementation of territorial development (CPR, Title III, Chapter II) and its application in the European Territorial agenda 2030
OPINION on the implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
OPINION on the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile
OPINION on the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
Institutional motions (7)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the MFF, Rule of Law Conditionality and Own Resources package
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092, the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on media freedom and further deterioration of the rule of law in Poland
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law
on the Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Ongoing hearing under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Oral questions (1)
Functioning of the internal market
Written explanations (65)
The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (A9-0170/2020 - Michal Šimečka)
Nie poparłem sprawozdania dotyczącego utworzenia mechanizmu na rzecz demokracji, praworządności i praw podstawowych, ponieważ w sposób nieprawdziwy sugeruje ono, że Polska jest krajem, gdzie łamie się demokratyczne standardy. Polska jest krajem popierającym inicjatywy Unii Europejskiej w zakresie praworządności z zastrzeżeniem, że funkcjonują one w granicach Traktatów, czyli w kompetencyjnych granicach przyznanych Unii przez państwa członkowskie.Ponadto obawiam się, że wspomniany mechanizm może być elementem służącym naciskowi politycznemu na państwa, które nie podążają głównym nurtem unijnej polityki gospodarczej i zagranicznej.
Further development of the Capital Markets Union (CMU): improving access to capital market finance, in particular by SMEs, and further enabling retail investor participation (A9-0155/2020 - Isabel Benjumea Benjumea)
W sprawozdaniu pozytywnie oceniam kwestię wspierania małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw, które są istotnym elementem naszej rzeczywistości gospodarczej. Są one gwarancją nie tylko wzrostu gospodarczego, ale również zapewniają byt milionom rodzin. Aby mogły one funkcjonować jak najlepiej, potrzebne są decyzje, które spowodują zmniejszenie barier biurokratycznych oraz zagwarantują stabilne prawodawstwo.Do skutecznego działania oraz rozwoju europejskich firm potrzebny jest kapitał, który powinien być generowany nie tylko przez banki, ale również przez efektywne rynki kapitałowe. Dzięki takiej konkurencji środki płynące do firm będą obarczone niższym kosztem pozyskania, co pomoże przeznaczać większą ich ilość na rozwój małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw.Pozytywnie oceniam zawartą w sprawozdaniu tezę o potrzebie zwiększenia odporności gospodarczej w wyniku reform strukturalnych, ponieważ kryzysy gospodarcze są coraz częstszym zjawiskiem, a ich skutki najboleśniej odczuwają najubożsi.Nie zgadzam się natomiast na wprowadzenie wspólnej skonsolidowanej podstawy opodatkowania osób prawnych, ponieważ jestem przeciwnikiem zwiększania uprawnień na poziomie unijnym w zakresie harmonizowania przepisów podatkowych. Te argumenty sprawiły, że wstrzymałem się od głosu.
Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee (B9-0310/2020)
W swoich priorytetach politycznych przewodnicząca Komisji Ursula von der Leyen zadeklarowała, że przekształci gwarancję dla młodzieży w stały instrument walki z bezrobociem osób młodych. W dniu 1 lipca 2020 r. Komisja przedstawiła wniosek dotyczący zalecenia Rady w sprawie „Pomostu do zatrudnienia – wzmocnienia gwarancji dla młodzieży” i zastępujący zalecenie Rady z dnia 22 kwietnia 2013 r. w sprawie ustanowienia gwarancji dla młodzieży. Wzmocniona gwarancja dla młodzieży ma na celu dotarcie do zwiększonej liczby młodych ludzi, wspieranie ich w rozwijaniu umiejętności i zdobywaniu doświadczenia zawodowego.W wyniku pandemii COVID-19 stopy bezrobocia w UE rosną, a milionom ludzi grozi utrata pracy. W kwietniu 2020 r. bezrobocie wśród młodzieży wynosiło 15,4 % w całej UE i oczekuje się, że liczba ta gwałtownie wzrośnie.Warto podkreślić, że młodzi ludzie są jedną z najbardziej narażonych grup na rynku pracy i że ich sytuacja podczas kryzysu COVID-19 była jeszcze gorsza z powodu bardziej niepewnych form pracy i braku doświadczenia zawodowego. Dlatego wyrażam swoje poparcie dla wzmocnienia gwarancji dla młodzieży i zindywidualizowanych form pomocy, które pomogłyby w walce z długotrwałym bezrobociem osób NEET i podniesieniem ich umiejętności w celu dostosowania się do potrzeb rynku pracy.
Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online (A9-0177/2020 - Tiemo Wölken)
Obecnie funkcjonująca dyrektywa w sprawie niektórych aspektów prawnych usług społeczeństwa informacyjnego, w szczególności handlu elektronicznego w ramach rynku wewnętrznego (dyrektywa o handlu elektronicznym), ma już ponad 20 lat, w związku z czym należy ją zaktualizować tak, aby lepiej pasowała do szybko zmieniającego się świata cyfrowego.Handel elektroniczny w dzisiejszych czasach jest dla wielu małych i średnich firm szansą na zaistnienie w globalnej sieci biznesowej oraz budowanie swojej marki w sposób nieporównywalnie bardziej efektywny, dzięki czemu korzystają na tym zarówno odbiorcy, jak i sprzedawcy określonych dóbr.W związku z rosnącą ilością wymiany danych w skali światowej popieram działania Unii Europejskiej, które z jednej strony umożliwią swobodny transfer informacji (chroniony ustawodawstwem unijnym w zakresie bezpieczeństwa użytkownika i ochrony konsumenta), a z drugiej nie stworzą nowych i niesprawiedliwych barier wejścia dla potencjalnych podmiotów chcących zaistnieć na rynku elektronicznym i zwiększyć na nim konkurencję.
Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed (A9-0172/2020 - Kris Peeters)
Rozmiar rynku cyfrowego oraz głębokość powiązań między jego elementami sprawiają, że coraz trudniej kontrolować to, co się na nim pojawia. Dlatego popieram podejście, w którym walka z przestępstwami w internecie jest traktowana na równi z walką z przestępczością poza siecią. W związku z tym, bardzo ważne jest, aby możliwie szybko wykrywać treści niezgodne z prawem i usuwać je, chroniąc przede wszystkim dzieci i młodzież.Z drugiej strony w kontekście decydowania o tym, co jest zgodne z prawem, a co nie, nie możemy zapominać o prawie do swobody wypowiedzi i o tym, aby w ramach zwalczania przestępczości, nie naruszać prawa każdej osoby do wolności wypowiedzi.Sprawozdanie odnosi się również do kwestii szerzenia dezinformacji w internecie, a co za tym idzie, zwiększenia wiedzy na ten temat wśród społeczeństwa. Jest to szczególnie ważne właśnie dziś, ponieważ coraz liczniejsze przypadki świadomego manipulowania faktami potrafią prowadzić do niepokojów społecznych i destabilizacji sytuacji politycznej.
Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies (A9-0186/2020 - Ibán García Del Blanco)
Świat XXI wieku to digitalizacja, szybki internet, automatyzacja produkcji, robotyka, a co za tym idzie również rozwój sztucznej inteligencji. SI to nieodzowny element naszej rzeczywistości, który posiada ogromny potencjał i powinien być wykorzystany w taki sposób, aby pomóc nam znaleźć odpowiedzi na nurtujące nas pytania. Jest to również szansa dla szeroko pojętej medycyny i biotechnologii, aby przyśpieszyć prace nad nowymi lekami i terapiami, które mogłyby przynieść przełom w leczeniu nieuleczalnych chorób.Sztuczna inteligencja powinna wspierać innowacyjność i wspomagać budowę naszego dobrostanu, jednakże powinno się to odbywać w granicach rozsądnych i skutecznych ram prawnych, które mają oparcie w prawodawstwie Unii Europejskiej. Nie możemy zapominać, że tworzenie i wdrażanie nowych technologii powinno odbywać się z poszanowaniem etyki i godności ludzkiej, tak aby nie było wątpliwości, że SI służy ludziom. Ramy prawne powinny również zapewniać bezpieczeństwo użytkownikom, dlatego podkreślenie w sprawozdaniu potrzeby skutecznej kontroli uważam za właściwe.
Recommendation to the Council and the VPC/HR concerning the Implementation and governance of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) (A9-0165/2020 - Radosław Sikorski)
. – Stała współpraca strukturalna (PESCO), ustanowiona decyzją Rady w grudniu 2017 r., w której uczestniczy 25 państw członkowskich UE, liczy obecnie 47 projektów na różnych etapach rozwoju. Celem PESCO jest wspólne opracowanie spójnego pakietu sił zbrojnych o pełnym spektrum i udostępnienie zdolności państwom członkowskim na potrzeby misji, operacji krajowych i wielonarodowych (WPBiO UE, NATO itp.).W obliczu zachodzących zmian w środowisku bezpieczeństwa w skali globalnej oraz konsekwencji COVID-19, w UE nasilają się tendencje do wzmacniania europejskiej suwerenności w obszarze bezpieczeństwa i obrony. Kluczowe państwa członkowskie, takie jak Polska, są obecnie zaangażowane w 9 projektów PESCO, a Polska pełni rolę kraju wiodącego i gospodarza Centrum Szkolenia Medycznego Wojsk Specjalnych.Z zadowoleniem przyjmuję podjęcie na poziomie UE usystematyzowanych wysiłków w celu wzmacniania rozwoju potencjału obronnego państw członkowskich, wypełniania braków w procesie rozwoju zdolności obronnych oraz wspierania rozwoju Europejskiej Bazy Przemysłowo Technologicznej Sektora Obronnego w całej UE.Wysiłki związane z realizacją PESCO nie mogą jednak prowadzić do kwestionowania niepodzielności bezpieczeństwa transatlantyckiego, lecz do rzeczywistego usprawnienia realizacji celów WPBiO i dalszego rozwoju strategicznej współpracy UE z NATO. Wyrażam swoje poparcie dla rozwoju zdolności i zasobów strategicznych w ramach PESCO, pod warunkiem że unika się powielania działań, a NATO pozostaje głównym gwarantem bezpieczeństwa europejskiej obrony.
Deforestation (A9-0179/2020 - Delara Burkhardt)
Sprawozdanie dotyczące zatrzymania i odwrócenia globalnego wylesiania spowodowanego przez UE zwraca uwagę na ważny problem, którym jest pośrednia rola krajów rozwiniętych w niszczeniu środowiska w krajach słabiej rozwiniętych.Dokument ten obejmuje jednak tematykę szerszą niż wylesianie, otwierając tym samym furtkę do zajęcia się innymi zagadnieniami – wspomnianymi w nim tylko pobieżnie. Odnosi się np. do jakości lasów i niszczenia ekosystemów, u podstaw których stoją jednak inne czynniki niż te stojące u podstaw wylesienia. Sprawozdanie wprowadza pojęcia, które nie są zdefiniowane w prawie UE ani w prawie międzynarodowym (jak np. degradacja lasów), a ponadto nie wskazuje wprost na fakt, iż lasy leżą w kompetencji państw członkowskich. Nie podkreśla też potencjału zrównoważonej gospodarki leśnej, która w wielu państwach Unii (np. w Polsce) stoi na bardzo wysokim poziomie i mogłaby posłużyć za przykład w rozwiązywaniu wyzwań stojących przed sektorem leśnym.Wydaje się, że dokument postuluje kolejny kompleksowy system ochrony lasów, który maskuje skutki zamiast rozwiązywać problem, czyli właściwą przyczynę wylesienia: ubóstwo, słabe struktury zarządzania lasami w krajach trzecich i ekspansywne rolnictwo.Z wyżej wymienionych powodów zagłosowałem przeciwko temu sprawozdaniu.
Introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process (A9-0175/2020 - Emmanuel Maurel)
Uważam, że wspieranie państw Bałkanów Zachodnich jest krokiem w dobrym kierunku. Jest to działanie, które pozwala na utrzymanie wspólnych powiązań gospodarczych, co ułatwia potencjalną integrację gospodarczą tego regionu z Unią Europejską. Utrzymanie obecnego statusu pozwoli na rozwój współpracy pomiędzy europejskimi firmami a lokalnymi producentami na Bałkanach Zachodnich. Jest to z pewnością solidny argument mogący mieć w przyszłości znaczenie w przypadku potencjalnej akcesji krajów tego regionu do Unii Europejskiej.Jestem zwolennikiem ułatwiania wymiany handlowej, która służy obydwu stronom. Szczególnie, że w przypadku Bałkanów Zachodnich, wymiana handlowa z UE to 72% całości ich obrotów handlowych. Brak przedłużenia preferencji w tym zakresie spowodowałby trudności gospodarcze u naszych partnerów, co, biorąc pod uwagę obecną sytuację w Europie i na świecie związaną z pandemią koronawirusa, byłoby według mnie nieodpowiedzialne i podważało zaufanie naszych partnerów na Bałkanach.
EU/China Agreement: cooperation on and protection of geographical indications (A9-0199/2020 - Iuliu Winkler)
Chiny stają się coraz ważniejszym partnerem handlowym Unii Europejskiej. Dzięki możliwościom eksportu m.in. produktów rolnych, europejskie (a co za tym idzie, również polskie) rolnictwo, ma przed sobą ogromny rynek zbytu, który jest szansą na zapewnienie lepszego poziomu życia osób żyjących z tej gałęzi gospodarki.Aby móc w pełni wykorzystać wysoką jakość eksportowanych produktów, należy chronić je przed podrabianiem oraz wprowadzaniem klientów w błąd. Rezolucja popiera podpisanie umowy UE-Chiny, co pozwoli na ochronę oznaczeń geograficznych dla produktów obydwu stron. Podczas pierwszego etapu zapewniona zostanie ochrona 100 oznaczeń geograficznych dla UE i 100 dla Chin, a następnie, w ciągu czterech lat, umowa zapewni dodatkowe 175 oznaczeń dla każdej ze stron. Dzięki temu produkty wysokiej jakości (również z Polski) będą miały prostszą drogę do wypromowania się oraz uczciwej konkurencji, dlatego zagłosowałem za poparciem rezolucji.
Introduction of capacity limits for Eastern Baltic cod, data collection and control measures in the Baltic Sea and permanent cessation for fleets fishing for Eastern Baltic cod (A9-0093/2020 - Niclas Herbst)
Od wielu lat obserwuje się pogarszanie kondycji stad dorsza atlantyckiego we wschodniej części Morza Bałtyckiego. Według szacunków Międzynarodowej Rady Badań Morza nawet w przypadku całkowitego zaprzestania połowów zasoby dorsza atlantyckiego w tym rejonie nie odbudują się przed 2024 r.W związku z tym od 2019 r. przyjmowane są środki nadzwyczajne dla stada dorsza atlantyckiego (tj. wprowadzony przez Komisję tymczasowy zakaz połowów w 2019 r. i zredukowanie przez Radę uprawnień do połowów w 2020 r. aż o 92% w porównaniu do 2019 r.).Jako że te proponowane nadzwyczajne środki doprowadzą do poważnych negatywnych konsekwencji społeczno-gospodarczych dla społeczności nadbrzeżnych i przedsiębiorstw rybackich w całym regionie Morza Bałtyckiego, Komisja proponuje we wniosku udzielenie wsparcia publicznego na rzecz trwałego zaprzestania działalności połowowej dla rybaków zajmujących się połowami dorsza atlantyckiego.Pierwotny wniosek Komisji nakładał jednak zbyt duże obciążenia na floty bałtyckie, które już teraz działają czasem na granicy rentowności, w zakresie kontroli VMS i obowiązkowej 20% obecności obserwatorów. Sprawozdanie Parlamentu usuwa te niekorzystne elementy z propozycji tekstu ustawodawczego i dlatego poparłem je w głosowaniu na sesji plenarnej.
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - all sections (A9-0206/2020 - Pierre Larrouturou, Olivier Chastel)
Budżet UE na 2021 rok to ważny instrument pobudzania wzrostu gospodarczego na terenie państw członkowskich. Jego zadaniem jest stworzenie takich przepływów finansowych, aby państwa mające większy dystans do nadrobienia pod względem poziomu życia, nadrobiły go szybciej.O ile jestem zwolennikiem korzystania przez Polskę z licznych programów unijnych pozwalających na budowę infrastruktury, rozwój rynków rolnych czy wzmacnianie rynku pracy, o tyle nie mogę poprzeć wszystkich elementów sprawozdania.Najważniejszym czynnikiem, który spowodował moje wstrzymanie się od głosu, jest wola powiązania środków budżetowych z praworządnością. Nie ma mojej zgody na to, aby politycznymi decyzjami umożliwiano blokowanie Polsce środków unijnych tylko dlatego, że unijnym urzędnikom nie podobają się wewnętrzne reformy w Polsce.Drugim elementem jest podkreślenie konieczności redukcji emisji gazów cieplarnianych do 2030 r. aż o 60%, co jest dla Polski wartością nie do zaakceptowania, ponieważ gospodarka oparta w główniej mierze na węglu nie jest w stanie w szybkim tempie obniżyć emisji CO2 bez ponoszenia ogromnych kosztów.
Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”) (A9-0196/2020 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)
W swojej propozycji ustawodawczej dotyczącej Programu UE dla zdrowia Komisja Europejska przewidziała na ten program aż czterokrotnie więcej środków niż na poprzednie programy tego typu. Mimo iż środki te znacznie ograniczono w ramach negocjacji nad nowymi WRF, program ten wciąż może być ważnym narzędziem pozwalającym przyczyniać się do poprawy zdrowia obywateli Unii.Po pierwsze w sprawozdaniu przyjętym przez Parlament wskazano na potrzebę większych inwestycji na rzecz systemów opieki zdrowotnej, zwłaszcza w zakresie infrastruktury oraz cyfryzacji.Po drugie podkreślono, że opieka zdrowotna powinna być ukierunkowana na człowieka i skupiać się na zapobieganiu chorobom przez okres całego życia jednostki.Po trzecie zwrócono szczególną uwagę na nierówności między grupami populacji i między poszczególnymi krajami, postulując ich zmniejszenie.Zdrowie publiczne należy do kompetencji dzielonych Unii i dlatego powinna ona wspierać rządy państw członkowskich w zakresie pozwalającym osiągnąć wspólne cele. Bardziej skoordynowane i odporne systemy zdrowotne są szczególnie potrzebne w czasie obecnego kryzysu sanitarnego i uważam, że Program UE dla zdrowia może okazać się pomocny zarówno dla władz publicznych państw członkowskich, jak i bezpośrednio dla obywateli Unii. Dlatego też głosowałem za przyjęciem sprawozdania.
Tackling homelessness rates in the European Union (B9-0363/2020)
Obywatele Unii Europejskiej wyrazili zaniepokojenie sytuacją ponad 4 mln bezdomnych obywateli europejskich oraz tym, że liczba osób bezdomnych w UE rzekomo wzrosła w ciągu ostatnich 10 lat o ponad 70 %.Uważam, iż należy wspierać integrację osób bezdomnych na rynku pracy oraz dokonać wszelkich starań, by poprawić sposoby gromadzenia danych na temat bezdomności i monitorowania wskaźników w tym zakresie.Bezdomność jest uznawana za jedną z najpoważniejszych form ubóstwa i deprywacji, której należy położyć kres za pomocą ukierunkowanych i zintegrowanych strategii politycznych. Uważam, że dostęp do mieszkań należy uznać za podstawowe prawo wszystkich ludzi. Cieszy mnie, że PE dostrzega ten problem i dokłada starań, by mu zapobiec, np. poprzez udzielenie w swoich budynkach schronienia 100 bezdomnym kobietom w czasie kryzysu związanego z COVID-19.W dokumencie podkreślono potrzebę wypracowania zharmonizowanej definicji bezdomności we wspólnych ramach oraz wzmocnienia mechanizmów gromadzenia danych na szczeblu UE.W rezolucji wzywa się państwa członkowskie do wspierania integracji osób bezdomnych na rynku pracy oraz do poprawy gromadzenia danych na temat bezdomności i monitorowania wskaźników w tym zakresie. Z uwagi na powyższe wyrażam swoje poparcie dla dokumentu, nad którym odbyło się głosowanie.
The Schengen system and measures taken during the COVID-19 crisis (B9-0362/2020)
Przedstawiciele belgijskich, niemieckich, niderlandzkich i luksemburskich regionów przygranicznych napisali petycję, w której wyrażono obawy dotyczące nagłego zamknięcia granic wewnętrznych UE w odpowiedzi na pandemię COVID-19 oraz skutków, jakie różne środki wprowadzone przez poszczególne państwa członkowskie miały dla obywateli, zwłaszcza mieszkańców regionów przygranicznych.W rezolucji podkreśla się zarówno znaczenie kodeksu granicznego Schengen dla europejskiego jednolitego rynku, jak i fakt, że pandemia COVID-19 to kryzys, jakiego nie doświadczono na kontynencie europejskim od czasu powstania strefy Schengen.W rezolucji wzywa się do lepszej koordynacji, aby uniknąć rozproszonego podejścia w poszczególnych państwach członkowskich, a także przypomina się, że należy unikać wszelkich nieskoordynowanych i dwustronnych działań, które mogłyby doprowadzić do zbędnego ograniczania mobilności i swobodnego przepływu.W dokumencie sugeruje się, żeby obywatele z regionów przygranicznych i pracownicy transgraniczni byli zwolnieni ze stosowania środków i ograniczeń związanych z pandemią, z poszanowaniem porad i środków stosowanych przez organy opieki zdrowotnej danego państwa członkowskiego w celu zapobieżenia rozprzestrzenianiu się wirusa. W świetle powyższych informacji, wyraziłem swoje poparcie dla rezolucji.
Towards a more sustainable single market for business and consumers (A9-0209/2020 - David Cormand)
Przygotowane w komisji IMCO sprawozdanie dotyczy potrzeby zmiany przepisów regulujących rynek wewnętrzny tak, by dostosować je do ogólnych priorytetów Unii w zakresie polityki klimatycznej. Ogólna idea leżąca u podstaw tej propozycji jest godna poparcia, jednak nie ze wszystkimi jej elementami mogę się zgodzić.Popieram inicjatywę stworzenia spójnego podejścia do gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym i działania w zakresie edukacji konsumentów. Podczas sesji plenarnej Parlament przegłosował jednak poprawkę, którą wcześniej odrzucono na poziomie komisji IMCO, nakładającą na przedsiębiorców obowiązek uwzględnienia na etykiecie produktu szacowanego czasu jego żywotności. Uważam, iż jest to zbyt duże obciążenie administracyjne dla przedsiębiorców. Odrzucona została natomiast poprawka dotycząca „prawa konsumentów do naprawy”, która łagodziła restrykcyjne wymogi nakładane w tym zakresie na przedsiębiorców oraz postulowała przeprowadzenie jego oceny wpływu na opłacalność prowadzenia przez nich działalności gospodarczej.Sprawozdanie w swoim ostatecznym kształcie nie znalazło odpowiedniej równowagi między koniecznością ochrony środowiska i prawa konsumentów do rzetelnej informacji z jednej strony a swobodą przedsiębiorczości z drugiej. Proponowane zapisy mogą pociągnąć za sobą nieproporcjonalne koszty dla producentów i dystrybutorów, co jest niekorzystne zwłaszcza w okresie kryzysu, gdy przedsiębiorcy doświadczają wielu innych trudności w prowadzeniu działalności gospodarczej. Dlatego też głosowałem przeciwko rezolucji Parlamentu.
Addressing product safety in the single market (A9-0207/2020 - Marion Walsmann)
Sprawozdanie komisji IMCO odzwierciedla oczekiwania Parlamentu wobec przeglądu dyrektywy w sprawie ogólnego bezpieczeństwa produktów zaplanowanego przez Komisję Europejską na 2021 r. Przeprowadzenie przeglądu jest zasadne, jako że przez 20 lat, które upłynęły od przyjęcia tego aktu legislacyjnego, rynek znacznie się zmienił.Sprawozdawczyni postuluje usunięcie luk prawnych występujących w unijnych przepisach, które powodują iż produkty podlegające tzw. unijnemu prawodawstwu niezharmonizowanemu są gorzej chronione niż produkty podlegające prawodawstwu zharmonizowanemu. Sprawozdanie odnosi się także do nowych technologii zmieniających charakterystykę produktów (jak sztuczna inteligencja i internet rzeczy), zwracając uwagę na konieczność stworzenia ogólnoujnijnych ram w tym zakresie. Uważam, że takie uregulowania są niezbędne, by zapewnić jednolity poziom ochrony konsumentów korzystających z nowych technologii.Kwestię bezpieczeństwa produktów ujęto w sprawozdaniu kompleksowo. Postuluje ono bowiem zadbanie także o bezpieczeństwo produktów sprowadzanych do UE, wnioskując o priorytetowe potraktowanie kontroli celnych. Eliminowanie niebezpiecznych produktów jeszcze na granicy jest skuteczniejsze niż szukanie ich na poszczególnych rynkach, gdy już znajdą się w Unii.Uważam, że sprawozdanie utrzymuje równowagę między koniecznością udoskonalenia nieścisłości w obowiązujących przepisach a zachowaniem środowiska sprzyjającego dalszym innowacjom w nowe technologie. Z tego powodu głosowałem za rezolucją Parlamentu w tej sprawie.
Stocktaking of European elections (A9-0211/2020 - Pascal Durand)
Prace nad jednolitą ordynacją wyborczą do PE toczą się od lat 70-tych. Próbę harmonizacji prawa wyborczego do PE w państwach członkowskich UE w celu zwiększenia frekwencji wyborczej, a tym samym wzmocnienia funkcji przedstawicielskiej PE, podjęto w kadencji 2009–2014.Z zadowoleniem przyjmuję fakt, iż w sprawozdaniu odnotowano najwyższą frekwencję w wyborach w 2019 r. od 20 lat i zwiększenie udziału w wyborach ludzi młodych. Natomiast negatywnie postrzegam propozycje, które w mojej opinii ograniczają rolę państw narodowych w UE.Po pierwsze, propozycja tworzenia list transnarodowych dla jednego wspólnego okręgu europejskiego wraz z przyznaniem wyborcom drugiego głosu do głosowania na taką listę przeczy zasadzie równości w wyborach (1 obywatel = 1 głos), uznawanej za jedną z podstaw funkcjonowania demokratycznego państwa prawa.Po drugie, propozycja wyznaczania na liście czołowych kandydatów na stanowisko przewodniczącego Komisji narusza kompetencje Rady Europejskiej określone w art. 15 ust. 5 TUE do swobodnego wyboru przewodniczącego KE oraz narusza równowagę międzyinstytucjonalną.Powyższe, jak i inne propozycje takie jak harmonizacja rozwiązań wyborczych, listy uwzględniające równowagę płci jako wymóg, a nie wybór, obniżenie wieku wyborców do 16 roku życia i zagwarantowanie możliwości głosowania osobom bezdomnym są nie do zaakceptowania, gdyż zmierzają do utworzenia Federacji, a nie podtrzymywania idei Unii Państw.
Transitional provisions for support from the EAFRD and EAGF in the years 2021 and 2022 (A9-0101/2020 - Elsi Katainen)
Rozporządzenie w sprawie przepisów przejściowych wspólnej polityki rolnej ma zagwarantować kontynuację tej polityki do czasu wejścia w życie nowej WPR. Parlament Europejski odniósł pewne sukcesy w negocjacjach, np. doprowadził do wydłużenia okresu przejściowego do dwóch lat i uwzględnienia w tekście legislacyjnym instrumentu odbudowy.Uważam jednak, że rozporządzenie ustanawia zbyt wysoki cel środowiskowy, przewidując, że aż 37% środków na odbudowę po kryzysie ma być przeznaczonych na cele ekologiczne.Ponadto na ostatnim etapie negocjacji trójstronnych niemiecka prezydencja w Radzie dodała do tekstu tego rozporządzenia motyw odnoszący się do przepisów dotyczących ogólnego systemu warunkowości w zakresie ochrony budżetu Unii. To odniesienie do systemu warunkowości może doprowadzić w przyszłości do ewentualnego powiązywania wypłat dla państw członkowskich ze spełnianiem przez nie dodatkowych, z góry narzucanych kryteriów, a w efekcie zagrozić beneficjentom. Tymczasem w Unii narusza się zasadę niedyskryminacji obywateli UE (rolników) ze względu na przynależność państwową (art. 18 TFUE), utrzymując niesprawiedliwy i dyskryminujący podział środków na dopłaty bezpośrednie dla rolników.Z tych powodów wstrzymałem się od głosowania.
Exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules (A9-0133/2020 - Marie-Pierre Vedrenne)
Rozporządzenie (UE) nr 654/2014 Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady zapewniło UE horyzontalne ramy prawne, dzięki którym może ona egzekwować swoje prawa wynikające z Porozumienia ustanawiającego Światową Organizację Handlu (WTO) oraz innych międzynarodowych umów handlowych.W przyszłości pozwoli na lepszą ochronę interesów gospodarczych przedsiębiorców unijnych w sytuacji stosowania przez kraje trzecie niedozwolonych praktyk przy jednoczesnym blokowaniu rozstrzygnięć ewentualnego sporu w WTO.Uważam, że ochrona praw Unii Europejskiej i jej podmiotów gospodarczych w ramach międzynarodowych umów handlowych w sytuacjach, gdy państwa trzecie przyjmują środki niezgodne z prawem i jednocześnie blokują proces rozstrzygania sporów, jest konieczna.Proponowane zmiany są niezbędne, aby zapewnić Unii Europejskiej możliwość podejmowania działań w przypadku zablokowania procedur rozstrzygania sporów. Aby zapewnić ochronę praw Unii, a więc i praw Polski i polskich podmiotów gospodarczych, przedmiotową zmianę należy przyjąć jak najszybciej. W świetle wyżej wymienionych czynników wyrażam poparcie dla proponowanych zmian, które są konieczne, by zapewnić Unii możliwość podejmowania działań w przypadku zablokowania procedur rozstrzygania sporów.
Strengthening the single market: the future of free movement of services (A9-0250/2020 - Morten Løkkegaard)
Głosowałem za projektem rezolucji Parlamentu Europejskiego w sprawie wzmocnienia jednolitego rynku, ponieważ zgadzam się z jego głównym założeniem, zgodnie z którym pogłębienie jednolitego rynku może być korzystne dla wszystkich państw członkowskich i może pomóc wyjść z obecnego kryzysu spowodowanego pandemią COVID-19. Dokument słusznie stwierdza, że bariery między państwami członkowskimi utrudniają przedsiębiorcom transgraniczną działalność usługową, a fragmentacja wspólnego rynku usług hamuje rozwój przełomowych technologii w Europie, i wzywa do likwidacji tych przeszkód.Sprawozdanie przygotowane w komisji IMCO postuluje ponadto cyfryzację procedur administracyjnych, aby ułatwić przedsiębiorcom aktywność transgraniczną, oraz apeluje o większą jasność przepisów i lepszą politykę informacyjną. Mimo że Komisja Europejska często podkreśla znaczenie jednolitego rynku dla rozwoju UE, nie znajduje to potwierdzenia w konkretnych działaniach legislacyjnych. Przykładem jest choćby wycofanie przez KE z procesu decyzyjnego projektów dotyczących liberalizacji świadczenia usług na jednolitym rynku europejskim (dyrektywy notyfikacyjnej i e-karty usługowej).Dlatego też uważam, że głos Parlamentu Europejskiego w tej kwestii jest ważny, i liczę na to, że zostanie wzięty pod uwagę przez Komisję Europejską.
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020 (A9-0266/2020 -David McAllister)
Sprawozdanie dotyczące wspólnej polityki zagranicznej i bezpieczeństwa za 2020 rok zawiera w sobie elementy, które popieram. Mowa tu przede wszystkim o położeniu nacisku na fakt, że polityka zagraniczna Unii Europejskiej odbywa się w coraz bardziej niestabilnym i konfrontacyjnym otoczeniu. Konflikty zbrojne, terroryzm, walka o surowce naturalne, dezinformacja, propaganda, cyberataki, a także wojna hybrydowa, to coraz częściej używane narzędzia w rękach państw, które dążą do konfliktu na niższym szczeblu drabiny eskalacyjnej. Są to elementy, z którymi polityka zagraniczna Unii musi radzić sobie każdego dnia.Popieram potępienie Federacji Rosyjskiej za rozpoczęcie konfliktów zbrojnych w Europie, których konsekwencją jest naruszenie integralności terytorialnej państw takich jak Ukraina, Gruzja czy Mołdawia. Uważam, że powstrzymanie agresywnej polityki Rosji (a także nakładanie adekwatnych sankcji) powinno być w najbliższych latach ważnym elementem unijnej dyplomacji. W tym kontekście cieszy mnie podkreślenie znaczenia więzi UE z NATO.Sprawozdanie zawiera w sobie apel o rozpoczęcie debaty na temat podejmowania decyzji dotyczących wspólnej polityki zagranicznej i bezpieczeństwa większością kwalifikowaną zamiast jednomyślności – jest to punkt, którego nie popieram, i dlatego wstrzymałem się od poparcia tego dokumentu.
Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report 2019 (A9-0259/2020 - Isabel Santos)
Sprawozdanie roczne dotyczące przestrzegania praw człowieka powinno mieć formę podobną do analogicznego dokumentu przyjmowanego corocznie przez Radę. W przeciwieństwie do dokumentu Rady nie wymienia się w nim żadnych krajów czy regionów ani też nie określa stosunków czy strategii UE wobec nich w dziedzinie praw człowieka.Z niepokojem obserwuję pogarszającą się sytuację praw człowieka w Federacji Rosyjskiej, na Białorusi oraz na terytoriach Gruzji i Ukrainy znajdujących się poza kontrolą władz w Kijowie i Tbilisi, a także w Wenezueli. Nie możemy pozostać obojętni na to, co dzieje się w tych krajach oraz wielu innych miejscach na świecie, gdzie ludziom dzieje się krzywda, a podstawowe zasady związane z poszanowaniem drugiego człowieka nie są przestrzegane.Sprawozdanie zawiera zbyt wiele odniesień do zagadnień sprawy sumienia, które nie powinny wchodzić w zakres kompetencji UE (np. prawa reprodukcyjne czy bezpieczna aborcja). Mimo dodania licznych poprawek ani razu nie wspomniano w tekście o prawach chrześcijan. Dostrzegam silną potrzebę przedłużenia mandatu specjalnego wysłannika UE ds. wolności religii i przekonań poza granicami UE oraz jak najszybszego powołania następcy Jána Figla, którego mandat wygasł z końcem 2019 r.Z racji tego, że tekst zawiera wiele ogólnych, powszechnie akceptowanych tez dotyczących praw człowieka, wstrzymałem się od głosu.
The arrest of Aleksei Navalny (B9-0090/2021, B9-0091/2021, B9-0092/2021, B9-0093/2021, B9-0094/2021, B9-0095/2021)
Zagłosowałem za rezolucją dotyczącą aresztowania Aleksieja Nawalnego, ponieważ jest ono kolejnym działaniem Rosji, które łamie podstawowe zasady państwa prawa oraz pokazuje pogardę dla podstawowych wolności i praw człowieka. Próba otrucia rosyjskiego opozycjonisty, a także masowe prześladowania jego zwolenników wpisują się w długą listę działań aparatu represji, który nie akceptuje konkurencji na drodze do władzy.Nie można przejść obojętnie obok tego, co dzieje się w Federacji Rosyjskiej. Aby nie skończyło się jedynie na słownych upomnieniach, potrzebne jest nie tylko ostre stanowisko Unii Europejskiej, ale i realne działania wobec powyższych, nieakceptowalnych wydarzeń. Dlatego też propozycja nałożenia sankcji na osoby i podmioty odpowiedzialne za podjęcie decyzji o aresztowaniu Nawalnego, a także na rosyjskich oligarchów wspierających rosyjski reżim jest moim zdaniem właściwa.Zdecydowanie popieram akcent sprawozdania odnoszący się do potrzeby zatrzymania inwestycji Nord Stream 2, której celem jest uzależnienie Europy od rosyjskiego gazu. Wspieranie działań, które są opłacalne głównie dla Rosji, a nie Europy, uważam za pogwałcenie europejskiej solidarności, która trwa od momentu rozpoczęcia tej inwestycji. Dlatego też będę wspierał wszelkie działania wspierające dywersyfikację dostaw gazu do Europy i Polski.
Decent and affordable housing for all (A9-0247/2020 - Kim Van Sparrentak)
Sprawozdanie w sprawie powszechnego dostępu do godnych i przystępnych cenowo mieszkań jest ważnym głosem w debacie nad problemami unijnych krajów w tym zakresie. Dokument skupia się na kilku kluczowych kwestiach, takich jak energooszczędność i zdrowe warunki mieszkaniowe, zwalczanie bezdomności i walka z dyskryminacją, zintegrowane podejście do socjalnych, publicznych i przystępnych cenowo mieszkań na szczeblu UE oraz zapewnianie bezpieczeństwa najmu i rynków mieszkaniowych, a także inwestowanie w socjalne, publiczne, przystępne cenowo lokale.W Polsce realizowany jest program mieszkaniowy, w ramach którego zwiększany jest dostęp do własnego lokum dla osób o dochodach uniemożliwiających nabycie lub wynajęcie go na zasadach komercyjnych. Ponadto realizowany jest także postulat poprawy warunków mieszkaniowych społeczeństwa, stanu technicznego zasobów mieszkaniowych oraz zwiększanie efektywności energetycznej.Mimo pewnej wartości dodanej tego sprawozdania, które wydaje się być krokiem w dobrym kierunku, uważam, iż stanowi ono zbyt dużą ingerencję w kompetencje państw członkowskich w tym zakresie. Mieszkalnictwo pozostaje bowiem wyłączną kompetencją państw, podczas gdy dokument traktuje mieszkalnictwo jako element należący do kompetencji dzielonych między UE a państwami członkowskimi. Z tego powodu zagłosowałem przeciwko sprawozdaniu.
The right to disconnect (A9-0246/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
W szybko zmieniającej się obecnie rzeczywistości prawo dotyczące osób zatrudnionych należy tworzyć tak, aby w sposób elastyczny dostosowywało się do stawianych im wymogów w ramach pracy zawodowej oraz chroniło ich prawa jako pracowników. W dobie szybkiego rozwoju technologicznego oraz globalnej pandemii sposób świadczenia pracy wyraźnie się zmienił.Z jednej strony nowe możliwości z zakresu komunikacji oraz przesyłania danych w formie cyfrowej dają ogromne możliwości, jeśli chodzi o zwiększenie elastyczności pracy oraz dostosowanie jej do poszczególnych pracowników. Odejście od sztywnych godzin pracy na rzecz takich, które będąc akceptowanymi przez obie strony, pozwolą na zwiększenie dostępności i efektywności pracownika, są z pewnością ciekawym sposobem polepszenia organizacji pracy.Z drugiej strony może to zrodzić pokusę, aby wykorzystywać pracownika również poza tradycyjnymi godzinami pracy, dlatego powinien mieć on pewność, że elastyczne godziny pracy nie będą nadużywane, a jego czas wolny uszanowany.Mimo że dostrzegam zalety cyfryzacji pracy oraz potrzebę ochrony pracownika w tym zakresie, niektóre elementy proponowanej dyrektywy budzą moje wątpliwości, szczególnie w kontekście istniejącej dyrektywy 2003/88/WE z dnia 4 listopada 2003r. w sprawie czasu pracy, co spowodowało, że zagłosowałem przeciw sprawozdaniu.
Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (A9-0214/2020 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan, Dragoș Pîslaru)
. – W grudniu ubiegłego roku PE i Rada osiągnęły porozumienie w sprawie rozporządzenia dotyczącego ustanowienia Instrumentu na rzecz Odbudowy i Zwiększania Odporności (RRF), kluczowego elementu Next Generation EU (NGEU). RRF zapewni pożyczki i dotacje w wysokości 672,5 mld euro na wsparcie reform i inwestycji w państwach członkowskich. Ma złagodzić gospodarcze i społeczne skutki pandemii SARS-CoV-2 oraz uczynić proces odbudowy bardziej trwałym, odpornym i lepiej przygotowanym na przyszłe wyzwania, co jest ogólnym celem projektu rozporządzenia.Z racji na fakt, iż większość problematycznych kwestii i dodatkowych warunków zaproponowanych początkowo przez negocjatorów Parlamentu została w ostatecznym porozumieniu zarzucona, po napotkaniu silnego oporu Rady i Komisji, końcowy tekst nie zawiera konkretnego minimalnego przydziału środków na zakres segmentowy ani nie uwzględnia ważnych kompetencji dla PE w zakresie zarządzania RRF. Inne, równie drażliwe politycznie propozycje Parlamentu Europejskiego, takie jak praworządność lub przepisy dotyczące równości płci, również zostały znacznie złagodzone. Potrzeba bardziej racjonalnego i zorientowanego podejścia do tej sprawy. Takiego, które daje państwom członkowskim szersze możliwości opracowania ich krajowych planów naprawy i odporności. Uważam, że omawiany tekst spełnia takie wymagania. Dlatego poparłem projekt rozporządzenia ustanawiającego Instrument na rzecz Odbudowy i Zwiększania Odporności.
New Circular Economy Action Plan: see Minutes (A9-0008/2021 - Jan Huitema)
W obecnej rzeczywistości zużywamy olbrzymie ilości zasobów, których nie potrafimy w odpowiednim stopniu wykorzystać ponownie. Konsumpcja jest na coraz wyższym poziomie, co powoduje konieczność należytego zadbania o zasoby surowcowe naszej planety. Jest to jeden z wymogów nowoczesnej gospodarki, a szczególnie takiej, w której wzrost gospodarczy jest oddzielony od wykorzystania zasobów. Jest to szczególnie istotne dlatego, że zamknięta gospodarka emituje nieporównywalnie mniej dwutlenku węgla do atmosfery.Rozsądne wykorzystanie możliwości, jakie dają nowe technologie w tym zakresie, może pomóc w rozwoju gospodarczym i powstaniu nowych, „zielonych” miejsc pracy. Może to być również impuls dla europejskich przedsiębiorstw, aby inwestowały w innowacyjne rozwiązania, sprawiając, że europejski przemysł będzie odpowiednio konkurencyjny, a jednocześnie przyjazny środowisku.Aby to osiągnąć, potrzebne są realistyczne założenia. Jednym z elementów, który budzi moje zastrzeżenia jest jednak wezwanie Komisji do zaproponowania wiążących celów na 2030 r. w kontekście ograniczania śladu materiałowego i konsumpcyjnego. W związku z tym, że polska gospodarka, której struktura oparta na kopalinach nie może się szybko zmienić, a co za tym idzie, nie miałaby równych szans na to, aby dostosować się do nowych wymagań, wstrzymałem się od głosu.
Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (A9-0011/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)
Celem sprawozdania jest ocena wdrożenia dyrektywy 2011/36/UE ustanawiającej minimalne reguły dotyczące określania przestępstw i kar w obszarze handlu ludźmi, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem migracji i perspektywy płci.Problem ten jest bardzo trudny do rozwiązania, ponieważ handel ludźmi jest niestety zjawiskiem globalnym, a zyski z tego procederu czerpią najczęściej zorganizowane grupy przestępcze. Biorąc pod uwagę, że dotyczy on również dzieci i jest zaprzeczeniem podstawowych praw oraz godności człowieka, należy zrobić wszystko, aby ukrócić to okrutne zjawisko.W poddanym pod głosowanie i popartym przeze mnie dokumencie podkreślono potrzebę bardziej zharmonizowanych działań na szczeblu UE, ponieważ handel ludźmi ma charakter transgraniczny, a także zwrócono uwagę na konieczność uznania w krajowych ustawodawstwach, aby za przestępstwo było uznane również korzystanie z usług świadczonych przez ofiary handlu ludźmi.W sprawozdaniu zauważono kwestię wykorzystania internetu w handlu ludźmi, dlatego też, według mnie, Unia Europejska powinna przy okazji nadchodzącej rewolucji cyfrowej przygotować takie rozwiązania ustawodawcze, które pomogą wykorzystać nowe technologie cyfrowe do ochrony najsłabszych.
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty (A9-0006/2021 - Özlem Demirel)
. – Sprawozdanie wpisuje się w strategię powolnego, ale systematycznego „urabiania gruntu” pod coraz większą harmonizację polityki społecznej na szczeblu UE, w tym harmonizację podatkową, przepisów pracowniczych i kontroli przestrzegania praw socjalnych przez organy UE. W sprawozdaniu nawołuje się na przykład do zharmonizowanych na szczeblu UE działań w zakresie inspekcji warunków pracy, a w zasadzie pominięto rolę krajowych sądów i inspekcji pracy.Warto zauważyć, że w roku 2019 wskaźnik zagrożenia ubóstwem relatywnym wśród pracujących w wieku 18–64 w Polsce wyniósł 9,9% przy średniej w UE na poziomie 9,2%. Wskaźnik ten zmniejszył się o 1,6 pkt. proc. – z 11,5% w 2008 r. do 9,9% w 2019 r. i przez to zbliżył bardzo do średniej unijnej. Tekst sprawozdania przedstawia lewicową wizję „paneuropejskiej polityki” społecznej, zwiększając jej poziom i wzywając do stworzenia nowych, prawnie wiążących instrumentów. Nie uznano w nim roli krajowych sądów pracy i krajowych agencji inspekcji pracy w radzeniu sobie z naruszeniami prawa pracy ani roli polityki spójności w zwalczaniu nierówności wśród pracowników w całej UE.Sprawozdanie ma jednak pewne pozytywy, które obejmują podkreślenie potrzeby ochrony praw osób niepełnosprawnych w miejscu pracy, jak również praw pracowników sezonowych. Z tego względu wstrzymałem się od głosu.
Safety of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (Belarus) (B9-0109/2021)
Jako obywatel Polski mieszkający w kraju sąsiadującym z Białorusią, gdzie mieści się wspomniana elektrownia atomowa, jestem szczerze zaniepokojony informacjami świadczącymi o pojawiających się incydentach, nie tylko podczas budowy, ale i uruchamiania reaktora. Niewdrożenie niezbędnych działań naprawczych w należytym stopniu jest naruszeniem podstawowych norm bezpieczeństwa. Powoduje to brak pewności co do jej pełnej sprawności technicznej oraz stanowi potencjalne narażenie zdrowia i życia milionów osób żyjących w jej sąsiedztwie – także z Polski.Z zasady popieram działania zmierzające do wzrostu niezależności energetycznej państw. Jednakże projekt elektrowni jądrowej w Ostrowcu jest jego zaprzeczeniem. Pozornie dodatkowe źródło czystej energii jest w mojej ocenie kolejnym działaniem Rosji mającym na celu uzależnienie państw z naszej części Europy od rosyjskiej energii elektrycznej. Polityka energetyczna tego państwa jest niezmiennie związana z wpływaniem na sąsiadów w taki sposób, aby mieć możliwość wpływania na ich sytuację geopolityczną i osłabiania ich, gdy jest to Rosji na rękę, np. poprzez wstrzymywanie dostaw gazu zimą.Rezolucja zawiera w tym temacie stanowisko zbieżne z moim, dlatego poparłem ją w głosowaniu końcowym.
InvestEU Programme (A9-0203/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes, Irene Tinagli)
Program Invest EU ma na celu uzupełnienie luki inwestycyjnej, dodatkowo pogłębionej przez pandemię COVID-19, i poprawę poziomu inwestycji dzięki zapewnieniu gwarancji UE na akcję kredytową prowadzoną przez Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny, krajowe banki rozwoju oraz inne instytucje finansowe. Instrument pozwala na łączenie źródła finansowania programu z innymi źródłami i odgrywa ważną rolę w szerszym pakiecie odbudowy przedstawionym przez Komisję w maju 2020 r. oraz jako element programu działań na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju zaproponowanego w Europejskim Zielonym Ładzie. Gwarancje z budżetu UE uzgodniono na kwotę ponad 26 mld EUR i oczekuje się, że, nie wliczając wkładu państw członkowskich, zmobilizują one około 372 mld EUR. Liczba ta stanowi znaczny spadek w porównaniu z pierwotnie proponowanym budżetem.Pozytywnie oceniam szeroki katalog obszarów, które będą mogły uzyskać wsparcie w ramach Funduszu InvestEU. Szczególnie cenne wydaje się objęcie nowym oknem inwestycji związanych z szeroko rozumianą ochroną zdrowia, cyfryzacją, innowacyjnością i rozwojem technologicznym gospodarki, ochroną środowiska, energetyką i odnawialnymi źródłami energii, infrastrukturą krytyczną oraz sektorem transportu.Mimo chęci wprowadzenia w programie zasady „unikania istotnych szkód”, ze względu na całościowy pozytywny wpływ na gospodarkę UE poparłem ten akt ustawodawczy.
Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”) (A9-0196/2020 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)
W grudniu 2020 r. PE oraz Rada porozumiały się w zakresie Programu zdrowia „EU4Health” na lata 2021–2027, ustalając jego budżet na 5,1 mld EUR. Program ma wesprzeć działania państw w zakresie opieki zdrowotnej, wspomóc koordynację działań na rzecz poprawy zdrowia mieszkańców UE, przynosząc unijną wartość dodaną.Doświadczenia związane z pandemią Covid-19 wskazały, że główne cele programu są szczególnie istotne. Dotyczy to wsparcia zdrowia obywateli UE oraz wzmocnienia systemów opieki zdrowotnej poprzez poprawę ich odporności, lepsze wykorzystanie zasobów, jak i ochronę ludności UE przed poważnymi transgranicznymi zagrożeniami zdrowotnymi i zapewnienie skoordynowanej odpowiedzi na te zagrożenia. Nie bez znaczenia pozostają działania na rzecz redukcji obciążenia chorobami zakaźnymi i niezakaźnymi, a także poprawa dostępności produktów i urządzeń medycznych, w tym związanych z kryzysem.W myśl porozumienia program będzie również dotyczył długofalowych kwestii zdrowia publicznego, takich jak profilaktyka i leczenie chorób zakaźnych i niezakaźnych, w szczególności raka, oraz pomoc w rozwiązywaniu problemów zdrowia psychicznego i zmniejszenie nierówności w zakresie zdrowia.W związku z pozytywnym stanowiskiem Rządu RP, głosowałem za przyjęciem tego porozumienia międzyinstytucjonalnego.
A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0019/2021 - Yannick Jadot)
W sytuacji, w której Unia Europejska podejmuje działania mające zapewnić jej neutralność klimatyczną w 2050 r., a nie wszyscy unijni partnerzy podzielają jej ambicje klimatyczne, należy podjąć działania ochronne wobec europejskiego przemysłu, aby nie padł on ofiarą przenoszenia produkcji poza granice Unii, gdzie nie obowiązują limity związane z emisyjnością.Dostosowanie cen na granicach z uwzględnieniem CO2 jest rozsądnym mechanizmem mającym na celu rozwiązanie problemu importu produktów do UE, które charakteryzują się większym śladem węglowym. Powinno to zmobilizować pozostałe kraje do bardziej odpowiedzialnej polityki klimatycznej, którą Unia już wdraża i nie chce ponosić z tego powodu negatywnych konsekwencji związanych z migracją produkcji.O ile działanie w tym zakresie wydają się sensowne, o tyle nie wszystkie elementy sprawozdania mają moją aprobatę – nie mogę np. zaakceptować odejścia od zeroemisyjności spalania biomasy, co powoduje, że w ostatecznym rozrachunku wstrzymałem się od głosu.
Fisheries control (A9-0016/2021 - Clara Aguilera)
Popieram ideę kompleksowej zmiany systemu kontroli rybołówstwa, który powinien zostać uproszczony i dostosowany do zreformowanej wspólnej polityki rybołówstwa przy jednoczesnym ograniczaniu barier administracyjnych.Wniosek przedstawiony Parlamentowi przez Komisję ma za zadanie uzupełnić luki w odniesieniu do WPRyb i innych obszarów polityki UE, uprościć ramy legislacyjne oraz poprawić dostępność i wiarygodność danych oraz informacji dotyczących rybołówstwa.Uważam jednak, że sprawozdanie przyjęte przez komisję PECH nie realizuje w pełni swojego celu. Mam zastrzeżenia co do takich elementów jak obowiązek wyposażania statków rybackich o długości poniżej 12 metrów w systemy elektronicznego monitorowania ruchu (VMS) i elektronicznego raportowania działalności połowowej (elektroniczny dziennik połowowy, deklaracja wyładunkowa i przeładunkowa), który stanowi ogromne przedsięwzięcie techniczne i finansowe, oraz co do propozycji elektronicznego przekazywania danych o połowach rekreacyjnych przez osoby fizyczne i prawne. Jest to znaczące utrudnienie dla osób fizycznych – indywidualnych wędkarzy, którzy są często osobami starszymi.Mimo pewnych pozytywnych rozwiązań wprowadzonych przez komisję PECH, takich jak dobrowolność wyposażania statków rybackich w systemy telewizji przemysłowej (CCTV), zważywszy na wymienione powyżej zastrzeżenia, zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi rezolucji Parlamentu.
Equivalence of field inspections and equivalence of checks on practices for the maintenance of varieties of agricultural plant species carried out in the UK (C9-0431/2020)
. – Zgodnie z decyzją Rady 2003/17/WE przewiduje się, że pod pewnymi warunkami inspekcje polowe przeprowadzane w odniesieniu do określonych upraw nasiennych roślin uprawnych w państwach trzecich uznaje się za równoważne z inspekcjami polowymi przeprowadzanymi zgodnie z prawem Unii, a materiał siewny niektórych gatunków roślin produkowany w tych państwach uznaje się za równoważny z materiałem siewnym produkowanym zgodnie z prawem Unii.Zjednoczone Królestwo transponowało i skutecznie wdrożyło dyrektywy oraz akty wykonawcze zawierające przepisy regulujące równoważność inspekcji polowych. Ponadto poinformowało Komisję, że przepisy, które transponowały te dyrektywy, nie ulegną zmianie i będą nadal stosowane od dnia 1 stycznia 2021 r.Po zbadaniu ustawodawstwa Zjednoczonego Królestwa w tym zakresie Komisja wyraziła opinię, iż przepisy te są równoważne przepisom UE. Aby uniknąć potencjalnych zakłóceń rynku, decyzja w sprawie równoważności powinna zostać przyjęta jak najszybciej. W związku z tym poparłem tę decyzję w głosowaniu.
European Semester: employment and social aspects in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 (A9-0026/2021 - Lina Gálvez Muñoz)
Sprawozdanie koncentruje się głównie na kwestiach społecznych związanych z europejskim semestrem. Mechanizm ten jest potrzebnym narzędziem, wspierającym koordynację europejskich gospodarek. Jego obecną wagę podkreśla obecna pandemia koronawirusa, która skutecznie zgasiła wzrost gospodarczy nie tylko w Europie, ale i na całym świecie, a Instrument na rzecz Odbudowy i Zwiększania Odporności ma przeciwdziałać spowolnieniu gospodarczemu.O ile podkreślenie pewnych elementów związanych ze sferą finansową (np. podkreślenie potrzeby redukcji nadmiernego zadłużenia, tak aby nie zagrażało to konwergencji społecznej), jak również kwestii społecznych (np. fakt istnienia zjawiska tzw. drenażu mózgów) czy potrzeby wspierania pracowników mobilnych nie jest problematyczne, o tyle są w tym sprawozdaniu liczne elementy, które powodują, że zagłosowałem przeciwko.Najważniejszym z nich jest kwestia wzmacniania równouprawnienia płci poprzez włączenie zasady uwzględniania aspektu płci do głównego nurtu polityki oraz jako narzędzia europejskiego semestru. Nie jestem przeciwnikiem udziału kobiet w życiu publicznym ani zawodowym, jednak uważam, że sztuczne i niepotrzebne nadużywanie kwestii równouprawnienia jest w istocie szkodliwe dla kobiet i nie przynosi realnej wartości dodanej.
European strategy for data (A9-0027/2021 - Miapetra Kumpula-Natri)
Poparłem sprawozdanie w sprawie europejskiej strategii w zakresie danych, ponieważ zgadzam się z tym, że w Europie XXI wieku potrzebny jest z jednej strony swobodny przepływ informacji cyfrowych, a z drugiej – jego jednoczesna odpowiednia ochrona. Nie da się obecnie budować nowoczesnej gospodarki konkurencyjnej na arenie międzynarodowej bez silnego nacisku na tworzenie takich elementów jak chmury danych, big data czy sztuczna inteligencja.Pozytywny efekt cyfryzacji jest nam potrzebny z powodu jego wpływu na wiele innych dziedzin życia, takich jak służba zdrowia, bezpieczeństwo czy jakość świadczonych usług publicznych. Aby tworzyć dobrze płatne miejsca pracy, Unia Europejska musi wytwarzać nowoczesne produkty i usługi, a nie da się dziś tego zrobić bez odpowiednich technologii wspieranych zasobami danych.Sprawozdanie odnosi się również do konieczności ochrony danych osobowych, prawa do pełnej kontroli nad swoimi danymi oraz potrzeby wykluczenia niewłaściwego wykorzystywania danych, w tym tych, które są efektem masowej inwigilacji.
Application of Regulation (EC) 2020/2092, the Rule of Law conditionality mechanism (B9-0206/2021, B9-0207/2021, B9-0208/2021)
Zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi rezolucji Parlamentu Europejskiego w sprawie stosowania rozporządzenia (UE, Euratom) 2020/2092 – mechanizm warunkowości w zakresie praworządności. Polska od początku prac nad pakietem budżetowym w ramach nowej perspektywy finansowej negatywnie oceniała propozycję wprowadzenia mechanizmu warunkowości służącego ochronie budżetu Unii. Warunkowość ta powinna bowiem opierać się na obiektywnych i mierzalnych kryteriach, które nie powodowałyby powstania pola do niepewności oraz nadużyć.Ponadto kompetencje Unii do nadzorowania stosowania praworządności jako jednej z wartości Unii przewiduje art. 7 TUE. Nadrzędna rola traktatowa w tym zakresie oraz potrzeba uszczegółowienia nieprecyzyjnych przepisów rozporządzenia zostały wyrażone w konkluzjach Rady Europejskiej z grudnia 2020 r., które wskazały ponadto, że mechanizm ochrony budżetu musi zostać poprzedzony opracowaniem wytycznych dotyczących jego stosowania w uzgodnieniu z państwami członkowskimi. Komisja Europejska oświadczyła, iż będzie stosowała się do warunków ustalonych przez Radę Europejską.Polska i Węgry wniosły skargi do Trybunału Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej, podważając zgodność mechanizmu praworządności z art. 7 TUE, który wymaga, aby każde naruszenie wartości zapisanych w art. 2 TUE było sankcjonowane jedynie w drodze jednomyślnej decyzji.Ze względu na powyższe argumenty jestem przeciwny rezolucji Parlamentu Europejskiego w sprawie mechanizmu warunkowości w zakresie praworządności.
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (A9-0149/2021 - Deirdre Clune)
Szybkie przemiany w gospodarce i społeczeństwie, wynikające z rewolucji cyfrowej, stoją u podstawy wspólnotowego rynku wewnętrznego. Sztuczna inteligencja (AI) przyczyniła się do ogromnego skoku cywilizacyjnego i kryje w sobie niewykorzystany potencjał, który mógłby znacząco wpłynąć na wydajność wielu sektorów.Jednym z tych sektorów jest rolnictwo, gdzie AI nie jest jeszcze powszechnie wykorzystywana, a innowacyjne rozwiązania usprawniłyby praktyki produkcyjne i ograniczyły zużycie zasobów. W tym kontekście rezolucja Parlamentu wzywa do zwiększenia środków i inwestycji przeznaczonych na te cele w sektorze rolnictwa oraz zapewnienia wystarczających zasobów i opracowania narzędzia badań nad wykorzystaniem AI.Ponadto opinia komisji AGRI, dołączona do sprawozdania komisji IMCO, zwraca uwagę na konieczność ograniczenia ryzyka utraty miejsc pracy na wsi, związanego ze stosowaniem nowych technologii, oraz potrzebę zapewnienia odpowiednich środków na transformację cyfrową dla małych i średnich gospodarstw.Uważam, że rezolucja jest wyważona i bierze pod uwagę najważniejsze kwestie z punktu widzenia rolnictwa. W związku z tym zagłosowałem za jej przyjęciem.
The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade (B9-0305/2021)
Biorąc pod uwagę obecną rzeczywistość, gdzie technologie cyfrowe i internetowe wciąż rozwijają się w szybkim tempie, kwestie utrzymania odporności na cyberataki oraz utrzymania bezpieczeństwa istotnych danych są niezwykle ważne. Pojawiające się coraz częściej ataki hakerskie nie tylko na poszczególne osoby, ale również na prywatne przedsiębiorstwa i sektor publiczny, powodują, że nasza ochrona przed nimi to kwestia zachowania żywotnych interesów Unii Europejskiej. Jest to o tyle istotne, że wykradanie w ten sposób danych jest wykorzystywane przeciw samej Unii oraz może skutkować w przyszłości negatywnymi konsekwencjami, szczególnie jeśli dotyczy obszaru o znaczeniu strategicznym, jak bezpieczeństwo energetyczne czy wojsko.Jednolita strategia pozwalająca na odpowiedni rozwój infrastruktury jest niezbędnym elementem dotrzymywania globalnego kroku w tym obszarze. Rozwój cyfrowy Unii Europejskiej jest konieczny do uzyskania przewagi w obszarze nowoczesnych technologii i globalnego konkurowania w tym zakresie, jednak muszą iść za tym odpowiednie przepisy, infrastruktura oraz działania, które będą pełniły rolę tarczy dla europejskich firm i instytucji, chroniąc ich zasoby przed cyberatakami. Dlatego też poparłem tą rezolucję.
Rule of Law situation in the European Union and the application of the conditionality regulation 2020/2092 (B9-0317/2021, B9-0319/2021, B9-0320/2021)
Zagłosowałem przeciwko propozycji rezolucji dotyczącej praworządności w Unii Europejskiej, ponieważ zasadniczo nie zgadzam się z przesłaniem, jakie ze sobą niesie. Przede wszystkim protestuję przeciwko określaniu Polski jako kraju, w którym istnieje zagrożenie dla wspólnych wartości europejskich. Użycie wyrażenia „wspólnych wartości” dla Europy jest według mnie co najmniej dyskusyjne, ponieważ usilne naciski na Polskę i Węgry, aby zaakceptować ideologię środowisk LGBT jako wiodącą w Unii Europejskiej oraz podkopać znaczenie tradycyjnie rozumianej definicji rodziny, będącej podstawą polskiego i węgierskiego społeczeństwa, są według mnie nie do zaakceptowania.Uważam, że niedopuszczalne jest jakiekolwiek narzucanie kwestii obyczajowych państwom unijnym, a używanie do tego prawodawstwa unijnego, służącego za bat na niepokornych, nie ma nic wspólnego z mającym miejsce w Polsce poszanowaniem dla wszystkich grup społecznych, niezależnie od ich poglądów czy wyznawanych wartości.
European Parliament’s Scrutiny on the ongoing assessment by the Commission and the Council of the national recovery and resilience plans (RC-B9-0331/2021, B9-0331/2021, B9-0333/2021, B9-0334/2021, B9-0335/2021, B9-0337/2021, B9-0338/2021)
Rozporządzenie ustanawiające instrument naprawy i odporności (RRF) zostało przyjęte na początku roku 2021 i zakłada funkcję kontrolną Parlamentu Europejskiego. W okresie kiedy państwa członkowskie opracowywały swoje krajowe plany naprawy i odporności (KPO), Parlament w celu wypełniania zadań kontrolnych przewidzianych w rozporządzeniu powołał grupę roboczą ds. RRF składającą się z członków komisji BUDG i ECON.Na majowej sesji plenarnej Parlament przyjął pierwszą rezolucję w sprawie RRF, dotyczącą przede wszystkim braku gotowości Komisji do dostarczenia PE odpowiednich, przejrzystych informacji. Kolejny projekt rezolucji jest następstwem trwającej obecnie oceny przez Radę i Komisję przedłożonych krajowych planów odbudowy. Jednakże, w mojej ocenie, proponowany tekst rezolucji jest niezwięzły i niewyważony, co więcej, nakłada dodatkowe wymogi dotyczące opracowania i wdrożenia poszczególnych KPO. O ile prawo Parlamentu do wyrażania własnej opinii jest bezdyskusyjne, to wątpliwości budzi forma i ton rezolucji: wygląda ona na próbę wywarcia nacisku na Komisję i Radę, by wpłynąć na ich ocenę poszczególnych KPO. Uważam również, że Parlament powinien powstrzymać się od ingerencji w proces wdrażania RRF, gdyż instrument ten jest finansowany nie z budżetu UE, ale z funduszy specjalnych – z pożyczek zatwierdzonych przez poszczególne państwa członkowskie. W związku z powyższym głosowałem za odrzuceniem tej rezolucji.
The impact on the fishing sector of offshore windfarms and other renewable energy systems (A9-0184/2021 - Peter van Dalen)
Unia Europejska dąży do osiągnięcia do 2050 r. neutralności klimatycznej – celu określonego w Europejskim Zielonym Ładzie. Aby go osiągnąć, KE wytyczyła ambitne cele w zakresie mocy produkcyjnych morskich elektrowni wiatrowych od 12 GW obecnie do co najmniej 60 GW w 2030 r., a docelowo 300 GW w 2050 r. Według Komisji 30% przyszłego zapotrzebowania na energię elektryczną trzeba będzie pokrywać z morskiej energii wiatrowej. Ponad 85% morskich wiatrowych mocy produkcyjnych na wodach europejskich przypada na Morze Północne, Morze Bałtyckie i Ocean Atlantycki.W sprawozdaniu podkreślono potrzebę uniknięcia ewentualnego negatywnego długoterminowego oddziaływania morskich turbin wiatrowych na niektóre ekosystemy, zasoby rybne i różnorodność biologiczną, a w konsekwencji na całe rybołówstwo, oraz wezwano Komisję do przeprowadzenia oceny skutków w celu zbadania spodziewanego wpływu gospodarczego, społecznego i środowiskowego budowy morskich instalacji wiatrowych na obszarach, na których mogą one kolidować zarówno z rybołówstwem, jak i z trwałością morskiej fauny i flory.Ponadto sprawozdawca podkreślił, że badania wpływu morskich farm wiatrowych na rybołówstwo koncentrują się głównie na skutkach ekologicznych i środowiskowych, a rzadko na skutkach społeczno-gospodarczych i społeczno-kulturowych, w związku z czym wezwał do oceny także tych skutków. Grupa ECR poparła tę rezolucję w głosowaniu i, biorąc pod uwagę wymienione wyżej pozytywy, ja również zagłosowałem „za”.
The creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (A9-0226/2021 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Petri Sarvamaa)
Rezolucja dotyczy mechanizmu warunkowości, przyjętego w grudniu 2020 roku. Zgodnie z grudniowymi decyzjami Komisja powinna wydać wytyczne dotyczące prawidłowej interpretacji mechanizmu warunkowości. Jest to jednak złożona kwestia i Komisja podkreśliła, że potrzebuje czasu.Zasady stosowania rozporządzenia uzgodnione przez Radę Europejską i potwierdzone jako obowiązujące przez Komisję Europejską wskazują między innymi, że KE, przygotowując wytyczne w sprawie stosowania rozporządzenia, musi wziąć pod uwagę decyzje Trybunału Sprawiedliwości UE związane z ewentualnym zaskarżeniem rozporządzenia. Same wytyczne KE mają zostać opracowane w ścisłej konsultacji z państwami członkowskimi. Dopiero zgodnie z tymi wytycznymi oraz biorąc pod uwagę pozostałe zapisy konkluzji RE i przepisy samego rozporządzenia, KE będzie mogła ewentualnie zaproponować środki przewidziane w rozporządzeniu.W konkluzjach Rady Europejskiej podkreślono, że mechanizm warunkowości będzie stosowany wyłącznie w odniesieniu do zobowiązań budżetowych w ramach nowych wieloletnich ram finansowych oraz instrumentu odbudowy Next Generation EU. Natomiast przesłanki uruchomienia tych środków muszą być ściśle związane z zarządzaniem środkami finansowymi UE i mieścić się w katalogu wskazanym w rozporządzeniu. Ogólne stwierdzenie naruszenia zasad praworządności nie stanowi takiej przesłanki.Polska skierowała skargę do Trybunału Sprawiedliwości, aby umożliwić Trybunałowi ocenę ważności rozporządzenia oraz dokonanie jego interpretacji, zanim zacznie być ono stosowane w praktyce. W rozporządzeniu wzywa się Komisję do niewydawania wytycznych, co stanowi naruszenie uprawnień Komisji i traktatów. Z tego względu nie mogłem poprzeć tej rezolucji i głosowałem przeciw.
General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (A9-0203/2021 - Grace O'Sullivan)
Choć cele do osiągnięcia, jakie stawia ósmy z kolei program dla środowiska (m.in. ograniczanie emisji gazów cieplarnianych, oddzielenie wzrostu gospodarczego od wykorzystania zasobów, dążenie do zerowego poziomu emisji zanieczyszczeń na rzecz nietoksycznego środowiska, ochrona i przywrócenie różnorodności biologicznej, postępy w zakresie wzmacniania zdolności przystosowawczych, promowanie zrównoważenia środowiskowego i ograniczenie największych presji środowiskowych i klimatycznych związanych z produkcją i konsumpcją, w szczególności w obszarze energii i rozwoju przemysłu), są zasadne, to próba zawarcia w sprawozdaniu konieczności wycofania wszystkich dotacji dla paliw kopalnych na szczeblu unijnym, krajowym, regionalnym i lokalnym najpóźniej do 2025 roku sprawia, że sprawozdanie jest nieakceptowalne z punktu widzenia takich państw jak Polska, gdzie paliwa kopalne stanowią dziś dużą część miksu energetycznego, a gaz ma być w najbliższych latach środkiem pomostowym do szerszego wykorzystania odnawialnych źródeł energii w przyszłości. Dlatego zagłosowałem przeciwko sprawozdaniu.
A new ERA for Research and Innovation (B9-0370/2021)
Poparłem rezolucję, ponieważ zwraca się w niej uwagę na ważne elementy, które zostały już wymienione w komunikacje Komisji Europejskiej z 30 września 2020r. Jest to przede wszystkim ustalenie celu 3% PKB, jeśli chodzi o wysokość wydatków na badania i rozwój. Jest on obecnie daleki od wypełnienia przez państwa członkowskie Unii Europejskiej.W rezolucji zauważa się też wagę kapitału prywatnego w stymulowaniu konkurencyjności i budowaniu innowacyjnej gospodarki. Przykład Stanów Zjednoczonych i wkładu prywatnego biznesu w skuteczne przyspieszenie podboju kosmosu powinien być dla nas potwierdzeniem, że prywatne finansowanie może być silnym motywatorem dla skuteczniejszego wydatkowania środków publicznych.Zgodzę się również z ważną uwagą mówiącą o potrzebie swobodnego przepływu wiedzy naukowej oraz mobilności naukowców, dzięki czemu kraje Unii stałyby się miejscem, do którego przybywaliby uzdolnieni naukowcy, dokonujący przełomowych innowacji. Mogłyby z nich korzystać europejskie przedsiębiorstwa, które dzięki temu zyskałyby dodatkowe atuty na coraz bardziej konkurencyjnym rynku.
Community plant variety rights: extension of the term for certain varieties (A9-0171/2021 - Bert-Jan Ruissen)
Zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi rezolucji w sprawie przedłużenia czasu trwania ochrony w ramach wspólnotowego systemu ochrony odmian roślin w odniesieniu do gatunków szparagów oraz grup gatunków bulw kwiatowych, owoców krzewów jagodowych i krzewów ozdobnych.Przedłużenie praw przyznanych przed 1 lipca 2021 r. stanowi ekstrapolację praw przyznanych niektórym producentom roślin wiele lat temu, w innej rzeczywistości gospodarczej, na warunkach wówczas akceptowanych przez wszystkie strony. Może to niekorzystnie wpłynąć na równowagę rynkową, stwarzając również pewne ograniczenia dla producentów chcących rozpocząć hodowlę odmian niektórych gatunków roślin.Uważam, że zakres rozporządzenia zmieniającego powinien być ograniczony do grup gatunków roślin cebulowych rozmnażanych głównie za pomocą cebulek (np. tulipany) lub podziału kłączy (np. irysy). Równocześnie zdrewniałe małe owoce i zdrewniałe rośliny ozdobne, które nie mają ograniczeń pod względem szybkiego rozmnażania, powinny zostać wyłączone z zakresu.Poprawka, którą złożyłem w tym zakresie, nie została jednak przyjęta w sprawozdaniu komisji AGRI. W związku z tym zagłosowałem przeciwko projektowi rezolucji.
Brexit Adjustment Reserve (A9-0178/2021 - Pascal Arimont)
W lipcu 2020 roku Rada Europejska podjęła decyzję o utworzeniu pobrexitowej rezerwy dostosowawczej z budżetem w wysokości 5 mld euro w cenach z 2018 roku, aby przeciwdziałać nieoczekiwanym i negatywnym skutkom wystąpienia Wielkiej Brytanii z UE.Rezerwa będzie wspierać dotknięte sektory, takie jak rybołówstwo i handel, szkolenia i nowe obiekty graniczne, przedsiębiorstwa prywatne i publiczne oraz środki mające na celu reintegrację obywateli UE, którzy opuścili Zjednoczone Królestwo po brexicie.Brexit spowodował szereg nieuniknionych, negatywnych konsekwencji, dlatego doceniam utworzenie pobrexitowej rezerwy dostosowawczej, która pozwoli państwom członkowskim na zniwelowanie jego skutków.W szczególności z zadowoleniem przyjmuję uwzględnienie w rozporządzeniu postulatów w zakresie przewidywalności tego instrumentu:– alokowanie całej kwoty 5 mld EUR na początku,– przekazanie prefinansowania w trzech rocznych transzach,– wydłużenie okresu kwalifikowalności do 2023 roku.Mam nadzieję, że Komisja nawiąże współpracę z państwami członkowskimi tak, aby główne zasady tego instrumentu – tj. elastyczność, interwencyjny, refundacyjny i krótkotrwały charakter pobrexitowej rezerwy dostosowawczej ze ściśle określonym celem, jakim jest przeciwdziałanie skutkom brexitu – mogły zostać w pełni wykorzystane. Dlatego poparłem w głosowaniu sprawozdanie dotyczące wyżej wymienionej rezerwy.
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (A9-0259/2021 - Andrius Kubilius)
Poparłem rezolucję dotyczącą stosunków Unii Europejskiej z Rosją, ponieważ według mnie zawiera ona elementy, które celnie obrazują obecne problemy związane z autorytarną polityką Rosji oraz koniecznością twardej odpowiedzi na nią. Przede wszystkim sprawozdanie wskazuje, że jednym z głównych celów jest powstrzymanie agresywnej polityki zewnętrznej Rosji, którą uosabia według mnie przyzwolenie na kreowanie kryzysu migracyjnego na wschodnich granicach Unii, w tym Polski.Dokument zauważa dążenie Rosji do odbudowy swojej strefy wpływów w byłych republikach radzieckich z pogwałceniem suwerenności tych państw, co widać wyraźnie na przykładzie Ukrainy i ciągłych prób destabilizacji tego kraju oraz wykorzystywanie wojny hybrydowej czy dezinformacji, do prowadzenia działań na niskim szczeblu drabiny eskalacyjnej wobec innych państw. Ważnym elementem jest także określenie decyzji o budowie gazociągu Nord Stream 2 jako niezgodnej z solidarnością europejską oraz zaufaniem w ramach unii energetycznej. Inwestycję tę określono ponadto jako niezgodną z celami Zielonego Ładu, w kontekście obniżania emisji CO2.Popieram tezę, że wpływ na stronę rosyjską należy osiągać poprzez współpracę w ramach UE i NATO, dzięki czemu zwiększy się siłę oddziaływania Europy jako kolektywu, a nie poszczególnych państw. Należy również wzmacniać możliwości wojskowe w ramach tych sojuszy, ponieważ Rosja szanuje wyłącznie silnych przeciwników, mogących odpowiedzieć jej militarnie.
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD (A8-0200/2019 - Peter Jahr)
24 listopada 2021 r. Parlament Europejski zatwierdził pakiet legislacyjny WPR na lata 2021–2027. Głosowałem za przyjęciem rozporządzenia horyzontalnego w sprawie WPR (COM(2018)393) oraz rozporządzenia ustanawiającego wspólną organizację rynków produktów rolnych (COM(2018)394).Natomiast głosowałem przeciw rozporządzeniu dotyczącemu planów strategicznych WPR (COM(2018)392), ponieważ przyjęte rozporządzenie zostało oparte na dotychczasowym systemie dopłat bezpośrednich dla rolników, opartym na niesprawiedliwym i dyskryminującym niektóre państwa członkowskie kryterium historycznym, odnoszącym się do wielkości środków na dopłaty przyznawanych poszczególnym państwom członkowskim w przeszłości. System ten powoduje znaczne zróżnicowanie wysokości dopłat na jeden hektar gruntów rolnych między państwami członkowskimi, przy czym różnice są wielokrotne. Z reguły znacznie wyższe dopłaty otrzymują rolnicy w starych krajach członkowskich, a niższe w nowych krajach członkowskich. Do krajów otrzymujących stosunkowo niskie dopłaty należy również Polska.Na niesprawiedliwość tego systemu kilkakrotnie zwracał uwagę Parlament Europejski w swoich rezolucjach z 2008 roku (sprawozdanie Capoulasa-Santosa), z 2010 roku (sprawozdanie Lyona) i z 2011 roku (sprawozdanie Dessa). Tymczasem Komisja Europejska w projekcie legislacyjnym rozporządzenia dotyczącego systemu dopłat bezpośrednich po 2021 r. zaproponowała utrzymanie kryterium historycznego i jedynie nieznaczne zmniejszenie dysproporcji między państwami członkowskimi.Ta nierówność jest sprzeczna z ustanowionym w art. 18 Traktatu o funkcjonowaniu Unii Europejskiej zakazem dyskryminacji kogokolwiek z uwagi na przynależność państwową. Należy bowiem podkreślić, że przy utrzymaniu kryterium historycznego wysokość dopłat dla poszczególnych rolników oderwana jest od obiektywnych kryteriów, a wyznacza ją przynależność państwowa danego rolnika.Należy też wymienić art. 40 ust. 2 Traktatu o funkcjonowaniu Unii Europejskiej, który w polityce rolnej wyklucza wszelką dyskryminację między producentami. Rolnicy są producentami, wobec czego dyskryminowanie ich w wysokości dopłat ewidentnie narusza wymieniony zakaz.Wspomniana nierówność jest też sprzeczna z normą zawartą w art. 39 pkt 2a Traktatu o funkcjonowaniu Unii Europejskiej, który przy ustalaniu wspólnej polityki rolnej dopuszcza uwzględnianie różnic wynikających ze struktury społecznej rolnictwa oraz różnic strukturalnych i przyrodniczych między poszczególnymi regionami rolniczymi, ale nie między państwami członkowskimi.Nie mogę wyrazić zgody na łamanie przez Komisję Europejską i Parlament Europejski Traktatu o funkcjonowaniu UE.W sprawie zapewnienia systemu dopłat bezpośrednich niedyskryminującego polskich rolników, na zasadach równych dla wszystkich państw członkowskich, Sejm RP przyjął uchwałę w dniu 25 kwietnia 2012 r.Nie uważam też, że nowa WPR jest dobra dla polskich rolników.
A European strategy for critical raw materials (A9-0280/2021 - Hildegard Bentele)
Poparłem sprawozdanie dotyczące europejskiej strategii na rzecz surowców krytycznych, ponieważ dotyka ono kluczowego obszaru gospodarki Unii Europejskiej z punktu widzenia bezpieczeństwa gospodarczego. W komunikacie Komisji Europejskiej z 3 września 2020r. dotyczącym odporności w zakresie surowców krytycznych uaktualniono listę wyżej wymienionych surowców, która zawiera obecnie 30 pozycji.Są one niezwykle istotne w punktu widzenia budowy nowoczesnej gospodarki, ponieważ służą do wytwarzania tak podstawowych rzeczy jak smartfony, samochody, komputery czy baterie, a kończąc na lotnictwie (w tym kosmicznym), biotechnologii czy odnawialnych źródłach energii. Jeśli dodamy do tego fakt, że 98% metali ziem rzadkich dla UE dostarczają Chiny, 98% boranu zapewnia Turcja, a RPA to 71% platyny, widać wyraźnie wysoki poziom uzależnienia od innych krajów, które dodatkowo w kontekście rosnących napięć międzynarodowych (USA-Chiny) nie mogą być jedynym gwarantem importu tak ważnych elementów dla unijnej gospodarki.Ze względu na powyższe w sprawozdaniu znalazło się kilka elementów, które w kontekście obecnej sytuacji mają pozytywny wydźwięk. W swej rezolucji, Parlament Europejski zauważa potrzebę dywersyfikacji surowcowej, a co za tym idzie, budowanie partnerstw międzynarodowych z krajami posiadającymi odpowiednie zasoby. Uważam, że jest to jeden z pierwszych kroków, które powinniśmy dokonać.Po drugie zgadzam się z twierdzeniem, że przejście na neutralność klimatyczną nie może oznaczać zastąpienia zależności od paliw kopalnych zależnością od surowców. Biorąc pod uwagę, że w przypadku OZE metale ziem rzadkich są niezbędne do jej produkcji (np. panele fotowoltaiczne czy wiatraki), postawienie na odnawialne źródła energii w sytuacji braku pewności co do niezależności łańcuchów dostaw jest potencjalnie groźne dla unijnego przemysłu produkcyjnego.Po trzecie popieram apel Parlamentu o odpowiednie wsparcie finansowe ze środków unijnych na badania i rozwój obszaru surowców krytycznych, a przede wszystkim na efektywność ich wykorzystania, skuteczniejszy recykling i zastępowalność. Tego typu działania powinny pomóc w perspektywie długoterminowej lepiej zarządzać zasobami, którymi dysponujemy obecnie, oraz być wsparciem dla europejskiej bazy przemysłowej. Surowce krytyczne mogą być przedmiotem nacisków i wywierania wpływu w globalnej oraz lokalnej grze o wpływy (jak dziś w przypadku gazu), dlatego należy solidnie zabezpieczyć unijne zasoby w tym zakresie na najbliższą przyszłość.
A European strategy for offshore renewable energy (A9-0339/2021 - Morten Petersen)
Wstrzymałem się od głosu w głosowaniu dotyczącym europejskiej strategii na rzecz energii z morskich źródeł odnawialnych, ponieważ mimo tego, że jestem zwolennikiem zdroworozsądkowego wdrażania zielonych technologii, to nie wszystko zawarte w sprawozdaniu jest dla mnie do zaakceptowania.Choć idea morskich farm wiatrowych – ze względu na ich efektywność i oddalenie od obszarów zamieszkania (a co za tym idzie rozwiązanie problemu psucia otaczającego nas krajobrazu przez wiatraki na lądzie) – jest warta wspierania, to brakuje mi podkreślenia niezależności i wyłączności państw członkowskich w planowaniu przestrzennym obszarów morskich. Jest to o tyle istotne, że w uzasadnieniu wyżej wymienionego rozporządzenia pojawia się sugestia przeglądu istniejącej dyrektywy 2014/89/UE dotyczącej planowania przestrzennego obszarów morskich.
Russian aggression against Ukraine (B9-0123/2022)
Poparłem rezolucję w głosowaniu dotyczącym ataku Rosji na Ukrainę, ponieważ zgadzam się z zawartymi w niej argumentami. Przede wszystkim popieram wszelkie sankcje nakładane na rosyjską gospodarkę i skorumpowanych oligarchów, co wiąże się z zamrażaniem rosyjskich aktywów w Europie i na świecie. Popieram nałożenie sankcji również na Białoruś, ponieważ udostępnianie własnego terytorium do ataków rakietowych (w tym na cele cywilne) jest zbrodnią, dlatego ten kraj powinien zostać ukarany na równi z Rosją.Najważniejszym punktem jest wezwanie do ograniczenia importu najważniejszych rosyjskich towarów eksportowych, w tym ropy naftowej i gazu, do zakazania nowych inwestycji UE w Rosji oraz nowych rosyjskich inwestycji w Unii Europejskiej, do zablokowania wszystkich rosyjskich banków w europejskim systemie finansowym, a także zakazania Federacji Rosyjskiej i Białorusi korzystania z systemu SWIFT. Zgadzam się z ideą utrzymania spójnego podejścia do sankcji bez jakichkolwiek wyłączeń wynikających z interesów sektorowych lub krajowych. Oznacza to, że państwa członkowskie również odczują negatywne efekty nałożonych sankcji, jednak jest to według mnie niewielki koszt w stosunku do powagi sytuacji.Warto zauważyć, że w rezolucji podkreślono aktywną rolę Polski w pomocy autentycznym uchodźcom z Ukrainy, co kontrastuje z wydarzeniami na granicy polsko-białoruskiej w 2021 roku, gdzie rzekomi uchodźcy byli tak naprawdę elementem wojny hybrydowej przeciwko Polsce.
Regional economic accounts for agriculture (A9-0282/2021 - Petros Kokkalis)
Niniejsze głosowanie dotyczyło akceptacji wstępnego porozumienia wypracowanego między Parlamentem a Radą dotyczącego zmiany rozporządzenia ws. regionalnych rachunków ekonomicznych dla rolnictwa, które w Parlamencie zostało przyjęte w postaci rezolucji 13 października 2021 roku. Dossier to ma charakter techniczny. Pakiet legislacyjny zobowiązuje państwa członkowskie do przekazywania Eurostatowi krajowych i regionalnych rachunków ekonomicznych dla rolnictwa. Główne zmiany polegają na wprowadzeniu formalnych ustaleń dotyczących rachunków regionalnych do poziomu NUTS 2 oraz na dodaniu wymogu dotyczącego sprawozdawczości na temat jakości.Podczas negocjacji trójstronnych grupa ECR zwróciła się o włączenie również wymiaru gospodarczego i społecznego (oprócz wymiaru wyłącznie środowiskowego) w odniesieniu do wdrażania, monitorowania, przeglądu, oceny i oceny wpływu polityki. Postulat ECR został uwzględniony, w związku z czym poparłem wyniki rozmów trójstronnych w głosowaniu na marcowej sesji plenarnej.Głosowałem za tym dossier w komisji AGRI w 2021 r. i na sesji plenarnej w październiku 2021 roku. Zagłosowałem też na „plus” w marcu 2022 r., wyrażając tym samym poparcie dla wstępnego porozumienia dotyczącego tego rozporządzenia.
Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) (A9-0161/2022 - Ville Niinistö)
Zgodnie z obowiązującymi przepisami z 2018 r. państwa członkowskie muszą zapewnić, że rozliczane emisje gazów cieplarnianych wynikające z użytkowania gruntów, zmiany użytkowania gruntów lub leśnictwa są równoważone co najmniej równoważnym rozliczanym usuwaniem CO2 z atmosfery w latach 2021–2030. Rozporządzenie LULUCF wdraża porozumienie między przywódcami UE z października 2014 r., zgodnie z którym wszystkie sektory – w tym sektor użytkowania gruntów – powinny przyczyniać się do osiągnięcia unijnego celu redukcji emisji do 2030 r.Zagłosowałem przeciwko rezolucji Parlamentu Europejskiego w tej sprawie, ponieważ:1. Poważne zastrzeżenia budzi dystrybucja unijnego celu na poszczególne kraje względem wcześniejszych scenariuszy opartych na zobowiązaniach. Nowa metodyka dotycząca wysokości celów na 2030 r. prowadzi do powstania znaczących rozbieżności w wysiłkach państw członkowskich.2. Proponowane cele w zakresie zwiększenia zdolności pochłaniania CO2 przez lasy nie uwzględniają potencjału każdego z państw członkowskich w sektorze gruntów.3. Proponowana metoda kalkulacji nie uwzględnia żadnego trendu długoterminowego. W zakresie ochrony klimatu powinno się brać pod uwagę długoterminowy trend pochłaniania i emisji, który jest ważniejszy niż stan w danym momencie.4. Rezolucja nie zapewnia wystarczającej elastyczności w okresach rozliczeniowych, jak i również między nimi. Taka elastyczność jest konieczna ze względu na istnienie niekorzystnych nagłych zjawisk pogodowych, które istotnie mogą zakłócić kondycję ekosystemów lądowych.
The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (B9-0316/2022, RC-B9-0317/2022, B9-0317/2022, B9-0320/2022, B9-0321/2022, B9-0322/2022, B9-0323/2022)
Polska jest niesłusznie oskarżana o bycie krajem mającym problemy z praworządnością. Uważam, że ta narracja, prowadzona wobec mojego kraju, nie ma nic wspólnego z rzeczywistością i jest elementem mającym na celu osłabienie pozycji Polski na arenie międzynarodowej. Polska jest krajem szanującym fundamentalne wartości, takie jak poszanowanie godności ludzkiej czy prawa człowieka.Polska jako kraj w pełni praworządny przestrzega unijnych traktatów, akceptując nadrzędność prawa unijnego nad prawem polskim, w granicach kompetencji przyznanych jej w traktatach. Poza granicami traktatów nadrzędność prawa polskiego jest kwestią oczywistą.Z tego powodu nie zgadzam się z rezolucją, która w swojej treści wyraża głębokie zaniepokojenie tym, że Komisja Europejska pozytywnie zaopiniowała polski Krajowy Plan Odbudowy, a Polska jest określona jako kraj, gdzie ciągle naruszane są wartości zapisane w art. 2 TUE, w tym niezależność sądownictwa oraz praworządności.W związku z tym zagłosowałem przeciwko.
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (B9-0338/2022)
Uważam, że zarówno energia atomowa, jak i gaz ziemny są niezbędnymi elementami efektywnej i racjonalnej transformacji energetycznej. Z punktu widzenia Polski nie da się zastąpić węgla tylko i wyłącznie odnawialnymi źródłami energii – ich zmienność musi być stabilizowana przewidywalnym długoterminowo pozyskiwaniem energii z atomu i gazu.Ponadto, w obecnej sytuacji geopolitycznej, uniezależnienie się od Rosji w kontekście gazu wymaga, aby Unia Europejska sama zadbała o odpowiednią dywersyfikację nie tylko poprzez szerokie wykorzystanie energetyki atomowej w miksie energetycznym (patrząc długoterminowo), ale również zastępując rosyjski gaz innymi dostawcami, ponieważ nie możemy bagatelizować znaczenia istniejącej infrastruktury gazowej (patrząc krótkoterminowo).Nie zapominajmy, że atom jest nie tylko jednym z najczystszych źródeł energii, ale też najbezpieczniejszym, co często umyka krytykom jego użycia.W rezolucji, nad którą głosował Parlament Europejski, zwrócono się z wnioskiem o odrzucenie aktu delegowanego dotyczącego unijnej systematyki, a ponieważ, co do zasady, nie jestem zwolennikiem rezygnacji ze wspierania gazu i atomu, dlatego też zagłosowałem przeciwko.
Addressing food security in developing countries (A9-0195/2022 - Beata Kempa)
Sprawozdanie skupiło się głównie na dwóch z czterech filarów, o których mowa w unijnych zasadach ramowych dotyczących wsparcia krajów rozwijających się w zakresie wyzwań związanych z bezpieczeństwem żywnościowym: poprawie wartości odżywczej w przyjmowanym pokarmie oraz wzmocnieniu zapobiegania kryzysom i odporności na nie. W sprawozdaniu wzywa się UE do zagwarantowania prawa krajów rozwijających się do żywności i samowystarczalności jako sposobu osiągnięcia bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego oraz do nadania priorytetu bezpieczeństwu żywnościowemu w unijnych programach rozwoju międzynarodowego poprzez wspieranie dostosowanych do warunków lokalnych wielosektorowych podejść, inwestowanie w drobnych producentów rolnych, poprawę zatrudnienia na obszarach wiejskich i wzmacniania odporności tych społeczności.Zagłosowałem za tym sprawozdaniem, ponieważ jest ono bardzo ważne w świetle trwającej inwazji Rosji na Ukrainę i jej skutków dla światowego bezpieczeństwa żywnościowego. Wojna potęguje problemy z bezpieczeństwem żywnościowym i przeszkadza w odbudowie gospodarczej po pandemii COVID-19. W sprawozdaniu przedstawiono zalecenia dotyczące tego, jak UE może wspierać kraje rozwijające się w absorpcji wstrząsów wywołanych konfliktami i utrzymaniu odporności.W sprawozdaniu zdecydowanie potępia się spekulacje finansowe na towarach rolnych i żywnościowych oraz wzywa Komisję, aby w trybie pilnym przedstawiła propozycje położenia kresu tym spekulacjom w celu zapewnienia stabilności rynku i produkcji rolnej.Wzywa się też Komisję do zweryfikowania istniejących planów zarządzania kryzysowego, zwłaszcza w odniesieniu do produkcji żywności.
EU action plan for the social economy (A9-0192/2022 - Jordi Cañas)
9 grudnia 2021 r. Komisja Europejska opublikowała plan działania na rzecz gospodarki społecznej, aby promować w całej Unii organizacje, które ponad zysk przedkładają dostarczanie dóbr całej społeczności lub jej członkom i świadczenie usług na ich rzecz. W planie działania zapowiedziano przyszły wniosek dotyczący zalecenia Rady. Plan byłby finansowany z już istniejących dostępnych funduszy UE. Celem głosowanego sprawozdania była próba przyczynienia się do rozwoju sektora gospodarki społecznej w UE.Niniejsze elementy tekstu należy ocenić pozytywnie:• uznanie wielu różnych form prawnych podmiotów działających na rzecz społeczności w państwach członkowskich (np. organizacje osób z niepełnosprawnościami, spółdzielnie, fundusze wspólnego inwestowania, fundacje itp.);• podkreślenie roli wolontariatu.Jednak dostosowanie do celów zrównoważonego rozwoju Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych, „transformacja ekologiczna i cyfrowa” oraz rozszerzenie unijnej systematyki zrównoważonego finansowania o cele społeczne to sformułowania zbyt sztywne. Ze względu na powyższe argumenty wstrzymałem się od głosu.
New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (A9-0225/2022 - Ulrike Müller)
Europejski Zielony Ład wprowadził nową strategię leśną UE, która koncentruje się na roli lasów w łagodzeniu zmian klimatu. Kluczowymi celami nowej strategii leśnej UE będą: skuteczne zalesianie, ochrona i odbudowa lasów w UE, tak aby zwiększyć potencjał lasów w zakresie pochłaniania i składowania CO2, promowanie biogospodarki oraz ograniczanie oddziaływania i zasięgu pożarów przy jednoczesnej ochronie różnorodności biologicznej.Zagłosowałem przeciwko rezolucji Parlamentu, ponieważ:– narusza ona zasadę pomocniczości i proporcjonalności, rozszerzając kompetencje Komisji o zarządzanie lasami – zarówno prywatnymi, jak i państwowymi,– odnosi się ona do nadrzędnego celu osiągnięcia neutralności klimatycznej do 2050, podczas gdy moim zdaniem strategia powinna skupiać się na celach oddolnych, stricte związanych z lasami,– rezolucja rozszerza zakres rozporządzenia o “przekształcanie lasów”,– rozszerza także zakres przedmiotowy rozporządzenia m.in. o trzodę chlewną, owce, kozy, drób, kukurydzę, kauczuk, węgiel drzewny i produkty z papieru zadrukowanego,– strategia bardzo ogólnie traktuje kwestie dotyczące zapewnienia odpowiedniego finansowania jej realizacji, szczególnie w odniesieniu do wyzwań wynikających z unijnych celów polityki klimatycznej, ochrony różnorodności biologicznej, rozwoju obszarów wiejskich i energii odnawialnej;rezolucja Parlamentu także nie określa źródeł finansowania,– strategia najprawdopodobniej doprowadzi do zmniejszenia liczby miejsc pracy na terenach wiejskich i spowolnienia rozwoju obszaru wiejskich. Ograniczenie gospodarki leśnej i podaży drewna może natomiast negatywnie wpłynąć na lokalny rynek pracy.
Deforestation Regulation (A9-0219/2022 - Christophe Hansen)
Projekt rozporządzenia został ogłoszony w nowej strategii leśnej UE do 2030 r. Jego celem jest ograniczenie w UE konsumpcji produktów pochodzących z łańcuchów dostaw, które mają wpływ na wylesianie lub degradację lasów na świecie. Zakazuje ono wprowadzania do obrotu na rynku UE oraz zakaz eksportu z UE produktów, które przyczyniają się do wylesiania i degradacji lasów. KE zaproponowała, by rozporządzeniem objęte były: olej palmowy, soja, drewno, wołowina (bydło), kakao i kawa.Zagłosowałem przeciwko rezolucji Parlamentu, ponieważ:– znacznie rozszerza ona zakres rozporządzenia o następujące towary: kukurydza, kauczuk, trzoda chlewna, owce, kozy, drób, produkty pochodne na bazie oleju palmowego, węgiel drzewny i papier bez analizy kosztów i korzyści ani oceny skutków takiego rozszerzenia,– Rozszerza ona również zakres przedmiotowy legislacji z walki z „wylesianiem” na „walkę z wylesianiem, przekształcaniem naturalnych ekosystemów, degradacją naturalnych ekosystemów i lasów oraz przekształcaniem lasów”, z szerokim włączeniem ochrony praw człowieka (wszystkie te elementy mają być teraz uwzględnione również w analizie porównawczej ryzyka w art. 27).W konsekwencji systemy i procedury oceny i ograniczania ryzyka są znacznie bardziej złożone i nadmiernie rozbudowane. Takie rozszerzenie przedmiotu regulacji jest przedwczesne i może być szkodliwe dla skuteczności i wykonalności rozporządzenia ze względu na brak praktycznych doświadczeń i trudny do przewidzenia skumulowany wpływ na rynki światowe.
Statistics on agricultural input and output (A9-0285/2021 - Petros Kokkalis)
Rezolucja Parlamentu Europejskiego ws. statystyki dotyczącej nakładów i produkcji w rolnictwie odnosi się do nowego wniosku Komisji [COM(2021) 37], który uaktualnia i rozszerza rodzaje danych zbieranych w celach statystycznych odnoszących się do rolnictwa.Przyjęcie tego rozporządzenia wynika z potrzeby sprostania wyzwaniom unijnych polityk i strategii w obszarze rolnictwa, między innymi wspólnej polityki rolnej czy wspólnej polityki rybołówstwa oraz polityki dotyczącej środowiska i dobrostanu zwierząt, a także strategii Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu.Pierwotnie moja grupa polityczna nie zaakceptowała tekstu wypracowanego w zeszłym roku w komisji AGRI i przyjętego w głosowaniu plenarnym. Poparłem jednak tę rezolucję Parlamentu, ponieważ uważam, że:1. podczas negocjacji trójstronnych udało się dokonać pozytywnych zmian w tekście prawnym, między innymi ograniczyć dodawanie nowych zmiennych będących podstawą sprawozdawczości. Celem jest zwiększenie przewidywalności, aby ograniczyć obciążenia administracyjne i pomóc urzędom statystycznym w organizacji ich pracy.2. Zebranie statystyk rolniczych opierających się na kilku różnych aktach prawnych i porozumieniach w jednym akcie prawnym (tj. głosowanej rezolucji) doprowadzi do uproszczenia przepisów oraz poprawy jakości, porównywalności i spójności europejskiej statystyki dotyczącej rolnictwa.
The EU’s response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (RC-B9-0416/2022, B9-0416/2022, B9-0417/2022, B9-0418/2022, B9-0419/2022, B9-0420/2022, B9-0421/2022, B9-0422/2022)
Zagłosowałem przeciwko rezolucji w sprawie reakcji Unii Europejskiej na wzrost cen energii w Europie. Choć widać, że wojna w Ukrainie odcisnęła piętno na wielu obszarach związanych z funkcjonowaniem gospodarek Unii Europejskiej, a ceny surowców energetycznych, w szczególności gazu, poszybowały w górę, potęgując problem rosnącej inflacji i wzrost ekonomicznej nieprzewidywalności, zgadzam się z koniecznością podjęcia działań, aby temu przeciwdziałać, ale nie zgadzam się z narzuceniem głosowania większościowego w tym zakresie – prawo traktatowe mówi, że decyzje w sprawie środków fiskalnych muszą być podejmowane jednomyślnie.
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (A9-0269/2022 - Isabel Carvalhais)
Obszary wiejskie UE zamieszkuje 137 mln ludzi, tj. 30,6% ludności Unii, a zajmują one około 83% całkowitej powierzchni UE. Mają one kluczowe znaczenie dla zapewnienia produkcji żywności i autonomii żywnościowej, a także ochrony zasobów naturalnych, krajobrazów, bioróżnorodności oraz dziedzictwa kulturowego.Zagłosowałem za rezolucją Parlamentu, ponieważ prawidłowo adresuje ona główne wyzwania stojące przed obszarami wiejskimi:1. opłacalność produkcji rolnej i jakość życia;2. na obszarach wiejskich istnieją mniejsze możliwości tworzenia wysokiej jakości miejsc pracy oraz często brak jest dostępu do wysokiej jakości świadczonych usług publicznych;3. mieszkańcy obszarów wiejskich doświadczają trudności komunikacyjnych i logistycznych oraz mają utrudniony dostęp do innowacji;4. ponadto grupie EKR udało się umieścić osobny ustęp wzywający do lepszej ochrony zwierząt gospodarskich przed atakami dużych drapieżników i rekompensat szkód dla hodowców (ust. 36).W toku prac legislacyjnych w komisji AGRI zgłosiłem też problem uwzględnienia w treści sporządzania programów ożywiania małych miast jako centrów lokalnego rozwoju.
Written questions (61)
Protecting geographical indications for non-agricultural products
Duty-free quota of cereals and maize imported from Ukraine to the European Union
Procedures to eradicate African Swine Fever (ASF) and support to poultry farmers
Treaty objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy and new climate obligations
Commission response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Impact of COVID-19 on the EU dairy market
Necessary intervention on the pigmeat market as regards storage aid for bone-in cuts and export aid
State of play of the work in the Commission on the proposal for the introduction of rules on systems for the means and methods of identification and registration of cats and dogs
Unfair registration of EU producers’ trademarks by operators on the Chinese market
Amendment to the provisions concerning the creation and removal of areas in Part III of the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU
Worrying results of DG SANTE 2019-6681 audit in Canada on quality control of beef and pork for export to EU markets
Distribution of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in the context of the reservations expressed by the European Court of Auditors
Question to the Commission on schemes to revive small towns in Poland under the Operational Programme Eastern Poland
No-deal Brexit and the Common Agricultural Policy
Failure to introduce equal and non-discriminatory direct payments for farmers from EU Member States in the MFF for 2021-2027
Dual food quality – further Commission action
Safeguarding the financial interests of EU farms in the context of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
The cumulative effect of the European Green Deal strategy on the level of basic farm incomes in each Member State
Customs clearance problems for EU exporters of agricultural products to the United Kingdom
CAP reform and objectives of the cohesion policy
Possible Commission measures to safeguard net farm incomes in connection with new environmental requirements under the reformed CAP
Investigation launched by Ukraine into increasing imports of milk into the country
Amendment proposed by the Czech Parliament to the Act on Food and Tobacco Products in the Czech Republic
Extending the classification of dairy products to include products such as ‘cocktails based on milk whey proteins’ in the Combined Nomenclature (CN)
Forestry sector in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the Farm to Fork Strategy
Protection of land and sea areas in the EU under the biodiversity strategy for 2030
Protecting small farmers and geographical indications for agri-food products in the EU-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
New threat of anti-dumping duties by South Africa on imports of poultry meat originating in Poland, Spain, Ireland and Denmark
Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Pesticide reduction methodology in the Farm to Fork Strategy
Revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II)
Priorities of the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions
Drastic rise in EU fertiliser prices – Commission measures
Exceptional market support measures in the poultry and egg sector and the highly pathogenic avian influenza crisis
Risk of deliberate restriction of EU cheese exports by Ukraine
Likelihood of unlawful practices and discrimination by officials of Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) against Polish poultry meat
Risk of sectors and products being excluded from the revised EU promotion policy
State of play with regard to the amendment of Regulations (EC) Nos 883/2004 and 987/2009 on the coordination of social security systems
The impact of Russian and Belarusian aggression in Ukraine on food security and stability in the EU’s agricultural sector
Implementation in the Member States of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Proposal for Commission actions to decrease the price of fertilisers used in food production
War in Ukraine and the priorities of the new CAP
State of negotiations on the Polish proposal for a CAP Strategic Plan and the Commission’s comments
Commission action to protect consumers so as to ensure they are not misled by the increasingly ubiquitous Nutri-Score labelling system
Nutri-Score and potential confusion for consumers surrounding organic products – Commission action
Action by the Commission to protect consumers against the adverse impact of Nutri-Score on the image of products bearing EU protected designations
Revision of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions in relation to family farms
Islands Pact
Risk of substituting milk offered under the ‘school fruit, vegetables and milk’ scheme with plant-based drinks
Amendment of Directive 2014/40/EU by delegated act – possible overstepping of powers granted to the Commission
Use of designations intended for meat producers in respect of plant-based vegetarian protein products
State of play of the fight against antimicrobial resistance and the role of new feed additives (e.g. bacteriophages) in achieving this goal
Possible regulation of excessive inflows of agricultural raw materials into Poland
Dairy farms will have to close if reference thresholds are not raised in the milk sector
Appeal from the Świętokrzyskie Provincial Assembly concerning the massive influx of grain from Ukraine into Poland
Standards relating to honey labelling and quality – revision of Directive 2001/110/EC
State of play with regard to the plans to ban cages in livestock farming in the EU
Actual percentage of farms covered by the new Industrial Emissions Directive [IED]
EU poultry market situation in 2023
The use of NMR profiling in verifying the authenticity of honey
EPI Operational Groups
Amendments (713)
Amendment 8 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission's proposal
Amendment 4 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas face the urgent challenges of demographic decline and ageing, especially affecting EU farming populations, along with rural abandonment, lack of access to infrastructure and services, low incomes and, fewer job opportunities and the rising costs of running a farm;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas rising energy prices and inflation throughout Europe are hitting rural areas particularly hard, especially the poorest and most backward areas where it is most difficult to achieve cohesion policy objectives;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas rural areas should be attractive places to do business and play a crucial role in ensuring the EU’s food security;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, although Article 174 TFEU stipulates that particular attention is to be paid to rural areas under the EU’s cohesion policy, the current cohesion policy is only partially delivering on that commitment; whereas urban areas are given preferential treatment under the cohesion policy; whereas, furthermore, many investments in rural areas that are not directly linked to agriculture – such as the building of public roads, investment in sewage systems and the establishment of non-agricultural businesses – are largely financed by the EAFRD and not by the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that small and family farms are the backbone of EU rural areas, providplay a special role in the EU’s agricultural system and are essential in ensuring food security and providing ecosystem services for European citizens;
Amendment 29 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of improving the policy coherence and rural proofing of future EU initiatives to effectively prevent rural depopulation and, to facilitate generational renewal, broadband access andto combat transport-related social exclusion and to improve the territorial accessibility of the areas concerned, access to broadband internet and adequate services, especially health and education, as well as job creation in rural areas;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that achieving the objectives of the cohesion policy in rural areas should always involve a compromise between environmental, economic and social objectives, which are vital for the well-being of current and future generations;
Amendment 36 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need for full integration of the long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas in the current and future multiannual financial frameworks, especially the cohesion and common agricultural policy (CAP) programming frameworks to ensure that the rural dimension is properly addressed at all governance levels, with a particular focus on the principle of rural-proofing, to ensure complementary and coherent support for rural areas at all levels of territorial development;
Amendment 45 #
2023/2048(INI)
4a. Takes the view that the establishment of territorial cohesion in rural areas should take account of and respect their diversity and the disparities between them as regards the level of infrastructure development and the links in place between urban and rural areas;
Amendment 53 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the instability in the agricultural markets in the EU and across the world caused by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is a particular challenge for the cohesion policy and for European solidarity as it is destabilising the farming sector and increasing the risk of widespread economic stagflation, which will further exacerbate the current wealth disparities between the various countries and regions of the EU;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Draws attention to the continuing conflict of interest in some rural and suburban areas between the financing of cohesion policy and agricultural policy objectives and calls on the Commission to make an appropriate distinction, in line with the Treaty, between funding for rural areas under the CAP and under the cohesion policy, taking into account the objectives of each of these policies as laid down in Articles 39 and 174 of the Treaty;
Amendment 63 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Is convinced that the continuing lack of internal and external alignment as regards direct CAP payments is undermining the cohesion policy’s long- term objectives, especially in the poorest and least developed areas;
Amendment 10 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Chile is strengthening its cooperation with the EU on sustainable supply chains for raw materials, including critical raw materials, by developing joint projects and facilitating trade and investment links;
Amendment 20 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the modernisation of trade relations between the EU and Chile through the inclusion of new sustainability provisions in the trade and sustainable development chapter of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement, plus a review clause to account for changing environmental and social standards; notes, however, that the trade and sustainable development chapter lacks sanctions;(We propose addressing the issue of sanctions in somewhat greater depth in the next paragraph)
Amendment 28 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that, while the Agreement requires both parties to implement Nationally Determined C sanctions are not mentioned in the chapter on trade and sustainable development; urges, therefore, that the topic of sanctions for non- compliance with the provisions of the chapter on tributions, neither the Paris Agreement nor the ILO conventions fall under the main dispute settlement chapter;ade and sustainable development, as well as other enforcement mechanisms for sustainable development, be prioritised during the planned review, in particular the provisions on Chilean poultry exports to the EU.
Amendment 35 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the elimination of tariffs on EU exports, leaving 99.9 % of exports tariff-free; stresses, at the same time, the importance of protecting the EU's vulnerable agricultural sectors through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); notes, however, that European agricultural concessions should be evaluated together with concessions under other existing and future trade arrangements in order to prevent their excessive accumulation and the uncontrolled flow of the products concerned onto European markets;
Amendment 62 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Commends the Chilean partner for its commitment to cooperating with the EU in the area of critical raw material supplies, which help to increase the EU's resilience in defence, energy, transport and modern digital infrastructure, and from which the agricultural sector also benefits indirectly.
Amendment 15 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan69 call for reinforced and accelerated Union and Member State action to ensure environmental and social sustainability of the textiles and food sectors as they represent top resource intensive sectors that cause significant negative environmental externalities. In those sectors, financing and technological gaps impede progress towards the transition to a circular economy and decarbonisation. The food and textiles sectors are the first- and the fourth- most resource-intensive sectors respectively70 and they do not fully adhere to the fundamental Union waste management principles set out in the waste hierarchy which requires the prioritisation of waste prevention followed by preparation for re- use and recycling. These challenges require systemic solutions with a lifecycle approach. _________________ 69 COM(2020)98 final of 11 March 2020. 70 EU Transition Pathways (europa.eu)
Amendment 16 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 19 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 20 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States shave, to a certain extent, developed materialll implement measures and carriedy out campaigns targeting food waste prevention for consumers and food business operators; however, these mainly focus on raising awareness rather than eliciting behavioural change. Iin order to reach the full potential for reducing food waste and ensure progress over time, behavioural change interventions have to be developed, more tailored to the specific situations and needs in Member States, and fully integrated in national food waste prevention programmes. Importance should also be given to regional circular solutions, including public-private partnerships and citizen engagement as well adaptation to specific regional needs such as outermost regions or islands.
Amendment 21 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Despite the growing awareness of the negative impacts and consequences of food waste, the political commitments made at EU and Member State levels, and Union measures implemented since the 2015 Circular Economy Action Plan, food waste generation is not sufficiently decreasing to make significant progress towards achieving Target 12.3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12. In order to ensure significant contribution towards the attainment of SDG Target 12.3, the measures to be taken by Member States should be strengthened to make progress in the implementation of this Directive and of other appropriate measures to reduce food waste generation.
Amendment 24 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to achieve results in the short term, and to give food business operators, consumers and public authorities the necessary perspective for the longer term, quantified targets for reduction of food waste generation, to be achieved by Member States by 20305, should be set.
Amendment 26 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, gGiven the legally binding nature of such targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.
Amendment 30 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Disparities in bargaining power between suppliers and buyers of agricultural and food products still persist in food supply chains across the EU. This is particularly the case in the agricultural sector, since the specific nature of agricultural products and the associated need to dispose of them quickly distorts equality among counterparties from the very outset. Every effort must therefore be made to ensure that the most common unfair trading practices affecting agricultural suppliers, particularly in the supply of perishable products, do not increase as a result of binding targets to reduce food waste.
Amendment 34 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Reducing food waste at the production and consumption stages requires different approaches and measures and involves different stakeholder groups. Therefore, one common target should be proposed for the processing and manufacturing stage and another onecommon target for the retail and other distribution of food, restaurants and food services and households.
Amendment 90 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008
Article 9a para 2a
Article 9a para 2a
2a. Member States shall verify that the implementation of the targets set out in this Article does not weakens the position of agricultural suppliers in food supply chains, in particular in the supply of perishable products, and does not increase the incidence of unfair commercial practices in this area.
Amendment 93 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008
Article 9a para 3
Article 9a para 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels, taking into consideration input from all relevant stakeholders and drawing from scientific research where applicable.
Amendment 97 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a para 4
Article 9a para 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to achieve, by 31 December 20305, the following food waste reduction targets at national level:
Amendment 99 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008
Article 9a para 4 point a
Article 9a para 4 point a
(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020; this point shall not apply to primary producers which are processing or manufacturing food products and beverages on their farms and whose farming is their main activity.
Amendment 104 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008
Article 9a para 4 point b
Article 9a para 4 point b
(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 30 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020. In establishing measures to achieve this common target, Member States shall take into account the different levels of food waste production generated by individual actors along the entire production chain.
Amendment 115 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008
Article 9a para 7
Article 9a para 7
7. By 31 December 202730, the Commission shall review the targets to be reached by 2030, laid down in paragraph 4, with a view, if appropriate, to modify and/or extend them to other stages of the food supply chain, and to consider setting new targets beyond 2030analyse the food waste data reported by Member States pursuant to Article 37(3) with a view to considering the possibility of setting an EU-wide target for food waste reduction to be achieved by 2035 on the basis of the data reported by Member States and according to the common methodology referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.;
Amendment 117 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2998
Article 29a para 1
Article 29a para 1
1. By [P.O. insert date of twohree years after entry into force of this amending Directive], Member States shall review and adapt their food waste prevention programmes, with a view of attaining the targets provided for in Article 9a(4), taking into account the monitoring criterion of Article 9a(2a). Those programmes shall at least contain the measures laid down in Article 9(1) and 9a(1)) and, where relevant, the measures listed in Annexes IV and IVa.
Amendment 119 #
2023/0234(COD)
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [P.O. insert date eighteen monthtwo years after the entry into force of this amending Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 162 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to enable NGT plants to contribute to the sustainability objectives of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, cultivation of NGT plants in the Union should be facilitated. This requires predictability for breeders and farmers as regards the possibility to cultivate such plants in the Union. Therefore, the possibility forHowever, the Regulation should respect the right of Member States to adoptpply measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of category 2 NGT plants in all or part of their territory, set out inin accordance with Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC would undermine those goals.
Amendment 315 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to enable NGT plants to contribute to the sustainability objectives of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, cultivation of NGT plants in the Union should be facilitated. This requires predictability for breeders and farmers as regards the possibility to cultivate such plants in the Union. Therefore, the possibility forHowever, the Regulation should respect the right of Member States to adoptpply measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of category 2 NGT plants in all or part of their territory, set out inin accordance with Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC would undermine those goals.
Amendment 484 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC shall not apply to category 2 NGT plants.
Amendment 950 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC shall not apply to category 2 NGT plants.
Amendment 134 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council**, the statement ‘with no added sugars, no fruit juices contain added sugars’ may appear on the label in the same field of vision as the name of the products referred to in Part I, point 1, of Annex I to this Directive.
Amendment 158 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – part 2 – paragraph 2
In Annex I, Part II, in paragraph 2 the following is added: Enzyme preparations: pectinases (degrading pectin), proteinases (degrading proteins), amylases (degrading starch), cellulases (limited use to facilitate the disruption of cell walls), oxidoreductases, hydrolases, transferases and isomerases (to reduce the sugar content by enzymatic methods) meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes.
Amendment 182 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 2
A claim stating that sugars have not been added to fruit nectar, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product does not contain any added mono- or disaccharides or any other food used for its sweetening properties, including sweeteners as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. If sugars are naturally present in fruit nectar, the following indication should also appear on the label: ‘contains naturally occurring sugars’;’;
Amendment 194 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 12 a (new)
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 12 a (new)
– Processes to removduce naturally occurring sugars, to the extent that they maintain all the other essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes: membrane filtration, yeast fermentation.;, apart from changes resulting from the technology used: membrane processes, fermentation processes and enzymatic processes.
Amendment 94 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, as a result of the global supply crisis, the FAO estimates that international food and feed prices have continued to rise significantly above their already high levels;to levels unprecedented since the FAO began carrying out price analyses; and whereas, in order to identify and prevent food speculationexcessive fluctuation in food prices, operators need to become more transparent with regard to their share of value added throughout the food supply chain;
Amendment 107 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, while 63% of low-income people worldwide are employed in agriculture and the overwhelming majority of them work on small farms, many people are at risk of food shortages and hunger; whereas, in particular, the availability of food varies due to climate, seasonality and limited production1; _________________ 1 https://www.ifad.org/en/covid19
Amendment 132 #
2022/2183(INI)
G. whereas the future food security of the European Union is directly linked to the ambitions of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Green Deal; whereas the cumulative effect of implementing Green Deal related legislation must not lead to a decline in EU food production that could jeopardise food security in the EU;
Amendment 150 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas generational renewal is one of the biggest challenges for the existence of a resilient agricultural sector in the EU; whereas, in particular, young farmers in particular are innovative and, if properly motivated and empowered, are willing to make investments that may increase the sustainability of agriculture;
Amendment 204 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have once again demonstrated the need for the EU to strengthen its food security and reduce its dependence on imports of agricultural products and inputs from outside the EU; welcomes the adoption, due to the exceptional current circumstances, of temporary measures to increase EU agricultural production during the 2022/23 harvest season, which will contribute toith the aim of improving food security;
Amendment 249 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide farmers with production planning security and guarantees, making it possible to maintain and, if necessary, increase food production in the EU; calls on the Commission to ensure that farmland is used primarily for the production of food and feed;
Amendment 283 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Green Deal could be a milestone in the EU transition to a greener and more sustainable economy, while pointing out that many of the resulting measures might have adverse effects, which have not yet been properly defined or assessed, on EU farms and food security; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the cumulative impact of Green Deal legislative proposals on the EU farming sector;
Amendment 314 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive EU protein strategy that, on the one hand, focuses on domesticthe production of protein crops in EU Member States in order to fully exploit itsUnion production potential and reduce dependence on imports from third countries and, on the other, further safeguards the income fromof farmers applying the principles of sustainable production;
Amendment 349 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to speed up the adoption of legislation on the use of new cultivation techniques in order to increase yieldsagricultural crop production and make crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogens, particularly in view of the droughts and water shortages that are afflicting an increasing number of EU Member States; points out that new cultivation targets can promote sustainable agriculture, which is not possible without innovationand that innovative measures need to be implemented in order to develop sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 376 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that digital technologies and precision crop management can provide forward-lookingbe solutions to the challenges arising when it comes to monitoring deforestation, reducing the use of pesticides and fertilisers or reducing water consumption for agriculture; calls on the Commission to step up and accelerate the use, as well as increasing the competitiveness of the agri-food sector; calls on the Commission to focus on support (including from measures other than the CAP), dissemination and implementation of digital innovations to modernisedevelop EU agriculture, enabling farmers to realise their full production potential and safeguard their incomes in the context of green transition;
Amendment 392 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, while that spacatellite data and AI technologies can be a source of much valuable information for agriculture, it can still only be put to very limited use, as in most cases it is not freely available or is too complex to be processed by farms or local authorities; calls for increased use of such data and technologies to help farmers through the green and digital transitions, while ensuring the resilience of EU agriculture;
Amendment 393 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Open data The development and sharing of open data in the European Union should be pursued, which would result in the creation of a European data space, a single data market that enables the free flow of data in agriculture and that will make it possible to carry out precise sectoral analyses.
Amendment 400 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU to recognise the strategic importance of logistics centres as an integral and complementary part of primary agricultural production, without which farmers and transport companies would be unable to ensure consistentsystematically ensure supply in line with the needs of consumers; calls for investment in infrastructure for the more sustainable transport of fresh farm products;
Amendment 421 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the blanket ban on the use of pesticides in sensitive areas being mooted by the Commission, since this would pose a significant threat to the livelihood of many farmers and severely limit their outputagricultural production.
Amendment 16 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the fact that recent supply chain disruption, notably caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war’s aggression against Ukraine, has highlighted the EU agricultural sector’s reliance on complex import and export chains; calls for a shift to a sustainable, resilient and fair agricultural model anchored in the EU territoriethe sustained strengthening of the resilience of food supply chains and the protection of farmers’ position in supply chains;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the fact that recentthe serious ongoing supply chain disruption, notably caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war against Ukraine, has highlighted the EU agricultural sector’s reliance on complex import and export chains; calls for a shift to a sustainable, resilient and fair agricultural model anchored in the EU territories;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that, in the current situation, the actions taken by the Commission and the international community should focus on unblocking Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, with a view to rebuilding the grain supply chain to countries in North Africa and the Middle East; welcomes also, in this context, the Commission’s initiative on ‘solidarity corridors’, but expresses concern that a land-based alternative will not be able to replace shipments by sea; stresses also that Ukrainian grain transported as an alternative via the territory of the EU should go entirely to recipients in third countries;
Amendment 26 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that challenges to the resilience and robustness of supply chains continue to grow at every link in the chain: at the food production, storage, transport and final distribution stages; draws particular attention, in this regard, to the increasing compliance costs resulting from the ever-increasing ambitions and restrictiveness of EU legislation on animal welfare and environmental protection; stresses that these costs are disproportionately borne by small farms;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that in crisis situations in agricultural markets, the imbalance in bargaining power between suppliers, especially small farmers, and buyers of agricultural products is exacerbated, increasing the risk of unfair trading practices; stresses that EU farmers receive on average 21 % of the value of their agricultural product, while 28 % goes to processors and as much as 51 % to retailers; believes that the fight to even out these proportions in favour of farmers should be one of the priorities of the new CAP;
Amendment 30 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that import dependency increases vulnerability to external shocks, as now observed in fuel, fertiliser and feed chains; calls for EU production to be recalibrated towards sustainable practices which reduce the need for inputs and to focus primarily on EU demand for healthy foodthe internal market to be protected from unfair external competition by aligning production standards between third countries and the EU; calls on Member States to ensure greater farmer autonomy via the strategic plans, notably through strong support for organic production and the organic sector as a whole;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2040(INI)
2. Notes that import dependency increases vulnerability to external shocks, as now observed in fuel, fertiliser and feed chains; calls for EU production to be recalibrated towards sustainable practices which reduce the need for inputs and to focus primarily on EU demand for healthy food; calls on Member States to ensure greater farmer autonomy via the strategic plans, notably through strong support for organic production and the organic sector as a wholewith a view primarily to ensuring EU food security;
Amendment 79 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for market regulation andsurveillance and flexible responses on the market, as well as appropriate public stocks to tackle market crises and price volatility, to secure supply and to prevent speculation; calls for market transparency and timely information on public and private stocksto be upheld;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that EU engagement in global food governance must recognise and promotprioritise the rfight to food, as well as the food sovereignty of its trading partners and their right to regulate their exports and stocks to secure their own needagainst hunger, in cooperation with local authorities who are best placed to identify the needs of indigenous peoples.
Amendment 17 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of increasing the resilience of the EU agri- food system and equipping it with the necessary tools to face new crises, such as the war inin particular the global impact of Russian aggression against Ukraine,; by investing in research and innovation, digitalisation, and the transition to more sustainable and territorially connected agricultureelieves that ensuring food supply chain fluidity in the single market should be a priority for EU action; further investment in research, innovation and digitalisation is also needed;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the ongoing global energy crisis, which is causing an exponential increase in agricultural production costs, and the Russian aggression against Ukraine are posing particular challenges for cohesion policy and European solidarity, as they are destabilising the agricultural sector, reducing food security and increasing the risk of widespread economic stagflation, which will highlight and increase the perceived disparities in wealth between EU countries and regions, especially in rural areas, which are at particular risk of job losses and poverty;
Amendment 37 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that while Article 174 TFEU states that in the context of the EU’s cohesion policy particular attention shall be paid to rural areas, the current cohesion policy is only partially implementing this commitment. Only around 8% of funding under the Cohesion Fund goes to rural areas, with urban areas receiving preferential treatment. In addition, investments in rural areas not directly related to agriculture, such as the construction of public roads, investments in sewerage systems, the establishment of non- agricultural economic activities and so on, are largely financed under the second pillar of the CAP, not the Cohesion Fund. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce an appropriate distinction in line with the Treaty between rural funding under the CAP and under cohesion policy, taking into account the objectives of each of these policies as set out in Articles 39 and 174 of the Treaty.
Amendment 40 #
2022/2032(INI)
3b. Firmly believes that the persistent lack of internal and external equalisation of direct payments under the CAP violates the principles of fair competition in the common market and undermines the long-term objectives of cohesion policy;
Amendment 28 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU has set the extremely ambitious binding target of reaching climate neutrality by 2050; whereas the EU is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement; whereas forests and forest-based industries will play a major role in achieving these SDGs and Paris Agreement targets;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the principle of the European Green Deal as a cross-cutting approach to tackle the climate and environmental challenges in a way that creates sustainable growth and jobs in a resource-efficient, circular and competitive economy should guide the implementationbe preceded by a comprehensive analysis of the cumulative impact of the strategy ion managing trade-offs,the forestry sector, properly balancing environmental and economic aspects, so that it can contribute to creating synergies and finding the right balance between the multiple functions of forests including the socioeconomic, environmental and climate functions;
Amendment 136 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesHas reservations about the new EU forest strategy and its ambition to increase the balanced contribution of multi-func, which on the one hand supports the legitimate fight against the increasing degradational of forests to the targetsry systems in the EU, but ofn the Green Deal and of achievother is not free of shortcomings a circular economy and climate neutrality by 2050nd inaccuracies, especially as regards definitions and a convincing legal basis;
Amendment 137 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Feels that the new EU forest strategy should not be held hostage to the overall goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, but should be shaped from the bottom up in response to regional and local demands and expectations, and thus independently define its own goals and courses of action, striking the right balance between environmental, economic and social considerations;
Amendment 142 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 152 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the maintenance and protection of healthy and resilient forests is a fundamental goal of all actors in forestry and the forest-based value chain, as well a key priority for people in the EUs being in line with social expectations and demands;
Amendment 168 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the increasing pressure on the EU’s forests and, their habitats, and the forestry sector as a whole, and stresses the urgent need to increase forest and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 261 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Points out that the proposal to place as much as 10% of the EU's territory under 'strict protection', i.e. to significantly restrict forest management in the areas concerned, will result in a smaller supply of raw materials for the timber sector, a reduction in employment in the sector and, consequently, a slowdown in economic and social development in the areas concerned;
Amendment 269 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that 2.1 million people work in the forest-based sector, while the extended forest-based value chain supports 4 million jobs in the green economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the effects of a shift in the balance of forest functions on the overall employment situation and the profitability of the local timber sector;
Amendment 305 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests and on the forestry sector as a whole from natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ resilience is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation;
Amendment 344 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its call for the protection of primary and old-growth forests and stresses the need to create a definition for what constitutesIs convinced that universal, clear and reliable definitions, developed in close cooperation with the Member States, are of fundamental importance in ensuring the effective protection of primary and old-growth forests; welcomes the ongoing work of the Working Group on Forests and Nature and underlines the need to consider a diverse set of attributes and ensure flexibility to account for specific conditions in bio- geographic regions and forest types;
Amendment 495 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses that realistic and flexible timeframes must be provided for when implementing the New EU Forest Strategy, so as to enable the Member States to adapt accordingly at the level of central government, local authorities and the private sector; calls for adequate transitional and training periods to be provided, particularly with regard to the development and application of sustainable forest management indicators.
Amendment 178 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Certain uses of single use transport packaging formats are not necessary, as there is a wide range of well-functioning reusable alternatives. In order to ensure that such alternatives are effectively used, it is appropriate to require economic operators, when transporting products between different sites of the same economic operator or between the economic operator and the linked or partner enterprises, to use only reusable transport packaging with respect to packaging formats such as pallets, foldable plastic boxes, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, both rigid and flexible, or drums with no food contact. The same obligation should, for the same reasons, apply to economic operators transporting products within one Member State.
Amendment 191 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 104
Recital 104
(104) Given the nature of the products and the differences in their production and distribution systems, deposit and return systems should however not be obligatory for packaging for wine, aromatised wine products, spirit drinks and milk and milk products listed in Part XVI of Annex I of the Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council67. Member States may establish deposit and return systems covering also other packaging. _________________ 67 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).
Amendment 244 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) it is sorted into defined waste streams for recycling processes without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams;
Amendment 245 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials are of sufficient quality to substitute the primary raw materials; comparable quality with primary raw materials following the definition of recycling set in article 3 paragraph 17 of the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) and in line with article 47 paragraph 3 of this Regulation;
Amendment 247 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Points (a) to (d) shall apply from5 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 4 and no earlier than 1 January 2030 and p. Point (e) shall apply from 1 January 2035. 5 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 6 and in any case no earlier than 5 years after the application of point (a).
Amendment 250 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Recyclable packaging shall, from 1 January 2030, comply with the design for recycling criteria as laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 4 and, from 1 January 20355 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 4 and in any case no earlier than 1 January 2030, recyclable packaging shall comply with the design for recycling criteria as laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 4. 5 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 6 and in any case no earlier than 5 years after the application of point (a) of paragraph 2, also with the recyclability at scale requirements laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 6. Where such packaging complies with those delegated acts, it shall be considered to comply with paragraph 2, points (a) and (e).
Amendment 258 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 259 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 269 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 11
Article 6 – paragraph 11
11. The financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as referred to in Article 40 shall be modulated on the basis of the recyclability performance grade, as determined in accordance with the delegated acts referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6 of this Article and, as regards plastic packaging, also in accordance with the Article 7(6). Financial contributions shall be earmarked to finance the net cost of collection, sorting and recycling infrastructures of the packaging type it is paid for, following the categories set in Annex II, Table 1.
Amendment 271 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain5 years after the adoption of the implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article 7 , the economic operators shall ensure the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste, per unit of packagingas an average of the overall portfolio of plastic packaging of the economic operator placed on the Union market that falls under the scope of these requirements:
Amendment 287 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 35 % for plastic packaging other than those referred to in points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 293 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall containeconomic operators shall ensure the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packagingas an average of the overall portfolio of plastic packaging of the economic operator placed on the Union market that falls under the scope of these requirements:
Amendment 305 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) varnishes with food contact in cans;
Amendment 306 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) packaging of which the plastic with food contact represents less than 5% to a maximum of 3 g in weight;
Amendment 307 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d d (new)
(dd) reusable and refillable packaging placed on the EU market prior to the entry into force of the regulation.
Amendment 314 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026Within 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission is empowered toshall adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. An EU harmonized mass balance method shall be specified as part of all these implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 319 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
By 1 January 20238, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 12, points b and d a, for specific plastic packaging, or for the revision of the derogation established under paragraph 3 for specific plastic packaging.
Amendment 321 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Based on thisese assessments, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend this Regulation in order to:
Amendment 324 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) provide for derogations from the scope, timing or level of minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points b and dparagraph 2 point a, for specific plastic packaging, and, as appropriate,
Amendment 363 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [OP: Please insert the date = 42 month5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging shall be marked with a label containing information on its material composition. This obligation does not apply to packaging covered by a deposit or return system and transport packaging. However, it applies to e- commerce packaging.
Amendment 364 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Packaging subject to deposit and return systems referred to in Article 44(1) shall, in addition to the labelling referred to in the first subparagraph,and set up after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be marked with a harmonised label established in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5.
Amendment 366 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. From [OP: Please insert the date = 48 month5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], reusable packaging shall bear a label on packaging reusability andor a QR code or other type of digital data carrier that provides further information on packaging reusability including the availability of a system for re-use and of collection points, and that facilitates the tracking of the packaging and the calculation of trips and rotations. In addition, reusable sales packaging shall be clearly identified and distinguished from single use packaging at the point of sale.
Amendment 370 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where Union legislation requires information on the packaged product to be provided via a data carrier, a single data carrier shallmay be used for providing the information required for both the packaged product and the packaging.
Amendment 371 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Packaging put on the market before the dates mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 may be marketed until their end of life.
Amendment 387 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V, in line with Article 4 paragraph 2 of Waste Framework Directive.
Amendment 390 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 1 and 3 of Annex V as of 1 January 2030.
Amendment 422 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 20 % of those beverages are made availabfilled into reusable packagingcups within a system for re-use or by enabling refill;
Amendment 434 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 40 % of those products are made availabfilled into reusable packagingcups within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.
Amendment 440 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The manufacturer and the final distributoproducer making available on the market within the territory of a Member Statethe European Union in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of beer, wine, spirits, carbonated alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages other than wine, aromatised wine products and fruit wine, products based on spirit drinks, wine or other fermented beverages mixed with beverages, soda, cider or juice, and non- alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non-alcoholic beverages containing milk fat shall ensure that:
Amendment 455 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 464 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 477 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. EBy January 1st 2030, economic operators using transport packaging within the territory of the European Union in the form of pallets, plastic crates, foldable plastic boxes, pails and drums for the conveyance or packaging of products in conditions other than provided for under paragraphs 12 and 13 and which are not in direct contact with food shall ensure that:
Amendment 493 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point a
(a) from 1 January 20305, 10 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;
Amendment 498 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) from 1 January 20405, 30 % of such packaging used for transport is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;
Amendment 511 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, trays, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, or drums with no food contact and canisters, of all sizes and materials, including flexible formats.
Amendment 522 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 14 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 14 – point a
(a) placed not more than 1000X kg of non- reusable packaging on the market; or
Amendment 523 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 14 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 14 – point b
(b) complied with the definition of micro-small company in accordance with rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 539 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 17
Article 26 – paragraph 17
17. By 1 January 2030 or at the latest [OP: Please insert the date = 8 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall review the situation regarding reuse of packaging and, on this basis, assess the appropriateness of establishing measures, reviewing the targets laid down in this Article, and setting new targets for the reuse and refill of packaging, and where necessary present a legislative proposal.
Amendment 545 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purpose of demonstrating the attainment of the targets laid down in Article 26(2) to (6), the final distributor, or manufacturer, as appropriate,manufacturer making available on the market such products within the territory of a Member Statethe European Union shall calculate, for each target separately, the following:
Amendment 546 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the number of equivalent units of sales of beverages and food in reusable packaging within a system for re-use made available on the market within the territory of a Member Statethe European Union in a calendar year;
Amendment 548 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the number of equivalent units of sales of beverages and food made available on the market within the territory of a Member Statethe European Union in a calendar year through refill;
Amendment 550 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the number of equivalent units of sales of beverages and food made available on the market within the territory of a Member Statethe European Union by other means than those referred to in points (a) and (b) in a calendar year.
Amendment 552 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 20285, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing detailed calculation rules and methodology regarding the targets set out in Article 26.
Amendment 553 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
If the absence of implementing acts establishing detailed calculation rules and methodology regarding the targets set out in Article 26 by 31 December 2025, the targets shall be suspended until the Commission delivers the implementing acts foreseen in this paragraph. The targets set out in Article 26 shall apply 5 years after the adoption of the implementing acts of this paragraph.
Amendment 572 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 581 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deposit and return systems already in operation when this Ordinance enters into force are exempt from the requirements of paragraph 9.
Amendment 593 #
2022/0396(COD)
Beverage system capsules (e.g. coffee, cacao, milk) intended to be disposed after use.
Amendment 610 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following requirements apply for all new developed systems for re-use and shall be simultaneously satisfied:
Amendment 611 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) design of the packaging is laid down in accordance with mutually agreed specifications or standards;the system specifications or standards as mutually agreed by all stakeholders or parties in the system
Amendment 612 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 a (new)
To mitigate the risks of reducing the effectiveness of well-functioning, existing systems for reuse by introducing new requirements, the existing systems for reuse are excluded from the below requirements.
Amendment 613 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a minimumthe structure and value of the deposit level is established, which is sufficient to achieve the required collection rates by the operator of the system in a way to encourage consumers to return packaging;
Amendment 614 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point i – point iii a (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point i – point iii a (new)
(iiia) definition of the obligations on manufacturers covered by the scheme;
Amendment 615 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point i – point iii b (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point i – point iii b (new)
(iiib) definition of the take-back obligation of final distributors;
Amendment 616 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point i – point iii c (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point i – point iii c (new)
(iiic) the measures taken to minimize fraud.
Amendment 617 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point j
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) at least 1%part of the annual turnover of the system operator (excluding deposits) areis used for public awareness campaigns on the information on management of packaging waste covered by the DRS;
Amendment 618 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point l – introductory part
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point l – introductory part
(l) Member States ensure that final distributors are obligated to accept the deposit bearing packaging and provide end users with redeemed deposits. When implementing this obligation, Member States shall take into account at least the following factors:
Amendment 619 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point l – point i
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point l – point i
(i) sales surface area allowing end users to return deposit bearing packaging in their local conditions;
Amendment 620 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point l – point v – point a (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point l – point v – point a (new)
(a) Any exception or partial exemption from point l) should be managed by the system operator, in collaboration with the Member State where the system is operated. The evolutions in the market should be taken into account in this exercise and potential exemptions should be revised on a regular basis;
Amendment 621 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point m
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) the deposit iss and the pool of unredeemed deposits are exempted from sales taxes;
Amendment 622 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point o
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point o
(o) all deposit bearing packaging that is to be collected by the DRS is clearly labelled, so that the end users can easily identify the need to return such packaging;
Amendment 623 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q
Amendment 624 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q a (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q a (new)
Amendment 625 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q b (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q b (new)
(qb) the economic operators financing and participating in the system are running the system in a non-for-profit structure;
Amendment 626 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q c (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q c (new)
(qc) the deposit and return system is designed to promote recycling of packaging waste which meets the quality standards for the use of recycled materials in the relevant sectors covered by the system;
Amendment 627 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q d (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q d (new)
(qd) the deposit and return system is set up with cost efficiency as one of the key principles. All participants in the system collaborate for the most optimal and cost- efficient implementation and are fairly compensated for the net costs incurred from dealing with the logistics of the system.
Amendment 628 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q e (new)
Annex X – paragraph 2 – point q e (new)
(qe) revenues coming from the sales of the collected materials and the unredeemed deposits, stay in the system to cover both setup and operational costs.
Amendment 629 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – paragraph 3
Annex X – paragraph 3
In addition to the minimum requirements, Member States may, in collaboration with the operators of the system, set additional requirements, as appropriate, in order to ensure the fulfilment of the objectives of this Regulation, in particular to increase the purity of the collected packaging waste, reduce litter or promote other circular economy objectivesincrease the purity of the collected packaging waste.
Amendment 634 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 - row 1
Annex V – table 1 - row 1
Plastic packaging used at retail level to Collation Non- group goods sold in cans, tins, pots, tubs, films, shrink Single-userecyclable and packets designed as convenience wrap 1. plastic grouped 1 single-use packaging to enable or encourage end users packaging lastic grouped to purchase more than one product. This packaging excludes grouped packaging necessary to facilitate handling in distribution.
Amendment 54 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming certification
Amendment 60 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) However, strengthening the role of the land sector, including agricultural land, in meeting climate policy objectives must not impede the primary task of the agricultural sector, which is to ensure food security. The promotion of climate protection objectives should not lead to a reduction in food production and availability.
Amendment 64 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and a voluntary EU certification framework for carbon farming practices, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals and to promote carbon farming practices, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution objectivesminimisation objectives and, in the area of agriculture, in full respect of the objective of ensuring EU food security. It is a tool to support the achievement of the Union objectives under the Paris Agreement, notably the goal of collective climate neutrality by 2050 laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council24. The Union also committed to generate negative emissions after 2050. An important instrument to enhance carbon removals in terrestrial ecosystems is Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council25, which is currently under review. The objective of the review is to set out a Union net removals target of 310 Mt CO2 eq by 2030, and to allocate respective targets to each Member State. __________________ 24 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 25 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 68 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) A separate voluntary certification scheme should apply to carbon farming practices. This is due to the specific nature of the sector, its carbon sequestration capacity, the permanence of sequestration and the link to the forestry sector. It is also necessary to clearly define additionality criteria for carbon sequestration activities in the agricultural sector and to establish reference levels which take into account the specific characteristics of the sectors on the one hand, and the generally applicable rules on the other.
Amendment 70 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Due to their specific characteristics and, inter alia, their carbon sequestration potential, agriculture and forestry will not be included in the ETS. This also applies to the voluntary certification scheme established by this Regulation.
Amendment 79 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals in a sustainable way and operators applying carbon farming practices, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal and sequestration activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, and other elements of the Union certification framework. In the area of carbon farming, definitions of carbon dioxide removal activities, the methodology for calculating the amount of carbon dioxide removed and the principles of the liability mechanism should be provided.
Amendment 92 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming practices should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co-benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 119 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals that go beyond the standard practice, carbon removal or toward undertaking carbon farming practices, carbon removal and carbon farming activities should be additional. Therefore, these activities should go beyond statutory requirements, that is, operators should carry out activities that are not already imposed upon them by the applicable law. Moreover, carbon removal activities should take place due to the incentive effect provided by the certification. Such effect is present when the incentive created by the potential revenues, resulting from the certification, changes the behaviour of operators in such a way that they engage in the additional carbon removal activity to achieve additional carbon removals. The level of administrative burden resulting from participation in certification schemes is therefore an important aspect. The administrative burden should be such as to allow even the smallest entities to be included in certification schemes. Thus, the cost, understood as the sum of financial, time and organisational effort, of participating in certification schemes must not outweigh the perceived benefits of joining the scheme.
Amendment 151 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives. Specifically, this Regulation should take into account farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles30. It should also be possible to combine CAP Pillar I and Pillar II measures with the certification of carbon removal and sequestration. Certification schemes should therefore be compatible with CAP instruments. __________________ 30 Communication from the Commission, Sustainable Carbon Cycles, COM (20221) 800.
Amendment 161 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co- benefits will give morthat increase economic value to the certified carbon removals and will result in higher revenues for the operators. In the light of these considerations, it is appropriate for the Commission to prioritise the development of tailored certification methodologies on carbon farming activities that provide significant co-benefits for biodiversity.
Amendment 206 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Commission should review the implementation of this Regulation 3 years following the entry into force of this Regulation, and subsequently not later than six months after the global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement.. Those reviews should take into account the relevant developments concerning the Union legislation, technological and scientific progress, market developments in the field of carbon removals and food security including food availability and affordability, and should be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 232 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release from a biogenic carbon pool or greenhouse gas emissions from biogenic sources to the atmosphere;
Amendment 242 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘biogenic source’ means above- ground biomass, below-ground biomass, litter, dead wood and soil organic carbon, as defined in Annex I, Part B(a) to (e) of Regulation 2018/841, which means greenhouse gases from land use and land management practices and enteric fermentation or manure fermentation from livestock operations;
Amendment 247 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator and is responsible for ensuring that those operators comply with this Regulation; In the case of carbon farming, ‘operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator. The latter are owners and tenants producing agricultural and forestry products;
Amendment 263 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land management that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere, as well as mitigation activities for agricultural and forestry production, in a way that does not compromise food production and availability;
Amendment 313 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of carbon farming, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as well as greenhouse gas emissions from animal husbandry activities.
Amendment 317 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Carbon removals shall be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent, comparable and transparent manner. In case of uncertainty in the calculation, additional estimation attempts shall take into account national circumstances and legislation in force in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 342 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The baseline shall be periodically updatedregularly updated, taking into account the latest scientific evidence and technological developments.
Amendment 344 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Amendment 345 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Amendment 348 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The calculation methodology for carbon farming shall take into account local specificities, especially soil physico- chemical conditions, crop structure, afforestation, climatic and other conditions.
Amendment 367 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Carbon farming practices carried out under Pillar I and Pillar II of the CAP, in accordance with Regulation 2021/2115, shall, in principle, comply with the certification criteria set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 391 #
Amendment 392 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A carbon removal activity and carbon farming practices shall have at least a neutral impact on or generate co- benefits for allfood security and food availability in the common market. In addition, they shall have a neutral or positive impact on one or more of the following sustainability objectives:
Amendment 403 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 422 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum environmental sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8.
Amendment 441 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts implementing accordance with Article 16ts to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
Amendment 450 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When preparing those delegatedimplementing acts, the Commission shall take into account the following elements:
Amendment 487 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Certification schemesThe European Commission shall publish, at least annually, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 488 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By [OP please insert the date = 3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the European Commission shall publish guidelines for national authorities to conduct information and training campaigns to ensure that operators, in particular farmers, have access to knowledge about certification schemes.
Amendment 489 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Based on these guidelines and taking into account their own socio- economic conditions, Member States shall ensure the presence of advisory services and the exchange of knowledge in the form of training courses and workshops aimed at farmers and foresters, in order to promote the use of the certification schemes established by this Regulation.
Amendment 498 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the public registries, and of the recording, holding or use of carbon removal units, as referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 509 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 to amend Annex II in order to adapt the list of minimum information included in the certificates referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 510 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegatedimplementing acts referred to in Articles 8 and 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [PO: please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 513 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 515 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 517 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When adopting delegatedimplementing acts pursuant to Article 8, the certification methodologies shall include at least the following elements:
Amendment 108 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 110 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The treaty requires that the Common Agricultural POlicy objectives shall increase agricultural productivity by promoting technical progress and by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production and the optimal utilisation of the factors of production, to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to stabilise markets, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council37established a framework to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides by reducing the risks and impacts of the use of pesticides on human health and the environment. The evaluation38of that Directive found that it has not achieved its overall objectives and that the Member States did not implement it in a satisfactory manner. This conclusion was confirmed in reports from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council in 201739and 202040. The precautionary principle is set out in Article 191 of the Treaty, acknowledging that is already taken into account in of the authorisation procedure. _________________ 37 Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71). 38 [Reference to be inserted.] 39 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Member State National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides COM(2017)587 final. 40 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the experience gained by Member States on the implementation of national targets established in their National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides COM(2020) 204 final.
Amendment 124 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Parliament stressed the need for an impact assessment, the need to ensure food secuty, etc, in its resolution of 16 February 2023 on the Commssion communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers as global food security and food prices are threaten by the current geopolitical situation.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Commission Communication entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47set out a roadmap of key measures, including legislative, to significantly reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides. In the Farm to Fork Strategy48, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 203049and the Zero Pollution Action Plan50, the Commission committed to take action to reduce by 50% the overall use and risk from chemical pesticides by 2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more hazardous pesticides (plant protection products containing one or more active substances approved as candidates for substitution in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council51and listed in Part E of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/201152, or containing one or more active substances listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/40853) by 2030. The sustainable use of plant protection products is also complementary to the promotion of organic farming and achieving the Farm to Fork Strategy target of at least 25% of the Union’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. It supports the objectives of the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work54and thereby contributes to the implementation of principle 10 of the European Pillar of Social Rights on a healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment. As plant breeding and seed production contribute to the overall reduction targets, through the marketing of resistant varieties and the supply of healthy seeds to the market, the above mentioned activities are exempt from the overall reduction targets. _________________ 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The European Green Deal COM/2019/640 final. 48 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, COM/2020/381 final. 49 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, COM/2020/380 final. 50 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400 final. 51 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). 52 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1). 53 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and establishing a list of candidates for substitution (OJ L 67, 12.3.2015, p. 18). 54 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work, COM/2021/323 final.
Amendment 144 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 146 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) (8 a) In their latest advice about the ECI “Save bees and farmers”, the EESC points out that many legislative acts are being prepared or have already been adopted by the Commission in favour of bees, pollinators, biodiversity, the sustainable use of pesticides, and support for farmers in the agro-ecological transition. It recognises, however, that these measures have not fully achieved their objectives. It therefore calls on the Commission to take additional measures to achieve its ambitious objectives more effectively in practice. For example, it recommends stronger support for precision agriculture, digital agriculture, biological control, and robotics, as well as agro-ecology. The EESC stresses the need to take into account all three pillars of sustainability (environmental, social and economic), without neglecting the economic situation, which is often overlooked, in an essential context of systemic sustainability and food sovereignty The EESC also calls on the Commission to carry out impact assessments before taking any decision, in order to assess, in particular, the costs of the initiative for agricultural production and the economy, compared to the financial cost of biodiversity loss for farmers.
Amendment 158 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable control alternative to the use of chemical productsis one example of alternative to the use of synthetic, inorganic or industrial products, to combine with other solutions like regenerative agriculture practices, New Genomic Techniques, innovative agricultural equipment, etc. for the control of harmful organisms. As noted in Council Decision (EU) 2021/110257 , biological control agents have a growing importance in sustainable agriculture and forestry and have an instrumental role to play in the success of integrated pest management and both organic, high-technological and conventional farming. Access to biological controls would facilitates moving away from chemicalommonly-used plant protection products and apply them as a last resort following the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, including reduced use through precision farming techniques. It is appropriate to encourage farmers to switch to low input agricultural methods including organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to define the concept of biological control as a basis for Member States to set indicative targets to increase the percentage of crops on which biological control agents are used. _________________ 57 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28 June 2021 requesting the Commission to submit a study on the Union’s situation and options regarding the introduction, evaluation, production, marketing and use of invertebrate biological control agents within the territory of the Union and a proposal, if appropriate in view of the outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 81)The Commission shall consider proposing an administratively slim, fast, efective and efficient framework to facilitate placing on the market of biological control products.
Amendment 169 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Since the European Commission presented the Green Deal, including the Farm to Fork Strategy in May 2020, numerous impact assessments have been conducted in order to measure the impact of the Commission proposals on European agriculture and food security in the Union. One of these studies, conducted by Wageningen University and Research, found that the proposed targets could lead to an average production decline of up to 20%. Agricultural production standards and food production standards in the EU are higher than outside EU. Therefore food not produced in the EU will be produced elsewhere in a less ecofriendly way. Also decrease in the agricultural production in the EU will lead to higher imports from 3rd countries, lower export and therefore potential pressure on food shortages. Because of the strong regulation among others regarding the pesticides, only import from countries with same level of regulation shall be allowed, with exception of transit of commodities through the EU territory.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Parliament notes that although the Commission conducted and published an impact assessment alongside the Proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides in June 2022, the Commission’s impact assessment only took into account the possible policy options considered by the Commission during the review phase, and therefore did not include any analysis of the impact of a complete ban of pesticides on sensitive areas. Furthermore, while the impact assessment acknowledges that pesticide reduction targets would lead to “an overall reduction in yield” and is expected to “induce production price increases,” it does not offer any quantifiable figures to how much yields are expected to decrease, for which crops, or in which regions of Europe.
Amendment 174 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) (13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibilityadaptation to farm realities in their National Strategic Plans when setting their own binguiding national targetreduction ambitions (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use isand risk should best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placedthrough a scientifically justified formula, taking into account the particular conditions onf the mfarket, and therefore used, in the form of plant protems (e.g., technical and mechanical solutions to reduce risk should be taken into account; for closed farming systems, the impacti on products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were appliedthe environment is much lower and not related to sales, etc) and the Member States (e.g., geography, climate, production methods, IPM measures applied jointly with the possible use of synthetic pesticides when needed) and developing comparable usage indicators that would not rely on adaptation of sales data but on usage per unit of harvested product. Intensity in the use of csynthemtical and/or hazardous pesticides, a may depend ion particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practicthe availability of alternatives products, practices and tools that can be used instead. Availability of viable alternatives allows farmers to use synthetic pesticides as a last recourse following IPM principles. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of cconsider both the availability in the market of synthemtical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in sett, biological controls and non-synthetic tools for plant protection, including regenerative agriculture practices and accessibility and uptake of digital and precision farming techniques, when designing their national 2030 reduction targets. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of csynthemtical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity and risk of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reduction targets. TMember States territories, including the EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity and high expo, should be allowed to take into account the specific needs of their different regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and cropailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In some particular regions, tailored- measures should be further developed to cope with problems derived from remoteness, insularity and/or high exposure to climate change. This should allow a case-by-case decision-making process regarding the level of pesticide reduction targets in both EU continental and outermost regions. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of csynthemtical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 223 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that follows integrated pest management in ensuring careful consideration of all available means that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, while keeping the use of chemical plant protection products to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and minimising risks to human health and the environment is necessary for the protection of human health and the environment. ‘Integrated pest management’ emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages natural pest control mechanisms and uses chemical control only when there are no viable alternatives or all other control means are exhausted. To ensure that integrated pest management is implemented consistently on the ground, it is necessary to lay down clear rules in this Regulation. In order to comply with the obligation to follow integrated pest management, a professional user should consider and implement all methods and practices that avoid the use of plant protection products. Chemical pPlant protection products should only be used when all other control means have been exhausted or there is a risk of a significant loss of yield or quality. In order to ensure and monitor compliance with this requirement, it is important that professional users keep a record of the reasons why they apply plant protection products or the reasons for any other action taken in line with integrated pest management and of advice received in support of their implementation of integrated pest management from independent advisors. These records are also required for aerial applications.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) UImproper use of plant protection products may have particularly negative impacts in certain areas that are frequently used by the general public or by vulnerable groups, communities in which people live and work and ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council67and Council Directive 92/43/EEC68. How sensitive areas are to be defined remains the competence of Member States as this should be done at case by case basisconsidering the particular agronomic and climatic conditions of their territory. If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high. In order to protect human health and the environment, the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be prohibited. Derogations from the prohibition should only be allowed under certain conditions and on a case-by-case basis. _________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliaor 1 meter when efficient drift control nozzles are used, should therefore be prohibited. If a physical buffer zone is already present, no addition buffer zones are needed. Exemptions and derogations from the prohibition should be foreseen for cases where the use of PPPs contributes to the achievement and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 68 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7)overall objectives of this Regulation, e.g. the use of PPPs in plant breeding and seed production to assure the supply of healthy commercial seed for farmers and growers compliant with EU Regulation 2016/2031 and specific standards laid down in the EU seed marketing legislation.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection products collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council74should be used in calculating these harmonised risk indicators based on real use of pesticidesand progress towards achieving binguidingUnion and national targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use fluctuates between years depending, in particular, on the weather, a three year baseline period is appropriate to take account of such fluctuationt least a ten year timespan should be considered to see the real usage trends in use of pesticides. The baseline period for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as this was the first three year period for which data was received by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The baseline period for the calculation of progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets is 2015–, therefore, 2011 – 20173, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategyin order to fully reflect and respect the achievements already made by European farmers. The baseline period for the calculation of a new harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, as this will be the first three year period for which data on the areas treated under each authorisation for an emergency situation in plant protection will be available. _________________ 74 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 282 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plantThe EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 recognises the need for urgent action to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of a widespread reduction of species, in particular insects and pollinators, in the Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other factors such as decrease in livestock proteduction granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used inor a deviation from the principles of the calirculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 2030 reduction targets and national 2030 reduction targets bar economy, driven by the incorrect or redundant use of plant protection products. It is therefore essential to ensure that plant protection products are used oin the Farm to Fork Strategy. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better such a way as to mitigate the risk of harmful effects of such products on wildlife, through a number of measures including training, inspection of application equipment in professional use and protection of the aquantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protectionc environment and sensitive areas.
Amendment 299 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides41 noted that the Union must act without delay to transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides and called on the Commission to propose an ambitious Union-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use. The European Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding reduction targets, in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system42 , its call for reduction targets binding at EU level. __________________ 41 P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. 42 P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 320 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This RegulationDirective lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by 2030, of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for plant protection products application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management, and providing for Member State contributions to the European Union reduction targets for the use and risk of plant protection products by 2035.
Amendment 321 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Commission Communication entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47 set out a roadmap of key measures, including legislative, to significantly reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides. In the Farm to Fork Strategy48 , EU Biodiversity Strategy for 203049 and the Zero Pollution Action Plan50 , the Commission committed to take action to reduce by 50% the overall use and risk from chemical pesticides by 2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more hazardous pesticides (plant protection products containing one or more active substances approved as candidates for substitution in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council51 and listed in Part E of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/201152 , or containing one or more active substances listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/40853 ) by 2030. The sustainable use of plant protection products is also complementary to the promotion of organic farming and achieving the Farm to Fork Strategy target of at least 25% of the Union’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. It supports the objectives of the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work54 and thereby contributes to the implementation of principle 10 of the European Pillar of Social Rights on a healthy, safe and well- adapted work environment. __________________ 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The European Green Deal COM/2019/640 final. 48 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, COM/2020/381 final. 49 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, COM/2020/380 final. 50 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400 final. 51 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). 52 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1). 53 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and establishing a list of candidates for substitution (OJ L 67, 12.3.2015, p. 18). 54 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work, COM/2021/323 final.
Amendment 326 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This RegulationDirective shall apply to products, in the form in which they are supplied to the user, consisting of or containing active substances, safeners or synergists, and intended for one of the following uses:
Amendment 333 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 335 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ means a plant protection product containing a chemical active substance excluding plant products using natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro- organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms;
Amendment 349 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) 'organic farming' means farming practices in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2018/848.
Amendment 356 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘application equipment’ means any equipment the use of whichused for the application of a plant protection product is reasonably foreseeable at the time of manufacture andand the accessories that are essential for the effective operation of such equipment, with the exception of equipment designed for the sowing or planting of propagating material treated with plant protection products;
Amendment 359 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable control alternative to the use of chemical products for the control of harmful organisms. As noted in Council Decision (EU) 2021/110257 , biological control agents have a growing importance in sustainable agriculture and forestry and have an instrumental role to play in the success of integrated pest management and organic farming. Access to biological controls facilitates moving away from chemical plant protection products. It is appropriate to encourage farmers to switch to low input agricultural methods including organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to define the concept of biological control as a basis for Member States to set indicative targets to increase the percentage of crops on which biological control agents are used. __________________ 57 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28 June 2021 requesting the Commission to submit a study on the Union’s situation and options regarding the introduction, evaluation, production, marketing and use of invertebrate biological control agents within the territory of the Union and a proposal, if appropriate in view of the outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 81).
Amendment 360 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
(b) application equipment with horizontal or vertical booms or orchard blast sprayers, irrespective of whether it is being used for the application of plant protection products;
Amendment 369 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objective of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to make substantial progress in the reduction of the use of chemical plant protection products in an economically viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it is necessary to set quantified targets at Union and Member State levels for the reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and the use of more hazardous plant protection products to monitor progress. National targets should be established by national law in order to ensure adequate progress and accountability in relation to them. These binding national targets should also be achieved by Member States by 2030. The reduction in the use of chemical plant protection products is expected to significantly reduce occupational safety and health risks for professional userslevel.
Amendment 378 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
(a) an area used by the general public, such as a public park or garden, recreation or sports grounds, or a public path. Sport grounds and railway networks shall not be considered to be sensitive areas for the purpose of this Regulation;
Amendment 382 #
Amendment 407 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 2030 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 2030 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 411 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
(i) any protected area under Annex IV of Directive 2000/60/EC, excluding those designated pursuant Annex IV 1 part (iv) and including possible safeguard zones as well as modifications of those areas following the risk assessment results for drinking water abstraction points under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council81; _________________ 81 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 418 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
(ii) sites of Community importance in the list referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC and the special areas of conservation designated in accordance with Article 4(4) of that Directive, and special protection areas classified pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and any other national, regional, or local protected area reported by the Member States to the Nationally designated protected areas inventory (CDDA);, where the conservation objectives relate to nature, biodiversity, or habitat protection, with use of the less harmful pesticides.
Amendment 423 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point iii
Amendment 427 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction targets’) as well as national 2030 reduction targets, it is necessary to increase the availability and use of biological control and other non-chemical alternatives. Availability of these alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low pesticide- input pest management practices such as organic farming.
Amendment 429 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Amendment 446 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure consistency and complementarity with related legislation, Member State national action plans should take into account Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council59 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC60 , Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61 , Council Directive 91/676/EEC62 , Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council63 , Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council64 and Regulation xxx/xxx on nature restoration [reference to adopted act to be inserted] and should be consistent with the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”) Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 . __________________ 59 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 60 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 61 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 62 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 63 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1). 64 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1). 65 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 451 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Economic instruments, including those under the CAP that provide support to farmers, can play a crucialsignificant role in the achievement of objectives relating to the sustainable use of plant protection products and, in particular, reducing the use of chemical plant protection products. Member States have to show in their national CAP Strategic Plans that their implementation of the CAP contributes to and supports other relevant Union legislation and their objectives, including objectives under this Regulation.
Amendment 456 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 460 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adopction and achievement of national targetss set out in accordance with Article 5 to achievpproaching by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’). When new data on PPP use becomes available via the SAIO, two separate trends, one for conventional and one for organic agriculture shall be published at EU and MS levels. Plant breeding and seed production are exempt from the overall reduction targets, as they contribute to the overall objectives of the Regulation through the marketing of resistant varieties and to assure the supply of healthy commercial seed for farmers and growers compliant with EU Regulation 2016/2031 and specific standards laid down in the EU seed marketing legislation. To facilitate the sustainable use of pesticides in the long-term, the Commission will consider prposing an administratively slim, fast, efficient and effective frameworkfor the authorisation of biological control products to increase their availability and use in Europe.
Amendment 464 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that follows integrated pest management in ensuring careful consideration of all available means that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, while keeping the use of chemical plant protection products to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and minimising risks to human health and the environment is necessary for the protection of human health and the environment. ‘Integrated pest management’ emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages natural pest control mechanisms and uses chemical control only when all other control means are exhausthad been considered. To ensure that integrated pest management is implemented consistently on the ground, it is necessary to lay down clear rules in this Regulation. In order to comply with the obligation to follow integrated pest management, a professional user should consider and implement all methods and practices that avoid the use of plant protection products. Chemical plant protection products should only be used when all other control means have been exhausted. In order to ensure and monitor compliance with this requirement, it is important that professional users keep a record of the reasons why they apply plant protection products or the reasons for any other action taken in line with integrated pest management and of advice received in support of their implementation of integrated pest management from independent advisors. These records are also required for aerial applications.
Amendment 485 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to facilitate compliance with integrated pest management, it is necessary to lay down crop-specific rulguidelines that a professional user must followtake into consideration in relation to the specific crop and region in which the professional user operates. Such rulguidelines should convert the requirements of integrated pest management into verifiable criteria that apply to the specific crop. To ensure that the crop-specific rules are in accordance with the requirements of integrated pest management, detailed rules should be laid down as to what they should contain and the Commission should verify their development, implementation and enforcement on the groundindicate the principles of integrated pest management that apply to the specific crop.
Amendment 493 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to verify compliance by professional users with integrated pest management, an electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register should be maintained with the aim of verifying compliance with the ruprinciples on integrated pest management set out in this Regulation and supporting the development of Union policy. Access to the register should also be granted to national statistical authorities for the development, production and dissemination of official statistics in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council66 . This register should record any preventative measure or interventionuse of plant protection product and the reasons for that preventative measure or intervention. This will provide the competent authorities with the information necessary to verify whether a professional user has carried out a decision-making process, in accordance with integrated pest management, before determining the specific preventative measure or intervention. The register should also contain details in relation to advice required annually in support of integrated pest management in order to verify that such strategic longer term planning in relation to integrated pest management is taking place. __________________ 66 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
Amendment 502 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 502 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date – 6 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation to achieve by 2030 a reduction set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173, of the following:
Amendment 531 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Precision farming refers to agricultural management systems carefully tailoring crop management to fit localised conditions such as those found within land parcels. The application of existing technology, including the use of Union space data and services (Galileo and Copernicus), has the potential to significantly reduce pesticide usage. It is therefore necessary to provide for a legislative framework that incentivises the development of precision farming. Application of plant protection products from an aircraft, including application by planes, helicopters and drones, is usually less precise than other means of application and may therefore potentially cause adverse impacts on human health and the environment. Aerial application should therefore be prohibited, with limited derogations on a case-by-case basis where it has a less negative impact on human health and the environment than any alternative application method or there is no viable alternative application method. However, the possibility of protecting forest stands with the use of aerial treatments should be ensured. It is also necessary to record the numbers of aerial applications carried out on the basis of permits granted for aerial application in order to have clear data on how many aerial applications for which permits were granted actually took place.
Amendment 534 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 540 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State shall aim and actively contribute towards reaching the targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 2030. A Member State that reaches the level of one of its 2030 national reduction targets before 2030 shall not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts. It shall monitor annual fluctuations in order to maintain the progress achieved in relation to that 2030 national reduction target.
Amendment 558 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure a planned approach to harmful organism control techniques across a number of growing seasons with a view to minimising the use of chemical plant protection products as much as possible and to ensure a proper implementation of integrated pest management, professional users should be required to regularly consulthave possibility to consult, if needed, trained, independent advisors on pest management, so that plant protection products are only used as a last resort.
Amendment 559 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the national 2030 reduction targets shall be set at such level so as to achieve a reduction between the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 and the year 2030 in the relevant Member State that at least equals 50%.
Amendment 561 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Considering the possible risks to human health and the environment from the use of plant protection products, the public should have access to better information on the overall impacts of the use of such products through awareness- raising programmes, information passed on through distributors and other appropriate measureThe public should have access to full, balanced, objective and scientific- based information on plant protection products.
Amendment 564 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may reduce its national targetcontribution for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid- point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to the use and risk as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.
Amendment 568 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) In order to better understand the trends regarding acute poisoning incidents and chronic poisoning arising from exposure of persons to plant protection products, information on such trends should be compiled by each Member State. The Commission should also monitor the overall trends at Union level.
Amendment 575 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35at least 10% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 587 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) at least 350% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% ofmore than the Union average;
Amendment 592 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 650% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 602 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 20158, 20169 and 201720, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 603 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used in the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 2030 reduction targets and national 2030 reduction targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better quantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection.
Amendment 609 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) where a Member State has increased the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 20158, 20169 and 201720, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 610 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) For reasons of transparency, and to ensure uniform implementation by all Member States, the methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 2030 reduction targets and the methodology for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators at Union and national level should be set out in an Annex to this Regulation.
Amendment 616 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 recognises the need for urgent action to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of a widespread reduction of species, in particular insects and pollinators, in the Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other factors, driven by the use of plant protection products, while Member States actions under current Union policy instruments have not yet been able to stop this trend of biodiversity loss. It is therefore essential to ensure that plant protection products are used in such a way as to mitigate the risk of harmful effects of such products on wildlife, through a number of measures including training, inspection of application equipment in professional use and protection of the aquatic environment and sensitive areas.
Amendment 623 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35at least 10% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 634 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 636 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) at least 350% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% ofmore than the Union average;
Amendment 639 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 640 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to take into account technical progress and scientific developments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend technical aspects of the provisions on obligations of professional users and advisors related to integrated pest management, inspection of application equipment in professional use, calculation of harmonised risk indicators, the data to be provided in annual progress and implementation reports and the notification form in relation to application equipment as well as Annexes II III, IV, V and VI. Likewise, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by specifying precise criteria in relation to certain factors regarding unmanned aircraft, once technical progress and scientific developments allow for the development of such precise criteria. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter- institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making76 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 76 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 650 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 20158, 20169 and 201720, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 674 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. In no case may the application of paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 result in either of the 2030 national reduction targets being lower than 3510%.
Amendment 726 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Having assessed the level of national 2030 reduction targets of all Member States set in accordance with Article 5, the Commission shall verify whether their average at least equals 50% so as to achieve the corresponding Union 2030 reduction targetmeeting these objectives will not jeopardise overall food security in the European Union, food sovereignty, the competitiveness and viability of European farmers, biodiversity and the environment and climate. .
Amendment 736 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 773 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish information for each Member State on trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20151- 20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I, on the website referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 812 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which set out plans for an increase in the utilised agricultural area engaged in organic farming and how the plans will contribute to achieving the target set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system84of having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030, without compromising the viability of the rest of sustainable productive methods existing and applied in the EU territories; _________________ 84 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).
Amendment 872 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. National action plans shall be consistent with the plans of Member States drawn-up in accordance with Directives 91/676/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC, 2008/50/EC, 2009/147/EC and (EU) 2016/2284 and Regulation xxx/xxx on nature restoration [reference to adopted act to be inserted], be consistent with the CAP Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 and shall contain explanations how the national action plan is consistent with those plans.
Amendment 948 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 20151-20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication;
Amendment 970 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 973 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1004 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1060 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Professional users shall first applyconsider measures that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products for the prevention or suppression of harmful organisms before resorting to application of chemical plant protection products.
Amendment 1064 #
2022/0196(COD)
A A professional user’s records referred to in Article 14(1) shall demonstrais expected that he or she has considered all of the following optionapplicable options from the list below, before resorting to plant protection products:
Amendment 1072 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Amendment 1106 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Professional users shall use biological controls, physical and other non-chemicalalternative methods. Professional users may only use chemical methodplant protection products if they are necessary to achieve acceptable levels of harmful organism control after all other non-chemicalalternative methods as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 have been exhausted and where any of the following conditions has been satisfied:
Amendment 1112 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the results of monitoring of harmful organisms show, based on recorded observation, that chemicalor scientifically documented agronomic local situations show that plant protection measures need to be applied in a timely manner because of the presence of a sufficiently high number of harmful organismharmful organisms which surpasses economic thresholds.
Amendment 1119 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) where justified by a decision- support system, or by an advisor who meets the conditions laid down in Article 23 or by filed observation, the professional user decides, by way of a recorded decision, to use chemical plant protection products methods for preventative reasons.
Amendment 1128 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Professional users shall keep the use of chemical plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that do not exceed the levels that are absolutely necessary to control the harmful organisms and that do not increase the risk for development of resistance in populations of harmful organisms. Where possible, professional users shall use the following measures, if allowed and by national legislations on the registration and placing on the market of plant protection products:
Amendment 1131 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
(aa) Optimal timing of application.
Amendment 1143 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9
Article 13 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1242 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the non-chemicalalternative interventions involving cultural, physical and biological control which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;
Amendment 1248 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the low-risk plant protection products or alternatives to chemical plant protection products which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;
Amendment 1254 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) chemical plant protection products that are not low-risk plant protection products and that are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;
Amendment 1261 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) the quantitative criteria or conditions under which chemical plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhaustedin accordance with the product label;
Amendment 1273 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
(f) the measurable criteria or conditions under which more hazardous plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted.
Amendment 1282 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
(g) the obligation to record observations demonstrating that the relevant pest infestation threshold value has been reached.
Amendment 1290 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1304 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1356 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. Competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall share the data gathered under paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), of this Article with the national competent authorities in charge of the implementation of Directives 2000/60/EC and (EU) 2020/2184 for cross-linking that data, in anonymised form, with environmental, groundwater and water quality monitoring data, to enhance the identification, measuring and reduction of risks from the use of plant protection products. Strict protection of the data and its anonymisation shall be ensured.
Amendment 1385 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1400 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1407 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1412 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 1420 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1423 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1433 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1449 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1455 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1556 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1683 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1701 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) precision farming techniques, including use of seed treatments, space data and services;
Amendment 1777 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) use the central electronic register to receive and process third party entries regarding ownership, transfer of ownership, sale, withdrawal from use and return to use of application equipment in professional use, for recording and tracking purposes;
Amendment 1781 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the designated competent authority does not carry out the inspection of application equipment in professional use, it shall designate one or more bodies to carry out such inspections, or develop a certification system with which inspection services must comply.
Amendment 1791 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 or a body designated by it shall inspect application equipment in professional use every three years, starting from the date of first purchase. The competent authority shall ensure that there is sufficient staff, equipment and other resources necessary for the inspection of all application equipment due for inspection, within the three year cycle. The competent authority may develop a certification system enabling a fast implementation of inspections by service organisations compliant with the certification.
Amendment 1815 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 11
Article 31 – paragraph 11
Amendment 1831 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the nozzle type(s) present on the application equipment at the time of inspection, as well as the type of drift reduction equipment;
Amendment 1840 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targets and the two national 2030 reduction targetcontributions until and including 2030 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 1847 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 2030 reduction targetcontributions annually until and including 2030 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 1853 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1866 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States may recover the costs related to carrying out their obligations under this Regulation by means of fees or charges. No additional levy or tax shall be imposed on plant protection products.
Amendment 2200 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Use of plant protection products in sensitive areas 1. Where Member State concludes, based on sound scientific risk analysis, that safety precautions adopted based on the Regulation 1107/2009 and included in labels of plant protection products do not eliminate the risk posed by the use of plant protection products in specific areas or objects, it shall define such areas or objects in national legislation and shall lay down: (a) appropriate measures to eliminate identified risk, (b) the rules of implementation of measures referred to in letter (a), (c) users of plant protection products obliged to implement measures referred to in letter (a), if applicable, (d) derogations from measures referred to in letter (a) and procedures of granting such derogations, if applicable. 2. Measures referred to in paragraph 1 letter (a) may include one or more of the following elements: (a) the ban of the use of all of plant protection products or specified groups of plant protection products in defined areas or objects, (b) restriction concerning the use of plant protection products in defined areas or objects, (c) obligation for professional users to apply appropriate buffer zone when using plant protection products in proximity of defined areas or objects, (d) obligation for professional users to apply anti-drift techniques, when using plant protection products in the close vicinity of defined areas or objects, (e) obligations for professional users to apply appropriate warning measures, (f) closing of defined areas or objects for the period of application of plant protection products, (g) other measures necessary to eliminate identified risk. 3. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 letter (a) are without prejudice to the Union and national law and powers of the competent authorities in scope of eradication and containment of quarantine pests, pests referred to in art 29 and 30 of the Regulation 2016/2031, vectors of above mentioned pests and Invasive Alien Species.
Amendment 2237 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) the aerial application has a less negative impact on human health and the environment than any alternative application method either because the aerial application equipment can be deployed on the relevant terrain in a faster timescale than land-based equipment and avoids a situation where the number of plant pests increases due to the longer time period required for land-based deployment or because it minimizes soil erosion when adverse weather conditions make the land unsuitable for land vehicles, and all of the following conditions are met: or
Amendment 2238 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Amendment 2239 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Amendment 2241 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Amendment 2243 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the aerial application is to be carried out for the purpose of forest stands protection.
Amendment 2244 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Amendment 2252 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 2254 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 2267 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. WBy way of derogation from Article 20(1) where certain categories of unmanned aircraft fulfil the criteria set out in paragraph 2, a Member Statethe Commission may exempt aerial application by such unmanned aircraft from the prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) prior to any aerial application of plant protection products. Provisions of Article 20 paragraph 2 to 5 do not apply to such unmanned aircraft.
Amendment 2275 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. An aerial application by an unmanned aircraft may be exempted by the Member State from the prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) where factors related to the use of the unmanned aircraft demonstrate that the risks from its use are lower than the risks arising from other aerial equipment andare sufficient to keep risks from its use at the level equal or lower than posed by land- based application equipment. These factors shall include criteria relating to:
Amendment 2280 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 2284 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 2285 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 2294 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. By … [OP: please insert the date of application of this Regulation], Member States shall have in place effective measures and establish the necessary structure= the first day of the month following 2 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall have in place national law-regulations to facilitate in a manner that does not endanger human health or the environment, the safe disposal of any unused plant protection products, any dilute solutions containing plant protection products and any packaging.
Amendment 2314 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Representatives of the plant protection products producers or distributors, providing information for professional users on the use of plant protection products shall poses valid certificate or a proof of entry in a central electronic register confirming accomplishment of the training course for advisors.
Amendment 2323 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. A distributor shall only sell a plant protection product authorised for professional use to a purchaser or his or her representative when that distributor has checked, at the time of purchase, that the purchaser or representative is a professional user and holds a training certificate for following courses for professional users issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5). In case when purchaser does not meet requirements referred to in first sentence, a distributor shall refuse to sell plant protection product. The distributor has the right to check the purchaser's identity document.
Amendment 2337 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. A distributor shall directinform a purchaser of a plant protection product tobeing a non-professional user that he or she should read its label prior to use and to use the product in accordance with the instructions on the label and shall inform the purchaser of the website referred to in Article 27.
Amendment 2341 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. A distributor shall provide general information to non-professional users on the risks to human health and the environment of the use of plant protection products, including the information on hazards, exposure, proper storage, handling, application and safe disposal in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council86 , and shall recommend alternative low-risk plant protection products and ways in which risks can be mitigated when using plant protection products. __________________ 86 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 2345 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each distributor shall ensure that it has sufficient staff that hold a training certificate for following courses for distributors issued in accordance with Article 25 or has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5) available at the time of sale to provide adequate responses to requests of purchasers of plant protection products at the moment of sale on their use, related health and environmental risks and the appropriate safety instructions to manage those risks.
Amendment 2350 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Amendment 2357 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A competent authority designated in accordance with paragraph 2 shall appoint one or more bodies to provide the following training: initial and follow up training to professional users, distributors and advisors, taking into account the subjects listed in Annex III and relevance of this subjects for particular groups of participants. Certificates issued before the entry into force of this Regulation shall remain valid for the time they have been issued. Member states may adopt national regulations concerning: (a) requirements for bodies conducting trainings, concerning qualifications of lecturers and necessary equipment that should be used during trainings, (b) detailed programs of particular types of training, including different programs for different types of users of plant protection products (c) examination procedure for training participants.
Amendment 2359 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 2364 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 2368 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 2387 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 2390 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the date on which sufficient knowledge of the relevant subjects listed in Annex III was demonstraf issuance of the training certificate or entry in the central electronic registedr;
Amendment 2392 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – point f
Amendment 2399 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. 5. A competent authority designated in accordance with paragraph 2 or body referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide electronic proof of entry in a central electronic register to a professional user, distributor or advisor at the time the entry is made. Such electronic proof shall include a record of the period of validity of the entry in the central electronic register.
Amendment 2407 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. A training certificate or an entry in a central electronic register shall be valid for 105 years in the case of a distributor or, professional user and for 5 years in the case of an advisor.
Amendment 2409 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Subject to paragraph 6, a training certificate or an entry in a central electronic register shall only be made or renewed if the holder of the certificate or the person whose name has been entered in the central electronic registeprofessional user, distributor or advisor demonstrates satisfactory completion of an initial andor follow up training or extensive training referred to in paragraph 1, point (a) or (c)and passes an exam on the knowledge covered by the training.
Amendment 2413 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 8
Article 25 – paragraph 8
8. Notwithstanding paragraph 6, a training certificate may be issued to a person who can demonstrate prior training through formal qualifications that demonstrate a more extensive knowledge of the subjects listed in Annex III than would be received in the training referred to in paragraph 1knowledge equal to knowledge covered by the training. If such knowledge has been obtain during education process, it should be proved by a secondary school or a university.
Amendment 2416 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1a (new)
A competent authority designated in accordance with paragraph 2 shall withdraw a training certificate in case of serious violation of the law concerning providing an advice, sales, storage or use of plant protection product by a certificate holder. .
Amendment 2431 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2439 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2460 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to provide information to the public, in particular through awareness-raising programmes, in relation to the risks associated withrelation to the use of plant protection products.
Amendment 2466 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall establish a website or websites dedicated to providing information on risks associated with the use of plant protection products. That information may be provided directly or by providing links to relevant websites of other national or international bodies.
Amendment 2476 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the reason why plant protection products are used and their role in agriculture;
Amendment 2478 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(ab) risk posed by pests, in particular quarantine pests and invasive alien species;
Amendment 2499 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Information on acute and chronic poisoning
Amendment 2504 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to maintain or put in place systems for gathering and keeping the following information on acute and chronic poisoning incidents arising from exposure of persons to plant protection products:
Amendment 2506 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the name and authorisation number of the plant protection product and the active substances involved in the acute or chronic poisoning incident;
Amendment 2529 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. By … [OP please insert the date = first day of the month following 9 month5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], an owner of application equipment in professional use shall enter the fact that he or she is the owner of the application equipment in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V, unless the Member State in which the owner uses the equipment has exempted that equipment from inspection in accordance with Article 32(3).
Amendment 2535 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. If application equipment in professional use is sold, the seller and the buyer shall enter the fact of the sale, within 30 days after the sale, in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V, unless the application equipment in professional use has been exempted from inspection in the relevant Member State(s) in accordance with Article 32(3). A similar obligation to enter a transfer of ownership in the electronic register applies in the case of any other changes of ownership of application equipment in professional use that has not been exempted from inspection in the relevant Member State(s) in accordance with Article 32(3).
Amendment 2576 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 or a body designated by it shall inspect application equipment in professional use every three years, starting from the date of first purchase. The competent authority shall ensure that there is sufficient staff, equipment and other resources necessary for the inspection of all application equipment due for inspection, within the three year cycleInspections of application equipment in professional use carried out prior to the entry into force of this regulation remain valid.
Amendment 2579 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The inspection shall be carried out at a location where the risk of pollution and water contamination can be avoided or with the use of efficient measures eliminating risk of such pollution or contamination. The influence of external conditions on the reproducibility of the results of the inspection, such as effects of wind and rain, shall be minimised by the authority or body carrying out the inspection.
Amendment 2580 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. All equipment necessary for an inspection and used by the inspector for testing the application equipment shall be accurate, in good condition and checked and, where necessary, calibrated at regular intervals. The person carrying out the inspection should be properly trained. Member States may adopt national law specifying the more detailed requirements for equipment to be used during inspections of the application equipment in professional use. Member States may adopt national law specifying detailed requirements for the training of persons conducting inspections of the application equipment in professional use.
Amendment 2581 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 5
Article 31 – paragraph 5
5. The owner of the application equipment in professional use shall ensure that the application equipment is clean and safe before the inspection starts. In case the application equipment in professional use is not clean or safe the competent authority or body delegated by it refuse to conduct the inspection.
Amendment 2584 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 6
Article 31 – paragraph 6
6. The results of each inspection for which application equipment in professional use passes the test shall be recorded by the competent authority referred to in Article 30 in the central electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 2586 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) issued by the competent authority referred to in Article 30 or body delegated by it to the owner of application equipment in professional use where that equipment complies with the requirements listed in Annex IV; and
Amendment 2588 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) recorded by that competent authority or body delegated by it in the central electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33.
Amendment 2596 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 10
Article 31 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex IV in order to take into account technical progress and scientific developments.
Amendment 2600 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may, after carrying out the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2, lay down less stringent inspection requirements and provide for different inspection intervals than those set out in Article 31 to application equipment in professional use which represents a very low scale of use estimated by way of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2 and which is listed in the national action plan referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 2602 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
(i) the risk assessment conducted before entry into force of this regulation can be used for the purpose of this paragraph.
Amendment 2607 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State may exempt from inspection referred to in Article 31 handheld application equipment or knapsack sprayers, in professional use, based on a risk assessment on their potential impact on human health and the environment, which shall include an estimation of the scale of use. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 shall maintain a copy of the risk assessment for control by the Commission. The risk assessment conducted before entry into force of this regulation can be used for the purpose of this paragraph.
Amendment 2623 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 2627 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 2630 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point j
Amendment 2645 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targets and the two national 2030 reduction targets until and including 2030 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 2654 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 2030 reduction targets annually until and including 2030 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 2663 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, and scientific and agronomic developments. Such delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which may take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).
Amendment 2674 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 2692 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
By … [OP: please insert the date = the first day of the month following six monthtwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], each Member State shall inform the Commission of the competent authorities designated in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 2737 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from … [OP: please insert the date = the first day of the month following …24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 2745 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1
Annex I – subheading 1
METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE TWO UNION AND TWO NATIONAL 2030 REDUCTION TARGETS
Amendment 2748 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation is the instrument used to achieve the pesticide reduction targets contained in the Farm to Fork Strategy by requiring each Member State to contribute to achieving by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’). This Regulation also regulates the contribution of each Member State to these Union targets. Each Member State contribution, set in the form of a national target, to Union 2030 reduction target 1 is referred to as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 1’, while a Member State contribution to Union 2030 reduction target 2 is referred to as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 2’. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving these targets is set out below:
Amendment 2760 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
Amendment 2762 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1
1. The methodology shall be based on statistics on the quantities of chemical active substances placed on the market in plant protection products under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, provided to the Commission (Eurostat) under Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council91 and the Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) under Regulation (EC) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011, Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1). __________________ 91 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 2778 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Progress towards achieving reduction target 1 shall be calculated by multiplying the annual quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market for each group in the Table in this Annex by the relevant hazard weighting set out in row (iii), followed by the aggregation of the results of these calculations and divided by the utilized agricultural area (UAA) (iv.).
Amendment 2803 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2818 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1
Annex II – Part 1
Amendment 2825 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. the percentagenumber of professional users controlled for integrated pest management implementation;
Amendment 2826 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. the percentagenumber of professional users failing to comply with the obligation to keep electronic records on integrated pest management implementation;
Amendment 2829 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. the percentagenumber of professional users that failed to comply with the obligation to keep pesticide use data electronically;
Amendment 2834 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. the estimated quantities of illegal plant protection products used and the quantities of illegal plant protection products detected;
Amendment 2837 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 2 – point 10
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 2 – point 10
10. the percentagenumber of professional users, advisors and distributors trained in the subjects listed in Annex III and holding a training certificate in accordance with Article 25 or who has a proof of entry in a central electronic register in accordance with Article 25(5), broken down by professional users, advisors and distributors;
Amendment 2840 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 2 – point 11
Annex II – Part 2 – paragraph 2 – point 11
Amendment 2854 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2855 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 4
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2856 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 5
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2857 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 7
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2858 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 8
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 8
Amendment 2859 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 9
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 9
Amendment 2860 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 10
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 10
Amendment 2861 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 11
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 11
Amendment 2862 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 12
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 12
Amendment 2863 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 14
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 14
Amendment 2864 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 15
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 15
Amendment 2865 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 16
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 16
Amendment 2866 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 17
Annex III – point 1 – paragraph 17
Amendment 2867 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part
3. The hazards of and risks associated with improper use of plant protection products, and how to identify and control them, including the following subjects:
Amendment 2869 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point a
Annex III – point 3 – point a
(a) potential risks to human health;
Amendment 2870 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point b
Annex III – point 3 – point b
(b) symptoms of plant protection product poisoning and appropriate first aid measures in case of such poisoning;
Amendment 2871 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point c
Annex III – point 3 – point c
(c) potential risks to non-target plants and insects, wildlife, biodiversity and the environment in general.
Amendment 2872 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4
Annex III – point 4
4. IWhen relevant: integrated pest management strategies and techniques, integrated crop management strategies and techniques, organic farming principles, biological pest control methods, harmful organism control methods, the obligation to apply integrated pest management as set out in Articles 12 and 13 of this Regulation, and the obligation to enter records in the electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register, as set out in Article 14 of this Regulation.
Amendment 2875 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5
Annex III – point 5
5. When plant protection products are needed, how to choose the plant protection products with the least sidtaking into consideration possible effects on human health, non- target organisms and the environment among all authorised products for a given pest problem, in a given situation.
Amendment 2877 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 6 – introductory part
Annex III – point 6 – introductory part
6. Measures to minimise potential risks to humans, non-target organisms and the environment, including:
Amendment 2879 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 7
Annex III – point 7
7. Procedures for preparing application equipment for operation, including its calibration, with minimum potential risks to the user, other persons, non-target animal and plant species, biodiversity and the environment, including water resources.
Amendment 2880 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 8
Annex III – point 8
8. Practical training on the use of application equipment and its maintenance, and on risk mitigation measures including specific spraying techniques, use of new technology including precision farming techniques, as well as the technical check of sprayers in use and ways to improve spray quality. In this subject special attention shall be paid to the drift-reduction nozzles and the recommendations made by the manufacturers concerning optimal conditions of their use. Specific potential risks linked to use of handheld application equipment or knapsack sprayers and the relevant risk management measures. Practical training shall also cover the specific risks linked to the sowing of seeds treated with plant protection products.
Amendment 2881 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 11
Annex III – point 11
Amendment 2882 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 13
Annex III – point 13
Amendment 2883 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 14 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 14 – point a – paragraph 1
Amendment 2884 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 14 – point a – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 14 – point a – paragraph 2
Amendment 2885 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 14 – point d
Annex III – point 14 – point d
(d) use of other mitigation measures which minimise the potential risk of off- site pollution caused by spray drift, drain- flow and run-off, including in particular mandatory buffer zones adjacent to surface waters courses and groundwater and aquifers;
Amendment 2886 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 14 – point e
Annex III – point 14 – point e
Amendment 2889 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 2
Annex IV – paragraph 2
The application equipment in professional use shall function reliably and be used only in accordance with its manual of operation for its intended purpose ensuring that plant protection products can be accurately applied in line with good agricultural practice (GAP) as defined in Article 3(2), point (a), of Regulation (EC) 396/2005 of the European Parliament and the Council111 . __________________ 111 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1).
Amendment 2890 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 3
Annex IV – paragraph 3
The equipment shall be in such a condition to allow it to be filled and emptied safely, easily and completely and to prevent any leakage of either spray solution or concentrated product. It shall permit easy and thorough cleaning. It shall also allow for safe operation, and be capable of being immediately stopped from the position of the operator. It shall be simple to perform any necessary adjustments. Such adjustments shall be accurate and capable of being reproduced.
Amendment 2891 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 4 – Part 4 – paragraph 1
Annex IV – paragraph 4 – Part 4 – paragraph 1
Agitation or mixing devices shall ensure a proper recirculation in order to achieve an even concentration of the whole volume of the liquid spray mixture in the tank.
Amendment 2893 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 4 – Part 6 – paragraph 1
Annex IV – paragraph 4 – Part 6 – paragraph 1
All devices for measuring, switching on and off and adjusting pressure or flow rate shall be properly calibrated and work correctly. The controls to be operated during the application operation shall be operable from the operator’s position, the necessary instruments to control the operation shall be present and accurate and the instrument displays shall be readable from the operator’s position. For equipment to apply liquid products, pressure adjustment devices shall maintain a constant working pressure at constant revolutions of the pump, in order to ensure that a stable volume application rate is applied. Additional equipment to dose or inject plant protection products shall function accurately and correctly.
Amendment 500 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 520 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Amendment 619 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Amendment 667 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make an inventory of barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters and, taking into account the socio-economic functions of surface waters, identify the barriers that need to be removed to contribute to the achievement of the restoration targets set out in Article 4 of this Regulation and of the objective of restoring at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030, without prejudice to Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4(3), 4(5) and 4(7) thereof, and Regulation 1315/2013, in particular Article 15 thereof.
Amendment 704 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve anput in place the restoration measures necessary to attain a stable or increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in agricultural ecosystems, as further specified in Annex IV, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every five years theree years thereafterafter for the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features and the common farmland bird index, and every ten years thereafter for the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and peatlands for rewetting, until the satisfactory levels, identified in accordance with Article 11(3), are reached:
Amendment 710 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 739 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 761 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 763 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 830 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Failure to comply with the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be deemed justified if caused by: force majeure, including natural disasters or unavoidable habitat transformations.
Amendment 915 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losses over at least the last 70 years and the projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 1112 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of any observations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan.
Amendment 1123 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1129 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 1213 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1220 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1224 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Amendment 47 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) There is an urgent need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in buildings and to accelerate efforts to decarbonise and electrify their energy consumption. In order to enable the cost-effective installation of solar technologies at a later stage, all new buildings should be “solar ready”, that is, designed to optimise the solar generation potential on the basis of the site’s solar irradiance, enabling the fruitful installation of solar technologies without costly structural interventions. In addition, Member States should ensure the deployment of suitable solar installations on new buildings, both residential and non- residential, and on existing non-residential buildings. Large-scale deployment of solar energy on buildings would make a major contribution to shielding consumers more effectively from the increasing and volatile prices of fossil fuels, reduce the exposure of vulnerable citizens to high energy costs and result in wider environmental, economic and social benefits. In order to efficiently exploit the potential of solar installations on buildings, Member States should establish criteria for the implementation of, and possible exemptions from, the deployment of solar installations on buildings in line with the assessed technical and economic potential of the solar energy installations and the characteristics of the buildings covered by this obligation. In order to ensure a just energy transition, account should be taken of the differences in the level of prosperity of EU citizens across regions and Member States, which affect citizens’ ability to use solar energy in residential buildings. The Commission, together with the Member States, should design support schemes financed from the Union budget that would offer financial incentives for the installation of solar technologies in both existing and new buildings.
Amendment 58 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9a
9a. ‘renewables go-to area’ means a specific location, whether on land or sea, which has been designated by a Member State as particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants.
Amendment 59 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 89 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9a – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 29 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
– Motion for rejection
– Motion for rejection
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission's proposal.
Amendment 43 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 75 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that Directive 2010/75/EU continues meeting its objectives to prevent or reduce emissions of pollutants and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement that Directive in order to establish operating rules containing requirements for activities relating to rearing of poultry, pigs and cattle and pigs, and to amend Annexes I and Ia to that Directive by adding an agro-industrial activity to ensure that it meets its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201677. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 77 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making, OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1-14.
Amendment 91 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23b
Amendment 118 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa – Title
Chapter VIa – Title
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR REARING POULTRY, PIGS AND CATTLE AND PIGS’
Amendment 210 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph
The operating rules shall take into account inter alia the nature, type, size and density of these installations and the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations.
Amendment 258 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
1. Rearing of cattle, pigs or poultry in installations of 150 livestock units (LSU) or more.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Rearing of any mix of the following animals: cattle, pigs, poultry, in installations of 150 LSU or more.
Amendment 214 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms for agricultural products.
Amendment 219 #
2022/0089(COD)
(ba) optional quality terms for agricultural products.
Amendment 230 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘traditional’ and ‘tradition’, associated with a product originating in a geographical area, means proven historical usage by producers in a community for a period that allows transmission between generations; this period is to be at least 30 years and the said usage may embrace modifications necessitated by changing hygiene and safety practices;
Amendment 392 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 426 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Amendment 500 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 514 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 669 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Amendment 710 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3
Article 55 – paragraph 3
3. Where in the opposition procedure under Article 62 it is demonstrated that the name is also used in another Member State or in a third country, in order to distinguish comparable products or products that share an identical or similar name, the decision on registration adopted in accordance with Article 65(3) may provide that the name of the traditional speciality guaranteed is tomay be accompanied by the claim ‘made following the tradition of’ immediately followed by the name of a country or a region thereof.
Amendment 712 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The protection of a registered name also extends to any translation of the name into a foreign language, if specified by the producer group in the product specification. At the request of producers who wish to use a translation, the translation shall be defined by the Member State in which those producers are established and shall be notified to the Member State that applied for the registration and to the Commission. The Commission shall publish the translation in the Union Registry.
Amendment 715 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the product name proposed for registration, in the appropriate language versions, or indicating that that name should also be protected in its translation into a foreign language;
Amendment 725 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 63 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) demonstrates that the name is also used in another Member State or in a third country to distinguish comparable products or products with an identical or similar name.
Amendment 729 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 a (new)
Article 70 a (new)
Article 70a Producer groups and their tasks 1. Without prejudice to the specific rules on producer organisations and interbranch organisations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, a producer group may in particular exercise the following powers and responsibilities: (a) manage its own controls to ensure that the stages of production of a product designated as a traditional speciality guaranteed comply with the product specification; (b) develop information and promotion activities aimed at informing consumers about the value-added characteristics of the product; (c) develop activities related to ensuring the compliance of a product with its specification; (d) undertake activities to improve the operation of the system, including developing economic knowledge, conducting economic analyses, disseminating economic information on the system, and providing advice to producers; (e) take measures to enhance the value of products and, if necessary, take steps to prevent or counteract any measures that are or may be detrimental to the image of such products.
Amendment 793 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new) Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new) Regulation (EU) 2019/787
(4a) In Annex I, the following point 9a is inserted: ‘9a. Potato spirit (a) Potato spirit is a spirit drink produced exclusively by alcoholic fermentation and distillation at less than 94.8% vol. of potato tubers, so that the distillate has an aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used. (b) The maximum methanol content of potato spirit shall be 1 000 grams per hectolitre of 100% vol. alcohol. (c) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of potato spirit shall be 38%. (d) No alcohol, diluted or otherwise, shall be added. (e) Potato spirit shall not be flavoured. (f) Potato spirit may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour. (g) Potato spirit may be sweetened in order to give it its final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 10 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.
Amendment 795 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new) Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new) Regulation (EU) 2019/787
(4b) In Annex I, the following point 13a is inserted: ‘13 a. Bread spirit (a) Bread spirit is a spirit drink produced exclusively by alcoholic fermentation and distillation at less than 86% vol. of fresh bread, so that the resulting distillate has an aroma and taste derived from the raw materials used. (b) The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of bread spirit shall be 38%. (c) No alcohol, diluted or otherwise, shall be added. (d) Bread spirit shall not be flavoured. (e) Bread spirit may only contain added caramel as a means to adapt colour. (f) Bread spirit may be sweetened in order to give it its final taste. However, the final product may not contain more than 20 grams of sweetening products per litre, expressed as invert sugar.
Amendment 511 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
7a. Revitalisation and development activities in small towns;
Amendment 512 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Points out that small towns face similar problems to rural areas, being similarly threatened by unemployment, the demographic crisis, mobility restrictions and access to education;
Amendment 513 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Believes, therefore, that the long- term rural development strategy should be complemented by a package of integrated revitalisation and development measures for small towns;
Amendment 514 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Points out that the development of entrepreneurship and local labour markets in small towns is important for the development of neighbouring rural areas and contributes to greater diversification of economic activity in rural areas;
Amendment 515 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)
Paragraph 34 d (new)
34d. Emphasises the need to monitor these areas and to support scientific and research facilities in developing and evaluating appropriate instruments tailored to local needs and socio-economic realities;
Amendment 516 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 e (new)
Paragraph 34 e (new)
34e. Believes that it will be crucial to involve social economy actors rooted in local communities in the implementation of these actions;
Amendment 10 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and ensure food security in a way that contributes to social well-being, maintains ecosystem health and ensures as well as ensures profitability of agricultural production and fair living for farmers;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas environmental and animal welfare standards in the EU are already among the highest in the world; whereas the new CAP introduces new ambitious measures to encourage sustainable production, including organic farming;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that action at EU level, including in particular the Green Deal strategy, should aim at regularly raising environmental awareness on a global scale; regrets that free trade agreements often accept glaring differences in agricultural production standards between the EU and third countries with regard to environmental protection and animal welfare - which discourages EU farmers from further environmental investments, including in organic production;
Amendment 185 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CStresses that agricultural products of EU origin are internationally recognised for their high quality; therefore considers that concrete action to promote exports of EU organic products is needed; requests that the Commission report regularly on forthcoming negotiations with the EU’s trading partners to inform Parliament about the potential for expansion of the organic market;
Amendment 228 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. At the same time, it points out that organic farms, whose production is smaller in terms of volume and thus more costly, may have less bargaining power in commercial contracts and may therefore be particularly vulnerable to unfair commercial practices, especially in the form of delayed payment for perishable goods, last minute cancellations or forcing suppliers to pay for unsold and wasted products; therefore, it stresses the particular importance of supervision of this part of the supply chain by the national authorities competent for protecting fair market competition;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Appreciates the potential of the Horizon Europe research programme to serve as one of the tools to support the implementation of a strategy to reduce methane emissions in the agricultural sector; stresses in particular, in this context, that orienting the competition's programme towards the theme of reducing methane emissions also requires equal access for all Member States to the results of EU-funded research and a geographical balance of project participation to be ensured;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that value-added utilisation of agricultural residues and other by-products is an important driver of the circular economy and bio-economy; calls for the acceleration of European biogas production from agriculture waste, as an important tool for reducing methane emissions;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for the acceleration of European biogas production from agriculture waste as an important tool for reducing methane emissions; stresses that agricultural biogas plants, which are built predominantly in rural areas, also contribute to eradicating the energy poverty that these areas often face; furthermore, by providing energy to local customers and reducing energy transmission and distribution losses, they both contribute to the improvement of the national energy system and reduce its operating costs;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 131 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Supports the Commission’s proposal to set up a pilot project to support rural areas and farmers in building biogas installations and to facilitate access to funding to support their development;
Amendment 25 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Directive must support and protect investments in bioenergy by ensuring stability of the regulatory environment, which was the initial impetus for investment in decarbonisation. Biofuel producers should continue to be allowed to count towards the reduction potential of a given biofuel the recovered biogenic CO2 from the fermentation process which replaces fossil-origin CO2.
Amendment 56 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Furthermore, biofuels from agricultural raw materials are a cost- effective tool for reducing emissions in existing and future light and heavy transport, given its current scope and the lifetime of vehicles, so their participation should not be limited only to transport sectors which cannot be electrified. In Delegated Regulation EC 2019/807 of 13 March 2019 on high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock, the Commission confirmed that European biofuels from agricultural raw materials are not drivers of deforestation. Only biofuels from feedstock with a high indirect land-use change risk need to be phased out. The existing limit should therefore be revised in such a way as to give each Member State the necessary flexibility with regard to the increased reduction targets and the use of RES, which will allow Member States to exercise their right to use their own energy resources as laid down in the Treaty. Each Member State should be able to set its own share of biofuels from agricultural raw materials provided that at Union level the share does not exceed 7% of final energy consumption in the transport sector.
Amendment 65 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) Furthermore, in order to exploit the GHG emission reduction potential of biofuels, efforts to increase their share in standard fuels should be supported, including through the urgent implementation at EU level of the E10 standard for motor gasoline, containing up to 10% (by volume) blended bioethanol, and by promoting the use of higher blends in motor gasoline and diesel.
Amendment 85 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) Adequate anti-fraud provisions must be laid down, in particular in relation to used cooking oil (UCO) given the widespread mixing of palm oil. As the detection and prevention of fraud is essential to prevent unfair competition and rampant deforestation in third countries, full and certified traceability of these raw materials should be implemented.
Amendment 208 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources referred to in Article 7 and of the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), the share of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as of biomass fuels consumed in transport, where produced from food and feed crops, shall be no more than one percentage point higher than the share of such fuels in the final consumption of energy in the transport sector in 2020 in that Member State, with a maximum of other than high indirect land use change risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed, shall be no more than 7 % of the final consumption of energy in the transport sector in that Member State.at EU level;
Amendment 211 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
(ia) the second subparagraph is deleted
Amendment 213 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii – introductory part
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
(ii) the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:deleted.
Amendment 216 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Amendment 301 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31
Article 31
Amendment 310 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a – paragraph 1
Article 31a – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure that a Union database is set up to enable the tracing of liquid and gaseous renewable fuels, including the tracing of the feedstocks listed in Annex IX, used in their production and recycled carbon fuels.
Amendment 312 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Regulation 2018/1999/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – point 2 –subparagraph 3 (new)
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – point 2 –subparagraph 3 (new)
Member States shall collectively ensure that the sum of their contribution of biofuels produced from food and feed crops other than high ILUC-risk feedstocks to the greenhouse gas intensity reduction in the transport sector does not exceed the level set in Article 26.1 of Directive 2018/2001/EC. The European Commission shall, on the basis of the cumulated national integrated national and climate progress reports and their Annex IX, issue recommendation to adjust Member States’ forecasts to ensure compliance with the 7% limit at EU level.
Amendment 315 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(2 a) In Article 3 paragraph3 is replaced by the following: Member States shall require suppliers to ensure the placing on the market of petrol with a minimum oxygen content of 2.7% m/m or a minimum ethanol content of 5 %v/v. They shall ensure the provision of appropriate information to consumers concerning the biofuel content of petrol and, in particular, on the appropriate use of different blends of petrol.
Amendment 318 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a – introductory part
Directive 2018/2001/EC
Annex V – part C – introductory part
Annex V – part C – introductory part
a) points 5 and 6 areis deleted and point 6 is replaced by the following:
Amendment 322 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 5
Annex V – part C – point 5
Amendment 326 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 15
Annex V – part C – point 15
Amendment 330 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 18
Annex V – part C – point 18
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el + esca + those fractions of ep, etd, eccs and eccr that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. In the case of eccr CO2 from fermentation that is captured and re-used for replacing fossil- based CO2 shall be considered an emission saving that is entirely allocated to the biofuel or bioliquid resulting from fermentation. If any allocation to co- products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for those purposes instead of the total of those emissions. In the case of biogas and biomethane, all co- products that do not fall under the scope of point 7 shall be taken into account for the purposes of that calculation. No emissions shall be allocated to wastes and residues. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purposes of the calculation. Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D. In the case of biomass fuels produced in refineries, other than the combination of processing plants with boilers or cogeneration units providing heat and/or electricity to the processing plant, the unit of analysis for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17 shall be the refinery;
Amendment 349 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex I
Annex I
(1 a) Annex I is amended as follows: In the line ‘Oxygen content’ the entry in the last column ‘Limits’ ‘Maximum’, ‘3,7’ is replaced by ’8,0’ In the line ‘Ethanol (stabilising agents may be necessary)’, the entry in the last column ‘Limits’ ‘Maximum’, ’10,0’ is replaced by ’22,0’. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with article 10a to supplement this Annex by setting the corresponding parameters for the maximum limits of different oxygenates, vapour pressure and distillation. Footnote 3 is deleted
Amendment 351 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a.2
Article 10a.2
Amendment 36 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 57 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication of 17 September 2020 on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition33 outlined an option to combine agriculture non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions with land use, land use change and forestry net removals, thus creating a newly regulated land sector. Such combination can promote synergies between land-based mitigation actions and enable more integrated policymaking and policy implementation at national and Union level. To this end, the obligation for Member States to submit integrated mitigation plans for the land sector should be reinforcedHowever, account should be taken of the limited reduction potential of both sectors, resulting from natural biological processes and from the need to ensure food security. Therefore, the reduction targets must not lead to an excessive burden on the Member States or hinder achievement of the objectives of the common agricultural policy as laid down in Article 39(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. _________________ 33 COM(2020) 562 final.
Amendment 78 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) IA major drawback of the current rules is that the potential benefits of measures to increase removals are not passed on to the landowners and land managers who take those measures. Consequently, owners and managers are not motivated to reduce emissions and increase removals. Therefore, in order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 92 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates a need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in order to address uncertainties due to natural processes or as a result of climate change in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. A flexibility mechanism linked to increasingly frequent natural disturbances should be available to Member States in 2032, provided that they have exhausted all other flexibilities at their disposal, and put in place appropriate measures to reduce the vulnerability of their land to such disturbances and that the achievement by the Union of the 2030 target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is completed.
Amendment 94 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 33 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal31 combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, andwhich represents a major challenge in terms of maintaining the competitiveness of Union production vis- à-vis third countries not participating in the EU ETS or any other adequate carbon pricing scheme, as well as for maintaining the viability of production, especially for SMEs and small rural farms. It also sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with an economy that should be modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy,and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. Its declared aim is also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is based on realistic aims, properly balancing the environmental and economic aspects, just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. __________________ 31 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 45 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) While emissions trading will also apply to greenhouse gas emissions from road and maritime transport as well as buildings, tThe scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will beis maintained. Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will therefore continue applying to the greenhouse gas emissions from domestic navigation, but not to those from international navigation. Greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to be taken into account for compliance checks will continue to be determined upon completion of inventory reviews in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and the Council34. __________________ 34 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 46 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 56 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to achieve the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55%, the sectors covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will need to reduce their emissions progressively until they reach - 4035% in 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
Amendment 88 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1
Article 1
(1) In Article 1, “30%” is replaced by “4035%”;
Amendment 123 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11 a (new) – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 11 a (new) – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The additional reserve shall consist of the net removals that participating Member States have generated and not used in the period 20261 to -2030 in excess of their respective targets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/841, after deduction of both of the following:
Amendment 126 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – table – column 3
Annex – table – column 3
deleted Column 2 […] -47% -10% -26% -50% -50% -24% -42% -22.7% -37.7% -47.5% -16.7% -43.7% -32% -17% -21% -50% -18.7% -19% -48% -48% -17.7% -28.7% -12.7% -27% -22.7% -50% -50%
Amendment 1 #
2021/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the extension of the term of Community plant variety rights for the species asparagus and the species groups flower bulbs, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals
Amendment 6 #
2021/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘the plant varieties concerned’ means the plant varieties of the species asparagus and the species groups flower bulbs, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals;
Amendment 8 #
2021/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The term of the right of the plant varieties concerned shall be extended by five years. That extension shall apply to rights granted before, on or after 1 July 2021.
Amendment 10 #
2021/0019(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – subparagraph 2
It shall apply from 1 July 20213.
Amendment 20 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the agriculture and forestry have a pivotal role to play in the transition to a more circular, sustainable and resource-efficient society. These sectors provide biodiversity benefits through the active management of land and forests, application of sustainable management systems and the adoption of innovative technologies and practices. Therefore, there is a need to continue to promote the sustainable use of forest and agriculture ecosystems (taking into account economic, social and environmental aspects), in Europe and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; recognises, however, the need for realistic and balanced approach in implementation of the Strategy in which all three dimensions of sustainability are acknowledged; stresses that halting and reversing biodiversity loss in the EU is a task to be fulfilled by each economic and societal sector equally; considers that this level of ambition encourages policy action at all levels and promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action by society as a whole is needed to counteract this trend; stresses the need to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens in the implementation of the Strategy;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system, keeping in mind all three dimensions of sustainability; calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture and forestry in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural and forestry production with imports;
Amendment 103 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is one of a key societal goals, requiring a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone in society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming community and forest-based sector, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, and creating a sense of ownership, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy; stresses the need to prioritise positive incentives and voluntary bottom-up participatory process in order to increase the acceptance, motivation and commitment to biodiversity protection, and thus, calls for a very careful approach towards any new legally binding instruments;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity, while keeping in mind the overarching objectives of the CAP as per Art. 39 TFEU; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition;
Amendment 166 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes for their value in terms of, maintaining and supporting agricultural practices and/or productive features beneficial to biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests in agricultural landscapes for their value; calls on the Member States to develop the necessvoluntary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non-productive areas and features, as well as agricultural practices and/or productive features which contribute to biodiversity, with the aim of achieving an area of at least 10% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at nationalEU level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and thereby maximising the potential for biodiversity;
Amendment 204 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production must be market driven and accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
Amendment 224 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests as well as for the achievement of the SDGs and for the implementation of the European Green Deal; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancing farm productivity; highlights the importance of using the wood from sustainably managed forests and wooden products to achieve a CO2-neutral economy; indicates that it is necessary to adapt forests to climate change through active management;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the future EU Forest Strategy should be used as the main policy framework to coordinate all policies related to forests, forestry and forest- based sector, including the aspects related to biodiversity with Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and multifunctionality at its core, while having due regard to the prevailing roles of Member States’ forest policies and laws and the subsidiarity principle; emphasises the important role of the Standing Forestry Committee as well as the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork, as the main fora for exchange of information and providing opinions, advice and expertise to the Commission on the various policies and initiatives relevant to forests and the forest-based sector; stresses the need to take into account the diversity and different characteristics of European forests in their ecologic, economic and social dimensions;
Amendment 269 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the food security and stability of agricultural production, climate change adaption and the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantialfurther reduction in the use and risks of chemical pesticides accompanied by development of alternative sustainable protection technologies is needed; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically and products deriving from this integrated production system are paid sufficiently; stresses that farmers need a biggproper toolbox of safe, effective and affordable crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstere (chemical, biological, physical etc.), as well as bolstered research, innovation and training and advisory systems;
Amendment 308 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that agricultural production is being increasingly concentratedUnderlines that the concentration of agricultural production in a limited range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes is led by market demand; underlines that preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of local genetic resources, in particular as a repository of solutions to help in facing the environmental challenges that lie ahead.
Amendment 320 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that to raise the acceptance for more Protected Areas among affected stakeholders, positive incentives and voluntary bottom-up participatory designation processes and other effective conservation measures (OECMs) should be prioritized. Appropriate compensation measures must be proposed for designated areas, protection and conservation measures and reduced revenues due to the increased production costs. The funding has to reach impacted farmers and forest owners.
Amendment 156 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40 a (new)
Citation 40 a (new)
— having regard to Directive 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directives 98/6/EC, 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (Text with EEA relevance),
Amendment 333 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the proposed regulations will necessitate investment in the form of large number of costly technological adaptations requiring the broad transfer of new knowledge, thus posing a particular challenge for agriculture based on small and medium-sized family farms;
Amendment 448 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. having regard to the increasing globalisation of the food market and the related increase in importance of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 484 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possi; at the same time takes a negative view of the failure to present an impact assessment of the strategy at the stage of its consultation with the Member States; points out that European farmers should be better informed about the new requirements and the scope of the adjustments that will apply to them after 2020, so as to strengthen the sense among the farming community that the legal framework is secure and stable;
Amendment 637 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to demarcate in the proposed strategy, in an appropriate manner that is compliant with the TFEU, the financing of rural areas under the common agricultural policy and the cohesion policy, taking into account the objectives of each policy, as described in Article 39 and Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, in order to limit the financing from CAP funds of investments not directly related to agriculture;
Amendment 723 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 797 #
2020/2260(INI)
3a. Notes, furthermore, that climate change poses a risk of the spread of new plant pests affecting both agricultural crops and forest areas; new phytosanitary risks may therefore make it difficult or impossible to achieve the objectives of reducing the use of plant protection products; calls at the same time for the continued strengthening of the European Union’s import regime, while respecting the provisions of the International Plant Protection Convention;
Amendment 1036 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that, as regards the objective of allocating at least 25% of EU agricultural land to organic farming by 2030, there are significant disparities in the proportion of organic land in individual Member States, which may lead to a distortion of the competitive balance in the common market; also points out that there is a lack of clarification as to whether the 25% figure should include all land which is organically farmed or only land on which organic products are produced; takes the view that this lack of information makes it difficult both to assess the impact of the strategy on the market and to target support under the common agricultural policy tools;
Amendment 1162 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector; considers that reducing the EU’s dependence on imports of plant proteins has significant sustainability benefits worldwide and calls for the promotion of EU-grown plant proteins to provide locally sourced food and feed with high nutritional value;
Amendment 1470 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient; these actions should help to promote and reward the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; recalls furthermore, in relation to the problem of dual quality products in the EU common market, that under Directive 2019/2161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 with regard to better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules, misleading consumers as to the composition of a product, after individual assessment by the competent authorities, may be considered an unfair commercial practice prohibited by EU law; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 30.3.2007, p. 59.
Amendment 1623 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that farmers have a weaker bargaining position vis-à-vis processing and the large-scale trade and competition from non-EU suppliers in the supply chain; and therefore also recommends institutional and financial support for agricultural producers in setting up joint economic structures such as agricultural producer groups and organisations and cooperatives;
Amendment 1638 #
2020/2260(INI)
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 to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science; takes the view that reducing the prevalence of excess weight and obesity, reducing morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes, and increasing the number of healthy life years should be priority objectives; recommends, therefore, that the stimulation of sustainable food processing practices should take into account current data on food and food ingredient consumption in individual countries, their impact on health, as well as recommendations on the principles of proper nutrition;
Amendment 2096 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; emphasises that the costs of the transition must not lead to a reduction in farm profitability and that meeting higher environmental standards must entail an increase in economic scale; emphasises, in particular, that the new model for implementing the common agricultural policy must seek to reduce the risk of a lower uptake of funds by final beneficiaries as a result of increased conditionality requirements; is concerned that preliminary analyses indicate that the cumulative effect of implementing the Green Deal strategy could result in a significant reduction in farm profitability in the first period and could disrupt the liquidity of payments from the second pillar of the CAP;
Amendment 2139 #
2020/2260(INI)
25 a. Deforestation and forest degradation Considers, in view of the Commission’s plans to introduce in 2021 a legislative proposal and other measures to avoid or minimise the placing on the EU market of products associated with deforestation and forest degradation, that the proposed provisions need to be clarified, in particular, a clear definition is needed of ‘products associated with deforestation and forest degradation' and of the concept of ‘forest degradation’ itself; calls on the Commission to consult the relevant definitions with forestry experts in European Union countries and to incorporate these provisions into the forestry strategy currently being drawn up;
Amendment 2199 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account; takes the view, therefore, that the EU’s trade policy should make the granting of preferences and strengthening of cooperation with third countries conditional on those countries undertaking and actually implementing ambitious commitments in key areas such as animal welfare, the use of pesticides and the fight against antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that more than half of EU expenditure in 2019 may be considered as high-risk, including reimbursement-based payments for investments in the areas of cohesion and rural development; notes that the increase in the estimated rate of material error from 4,5 % in 2018 to 4,9 % in 2019 can result in auditors giving an adverse opinion on EU expenditurthe estimated error rate for the section 'Cohesion' drops from 5% (for 2018) to 4.4%, which is in line with the downward trend of the error rate in this area (in 2015 and 2016 it was 5.2% and 4.8% respectively); recalls that for the 2000-2006 programming period, this section of the EU budget recorded a double digit error rate;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is of the opinion that the level of error estimated by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) for 2019 expenditure in this area should be assessed in the context of the multiannual nature of the programmes, in which case further corrections are exercised at a later stage which would lead to a significant reduction of the risk at the programme closure;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Addresses the European Court of Auditors with a request to produce a report with an estimated error rate after the closure of the 2007-2013 Cohesion Policy programmes;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 18 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the main reasons for this error rate are project ineligibility, infringement of internal market rules, and ineligible expenditure; recalls that these areas have high inherent risk of error and that checks by managing authorities and audit institutions are not always effective;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes efforts to simplify requirements to be made of project managers and management authorities in the Member States under the 2021-2027 programming period of the Common Provisions Regulation; however, as also noted by the European Court of Auditors, a number of provisions lack clarity as to their implementation and many procedures risk being complex depending on the rules of the different Member States. To this end, the Commission is invited, in a structured dialogue with Member States, to analyse administrative practices and procedures at Member State level in order to eliminate inefficiencies and to disseminate examples of effective administrative practices and procedures to all competent authorities of the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Shares the Court's conclusions stating that the change in the rules for the implementation of ESI Funds (Cohesion Policy and Agriculture / Fisheries), due to the crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, should further accelerate the implementation process;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, at the end of the sixth year of implementation, absorption rates for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) are 6,6% lower than at the same stage in the previous programming period; and draws attention to the risk that, as the eligibility period draws to an end and given the circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States may prioritise spending over performance and regularity.
Amendment 42 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern that, at the end of the sixth year of implementation, absorption rates for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund (CF) are 6,6% lower than at the same stage in the previous programming period; and draws attention to the risk that, as the eligibility period draws to an end and given the circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, Member States may prioritise spending over performance and regularity.; stresses, however, that the absorption rate of ESI Funds in 2019 was higher than in any other year of MFF 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 50 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to identify the regions have a low funding take-up rates and to help them to improve it through the identification of the rules that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cohesion Funds;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Urges the Commission to propose clear and easily applicable definitions and criteria for monitoring the funds available to fight the consequences of the COVID- 19 crisis;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Invites the Commission to interrupt or suspend payments in case of fraud, but where serious deficiencies in management and control systems have been identified, to use the block as last resort, when all other options have been exhausted, because suspending payments could have serious consequences for the regions severely hit already by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Believes that the absolute priority of the CAP should be to ensure food security throughout the EU, which cannot be achieved at local or regional level;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Completely understands the need to transform European agriculture and move it towards more environmentally- friendly production; is, however, seriously concerned that the ambitious aims of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity 2030 strategies, as well as the extended conditionality of direct payments under CAP Pillar I – in the absence of an impact assessment – together with a significant reduction in the CAP budget in the next CAP financial perspective pose huge risks to basic incomes, especially for small rural farms, and to the global volume of agricultural production in the EU;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2117(INI)
-1b. Notes in this context that EU agricultural production, weighed down by new environmental, climate and animal welfare requirements, may not be able to withstand competition on the free market from products from non-EU countries whose producers are not similarly weighed down by production requirements and can frequently offer dumping sales prices. Therefore stresses that setting new ambitious reduction targets for the agricultural sector in terms of greenhouse-gas emissions, the use of fertilisers and plant protection products for the Member States must be preceded by the implementation of suitable investment and technology which will ensure the stability and continuity of agricultural production;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the remarkable resilience of European agriculture; underlines its socio-economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri-food production for the vitality of its rural areas; stresses, however, that the unprecedented restriction of economic activity in Europe and worldwide, which is necessary to protect people's health and lives, is causing a significant reduction in household incomes and thus in consumer purchasing power, which in the near future may result in a decline in consumption at global level or a change in food preferences towards cheaper, lower-quality products;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and farmers’ interests; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standardsis convinced that the EU’s trade policy should make the granting of preferences and strengthening of cooperation with third countries conditional on those countries undertaking and actually implementing ambitious commitments in key areas such as animal welfare, the use of pesticides and the fight against antimicrobial resistance; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standards; notes in this context that climate change poses a risk of the spread of new plant pests affecting both agricultural crops and forest areas; therefore calls for the continued strengthening of the European Union’s import regime, while respecting the provisions of the International Plant Protection Convention; observes with concern the growing protectionist trend among African countries with regard to poultry and poultry products from Europe;calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the situation in this area and to block any initiatives and projects aimed at increasing import duties or reducing import quotas for Member States; also underlines the need to reduce the EU’s dependence on imports of plant proteins, which will have significant sustainability benefits worldwide, and calls for the promotion of EU-grown plant proteins to provide locally-sourced food and feed with high nutritional value;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. At the same time, underlines that tackling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic must not obscure other current problems and challenges facing European agriculture; close monitoring is needed for the implications of the EU-UK and EU-Mercosur trade agreements, with particular regard to the poultry, beef and milk markets in the Member States and in the fisheries sector, and also the EU- Ukraine agreement on free trade in dairy products.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), established by Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 in order to provide financial assistance to Member States and accession countries undergoing major disasters or major public health emergencies, represents true European added value and the materialisation of a will, that has sometimes been insufficient or lacking, to provide mutual assistance and solidarity at Union level;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. noting the usefulness of the EUSF, highlighted by the Commission’s evaluation, in particular as regards reducing the burden on local authorities facing significant damage as a result of natural disasters or health emergencies;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern that extreme weather events and natural disasters will only increase and intensify alongside climate change;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to events such as COVID-19, which is severely affecting all of Europe, forest fires across the continent, including in unusual places such as the Arctic, and the series of violent earthquakes in Europe, particularly in Italy in 2016-2017, causing hundreds of deaths and some EUR 22 billion in damage, and in Croatia in March 2020; points out, moreover, that storms, extreme rainfall and flooding have caused considerable damage in many cities and valleys, and that increasingly violent hurricanes have caused devastation in the outermost regions, such as Hurricane Irma in 2017 in Saint-Martin, and Hurricane Lorenzo in 2019 in the Azores, which were particularly destructive; also recalls that it is necessary not to underestimate the problem of infectious plant diseases, such as xylella fastidiosa, which cause considerable damage to the environment and regional economies;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that it is vital that aid and funds be sent every more rapidly and easily to affected regions, and that links with the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) and the ERDF climate-change adaptation component are essential in order to create a comprehensive package;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their research and education in order to put in place a system to ensure better preparedness to prevent and manage disasters and to minimize the impact of such crises;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2087(INI)
12b. Calls for increased coordination and cooperation between the research and development institutions of Member States, especially those facing similar risks; calls for enhanced early warning systems in Member States and the creation and strengthening of links between the various early warning systems;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Suggests that Member States identify investments, projects and tools in their National Recovery and Resilience Plans in order to prevent and limit damage from natural and health disasters;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the establishment of a SEAR may have the advantage of some flexibility, but notes that, in its current form, the EUSF allocation remains uncertain, since it depends on the amounts mobilised by the EAR; undertakes, accordingly, closely to monitor the management of the SEAR in order to see whether the funding amount and allocation key provided for in this new financial instrument meet the needs of the EUSF, in view of the extension of its scope and the scale and proliferation of emergencies resulting, in particular, from climate changenatural disasters, climate change and the health emergency;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with regret that it takes on average one year for the entire grant to reach the beneficiary and that the Fund cannot therefore, under the current conditions, claim to act as an instrument for rapid intervention; calls on the Commission to expedite payment procedures and to explore ways tof simplifying and make flexible, as much as possible, the administrative procedures required to access aid, in order to relieve disaster- stricken regions or countries from unnecessary administrative burdens;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that, in the future, the EUSF budget will have to be increased in order to make it a real tool for EU solidarity; to this end, believes that the EUSF is not only used for damage repair but also for resilience in relation to climate change, natural disasters and public health emergencies in order to exit stronger from the disaster situation;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission to strengthen synergies between the EUSF and cohesion funds, as well as with the UCPM, with a view to effective and structured risk management in the short, medium and long term, not only through the construction of sustainable, energy- and resource-efficient infrastructure, but also through the deployment of preventive measures; also calls on the Commission to demonstrate flexibility with programming and amending of nationals operational programmes when they comes to dealing with natural disasters;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas European food-production standards, including animal welfare criteria, are the highest and most rigorous in the world, and whereas external trade agreements concluded by the EU must ensure that our agricultural markets are sufficiently protected against unfair competition and price dumping on the part of third countries;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas more uniform application wording of existing animal welfare legislation is a prerequisite to raising these standards and universal compliance with these standards;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the current legislation is partly obsolete and lags behind the scientific advances and technical progress made in farming practices, and implementation of the legislation is highly inconsistent across Member States;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas in the coming years a range of increased risk factors for stability and for cost-effectiveness of agricultural production in the EU can be expected to have a cumulative effect; such as the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU, reduction of the overall EU budget including the CAP, systemic reform of the CAP along with additional criteria for subsidies, the Green Deal Strategy and its reduction targets and the unprecedented scale of increase in environmental ambition, and the prospective prohibition of cage farming by 2027, as well as negative global demographic trends and the rapidly growing problem of farm abandonment;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas labelling can only be effective if it is easy for consumers to understand, designed for an integrated single market and underpinned by a coherent EU trade policy; whereas research and public consultation findings show that stakeholders are not fully behind the proposal for mandatory labelling;
Amendment 201 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for any future legislative initiative (whether the establishment of new legislation or a review of existing texts) entailing an amendment or change to the livestock-raising system (including accommodation) to be based on sound, recent scientific data derived from research grounded in a systemic approach and not focused on any single aspect of sustainability; advocates for balance to be maintained and, for scientific advice on how the desired changes will affect the animals, the environment and the farmers to be followed, and for the competent bodies of the Member States to be consulted as early as possible in the legislative process;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that changes must be made after scientific evaluation and in consultation with competent bodies in EU Member States, as well as with a view to meeting citizens’ needs, with due account for consumers’ choices and purchasing power;
Amendment 247 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to cease work on the proposal to limit cage farming as proposed in the ‘End the Cage Age’ Initiative; considers complete prohibition of cage farming in the EU by 2027 for all of the mentioned species, namely laying hens, rabbits, pullets, broiler breeders, layer breeders, quail, ducks and geese, and piglets, as well as cattle pens, to be a radical, reckless solution that is detrimental to the continuity of supply chains and the cost- effectiveness of agricultural production; recommends that the EC focus its activities instead on enhancing food security and making the EU agricultural market more robust;
Amendment 251 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Warns that any potential changes to cages farming will need to be accompanied by precise and unambiguous definitions of what constitutes a cage; in addition, phasing out cage rearing could, for instance, increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases among farm animals and increase the stress caused by territorial dominance and rivalry, which is harmful to their health;
Amendment 257 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that investments in improved animal welfare incur higher production costs, no matter the type of livestock farming concerned; notes that, unless covered by financial aid or a return on investment from the market, the rise in production costs means that farmers will not be able to invest in animal welfare; for this reason it also advocates that any raising of animal welfare standards take place gradually and in a responsible manner, based on a system of financial incentives, including using funds outside the CAP budget;
Amendment 343 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to reword its regulatory framework to make it clearer, with a view not to tightening rules up but rather to making the objectives and indicators more easily comprehensible and, thereby, to leaving less room for interpretation and enabling uniform national transposition among Member States; suggests updating the general directive to include the Commission’s objectives and expectations regarding the welfare of farm animals and working on species-specific directives, with due account for the nature of livestock farming, the various stages of the animals’ lives, on- farm practices unrelated to livestock farming, traditions and regional conditions, and the diversity of soil and weather conditions;
Amendment 363 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to improve cooperation between all the stakeholders concerned and to facilitate dialogue between the various stakeholders in the Member States so as to enable joint consideration of developments in livestock-farming systems; encourages the sharing of ‘good’ practices between livestock-farming sectors and countries; wishes to see the development of tools to encourage pioneering livestock farmers to participate in development projects; asks for livestock farmers to be involved at all stages of the studies carried out in Europe’s various regions; wishes to see the study documents and documents for disseminating good practice translated into all the languages of the European Union; recognises the potential of the Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation, and expects a geographical balance between Member States in terms of access to finance for the projects;
Amendment 368 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the Commission to link its various strategies by implementing rules drawn up in a manner consistent with the European Green Deal, the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy and agricultural, trade and promotion policies; and recommends, in particular, holistic assessment of the impact of all of the Green Deal strategies on the economic stability of EU farms in individual Member States;
Amendment 372 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to make ensuring a level playing field as regards compliance with animal welfare and environmental protection standards by EU and third-country entities top priority when negotiating and concluding Free Trade Agreements, to protect EU agricultural markets from unfair competition from outside and dumping;
Amendment 389 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Deplores the limited return on investment for farmers who take part in voluntary animal welfare recognition schemes; Deplores the lack of a return on investment for farmers who take part in voluntary animal welfare recognition schemes; notes, further, that animal welfare labelling will only prove successful if a return on investment is forthcoming from the higher price point;
Amendment 408 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes that mandatory labelling legislation could be discouraging for private undertakings that invest in product diversity and observe higher animal welfare standards as market leverage;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 19 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas for many Member States the transitional use of energy sources based on natural gas could be essential in achieving a fair energy transition that does not harm society and leaves no-one behind;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 70 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas a multilayered European governance model built on an active and constructive partnership between the various levels of governance and stakeholders is key tocould prove essential in achieving the climate neutrality transition;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the European Climate Law, which enshrines the 2050 climate neutrality target for the Union into Union legislation, including the intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the crucial role for Cohesion Policy in fighting climate change and achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050 at the latest and the intermediate target by 2030, as well as the role of local and regional authorities in mitigating and adapting to climate change, in particular through a far-reaching reform of investment policies, with a view to increasing the operational capacity of the Member States and their public administration entities;
Amendment 152 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor the progress of national governments and local and regional authorities in addressing climate change; sStresses the need to enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in the area of tackling climate change;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 20 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the Facility should cover a wide range of investments, on condition that they contribute to meet the development needs in the transition towards a climate neutral economy, as described in the territorial just transition plans. The investments supported may cover energy and transport infrastructure, including technological solutions based on natural gas with the possibility of a gradual shift to lower-emissions gas fuels in the future, district heating networks, green mobility, smart waste management, clean energy and energy efficiency measures including renovations and conversions of buildings, support to transition to a circular economy, land restoration and decontamination, as well as up- and re-skilling, training and social infrastructure, including social housing. Infrastructure developments may also include solutions leading to their enhanced resilience to withstand disasters. Comprehensive investment approach should be favoured in particular for territories with important transition needs. Investments in other sectors could also be supported if they are consistent with the adopted territorial just transition plans. By supporting investments that do not generate sufficient revenues, the Facility aims at providing public sector entities with additional resources necessary to address the social, economic and environmental challenges resulting from the adjustment to climate transition. In order to help identify investments with a high positive environmental impact eligible under the Facility, the EU taxonomy on environmentally sustainable economic activities may be used.
Amendment 50 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. 'beneficiary' means a public sector legal entity established in a Member State as a public law body, or as a body governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission, – including entrepreneurs acting as private partners in public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements – and with whom a grant agreement has been signed under the Facility;
Amendment 84 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 92 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Notwithstanding the criteria set out in Article 197 of the Financial Regulation, only public sector legal entities established in a Member State as a public law body, or as a body governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission, – including entrepreneurs acting as private partners in public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements – are eligible to apply as potential beneficiaries under this Regulation.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of the grant shall not exceed 15% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner under this Facility. For projects located in territories in NUTS level 2 regions with a GDP per capita not exceeding 75% of the average GDP of the EU-27 as referred to in Article [102(2)] of Regulation [new CPR], and for transition regions with a GDP of between 75 and 100% of the average GDP of the EU-27 and which were classified as ‘lagging regions’ in the 2014-2020 financial perspective, the amount of the grant shall not exceed 205% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner.
Amendment 100 #
2020/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the grounds specified in Article 131(4) of the Financial Regulation and after consulting the finance partner, the amount of the grant may be reduced or the grant agreement may be terminated, if within twohree years from the date of signature of the grant agreement, the economically most significant supply, works or services contract has not been signed, in cases where the conclusion of such contract is envisaged pursuant to the grant agreement.
Amendment 34 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that cEuropean Union and its Member States are fully committed to the Paris Agreement and its long-term goals, and call for urgently enhanced global ambition in light of the latest available science including the recent reports released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate cChange needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showed worldwide erosion of biodiversity, with climate change as the third most important driver of biodiversity loss.22(IPCC)20and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES). _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019).
Amendment 37 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A fixed long-term objective is crucial to contribute to economic and societalnhancing just transformation, jobs, growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to movereach in a fair, efficient and cost- effective manner towards the temperature goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1, 5°C above pre- industrial levels, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).
Amendment 56 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should requires a contribution from all economic sectorsll economic sectors, including aviation and maritime transport, to reduce their emissions to close to zero. The polluter pays principle should be a key factor in that regard. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective. This will not be achieved without adequate additional funding for research and implementation.
Amendment 64 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission should recommend a detailed plan with all suggested necessary legislative and non- legislative measures in order to achieve a climate neutral economy in the EU by 2050. This plan should identify the key barriers and the measures that will be implemented at EU level to support the transformation of each sector of the economy
Amendment 68 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has been pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action and has put in place a regulatory framework to achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target. The legislation implementing this target consists, inter alia, of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , which establishes a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , which introduced national targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , which requires Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry. _________________ 26Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 27Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 28 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 69 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, through the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious decarbonisation agenda aiming towards climate neutrality notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 72 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to achieve it in a cost-effective, just, socially balanced and fair manner, as well as help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Parliament called for the necessary transition to a climate-neutral society by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made into a European success story33 and has declared a climate and environment emergency34 . The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 201935 , has agreed onendorsed the objective of collectively achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while also recognising that it is necessary to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require significant public and private investment. The European Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long- term strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. _________________ 33European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 34European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP)). 35 Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO EUR 31, CONCL 9.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between reported anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. TAll Member States should collectively contribute to the fulfilment of the Union- wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, based on their national circumstances and the availability of support, taking into account the GDP per capita and starting points, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures, as well as instruments, at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 92 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) All Member States have a responsibility to contribute to the collective EU climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. As a matter of justice and solidarity, the application of Union support mechanisms and funding such as the Just Transition Fund provided for in Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, should take into account Member States' different starting points to reach climate neutrality.
Amendment 96 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate action and international climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the different starting points of Member States, the various national circumstances and support available, as well as, the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability whilst particularly taking into account the need to combat energy poverty; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition in accordance with 2015 International Labour Organization's guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, the Commission shouldintends, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , to review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels, additionally providing information on the reported Union-wide emissions and removals projected for 2030. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it shouldintends to make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission shouldintends, by 30 June 2021, to assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. The Union confirms its target to reduce emissions by at least 40% compared to 1990 by 2030 and will consider raising its target only in a joint effort where all major emitters reach a comparable level of ambition. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 134 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly assess progress and gaps in required support. Should the collective progress made by Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national measures, and issue recommendations where it finds that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities, as well as regions, have a powerful role to play in driving thea just and fair transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to maintain the credibility of the Union’s leadership in the field of climate change, as well as to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate- neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37determine the emission reduction targets has to be exercised with the full participation of all key Union institutions i.e. after a thorough impact assessment, via legislative procedure, and following the strategic guidance given by the European Council. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 169 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Reported Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced in the Union at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date.
Amendment 171 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. As from 1 January 2051, removals of greenhouse gases shall exceed emissions in the Union
Amendment 180 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures and provide support at Union and national level respectivelyas appropriate, to enable the collective achievement of the climate- neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States, as well as the enhancement of a just transition.
Amendment 191 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shallThe Commission shall prepare a thorough impact assessment in preparation for a review of the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriateincluding information on the reported Union-wide emissions and removals projected for 2030, and explore options for a new 2030 target. The impact assessment shall cover the impacts on the EU, Member States and on sectoral levels.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how all of the Union legislation implementing therelevant for the fulfilment of Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, includingreinforce protection against carbon leakage, through the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism, and to mobilise adequate resources for all investments necessary to reach this target. The Commission shall in particular evaluate the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treatiess for how emissions from all sectors can contribute to the 2030 target and the 2050 climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 205 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall prepare a plan to mobilise adequate financing for investments needed to achieve the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), in particular addressing the needs of Member States, regions and citizens most affected by the climate policy. This plan will also include information on the financing needed on the sectoral level as described in para. 6a.
Amendment 207 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryshall conduct a regular assessment of progress made collectively by the Member States to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050.
Amendment 215 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 217 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 283 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 288 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessmentse assessments and their conclusions, together with the State of the Energy Union Report prepared in the respective calendar year in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, to the European Parliament and to the Council. , and shall make them publicly available.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 298 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 301 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 305 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 311 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred toe climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 32(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 318 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reports of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and relevant UNFCCC bodies;
Amendment 320 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) European and global statistics and data, including data on performance of major emitters, as well as losses from adverse climate impacts, where available; and
Amendment 328 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a socially just, climate- neutral and climate-resilient society, including through the European Climate Pact set out in paragraph 2. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 332 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a European Climate Pact with the purpose of engaging citizens, social partners and stakeholders in the elaboration of Union- level climate policies and fostering dialogue and the diffusion of science- based information about climate change, as well as sharing best practices for sustainable lifestyles and climate initiatives.
Amendment 336 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 342 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) achieving long-term greenhouse gas emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in accordance with the Union's climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], in the context of necessary reductions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to reduce the Union's greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective manner and enhance removals by sinks in pursuit of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement so as to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases within the Union as early as possible;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the public demand for more sustainable food systems needs to be addressed, and calls on the Commission to clarifydefine the conditions under which sustainable agreements can be exempted from competition law, namely in the framework of the current review of the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and related guidelines;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it essential to keep within DG AGRI all competencies relating to the state aid used to promote the development of agricultural and forestry sectors and of rural areas, thereby ensurin order to coordinate all matters ing the expertise needed to addressis area in an expert manner, particularly in connection with the CAP, which is necessary in view of the specific nature of these sectors and the need for full consistency and in accordcompliance with the CAP.
Amendment 12 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the reduction in appropriations proposed by the Commission for producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector (- EUR 14,6 million), which could negatively impact their growing contribution to rebalance the bargaining power in the food supply chain; regrets the absence of appropriations for the poultry meat sector and suggests allocating funds in the section 'Other measures for pigmeat, poultry, eggs, beekeeping, other animal products' of EUR 25 million to support the poultry sector as it suffers from unfair trade distortion with Ukraine;
Amendment 19 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Therefore, in order to ensure that support can be granted to farmers and other beneficiaries from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in 2021, the Union should continue to grant such support for onetwo more years under the conditions of the existing legal framework, which covers the period 2014 to 2020. The existing legal framework is laid down in particular in Regulations (EU) No 1303/20137 , (EU) No 1305/20138 , (EU) No 1306/20139 , (EU) No 1307/201310 , (EU) No 1308/201311 , (EU) No 228/201312 and (EU) No 229/201313 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In addition, to facilitate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework which covers the period starting on 1 Januarya transition period of two years should be introduced until December 31 2022, rules should be laid down to regulate how certain support granted on a multiannual basis will be integrated into the new legal framework. __________________ 7Regulation (EU) No1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 8Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 9Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 10Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608). 11Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). 12Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 13Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
Amendment 22 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In light of the fact that the Union should continue to support rural development in 2021, Member States, that demonstrate the risk to run out of funds and not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, should have the possibility to extend their rural development programmes or certain of their regional rural development programmes supported by the EAFRD to 31 December 20212 and to finance those extended programmes from the corresponding budget allocation for the year 2021 and 2022. The extended programmes should aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of environment and climate ambition.
Amendment 24 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Since certain Member States may still have funds provided by the Union in previous years, Member States should also have the possibility not to extend their rural development programmes or not to extend certain of their regional rural development programmes. Those Member States should have the possibility to transfer the EAFRD budget allocation for 2021 and 2022 or the part of the EAFRD budget allocation corresponding to the regional rural development programmes that have not been extended, to the financial allocations for the years 20223 to 2025, in accordance with the Council Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027]14 . __________________ 14 Regulation MFF OJ L , , p. .
Amendment 26 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to allow the Commission to provide the necessary financial planning and the corresponding adjustments of the annual breakdowns of the Union support set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Member States should inform the Commission soon after the entry into force of this Regulation whether they decide to extend their rural development programmes and, in case of regional rural development programmes, which of those programmes they decide to extend, and consequently which corresponding amount of the budget allocation for 2021 and 2022 is not to be transferred to the following years.
Amendment 27 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 lays down common rules applicable to the EAFRD and some other Funds, which operate under a common framework. That Regulation should continue to apply to programmes supported by the EAFRD for the 2014–2020 programming period as well as to those programmes supported by the EAFRD for which Member States decide to extend that period to 31 December 20212. For those Member States, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the programming year 2021.
Amendment 29 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/201416 provide that expenditure for certain long-term commitments undertaken pursuant to certain regulations that granted support for rural development before Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 should continue to be paid by the EAFRD in the 2014-2020 programming period under certain conditions. That expenditure should also continue to be eligible for the duration of their respective legal commitment under the same conditions in the programming year 2021 and 2022. For reasons of legal clarity and certainty, it also should be clarified that the legal commitments undertaken under measures that correspond to measures of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 to which the integrated administration and control system applies, should be subject to this integrated administration and control system and that payments related to these legal commitments have to be made within the period from 1 December to 30 June of the following calendar year. __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 865). 16Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and introducing transitional provisions (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 32 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In light of the fact that the CAP Strategic Plans to be prepared by Member States in accordance with the new legal framework are to be applicable as of 1 January 20223, transitional rules should be laid down to regulate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework, in particular Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council18 [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. __________________ 18Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Strategic Plan] (OJ L …, …, p. …).
Amendment 36 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) With the view to ensuring continuity as regards the aid schemes in the fruit and vegetable sector, wine sector and the apiculture sector, rules need to be laid down that allow those aid schemes to continue to be implemented until the end of their respective programming periods. For this period certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 should therefore continue to apply in relation to expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 after 31 December 20212 and until the end of those aid schemes.
Amendment 39 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The EAFRD should be able to support Community-led local development set up in accordance with the new rules laid down by Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX [New CPR]. However, in order to avoid unspent funds for Community-led local development in the programming year 2021 and 2022, Member States that decide to extend their rural development programmes to 31 December 2021 and that also make use of the possibility to transfer amounts from direct payments to rural development, should be able to apply the 5% minimum allocation for Community-led local development only to the EAFRD contribution to the rural development extended to 31 December 20212 calculated before the transfer of amounts from direct payment has been done.
Amendment 42 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure continuity in the transitional period, the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector should be maintained for 2021, 2022 and the relevant amount of the reserve for 2021 and 2022 should be included.
Amendment 47 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 currently only provides for a notification obligation for Member States as regards their decisions and the estimated product related to the reduction of the part of the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 150 000 for the years 2015 to 2020. With a view to ensuring a continuation of the existing system, Member States should also notify their decisions and the estimated product of reduction for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 49 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 allows Member States to transfer funds between direct payments and rural development as regards calendar years 2014 to 2020. In order to ensure that Member States may keep their own strategy, the flexibility between pillars should be made available also for calendar year 20212 (i.e. financial year 20223).
Amendment 51 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to allow the Commission to be able to set the budgetary ceilings in accordance with Articles 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it is necessary that Member States notify their decisions on financial allocations by scheme for calendar year 2021 and 2022 by 1 August 2020 and 2021.
Amendment 54 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In accordance with the current legal framework, Member States notified in 2014 their decisions up to calendar year 2020, on the division of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme between the regions and the possible annual progressive modifications for the period covered by Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. It is necessary that Member States also notify those decisions for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 60 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides for the annual progressive modifications in the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve to reflect the annual steps of the national ceiling set in Annex II to that Regulation, reflecting a “multiannual” management of the reserve. Those rules should be adapted so to reflect that it is possible to amend both the value of all allocated entitlements and of the reserve to adjust to a change in the amount in that Annex II between two years. Moreover, in some Member States not having reached a flat rate by 2019, internal convergence is implemented on an annual basis. For calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2021,2 only the value of the payment entitlement of the current year needs to be determined in the year of allocation. The unit value of entitlements to be allocated from the reserve in a given year should be calculated after possible adjustment of the reserve in accordance with Article 22(5) of that Regulation. In any subsequent year, the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve should be adapted in accordance with that Article 22(5).
Amendment 62 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides the application of the single area payment scheme (SAPS) until 31 December 2020. The CAP Strategic Plan Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] allows Member States to implement a basic income support with the same modalities, i.e. without the allocation of payment entitlements based on historic references. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow the prolongation of SAPS in 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 68 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Irrespective of the date of adoption of the proposal for a Council Regulation determining the multiannual financial frame work for the years 2021–2027 and related to it the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council [regulation on the plan Strategic CAP] and publication date in the Official Journal of The European Union, a transitional period of two years, until December 31, 2022.
Amendment 70 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For programmes supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), Member States that risk, due to the lack of financial resources, not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, may extend the period laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to 31 December 20212.
Amendment 78 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the year 2021 and 2022 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 80 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For Member States that do not decide to make use of the possibility provided in paragraph 1 of this Article, Article [8] of Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027] shall apply to the allocation not used for the year 2021 and 2022 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 82 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where a Member State decides to make use of the possibility provided in paragraph 1 only with regard to certain regional programmes, the allocation referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be the amount set out for that Member State for 2021 and 2022 in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 minus the budgetary allocations notified in accordance with the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 for the regional programmes that are extended.
Amendment 86 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. For programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the references to time periods or deadlines in Articles 50(1), 51(1), 57(2), 65(2) and (4), and the first paragraph of Article 76 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be extended for onetwo years.
Amendment 88 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. For Member States that decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the years 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 90 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Eligibility of certain types of expenditure in 2021 and 2022
Amendment 92 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, to Article 2(2) of this Regulation and to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the expenditure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 and in Article 16 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution from the 2021 and 2022 allocation for programmes supported by the EAFRD for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, subject to the following conditions:
Amendment 94 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective rural development programmes for 2021 and 2022;
Amendment 96 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title I – chapter II – title
Title I – chapter II – title
Amendment 97 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For programmes supported by the EAFRD in the 2014–2020 period and for the programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the EAFRD may support mono or multi-funded community-led local development in accordance with Articles 25 to 28 of Regulation (EU) [NEW CPR].
Amendment 101 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022- 2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 103 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The first subparagraph shall also apply to legal commitments to beneficiaries undertaken under corresponding measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, which are receiving support under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 104 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries incurred under the multiannual measures referred to in Articles 16, 22, 27, 28, 29, 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and expenditure relating to legal commitments for a time period going beyond 1 January 2024, or beyond 1 January 2025 in Member States that have decided to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, under Articles 14 to, Article 15, Article 17, Article 18, points (a) and (b) of Article 19(1), Article 20, Articles 223 to 276, 35, 38, 39 and 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and under Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the period 2022-2027 covered by the CAP Strategic Plan, subject to the following conditions :
Amendment 106 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022-2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 108 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the EAFRD contribution rate of the corresponding intervention set in the CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], applies;
Amendment 110 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Therefore, in order to ensure that support can be granted to farmers and other beneficiaries from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in 2021, the Union should continue to grant such support for onetwo more years under the conditions of the existing legal framework, which covers the period 2014 to 2020. Member States should ensure the uninterrupted continuation of that support to farmers during the transitional period. The existing legal framework is laid down in particular in Regulations (EU) No 1303/20137 , (EU) No 1305/20138 , (EU) No 1306/20139, (EU) No 1307/201310, (EU) No 1308/201311, (EU) No 228/201312 and (EU) No 229/201313 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In addition, to facilitate the transition from existing support schemes to the new legal framework which covers the period starting on 1 January 2022, rules should be laid down to regulate how certain support granted on a multiannual basis will be integrated into the new legal framework. __________________ 7Regulation (EU) No1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320). 8 Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 9Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 10Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608). 11Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671). 12Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 13Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
Amendment 110 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The work programmes to support the olive oil and table olives sector referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, drawn up for the period running from 1 April 2018 until 31 March 2021, shall be extended and shall end on 31 December 20212. The relevant producer organisations recognised under Article 152 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the relevant associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 156 of that Regulation and the relevant interbranch organisations recognised under Article 157 of that Regulation shall modify their work programmes to take account of this extension. The modified work programmes shall be notified to the Commission by 31 December 2020.
Amendment 112 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b and point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b and point b a (new)
(b) be replaced by a new operational programme approved under Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. or (ba) continue to operate until its end under the conditions applicable on the basis of the provisions in force on the date of its approval.
Amendment 116 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The support programmes in the wine sector referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall end on 15 October 2023. Articles 39 to 54 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 as regards expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to that Regulation before 16 October 2023 within the aid scheme referred to in Articles 39 to 52 of that Regulation.
Amendment 118 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The national programmes in the apiculture sector referred to in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall end on 31 July 2022. Articles 55, 56 and 57 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 as regards expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to that Regulation before 1 August 2022 within the aid scheme referred to in Article 55 of that Regulation.
Amendment 121 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In light of the fact that the Union should continue to support rural development in 2021 and 2022, Member States, that demonstrate the risk to running out of funds and not to be being unable to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, should have the possibility to extend their rural development programmes or certainsome of their regional rural development programmes supported by the EAFRD to 31 December 2021hroughout the transitional period and to finance those extended programmes from the corresponding budget allocation for the year 2021corresponding years. The extended programmes should aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of environment and climate ambition.
Amendment 121 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. With regard to the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, Articles 7(3), 9, 21, 43, 51, 52, 54, 59, 67, 68, 70 to 75, 77, 91 to 97, 99, 100, 102(2), 110 and 111 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 and the relevant provisions of delegated and implementing acts related to those Articles shall continue to apply after 31 December 20212 in relation to expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 after that date and until the end of the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
Amendment 126 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threefive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments directly following a commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year to five years in their rural development programmes.;
Amendment 128 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Since certain Member States may still have funds provided by the Union in previous years, Member States should also have the possibility not to extend their rural development programmes or not to extend certain of their regional rural development programmes. Those Member States should have the possibility to transfer the EAFRD budget allocation for 2021 or 2022, or the part of the EAFRD budget allocation corresponding to the regional rural development programmes that have not been extended, to the financial allocations for the years 2022 to 2025 or, where applicable, 2023 to 2025, in accordance with the Council Regulation (EU) …/…[Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027]14. __________________ 14 Regulation MFF OJ L , , p. .
Amendment 129 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threfive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments concerning maintenance that directly follow the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one to five years in their rural development programmes.;
Amendment 132 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to allow the Commission to provide the necessary financial planning and the corresponding adjustments of the annual breakdowns of the Union support set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, Member States should inform the Commission soon after the entry into force of this Regulation whether they decide to extend their rural development programmes and, in case of regional rural development programmes, which of those programmes they decide to extend, and consequently which corresponding amount of the budget allocation for 2021the years during the transitional period is not to be transferred to the following years.
Amendment 133 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(5a) in Article 51, after paragraph 2 the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2a. In transitional period of the 2021 year, the Member States may finance tasks related to implementation of EAGF measures concerning the programming period 2021-2027 by EAFRD technical assistance of the programming period 2014-2020.’
Amendment 135 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Member States which decide to extend their rural development programmes or certain rural development programmes supported by the EAFRD, as provided for in Article 1(1) of this Regulation, to 31 December 2022, should be allowed to compensate for any reduction in their overall allocations in the EAFRD for the next MFF period, with a corresponding increase in their national co-financing. Member States should also be allowed to adapt, where necessary, their environmental measures taken under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 136 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 lays down common rules applicable to the EAFRD and some other Funds, which operate under a common framework. That Regulation should continue to apply to programmes supported by the EAFRD for the 2014–2020 programming period as well as to those programmes supported by the EAFRD for which Member States decide to extend that period to 31 December 20212. For those Member States, the Partnership Agreement drawn up for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should continue to be used as a strategic document by Member States and the Commission with regard to the implementation of support granted by the EAFRD for the programming year 20212.
Amendment 136 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
Without prejudice to paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the total amount of Union support for rural development under this Regulation for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 20212 shall be maximum EUR 11 258 707 816, in current prices, in accordance with the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027.;
Amendment 140 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/201416 provide that expenditure for certain long-term commitments undertaken pursuant to certain regulations that granted support for rural development before Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 should continue to be paid by the EAFRD in the 2014-2020 programming period under certain conditions. That expenditure should also continue to be eligible for the duration of their respective legal commitment under the same conditions in the programming year 2021 and 2022. For reasons of legal clarity and certainty, it also should be clarified that the legal commitments undertaken under measures that correspond to measures of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 to which the integrated administration and control system applies, should be subject to this integrated administration and control system and that payments related to these legal commitments have to be made within the period from 1 December to 30 June of the following calendar year. __________________ 15Regulation (EU) No 1310/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down certain transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), amending Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards resources and their distribution in respect of the year 2014 and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards their application in the year 2014 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 865). 16Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and introducing transitional provisions (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 149 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) As regards the aid scheme in the olive oil and table olives sector, the existing work programmes drawn up for the period running from 1 April 2018 until 31 March 2021 should be extended until 31 December 2021 and 2022. For aid schemes in the fruit and vegetables sector rules should be laid down regarding the modification or replacement of operational programmes.
Amendment 153 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
(10a) Article 37 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States applying the single area payment scheme in accordance with Article 36 may decide to grant transitional national aid in the period 2015-2020.1.’
Amendment 156 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) – point b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 4 – indent 6
Article 37 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 4 – indent 6
Amendment 161 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The EAFRD should be able to support Community-led local development set up in accordance with the new rules laid down by Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX [New CPR]. However, in order to avoid unspent funds for Community-led local development in the programming year 2021 and 2022, Member States that decide to extend their rural development programmes to 31 December 2021 and that also make use of the possibility to transfer amounts from direct payments to rural development, should be able to apply the 5 % minimum allocation for Community-led local development only to the EAFRD contribution to the rural development extended to 31 December 20212 calculated before the transfer of amounts from direct payment has been done.
Amendment 166 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure continuity in the transitional period, the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector should be maintained for 2021 and 2022 and the relevant amount of the reserve for 2021 and 2022 should be included.
Amendment 168 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) As regards prefinancing arrangements from the EAFRD, it should be made clear that where Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period to 31 December 20212, this should not lead to any additional prefinancing granted for the programmes concerned.
Amendment 172 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 currently only provides for a notification obligation for Member States as regards their decisions and the estimated product related to the reduction of the part of the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer for a given calendar year exceeding EUR 150 000 for the years 2015 to 2020. With a view to ensuring a continuation of the existing system, Member States should also notify their decisions and the estimated product of reduction for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 174 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 allows Member States to transfer funds between direct payments and rural development as regards calendar years 2014 to 2020. In order to ensure that Member States may keep their own strategy, the flexibility between pillars should be made available also for calendar year 2021 (i.e. financial year 2022) and 2022 (i.e. financial year 2023).
Amendment 177 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to allow the Commission to be able to set the budgetary ceilings in accordance with Articles 22(1), 36(4), 42(2), 47(3), 49(2), 51(4) and 53(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, it is necessary that Member States notify their decisions on financial allocations by scheme for calendar year 2021 by 1 August 2020 and, where applicable, their decisions on financial allocations by scheme for calendar year 2022 by 1 August 2021.
Amendment 183 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In accordance with the current legal framework, Member States notified in 2014 their decisions up to calendar year 2020, on the division of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme between the regions and the possible annual progressive modifications for the period covered by Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013. It is necessary that Member States also notify those decisions for calendar year 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 190 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides for the annual progressive modifications in the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve to reflect the annual steps of the national ceiling set in Annex II to that Regulation, reflecting a “multiannual” management of the reserve. Those rules should be adapted so to reflect that it is possible to amend both the value of all allocated entitlements and of the reserve to adjust to a change in the amount in that Annex II between two years. Moreover, in some Member States not having reached a flat rate by 2019, internal convergence is implemented on an annual basis. For calendar years 2020, 2021 and 20212, only the value of the payment entitlement of the current year needs to be determined in the year of allocation. The unit value of entitlements to be allocated from the reserve in a given year should be calculated after possible adjustment of the reserve in accordance with Article 22(5) of that Regulation. In any subsequent year, the value of the payment entitlements allocated from the reserve should be adapted in accordance with that Article 22(5).
Amendment 194 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides the application of the single area payment scheme (SAPS) until 31 December 2020. The CAP Strategic Plan Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] allows Member States to implement a basic income support with the same modalities, i.e. without the allocation of payment entitlements based on historic references. Therefore, it is appropriate to allow the prolongation of SAPS in 2021 and 2022.
Amendment 202 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Irrespective of the date of adoption of the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 and the related proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, the transitional period should be set at two years, until 31 December 2022.
Amendment 203 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 b (new)
Recital 34 b (new)
(34b) The transitional period originally proposed in the regulation should be extended by one more year to 31 December 2022. The corresponding transitional rules and conditions applicable to the original transitional period should continue to apply during the extended transitional period and the budget allocations and applicable timeframes should be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 267 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For programmes supported by the EAFRD in the 2014–2020 period and for the programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the EAFRD may support mono- or multi-funded community-led local development in accordance with Articles 25 to 28 of Regulation (EU) [NEW CPR].
Amendment 273 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022- 2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 274 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The first subparagraph shall also apply to legal commitments to beneficiaries undertaken under corresponding measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999, which are receiving support under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 278 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries incurred under the multiannual measures referred to in Articles 16, 22, 27, 28, 29, 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and expenditure relating to legal commitments for a time period going beyond 1 January 2024, or beyond 1 January 2025 in Member States that have decided to extend the 2014-2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, under Articles 14 to, 15, 17 and 18, points (a) and (b) of Article 19(1), Article 20, Articles 223 to 276, 35, 38, 39 and 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and under Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the period 2022-2027 covered by the CAP Strategic Plan, subject to the following conditions :
Amendment 280 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) such expenditure is provided for in the respective CAP Strategic Plan for 2022-2027 in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and complies with Regulation (EU) [HzR];
Amendment 282 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the EAFRD contribution rate of the corresponding intervention set in the CAP Strategic Plan in accordance with Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], applies;
Amendment 292 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) be replaced by a new operational programme approved under Regulation (EU) [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].; or
Amendment 295 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) continues to operate until its end under the conditions applicable on the basis of the provisions in force on the date of its approval.
Amendment 298 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) continues to operate until its end under the conditions applicable on the basis of the provisions in force on the date of its approval.
Amendment 318 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threefive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments directly following a commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one to five years in their rural development programmes. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)Or. en
Amendment 330 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threfive years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments concerning maintenance that directly follow the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one to five years in their rural development programmes. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)Or. en
Amendment 353 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 398 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
(10a) in Article 37, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Member States applying the single area payment scheme in accordance with Article 36 may decide to grant transitional national aid in the period 2015-2020. 1. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1307- 20190301&from=EN)
Amendment 403 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 4 – indent 6 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 4 – indent 6 a (new)
(10b) In Article 37(4), the following indent is added: – 50 % in 2021. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1307- 20190301&from=EN)