1638 Amendments of Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU
Amendment 24 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for cereals, oilseeds, poultry, eggs, and sugar and honey that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for cereals, oilseeds, eggs, poultry, and sugar and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 46 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
If a product covered by Article 1(1) or any other product originating in Ukraine is imported under conditions which adversely affect the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products, the Commission may impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 5(3).
Amendment 60 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry orcommon wheat, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2022 and1, 2022, 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 77 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, until 31 December 2024 or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, until 31 December 2024; and
Amendment 83 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is highlower.
Amendment 89 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry orcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 210 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1) or in the case of sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; introduce a new tariff-rate quota based on the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2021, 2022 and 2023, point b.
Amendment 104 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry andcommon wheat, flours, and pellets ; barley, flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey; eggs, poultry, sugar, refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, common wheat, wheat flours, and pellets ; barley, barley flour and pellets ; oats ; maize, maize flour and pellets ; barley groats and meal; cereal grains otherwise worked ; sunflower seeds, oil and meals; rapeseed seeds, oil and meal; honey, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by twohree.
Amendment 123 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. If a product covered by Article 1(1) originating in Ukraine is imported in the EU or transit by the EU, the destination for all consignments of that product should be determined prior to entry into the EU by Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, Ukrainian authorities should provide to the European Commission the necessary documentation certifying that those consignments reached their destination.
Amendment 1 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas, more than other regions, suffer from high numbers of young people leaving, a lack of generational renewal, ageing demographics and overall population decline and this difference is likely to exacerbate in the future; stresses the importance of local authorities in launching strategies and policies aimed at developing well-paid jobs, attractive career opportunities and favourable economic prospects to mitigate brain drain; stresses that all young people should have equal opportunities regardless of geography;
Amendment 4 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the latest statistics indicate that the EU population is projected to decrease, from 447.9 million in 2022 to 419.5 million in 2100; whereas it is estimated that the average age of the EU population will increase by 5.8 years between 2022 and 2100, with a considerable reduction in the number and share of working-age persons1a ;considers that the long-term European vision will need to place particular emphasis on programmes for the active involvement of older people in community life; _________________ 1a Eurostat 2023, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Population_pro jections_in_the_EU.
Amendment 10 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas population is projected to increase in almost three out of five urban regions and to decrease in four out of five rural regions; underlines the importance of adapting rural infrastructures, investments in public transport, medical and education services and the need to develop digital infrastructure in rural areas, making these regions more attractive to the younger generation and entrepreneurs;
Amendment 13 #
2023/2044(INI)
Ac. points out that one in three persons living in rural areas are likely to be aged 65 and over by 20502a and working age population is expected to shrink still further over the next years and decades; highlights the challenges for public expenditure in relation to pensions, healthcare, and labour market; _________________ 2a Eurostat, Ageing Europe, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Ageing_Europ e_- _statistics_on_population_developments
Amendment 16 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. emphasize the importance of enhancing information tehnology infrastructure, particulaty through the establishment of the high-speed broadband connections, reminds that in some Member States up to 25 % of rural households do not have access to the internet3a, as well as promoting digitlal education and training in line with the EU's digital targets for 2030, to improve the overall level of digital skills and competences in order to increase employment oppotrtunities for young people and revitalise rural areas; _________________ 3a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2022- 0436_EN.html#def_1_21
Amendment 39 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the ‘talent development trap’ occurs in regions with insufficient skilled workers, as well as a lack of university and higher education institutions; points out that innovation and education play a crucial role in ensuring that all EU regions can build a supportive innovation environment and develop their populations’ talents in order to ensure their future competitiveness; considers it therefore necessary to introduce a range of policies to tackle depopulation resulting in a loss of talent; underlines the importance of providing incentives, including but not limited to financial benefits for individuals and organizations that carry out activities or provide services in rural areas, in order to stimulate economic activity, to promote new activities and help young people to find alternative jobs;
Amendment 47 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that shrinking regions need to develop economic diversification strategies to promote local resilience; whereas rural regions comprise much more than agricultural landscapes, these regions are vibrant and embody a diverse range of economic, cultural and environmental attributes, thus evidencing their indispensable contribution to the structure of our societies;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. whereas people in rural areas face multiple challenges such as lack of appropriate resources and administrative border, member states should consider tax exemptions in rural areas as a measure to attarct young people and investors;
Amendment 64 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. highlights the importance of developing well-paid jobs in rural areas because that individuals who move out of rural areas generally experience higher earnings growth; rural and remote areas must be given special attention to employment prospects as they are at higher risk of having fewer opportunities;
Amendment 73 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that according to the 8th Cohesion Report, the primary drivers of migration and brain drain in EU regions are inadequate access to quality public and social services, particularly in education and healthcare, a scarcity of appealing job prospects with competitive wages, and shortcomings in essential infrastructure like transportation and high-speed internet networks; Expresses its concern that these deficiencies lead to growing disparities in development between the regions of origin and those receiving talents, making it increasingly unlikely that talents will return to the regions from which they left;
Amendment 74 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. considers that young people should use the programmes offered by Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and other relevant EU funds such as the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in order to to maximize their opportunities;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. underlines the importance of promoting and encouraging rural tourism, agritourism, in order to increase additional sources of income in rural areas and to promote and preserve natural and cultural heritage;
Amendment 76 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. calls on the European Commission to identify and implement resources to encourage farmers to develop short supply chains, so as to create additional jobs in rural areas; also to pay particular attention to the problems of young farmers, provide training appropriate to their needs, help improve the public perception of farming and farmers, and increase support in accessing European funds;
Amendment 79 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the creation of the Talent Booster Mechanism aimed at boosting talent in regions facing, or at risk of facing, what the Commission calls a talent development trap; calls for clear and objective criteria regarding the definition of regions in, or at risk of, a talent development trap; highlights the potential of the Technical Support Instrument; Calls on the Commission to establish a Task- Force responsible for implementing the Talent Booster Mechanism, under the joint-leadership of the Commissioner for Cohesion and Reform, the Commissioner for Democracy and Demography and the Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights; The Taskforce should gather relevant stakeholders, such as representatives of local and regional authorities, private sector, universities and NGO’s;
Amendment 84 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that policies developed under the Talent Booster Mechanism should focus on developing high-quality labour and formation markets, creating new job opportunities that offer attractive wages, ensuring decent living standards, supporting regions in attracting European funds, optimizing public services and infrastructure, economic diversification and creating attractive business environments, social cohesion, in order to strengthen the economic competitiveness of the affected regions and the European Union as a whole;
Amendment 86 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the pilot projects through which the European Commission provides tailored technical assistance to selected regions, financed 100% from the EU budget, in order to develop and implement strategies to retain and attract talent; considers that in the Multiannual Financial Framework post 2027, the personalized technical assistance offered by the European Commission should be extended both to all 46 regions already in the "talent development trap" and to all 36 regions at risk of facing a "talent development trap" in the future;
Amendment 88 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission, through the Talent Booster Mechanism, to offer member states technical assistance regarding the development of policies aimed to attract the labour force from the diaspora back to the regions of origin;
Amendment 120 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that it is essential that Member States, their regions and local authorities come up with innovative solutions tailored to each territory; welcomes the Commission’s proposal that Member States set up thematic and regional working groups to address specific challenges under the Talent Booster Mechanism; underlines the importance that these working groups foster partnerships especially between developed regions and regions lagging behind, including cities and rural areas, both in terms of developing joint projects and attracting European funds and private or foreign investments, as well as in developing education and specialization programs;
Amendment 128 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers necessary to scale the model of the "Digital Europe" programme, which brings together less innovative regions with the most innovative in a collaboration with the objective to build new EU value chains by capitalizing on the specific assets of each region;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Welcomes the fact that the communication aims to strengthen collaboration between regional authorities, social partners, employment services and education and training providers and underlines to the importance of enhancing social dialogue to attract businesses and boost economic development in the affected regions;
Amendment 135 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to finance and promote specific projects for the development of initiatives to ensure young people’s access to training, with a particular focus on deficit or high-demand occupations, to stimulate the creation of quality jobs and to guarantee paid traineeships; considers that the labour market integration of young people who are not professionally employed and do not follow any educational or training program (NEET) must be prioritized;
Amendment 147 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that direct financial support to regions in or at risk of a talent development trap will be provided under existing instruments; regrets nonetheless that no specific and dedicated financial support has been established for this purpose; suggests that the new programming period should include the creation of a dedicated fund addressing the brain drain; the dedicated fund should be formed similar to the Just Transition Fund (JTF), or even be an extension of JTF - covering both the 46 regions that already in a "talent development trap" and the 36 regions who are at risk of facing a "talent development trap" in the near future; the dedicated fund should provide for an EU co-financing rate of maximum 100%, considering that in the current cohesion policy, a significant part of the regions facing the "talent development trap" cannot develop cohesion projects necessary for socio- economic development because they do not poses necessary budgetary resources to cover the co-financing part, considering that their budgetary incomes decrease in direct proportion to decrease in population and economic activities; considers that the new fund should ensure the necessary synergies with the cohesion policy funds and the rural development pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP);
Amendment 170 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to consolidate policies for attracting teachers to regions and localities facing "talent development traps", ensuring them attractive salaries and decent living conditions;
Amendment 171 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Encourages regional and local authorities to accelerate the development of high-speed networks and 5G networks in rural areas to increase economic opportunities for businesses and teleworking; Requests the authorities of the Member States to launch support schemes and information campaigns aimed at promoting advantages of living outside the overcrowded cities and the urban-rural transition, especially for professionals who telework;
Amendment 172 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Encourages regional and local authorities facing the "talent development trap" to join the European Pact for Skills as well as its 14 partnerships across different industrial ecosystems to equip the workforce with the competences needed for green and digital transition;
Amendment 191 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that 31% of the population of regions facing a "talent development trap" live in rural areas; calls on Member States to accelerate the implementation of measures set out in the EU Rural Action Plan 2040, in particular those regarding the development of Smart villages - thus stimulating economic diversification and attracting businesses, key elements to enhance the quality of life and offer young professionals the prospect of a decent living in rural areas;
Amendment 198 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Encourages authorities of the member states to intensify the exchange of experience and good practices regarding the development and modernization of rural areas on the EU Rural Revitalization Platform as well as on the forum of localities that have joined the "Start-up Villages" concept;
Amendment 200 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Expresses its concern that the intensification of territorial development discrepancies resulting from "talent development traps" could generate an increase in the number of citizens who consider themselves neglected and left behind by EU policies, which could further intensify the existing Eurosceptic current ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections;
Amendment 202 #
2023/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Expresses its concern that the blocking without a legal basis related to the accession criteria of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area drastically affects cross-border cooperation, mobility of workers, viability of enterprises and economic development of the cross-border regions of the two member states, deepening them into the " talent development trap”; reiterates its calls to the Council to take measures to avoid the misuse of the right of veto and to the Spanish Presidency of the Council to give special priority and to schedule a vote on this topic by the end of 2023;
Amendment 72 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas plant-based and algae- based proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;
Amendment 125 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas aquaculture and controlled environment agriculture has a crucial role in global food security and nutrition;
Amendment 173 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas research and innovation on plant and algae proteins needs to be scaled up;
Amendment 215 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point 1
Paragraph 2 – point 1
1. A vision for strategically and sustainably increased EU protein production;
Amendment 25 #
2023/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) During the implementation of that provision, certain Member States expressed their doubts concerning the precise scope of the term ‘measures’, and in particular whether it concerns actions taken in the context of imports or internal movement of goods, in order to prevent the entry and spread of the respective pest in the Union territory. Therefore, and for reasons of legal clarity and completeness, Article 30(1) should be amended to specifically indicate that those measures may include the prohibition of the presence of the respective pest in the Union territory, and requirements concerning the introduction into, and movement within, the Union of plants, plant products and other objects, according to Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/829.
Amendment 41 #
2023/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation 2016/2031
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Those measures shall, where appropriate, implement, specifically for each of the pests concerned, one or more of the provisions referred to in points (a) to (g) of the first subparagraph of Article 28(1). They may include the prohibition of the presence of that pest in the Union territory and/or requirements concerning the introduction into, and the movement within, the Union territory of plants, plant products and other objects., according to Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/829;
Amendment 53 #
2023/0378(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 1, point (11) shall apply from … [612 months from the entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 2 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EUR 53,76 million in commitments and EUR 52,58 million in payment for agriculture; nonetheless calls for an increase of the budget considering the challenges that the agri-food sector has faced in 2023 and still needs to tackle in 2024; believes that an increase in the budget is needed in order to safeguard food security in the context of extreme climate events, such as protracted droughts and a profoundly modified precipitation regime, and the disruptions determined by Ukrainian agricultural imports, whose state is characterised by increased volatility, as demonstrated by the recent suspension of the Black Sea Grain initiative;
Amendment 12 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, and combating climate change, objectives compatible with the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 23 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the negative effects of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on food security and on the smooth functioning of the entire agri-food sector; expresses its concern that this conflict has led, amongst other things, to the disruption of supply chains, the limitation of agricultural production and the heightening of vulnerability to food crises in the region; reiterates the need to urgently address these issues through increased EU support in order to ensure access to sufficient food of good quality on the EU market, and in particular in affected areas; draws attention to the urgent need to ensure the appropriate financial framework at EU level to help farmers, and especially small and medium-sized farmers, to operate effectively, in particular to prevent any escalation of the food crisis and potential food security gaps;
Amendment 31 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the negative cascade effects of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on food security and the livelihoods of farmers;
Amendment 37 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that inflation has been much higher than the 2 % deflator foreseen in the MFF, which will not compensate for the loss of value caused by inflation; this has affected consumers’ purchasing capacity and has put additional pressure on producers, who are facing ever- increasing costs; draws attention to the need to take this reality into account in the design and implementation of the EU’s financial and economic policies;
Amendment 40 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that inflation has been much higher than the 2 % deflator foreseen in the MFF, which will not compensate for the loss of value; underscores that the subventions granted through the CAP might become unattractive since the requirements for farmers increase in complexity while the financial benefits dwindle;
Amendment 41 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for additional support for Member States with the lowest direct payments in order to strengthen their capacity to withstand inflationary pressures and increased input prices; also calls for additional support for the Member States most affected by the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine; justifies these requests by the fact that the States in question are particularly vulnerable to economic fluctuations and need additional assistance to ensure the stability, resilience and sustainability of their agricultural sector; proposes concrete measures, such as increased funding for agricultural subsidies, facilitating access to credit and technical assistance to help farmers manage risks more effectively and avoid the danger of a relocation of agricultural activities from those countries to other countries inside or outside the EU;
Amendment 48 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is committed to ensuring that generational renewal must remainconstitutes, among other things, a high priority in the future CAP programming period; calls, and calls for more solid support and more incentives in that direction; calls especially for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers and for the improvement of their access to land and credit; this support should include measures to facilitate transactions in the field of property rights, and in particular help for young people to obtain loans, rapid access to technical assistance and better training in preparation for the special challenges involved in farming; also stresses the importance of maintaining a continuous dialogue with young farmers in order to better understand their needs and expectations;
Amendment 57 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of redistributive income support mechanisms in supporting smaller and medium-sized farms; emphasises that such farms play a crucial role in ensuring food security, creating and developing short supply chains, protecting the environment and supporting rural economies; stresses the need to ensure suitable financial support to help these farms become more resilient and to adapt to the use of new technologies in the agricultural sector so as to become more competitive on the national, European and international markets;
Amendment 61 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of redistributive income support mechanisms in supporting smaller, traditional and medium-sized farms;
Amendment 69 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of sufficient funding for research and innovation in the agri-food sector; recalls the importance of ensuring that research results reach farm level in a timely manner; recognizes the importance of advisory services in delivering updated and tailored information to farmers;
Amendment 71 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the need to fund partnerships between universities, research institutions and agricultural organisations in order to stimulate innovation and the development of new technologies and practices that improve the productivity, sustainability and resilience of the agri-food sector;
Amendment 73 #
2023/0264(BUD)
9. Welcomes the acceleration of the digital transformation in agriculture and rural areas, reminds that farmers should have access to digital solutions, technological advancements and developments in artificial intelligence. In this respect, sufficient financial support is key for ensuring a just digital transformation that prevents the exacerbation of disparities between regions;
Amendment 77 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the important role of agri-cooperatives, and calls on Member States to provide more support for the cooperative sector; highlights the fact that these organisations play a crucial role in improving economic efficiency and productivity, promoting innovation and improving living conditions in rural areas; also urges the adoption of measures to protect and enhance the rights and interests of members of agricultural cooperatives;
Amendment 82 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the need for careful monitoring of the national CAP strategic plans.; stresses that this monitoring should focus not only on compliance with EU regulations, but also on the concrete effects of these plans on farmers, especially small and medium-sized farms and young farmers; calls on the Commission to play an active role in this process and to work closely with the Member States to ensure that the CAP is implemented efficiently and correctly and that farmers are properly informed of the tools available to them through the CAP;
Amendment 86 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the need for careful monitoring of the implementation of the national CAP strategic plans.
Amendment 89 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for a broader debate to be held on the future of agriculture in the EU, including on how the sector can be reformed to face future challenges such as demographic change, climate change and digitalisation;
Amendment 93 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Proposes a review of direct CAP payments aimed at ensuring that all farmers receive equal support;
Amendment 17 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas a rapid growth of an export-oriented agricultural sector may have adverse effects on traditional agriculture and local communities, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 25 #
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; with regret the absence of enforcement mechanisms such as sanctions in the trade and sustainable development chapter; underscores the imperative for ensuring the effective implementation of sustainability provisions and the assurance that these commitments will be upheld
Amendment 61 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Expresses concern that the impact assessment of the Agreement does not address the impact of supply chains for off-seasonal products or the specific effects of industrial activities on rural communities and small-scale farmers; urges the inclusion of an examination of supply chains for off-seasonal products and the specific effects of industrial activities on rural communities and small- scale farmers in future impact assessments on trade agreements between the EU and Chile.
Amendment 70 #
2023/0260R(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Encourages the EU and Chile to consider bilateral or multilateral cooperation in the development of sustainable and environmentally responsible production practices.
Amendment 62 #
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 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food wastage and food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention; and food wastage prevention, while at the same time recognising that the role of the consumer in this food waste reduction process is vital and indispensable;
Amendment 84 #
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 – paragraph 1 – point da (new)
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point da (new)
implementing regulatory tools that incentivise responsible food waste management practices in a fair and proportionate manner and provide incentives for their reduction, including fiscal measures and relevant economic instruments;
Amendment 85 #
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 – paragraph 1 – point db (new)
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point db (new)
encouraging and promoting technological innovation and sustainable practices in food production, processing, distribution and consumption in order to reduce losses and waste;
Amendment 86 #
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 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point a
Member States shall ensure that all relevant actors in the supply chain are involved proportionately to their capacity and role in preventing the generation of food waste along the food supply chain, including through the granting of technical assistance and financial support, with a specific focus on preventing disproportionate impact on small and medium sized enterprises.
Amendment 88 #
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 – paragraph 2
Article 9a – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of their food waste and food wastage prevention measures, including compliance with the food reduction targets referred to in paragraph 4, by measuring the levels of food waste on the basis of the methodology established in accordance with paragraph 3.
Amendment 91 #
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 – paragraph 3
Article 9a – paragraph 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. The Commission should likewise identify financial support measures for the implementation of the objectives of this Directive and facilitate the exchange of best practices between Member States so as to promote mutual learning and the constant improvement of food waste measurement and reporting processes.
Amendment 89 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to set region-specific measures for monitoring and assessing soil health, managing soils sustainably and tackling contaminated sites to achieve healthy soils by 2050, to maintain them in healthy condition and meet the Union’s objectives on climate and biodiversity, to prevent and respond to droughts and natural disasters, to protect human health and to ensure food security and safety.
Amendment 111 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Addressing the region-specific pressures on soils and identifying the appropriate measures to maintain or regenerate soil health requires that the variety of soil types, the specific local and climatic conditions and the land use or the land cover is taken into account. It is therefore appropriate that Member States establish soil districts. Soil districts should constitute the basic governance units to manage soils and to take measures to comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive, in particular with regard to the monitoring and assessment of soil health. The number, geographic extent and boundaries of soil districts for each Member State should be determined in order to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (UE) …/…. of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . There should be a minimum number of soil districts in each Member State taking into account the size of the Member State. This minimum number of soil districts for each Member State shall correspond to the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council49 . __________________ 48 +OP please insert in the text the number of the Regulation on the carbon removal certification contained in document COM(2022) 672 final and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote. 49 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 118 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to describe soil degradation it is necessary to establish soil descriptors that can be measured or estimated. Even if there is significant variability between soil types, climatic conditions and land uses, the current scientific knowledge allows to set criteria at Union level for some of those soil descriptors. However, Member States should be able to adapt the criteria for some of these soil descriptors based on specific national or local conditions and define the criteria for other soil descriptors for which common criteria at EU level cannot be established at this stage. For those descriptors for which clear criteria that would distinguish between healthy and unhealthy condition cannot be identified now, only monitoring and assessment are required. This will facilitate the development of such criteria in futureThe overall assessment of soil health should be based on a Soil Health Index that would encompass multiple indicators for each soil type present in the Union, reflecting the overall health and quality of each soil type and taking into account its functions. The Commission should define such criteria through a delegated act.
Amendment 181 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, ensure the delivery of sufficient, high-quality and nutritious food to maintain food security for a growing population, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food securityor anthropic disasters and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment.
Amendment 187 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. This Directive contributes to fulfilling international and Union commitments, including: (a) to combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation neutral world by 2030; (b) to reduce erosion, increase soil organic carbon, and progress with remedial work; (c) to manage land sustainably in the Union, protect soils adequately, and make sure that the remediation of contaminated sites is well underway; (d) to bolster food security and enhance EU's strategic autonomy by safeguarding soil health and fertility, ensuring consistent access to nutritious food. Healthy soils support resilient ecosystems, which are essential in the face of changing climate conditions, and in providing EU citizens with safe and sustainable food sources.
Amendment 204 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘ecosystem services’ means indirectpositive contributions of ecosystems to the economic, social, cultural and other benefits that people derive from those ecosystems;
Amendment 214 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide characteristic ecosystem services;
Amendment 271 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall provide scientific input and assistance to Member States in establishing soil districts throughout their territory, upon request.
Amendment 272 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall actively support Member States in complying with their obligation to ensure a coherent cross border approach is taken for soil districts, and shall facilitate harmonization of monitoring systems, transfer functions, monitoring design and classification of ecological status at the level of the soil descriptors listed in Annex I.
Amendment 273 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall designate the competent authorities responsible at an appropriate level for carrying out the duties laid down in this Directive. Competent authorities pertaining to different Member States shall ensure efficient cross-border cooperation for soil districts at bordering a neighbouring Member State, in order to carry out the duties laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 288 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess and monitor soil health and land take in each soil district.
Amendment 297 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) shall leverage existing space-based data and products, such as the Farm Sustainability Tool1a (FaST), delivered under the Copernicus component of the EU Space Programme established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 to explore and develop soil remote sensing products, to support the Member States in monitoring the relevant soil descriptors. The Commission shall assist Member States to implement the FaST digital services platform for the generation, use and re-use of solutions for a competitive agriculture based on space data and appropriate plot-specific, sustainable soil management practices. __________________ 1a www.fastplatform.eu
Amendment 333 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the value of the land take and soil sealing indicators are updated at least every 3 years.
Amendment 370 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Commission shall define a Soil Health Index for every type of soil present in the Union through a delegated act during the monitoring period of this Directive. The Soil Health Index shall serve as an alternative comprehensive metric for assessing the overall health and quality of soil, taking into consideration multiple indicators that reflect the overall health status and quality of the soil. Member States shall integrate the Soil Health Index into their national monitoring and reporting systems as required by this Directive.
Amendment 376 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Based on the assessment of soil health carried out in accordance with this Article, the competent authority shall, where relevant in coordination with land owners and managers, local, regional, national authorities, identify, in each soil district, the areas which present unhealthy soils and inform the public in accordance with Article 19.
Amendment 389 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to harmonise the format of soil health certification. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.
Amendment 406 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining national or regional sustainable soil management practices respecting the sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradually implemenadopted on all managed soils and, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented on the unhealthy soils in the Member States;. In order for farmers to gradually adopt more sustainable soil management practices, Member States shall identify and provide incentives, such as financial assistance, soil-sampling opportunities or tailored counselling through farm advisory systems.
Amendment 419 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Member States shall consider the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs) referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as sustainable soil management practices.
Amendment 421 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining soil management practices and other practices affecting negatively the soil health to be avoided by soil managers. Soil management practices that reduce yield and threaten food security shall not be included in this category.
Amendment 560 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall identify and publish on a yearly basis Union financial programs available and accessible for Member States to use for the implementation of the provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 562 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The Commission shall monitor the capacity of Member States to absorb Union funds related to sustainable soil management and soil health, and report the monitoring results to the European Parliament every year.
Amendment 593 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 596 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 655 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part C – indent 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part C – indent 2 a (new)
– The establishment of new farms or the development of existing farms should be exempt from being categorized as soil sealing.
Amendment 678 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) when fertilization is applied, ensure adaptation to the needs of the plant and trees at the given location and in the given period, and to the condition of soil and prioritize circular solutions that enrich the organic contentimprove nutrient use efficiency;
Amendment 119 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 – introductory part
(31) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person involved professionally, with the authorisation of the competent authorities, in one or more of the following activities:
Amendment 170 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
National emergency plans shall take into account the potential emergence of affected areas beyond national borders and the Member State concerned shall work with other Member States to ensure a sufficient preventive supply of FRMs for cross-border affected areas.
Amendment 273 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 4, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, may authorise Member States to adopt, as regards the requirements for the approval of basic material and the production of FRM more stringent production requirements, than those referred to in that Article, in all or part of the territory of the Member State concerned, and in accordance with the rules on transfer between regions of origin. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2).
Amendment 282 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a new master certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of importation, which shall replace the master certificate or official certificate referred to in paragraph (2)(a) following the importation, or a certificate attesting to the existence of this new certificate;
Amendment 158 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) PRM used solelysold or transferred in any way, whether free of charge or not, for official testing, breeding, inspections, exhibitions or scientific purposes., including for on-farm research and testing;
Amendment 166 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) PRM accessed, sold or transferred in any way in small quantities as defined in Annex IX, whether free of charge or not, for the purpose of the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agrobiodiversity.
Amendment 181 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person, involved professionally in one or more of the following activities in the Union concerning the commercial exploitation of PRM:
Amendment 246 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point a
(a) traditionally grown or locally newly bred under specific local conditions in the Union, and adapted to those conditions or for use in a niche production environment or system; and
Amendment 250 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 – point a a (new)
(aa) not an ‘F1 hybrid variety’;
Amendment 266 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35
(35) ‘hybrid variety’ means a variety produced as a result from the crossbreeding of two or more other varieties; 'F1 hybrid variety' means a hybrid variety which does not reproduce true to type in subsequent generations.
Amendment 271 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
(35a) ‘conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agrobiodiversity’ means the conservation of the genetic diversity of inter- and intra- specific cultivated plants, including both in situ, on-farm or garden conservation and ex situ conservation outside their natural habitat, and the sustainable use of plant genetic resources and agrobiodiversity.
Amendment 317 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 421 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. After the marketing of standard seeds, the competent authorities shallmay carry out control plot tests to check whether the seeds comply with the respective varietal identity and varietal purity requirements, and with other requirements, as appropriate.
Amendment 568 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 573 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Micro-enterprises shall be exempt from the obligations laid down in paragraphs 1 - 3 of this Article.
Amendment 31 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is therefore necessary to adopt a specific legal framework for GMOplants obtained by NGTs such as targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis and related products when deliberately released into the environment or placed on the market. A periodic review of the approach to establishing equivalence to conventional breeding methods is mandated in order to reflect scientific and technological progress.
Amendment 97 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Decisions declaring the category 1 NGT plant status should assign an identification number to the NGT plant concerned in order to ensure transparency and traceability of such plants when they are listed in the database and for the purpose of labelling of plant reproductive material derived from them.
Amendment 110 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(47 ) prohibits the use of GMOs and products from and by GMOs in organic production. It defines GMOs for the purposes of that Regulation by reference to Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding from the prohibition GMOs which have been obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex 1.B of Directive 2001/18/EC. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, it is necessary to clarify the status of category 1 NGT plants for the purposes of organic production. The use of new genomic techniques is currently incompatible with the concept of organic production in the Regulation (EC) 2018/848 and with consumers’ perception of organic products. The use of category 1 NGT plants should therefore be also prohibited in organic production, apart from category 1 NGT plants. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 115 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Provision should be made to ensure transparency as regards the use of category 1 NGT plant varieties, to ensure that production chains that wish to remain free from NGTs can do so and thereby safeguard consumer trust. NGT plants that have obtained a category 1 NGT plant status declaration should be listed in a publicly available database. To ensure traceability, transparency and choice for operators, during research and plant breeding, when selling seed to farmers or making plant reproductive material available to third parties in any other way, plant reproductive material of category 1 NGT plants should be labelled as category 1 NGT.
Amendment 172 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To achieve the goal of ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market, NGT plants and related products should benefit from the free movement of goods, provided they comply with the requirements of other Union law. Member States should adhere to this.
Amendment 178 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Given the novelty of the NGTs, it will be important to monitor closely the development and presence on the market of NGT plants and products and evaluate any accompanying impact on human and animal health, the environment and environmental, economic and social sustainability. Information should be collected regularly and within five years after the adoption of the first decision allowing the deliberate release or the marketing of NGT plants or NGT products in the Union, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation to measure the progress made towards the availability of NGT plants containing such characteristics or properties on the EU market with the aim of further improving the Regulation.
Amendment 189 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46 a) Member States should organise factual public information campaigns regarding the safety and the benefits of plants obtained thorough new genomic techniques, with a particular emphasis on category 1 NGT plants. Member States should aim to dispel myths and misconceptions about new genomic techniques as well as to counteract disinformation and misinformation on this subject via these public information campaigns or by other means. The European Commission should provide assistance and guidelines to Member States in this respect, upon request.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘NGT plant’ means a genetically modified plant obtained by targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis, or a combination thereof, on the condition that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool that temporarily may have been inserted during the development of the NGT plant;
Amendment 261 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The rules which apply to GMOs in Union legislation shall not apply to category 1 NGT plants, with the exception of the techniques referred to in Annex IB to Directive 2001/18, which shall also apply to category 1 NGT plants.
Amendment 267 #
2023/0226(COD)
Amendment 280 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Category 1 NGT plants and products obtained from or by such plants, shall not be subject to coexistence measures with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 1829/2003.
Amendment 290 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Category 1 NGT plants shall not be patentable.
Amendment 316 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The other Member States and the Commission may make commentreasoned objections to the verification report within 20 days from the date of receipt of that report. Such reasoned objections shall solely refer to the criteria as set out in Annex I and shall include a scientific justification.
Amendment 335 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. In the absence of any commentsreasoned objection from a Member State or the Commission, within 10 working days from the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall adopt a decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant. It shall transmit the decision without undue delay to the requester, the other Member States and to the Commission.
Amendment 348 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In cases where a commentreasoned objection is made by another Member State or by the Commission by the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall forward the the commentreasoned objection(s) to the Commission without undue delay.
Amendment 359 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission, after having consulted the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’), shall prepare a draft decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant within 45 working days from the date of receipt of the commentreasoned objection(s), taking the latter into account. The decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 379 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article7a Free movement Member States shall not prohibit or restrict the deliberate release or placing on the market of type 1 NGT plants and related products referred to in Article 3 through requirements that are specific to type 1 NGT plants or related products.
Amendment 404 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 508 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
A NGT plant is considered equivalent to conventional plants when it contains only genetic modifications referred to in points 1 to 5 and when it differs from the recipient/parental plant by no more than 20 genetic modifications of the types referred to in points 1 to 54, in any DNA sequence sharing sequence similarity with the targeted site that can be predicted by bioinformatic toolsthe targeted site or sites in the monoploid genome.
Amendment 529 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – introductory part
(3) on the condition that the genetic modification does not interrupt an endogenous genecreate an intragenic plant:
Amendment 9 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a need to support critical technologies in the following fields: deep and digital technologies, clean technologies, and biotechnologies (including the respective critical raw materials value chains), in particular projects, companies and sectors with a critical role for EU’s competitiveness and resilience and its value chains. By way of example, deep technologies and digital technologies should include microelectronics, high-performance computing, quantum technologies (i.e., computing, communication and sensing technologies), cloud computing, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity technologies, robotics, 5G and advanced connectivity and virtual realities, including actions related to deep and digital technologies for the development of defence and aerospace applications. Clean technologies should include, among others, renewable energy; electricity and heat storage; heat pumps; electricity grid; renewable fuels of non- biological origin; sustainable alternative fuels; electrolysers and fuel cells; carbon capture, utilisation and storage; energy efficiency; hydrogen and its related infrastructure; smart energy solutions; technologies vital to sustainability such as water purification and desalination; advanced materials such as nanomaterials, composites and future clean construction materials, and technologies for the sustainable extraction and processing of critical raw materials, technologies supporting construction of roads with negative carbon footprint and development of new green road stabilisation solutions. Biotechnology should be considered to include technologies such as biomolecules and its applications, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies vital for health security, crop biotechnology, and industrial biotechnology, such as for waste disposal, and biomanufacturing. The Commission may issue guidance to further specify the scope of the technologies in these three fields considered to be critical in accordance with this Regulation, in order to promote a common interpretation of the projects, companies and sectors to be supported under the respective programmes in light of the common strategic objective. Moreover, technologies in any of these three fields which are subjects of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b) TFEU should be deemed to be critical, and individual projects within the scope of such an IPCEI should be eligible for funding, in accordance with the respective programme rules, to the extent that the identified funding gap and the eligible costs have not yet been completely covered.
Amendment 34 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) While the STEP relies on the reprogramming and reinforcement of existing programmes for supporting strategic investments, it is also an important element for testing the feasibility and preparation of new interventions as a step towards astep towards the creation of a dedicated European Sovereignty Fund post 2027. The evaluation in 2025 will assess the relevance of the actions undertaken and serve as basis for assessing the need for an upscaling of the support towards strategic sectors.
Amendment 39 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to extend support possibilities for investments aimed at strengthening industrial development and reinforcement of value chains in strategic sectors, the scope of support from the ERDF should be extended by providing for new specific objectives under the ERDF, without prejudice to the rules on eligibility of expenditure and climate spending as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/106055 and Regulation (EU) 2021/105856 . In strategic sectors, it should also be possible to support productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, which can make a significant contribution to the development of less developed and transition regions, as well as in more developed regions of Member States with a GDP per capita below the EU average. Managing authorities are encouraged to promote the collaboration between large enterprises and local SMEs, supply chains, innovation and technology ecosystems. In synergy with the Harnessing Talent initiative, managing authorities should facilitate partnerships between large enterprises and local universities in order to mitigate brain drain, enhance innovation, foster economic growth, and advance social progress in less developed regions. This would allow reinforcing Europe’s overall capacity to strengthen its position in those sectors through providing access to all Member States for such investments, thus counteracting the risk of increasing disparities. _________________ 55 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 laying down common provisions (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 56 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 224, 24.6.2021, p. 31).
Amendment 63 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To strengthen European sovereignty and security, accelerate the Union’s green and digital transitions and enhance its competitiveness, reduce its strategic dependencies, favour a level playing field in the Single Market for investments throughout the Union, and promote inclusive access to attractive, quality jobs, mitigate brain drain, the Platform shall pursue the following objectives:
Amendment 124 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2021/1058
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e (new) – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e (new) – subparagraph 1
when they contribute to the specific objective under PO 1 set out in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(vi) or to the specific objective under PO 2 set out in point (b)(ix) of that subparagraph, in less developed and transition regions, as well as more developed regions in Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017.
Amendment 131 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/1056
Article 2
Article 2
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the JTF shall contribute to the specific objective of enabling regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, based on the Paris Agreement. The JTF may also support investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2(1), point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../... [STEP Regulation].
Amendment 7 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 13 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countryin descending order and with the related percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 28 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Stressing that in order to limit as much as possible fraud linked to honey and to detect fraud, the European rules on traceability should be supplemented by the introduction of a block-chain system; for honeys produced and imported into the EU, each honey must have an identifier linked to a block-chain traceability system enabling the competent authorities to trace the entire honey chain to the harvesting beekeepers or operators in the case of imported honeys. These rules should not add to the administrative burden of the producers, but they should make it easier for consumers and the supervisory authorities to keep track of the honey's entire journey from harvesting to bottling.
Amendment 29 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality, and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 36 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Acknowledging that the term filtered honey used in Directive 2001/110 is misinterpreted by consumers, who do not distinguish between the industrial filtration and the filtration carried out by beekeepers after extracting their honey to remove particles of wax and other foreign elements, filtered honeys as defined in Directive 2001/110/EC should no longer be allowed to be marketed under the name "honey" and the definition of "filtered honey" should be removed from the text of the Directive. Industrial filtration makes it impossible to use current analytical approach such as melissopalynology to differentiate between sugar syrup, a mixture of honey with syrup, and honey. Consequently, Annex II of Directive 2001/110 should be amended to specify the level of filtration permitted, which does not significantly alter the density and pollen spectrum of the honey, but which does remove most of the foreign matter in the honey.
Amendment 43 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countryin descending order and with the related percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 43 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) Heat treatment above 40°C (± 5°C) causes degradation of certain constituents of honey, and consumers must be able to differentiate between honeys that were degraded by such heat treatments and other honeys. Thus, the term "unheated honey" should appear on the label. In order to control the absence of thermal degradation of a honey, a minimum threshold must be set for the presence of invertase in honey, an enzyme that is much more sensitive and degrades very rapidly once high temperatures are reached.
Amendment 56 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to limit as much as possible fraud linked to honey and to detect fraud, the Union rules on traceability should be supplemented by the introduction of a block-chain system. For honeys produced and imported into the Union, each honey must have an identifier linked to a block-chain traceability system enabling the competent authorities to trace the entire honey chain to the harvesting beekeepers or, in the case of imported honeys, to the operators. These rules should not add to the administrative burden of the producers, but they should make it easier for consumers and the supervisory authorities to keep track of the honey's entire journey from harvesting to bottling.
Amendment 61 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Since that the term “filtered honey” used in Directive 2001/110/EC is misinterpreted by consumers, who do not distinguish between industrial filtration and filtration carried out by beekeepers after extracting their honey to remove particles of wax and other foreign matter, filtered honey as defined in Directive 2001/110/EC should no longer be allowed to be marketed under the name "honey" and the definition of "filtered honey" should be removed from the text of the Directive. Industrial filtration makes it impossible to use current analytical methods such as melissopalynology to differentiate between sugar syrup, which is a mixture of honey with syrup, and honey. Annex II to Directive 2001/110/EC should therefore be amended to specify the level of filtration permitted, which does not significantly alter the density and pollen spectrum of the honey, but which does remove most of the foreign matter in the honey.
Amendment 62 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In accordance with Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC, fruit nectars may contain added sugars and/or honey. In order to support the production and marketing of fruit, while taking into account the need to stimulate product reformulation to reduce the amount of sugars present in fruit nectars, the proportion of sugars and/or honey that may be added to fruit nectars that are naturally low in acidity and palatable should be lowered.
Amendment 67 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to allow Member States to adopt national laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, a transposition period of 182 months should be established. In order to allow operators to sufficient time to adjust to the new requirements, those national provisions transposing this Directive should only apply from 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive, with the exception of the national provisions transposing the Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey of this Directive, which should only apply from 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 71 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) Heat treatment above 40°C (± 5°C) causes degradation of certain constituents of honey, and consumers must be able to differentiate between honeys that have been degraded by such heat treatments and other honeys. The term "unheated honey" should therefore appear on the label. In order to control the absence of thermal degradation of honey, a minimum threshold should be set for the presence of invertase in honey, an enzyme that is much more sensitive and degrades very rapidly at high temperatures.
Amendment 79 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs containing more than 25 g;in descending order according to each country of origin’s percentage range of the honey contained in the pack that will be specified as stipulated in point (aa).
Amendment 92 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) For packs containing more than 25 g, the percentage share in weight for each country of origin shall be indicated on the label using one of the ranges: >90% 81-90% 71-80% 61-70% 51-60% 41-50% 31-40% 21-30% 10-20% <10%; For packs containing 25 g or less the percentage share in weight for each country of origin may be indicated on the label using one of the following ranges: >90% 75-90% 50%-75% 25%-50% <25%
Amendment 94 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Directive 2001/110/EC
(aa) The Member States, in close collaboration and under the guidance of the European Commission should set up a database for all beekeepers and operators blending and/or importing honey in order to adopt a harmonised EU traceability system until 2027 and to strengthen controls in Member States.
Amendment 100 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
(ab) For packs containing 25 g or less of honey, the name of the country of origin should be indicated on the label using the ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.
Amendment 101 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
(ac) For honeys produced and imported into the EU, an identifier linked to a block-chain traceability system must be introduced to enable competent authorities to trace the entire honey chain to the harvesting beekeepers or operators;
Amendment 108 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In accordance with Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC, fruit nectars may contain added sugars and/or honey. In order to support the production and marketing of fruit, while taking into account the need to stimulate product reformulation to reduce the amount of sugars present in fruit nectars, the proportion of sugars and/or honey that may be added to fruit nectars that are naturally low in acidity and palatable should be lowered.
Amendment 122 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to allow Member States to adopt national laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, a transposition period of 182 months should be established. In order to allow operators to sufficient time to adjust to the new requirements, those national provisions transposing this Directive should only apply from 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive, with the exception of the national provisions transposing the Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey of this Directive, which should only apply from 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 135 #
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 ‘no fruit juices contain added sugars’, ‘no 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 141 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, reduced-sugars fruit juice, reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ‘from concentrate(s)’ or ‘partially from concentrate(s)’, as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.;
Amendment 150 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/114/EC
Annex 1 – point 3 d (new)
Annex 1 – point 3 d (new)
(d) Reduction of the lactose content by filtration and/or conversion to glucose and galactose. Modifications in the composition of milk following thisese treatments shall be allowed only if they are indelibly indicated on the packing of the product so that it can be easily seen and read. However, such indication shall not remove the obligation as regards nutrition labelling laid down by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Member States may limit or prohibit modifications to the composition of milk referred to in this point (d).;
Amendment 151 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by [OP please insert the date = 182 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 153 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from [OP please insert the date = 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], with the exception of the provisions in accordance with the Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey, which should apply from [OP please insert the date = 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 155 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs containing more than 25 g; in descending order according to each country of origin’s percentage range of the honey contained in the pack that will be specified as stipulated in point (aa).
Amendment 155 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Products which are placed on the market or labelled before [OP please insert the date = 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], in accordance with Directives 2001/1102/EC, 2001/1123/EC, and 2001/1134/EC and, may continue to be marketed until the exhaustion of stocks. Products which are placed on the market or labelled before [OP please insert the date = 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], in accordance with Directive 2001/1140/EC, may continue to be marketed until the exhaustion of stocks.
Amendment 164 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Amendment 164 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 3 and 5
Annex 3 and 5
Annexes I, III and IIIV to Directive 2001/112/EC are amended as follows:
Amendment 167 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a b (new)
(ab) For packs containing 25 g or less of honey, the name of the country of origin should be indicated on the label using the ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.
Amendment 169 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a c (new)
(ac) For honeys produced and imported into the Union, an identifier linked to a block-chain traceability system must be introduced to enable competent authorities to trace the entire honey chain to the harvesting beekeepers or operators;
Amendment 197 #
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.;
Amendment 201 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Amendment 202 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 5 – table – row 20 a (new)
Annex 5 – table – row 20 a (new)
(2a) Annex V to Directive 2001/112/EC is amended as follows: Common Name of the Fruit: Blood Orange Botanical Name: Citrus × sinensis Minimum Brix levels: 10
Amendment 207 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 1
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 1
– 4500 g as a general rule,. This amount will increase to 450 g from 2030.
Amendment 211 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 2
Annex II – paragraph 2
In Annex II, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shall not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shall any other additions be made other than honey. Honey must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition. With the exception of point 3 of Annex I, it must not have any foreign tastes or odours, have begun to ferment, have an artificially changed acidity or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated. , or have been subjected to vacuum evaporation." Or. en (02001L0110)
Amendment 213 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 2
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 2
– 3500 g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,. This amount will increase to 350 g starting 2030.
Amendment 215 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 2 a (new)
In Annex II, the following paragraph 2a is added: "When marketed as "unheated honey", honey must also comply with the compositional characteristics set out in point 6a."
Amendment 217 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 3
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 3
– 2500 g for ginger, . This amount will increase to 250 g starting 2030.
Amendment 222 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 3
Annex II – paragraph 3
Amendment 222 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 4
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 4
– 2300 g for cashew apples,. This amount will increase to 230 g starting 2030.
Amendment 225 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 6 a (new)
In Annex II, the following paragraph 6a is added: "6a. invertase index (Gontarski unit) for "unheated honey". Determined after processing and blending. - generally, not less than 50 U/kg - honeys with a low natural enzyme content, not less than 25 U/kg."
Amendment 226 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a Directive 2001/113/EC
– 870 g for passion fruit. This amount will increase to 80 g starting 2030.
Amendment 229 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a Directive 2001/113/EC
– 5500 g as a general rule,. This amount will increase to 550 g starting 2030.
Amendment 235 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 2
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 2
– 4500 g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,. This amount will increase to 450 g starting 2030.
Amendment 237 #
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 ‘no fruit juices contain added sugars’, ‘no 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 239 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 3
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 3
– 3500 g for ginger,. This amount will increase to 350 g starting 2030.
Amendment 241 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, for reduced-sugars fruit juice, for reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ‘from concentrate(s)’ or ‘partially from concentrate(s)’, as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.;
Amendment 244 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 4
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 4
– 2960 g for cashew apples,. This amount will increase to 290 g starting 2030.
Amendment 248 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 5
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 5
– 1090 g for passion fruit.; This amount will increase to 100 g starting 2030.
Amendment 251 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/114/EC
Annex 1 – point 3 – point d
Annex 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) Reduction of the lactose content by filtration and/or conversion to glucose and galactose. Modifications in the composition of milk following thisese treatments shall be allowed only if they are indelibly indicated on the packing of the product so that it can be easily seen and read. However, such indication shall not remove the obligation as regards nutrition labelling laid down by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Member States may limit or prohibit modifications to the composition of milk referred to in this point (d).;
Amendment 251 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 4
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 4
Amendment 253 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point b
Annex 1 – part 1 – point b
Amendment 255 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall adopt and publish, by [OP please insert the date = 182 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 256 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those provisions from [OP please insert the date = 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], with the exception of the provisions in accordance with Directive 2001/110/EC, which should apply from [OP please insert the date = 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 258 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annexes 1 and 3
Annexes 1 and 3
Annex Ia: Annex Annexes I and III to Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows:
Amendment 259 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Products which are placed on the market or labelled before [OP please insert the date = 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], in accordance with Directives 2001/1102/EC, 2001/1123/EC, and 2001/1134/EC and, may continue to be marketed until the exhaustion of stocks. Products which are placed on the market or labelled before [OP please insert the date = 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], in accordance with Directive 2001/1140/EC, may continue to be marketed until the exhaustion of stocks.
Amendment 259 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 b (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
In paragraph 2, point (b)(viii) is deleted and replaced by the following: (viii) unheated honey: the honey obtained which has been extracted from the combs, decanted and then, if necessary, sieved. Honey so designated has not been heated to the extent that its enzymes and other thermally sensitive elements are degraded to such an extent that they no longer comply with the criteria laid down in points 6 and 7 of Annex II.
Amendment 260 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 c (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 c (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 4 – point 6 a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 4 – point 6 a (new)
7. invertase index (Gontarski unit) for "unheated honeys". Determined after processing and blending. - generally, not less than 50 U/kg - honeys with a low natural enzyme content, not less than 25 U/kg
Amendment 261 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 d (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 d (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
When marketed as "unheated honey", honey must also comply with the compositional characteristics set out in point 7.
Amendment 262 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 e (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 e (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
No significant change in the pollen count or pollen spectrum of pollen smaller than 100 µm is permitted. No constituents of honey smaller than 100 µm may be removed.
Amendment 265 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annexes I, III and IIIV to Directive 2001/112/EC are amended as follows:
Amendment 284 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part II – point 3 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 3 – indent 4
– In Annex I, part II, point 3, the fourth indent is replaced by the following: "— Enzyme preparations: pectinases (for breakdown of pectin), proteinases (for breakdown of proteins), cellulases (limited use to facilitate disruption of cell walls), and amylases (for breakdown of starch) meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes ( 15 ); ;" Or. en (02001L0112)
Amendment 289 #
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 I– part 2 – point 3 – indent 14
Annex I– part 2 – point 3 – indent 14
– 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.;
Amendment 296 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex V – row 20 a (new)
Annex V – row 20 a (new)
(2a) In Annex V, the following row is added : "Common Name of the Fruit: Blood Orange Botanical Name: Citrus × sinensis Minimum Brix levels: 10"
Amendment 297 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1
– 4500 g as a general rule,. From 2030, this amount will increase to 450 g.
Amendment 299 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 2
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 2
– 3500 g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,. From 2030, this amount will increase to 350 g.
Amendment 301 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 3
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 3
– 2500 g for ginger. From 2030, This amount will increase to 250 g,
Amendment 303 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 4
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 4
– 2300 g for cashew apples. From 2030, this amount will increase to 230 g,
Amendment 305 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 5
Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 5
– 870 g for passion fruit. From 2030, this amount will increase to 80 g.
Amendment 307 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 1
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 1
– 5500 g as a general rule. From 2030, this amount will increase to 550 g,
Amendment 309 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 2
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 2
– 4500 g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces. From 2030, this amount will increase to 450 g,
Amendment 311 #
2023/0105(COD)
– 3500 g for ginger. From 2030, this amount will increase to 350 g,
Amendment 313 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 4
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 4
– 2960 g for cashew apples. From 2030, this amount will increase to 290 g,
Amendment 315 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 5
Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 5
– 1090 g for passion fruit.; From 2030, this amount will increase to 100 g.
Amendment 318 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part I – indent 5
Annex 1 – part I – indent 5
Amendment 59 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To achieve the 2030 objectives a particular focus is needed on some of the net-zero technologies, also in view their significant contribution towards the path to net zero by 2050. These technologies include solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, onshore and offshore renewable technologies, battery/storage technologies, heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, sustainable biogas/biomethane and advanced biofuels technologies, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies and grid technologies. These technologies play a key role in the Union’s open strategic autonomy, ensuring that citizens have access to clean, affordable, secure energy. Given their role, these technologies should benefit from even faster permitting procedures, obtain the status of the highest national significance possible under national law and benefit from additional support to crowd-in investments.
Amendment 224 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells; technologies to produce energies from nuclear processes and their related fuel cycle; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (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 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 230 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; liquid hydrogen; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (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 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 263 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 to update the definition of “net zero technologies” set out in paragraph 1, point a, to take into account technological innovations as well as any update of the Union’s industry priorities.
Amendment 681 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point ii a (new)
iia) C02 injection and storage capacities within their territories;
Amendment 756 #
2023/0081(COD)
(8a) Technologies to produce energies from nuclear processes and their related fuel cycle
Amendment 59 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the just transition to agro- ecological and, organic farming; reiterates its support for the ambitions, targets and goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity and zero-pollution strategies; welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those related to the reduction in the use of pesticides and their associated risks and the setting of EU food waste reduction targetsand precision farming, which may contribute to the reduction of soil, water, and air pollution by decreasing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, ultimately leading to a more resilient and sustainable agriculture; notes that sustainable agricultural practices create synergies and co-benefits such as reduced GHG emissions, which may provide carbon removal credits for rewarding farmers; recognizes the opportunity of a reduced need for fertiliser for ensuring the EU's strategic autonomy in this respect;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates its support for the ambitions targets and goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity and zero-pollution strategies; welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those related to the reduction in the use of pesticides and their associated risks and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets; emphasizes that these legislative proposals should be based on impact assessments, which also take into account the current geopolitical context, and do not undermine food security in any way;
Amendment 70 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas prices on global agricultural markets had already risen prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, partly due to climate impacts and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to the FAO, the concept of food security is not limited to the provision of food, but also encompasses the internationally recognised human right to food and access to healthy diets for all, yet no human right is so frequently violated; whereas a nutrition- sensitive transformation of agriculture and food systems will enable safe, affordable and nutritious food to be made available to people of all ages at all times;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas healthy and balanced nutrition makes a positive difference to the lives of individuals and enables the equitable and sustainable development of society;
Amendment 116 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 119 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) estimates that around 20% of global production of food is lost due to diseases in farmed animals, while reducing the incidence of these diseases is therefore one of the priorities to be considered in order to feed the world;
Amendment 119 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the availability of plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet global protein needs; acknowledges the positive impact that plant-based diets have on humans, animals, the planet and food security, recognising their importance for promoting healthy lifestyles as well as for the sustainable transformation of our food systems; stresses that reducing the number and density of farmed animals can effectively combat the climate and biodiversity crises, decrease the risk of zoonotic diseases and contribute to food security in the short and long terms;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
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 Green Deal related legislation must not lead to a decline in EU food production or to increase in dependence on imports from third countries that could jeopardise food security in the EU;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that biofuel production is important for the renewable energy mix, however feed and food-crop based fuels, including those derived from palm oil may negatively affects food security; denounces, moreover, the focus on short- term policy measures for example, on fertilisers, with the exception of fertilisers, where unavailability or lack of affordability may jeopardise timely crop cultivation with negative impact on crop yield and farmers' income, contributing to food insecurity;
Amendment 180 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the current geopolitical challenges proves that food security is not a permanent achievement and that European food production should be considered as a strategic sector and should be preserved and strengthened in this respect as well;
Amendment 192 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underscores the need for independent policymaking based on factvalues and valuescientific facts;
Amendment 200 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it irresponsible that the EU continues toRecognises the positive steps taken in the EU to reduce and withdraw support for environmentally harmful and cruel practices under the common agricultural policy and common fisheries policy.; notes, however, that progress is slow;
Amendment 275 #
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 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; calls on the Commission to reconsider the ambitious targets, if necessary, with a view to ensuring food and nutrition security;
Amendment 292 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasizes that the EU is a climatically and agriculturally favoured productive location, which should become aware of its responsibility not only to ensure its own food supply, but also to contribute to fighting hunger in other disadvantaged parts of the world;
Amendment 297 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that due to increasing urbanization and global population growth there is an enormous reduction of land available for agriculture, and that it is possible to produce significantly more on less land in the sense of sustainable intensification or urban farming;
Amendment 356 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the impact of climate change on agricultural production is becoming more evident, with crop farmers' harvests and yields being negatively impacted with increased frequency by droughts, floods, and other extreme weather conditions;
Amendment 362 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Points out that new technical achievements in the field of plant breeding can enable crops to become more resilient to climatic and environmental influences and more resistant to pathogens and harmful organisms;
Amendment 365 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Believes that the targeted application of NGT and the approval of seeds using these techniques in the EU are important measures to make agriculture sustainable in the context of the European Green Deal and the Farm- to-Fork strategy;
Amendment 366 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Calls on the Commission to advocate for the targeted use and further development of new breeding methods in agriculture and to initiate an objective and science-based impact assessment to clarify the potentials and risks of NGT;
Amendment 367 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission to promote a Europe-wide dialogue on the opportunities offered by new breeding methods with regard to climate change and to educate the public about the differences between transgenic plants and the new breeding methods;
Amendment 431 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that alternative sources of nutrients and nutrient cycles to reduce dependence on chemical fertilisers should be fully exploited as soon as possible in order to reduce dependence on fertiliser imports, in particular by further supporting research and new innovations at EU level;
Amendment 481 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates that food losses and food waste can be avoided if measures are taken to prevent and manage animal diseases and to reduce the presence of pathogens in food, for example by ensuring proper hygiene and the use of improved technologies along the entire value chain, as well as the regular publication of information regarding these interrelated factors;
Amendment 512 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. reiterates that only clear and consistent framework conditions can increase the attractiveness of the agricultural sector and rural areas by encouraging innovative new entrants and alternative agricultural business models, as well as attracting skilled labour and providing greater support for farmers' education and training;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the study requested by Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development entitled ‘The Future of the European Farming Model: Socio-economic and territorial implications of the decline in the number of farms and farmers in the EU’, published by the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies in April 2022,
Amendment 2 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission staff working document of 8 April 2021 entitled ‘Evaluation of the impact of the CAP on generational renewal, local development and jobs in rural areas’,
Amendment 5 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 13 January 2023 entitled ‘Harnessing Talent in Europe's Regions’ (COM(2023)0032),
Amendment 11 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in 2016, the age structure at European level indicated that, for every farm manager aged up to 40, there were three farm managers aged over 65;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Amendment 15 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 16 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, according to the study ‘The Future of the European Farming Model: Socio-economic and territorial implications of the decline in the number of farms and farmers in the EU’, the total number of farms in the EU has fallen in recent years from about 15 million to 10 million, the level of the decrease being approximately 32%, with the decline in the total number of farms continuing, especially in relation to small farms;
Amendment 17 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the downward trend in the total number of farms, which may lead by 2040 to the loss of another 6.4 million farms, representing a 62% decrease on the numbers in 2016, is worrying;
Amendment 40 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. StressesHighlights the fact that agricultural population ageing is one of the main challenges facing rural areas in the European Union (EU); stresses in this connection that generational renewal is key for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomy, as well as for the future of agriculture and the traditional family farming model, ensuring that agricultural practices continue to become efficient and sustainable;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that there were approximately 9.1 million farms in the EU in 2020, 5.3 million fewer farms than in 2005, equating to a decline of approximately 37%; notes that, by comparison with 2005, the decreases in the number of some types of farms have been much more pronounced than those in others, such that, within the stated interval, the number of mixed farms has decreased by approximately 2.6 million, the number of farms specialising in livestock farming has reduced by approximately 1.6 million, and the number of farms specialising in crops by about 0.9 million;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the low level of intergenerational renewal in farming, while part of a larger trend of demographic decline, is a general EU concern for the sector; recent studies of the subject indicate that farm households’ decisions are no longer exclusively shaped by, or focused on, agricultural and other land management activities, but are placed within a multitude of socio-economic, environmental and political factors; in this connection, the main drivers of the demographic decline in agriculture identified include: the socio-economic context (urbanisation, crises, conflicts, climate change), new agricultural practices (usually generated by technological progress, frequent changes in demand and supply, market and production risks) and the difficulty of the process of accessing European resources made available through the CAP or other EU policies;
Amendment 53 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that young farmers play a vital role in the sustainable development of agriculture; expresses concern over the fact that food security cannot be fully ensured without ensuring generational change; supports the need for young people to be co-interested in activities in rural areas and stimulated to become involved in agricultural activities;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Draws attention to the fact that the decrease in the number of young people who choose to become involved in agriculture may lead to a loss of knowledge and experience, a decrease in the level of research and innovation in agriculture and a reduction in investment in technological progress, which could have an adverse impact on the development of the agricultural sector, with direct effects on the decline of this sector;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that young farmers and new entrants are more likely to introduce innovative, successful business ideas and more flexibility, and implement sustainable farming practices; considers that young people can make a strong contribution to the development of innovative agricultural models and the creation of shorter food chains by marketing local products and promoting organic farming and traditional products;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that young farmers and new entrants are more likely to introduce innovative business ideas and implement sustainable farming practicesmplement sustainable farming practices and introduce innovative business ideas; points out that the legislative framework should become more flexible to keep up, foster and support innovation in all types of agriculture;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a fair and dignified income and quality of life for farmers and their families, with access to infrastructure and the necessary resources, is essential in attracting young and new people to the sector;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. draws attention to the lack of successors to many farms, underlining the fact that farm demographics can heighten the risks of concentration in land use;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the price and availability of land, low profitability, administrative requirements and the image of the sector were identified as the main barriers to becoming a farmer11; in addition to the aforementioned barriers, it is also important to underline that access to resources such as water, energy, seeds and agricultural inputs, as well as agricultural infrastructure and support services, can be other major obstacles for young farmers and new farmers; it is therefore essential to take these barriers into consideration and develop solutions and policies to encourage the involvement of young people and new farmers in the agricultural sector, and to ensure an environment favourable to its sustainable development; _________________ 11 European Commission, ‘Public consultation results on the CAP reform’, 2017.
Amendment 100 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the limited availability of and the cost of renting or buying land are major obstacles for young farmers, especially those not who do not come from a farming family; it is also important to note that young farmers and new farmers often encounter difficulties in obtaining financing or loans to start up or expand agricultural businesses. They also encounter difficulties in accessing information and the resources necessary to develop their businesses, and in identifying and exploiting new market opportunities;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that young farmers are two to three times more likely to have their loan applications rejected, namely due to being perceived as a risky investment and because of their lack of assets to put up as collateral, especially for small or family farms;
Amendment 120 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the fact that agriculture can be an extremely diverse field, with a wide range of career opportunities available to those who are interested in entering this sector; these opportunities can include not only food production, cultivation and livestock rearing but also research into and the development of new agricultural technologies, natural resource management, education and vocational training, and other related activities;
Amendment 126 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that young people in rural areas experience significant daily challenges, particularly as regards education, access to quality jobs, social isolation, public transport, healthcare and digital connectivity, especially in remote and less developed rural regions; and sometimes also poor infrastructure and a lack of utilities, especially in remote and less developed rural regions; draws attention to the need for these challenges to be addressed at EU level in an integrated manner and for new policies to be developed to support young people and offer them opportunities in rural areas; also stresses that better digital connectivity can play a crucial role in facilitating access to education, creating high-quality jobs and improving healthcare services, as well as in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in agriculture;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that young people in rural areas experience significant daily challenges that are absent in urban areas, particularly as regards education, access to quality jobs, social isolation, public transport, healthcare and digital connectivity, especially in remote and less developed rural regions;
Amendment 132 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. notes that the digital skills gap between the rural and urban environments is leading to numerous social disadvantages, regional disparities in terms of living standards, and increased fraud and cybercrime; notes from the Eurostat 2021 statistics that only 20% of the population aged 16-74 living in rural areas have above-basic overall digital skills;
Amendment 150 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the complex and multi- layered nature of the generational renewal process, which is influenced by factors related to the private sphere of the farmer, such as the level of education and digital skills, the characteristics of the farm, the policy framework and support measures and the wider social context, all of which should be acknowledged when designing policies;
Amendment 152 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme may facilitate generational renewal in agriculture by triggering the younger generation’s interest in farming and by enabling the acquisition of basic knowledge for agriculture through educational measures; calls on the Commission to emphasize the importance of educational measures in the upcoming Review of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme; reminds that the scheme requires additional EU funding to increase the number of children involved and expenditures linked to educational activities.
Amendment 158 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to develop coherent strategies adapted to the real needs of the agricultural sector to promote generational change, combining different measures in a complementary way, such as financial support, tax breaks and incentives, to improve links between EU policies and national and regional policies; calls on the Member States to consider giving incentives to people who transfer land that is taken over by young farmers;
Amendment 164 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States, when developing strategies to promote generational renewal, to take account of the specific needs and requirements of young farmers and new farmers, especially those who do not come from farming families, so as to encourage their active involvement and enable the development of sustainable and innovative agriculture;
Amendment 166 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the opportunities brought by the new EU Talent Booster Mechanism, to support regions and their rural areas affected by the accelerated decline of their working age population to train, retain and attract the people, the skills and the competences needed to address the impact of the demographic change and boost their resilience and competitiveness
Amendment 180 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to provide access, in their advisory services, to a farm succession facilitator that can provide guidance during farm transfers, namely on intergenerational dialogue, legal and taxation frameworks and financial support possibilities; in addition, calls on the Member States to ensure support for free or affordable cadastral services;
Amendment 187 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote innovative models of intergenerational collaboration, such as partnerships, share farming or land- matching services; considers that these innovative models of intergenerational collaboration can help to facilitate the transition to the next generation of farmers and improve access for young farmers to land and resources; by sharing land, equipment and knowledge, older farmers can continue to contribute to agricultural production and make use of their investments, while young farmers can learn and develop new skills and knowledge;
Amendment 228 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the European Commission to identify, together with the Member States, an opportunity to create financial advantages and facilitate the purchase of land for young people who commit themselves to investing and working in agriculture on a long-term basis, so that the sustainability of European support and the economic viability of young farmers’ farms can be ensured;
Amendment 232 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to identify funds for the establishment of a network of economic, legal and financial advice provided free to young farmers, for the development and implementation of viable and competitive projects, in view of the lack of experience of young farmers and the need for guidance to avert any risk of withdrawal from agriculture due to failure to access the market;
Amendment 233 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Member States to identify financial and technical support for young farmers, with facilitation of access to loans or the provision of a form of social protection during the transition to financial independence; calls on the Member States to adopt a holistic approach and promote intergenerational exchange in a consistent and coordinated manner, so that young farmers have the opportunity to play their important role in ensuring food security and contributing to the sustainable development of rural communities;
Amendment 247 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to develop and support land banks and land mobility schemes; to this end, calls on the Member States to use financial mobility programmes to facilitate the intergenerational transfer of land and stimulate the availability of agricultural land for young farmers;
Amendment 262 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that public support is fundamental in addressing the financing problems affecting young farmers, in particular for women and small farms; underlines the need to support young farmers in accessing information on financing opportunities and the development of business plans, and to offer them free specialist advice to this end;
Amendment 281 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Encourages young farmers to make the most of the opportunities offered by the available networking initiatives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure inclusive access and participation in rural areas, especially by financing and promoting network creation initiatives;
Amendment 284 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines the importance of specialised advisory services for young farmers providing advice and guidance tailored to their needs, opportunities and potential.
Amendment 288 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that young people must be involved and given the ability to participate actively in political life and decision- making processes to ensure that their specific needs are accounted for and that policies provide effective support for their development and hence the development and modernisation of the entire agricultural sector;
Amendment 294 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that the young farmers of today and tomorrow will be the most affected by the impacts of climate change and by the loss of biodiversity, but that they are also better equipped to seize the opportunities presented by the green and digital transitions; reiterates the importance of adapting agricultural policies to support young farmers in becoming key actors in combatting climate change over time and in promoting agricultural practices; to this end, calls on the European Commission to identify ways of encouraging young people to use alternative agricultural methods and participate in training, research and innovation programmes, in order to improve knowledge and skills in the field of sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 301 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to factor in the young farmers dimension horizontally when designing policies and funding instruments, particularly by incorporating the young farmers dimension into all stages of the policy development process, from identifying their specific needs to assessing the impact of policies and monitoring their implementation;
Amendment 308 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recommends for Member States to encourage the procurement of agri-food goods from local young farmers, promoting the inclusion of young farmers in the development of short supply chains.
Amendment 311 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that generational renewal remain a high priority in the future programming period in order to receive increased support; highlights the need for a holistic approach covering challenges in relation to the provision of financing, the improvement of market access, the development of skills and innovation in agriculture;
Amendment 312 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that generational renewal must remain a high priority in the future programming period in order to receiveand stresses the need for increased support;
Amendment 326 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the impact of digital technologies on young farmers' activities, and that a strong political commitment is required at all levels of policy implementation to ensure connectivity and digital inclusion; highlights the need to support young farmers in adapting to digital technologies in the agricultural sector, precision agriculture, data collection and analysis systems, smart irrigation systems and crop monitoring mechanisms;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the ORs represent major assets, but also face permanent difficulties as a result of their insularity (except for French Guiana), geographical dispersion, remoteness, small size, rough terrain and harsh climate, and economic dependence on a few producon products they have to import, which result in significant trade deficits;
Amendment 32 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to increase the financial allocations for POSEI in exceptional circumstances, such as those faced by the agricultural sector in La Palma or after strong tropical storms, which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity due to climate change;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that a higher absorption rate of POSEI funds can be achieved by improving local advisory systems through tailored training courses and best practices exchange;
Amendment 98 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that Article 349 is still not being automatically applied in every legislative initiative from the Commission, while recognising that some progress has been made; recommends for the Commission to consider an OR proofing mechanism similar to the one proposed for rural areas;
Amendment 146 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of young people for the revitalisation of traditional sectors in the ORs; calls for measures such as specific training courses to attract young people into the primary sector;
Amendment 149 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that measures must be taken in order to ensure availability of sufficient job opportunities for young people;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the call for proposals ‘Empowering youth in the EU Outermost Regions’ did not have the expected participation levels; calls for improved communication campaigns on such proposals; defends an enlargement of the initiative to people up to the age of 30 and asks for the involvement of regional authorities in its promotion;
Amendment 172 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to define strategies to retain young people in the ORs and to combat the brain drain; highlights the need for development and diversification of employment opportunities that enable decent living standards;
Amendment 219 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the need to restore co- financing rates for the ORs to 85 % in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), vital for family farms and small farmers;
Amendment 284 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates the potential of the ORs for the development of innovative pilot projects on renewable energies and the need for stronger support such as coordinated investment in using the invasive Sargassum seaweed as biomass energy or fertiliser;
Amendment 295 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out the fragility of the ORs’ health systems, which are characterised by a lack of infrastructure and health professionals; notes that this fragility was exacerbated since the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 301 #
2022/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to support regional authorities in designing and funding plans to attract and retain health professionals; deplores the fact that medical students prefer to leave ORs in order to finalise their studies, and calls on the Commission to investigate possible causes;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of carbon farming as a new business model for EU agriculture with a view to allowing the sector’s active contribution to the green transition to provide new sources of income and business development opportunities; Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based and the financial incentives should come from public and private sources and reward land managers for their management practice or the actual amount of carbon sequestered, increasing the storage of atmospheric carbon; The new business models should be voluntary, financially attractive and should be based on high- quality certificates;
Amendment 51 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for Member States to establish financially attractive incentives at the level of land managers, especially farmers and foresters, to accelerate the uptake of carbon farming;
Amendment 57 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that healthy or restored soils have a lower carbon sequestration capacity than degraded soils and thus the carbon farming model should provide results-based incentives as well as attractive rewards for maintaining the soil carbon content through appropriate practices
Amendment 67 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the fact that carbon farming practices provide additional environmental co-benefits, such as increased soil quality, health and fertility, higher soil water holding capacity, restoration of degraded soils, improved biodiversity, enhanced ecosystem services and the increased resilience of EU agriculture;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reminds that there are over 300 different soil types in various health states across the EU, which are subjected to different limiting factors for carbon sequestration and consequently, soil carbon uptake research must be stimulated and financed, for example through LIFE and Horizon Europe programs
Amendment 96 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of CAP funds in stimulating action on emissions reductions by providing funding to improve knowledge and cooperation among land managers while sharing best practices among stakeholders via the revitalised EIP-AGRI platform;
Amendment 174 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the use of innovative sustainable bio- based products to be incentivised, including, if relevant, through appropriately amending the relevant EU legislative framework.
Amendment 244 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that carbon farming can be a new business model which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by payfinancially rewarding farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practices, by tapping into the potential of blue carbon ecosystems and by streamlining the industrial use of carbon sequestered for different purposes; stresses that the financial incentives should come from public and private sources and the new business models should be voluntary and financially attractive for farmers and forest owners;
Amendment 276 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. UnderlRemineds that there arequirement to take into account preliminary work on this issue, Member States’ different starting points and conditions, and the effects of climate change on carbon when evaluating climate change mitigation practices over 300 different soil types in various health states across the EU, which are subjected to different limiting factors for carbon sequestration and consequently, Member States’ different starting points and conditions should be taken into account to ensure equitable carbon farming opportunities for farmers and foresters across the EU;
Amendment 282 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights that healthy or restored soils have a lower carbon sequestration potential than degraded soils and thus the carbon farming model should provide results-based incentives as well as attractive rewards for maintaining the soil carbon content through appropriate practices;
Amendment 323 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages the Commission as well as public and private initiatives to raise awareness on the valuable co- benefits that carbon farming practices can provide such as increased soil quality, health and fertility, higher soil water holding capacity, restoration of degraded soils, improved biodiversity, enhanced ecosystem services and the overall contribution to increased resilience of EU agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 388 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the new certification framework for carbon farming should be as simple as possible in its design and not result in disproportionate administrative burdens for land and forestry managers and owners; emphasises that the future Union certification framework will need to take into account already existing national initiatives on EU territory with the same objective;
Amendment 409 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to develop a robust new framework based on transparent measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification rules for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that must at the same time avoidconcomitantly prevent greenwashing and carbon leakage; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity in order to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capture;
Amendment 418 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reminds that a successful implementation of carbon farming depends on a holistic management of all pools of carbon in soils, materials and vegetation, integrating the fluxes of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide for both land and livestock;
Amendment 451 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based and financed by public and/or private funds; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model financially attractive for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viable source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model;
Amendment 463 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to revise current funding options in order to adapt them to carbon cycle business demands; underlines that research and innovation concerning sustainable carbon cycles must be stimulated and financed, for example through the LIFE and Horizon Europe programmes or the Innovation Fund;
Amendment 34 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Proposes that Article 38 TFEU be amended as follows: "1. [...] "Agricultural products" means the products of the soil, products resulting from agriculture in a controlled environment, products of stockfarming and of fisheries and products of first-stage processing directly related to these products. [...]"
Amendment 79 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to ensure a socially sustainable agriculture by promoting decent inclusive working and employment conditions.
Amendment 99 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the need to effect the appropriate adjustments by degrees, to ensure a just transition to a climate-neutral economy;".
Amendment 109 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Proposes that Article 41 TFEU be amended as follows: "[...] (a) an effective coordination of efforts in the spheres of vocational training, of research and of the dissemination of agricultural knowledge and best practices;this may include joint financing of projects or institutions; [...]"
Amendment 8 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas all Member States are facing rapidly rising prices for goods and services, which is impacting farmers, businesses, consumers, communities and all citizens;
Amendment 17 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the negative effects of rapid inflation on markets, investments and the beneficiaries of Union funds; notes that rural communities and farmers, especially small-scale, traditional and young farmers, are particularly vulnerable suffering at a time when their capacity to invest is limited and the budgetary capacity of the Union and the Member States is being reduced;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council to preserve an ambitious multiannual budget for heading 3, bearing in mind the importance of food security, especially in the wake of recent climate challenges such as drought, heat- waves and water scarcity;
Amendment 34 #
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 food; calls on Member States to ensure greater farmer autonomy via their national strategic plans, notably throughby promoting on-farm processing tools, and ensuring strong support for organic production and the organic sector as a whole;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that localised, short supply chains contribute to the resilience of food supply chains overall, which ensures profitable paths for production and distribution; stresses that actors in such chains face specific challenges, such as weak access to government support; calls on Member States to provide strong support for cooperation measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in order to expand the networks of small producers and consolidate their access to local and regional markets;
Amendment 25 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU has set the binding target of reaching climate neutrality by 2050; whereas the EU is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and, the Paris Agreement and the UN Climate Change Conference (CoP26) pledges; whereas forests and forest-based industries and services will play a major role in achieving these SDGs and Paris Agreement targets;
Amendment 151 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the maintenance and protec, protection and restoration 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 EU;
Amendment 176 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are characterised by diverse natural conditions, ownership patterns, forms of governance, challenges and opportunities, and that they have been formed by centuries of human interaction, intervention and management;
Amendment 204 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that to deliver on its various objectives, the implementation of the strategy must be fit-for-purpose at the regional and local levels, including by adapting the implementation to local conditions and experiences, traditional knowledge and uses, and must be based on the full recognition of property rights and an economically viable forestry sector, as key contributors to providing forests’ various services and improving resilience;
Amendment 210 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the key role of forests in protecting the climate and biodiversity; underlines that the multi-functional role of forests comprises multiple socioeconomic functions, such as tourism or the provision of raw materials, medicinal, edible and culinary products, which leads to jobs and economic growth in rural areas, the provision of clean water and air, nutrient cycling, climate regulation, protection against natural hazards and recreational value; stresses that the implementation of the strategy must ensure a balanced provision of all services and maintain competitiveness and innovation; underlines that the successful provision of services requires sustainable active management;
Amendment 229 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 258 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of a reliable supply of wood, wood-based products and forest-based biomass to achieve the EU’s sustainability goals and notes that the demand is expected to continue to grow; believes that the EU’s forestry sector provide the most sustainably sourced raw materials; calls on the Commission to consider leakage, displacement and rebound effects and monitor any effects on the availability of wood following the implementation of measures under the strategy;
Amendment 302 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests 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, especially prestoration1a, 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; _________________ 1a Butterfield et al., Prestoration: using species in restoration that will persist now and into the future, 2016, doi: 10.1111/rec.12381
Amendment 336 #
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 constitutes 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; highlights the structural complexity in these forests1a, which provides a high variety of microhabitats2a essential for sustaining high biodiversity levels3a 3b, while old to ancient trees are vital to ensuring long-term forest adaptive capacity and resilience, having low mortality rates and bridging across centuries of different environmental conditions4a; points out that proforestation5a in old-growth and primary forests could be the most cost- effective and efficient way to accrue and enhance ecosystem services, including carbon accumulation. _________________ 1a Franklin and Van Pelt, Spatial Aspects of Structural Complexity in Old- GrowthForests, 2004, doi: 10.1093/jof/102.3.22 2a Kozák et al., Profile of tree-related microhabitats in European primarybeech- dominated forests, 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.021 3a Paillet et al. The indicator side of tree microhabitats: A multi-taxon approach based on bats, birds and saproxylic beetles, 2018, doi:10.1111/1365- 2664.13181 3b Eckelt et al. “Primeval forest relict beetles” of Central Europe: a set of 168 umbrella species for the protection of primeval forest remnants, 2018, doi: 10.1007/s10841-017-0028-6 4a Cannon et al., Old and ancient trees are life history lottery winners and vital evolutionary resources for long-term adaptive capacity, 2022, doi: 10.1038/s41477-021-01088-5 5a Moomaw e al., Intact Forests in the United States: Proforestation Mitigates Climate Change and Serves the Greatest Good, 2019, doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00027
Amendment 390 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the European agricultural fund for rural development is the main source of support for forestry measures characterised by a high flexibility of the spending allocation for Member States and a lack of a harmonised minimum benchmark for funding towards forestry measures; further notes that between 2014 and 2020, Member States only spent 49 % of the available funds, and that the Commission has identified administrative burden, insufficient attractiveness of the premiums and a lackdearth of advisory services as reasons for this low usage; calls on the Commission to establish a new dedicated forestry fund;
Amendment 391 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the European agricultural fund for rural development is the main source of support for forestry measures; further notes that between 2014 and 2020, Member States only spent 49 % of the available funds, and that the Commission has identified administrative burden, insufficient attractiveness of the premiums and a lack of advisory services as reasons for this low usage; calls on the Member States to remove administrative burdens in order to make the use of the European agricultural fund for rural development efficient;
Amendment 397 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to set up a new financial program Common Forestry Policy by 2027 in order to consolidate European financial support and to achieve the multifunctional purposes of forests, their protection and management;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Whereas the effects of COVID pandemic and energy crisis exposed EU regions socio-economic inequalities and their capacity to recover that need to be addressed through efficient absorption of EU funds and also by strengthening public-private partnership and creating new forms of cooperation between private and public sectors;
Amendment 7 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines that energy security of regions and access to competitively priced clean energy will be key to ensuring that regions enhance their industrial strengths while making the green and digital transition; calls for Fit for 55% package to be smoothly adopted and implemented in order to reduce dependencies, ensure energy security in all regions and provide access to competitively-priced clean energy;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of the Russian aggression of Ukraine on European industries and their capacities to achieve the objectives of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 14 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that COVID crisis and the war in Ukraine exposed EU’s supply chain and energetic dependencies, the need to need to strengthen Europe's strategic autonomy, relocate and boost production in strategic areas, while contributing to economic growth of EU regions and creation of high-value jobs;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that regions, companies and their employees risk being left behind as EU industrial transition accelerates and EU funding, technical support and skilled workforce are key elements in ensuring successful green and digital transitions;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that monitoring the recovery trajectory of all EU regions is essential, as data shows that although public interventions have been effective in limiting bankruptcies and unemployment, the risk of layoffs and insolvencies remains increased;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Highlights that SMEs and start- ups are fundamental for growth and innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing and facilitation of trade of services across Member States borders;
Amendment 22 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls for full application of ‘one in, one out’ approach to reduce burden of businesses applying EU legislation, with a particular focus on SME's;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Underlines the importance for regions to ensure adequate tax revenues to their budgets; stresses that a comprehensive and modern approach to the taxation of the digital economy is needed to meet the goal of fairer and more efficient taxation, and to support EU companies’ growth and competitiveness through the Digital Single Market; supports smooth implementation and monitoring of the Commission’s tax package of 15 July 2020;
Amendment 24 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Amendment 25 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4 g. Stresses the need to boost participation of regions in EU industrial alliances in strategic areas, where they have opportunities for common innovation and growth;
Amendment 26 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4 h. Highlights that European industrial ecosystems play an important role in boosting cooperation, innovation and growth, while Smart Specialization Platforms and partnerships facilitate cooperation between regional innovation systems, important for gaining strategic autonomy and boosting regions’ competitiveness;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2008(INI)
4 i. Stresses that the digitisation of SMEs differ significantly between regions; highlights that support for SMEs needs to be adapted to their specific needs, especially to those from less developed and rural areas;
Amendment 29 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 30 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Highlights the need for an inclusive European industrial strategy that takes into account diversity of regional industrial ecosystems and creates value horizontally;
Amendment 123 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to establish harmonised rules on packaging design to ensure its recyclability, the power to adopt delegated acts should be delegated to the Commission to set out detailed criteria for packaging design for recycling per packaging materials and categories, as well as for the assessment of the packaging recyclability at scale including for categories of packaging not listed in this Regulation. In order to give economic operators and Member States sufficient time to collect and report the necessary data to establish the “at scale” recycling methodology, the manufacturers should ensure that packaging is recycled at scale as of 2035. That should ensure that packaging complies with the design for recycling criteria, and is also recycled in practice on the basis of the state of the art processes for separate collection, sorting and recycling as laid down in the new Circular Economy Action Plan (COM/2020/98).
Amendment 151 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) Waste prevention through reduction at source should be a key guiding principle, as per the standard EN 13428:200030, whereby the substitution of one packaging material by another is not a basis for source reduction.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘producer’ means any manufacturer, importer or distributor, who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in Article 2(7) of Directive 2011/83/EU, makes available packaging for the first time within a territory of a Member Statesthe Union market on a professional basis under its own name or trademark;
Amendment 204 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘composite packaging’ means a unit of packaging made of two or more different materials, excluding materials used for labels, coatings, paints, inks, adhesives, closures and sealing, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integral unit;
Amendment 208 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
(26a) ‘High quality recycling’ means any processes by which materials are effectively collected, sorted and converted into reusable secondary raw materials without any change to their inherent properties and with minimum material losses, guaranteeing high yield and maintaining their ability to replace primary raw materials in future applications;
Amendment 221 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 40
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 40
(40) ‘contact sensitive packaging’ means packaging that is intended to be used in any packaging applications in the scope of Regulations: (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 1935/2004, (EC) No 767/2009, (EC) No 2009/1223, (EU) 2017/745, (EU) 2017/746, (EU) 2019/4, (EU) 2019/6, Directive 2001/83/EC, or Directive 2008/68/EC, or for products as defined in Article 1 of Decision (2014/763/EU);
Amendment 238 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All packaging shall be recyclable in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.
Amendment 248 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(21) of Directive 2008/98/EC, with the requirement set in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the same Directive, which foresees that specific waste streams may depart from the hierarchy where this is and in line with life-cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packagingand recycling of packaging while delivering the best environmental outcome. In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
Amendment 255 #
2022/0396(COD)
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts by 01 January 2028 in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to establish design for recycling criteria and recycling performance grades based on the criteria and parameters listed in Table 2 of Annex II for packaging categories listed in Table 1 of that Annex, as well as rules concerning the modulation of financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations set out in Article 40(1), based on the packaging recycling performance grade, and for plastic packaging, the percentage of recycled content. Design-for- recycling criteria shall consider state of the art collection, sorting and recycling processes and shall cover all packaging components.
Amendment 260 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The Commission shall, for each packaging type listed in Table 1 of Annex II, establish the methodology to assess if packaging is recyclable at scale by 01 January 2028. That methodology shall be based at least on the following elements:
Amendment 303 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) packaging for non-medical products which should be manufactured to ISO standard 15378 to ensure the safety and quality of the product for consumer health.
Amendment 444 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 461 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) In order to reduce the increasing proportion of packaging that is single use and the growing amounts of packaging waste generated, it is necessary to establish quantitative re-use and refill targets on packaging in sectors, which have been assessed as having the greatest potential for packaging waste reduction, namely food and beverages for take-away, large-white goods and transport packaging. This was appraised based on factors such as existing systems for re-use, necessity of using packaging and the possibility of fulfilling the functional requirements in terms of containment, tidiness, health, hygiene and safety. Differences of the products and their production and distribution systems, were also taken into account. The setting of the targets is expected to support the innovation and increase the proportion of re-use and refill solutions. The use ofIn accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, restriction shall not apply for single -use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be alloweddelivering a better overall environmental outcome justified by life- cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and health impact.
Amendment 468 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) To increase their effectiveness and ensure the equal treatment of economic operators, the re-use and refill targets should be placed on the economic operators. In cases of targets for beverages, they should be additionally placed also on the manufacturers, as these actors are able to control the packaging formats used for the products they offer. The targets should be calculated as a percentage of sales in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or through refill or, in case of transport packaging, as a percentage of uses. The targets should be material neutral. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of targets for re-use and refill, the power to adopt an implementing act in accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty on the methodology for their calculation, should be delegated to the Commission.
Amendment 510 #
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, drums and canisters, of all sizes and materials not in direct contact with food, including flexible formats.
Amendment 518 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, plastic crates intermediate bulk containers, and drums, of all sizes and materials not in direct contact with food, including flexible formats.
Amendment 633 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
(18a) ‘plastic packaging’ means a packaging that is wholly or predominantly (i.e. more than 50%) made of plastic.
Amendment 643 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘composite packaging’ means a unit of packaging made of two or more different materials, excluding materials used for labels, closures and sealing, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integraloatings, linings, paints, inks, adhesives, closures and sealing which are considered as part of the weight of the main packaging material, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integral unit, unless a given material constitutes an insignificant part of the packaging unit and in no case more than 15% of the total mass of the packaging unit;
Amendment 1114 #
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 contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging or biowaste content:
Amendment 1125 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1139 #
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 1174 #
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 contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging or biobosed content:
Amendment 1176 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1189 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Targets shall be calculated as an average of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the Union market.
Amendment 1211 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. packaging for non-medical products which shall be manufactured to ISO standard 15378 to ensure the safety and quality of the product for consumer health.
Amendment 1216 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable plastic packaging nor to bio-based plastic packaging, to lacquers, inks, adhesives, cold seal, varnishes, primers, glues, coatings and all liquid process components used on packaging. .
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be modulated based on the percentage of either recycled or biobased content used in the plastic packaging.
Amendment 1268 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to 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. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1279 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Article 7 – paragraph 8
8. As of 1 January 2029, the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content contained in plastic packaging under paragraph 1 shall comply with the rules laid down in the implementing act referred to in paragraph 7.
Amendment 1419 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 1693 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 1802 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1832 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1867 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1888 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1914 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1950 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 1966 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 1991 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 2020 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 2108 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas and if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure necessary for the functioning of a re-use system.
Amendment 2114 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 2122 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article if, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, they can show that alternative packaging formats deliver a better overall environmental outcome justified by life-cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and human health impact.
Amendment 2132 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Amendment 2143 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
Amendment 2302 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2029, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and the separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users for each packaging format listed in Table 1 of Annex II, in a given year, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
Amendment 2349 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2029, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and the separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users for each packaging format listed in Table 1 of Annex II, in a given year, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
Amendment 232 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) The Directive is expected to require high investment costs for Member States, in particular in rural areas. European Structural and Investment Funds should be unlocked to mitigate the financial burden that the implementation of the Directive is expected to generate.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘urban wastewater ’ means either of the following: (a) domestic wastewater ,; (b) the mixture of domestic wastewater and non-domestic wastewater or; (c) the mixture of domestic wastewater and urban runoff; (d) the mixture of domestic wastewater, non-domestic wastewater and urban runoff ; ;
Amendment 293 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘sludge’' means any solid, semisolid, or liquid waste resulting from the treatment of urban wastewater ; : (a) residual sludge from sewage plants treating domestic or urban wastewaters and from other sewage plants treating wastewaters of a composition similar to domestic and urban wastewaters; (b) residual sludge from septic tanks and other similar installations for the treatment of sewage; (c) residual sludge from sewage plants other than those referred to in (a) and (b);
Amendment 297 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
(14a) ‘treated sludge’ means sludge which has undergone biological, chemical or heat treatment, long-term storage or any other appropriate process so as significantly to reduce its fermentability and the health hazards resulting from its use;
Amendment 471 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The load expressed in p.e. shall be calculated on the basis of the maximum average weekly load entering the urban wastewater treatment plant during the year, excluding unusual situations such as those due to heavy rain.
Amendment 591 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
On 31 December 2030, Member States shall have established a list a list of areas on their national territory where the concentration or the accumulation of micro-pollutants, including micro-plastics and antimicrobial residues that can favor the development of antimicrobial resistance genes, represents a risk for human health or the environment. Member States shall review that list every five years thereafter and update it if necessary.
Amendment 876 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the total annual energy from renewable sources, as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, producused at national level by urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 10 000 p.e. and above is equivalent to at least:
Amendment 920 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Renewable energy produced by water operators and fed back into the grid or sold to other industries shall be taken into account with regard to the objectives referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 925 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States shall facilitate approval procedures for the development of renewable production for use by wastewater treatment plants in accordance with Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 963 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States with regions that are at risk of desertification, shall reuse at least 10% of their treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation by 2030, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2020/741.
Amendment 985 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall encourage monitoring the presence of antimicrobial resistance genes in urban wastewater, as soon as suitable EU methodologies for measuring and analysing concentrations of antimicrobial resistance genes in water are developed.
Amendment 999 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
When a public health emergency due to SARS-CoV-2an infectious pathogen is declared by the competent authority responsible for public health in the Member State, the presence of SARS- CoV-2the pathogen and its variants shall be monitored in urban wastewaters from at least 70 % of the national population and at least one sample shall be taken per week for agglomerations of 100 000 p.e. and more. This monitoring shall continue until this competent authority declares that the public health emergency due to SARS- CoV-2 has ended.
Amendment 1063 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) identify categories of people without access, or with limited access, to sanitation facilities, includprioritising vulnerable and marginalised groups, people living in rural areas, and provide reasons for such lack of access;
Amendment 1067 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) assess the possibilities forand improvinge access to sanitation facilities for the categories of people referred to in point (a);
Amendment 1075 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for all agglomerations of 102 000 p.e. and above, encourage the establishment of a sufficient number of sanitation facilities in public spaces, which are freely and, in particular for women, safely accessible.
Amendment 1091 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall aim for efficient nutirent circularity and must strive to enhance sewage sludge nutrient and metal recovery with a focus on achieving other co-benefits such as biogas or biochar production.
Amendment 1092 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States shall consider the extraction of valuable resources from sewage sludge for agricultural purposes in order to consolidate the resilience and sustainability of the sector and to contribute to the strategic autonomy for the EU fertiliser industry.
Amendment 1367 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 4 – point c
Annex V – point 4 – point c
(c) finally, where necessary to achieve the objectives referred to in point 2, additional mitigation measures including the adaptation of the infrastructure for the collection, storage and treatment of urban wastewater or the creation of new infrastructures with a priority to green infrastructure such as vegetated ditches, treatment wetlands and storage ponds designed in order to support biodiversity Where relevant. In water-stressed areas, water reuse shall be considered in the context of the development of the integrated urban wastewater management plans referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 21 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Chemical pollution of surface and groundwater poses a threat to the aquatic environment, with effects such as acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic organisms, accumulation of pollutants in the ecosystem and loss of habitats and biodiversity, as well as to human health. Setting environmental quality standards helps to implement the zerominimum-level pollution ambition for, thus helping to protect the environment and human health by limiting exposure and towards a toxic-free environment.
Amendment 23 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Chemical pollution of surface and groundwater poses a threat to the aquatic environment, with effects such as acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic organisms, accumulation of pollutants in the ecosystem and loss of habitats and biodiversity, to forestry and agriculture, especially wet agriculture, as well as to human health. Setting environmental quality standards helps to implement the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment.
Amendment 24 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In a situation where, according to statistics from the European Environment Agency (EEA), approximately 40 % of all water consumed is used in agriculture, control measures and any other amendments to these Directives should be based primarily on the assessment of their impact on farmers and their work.
Amendment 26 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Good status of water bodies and efficient management of water resources represents a priority for agriculture, since farmers rely on water to conduct their activity, and as such, have a vested interest in the sustainable use of this resource.
Amendment 29 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Digitalisation, precision farming, optimised irrigation and a circular use of resources represent valuable opportunities for an improved climate-resilient water management and a rational application of pesticides and fertilisers for European crops, contributing to achieving a sustainable and resilient EU food system while reducing possible diffuse pollution from agriculture on water bodies as well as the need for agricultural abstraction practices.
Amendment 39 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Pursuant to Article 191(2), second sentence, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Union policy on the environment is to be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action is to be taken, that environmental damage is, as a priority, to be rectified at source and that the polluter is to pay. At the same time, in seeking to achieve a high level of environmental protection, the Union must take into account the differing circumstances in the various regions of the EU.
Amendment 41 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Particular attention should be paid to food security and to the fact that the implementation of the Zero Pollution Action Plan should not lead to a reduction in food production nor to reduced availability and affordability of a good nutrition and healthy, sustainable diets for EU citizens.
Amendment 53 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Concern has been expressed about the risk of antimicrobial resistance developing from the presence of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance genes in the aquatic environment, but little advancement of monitoring has taken place due to a lack of agreed upon targets and standardized methods, including a lack of benchmarking and threshold data to inform evolutionary, epidemiological, and other risk modelling efforts1a. Relevant antimicrobial resistance genes should also be included in the surface and ground water watch lists and monitored as soon as suitable monitoring methods have been developed. This is in line with the 'European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance’, adopted by the Commission in June 2017, and with the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe, which also addresses this concern. Member States should strive to identify key hotspots for evolution and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. __________________ 1a Krista Liguori, Ishi Keenum, Benjamin C. Davis, Jeanette Calarco, Erin Milligan, Valerie J. Harwood, and Amy Pruden, Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring of Water Environments: A Framework for Standardized Methods and Quality Control, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 13, 9149–9160, doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08918
Amendment 57 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The evaluation pointed out that a better integration of water objectives in agricultural policy was necessary. Thus, the new CAP already increased the ambition and introduced additional measures benefitting sustainable water management and protection in agriculture, especially through cross- compliance measures. For an enhanced coherence between agriculture and water policy, Member States should aim to make use of the full potential of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) and stimulate advisory services to promote best practices concerning water management.
Amendment 58 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In general terms, the conclusions of the Fitness Check show that the Directives are broadly fit for purpose, with certain scope for improvements that could be achieved with an increase in EU funding which, inter alia, would also help speed the proper implementation of their objectives. The evaluation shows that the Directives have thus far led to a higher level of protection for water bodies and better flood risk management.
Amendment 59 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The evaluation also concluded that there is too much variation between Member States as regards the quality standards and threshold values set at national level for river basin specific pollutants and groundwater pollutants respectively. Until now, river basin specific pollutants not identified as priority substances under Directive 2000/60/EC have been subject to national EQS and been counted as physico-chemical quality elements supporting the assessment of ecological status in surface waters. In groundwaters, it has also been possible for Member States to set their own threshold values, even for man-made synthetic substances. This flexibility has led to sub- optimal results across the EU in terms of comparability of the status of water bodies between Member States, and in terms of environmental protection. Therefore, it is necessary to provide for a procedure that allows for an agreement at Union level on EQS and threshold values that are to be applied for those substances if they are identified as being of national concern and to establish repositories of the applicable EQS and threshold values. There is a need for flexibility when it comes to the adaptation of water management at national level and to grant considerable freedom when it comes to identifying specific national and regional measures, so as to enable the objectives to be met in line with the principle of subsidiarity.
Amendment 62 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Any decision in the selection, review of substances and EQS setting must be based on risk assessment and follow a proportionate, transparent and science-based approach, considering also socio-economic consequences including food security and taking into consideration recommendations from European Parliament, Member States and relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The evaluation showed that the overall slow progress in achieving the objectives of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council can be attributed to a lack of sufficient financial resources. Measures that improve the status of water bodies through restoration of rivers and ecosystem services provide financial benefits that outweigh the costs and could reduce necessary expenditure for Member States.
Amendment 64 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The review of the list of priority substances in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2008/105/EC has concluded that several priority substances are no longer of Union wide concern and should therefore no longer be included in Part A of Annex I to that Directive. Those substances should therefore be considered as river basin specific pollutants and included in Part C of Annex II to Directive 2008/105/EC together with their corresponding EQS. Considering that those pollutants are no longer considered to be of Union wide concern, the EQS need only be applied where those pollutants could still be of national or regional or local concern in that they present significant risks.
Amendment 66 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) To ensure effective and coherent decision-making and develop synergies with the work carried out in the framework of other Union legislation on chemicals, the European Chemicals Agency (‘ECHA’), should be given a permanent and clearly circumscribed role in the prioritisation of substances to be included in the watch lists and in the lists of substances in Annexes I and II to Directive 2008/105/EC and Annexes I and II to Directive 2006/118/EC, and in the derivation of the current appropriate science-based quality standards, and those based on the corresponding evaluations of the differing circumstances in the various regions of the EU. The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) of ECHA, should facilitate the carrying out of certain tasks conferred on ECHA by providing opinions. ECHA should also ensure better coordination between various pieces of environmental law through increased transparency as regards pollutants on a watch list or the development of Union -wide or national- level – where the circumstances dictate – EQS or thresholds, by making relevant scientific reports publicly available.
Amendment 70 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Considering the increases in unforeseeable weather events, in particular extreme floods and prolonged droughts, which are main drivers of crop failure, and in significant pollution incidents resulting in or exacerbating transboundary accidental pollution, Member States should be required to ensure that immediate information on such incidents is provided to other potentially affected Member States and effectively cooperate with potentially affected Member States to mitigate the effects of the event or incident. It is also necessary to reinforce cooperation between Member States and streamline procedures for transboundary cooperation in case of more structural, i.e. non accidental and longer term transboundary issues which cannot be solved at Member State level, in accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2000/60/EC. In case European assistance is necessary, competent national authorities may send requests for assistance to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the Commission, which will coordinate possible offers of assistance and their deployment through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in accordance with Article 15 of Decision 1313/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council64 . __________________ 64 Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 78 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 2 – point 35
Article 2 – point 35
‘Environmental quality standard’ means the concentration of a particular pollutant or group of pollutants in water, sediment or biota not to be exceeded in order to protect human health and the environment or a trigger value for the adverse effect on human health or the environment of such a pollutant or group of pollutants measured using an appropriate effect-based method.’; in combination with state-of-the-art chemical analysis1a’; __________________ 1a Elke Dopp, Helena Pannekens, Fabian Itzel, Jochen Tuerk, Effect-based methods in combination with state-of-the-art chemical analysis for assessment of water quality as integrated approach, Int J Hyg Environ Health, 222(4): 607-614, 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.03.00 1
Amendment 82 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
(ba) In Article 4(4), point c is replaced by the following: " (c) Extensions shall be limited to a maximum of three further updates of the river basin management plan except in cases where the natural conditions are such that the objectives cannot be achieved within this period."
Amendment 87 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2000/60/EC
Articles 16 and 17
Articles 16 and 17
Amendment 95 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
‘Member States shall amend the list of threshold values applied in their territories whenever scientific data in new information on pollutants, groups of pollutants, or indicators of pollution indicates that, as reported by on-the- ground monitoring at national level, a threshold value needs to be set for an additional substance, that an existing threshold value needs to be modified, or that a threshold value previously removed from the list needs to be re-inserted. If relevant threshold values are established or amended at Union level, Member States shall adapt the list of threshold values applied in their territories to those values. ’; . Or. ro (Article 2, paragraph 1, point 4, Directive 2006/118/EC)
Amendment 97 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 6 a (new)– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 a (new)– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain a maximum of five substances or groups of substances and shall indicate the monitoring matrices and the possible methods of analysis for each substance. Those monitoring matrices and methods shall not entail excessive costs nor excessive administrative burden for the competent authorities. The substances to be included in the watch list shall be selected from amongst those substances for which the information available indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to, or via, the aquatic environment and for which monitoring data are insufficient. This watch list shall include substances of emerging concern.
Amendment 125 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
As soon as suitable monitoring methods, following public discussion and involvement of relevant stakeholders, for micro-plastics and selected antimicrobial resistance genes have been identified, those substances shall be included in the watch list.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex III
Annex III
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 7 7 Non-relevant Pesticides not applicable not applicable 0,1 (9) or 15 (101) or 2,5 metabolites of applicable or 5 (11) (individual) pesticides (nrMs) 0,5 (9) or 5 (10) or 12,5 (11) (total) (12)
Amendment 131 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
Directive 2006/118/EC
Annex I – table – row 7 – footnote 9
Annex I – table – row 7 – footnote 9
(9) Applicable to ‘data-poor’ nrMsnrMs for which insufficient data is available, i.e. nrMs for which little or no reliable experimental data on chronic or acute effects of the nrM are available on the taxonomic group confidently predicted to be the most sensitive., and does not allow for the substances to qualify as ‘nrMs for which sufficient data is available’
Amendment 132 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
Directive 2006/118/EC
Annex I – table – row 7 – footnote 10
Annex I – table – row 7 – footnote 10
Amendment 133 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
(11) Applicable to ‘data-rich’ nrMsnrMs for which sufficient data is available, i.e. nrMs for which reliable experimental data, or equally reliable data obtained by alternative scientifically validated methods, are available on chronic or acute effects of the nrM on at least one species each of algae, of invertebrates, and of fish, allowing the most-sensitive taxonomic group to be confidently confirmed, and for which a QS can be calculated using a deterministic approach based on reliable chronic experimental toxicity data on that taxonomic group; Member States may apply for this purpose the latest guidance established in the framework of the Common Implementation Strategy for Directive 2000/60/EC (Guidance document No. 27, as updated). The QS of 2,5 for individual nrMs shall apply unless the QS calculated by the deterministic approach is higher, in which case a QS of 5 shall apply.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
Directive 2006/118/EC
Annex I – table – row 7 – footnote 12
Annex I – table – row 7 – footnote 12
Amendment 137 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I part A – table – row 70
Annex I part A – table – row 70
Amendment 138 #
2022/0344(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex I – part A – table – row 70 – footnote 30
Annex I – part A – table – row 70 – footnote 30
Amendment 16 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses the importance of funding research and innovation in the agri-food sector through the budget of the Horizon Europe programme, EIPs, pilot projects, preparatory actions and the introduction of assisted evolution technologies; recalls the need for farmers to be provided with technical assistance and up-to- date information;
Amendment 26 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. insists that an increase in the budget is necessary in view of the major challenges the agri-food sector is facing in 2022 and will continue to face in 2023; recalls the ambitious transformation our agri-food systems are undergoing as laid out in the Farm to Fork Strategy; reminds the multifaceted roles the agri-food sector plays in delivering the Green Deal;
Amendment 104 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on [Agriculture and Rural Development] calls on the Committee on [the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety], as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the [The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115].
Amendment 122 #
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 pesticides41noted 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 EU-widereduction targets in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system42. _________________ 41 P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. 42 P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 123 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system recalled the need for robust, scientific ex ante impact assessments, covering sustainability from the economic, social and environmental perspectives and the need to take into account cumulative effects, possible trade-offs, the availability of the means to achieve the targets and different farming models across the Member States as part of any legislative proposals under the Farm to Fork Strategy; deplores the fact that the European Commission has not yet published the additional analysis promissed and is highly concerned by the fact that the European Parliament is amending the regulation in the absence of the impact assessment's supplement.
Amendment 126 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Acknowledges the concerns of the European Commission expressed in the Commission Staff Working Document “Impact Assessment report” regarding the way the current implementation of the SUD led and is expected to lead to varying levels of pesticide use and risk, different levels of protection of human health and the environment and uneven competition on the international market. Yet, the Commission’s proposal fails to explain how the newly proposed regulation is going to solve these disparities, as expressed by the Regulatory Scrutiny Board.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Takes account of the two overall opinions issued by the Regulatory Scrutiny Board, the first one negative, and a second one positive with reservations, both outlining the lack of evidence in terms of how the EU reduction targets will be measured or allocated, in such a way to ensure a fair burden sharing between Member States;
Amendment 128 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) In case the additional impact assessment which is expected to be published on the 28th of June raises risks concerning EU food security, Chapter II of this regulation should be reassessed.
Amendment 136 #
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 142 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 152 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In its conclusions of 19 October 202056, the Council of the European Union, when taking note of the Commission’s reduction targets for the use of pesticides set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy, pointed out that achieving those targets will require efforts from Member States and all stakeholders and intensive co- operation, consultation and collaboration. Members States requested that the EC base its legislative proposals on scientifically sound ex-ante impact assessments taking into account the cumulative effect of the legislative proposals, including their effects on EU agriculture competitiveness and farmer profitability.The Council also requested the Commission to ensure that these targets are Union targets to which all Member States must contribute through action at national level. The Council conclusions request such targets to be set taking into account achievements to date, as well as Member States' different starting points, circumstances and conditions. Finally, the Council also highlighted the importance of ensuring adequate and scientifically- sound integrated pest management measures and the promotion of the use of sustainable alternative plant protection products and methods, especially through use of digital and precision agriculture technology. _________________ 56 Brussels, 19 October 2020, 12099/20.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In its conclusions of 19 October 202056, the Council of the European Union, when taking note of the Commission’s reduction targets for the use of pesticides set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy, pointed out that achieving those targets will require efforts from Member States and all stakeholders and intensive co- operation, consultation and collaboration. The Council also requested the Commission to ensure that these targets are Union targets to which all Member States must contribute through action at national level. The Council conclusions request such targets to be set taking into account achievements to date, as well as Member States' different starting points, circumstances and conditions. The Council also stressed that the EU trade policy should contribute to enhancing cooperation with third countries and should seek to obtain ambitious commitments from them in key areas, including the sustainable use of pesticides and antimicrobials and requested the Commission to perform impact assessments for those trade agreements and make the results available well before the final phase of the negotiation. The Council also welcomed the intended revision of the import tolerances applications, taking into account environmental aspects; _________________ 56 Brussels, 19 October 2020, 12099/20.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable controlis one type of alternative to the use of chemical products, which can be combined with other solutions such as innovative agricultural equipment, sustainable agronomic practices, 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, high technology farming, conventional farming and especiallyorganic farming. Access to biological controls would facilitatesmoving away from chemical plant protection products and applying them as a last resort following the integrated pest management 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).
Amendment 165 #
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 contributions to the targets should be established by national law in order to ensure adequate progress and accountability in relation to them. These binding national targetcontributions should also be achieved by Member States by 20305. The reduction in the use of chemical plant protection products is expected to significantly reduce occupational safety and health risks for professional users.
Amendment 170 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In March 2022, 12 Member States published a “non-paper” raising concerns about a draft legislative act and the sustainable use of pesticides and submitted it to Council. In June 2022, 10 Member States once again submitted a non-paper to the Council repeating the concerns shared in the previous non- paper. Concerning pesticide reduction targets, the Member States highlighted that the 50% reduction targets should apply to the EU as a whole. In December 2022, the Council agreed to trigger Article 241 of the TFEU, requesting the Commission to submit a study complementing the impact assessment of the Commission proposal to the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
Amendment 180 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and, substantial differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, as well as the need for plant protection products to maintain a sufficient level of production, guaranteeing food security it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 20305 reduction targetcontributions”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in 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 practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 20305 reduction targetcontributions. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 20305 reduction targets.contributions. Furtheremore, when designing their contributions, Member States should take into account market availability and affordability of low-risk and non- chemical alternative tools for plant protection since availability of suitable alternatives enables farmers to use chemicals as a last recourse following IPM principles 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 20305 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical 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 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. 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 continentcontributions. Member States' territories, includig the EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean, should be allowed to take into account the specific needs of their different regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In some particular regions, tailor-made measures should be further developed to cope with problems derived from remoteness, insularity and/or high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions a. This should allow a case-by-case decision-making process regardsing the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and croplevel 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 reduct5 declared contribution to the Union target before 20305, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national5 reduction targetcontribution. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targetreduction contributions and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 183 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In its Staff Working Document on the Drivers of Food Security1a, the European Commission acknowledges that “Soil, water, biodiversity, and air are basic requirements for food production” and confirms that availability and access to food for consumers at reasonable prices are objectives that cannot be taken for granted. _________________ 1a Commission staff working document, “Drivers of Food Security”, published 04/01/2023, https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/ 2023- 01/SWD_2023_4_1_EN_document_travai l_service_part1_v2.pdf
Amendment 184 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Whereas certain Member States are already under the EU average in terms of use of chemical pesticides and more hazardous pesticides while other Member States are considerably above, reduction efforts should be made by the latter.
Amendment 189 #
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 inMember States should describe the nactional action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environmens to be taken in order to contribute to the 2035 Union target. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the Unational 20305 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on their contribution to the Union targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 197 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 20305 reduction targets’) as well as national 20305 reduction targetcontributions, it is necessary to increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of low-risk alternatives and use of biological control and other economically justified non-chemical alternatives, including new breeding, technological, and precision techniques. Availability and viability of these alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low pesticide- input pest management practices such as organic farming, conservation agriculture and low till farming.
Amendment 211 #
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 crucial 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. Beyond the CAP, there is a substantial need to deliver adequate funding to farmers to ensure they receive sufficient financial support to prevent productivity losses while enabling a sustainable and resilient European agriculture.
Amendment 213 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Economic instruments, includingother than those under the CAP that provide support to farmers, can play a crucial 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 inalready drafted their national CAP Strategic Plans thatand the European Commission approved them. In order for their implementation of the CAP to contributes to and supports other relevant Union legislation and their objectives, including objectives under this Regulation, the European Commission must propose additional financial instruments.
Amendment 216 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) For the sake of transparency and in order to encourage greater progress, it is necessary to measure the progress made by Member States in relation to the achievement of the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions and other national indicative reduction targets. This should be done on an annual basis by means of annual progress and implementation reports. In order to monitor the level of compliance with this Regulation in a streamlined, easily comparable manner, Member States should also include quantitative data in relation to the implementation of this Regulation as regards use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management. In order for the Commission to encourage progress towards achieving national 20305 reduction targetcontributions and other national indicative reduction targets, including any measures in support of such achievement, the Commission should analyse such progress and measures every 2 years.
Amendment 224 #
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 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 plant protection products should only be used when there are no viable alternatives or 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 225 #
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 exhausted. To ensure that integrated pest management is implemented consistently on the ground, it is necessary to lay down clear rula guide of best practices 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 they apply 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 244 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) 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. If to be defined precisely at EU level and on a case-by-case scenario. If high-risk 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 Member States may prohibit or restrict the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be. If a physical buffer zone is already present, no addition buffer zones are needed. If prohibited.D, derogations from the prohibition should onlybe allowed under certain conditions and on a case-by-case basis. _________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November for plant protection products authorised in accordance with Regulation 1107/2009 onfor the conservtinuation 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)existing agricultural activities or, under certain conditions, existing national legislation, and on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 252 #
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. 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 255 #
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 affordable precision farming techniques. 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. 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 260 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) It is however likely that certain unmanned aircraft (including drones) will allow for the targeted aerial application of plant protection products. Such unmanned aircraft are likely to help reduce the use of plant protection products due to targeted application and consequently help reduce the risks to human health and the environment compared to use of land- based application equipment. It is therefore appropriate to set criteria in this Regulation for an exemption of certain unmanned aircraft from the prohibition of aerial application. It is also appropriate to defer the application of this exemption for 31 years given, so that the cEurrent state of scientific uncertaintyopean Commission sets evaluation methodology to allow authorisation.
Amendment 267 #
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 consult trained, independent advisors on pest management, so that plant protection products are only used as a last resortwhere no viable alternative is available.
Amendment 274 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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– The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 276 #
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 and progress towards achieving bindingUnion Union targetsand national targetcontributionsbased 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 fluctuations. 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 2015–2017, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategy. 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 280 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) When use data of plant protection products become available as result of the entry into force of the agricultural statistics regulation (SAIO), the European Commission should work towards moving away from reduction objectives based on sales data and hazard of plant protection products to a more precise and comprehensive picture on agriculture, including actual uses per crops, per region plus productivity and land-use data. Impact-based indicators should be developed combining use data of plant protection products with an indicator considering fate, exposure and effect per active ingredient applied on the field. Models which fulfil these criteria already exist and are currently used at national level, such as SYNOPS in Germany, PestLCI and USEtox. An indicator based on monitoring results of pesticides levels in environmental matrices such as water, soil and air, should complement this approach.
Amendment 286 #
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 20305 reduction targets and national 20305 reduction targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategycontributions. 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 287 #
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 2035 reduction targets and two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions 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 293 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) In order to enforce the obligatAs observed in the Commission's set out in this Regulation, Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringementsimpact assessment, implementation of this e Regulation and ensure that those rules are enforced. The penalties should be effective,will lead to higher costs of proporductionate and dissuasive for farmers and for consumers. It is also important to provide for Member States to recover costs related to carrying out obligations under this Regulation by means of fees or charges in order to ensure that adequate financial resources are available to competent authorities. The Commission should take into consideration providing additional financial support to farmers in order to comply with provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 299 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) Sufficient funding is needed for the further implementation of integrated pest management. The establishment of a new funding instrument beyond CAP will help foster the implementation and uptake of integrated pest management and make related measures more attractive to farmers, e.g. by providing compensations in case of proven loss of income. Furthermore, it would support the transition towards a more sustainable use of plant protection products at EU and Member State level, allowing for medium- and long-term alternatives to be developed and deployed.
Amendment 306 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this Regulation by Member States will result in new and enhanced obligations for farmers and other pesticides users. Some of them constitute statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council78, which, in accordance with that Regulation, farmers must comply with to receive CAP payments, whereas other requirements, which go beyond the baseline of mandatory requirements, may be rewarded with additional payments under voluntary regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that the CAP funding is only available for practices implemented under an eco- scheme or agri-environmental-climate commitment which go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and the standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land established under that Regulation and the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law. Since farmers and other users need to be financially supported in their transition towardsa more sustainable use of pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 needs to be amended to allow the financing of requirements imposed in accordance with this Regulation during a transitional period. This exceptional option for Member States to provide additionalfunding for measures taken in implementing this Regulation should apply to any obligation for farmers andother users resulting from the application of this Regulation, including compulsory farming practices imposed by the crop-specific rules for integrated pest management. Further, pursuant to Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, investments by farmers to comply with new requirements imposed by Union law may be supported for a maximum of 24 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding. Similarly, a longer transition period should be set out for investments complying with requirements imposed on farmers in accordance with this Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordinglywhich stems from a different regulatory framework, the budget must also come from a different source offunding,other than the CAP. _________________ 78 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing 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 307 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this Regulation by Member States will result in new and enhanced obligations for farmers and other pesticides users. Some of them constitute statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council78, which, in accordance with that Regulation, farmers must comply with to receive CAP payments, whereas other requirements, which go beyond the baseline of mandatory requirements, may be rewarded with additional payments under voluntary regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that the CAP funding is only available for practices implemented under an eco- scheme or agri-environmental-climate commitment which go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and the standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land established under that Regulation and the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law. Since farmers and other users need to be financially supported in their transition toward a more sustainable use of pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 needs to be amended to allow the financing of requirements imposed in accordance with this Regulation during a transitional period. The transition towards a more sustainable use of plant protection products, at EU and Member State level must be financed through new funding sources. No CAP funding should be used in this contex.This exceptional option for Member States to provide additional funding for measures taken in implementing this Regulation should apply to any obligation for farmers and other users resulting from the application of this Regulation, including compulsory farming practices imposed by the crop-specific rules for integrated pest management. Further, pursuant to Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, investments by farmers to comply with new requirements imposed by Union law may be supported for a maximum of 24 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding. Similarly, a longer transition period should be set out for investments complying with requirements imposed on farmers in accordance with this Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly. _________________ 78 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing 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 319 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation 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 chemical plant protection products by 2035.
Amendment 320 #
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. 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 335 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 350 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In its conclusions of 19 October 202056 , the Council of the European Union, when taking note of the Commission’s reduction targets for the use of pesticides set out in the Farm to Fork Strategy, pointed out that achieving those targets will require efforts from Member States and all stakeholders and intensive co-operation, consultation and collaboration. Members States requested that the EC base its legislative proposals on scientifically sound ex-ante impact assessments taking into account the cumulative effect of the legislative proposals, including their effects on EU agriculture competitiveness and farmer profitability. The Council also requested the Commission to ensure that these targets are Union targets to which all Member States must contribute through action at national level. The Council conclusions request such targets to be set taking into account achievements to date, as well as Member States' different starting points, circumstances and conditions. Finally, the Council also highlighted the importance of ensuring adequate and scientifically- sound integrated pest management measures and the promotion of the use of sustainable alternative plant protection products and methods, especially through use of digital and precision agriculture technology. __________________ 56 Brussels, 19 October 2020, 12099/20.
Amendment 353 #
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 which for the application of a plant protection product is reasonably foreseeable at the time of manufacture and accessories that are essential for the effective operation of such equipmenwhich according to manufacturer's manual is intended for the application of plant protection product, with the exception of equipment designed for the sowing or planting of propagating material treated with plant protection products;
Amendment 355 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable controlis one type of alternative to the use of chemical products, which can be combined with other solutions such as innovative agricultural equipment, sustainable agronomic practices, 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, high technology farming, conventional farming and especially organic farming. Access to biological controls would facilitates moving away from chemical plant protection products and applying them as a last resort following the integrated pest management 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).
Amendment 362 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘aerial application’ means application of a plant protection product from an aircraft or an unmanned aircraft (including drones);
Amendment 373 #
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 contributions to the targets should be established by national law in order to ensure adequate progress and accountability in relation to them. These binding national targetcontributions should also be achieved by Member States by 20305. The reduction in the use of chemical plant protection products is expected to significantly reduce occupational safety and health risks for professional users.
Amendment 378 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In March 2022, 12 Member States published a “non-paper” raising concerns about a draft legislative act and the sustainable use of pesticides and submitted it to Council. In June 2022, 10 Member States once again submitted a non-paper to the Council repeating the concerns shared in the previous non- paper. Concerning pesticide reduction targets, the Member States highlighted that the 50% reduction targets should apply to the EU as a whole. In December 2022, the Council agreed to trigger Article 241 of the TFEU, requesting the Commission to submit a study complementing the impact assessment of the Commission proposal to the Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
Amendment 382 #
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 freely accessible area used by the general public, such as a public park or garden, recreation or sports grounds, or a public path;
Amendment 388 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
(b) an freely accessible area used predominantly by a vulnerable group as defined in Article 3(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/ 2009;
Amendment 389 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and, substantial differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, as well as the need for plant protection products to maintain a sufficient level of production, guaranteeing food security it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 20305 reduction targetcontributions”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in 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 practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 20305 reduction targetcontributions. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 20305 reduction targets.contributions. Furthermore, when designing their contributions, Member States should take into account market availability and affordability of low-risk and non- chemical alternative tools for plant protection since availability of suitable alternatives enables farmers to use chemicals as a last recourse following IPM principles 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 20305 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions contributions. Member States' territories, includin,g their use and risk of chemical 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 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. 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 EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean, should be allowed to take into account the specific needs of their different regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In some particular regions, tailor-made measures should be further developed to cope with problems derived from remoteness, insularity and/or high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions a. This should allow a case-by-case decision-making process regardsing the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and croplevel 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 reduct5 declared contribution to the Union target before 20305, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national5 reduction targetcontribution. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targetreduction contributions and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 392 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Amendment 397 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point d
(d) an freely accessible urban area covered by a watercourse or water feature;
Amendment 400 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
Amendment 402 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In its Staff Working Document on the Drivers of Food Security2a, the European Commission acknowledges that “Soil, water, biodiversity, and air are basic requirements for food production” and confirms that availability and access to food for consumers at reasonable prices are objectives that cannot be taken for granted. __________________ 2a Commission staff working document, “Drivers of Food Security”, published 04/01/2023, https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/ 2023- 01/SWD_2023_4_1_EN_document_travai l_service_part1_v2.pdf
Amendment 404 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Whereas certain Member States are already under the EU average in terms of use of chemical pesticides and more hazardous pesticides while other Member States are considerably above, reduction efforts should be made by the latter.
Amendment 409 #
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 freely accessible protected area under Annex IV of Directive 2000/60/EC, excluding those designated pursuant Annex IV 1 part (iv) 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 411 #
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 inMember States should describe the nactional action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environmens to be taken in order to contribute to the 2035 Union target. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the Unational 20305 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on their contribution to the Union targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 424 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 20305 reduction targets’) as well as national 20305 reduction targetcontributions, it is necessary to increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of low-risk alternatives and use of biological control and other economically justified non-chemical alternatives, including new breeding, technological, and precision techniques. Availability and viability of these alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low pesticide- input pest management practices such as organic farming, conservation agriculture and low till farming.
Amendment 448 #
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 crucial 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. Beyond the CAP, there is a substantial need to deliver adequate funding to farmers to ensure they receive sufficient financial support to prevent productivity losses while enabling a sustainable and resilient European agriculture.
Amendment 457 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Union 20305 reduction targets for chemical plant protection products
Amendment 459 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) For the sake of transparency and in order to encourage greater progress, it is necessary to measure the progress made by Member States in relation to the achievement of the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions and other national indicative reduction targets. This should be done on an annual basis by means of annual progress and implementation reports. In order to monitor the level of compliance with this Regulation in a streamlined, easily comparable manner, Member States should also include quantitative data in relation to the implementation of this Regulation as regards use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management. In order for the Commission to encourage progress towards achieving national 20305 reduction targetcontributions and other national indicative reduction targets, including any measures in support of such achievement, the Commission should analyse such progress and measures every 2 years.
Amendment 471 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adoption and achievement of national targetcontributions in accordance with Article 5 to achievwards approaching by 20305 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 20305 reduction targets’).
Amendment 474 #
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 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 plant protection products should only be used when there are no viable alternatives or 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 479 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Progress towards achieving the Union 20305 reduction targets shall be calculated annually by the Commission in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 488 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Member States 20305 reduction contributions towards the EU-wide reduction targets for chemical plant protection products
Amendment 499 #
2022/0196(COD)
By … [OP: please insert the date – 6 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targetcontributions in its national legislation to achieve by 20305 a reduction set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, of the following:
Amendment 508 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the use and risk of chemical plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 1’);
Amendment 517 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the use of more hazardous plant protection products as defined in Annex I (‘national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 2’).
Amendment 522 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the two national reduction targetcontributions listed in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, are collectively referred to as the ‘national 20305 reduction targetcontributions’.
Amendment 527 #
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. 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 529 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The progress of each Member State towards achieving the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions shall be calculated annually by the Commission in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
Amendment 539 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State shall reach the targets referred toaim to acheive the contribution to the Union targets, as defined in paragraph 1 by 20305. A Member State thatwhose contribution reaches the level of one of itsthe Union 20305 national reduction targets before 2030contributions before that year shall not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts. It shall, however, continue to monitor annual fluctuations in order to maintain the progress achieved in relation to that 2030 national reductioncontributing to the Union 2035 targets.
Amendment 557 #
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 consult trained, independent advisors on pest management, so that plant protection products are only used as a last resortwhere no viable alternative is available.
Amendment 561 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions shall be set at such level so as to achieve a reduction between the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the year 20305 in the relevant Member State that at least equalsup to 50%.
Amendment 566 #
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 target 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 572 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 582 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 5at least 20% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 585 #
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 Council74 should be used in calculating these harmonised risk indicators and progress towards achieving binding UnionUnion targets and national targetcontributions 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 fluctuations. 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 20305 reduction targets is 2015–2017, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategy. 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 594 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) When use data of plant protection products become available as result of the entry into force of the agricultural statistics regulation (SAIO), the European Commission should work towards moving away from reduction objectives based on sales data and hazard of plant protection products to a more precise and comprehensive picture on agriculture, including actual uses per crops, per region plus productivity and land-use data. Impact-based indicators should be developed combining use data of plant protection products with an indicator considering fate, exposure and effect per active ingredient applied on the field. Models which fulfil these criteria already exist and are currently used at national level, such as SYNOPS in Germany, PestLCI and USEtox. An indicator based on monitoring results of pesticides levels in environmental matrices such as water, soil and air, should complement this approach.
Amendment 598 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Amendment 605 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Amendment 606 #
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 20305 reduction targets and national 20305 reduction targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategycontributions. 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 611 #
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 2035 reduction targets and two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions 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 614 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
For the purposes of this paragraph ‘weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products’ means a value corresponding to the kilograms of chemical active substances in plant protection products sold per year in a Member State, weighted according to their hazardrisk weightings as set out in row (iii) of the Table of Annex I, divided by the number of hectares of utilised agricultural area in that Member State.
Amendment 617 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may reduce its national targetcontributions for the use of the more hazardous 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 use as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national targetcontributions to that percentage.
Amendment 622 #
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 2015, 2016 and 2017 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 628 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) In order to enforce the obligatAs observed in the Commission's set out in this Regulation, Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringementsimpact assessment, implementation of thise Regulation and ensure that those rules are enforced. The penalties should be effective,will lead to higher costs of proporductionate and dissuasive for farmers and for consumers. It is also important to provide for Member States to recover costs related to carrying out obligations under this Regulation by means of fees or charges in order to ensure that adequate financial resources are available to competent authorities. The Commission should take into consideration providing additional financial support to farmers in order to comply with provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 631 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 5at least 20% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
Amendment 649 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48a) Sufficient funding is needed for the further implementation of integrated pest management. The establishment of a new funding instrument beyond CAP will help foster the implementation and uptake of integrated pest management and make related measures more attractive to farmers, e.g. by providing compensations in case of proven loss of income. Furthermore, it would support the transition towards a more sustainable use of plant protection products at EU and Member State level, allowing for medium- and long-term alternatives to be developed and deployed.
Amendment 655 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this Regulation by Member States will result in new and enhanced obligations for farmers and other pesticides users. Some of them constitute statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council78 , which, in accordance with that Regulation, farmers must comply with to receive CAP payments, whereas other requirements, which go beyond the baseline of mandatory requirements, may be rewarded with additional payments under voluntary regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that the CAP funding is only available for practices implemented under an eco- scheme or agri-environmental-climate commitment which go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and the standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land established under that Regulation and the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law. Since farmers and other users need to be financially supported in their transition toward a more sustainable use of pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 needs to be amended to allow the financing of requirements imposed in accordance with this Regulation during a transitional period. The transition towards a more sustainable use of plant protection products, at EU and Member State level must be financed through new funding sources. No CAP funding should be used in this context. This exceptional option for Member States to provide additional funding for measures taken in implementing this Regulation should apply to any obligation for farmers and other users resulting from the application of this Regulation, including compulsory farming practices imposed by the crop-specific rules for integrated pest management. Further, pursuant to Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, investments by farmers to comply with new requirements imposed by Union law may be supported for a maximum of 24 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding. Similarly, a longer transition period should be set out for investments complying with requirements imposed on farmers in accordance with this Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 78 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing 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 663 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States wi' territories, including the outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, mayshould be allowed in all cases to take into account the specific needs of theseir different regions as regards the use of plant protection products when adopting national 20305 reduction targetcontributions, due to the particular climatic conditions and crops in these regions.
Amendment 668 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Amendment 675 #
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 20305 national reduccontribution targets being lower than 3510%.
Amendment 679 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. By … [OP: please insert the date – 7 months after the date of application of this Regulation], each Member State shall communicate its national 20305 reduction targetcontributions to the Commission.
Amendment 683 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Amendment 687 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
10. If a Member State fails to adopt a national 20305 reduction targetcontribution by … [OJ: please insert the date –6 months after the date of application of this Regulation], that targetcontribution shall be deemed to be either 50%; or, where the percentage would be above 50% in accordance with paragraph 5 or paragraph 6, that higher percentage.at least 10%;
Amendment 698 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall review the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions communicated to it in accordance with Article 5(9) and the information explaining any lowering of targetcontributions made in accordance with Article 5(5) or Article 5(6).
Amendment 705 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission concludes, on the basis of the information made available to it, that the national 20305 reduction targetscontribution communicated by a Member State need to be set at a more ambitious level, it shall, by … [OP: please insert the date – 1 year after the date of application of this Regulation], recommend that Member State to increase the level of its national 20305 reduction targetscontribution. The Commission shall make that recommendation public.
Amendment 711 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State adjusts its national 20305 reduction targetcontributions as recommended by the Commission, it shall amend the national targetcontributions set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targetcontributions in its national action plan together with the Commission’s recommendation.
Amendment 718 #
2022/0196(COD)
4. Where a Member States decides not to adjust its national 20305 reduction targetcontributions, as recommended by the Commission, it shall include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the text of the recommendation.
Amendment 724 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States which have received a Commission recommendation referred to in paragraph 2 shall communicate the adjusted targetcontributions, or their justification for not adjusting them, as applicable, to the Commission by… [OP: please insert the date – 18 months after the date of application of this Regulation].
Amendment 732 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Having assessed the level of national 20305 reduction targetcontributions of all Member States set in accordance with Article 5, the Commission shall verify whether their average at least equals 50%is sufficient so as to achieve the corresponding Union 20305 reduction target.
Amendment 737 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. If the average of national 20305 reduction targetcontributions of all Member States is lower than 50%, the Commission shall recommend that one or more Member States increase the level of their national 20305 reduction targetscontribution in order to achievepproach the Union 20305 reduction targets. The Commission shall make any such recommendation public.
Amendment 745 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) adjust its national 20305 reduction targetcontributions as recommended by the Commission, amend the national targetscontribution set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targets in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation;
Amendment 750 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) provide justifications for not adjusting its national 20305 reduction targetcontributions as recommended by the Commission, and include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation.
Amendment 756 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Publication of Union and national 20305 reduction targets and national 2035 reduction contributions trends by the Commission
Amendment 766 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish on a website the average trends in progress towards achieving the Union 20305 reduction targets. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 2015-2017 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.
Amendment 772 #
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 20305 reduction targetcontributions. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 2015- 2017 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 786 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions adopted in accordance with Chapter II;
Amendment 794 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) information related to national 20305 reduction targetcontributions as set out in Article 9;
Amendment 813 #
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 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 827 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, innovation and the development and use of non-chemical pest control methods;
Amendment 840 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) other planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, the sustainable use of plant protection products in line with integrated pest management principles, including those contained in crop-specific rules as set out in Article 15(1).
Amendment 854 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The updated versions of national action plans published until and including 20305 shall contain the information listed in the first subparagraph, points (a) to (i).
Amendment 860 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The updated versions of national action plans published after 20305 shall contain the information listed in the first subparagraph, points (c) to (i).
Amendment 873 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States geographically located at the EU's border, which are exposed to pests from neighbouring third countries which use chemicals banned in the EU, may take measures tailored to these regions in their national action plans taking into account the particular needs related to the specific pests and crops conditions in these regions.
Amendment 878 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Information on national 20305 reduction targetcontributions in national action plans
Amendment 885 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. National action plans published until and including 20305 shall include all of the following information related to the national 2030 reduction target5 contributions:
Amendment 887 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a list of at least the 5 active substances, where these substances exists and work for the specific pests and crops conditions in different regions of the EU, that most strongly influence the trend in the reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, and of the use of the more hazardous plant protection products, as determined by applying the methodology set out in Annex I, during the 3 years preceding the adoption of the national action plan;
Amendment 902 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for each of the pests referred to in point (c), a list of non-chemical methods used or likely to be available by 20305.
Amendment 916 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the estimated scale of its use, based on data on the sale of plant protection products, surveys and expert judgement, during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with a national indicative target for increasing its use by 20305 and a list of potential obstacles to achieving this increase;
Amendment 928 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the percentage of all plant protection products used on those crops which were biological controls during the 3 calendar years preceding the adoption of the national action plan, together with the national indicative targets for increasing that percentage by 20305 and a list of the potential obstacles to achieving that increased percentage;
Amendment 954 #
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 20305 reduction targetcontributions 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 2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication;
Amendment 987 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By … [OP: please insert the date – 2 years after the date of application of this Regulation], and every 2 years thereafter until 20305, the Commission shall publish on a website an analysis of:
Amendment 989 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the trends in progress towards the Union 20305 reduction targets;
Amendment 993 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Member States’ progress towards achieving the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions.
Amendment 1015 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Where, on the basis of its analysis of the annual progress and implementation reports, the Commission concludes that the progress achieved is insufficient for the collective achievement of the Union 20305 reduction targets, it shall propose measures and exercise its other powers at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of those targets. Such measures shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the Union 20305 reduction targets by Member States set out in the national 20305 reduction targetcontributions adopted by them.
Amendment 1027 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Professional users shallmay apply integrated pest management as follows:
Amendment 1059 #
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 1167 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. A professional user shall enter an electronic record in the electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register, referred to in Article 16 of the name of its advisor or decision support system and the dates and the content of the advice received from it in accordance with Article 26(3). The professional user shall make those records available to the competent authority referred to in Article 15(2) upon request.
Amendment 1189 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt agronomic requirements based on integrated pest management controls that must be adhered to when growing or storing a particular crop and are designed to ensure that chemical crop protection is only usused when needed after all other non- chemical methods have been exhaustconsidered and when a threshold for intervention is reached (‘crop-specific rulguidelines’). The crop-specific rulguidelines shall implement the principles of integrated pest management, set out in Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set out in a binding legal act.
Amendment 1410 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a competent authority designated by a Member State may permit a professional user to use a plant protection product in a sensitive area for a limited period with a precisely defined start and end date that is the shortest possible but does not exceed 690 days, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
Amendment 1430 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall decide on the application for a permit for the use of a plant protection product within 23 weekorking days of its submission.
Amendment 1470 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The competent authority shall keep an electronic record of the applications received and decisions taken, including the information referred to in paragraph 8 for a period of 5 years.
Amendment 1483 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledging Member States’ different characteristics, Member States shall retain the possibility for adaptation to local circumstances to implement measures to adequately protect sensitive areas and report measures taken in their National Action Plans.
Amendment 1580 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1678 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. TIn the interests of transparency, the competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that any advisor registered in the system referred to in that paragraph (‘independent advisor’) is free from any conflict of interest and, in particular, is not in a situationdeclare any links to commerical interests which, directly or indirectly, could affect their ability to carry out their professional duties in an impartial manner. The advisor shall be a trained agronomist and have the appropriate skills to promote and advise farmers on the use of conventional crop protection, biopesticides as well digital and precision technologies.
Amendment 1700 #
2022/0196(COD)
(c) precision farming techniques, including use of seed treatment, space data and services;
Amendment 1833 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Article 34 – title
Methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two national and two UnUnion 2035 reduction targets and the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions
Amendment 1842 #
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 20305 reduction targets and the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions until and including 20305 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 1846 #
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 reduction targets and two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions annually until and including 20305 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 1859 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall evaluate the results of each calculation of (a) progress towards achieving each of the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions as referred to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk indicators at Member State level, as referred to in Article 35, each time the calculations are performed.
Amendment 1896 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1
Annex I – subheading 1
METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE TWO UNION 2035 REDUCTION TARGETS AND TWO NATIONAL 20305 REDUCTION TARGETCONTRIBUTIONS
Amendment 1903 #
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 achievpproaching by 20305 a 50 % Union- wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 20305 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 targetcontribution, to Union 20305 reduction target 1 is referred to as a ‘national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 1’, while a Member State contribution to Union 20305 reduction target 2 is referred to as a ‘national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 2’. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving these targets and contributions is set out below:
Amendment 1904 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
National 20305 reduction targetcontribution 1: methodology for estimating progress towards the reduction in use and risk of chemical plant protection products
Amendment 1909 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. The following general rules shall apply for the calculation of progress towards achieving reduction targetcontribution 1:
Amendment 1910 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Categorisation of active substances and hazard weightings for the purpose of calculating progress towards national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 1
Amendment 1919 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subheading 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subheading 1 – point 1
1. The methodology for calculating trends towards the two Union 20305 reduction targets shall be the same as the methodology for calculating trends at national level as set out in Sections 1 and 2.
Amendment 1924 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – point 1
Annex II – Part 1 – point 1
1. the trends in a Member State’s progress towards achieving the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions referred to in Article 10(2), point (a);
Amendment 2148 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a competent authority designated by a Member State may permit a professional user to use a plant protection product in a sensitive area for a limited period with a precisely defined start and end date that is the shortest possible but does not exceed 690 days, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
Amendment 2170 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall decide on the application for a permit for the use of a plant protection product within 23 weekorking days of its submission.
Amendment 2198 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The competent authority shall keep an electronic record of the applications received and decisions taken, including the information referred to in paragraph 8 for a period of 5 years.
Amendment 2215 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledging Member States’ different characteristics, Member States shall retain the possibility for adaptation to local circumstances to implement measures to adequately protect sensitive areas and report measures taken in their National Action Plans.
Amendment 2306 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Advice on the use of a plant protection product to a professional user may only be given by an advisor for whom a training certificate has been issued for following courses for advisors in accordance with Article 25 or who has a proof of entry in a central electronic register for following such courses in accordance with Article 25(5) or through Decision Support Systems that contain advice on the use of plant protection products that reproduce product label recommendations and takes into account documented IPM rules as recognised by Member States competent authorities.
Amendment 2427 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. TIn the interest of transparency, the competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that any advisor registered in the system referred to in that paragraph (‘independent advisor’) is free from any conflict of interest and, in particular, is not in a situationdeclare any links to commercial interests which, directly or indirectly, could affect their ability to carry out their professional duties in an impartial manner. The advisor shall be a trained agronomist and have the appropriate skills to promote and advise farmers on the use of conventional crop protection, biopesticides as well digital and precision technologies.
Amendment 2447 #
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 treatment, space data and services;
Amendment 2634 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Article 34 – title
Methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two national and two UnUnion 2035 reduction targets and the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions
Amendment 2644 #
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 20305 reduction targets and the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions until and including 20305 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 2649 #
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 reduction targets and two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions annually until and including 20305 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 2678 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall evaluate the results of each calculation of (a) progress towards achieving each of the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions as referred to in Article 34 and (b) harmonised risk indicators at Member State level, as referred to in Article 35, each time the calculations are performed.
Amendment 2743 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1
Annex I – subheading 1
METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE TWO UNION 2035 REDUCTION TARGETS AND TWO NATIONAL 20305 REDUCTION TARGETCONTRIBUTIONS
Amendment 2755 #
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 achievpproaching by 20305 a 50 % Union- wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 20305 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 20305 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 targetcontribution, to Union 20305 reduction target 1 is referred to as a ‘national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 1’, while a Member State contribution to Union 20305 reduction target 2 is referred to as a ‘national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 2’. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving these targets and contributions is set out below:
Amendment 2758 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subheading 1
National 20305 reduction targetcontribution 1: methodology for estimating progress towards the reduction in use and risk of chemical plant protection products
Amendment 2767 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. The following general rules shall apply for the calculation of progress towards achieving reduction targetcontribution 1:
Amendment 2779 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3 – paragraph 3
Categorisation of active substances and hazard weightings for the purpose of calculating progress towards national 20305 reduction targetcontribution 1
Amendment 2812 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subheading 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – subheading 1 – point 1
1. The methodology for calculating trends towards the two Union 20305 reduction targets shall be the same as the methodology for calculating trends at national level as set out in Sections 1 and 2.
Amendment 2820 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – point 1
Annex II – Part 1 – point 1
1. the trends in a Member State’s progress towards achieving the two national 20305 reduction targetcontributions referred to in Article 10(2), point (a);
Amendment 154 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its resolution of 9 June 202149 , the European Parliament strongly welcomed the commitment to draw up a legislative proposal with binding nature restoration targets, called for a restoration target of at least 30% of the EU’s land and seas, and furthermore considered that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-, habitat- and species-specific restoration targets should be included, covering forests, grasslands, wetlands, peatlands, pollinators, free- flowing rivers, coastal areas and marine ecosystems. _________________ 49 European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (2020/2273(INI)).
Amendment 180 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Securing biodiverse ecosystems and tackling climate change are intrinsically linked. Nature and nature-based solutions, and ecosystems-based approaches, including natural carbon stocks and sinks, are fundamental for fighting the climate crisis. At the same time, the climate crisis is already a driver of terrestrial and marine ecosystem change, and the Union must prepare for the increasing intensity, frequency and pervasiveness of its effects. The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)55 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C pointed out that some impacts may be long-lasting or irreversible. The Sixth IPCC Assessment Report56 states that restoring ecosystems will be fundamental in helping to combat climate change and also in reducing risks to food security. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in its 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services57 considered climate change a key driver of change in nature, and it expected its impacts to increase over the coming decades, in some cases surpassing the impact of other drivers of ecosystem change such as changed land and sea use. _________________ 55 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C 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.)] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 56 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch). 57 IPBES (2019): Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. E. S. Brondizio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, and H. T. Ngo (editors). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 1148 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3831673.
Amendment 193 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on nature restoration and development (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 198 #
2022/0195(COD)
(1) IAs Europe continues to lose biodiversity at an alarming rate despite existing efforts, voluntary commitments and previous objectives such as the voluntary target to restore at least 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020 in line with Aichi Target 15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, it is necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems to ensure the recovery to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives.
Amendment 203 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems to ensure the recovery and development to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives.
Amendment 208 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal43 has set out an ambitious roadmap to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, aiming to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and to protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. The EU’s goals are to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss. As part of the European Green Deal, the Commission has adopted an EU Biodiversity Strategy for 203044 .source: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy- and-policy/priorities-2019- 2024/european-green-deal/agriculture- and-green-deal_en _________________ 43 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, 11.12.2019 (COM (2019) 640 final). 44 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, 20.5.2020, COM(2020) 380 final.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Building on Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and in order to support the achievement of the objectives set out in those Directives, Member States should put in place restoration measures to ensure the recovery of protected habitats and species, including wild birds, across Union areas, also in areas that fall outsidefocusing primarily on Natura 2000.
Amendment 221 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its resolution of 9 June 202149 , the European Parliament strongly welcomed the commitment to draw up a legislative proposal with binding nature restoration targets, called for a restoration target of at least 30% of the EU’s land and seas, and furthermore considered that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-, habitat- and species-specific restoration targets should be included, covering forests, grasslands, wetlands, peatlands, pollinators, free- flowing rivers, coastal areas and marine ecosystems. _________________ 49 European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (2020/2273(INI)).
Amendment 228 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets out a commitment to legally protect a minimum of 30 % of the land, including inland waters, and 30 % of the sea in the Union, of which at least one third should be under strict protection, including all remaining primary and old- growth forests. The criteria and guidance for the designation of additional protected areas by Member States51 (the ‘Criteria and guidance’), developed by the Commission in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders, highlight that if the restored areas comply or are expected to comply, once restoration produces its full effect, with the criteria for protected areas, those restored areas should also contribute towards the Union targets on protected areas. The Criteria and guidance also highlight that protected areas can provide an important contribution to the restoration targets in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, by creating the conditions for restoration efforts to be successful. This is particularly the case for areas which can recover naturally by stopping or limiting some of the pressures from human activities. Placing such areas, including in the marine environment, under strict protection, will, in some cases, be sufficient to lead to the recovery of the natural values they host. Moreover, it is emphasised in the Criteria and guidance that all Member States are expected to contribute towards reaching the Union targets on protected areas set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, to an extent that is proportionate to the natural values they host and to the potential they have for nature restoration. _________________ 51 Commission Staff Working Document Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations (SWD(2022) 23 final).
Amendment 230 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets out a commitment to legally protect a minimum of 30 % of the land, including inland waters, and 30 % of the sea in the Union, of which at least one third4 % should be under strict protection, including all remaining primary and old- growth forests. The criteria and guidance for the designation of additional protected areas by Member States51 (the ‘Criteria and guidance’), developed by the Commission in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders, highlight that if the restored areas comply or are expected to comply, once restoration produces its full effect, with the criteria for protected areas, those restored areas should also contribute towards the Union targets on protected areas. The Criteria and guidance also highlight that protected areas can provide an important contribution to the restoration targets in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, by creating the conditions for restoration efforts to be successful. This is particularly the case for areas which can recover naturally by stopping or limiting some of the pressures from human activities. Placing such areas, including in the marine environment, under strict protection, will, in some cases, be sufficient to lead to the recovery of the natural values they host. Moreover, it is emphasised in the Criteria and guidance that all Member States are expected to contribute towards reaching the Union targets on protected areas set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, to an extent that is proportionate to the natural values they host and to the potential they have for nature restoration. _________________ 51 Commission Staff Working Document Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations (SWD(2022) 23 final).
Amendment 242 #
2022/0195(COD)
(13) It is appropriate to set an overarching objective for ecosystem restoration to foster economic and societal transformation, the creation of high-quality jobs and sustainable growth. Biodiverse ecosystems such as wetland, freshwater, forest as well as agricultural, sparsely vegetated, marine, coastal and urban ecosystems deliver, if in good condition, a range of essential ecosystem services, and the benefits of restoring degraded ecosystems to good condition and the sustainable agricultural activity and forest management in all land and sea areas far outweigh the costs of restoration. Those services contribute to a broad range of socio-economic benefits, depending on the economic, social, cultural, regional and local characteristics.
Amendment 248 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Member States should cooperate bilaterally and within regional and sub- regional cooperation mechanisms to protect biodiverse ecosystems especially if the ecosystems extend beyond the borders (cross border management). When ecosystems extend the borders of a Member State, national restoration and development plans should be extended to common regional restoration or development plans.
Amendment 248 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Urban ecosystems represent around 22 % of the land surface of the Union, and constitute the area in which a majority of the citizens of the Union live. Urban green spaces include urban forests, parks and gardens, urban farms, tree-lined streets, urban meadows and urban hedges, and provide important habitats for biodiversity, in particular plants, birds and insects, including pollinators. They also provide vital ecosystem services, including natural disaster risk reduction and control (e.g. floods, heat island effects), cooling, recreation, water and air filtration, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as cultural services (e.g. benefits for recreation, tourism, urban landscape and visual amenity) and resulting impacts on mental health and wellbeing.
Amendment 249 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The United Nations Statistical Commission adopted the System of Environmental Economic Accounting - Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA)54 at its 52nd session in March 2021. SEEA EA constitutes an integrated and comprehensive statistical framework for organising data about habitats and landscapes, measuring the extent, condition and services of ecosystems, tracking changes in ecosystem assets, and linking this information to economic and other human activity. A reference to food security should be considered and included. _________________ 54 https://seea.un.org/sites/seea.un.org/files/d ocuments/EA/seea_ea_white_cover_final.p df.
Amendment 253 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Securing biodiverse ecosystems and tackling climate change are intrinsically linked. Nature and nature-based solutions, and ecosystems-based approaches, including natural carbon stocks and sinks, are fundamental for fighting the climate crisis. At the same time, the climate crisis is already a driver of terrestrial and marine ecosystem change, and the Union must prepare for the increasing intensity, frequency and pervasiveness of its effects. The Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)55 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C pointed out that some impacts may be long-lasting or irreversible. The Sixth IPCC Assessment Report56 states that restoring ecosystems will be fundamental in helping to combat climate change and also in reducing risks to food security. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in its 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services57 considered climate change a key driver of change in nature, and it expected its impacts to increase over the coming decades, in some cases surpassing the impact of other drivers of ecosystem change such as changed land and sea use. _________________ 55 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C 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.)] https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ 56 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability | Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (ipcc.ch). 57 IPBES (2019): Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. E. S. Brondizio, J. Settele, S. Díaz, and H. T. Ngo (editors). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 1148 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3831673.
Amendment 257 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Living nature plays an important role in many climate-relevant processes (e.g. binding and release of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, water cycle, absorption of solar radiation). Changes in the biosphere therefore always have consequences for the climate system. At the same time climate change has both direct and indirect effects on nature, which should be taken into account to protect biodiversity. The geographical distribution of animal and plant species on Earth is determined to a large extent by climate. Changes in temperature and precipitation and in the frequency of extreme events have a direct influence on the annual rhythm, behaviour, reproduction, competitiveness and feeding relationships of species, competitive ability and feeding relationships of species. This can lead to major shifts in their distribution areas and in the species composition and structure of entire ecosystems. Indirect impacts on biodiversity arise from human responses to climate change, whether through adaptation of land use patterns, measures to protect populations from extreme events, or measures to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. The changes can be profound and affect large areas. Depending on how they are shaped, they can have positive and/or negative consequences for nature conservation.
Amendment 263 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Union climate policy is being revised in order to follow the pathway proposed in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 to reduce net emissions by at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990. In particular, the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 and (EU) 2018/199961 aims to strengthen the contribution of the land sector to the overall climate ambition for 2030 and aligns the objectives as regards accounting of emissions and removals from the land use, land use change and forestry (‘LULUCF’) sector with related policy initiatives on biodiversity. That proposal emphasises the need for the protection and enhancement of nature-based carbon removals, for the improvement of the resilience of ecosystems to climate change, for the restoration of degraded land and ecosystems, and for rewetting peatlands. It further aims to improve the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals ofrom land subject to protection and restoration. In this context, it is important that ecosystems in all land categories, including forests, grasslands, croplands and wetlands, are in good condition, which corresponds to the climatic regions, in order to be able to effectively capture and store carbon. _________________ 61 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review (COM/2021/554 final).
Amendment 273 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In the final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe, citizens call on the Union to protect and restore biodiversity, the landscape and oceans, eliminate pollution and to foster knowledge, awareness, education, and dialogues on environment, climate change, energy use, and sustainability while at the same time ensuring food security.63 _________________ 63 Conference on the Future of Europe – Report on the Final Outcome, May 2022, Proposal 2 (1, 4, 5) p. 44, Proposal 6 (6) p. 48.
Amendment 280 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Soils are an integral part of terrestrial ecosystems. The Commission’s 2021 Communication ‘EU Soil Strategy for 2030’64 outlines the need to restore degraded soils and enhance soil biodiversity. The interests of landowners and land managers should be adequately taken into account. _________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. EU Soil Strategy for 2030 Reaping the benefits of healthy soils for people, food, nature and climate (COM/2021/699 final).
Amendment 285 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Since farmland birds are well- known and widely recognised key indicators of the health of agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set targets for their recovery. The obligation to achieve such targets would apply to Member States, not to individual farmers. Member States should achieve those targets by putting in place effective restoration measures on farmland, working with and supportincentivising farmers, and osupporting ther stakeholders for their design and implementation on the ground.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A framework and guidance67 already exist to determine good condition of habitat types protected under Directive 92/43/EEC and to determine sufficient quality and quantity of the habitats of species falling within the scope of that Directive. Restoration targets for those habitat types and habitats of species can be set based on that framework and guidance. However, such restoration will not be enough to reverse biodiversity loss and recover all ecosystems. Therefore, additional obligationproduction-integrated commitments should be established based on specific indicators in order to enhance biodiversity at the scale of wider ecosystems while at the same time guaranteeing food security. _________________ 67 DG Environment. 2017, “Reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive: Explanatory notes and guidelines for the period 2013-2018” and DG Environment 2013, “Interpretation manual of European Union habitats Eur 28”.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Building on Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and in order to support the achievement of the objectives set out in those Directives, Member States should put in place restoration measures to ensure the recovery of protected habitats and species, including wild birds, across Union areas, also in areas that fall outside Natura 2000.
Amendment 300 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Deadlines should therefore be established for putting in place restoration measures within and beyond Natura 2000 sites, in order to gradually improve the condition of protected habitat types across the Union as well as to re-establish them until the favourable reference area needed to achieve favourable conservation status of those habitat types in the Union is reached. In order to give the necessary flexibility to Member States to put in place large scale restoration efforts, it is appropriate to group habitat types according to the ecosystem to which they belong and set the time-bound and quantified area-based targets for groups of habitat types. This will allow Member States to choose which habitats to restore first within the group.
Amendment 303 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Similar requirements should be set for the habitats of species that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC and habitats of wild birds that fall within the scope of Directive 2009/147/EC, having special regard to the connectivity needed between both of those habitats in order for the species populations to thrive. Thereby intra-specific interactions that occur between individuals of the same species and inter-specific interactions that occur between two or more species need to be examined and taken into account.
Amendment 310 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure that the restoration and development measures are efficient and that their results can be measured over time, it is essential that the areas that are subject to such restoration and development measures, with a view to improving the condition of habitats that fall within the scope of Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC, to re-establish those habitats and to improve their connectivity, show a continuous improvement until good condition is reached. To measure the efficiency of the restoration and development measures, EU-wide common standards should apply.
Amendment 312 #
2022/0195(COD)
(31a) Successful habitat restoration requires understanding species life cycles and interactions, and the food, water, nutrients, space, and shelter that is necessary to sustain species populations. In some areas, restoration may not succeed in re-establishing the full assemblage of native species or the full extent of the original ecosystem’s structure and function due to environmental conditions such as climate change. In these cases, new ecosystems and habitats need to be developed.
Amendment 314 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The new EU Forest Strategy for 203081 outlined the need to restore forest biodiversity. Forests and other wooded land cover over 43,5 % of the EU’s land space. Forest ecosystems that host rich biodiversity are vulnerable to climate change but are also a natural ally in adapting to and fighting climate change and climate-related risks, including through their carbon-stock and carbon-sink functions, and provide many other vital ecosystem services and benefits, such as the provision of timber and wood, food and other non-wood forest products, climate regulation, soil stabilisation and erosion control and the purification of air and water. Forests also have positive effects on physical and mental health and wellbeing, and forests with a high biodiversity are in particular attractive for tourists. _________________ 81 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (COM/2021/572 final).
Amendment 328 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Considering the importance of addressing consistently the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change, the restoration of biodiversity should take into account the deployment of renewable energy and vice versa. The Communication on REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy87 states that Member States should swiftly map, assess and ensure suitable land and sea areas that are available for renewable energy projects, commensurate with their national energy and climate plans, the contributions towards the revised 2030 renewable energy target and other factors such as the availability of resources, grid infrastructure and the targets of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Commission 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 efficiency88 and the Commission recommendation on accelerating permitting for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements89 , both adopted on 18 May 2022, also provide for the identification of renewables go-to areas. Those are specific locations, whether on land or sea, particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants, where the deployment of a specific type of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. Member States should give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas and (highly) fertile soils, and consider their national nature restoration plans. Member States should coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go-to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States should ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go- to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, remain unchanged. _________________ 87 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 REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM/2022/108 final). 88 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, COM/2022/222 final. 89 Commission recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements, C(2022) 3219 final.
Amendment 337 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy. These reports should be made available to the public.
Amendment 339 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) To ensure the achievement of the targets and obligations set out in this Regulation, it is of utmost importance that adequate private and public investments are made in restoration, Member States should integrate expenditure for biodiversity objectives, including in relation to opportunity and transition costs resulting from the implementation of the national restoration plans, in their national budgets and reflect how Union funding is used. Regarding the Union funding, expenditure under the Union budget and Union financing programmes, such as the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)96, the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)97, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)98, the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund99and the Just Transition Fund100, as well as the Union framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe101, contributes to biodiversity objectives with the ambition to dedicate 7,5 % in 2024, and 10 % in 2026 and in 2027 of annual spending under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework102to biodiversity objectives. For farmers, the demand for more extensive farming of agricultural land with higher requirements and standards implies an increased effort, lower yields and higher costs, leading to possible competitive disadvantages in the global market.The resources of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) through the EAGF and the EAFRD must therefore be deposited with corresponding additional appropriations.The CAP must continue to ensure the sufficient supply of high- quality and nutrious food to the population at reasonable prices, while strengthening rural areas and generating a decent income for all farmers, including small farms.The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)103is a further source of funding for the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems. With reference to the LIFE Programme, special attention should be given to the appropriate use of the Strategic Nature Projects (SNaPs) as a specific tool that could support the implementation of this Regulation, by way of mainstreaming available financial resources in an effective and efficient way. _________________ 100 Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (OJ L 231 30.06.2021, p. 1). 101 Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013(OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 1). 102 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I , 22.12.2020, p. 11). 103 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17). 96 Regulation (EU) 2021/783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 (OJ L 172, 17.5.2021, p. 53). 97 Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 (OJ L 247, 13.7.2021, p. 1). 98 Regulation (EU) 2020/2220 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 laying down certain transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) in the years 2021 and 2022 and amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 as regards resources and application in the years 2021 and 2022 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards resources and the distribution of such support in respect of the years 2021 and 2022 (OJ L 437, 28.12.2020, p. 1). 99 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60).
Amendment 343 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 a (new)
Recital 70 a (new)
(70 a) The achievement of the objectives and obligations set out in this Regulation requires significant human and financial resources. Therefore, a dedicated fund will be alloted for nature restoration to increase funding efficiency, facilitate long-term monitoring capacitty and reduce administrative burden for determining the spending allocation of various funds on restoration targes.
Amendment 351 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Urban ecosystems represent around 22 % of the land surface of the Union, and constitute the area in which a majority of the citizens of the Union live. Urban green spaces include urban forests, parks and gardens, urban farms, tree-lined streets, urban meadows and urban hedges, and provide important habitats for biodiversity, in particular plants, birds and insects, including pollinators. They also provide vital ecosystem services, including natural disaster risk reduction and control (e.g. floods, heat island effects), cooling, recreation, water and air filtration, as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as cultural services (e.g. benefits for recreation, tourism, urban landscape and visual amenity) and resulting impacts on mental health and well-being.
Amendment 376 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) Member States should ensure that Union environmental law is applied to the deployment of energy from renewable sources, the related transmission and distribution network elements as well as storage facilities based on the principle that the species protection refers to the entire population and not to the individual specimens.
Amendment 380 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In the Union, pollinators have dramatically declined in recent decades, with one in three bee species and butterfly species in decline, and one in ten such species on the verge of extinction. Pollinators are essential for the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, human wellbeing and food security, by pollinating wild and cultivated plants. Almost EUR 5 000 000 000 of the EU’s annual agricultural output is directly attributed to insect pollinators70 . _________________ 70 Vysna, V., Maes, J., Petersen, J.E., La Notte, A., Vallecillo, S., Aizpurua, N., Ivits, E., Teller, A., Accounting for ecosystems and their services in the European Union (INCA). Final report from phase II of the INCA project aiming to develop a pilot for an integrated system of ecosystem accounts for the EU. Statistical report. Publications office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021.
Amendment 385 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 393 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at leasttowards 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all degraded ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 398 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of agricultural ecosystems that would allow setting specific restoration targets for agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a generalthat fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. The obligation to improve biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on theshould basise ofn existing indicators taking into account product- integrated commitments.
Amendment 408 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Since farmland birds are well- known and widely recognised key indicators of the health of agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set targets for their recovery. The obligation to achieve such targets would apply to Member States, not to individual farmers. Member States should achieve those targets by putting in place effective restoration measures on farmland, working with and supporting and incentivising farmers, and supporting other stakeholders for their design and implementation on the ground.
Amendment 410 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, non productive areas and land use with high diversity in rural areas, including buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, organic farmland, compensation areas, intercrops, extensive farmland, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination-dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considerd as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive mineral fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land with high-diversity landscape features in rural areas should be set out. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 10 % of agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3 a) ‘active restoration’ means restoring an ecosystem by implementing measures which aim at accelerating or modifying the trajectory of natural processes and accelerating the recovery of an ecosystem towards or to good condition;
Amendment 413 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) ‘passive restoration’ means restoring an ecosystem by removing sources of disturbance, therefore allowing natural processes to occur undisturbed from human pressures in an ecosystem and allowing the long-term natural recovery of the ecosystem towards or to good condition;
Amendment 415 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, non-productive areas and land use with high diversity in rural areas, including buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, organic farmland, compensation areas, intercrops, extensive farmland, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination-dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considerd as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive mineral fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features should be set out. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 104 % of agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils.
Amendment 426 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to reap the full biodiversity benefits, restoration and rewetting of areas of drained peatland should extend beyond the areas of wetlands habitat types listed in Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC that are to be restored and re-established. Data about the extent of organic soils as well as their greenhouse gas emissions and removals are monitored and made available by LULUCF sector reporting in national greenhouse gas inventories by Member States, submitted to the UNFCCC. Restored and rewetted peatlands can continue to be used productively in alternative ways. For example, paludiculture, the practice of farming on wet peatlands, can include cultivation of various types of reeds, certain forms of timber, blueberry and cranberry cultivation, sphagnum farming, and grazing with water buffaloes. Such practices should be based on the principles of sustainable management and aimed at enhancing biodiversity so that they can have a high value both financially and ecologically. Paludiculture can also be beneficial to several species which are endangered in the Union and can also facilitate the connectivity of wetland areas and of associated species populations in the Union. Funding for measures to restore and rewet drained peatlands and to compensate possible losses of income can come from a wide range of sources, including expenditure under the Union budget and Union financing programmes. Programmes for long-term financing are to be developed for this purpose.
Amendment 431 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The new EU Forest Strategy for 203081 outlined the need to restore forest biodiversity. Forests and other wooded land cover over 43,5 % of the EU’s land space. Forest ecosystems that host rich biodiversity are vulnerable to climate change but are also a natural ally in adapting to and fighting climate change and climate-related risks, including through their carbon-stock and carbon-sink functions, and provide many other vital ecosystem services and benefits, such as the provision of timber and wood, food and other non-wood forest products, climate regulation, soil stabilisation and erosion control and the purification of air and water. Forests also have positive effects on physical and mental health and well- being, and forests with a high biodiversity are in particular attractive for tourists. _________________ 81 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (COM/2021/572 final).
Amendment 437 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Restoration measures need toshould be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of forest ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types falling within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of forest ecosystems that would allow for the setting of specific restoration targets for forest ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in forest ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators, such as standing and lying deadwood, the shThe focus should be on improving biodiversity and the resilience of forest ecosystems and, where possible, to measure on the basis of existing and new indicators, such as the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, forest connectivity, dead wood lying and standing in quantity per hectare; vertical structure richness (single layer, multi-layered, multi-layered); location and climate-related tree species composition as a share of the total forest area; nutrient sustainability in representative areas; change in percent of forest stand; share of timber construction in the construction volume and share of wood chemically valued in the volume of wood; area of forests with uneven-aged structure, forest connectivity, the commonhere effective measures have been taken to increase resilience to climate change; ecosystem service water protection; research ecosystem services health, recreation and education in the forest and tree species composition. In view of the ever- increasing risk of forest bfird index82 , and the stock of organic carbon. _________________ 82 Common bird index (EU aggregate) - Products Datasets - Eurostat (europa.eu)es caused by climate change, Member States should take into account when setting the targets of increasing the proportion of deadwood, the share of forests with uneven age structure and the networking of forests, the risk of forest fires.
Amendment 462 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In order to ensure coherence between the objectives of this Regulation and Directive (EU) 2018/200184 , Regulation (EU) 2018/199985 and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources86 , in particular, during the preparation of national restoration plans, Member States should take account ofintroduce measures which do not hinder the potential for renewable energy projects to make contributions towards meeting nature restoration objectives. _________________ 84 Directive (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). 85 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). 86 Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58).
Amendment 466 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Considering the importance of addressing consistently the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change, the restoration of biodiversity and the guarantee of food security should take into account the deployment of renewable energy and vice versa. The Communication on REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy87 states that Member States should swiftly map, assess and ensure suitable land and sea areas that are available for renewable energy projects, commensurate with their national energy and climate plans, the contributions towards the revised 2030 renewable energy target and other factors such as the availability of resources, grid infrastructure and the targets of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Commission 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 efficiency88 and the Commission recommendation on accelerating permitting for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements89 , both adopted on 18 May 2022, also provide for the identification of renewables go-to areas. Those are specific locations, whether on land or sea, particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants, where the deployment of a specific type of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. Member States should give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas and consider their national nature restoration plans. Member States should coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go-to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States should ensure synergies withpriority to the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, remain unchanged and not be in conflict with a certain form of renewables. _________________ 87 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 REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM/2022/108 final). 88 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, COM/2022/222 final. 89 Commission recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements, C(2022) 3219 final.
Amendment 470 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Considering the importance of addressing consistently the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change, the restoration of biodiversity should take into account the deployment of renewable energy and vice versa. The Communication on REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy87 states that Member States should swiftly map, assess and ensure suitable land and sea areas that are available for renewable energy projects, commensurate with their national energy and climate plans, the contributions towards the revised 2030 renewable energy target and other factors such as the availability of resources, grid infrastructure and the targets of the EU Biodiversity Strategy. The Commission 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 efficiency88 and the Commission recommendation on accelerating permitting for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements89 , both adopted on 18 May 2022, also provide for the identification of renewables go-to areas. Those are specific locations, whether on land or sea, particularly suitable for the installation of plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, other than biomass combustion plants, where the deployment of a specific type of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impacts, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. Member States should give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture. In the designation of renewables go-to areas, Member States should avoid protected areas and (highly) fertile soils, and consider their national nature restoration plans. Member States should coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go-to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States should ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go- to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, remain unchanged. _________________ 87 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 REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (COM/2022/108 final). 88 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, COM/2022/222 final. 89 Commission recommendation on speeding up permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements, C(2022) 3219 final.
Amendment 491 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy. These reports should be made available to the public.
Amendment 504 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 a (new)
Recital 70 a (new)
(70a) To increase funding efficiency, facilitate long-term monitoring capacity and reduce administrative burden for determining the spending allocation of various funds on restoration targets, a dedicated fund will be allocated to nature restoration in the next Multiannual Financial Framework that is to start in 2028.
Amendment 516 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) In line with the commitment in the 8th Environment Action Programme to 2030107 , Member States should phase out environmentally harmful subsidies at national level, making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing standardised natural capital accounting practices. _________________ 107 [Reference to be added when the 8th EAP has been published].
Amendment 526 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in order to specify the method for monitoring pollinators, to specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, to develop a framework for setting the satisfactory levels of pollinators, of indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and of indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, and to specify the methods for monitoring urban green space and of urban tree canopy cover, to set out a uniform format for the national restoration plans, to set out the format, structure and detailed arrangements for reporting data and information electronically to the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council108 . _________________ 108 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 530 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures. In addition, the Commission should assess the need to establish additional restoration targets, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, taking into account the most recent scientific evidence.
Amendment 537 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union’s land and sea areas through the restoration of ecosystemsmaintenance, enhancement, restoration and development of ecosystems while guaranteeing food security;
Amendment 556 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
(c a) necessary measures to ensure food security and food production;
Amendment 558 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration and development measures which together shall cover,maintain, enhance or restore by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas in need of restoration and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration while guaranteeing food security. All measures shall not prevent any sustainable use.
Amendment 581 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
(c a) necessary measures to ensure food security and food production;
Amendment 607 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an ecosystem towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainable and to its favourable reference area, of a habitat of a species to a sufficient quality and quantity, or of species populations to satisfactory levels, as a means of conserving or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience, functions and services;
Amendment 613 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) ‘passive restoration’ means restoring an ecosystem by removing sources of disturbance, therefore allowing natural processes to occur undisturbed from human pressures in an ecosystem and allowing the long-term natural recovery of the ecosystem towards or to good condition;
Amendment 615 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) 'development' means to create ecosystems in areas where lost species cannot be brought back due to a change of the environment and climate;
Amendment 617 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) ‘active restoration’ means restoring an ecosystem by implementing measures which aim at accelerating or modifying the trajectory of natural processes and accelerating the recovery of an ecosystem towards or to good condition;
Amendment 623 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘good condition’ means a state where the key characteristics of an ecosystem, namely its physical, chemical, compositional, structural and functional state, and its landscape and seascape characteristics, reflect the high level of ecological integrity, stability and resilience necessary to ensure its long-term maintenance and productivity;
Amendment 655 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) 'sustainable forest management' means the stewardship and use of forests and forest lands in a way, and at a rate, that maintains their biodiversity, productivity, regeneration capacity, vitality and their potential to fulfil, now and in the future, relevant ecological, economic and social functions, at local, national, and global levels, and that does not cause damage to other ecosystems;
Amendment 657 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 c (new)
(7 c) 'production-integrated commitments' are measures to promote biodiversity that are integrated into agricultural or forestry production;
Amendment 661 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a net gain of urban green space that is integrated into existing and new buildings and infrastructure developments, including through renovations and, renewals, restauration and de-sealing in all cities and in towns and suburbs.
Amendment 671 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all green urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas -; green roofs, green walls and private gardens as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council110 ;and based on existing land-use plans of local authorities or other local instruments of spatial function assignment. _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 677 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall complemenmay support the removal of the barriers referred to in paragraph 2 by the measures necessary to improve the natural functions of the related floodplains.
Amendment 694 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
(15 b) ‘wetting’ means any deliberate action aimed at bringing the water level of a drained peat land, i.e. the position relative to the surface, as far as possible, close to the original peat land;
Amendment 710 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration and development measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I thain the Member State and in the respective biogeographical region listed in Annex I which are not in good condition taking into account the food security. Such measures shall be in place on the area until it is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 650 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050 respecting production-integrated commitments .
Amendment 718 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Following the availability of a revised Union-wide methodology for the status survey of habitat types and species protected under the Habitats Directive, Member States shall put in place the restoration and development measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050, respecting production-integrated commitments.
Amendment 731 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, including hedgerows, dry-stone wall features, individual monumental trees, ditches, terraces, ponds or field margins.
Amendment 734 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Once the data on habitat types referred to in Article 19(8) are available, Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types, provided that climatic conditions still allow this. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 650 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050, taking into account all areas and land uses equally for this purpose and respecting production- integrated commitments.
Amendment 755 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered by Directive 2009/147/EC that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved respecting production-integrated commitments.
Amendment 780 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The restoration and development measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex I and take into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types and the food security.
Amendment 793 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3, until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall entake appropriate and effective measures that areas in which good condition has been reached, and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, do not deteriorate irreversibly by human or non- human actions.
Amendment 805 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur do not deteriorate irreversibly by human or non-human actions.
Amendment 815 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take measure to prevent cover-up and shrub encroachment, forestation and depletion of extensively managed agricultural land, in particular extensive grassland in border yield and mountain areas.
Amendment 816 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. (7a) where, due to the different requirements of the habitat types listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex I and of the species referred to in paragraph 3, the obligations referred to in paragraphs 6 and 7 are not complied with, it shall be weighed for the benefit of which habitat types or species restoration measures are taken. Non-compliance with the obligations relating to the other habitat types or species is justified by this.
Amendment 819 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. If Member States, due to the regional specificities, cannot meet the obligations referred to in paragraphs 6 and 7 and Article 9(4), exceptions are justified.
Amendment 820 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Amendment 835 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
(aa) to guarantee food security;
Amendment 846 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations or other circumstances, which are directly caused by climate change; or
Amendment 872 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
(ca) measures to maintain food security, production of food and renewable resources.
Amendment 887 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, taking into account the latest scientific evidence, practices and local conditions, cost-effective allocation and prioritization of restoration measures, while involving relevant stakeholders, such as landowners and land managers at every state of the process.
Amendment 895 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point a a (new)
(aa) to guarantee food security;
Amendment 908 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations or other circumstances which are directly caused by climate change: or
Amendment 934 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex I until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reached;
Amendment 944 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forest areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversitydevelop a methodology to identify and map areas in need of restoration, in particular those areas which, due to infrastructure measures and settlement activity are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity. The type of restoration measures recommended in these areas, and how restrictions of use and property disadvantages are compensated, shall be determined in agreement with the landowner of the area concerned. The identification and mapping exercises should include an informed process for any landowner and land manager whose land is being identified. To this end, the competent authority designated by the Member State shall seek contractual arrangements with landowners or other beneficial owners in order to safeguard the implementation, restriction or omission of the management and use of land under private law.
Amendment 973 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
(g a) prior and informed consent principles as laid out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 1004 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is carried out in due consultation and cooperation with representatives of landowners and land managers. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan complies with the principle of prior and informed consent and that no area is considered for restorations actions without its owner having the opportunity to express its consent or opposition to the projects, nor without the available financial means for adequate compensation.
Amendment 1007 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex II and take into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types and guarantee food security.
Amendment 1035 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio-economic benefits of those measures; including an assessment of the proposed measures’ socio-economic impacts especially regarding the bio-based industrial value chains and impacts on bioeconomy
Amendment 1049 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the a description of the support to stakeholders, such as landowners and land managers affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, compensation for possible property disadvantages and yield losses of the landowners concerned, and the means of intended financing, public or private funding, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments including through a dedicated EU fund for restoration;
Amendment 1056 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point a a (new)
(aa) to guarantee food security;
Amendment 1070 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
(o a) An explanation on how to ensure that the implementation of the restoration plans do not lead to a decrease of agricultural and forestry production within the Union or a shift to third countries and to ensure self-sufficiency with regional, high-quality food and biogenic raw materials.
Amendment 1081 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall submit a draft of the national restoration plan referred to in Articles 11 and 12 to the Commission by… [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall make these draft plans available to the public.
Amendment 1108 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point a a (new)
(aa) to guarantee food security;
Amendment 1166 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there is no net loss of urban green space, at aggregated national level and of urban tree canopy cover by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbs. Member States shall cooperate with local and regional authorities, as well as managing authorities for achieving this based on existing legal frameworks.
Amendment 1202 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Funding 1. Prior to the entry in force of this Regulation and with a view to ensuring the proper implementation of the requirements set out herein, the Commission shall identify the available funding. 2. With a view to the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the preparation of a multiannual financial framework for the next programming period, the Commission shall conduct an assessment of the funds needed to support Member States in implementing the requirements set out in this Regulation. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission shall look into and identify the existing potential solutions and build a permanent and dedicated restoration fund. 3. Any review of national restoration plans shall be accompanied by an examination of the funds needed for the proposed changes.
Amendment 1220 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Tree species to expand tree canopy should be selected considering to the following criteria: a) potential to foster biodiversity; b) native, climate resilient species over non-native, unless the non-native species are foreseen to naturally expand their range in the designated area due to climate change; c) species that will be adapted to both current and future climates; d) multifunctionality; e) tree species diversity over monoculture, which must be avoided; f) invasive alien species as well as monoculture must be avoided; g) other relevant criteria mentioned in the 3 billion trees pledge1a. _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/environment/pdf/fore sts/swd_3bn_trees.pdf
Amendment 1256 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer neededwithout actual or potential use for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, flood protection, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 1267 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall opt to complement the removal of the barriers referred to in paragraph 2 by the measures necessary to improve the natural functions of the related floodplains.
Amendment 1282 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1291 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission will evaluate the current status of pollinator populations and, based on this, establish scientific indicators and propose measures to achieve positive trends in pollinator populations.
Amendment 1292 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1298 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1309 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take into account social and economic requirements put in place the restoration and development measures necessary to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration and development measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3) taking into account climate change, food security and securing socially and economically viable agricultural production.
Amendment 1321 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve through sustainable agricultural activity an 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 three years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels, identified in accordance with Article 11(3), are reached:
Amendment 1329 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1340 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1353 #
2022/0195(COD)
(c) share of agricultural landland in rural areas with high-diversity landscape features, non- productive areas and other land use with high biological diversity.
Amendment 1372 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall put in place restoration measures to ensure that the common farmland bird index at national level based on the species specified in Annex V, indexed on … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] = 1001.01.2020, reaches the following levels:
Amendment 1377 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 110 by 20305, 120 by 20405 and 130 by 20505, for Member States listed in Annex V with historically more depleted populations of farmland birds;
Amendment 1383 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) 105 by 20305, 110 by 20405 and 115 by 20505, for Member States listed in Annex IV with historically less depleted populations of farmland birds.
Amendment 1390 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1418 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quartersixth shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1433 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least halfa quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1461 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In addition, Member States may put in place restoration measures to rewet organic soils that constitute drained peatlands under land uses other than agricultural use and peat extraction and count those rewetted areas as contributing, up to a maximum of 240%, to the achievement of the targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 1470 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall take measures to maintain cover-up, deforestation and depletion of extensively managed agricultural land, in particular extensive grassland in border yields and in the mountain area.
Amendment 1481 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration and development measures necessary to enhance biodiversity and resistance of forest ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration and development measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 1493 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve through sustainable forest management an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every three yearssix thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached:
Amendment 1497 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every threesix years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached:
Amendment 1505 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) standing deadwooddead wood lying and standing in quantity per hectare;
Amendment 1509 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1513 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) vertical structure richness (single layer, multi-layered, multi-layered);
Amendment 1525 #
Amendment 1527 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 1536 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 1545 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) location and climate-related tree species composition as a share of the total forest area;
Amendment 1551 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) regular review of nutrient sustainability in representative areas;
Amendment 1555 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f c (new)
(fc) change in percent of forest stand;
Amendment 1556 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f d (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f d (new)
(fd) share of timber construction in the construction volume and share of wood chemically valued in the volume of wood;
Amendment 1557 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f e (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f e (new)
(fe) area of forests where effective measures have been taken to increase resilience to climate change;
Amendment 1558 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f f (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f f (new)
(ff) ecosystem service water protection;
Amendment 1559 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f g (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f g (new)
(fg) ecosystem services health, recreation and education in the forest;
Amendment 1581 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b (new)
Article 10 b Preservation of the effects of restoration measures 1. Member States shall ensure the continuous, long-term and sustained effects of the restoration measures referred to in Articles 4 to 10a, in accordance with Article 12(2), point (i), through effective means, including, when applicable, by the designation of protected areas, by the implementation of other effective area-based conservation measures, or by promoting private land conservation measures, taking into account the ecological requirements of the restored areas while guaranteeing food security. 2. When restoration measures apply to primary and old-growth forests, Member States shall strictly protect them.
Amendment 1587 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration pland development plans involving owners, land users and their representatives and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10a and the Union’s overarching objectives as set out in Article 1, taking into account the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 1623 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
(iv) the areas most suitable for the re- establishment of habitat types in view of ongoing and projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change and the conflicting preconditions of different habitat types and species;
Amendment 1630 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the sufficient quality and quantity of the habitats of the species required for achieving their favourable conservation status, taking into account the areas most suitable for re-establishment of those habitats, and the connectivity needed between habitats in order for the species populations to thrive, as well as ongoing and projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change and the conflicting preconditions of different habitat types and species.
Amendment 1651 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9) and taking into account the funding provided.
Amendment 1663 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forest areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversityfrastructure measures and settlement activities, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity. The type of restoration and development measures recommended in these areas and how restrictions of use and property disadvantages are compensated shall be determined in agreement with the landowner of the area concerned. To this end, the competent authority designated by the Member State shall seek contractual arrangements with landowners or other beneficial owners in order to safeguard the implementation, restriction or omission of the management and use of land under private law.
Amendment 1697 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States shall ensure that Union environmental law is applied to the deployment of energy from renewable sources, the related transmission and distribution network elements as well as storage facilities on the basis of the principle that the species protection refers to the entire population and not to the individual specimens.
Amendment 1707 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC without prejudice to the exemptions set out in articles 4(3), 4(4), 4(5) and 4(7) thereof;
Amendment 1762 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration or development plan is open, inclusive and effective and that the public as well as all the stakeholders affected by restoration measures is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1772 #
Amendment 1774 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. The paragraphs 1 to 11 also apply when regional and sub-regional restoration or development plans are prepared (cross border management).
Amendment 1812 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the inventory of barriers and the barriers identified for removal in accordance with Article 7(1), the plan for their removal in accordance with Article 7(2) and an estimate of the length of free- flowing rivers to be achieved by the removal of those barriers by 2030 and by 2050, and any other measures to re- establish the natural functions of floodplains in accordance with Article 7(3); without restricting the use of hydroelectric power;
Amendment 1821 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the monitoring of the areas subject to restoration or development in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, the process for assessing the effectiveness of the restoration or development measures put in place in accordance with Articles 4 to 10 and for revising those measures where needed to ensure that the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10 are met or revised;
Amendment 1846 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the support to stakeholders and compensation for property-related disadvantages of the landowners concerned affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1859 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and the landowners affected by potential restoration measures and of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered and how ownership rights have been respected;
Amendment 1872 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
(oa) a dedicated section explaining how to ensure that the implementation of the recovery plans does not lead to a depopulation of agricultural and forestry production in third countries and to ensure self-sufficiency with regional, high-quality food and biogenic raw materials;
Amendment 1893 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall submit a draft of the national restoration plan referred to in Articles 11 and 12 to the Commission by… [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall make these draft plans available to the public.
Amendment 1896 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall submit a draft of the national restoration plan referred to in Articles 11 and 12 to the Commission by… [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 2436 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 1901 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the draft national restoration plans within sixnine months of the date of receipt. When carrying out that assessment, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1905 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration or development plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features as well as ensuring that the implementation of the recovery plans does not lead to migration of agricultural and forestry production to third countries and that self-supply with regional, high- quality food and biogenic raw materials can be ensured.
Amendment 1913 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 1916 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 104% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 1926 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may address observations to Member States within sixnine months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan.
Amendment 1941 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall finalise, publish and submit to the Commission the national restoration plan within sixnine months from the date of receipt of observations from the Commission.
Amendment 1960 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. When it becomes apparent that the measures set out in the national restoration or development plan will not be sufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, based on the monitoring in accordance with Article 17, Member States shall revise the national restoration planor development plan, revise the measures and targets and include supplementary measures.
Amendment 1965 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission considers that the progress made by a Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission may request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures provide additional measures, including a description of the funding required for this purpose . That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1981 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficientlegitimate interest or that maintain the impairment of a right as well as affected landowners and managers, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national restoration plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan.
Amendment 2019 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 2030 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the progress towards the planting of three billion climate-adapted additional trees referred to in Article 10a.
Amendment 2049 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), of this Article, concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the coverage of climate-adopted trees, the forest connectivity and the stock of organic carbon, shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird index, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 2113 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2122 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2130 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2138 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2143 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2156 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2159 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 concerning the development of a uniform and scientifically sound survey and evaluation methodology to ensure a Union-wide standard for the establishment of a database as referred to in Article 4. Based on this, Union-wide recovery targets will be set.
Amendment 2160 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to develop a uniform and scientifically based collection and analysis methodology in order to ensure a Union-wide standard for the establishment of a data base as referred to in Article 4. Building on this, Union-wide recovery objectives will be set.
Amendment 2284 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – row 4
Annex IV – row 4
Share of agricultural Description: High-diversity landscape features are elements of land with high- permanent natural or semi-natural vegetation present in an diversity landscape agricultural context, which provide ecosystem services and support features for biodiversity. In order to do so, landscape features need to be subject to as little external disturbances as possible to provide safe habitats for various taxa, and therefore need to comply with the following conditions: a) they cannot be under productive agricultural use (including grazing or fodder production),and b) they should not receive fertilizer or pesticide treatment. Land lying fallow can be considered as high diversity landscapemust either be managed in a way that promotes biodiversity or not used for productive agriculture at all. b) they should not receive fertilizer or pesticide treatment, unless they exclusively contain active substances that may be used in accordance with Regulation 5EU) 2018/848. Land lying fallow as well as cultivated land can be considered as high diversity landscape features if it complies with criteria (a) and (b) above. Productive trees part of arable land agroforestry system (b) above. Productive trees and productive elements in non- elements in non- productive hedges can also be considered as high diversity diversity landscape features, if they comply with criterion (b) above, and if harvests take place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels.. Unit: Percent (share of Utilised Agricultural Area). Methodology: as developed under indicator I.21, Annex I of Regulation 2021/2115,as based on LUCAS for landscape elements, Ballin M.et al., Redesign sample for Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey (LUCAS), Eurostat2018, and for land laying fallow, Farm Structure, Reference Metadatain Single Integrated Metadata Structure, online publication, Eurostat.
Amendment 34 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Agricultural holdings sustainability is assessed in the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, along three main aspects: economic, environmental and social. Data are currently collected mainly to assess economic aspects of agricultural holdings, while there is a need that an overall sustainability of the holding is assessed including environmental data linked to soil, air, water and biodiversity, as well as data covering the social dimension of farming. The conversion to FSDN will enable the benchmarking of farm performance against regional, national and sectorial averages. Regarding accountancy data, accounts of agricultural holdings constitute the basic source for any assessment of incomes on agricultural holdings or study of their business operation. The information collected may also be used to provide personalised advisory services and feedback to farmers with the aim to improve farm management and the agricultural holdings’ sustainability.
Amendment 36 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Those objectives can be attained only by means of a Union network for the collection of farm sustainability data (hereinafter referred to as ‘data network’), based on data collectors existing in each Member State, enjoying the confidence of the parties concerned. Member States or responsible national authorities should endeavour to modernise data collection modes as far as possible. In order to reduce the burden for farmers and data collectors, with the aim to avoid the duplication of data requests and to enrich the FSDN data set, the principle of collect data once and re-use it multiple times should be applied. The Open Data Directive27 will be considered. The use of digital solutions should be prioritised and promoted, including re-use of data and data sharing with other sources. For this purpose, developing or optimizing available digital tools for data collection such as the Farm Sustainability Tool (FaST) instrument should be explored. It should be provided for that the system based exclusively on farm accountancy offices may be extended in view of collecting environmental and social variables and that the data collection may be based both on regular and special surveys depending on the informative needs. _________________ 27 Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. PE/28/2019/REV/1.
Amendment 44 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The data should be collected at the level of the Member State and should be pseudonymised with the identification numbera farm ID to allow for farm level identification as well as subsequent interlinkage with other data networks. Only pseudonymised data should be transmitted to the Commission. It should be provided for that access to this data may be provided only to the competent authorities in specific cases and in accordance with international, Union and national law. The procedures to be followed and the conditions to be fulfilled in order to gain access to data in accordance with necessity and proportionality requirements should be defined by international, Union and national law, and in particular with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 50 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) All necessary measures should be taken to avoid de-anonymisation and de- pseudonymisation but it may occur that data could be disclosed due to additional research and data disclosure outside the control of the Commission. In such cases, data should be considered as personal data and Regulations (EU) 2016/67928 and (EU) 2018/172529 of the European Parliament and of the Council should apply. Data are collected concerning agricultural holdings, without regard to ownership of natural or legal persons. Therefore, data protection guarantees should be extended to legal persons. Further, as the development, production and dissemination of European statistics is concerned, principles of Regulation (EC) 223/200930 should be complied with. _________________ 28 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). 29 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39). 30 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 57 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Considering that somemany Member States do not face problems with farmers’ participation in the data network, some of them already includedthe nature of the farmers' contributions to the FASDN system under national statistics which provide an obligation for farmers to provide the requested information. When selected as returning holding, farmers should provide the data; it should be possible for the Member States to adopt national rules to address cases of returning holdings not complying with such an obligationhould remain voluntary. When selected as returning holding, farmers should to do their best to provide the requested information; the farmers may be incentivised for this purpose. It should be possible for the Member States to adopt national rules to improve data collection and ensure a better quality of the collected data.
Amendment 58 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) Personalised advisory services provided to returning holdings based on FSDN data can be a valuable stimulent for FSDN participation as long as the advice is based on relevant and recent data, taking into account science-based developments and the latest available knowledge on best practices.
Amendment 61 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A Union farm sustainability data network (‘FSDN’ or ‘data network’) is set up to collect farm level economic, environmental and social data as laid down in Annex-II.
Amendment 63 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 19a, amending this Regulation by amending Annex-II in order to expand or introduce new data categories, in accordance with the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 66 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The data obtained pursuant to this Regulation shall contribute to the assessment of EU agriculture’s sustainability. In addition, such data may be used to provide advisory services and feedback to farmers with the aim of improving the management and sustainablility of agricultural holdings.
Amendment 74 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘FSDN data’ means economic, environmental and social farm level data referred to in Article 1(1) relating to agricultural holdings derived from accounts, and/or from other data sources collected systematically and regularly;
Amendment 80 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority for FSDN may use other data sources (e.g. SAIO, IACS, agricultural census etc) in order to collect and re-use aggregated data to feed the FSDN surveys, while ensuring data protection. This is necessary to avoid additional administrative burden on respondents. If secondary data sources (registers, farm administrative records) are used, this should be conditional on farmer’s agreement on the use of data.
Amendment 89 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
3. An agricultural holding qualifying as returning holding in the plan for the selection of returning holdings shall provide the requested datado its best to facilitate the collection of the FSDN data in accordance with the applicable law.
Amendment 94 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Amendment 98 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to make available, within two years after the collection of data, the obtained results for providing updated advice and feedback to farmers on their sustainability performance.;
Amendment 101 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 19a, supplementing this Regulation with the rules to determine the main groups of data to be collected and the general rules for data collection. The general rules for data collection should take into consideration relevant technology advancements and the possibility of collecting data through remote sensing.
Amendment 109 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for regular surveys: a standard fee payable to the Member States for the delivery of duly completed farm returns delivered within the set deadline up to the maximum number of returning holdings as fixed in accordance with Article 5a(2). Where the total number of duly completed and delivered farm returns in respect of a FSDN division or a Member State is less than 8075 % of the number of returning holdings laid down for that FSDN division or for the Member State concerned, a fee equal to 50 % of the standard fee shall be applied for each farm return from that FSDN division or from the Member State concerned;
Amendment 110 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for special surveys: a standard fee payable to the Member States for the delivery of duly completed farm returns delivered within the set deadline up to the maximum number of returning holdings as fixed in accordance with Article 5a(2). Where the total number of duly completed and delivered farm returns in respect of a FSDN division or a Member State is less than 8075 % of the number of returning holdings laid down for that FSDN division or for the Member State concerned, a fee equal to 50 % of the standard fee shall be applied for each farm return from that FSDN division or from the Member State concerned;
Amendment 111 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Union mayshall also provide financial contributions from the general budget of the Union to Member States, in order to cover the implementation costs of this Regulation when the setting up of the system for collecting the additional environmental and social variables, including training and interoperability between data collection systems, necessitates significant adaptations in the national FADN data collection system of a Member State.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19a – paragraph 2
Article 19a – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 31(1a) and Articles 3, 4(3), 5(1), 5a(1), 5b(2) and (3) and 8(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.;
Amendment 118 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19a – paragraph 3
Article 19a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 31(1a) and Articles 3, 4(3), 5(1), 5a(1), 5b(2) and (3) and Article 8(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.;
Amendment 120 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 19a – paragraph 5
Article 19a – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 31(1a) and Articles 3, 4(3), 5(1), 5a(1), 5b(2) and (3) and Article 8(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. ;
Amendment 123 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 125 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20 a) The text set out in Annex-II to this Regulation is inserted as Annex-II.
Amendment 128 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Annex-II List of data categories referred to in Article 1(1) that may be included in the FSDN data 1.Economic variables should cover the following topics: (1) general data about the farm (ownership, legal status); (2) assets (land, buildings, equipment); (3) land use (including areas facing natural and other specific constraints); (4) debts (5) inputs (costs); (6) products (plant production, livestock and animal products, other gainful activities); (7) quality products – designation of origin; (8) membership of producer organisations; (9) subsidies; (10) production quotas and rights; (11) Value Added Tax. 2.Environmental variables should cover the following topics: (1) soil management; (2) biodiversity and High-diversity landscape features; (3) GHG emissions and removals; (4) nutrients and pesticides use and management; (5) organic farming; (6) animal welfare; (7) waste management; (8) water management; (9) energy use and production; (10) circular and bio-economy. 3.Social variables should cover the following topics: (1) holding and partnership description; (2) labour description; (3) social security; (4) attractiveness of the farming sector (working conditions for farmers and agricultural workers); (5) education; (6) social inclusion (well-being, living conditions for farmers and agricultural workers).
Amendment 36 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69 . Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activities thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive. _________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control); OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17-119.
Amendment 50 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, and poultry and cattle cause significantcan cause pollutant emissions into the soil, air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the threMember States should address that risk in their national strategic plan under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which will be in force from 1 January 2023. Furthermore, the Member States, via the CAP, should above which pigs and poultry installations aimplement measures to reduce GHG emissions from agriculture, included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor ing methane, and reduce ammonia emissions, such as from livestock and fertilizers. In addition to the targets set under the CAP, Directive (EU) 2016/2284 ('NEC')1a sets targets to reduce emissions, including ammonia from agriculture. Therefore, in order to avoid creating an administallations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim to incentivise farmers to implement the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practices. rative burden and unnecessary overlaps in the current legislative framework, the current thresholds for pigs and poultry should remain unchanged. _________________ 1a 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– 31)
Amendment 67 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In light of the high number of rearing installationpig and poultry farms that should be included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU, and the relative simplicity of the processes and emissions patterns of such installationfarms, it is appropriate to set out specific simplified administrative procedures for issuing permits and for the operation of the relevant activities which are adapted to the sector, without prejudice to requirements related to public information and participation, montoring and compliance.
Amendment 72 #
2022/0104(COD)
(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 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 and pigs. 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 94 #
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 99 #
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 23c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23c
Amendment 101 #
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 23c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23c
Amendment 102 #
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 23c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23c
Amendment 115 #
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 INTENSIVE REARING OF POULTRY, AND PIGS AND CATTLE
Amendment 121 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a
Article 70a
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry or pigs: (a) with more than 40.000 places for poultry; (b) with more than 2.000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg) or (c) with more than 750 places for sows.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – title
Article 70c – title
Permits and simplified registration procedure
Amendment 138 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69 . Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activities thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive. __________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control); OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17-119.
Amendment 143 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 1a (new)
Amendment 145 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the installationfarm, its buildings and its activities
Amendment 148 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the capacity of the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 149 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the sources of emissions from the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 152 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each medium.building where the rearing takes place, into each medium under normal operating conditions
Amendment 160 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, poultry and cattle cause significant, while contributing to food security, cause pollutant emissions into the air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the threshold above which pigs and poultry installations are included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density, design like free- ventilated stables, trade-offs with animal welfare and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals are only seasonally reared in indoor installations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim to incentivise farmers to implement the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
Amendment 161 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4
Article 70c – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure that the operatofarmer informs the competent authority, without delay, of any planned substantial change to the installationsfarm and farm buildings where the rearing takes place, falling within the scope of this Chapter which may have consequences for the environment. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall reconsider and update the permit.
Amendment 163 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – title
Article 70d – title
Amendment 165 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – title
Article 70d – title
Amendment 166 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1
Article 70d – paragraph 1
Amendment 169 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Amendment 171 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Amendment 174 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70e – paragraph 3
Article 70e – paragraph 3
3. TWhere appropriate, the operator shall, without delay, make available the data and information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article to the competent authority upon request. The competent authority may make such a request in order to verify compliance with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. The competent authority shall make such a request if a member of the public requests access to the data or information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article. Nonetheless, without prejudice to Article 4(2), second subparagraph, of Directive 2003/4/EC, at the request of the operator, parts of such reports that involve sensitive commercial or industrial information, or which include personal data within the meaning of Article 4(1) of Regulation(EU)2016/679 that are not strictly necessary for the purpose of this Article, shall not be published.
Amendment 190 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70g – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 70g – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the reports of inspections of the installations falling within the scope of this Chapter. Nonetheless, without prejudice to Article 4(2), second subparagraph, of Directive 2003/4/EC, at the request of the operator, parts of such reports that involve sensitive commercial or industrial information, or which include personal data within the meaning of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 that are not strictly necessary for the purpose of this Article, shall not be published.
Amendment 206 #
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 – introductory part
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listedreferred to in Annex I70a, which shall include the following:
Amendment 212 #
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 – subparagraph 2
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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 229 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
2. In order to allow the provisions of this Directive to meet its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 76, to amend Annex I or Annex Ia by including in those Annexes an agro- industrial activity that meets the following criteria:.
Amendment 230 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Amendment 232 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Amendment 234 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Amendment 234 #
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, while not affecting sustainable European farming, based on the principles of respecting animal welfare, healthy and sustainable food production and promotion of small-scale and family farming, 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 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 and pigs. 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 236 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Amendment 249 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia (new)
Annex Ia (new)
Amendment 253 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Amendment 279 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘installation’ means a stationary technical unit within which one or more activities listed in Annex I, in Annex Ia or in Part 1 of Annex VII are carried out, and any other directly associated activities on the same site which have a technical connection with the activities listed in those Annexes and which could have an effect on emissions and pollution;;
Amendment 338 #
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 23 b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Amendment 343 #
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 23 c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 c
Amendment 417 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 602 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Without prejudice to Union competition law, information considered as confidential business information or commercially sensitive information shall only be shared with the Commission and with the following individuals having signed a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement: civil servants and other public employees representing Member States or Union agencies, and representatives of non-governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment. The exchange of information considered as confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall remain limited to what is required to draw up, review and, where necessary, update BAT reference documents, and such confidential business information or sensitive commercial information shall not be used for other purposes..
Amendment 1230 #
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 INTENSIVE REARING OF POULTRY, AND PIGS AND CATTLE
Amendment 1246 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40000 places for poultry, (b) with more than 2000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg), or (c) with more than 750 places for sows.
Amendment 1250 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b
Article 70b
Amendment 1254 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – title
Article 70b – title
Amendment 1272 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – title
Article 70c – title
Permits and simplified registration
Amendment 1275 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that no installation falling within the scope of this Chapter is operated without a permit and that its operation complies with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. In case of stables on family farms or free-ventilated stables or pasture, permits are not needed.
Amendment 1282 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may provide for a specific procedure for the registration of farms rearing animals covered in this Chapter. The procedure for registration referred to in the first subparagraph shall be laid down in a binding act and include at least a requirement for a notification to the competent authority by the farmer of the intention to operate its activity. Member States shall use any similar pre-existing procedure for the registration in order to avoid creating an administrative burden.
Amendment 1285 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the installationfarm, its building and its activities
Amendment 1288 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the capacity of the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1292 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(d) the sources of emissions from the installationbuilding where the rearing takes place;
Amendment 1295 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 70c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) the nature and quantities of foreseeable emissions from the installation into each mediumbuilding where the rearing takes place, into each medium under normal operating conditions.
Amendment 1313 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4
Article 70c – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take necessary measures to ensure that the operatofarmer informs the competent authority, without delay, of any planned substantial change to the installationsfarm and farm buildings where the rearing takes place, falling within the scope of this Chapter which may have consequences for the environment. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall reconsider and update the permit.
Amendment 1319 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – number
Article 70d – number
Amendment 1322 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 70d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1323 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 2
Amendment 1325 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Article 70d – paragraph 2
Amendment 1329 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Article 70d – paragraph 3
Amendment 1392 #
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 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Ireferred to in Article 70a, which shall include the following:
Amendment 1542 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Article 79a – paragraph 2
Amendment 1558 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Article 79a – paragraph 4
4. Where there is a claim for compensation in accordance with paragraph 1, supported by evidence from which a causality link may be presumed between the damage and the violation, Member States shall ensure that the onus is on the person responsible for the violation to prove that the violation did not cause or contribute to the damage. This shall not apply to violation related to activities referred to in Article 70a.
Amendment 1581 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1652 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – number
Annex Ia – number
Amendment 1659 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Amendment 1678 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Annex Ia – paragraph 2
Amendment 119 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
Amendment 139 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) The transition of the Metered- Dose-Inhalers(MDIs) to low-GWP technologies will require information exchange, cooperation and monitoring between the European Commission, Member States and competent authorities, the European Medicines Agency and the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, to avoid shortages and ensure sustained patient access to life-saving medication. Healthcare professionals and patients relying on MDIs medicines shall be informed and educated on the use of upcoming MDIs.
Amendment 155 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) The Commission shall work in close cooperation with the European Medicines Agency to coordinate a smooth approval process in respect of fluorinated substances and alternatives for medical use, so that all environmental and health aspects are taken into account.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) In implementing this Regulation, the Commission should establish a so- called Consultation Forum to ensure a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and representatives of civil society, including environmental organisations, public health organisations, representatives of manufacturers, operators and certified persons.
Amendment 191 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) In order to amend certain non- essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the establishment of a list of products and equipment for which the recovery of gases or their destruction is technically and economically feasible and the specification of the technologies to be applied; labelling requirements; the exclusion from quota requirements of HFCs in accordance with decisions of the Parties to the Protocol; concerning the amounts due for the allocation of quota and the mechanism to allocate remaining quotas; additional measures for the monitoring of substances and of products and equipment placed under temporary storage and customs procedures; the rules applicable to the release for free circulation of products and equipment imported from and exported to any entity not covered by the Protocol; the update of global warming potentials of listed substances. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, in particular consultation with the Consultation Forum as set up according to Article 33 of this Regulation, 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-Making38 . 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. _________________ 38 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 193 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lays down rules on containment, use, recovery and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases and on related ancillary measures, and facilitates the safe and efficient use of alternative substances;
Amendment 202 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘operator‘ means the undertaking exercising actual power over the technical functioning of products and equipment covered by this Regulation or the ownerentity where designated by a Member State as being responsible for the operator’s obligations in specific cases;
Amendment 207 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘placing on the market’ means the supplying or making available to another person witharty in the Union, for the first time, for payment or free of charge, the customs release for free circulation in the Union, and the use of substances produced or the use of products or equipment manufactured for own use;
Amendment 238 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Operators and manufacturers of equipment and installations that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I or II, or other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, as well as undertakings in possession of such equipment during its transport or storage, shall take all necessary precautions to prevent the unintentional release of any such gases. They shall take all measures that are technically and economically feasible to minimise leakage of the gases.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. During the production, storage, transport, and transfer from one container or system to another or to an equipment or installation, of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II, the undertaking shall take all necessary precautions to limit release of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II to the greatest extent possible. This paragraph also applies where fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II are produced as by-products. , as well as to other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Amendment 243 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Where a leakage of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I or II is detected, or other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, the operators, manufacturers of equipment and installations and the undertakings in possession of the equipment during its transport, or storage, shall ensure that the equipment or installation is repaired without undue delay.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Natural persons carrying out the tasks referred to in Article 10(1), points (a) to (c), shall be certified in accordance with Article 10 and shall take precautionary measures to prevent leakage of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II, or other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Undertakings carrying out the installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of the equipment listed in Article 5(2), points (a) to (f), shall be certified in accordance with Article 10 and shall take precautionary measures to prevent leakage of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II, or other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Amendment 250 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Operators of equipment that contains 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I or 1 kilogram or more of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex II, Section I, and other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, not contained in foams, shall ensure that the equipment is checked for leaks.
Amendment 264 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 267 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 applies to operators of the following equipment that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I or in Annex II, Section I, or other relevant alternatives to fluorinated gases:
Amendment 277 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Operators of the equipment listed in Article 5(2), points (f) and (g), and containing fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I in quantities of 500 tonnes of CO2 equivalent or more and installed from 1 January 2017, shall ensure that equipment is provided with a leakage detection system which alerts the operator or a service company of any leakage. For the purposes of Article 5(2), point (g), the leakage detection system shall have a higher sensitivity than a pressure or density monitoring device.
Amendment 288 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Any recovered fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, shall not be used for filling or refilling other equipment unless the gas has been recycled or reclaimed.
Amendment 293 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Operators of products and equipment not listed in paragraphs 1, 6 and 7 that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, shall arrange for the recovery of the gases, unless it can be established that it is not technically feasible or entails disproportionate costs. The operators shall ensure that the recovery is carried out by appropriately qualified natural persons, so that the gases are recycled, reclaimed or destroyed or shall arrange for their destruction without prior recovery.
Amendment 296 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to supplement this Regulation by establishing a list of products and equipment for which the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, or destruction of products and equipment containing such gases without prior recovery of these gases shall be considered technically and economically feasible, specifying, if appropriate, the technologies to be applied.
Amendment 304 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to existing Union legislation, Member States shall encouragsure the development of producer responsi -bility schemes for the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II and their recycling, reclamation or destruction, taking into account already applicable producer responsibility schemes.
Amendment 315 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that training programmes for natural persons recovering fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section I, and other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases, from air- conditioning equipment in motor vehicles falling within the scope of Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council42 are available, pursuant to paragraph 5. _________________ 42 Directive 2006/40/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 relating to emissions from air conditioning systems in motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (OJ L 161, 14.6.2006, p. 12).
Amendment 319 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) energy efficiencinstallation and maintenance of equipment to improve the energy efficiency and heat recovery aspects.
Amendment 323 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The Member States shall establish or adapt certification schemes and training programmes pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 6 within six months from entry into force of this regulation.
Amendment 325 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
7. Existing certificates and training attestations issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 shall remain valid, in accordance with the conditions under which they were originally issued. The validity of existing certificates may be subject to additional requirements to reflect the extension of the certification scheme to other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Amendment 337 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The placing on the market of products and equipment, listed in Annex IV, including parts thereof, listed in Annex IV after 15 years of the date listed, with an exemption for military equipment, shall be prohibited from the date specified in that Annex, differentiating, where applicable, according to the type or global warming potential of the gas contained.
Amendment 347 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Products and equipment unlawfully placed on the market after the date referred to in the first subparagraph, shall not be subsequently used or supplied, or made available to other personarties within the Union for payment or free of charge or exported. Such products and equipment may only be stored or transported for subsequent return to the origin country or for disposal and for the recovery of the gas prior to the disposal pursuant to Article 8.
Amendment 362 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Following a substantiated request by a competent authority of a Member State and taking into account the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission may, exceptionally, by means of implementing acts, authorise an exemption for up to four years to allow the placing on the market of products and equipment listed in Annex IV, including parts thereof after 15 years of the date listed, containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or whose functioning relies upon those gases, where it is demonstrated that:
Amendment 374 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Only undertakings that hold a certificate required under Article 10(1), point (a) or the training attestation required under Article 10(2), or undertakings that employ persons holding such a certificate or a training attestation shall be allowed to purchase fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I or Annex II, Section 1, and other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases. for the purpose of carrying out the installation, servicing, maintenance or repair of the equipment containing those gases, or whose functioning relies upon those gases, referred to in Article 5(2), points (a) to (g), and Article 10(2).
Amendment 375 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall not prevent non- certified undertakings, who do not carry out such activities, from collecting, transporting or delivering fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I and Annex II, Section 1, and other relevant alternatives to fluorinated greenhouse gases.
Amendment 392 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 17 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex II, Section 3, placed on the market for the purpose of fumigation shall be labelled without prejudice to existing labelling requirements included under Regulation (EC) 1272/2008, Regulation (EU) 528/2012 and Regulation (EC) 1107/2009. Where additional information is required under this Regulation, it shall be assessed in conjunction with other labelling parameters defined according to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008, Regulation (EU) 528/2012 and Regulation (EC) 1107/2009.
Amendment 394 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2024, the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, with a global warming potential of 2 50150 or more, for the servicing or maintenance of stationary refrigeration equipment (excluding chillers) is prohibited.
Amendment 402 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The prohibition referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply to the following categories of fluorinated greenhouse gases until 1 January 20304:
Amendment 406 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) reclaimed fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with a global warming potential of 2 50150 or more used for the maintenance or servicing of existing refrigeration equipment, provided that they have been labelled in accordance with Article 12(6);
Amendment 409 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) recycled fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with a global warming potential of 2 50150 or more used for the maintenance or servicing of existing refrigeration equipment provided they have been recovered from such equipment. Such recycled gases may only be used by the undertaking which carried out their recovery as part of maintenance or servicing or the undertaking for which the recovery was carried out as part of maintenance or servicing.
Amendment 416 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The use of desflurane as inhalation anaesthetic is prohibionly permitted as from 1 January 2026, except when such use is strictly required and no other anaesthetic can be used on medical grounds. The user shall provide evidence, upon request, on the medical justification to the competent authority of the Member State and the Commission, or when it is used in conjunction with a gas capture technology.
Amendment 422 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) supplied directly by a producer or an importer to undertakings, for export out of the Union, not contained in products ore-charged equipment referred to in Article 19(1), where those hydrofluorocarbons are not subsequently made available to any other party within the Union, prior to export;
Amendment 427 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) supplied directly by a producer or an importer for use in military equipment;
Amendment 434 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) contained in products or in pre- charged equipment which are exported outside the Union.
Amendment 438 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(e b) supplied directly by a producer or an importer to an undertaking producing metered dose inhalers for the delivery of pharmaceutical ingredients, before 31 December 2029;
Amendment 440 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
(e c) from 1 January 2030 and until 31 December 2035, supplied directly by a producer or an importer to an undertaking producing metered dose inhalers for the delivery of pharmaceutical ingredients, for export out of the Union.
Amendment 441 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Following a substantiated request by a competent authority of a Member State, or an Agency of the EU, or the Consultation Forum, and taking into account the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission may, exceptionally by means of implementing acts, authorise an exemption for up to four years to exclude from the quota requirement laid down in paragraph 1 hydrofluorocarbons for use in specific applications, or specific categories of products or equipment, where it is demonstrated in the request that:
Amendment 446 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) for those particular applications, products or equipment, alternatives are not available, or cannot be used for technical or safety reasons or risks to public health; and
Amendment 452 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(2). Where requests concerning protection on imperative grounds of urgency so require, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 32 in order to authorise an exemption referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article.
Amendment 468 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend paragraph 5 as regards the amounts due for the allocation of quota and the mechanism to allocate remaining quotas, where necessary to prevent major disruptions of the market of hydrofluorocarbons or any disruption to the supply of pharmaceutical products, or where the mechanism is not fulfilling its purpose and is having undesirable or unintended effects, including on public health. The Consultation Forum shall be consulted on the potential unintended effects that form a basis for a delegated act.
Amendment 525 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
By 31 December 2024 the Commission shall, by means of a delegated act, adopt a common general framework that Member States shall use to design centralised electronic systems.
Amendment 541 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall establish a Consultation Forum for providing advice and expertise direction in relation to the implementation of this Regulation. A dedicated sub-group of the Consultation Forum shall be established to ensure close cooperation with the European Medicines Agency as well as Member State authorities to evaluate unintended effects on public health. It shall deliver a yearly report as of 2025 which the European Commission shall act on in accordance with Article 32. The rules of procedure of the Consultation Forum shall be established by the Commission and shall be published.
Amendment 570 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – point 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex VIII – point 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– in addition, where relevant, a quota corresponding to the reference value referred to in Annex VII, point 4(ii). From 1 January 2030 a quota corresponding to the reference value referred to in Annex VII, point 4(ii), multiplied by the maximum quantity for the year for which the quota is allocated divided by the maximum quantity for the year 2024. In case where after allocating the full amount of quotas as referred to in the second subparagraph, the maximum quantity is exceeded, all quotas allocated under Annex VII, point 4(i) will be reduced proportionally.
Amendment 588 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – section 1 – row 37
Annex III – section 1 – row 37
Amendment 590 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – section 1 – row 37
Annex III – section 1 – row 37
Amendment 593 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – section 2 – row 4
Annex III – section 2 – row 4
Amendment 595 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – section 2 – row 4
Annex III – section 2 – row 4
Amendment 600 #
2022/0099(COD)
(11) Refrigerators -that contain HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more. 1 January and freezers 2020 Stationary 1 January refrigerators -that contain HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more. for commercial 1 January use (self- 2020 and freezers for commercial -that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more. 1 January use 2022 contained(hermetically equipment)sealed -that contain other fluorinated greenhouse gases with 1 January equipment) GWP of 150 or more. (self-contained equipment). 2024
Amendment 608 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 12
Annex IV – point 12
(12) Ana) Any stationary self-contained refrigeration equipment (except chillers) that contains fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 5 or 1 January more. 2025 b) Any transported refrigeration equipment that contains fluorinated 1 January greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more. more than 300. 2025 34
Amendment 615 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 14
Annex IV – point 14
(14) Stationary refrigeration equipment, that contains, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 2 1 January 1500 or more except equipment intended for application designed to 2024 cool products to temperatures below – 50 °C.
Amendment 620 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 15
Annex IV – point 15
(15) Multipack centralizedStationary refrigeration systems for commercial use with a , power racks and/or refrigerated remote cabinets assembly with a total rated capacity of 410 kW or more that 1 January contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 150 or 1 January more, except in the primary refrigerant circuit of cascade systems where 2022 fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of less than 1 500 may be used. 2024 with GWP of 5 or more, except chillers.
Amendment 632 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 17
Annex IV – point 17
(17) Plug-in room and other self-contained air-conditioning and heat pump 1 January equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 20258 or more.
Amendment 640 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 18
Annex IV – point 18
(18) Stationary split air-conditioning and split heat pump equipment : (a) Single split air-to-air systems containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse 1 January greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, 2025 relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 750 or more; (b) Split systems of a rated capacity of up to and including 12 kW Other split equipment containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 1750 or more, except when required to meet safety standards; ; 1 January 2027 9 (c) Split systems of a rated capacity of more than 12 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 750 or more, except when required to meet safety standards. Deleted
Amendment 654 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 23
Annex IV – point 23
Amendment 660 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2 a (new)
Annex IV – point 2 a (new)
(2a) Until 1 January 2045 for high voltage switchgears and until 1 January 2038 for medium voltage, the prohibitions on placing on the market set out in point 23 shall not apply to the spare parts necessary for the maintenance and repair of equipment already installed and to the extensions of the already installed gas- insulated switchgear.
Amendment 668 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – title
Annex VI – title
Method of calculating the total GWP of a mixture referred to in Article 3(12)
Amendment 669 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – paragraph 6 - note
Annex VI – paragraph 6 - note
Note: For ‘other foams’, which related to polyurethane foam and others, referred to under row 19 of Annex IV, the ‘mixture’ must be understood as the mixture of blowing agents excluding substances listed under Annex I.
Amendment 675 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 1
Annex VII – point 1
Maximum Quantity Years in tonnes CO2 equivalent 2024 – 2026 41 701 077 2027 – 2029 17 688 36029 694 719 2030 – 2032 9 132 09717 688 360 2033 – 2035 8 445 7139 132 097 2036 – 2038 6 782 2658 445 713 2039 – 2041 6 136 732782 265 2042 – 2044 5 491 199 2045 – 2047 4 845 666 2048 onwards 4 200 133 3 621 953
Amendment 112 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation will contribute to making products fit for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and circular economy, reducing waste and ensuring that the performance of frontrunners in sustainability progressively becomes the norm. It should provide for the setting of new ecodesign requirements to improve product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability, improve possibilities for refurbishment and maintenance, address the premature obsolescence of products, address the presence of hazardous chemicals in products, increase their energy and resource efficiency, reduce their expected generation of waste materials and increase recycled content in products, while ensuring their performance and safety, enabling remanufacturing and high-quality recycling and reducing carbon and environmental footprints.
Amendment 285 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) products' premature obsolescence.
Amendment 335 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘environmental footprint’ means a quantification of a product’s environmental impacts, whether in relation to a single environmental impact category or an aggregated set of impact categories based on the Product Environmental Footprint method or other scientifically robust and verifiable standards which are lifecycle based;
Amendment 438 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 59 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 59 a (new)
(59a) "premature obsolescence" means marketing a product which is designed with an artificially limited useful life or a purposely frail design, so that it becomes obsolete after a certain pre-determined period of time upon which it decrementally functions or suddenly ceases to function.
Amendment 539 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) premature obsolescence;
Amendment 588 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) carry out an impact assessment, which shall consider the impact on the environment, economic and social aspects, continued role of innovation and the whole value chain including consumers and manufacturers including SMEs, based on best available evidence and analyses, and as appropriate on additional studies and research results produced under European funding programmes. In doing so, the Commission shall ensure that the depth of analysis of the product aspects listed in paragraph 1 is proportionate to their significance. The establishment of ecodesign requirements on the most significant aspects of a product among those listed in paragraph 1 shall not be unduly delayed by uncertainties regarding the possibility to establish ecodesign requirements to improve other aspects of that product;
Amendment 743 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Any supplier of an article, a substance or a mixture shall provide the recipient of that article, substance or mixture with sufficient information, free of charge, to allow the manufacturers to comply with the information requirements related to the product aspects listed in Article 5(1).
Amendment 1009 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Ownership of information When duly justified for the protection of confidential business information or intellectual property, supply chain actors may file a nondisclosure request. In such cases, the economic operator responsible for compliance with information requirement set out by Article 7 shall not be liable for missing information related to the non-disclosure request. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the conditions for a non-disclosure request and its format, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 67(3).
Amendment 1022 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Suppliers of an article, a substance or a mixture shall provide economic operators responsible for compliance with Articles 6 and 7 with information related to their supplies or services that are relevant to ensure products comply with the performance and information requirements pursuant to Articles 6 and 7. If the recipient of the article, substance or mixture is not the economic operator responsible for compliance with the information requirements set out in Articles 6 and 7, the recipient of the article, substance or mixture shall ensure that the information referred to in the first paragraph of this Article is communicated to the economic operator responsible for compliance with the information requirements set out in Articles 6 and 7.
Amendment 208 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.
Amendment 241 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘product certificationdelegated bodies’ means bodies within the meaning of Title II, Chapter III, of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 which certify that products designated by geographical indications or traditional specialities guaranteed comply with the product specification.
Amendment 253 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the Member States shall process and make public the personal data received in the course of the procedures for registration, approval of amendments, cancellation, opposition, granting of transitional period and control pursuant to this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2019/787, in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2018/1725 and (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. This Title covers wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, including foodstuffs and fishery and aquaculture products, listed under Chapters 1 to 23 of the combined nomenclature set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/8743 , and the additional agricultural products under the combined nomenclature headings and codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation. _________________ 43 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
Amendment 285 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘geographical indication’, unless otherwise stated, means designations of origin and geographical indications of wine, as defined in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, designations of origin and geographical indications of agricultural products, as defined in Article 48 of this Regulation and geographical indications of spirit drinks, as defined in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, that are applied for or entered in the Union register of geographical indications referred to in Article 23;
Amendment 291 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 315 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State shall scrutinise the application for registration in order to check that it meets the conditions for registration of the respective provisions for wine, spirit drinks or agricultural products as appropriate.
Amendment 326 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 332 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A producer group may agree on sustainability undertakings to be adhered to in the production of the product designated by a geographical indication. Such undertakings shall aim to apply a sustainability standard higher than mandated by Union or national law and go beyond good practice in significant respects in terms of social, environmental or, economic or animal health and welfare undertakings. Such undertakings shall be specific, shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes.
Amendment 341 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) shallmay be included in the product specification or developed in separate initiatives.
Amendment 354 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 361 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 366 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Amendment 381 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall scrutinise anyconduct the examination of the application for registration that it receives pursuant to Article 16(1). Such scrutiny shall consist of a check that there are no manifest errors,. The Commission shall verify that the information provided in accordance with Article 15 is complete and that the single document referred to in Article 13 is precise and technical in nature. It shall take into account the outcome of the national procedure carried out by the Member State concerned. It shall focus in particular on the single document referred to in Article 13.
Amendment 388 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Where, based on the scrutiny carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission considers that the conditions laid down in this Regulation and in Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 and (EU) 2019/787, as appropriate, are fulfilled, it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the single document and the reference to the publication of the product specification.
Amendment 400 #
2022/0089(COD)
2. The Commission shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the deadline to perform the scrutiny referred to in Article 17(2) and toshall inform the applicant of the reasons for the delay where it receives a communication from a Member State, concerning an application for registration in accordance with Article 9(6), which:
Amendment 411 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. An opposition shall claim that the application could infringe the conditions laid down in this Regulation, Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 or (EU) 2019/787, as appropriate, and give reasons. An opposition that does not contain the said claim shall be void.
Amendment 420 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. The authority or the person that lodged the opposition and the authority or applicant producer group that lodged the application shall start appropriate consultations without undue delay. They shall provide each other with the relevant information to assess whether the application for registration complies with this Regulation, Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 or (EU) 2019/787, as appropriate.
Amendment 434 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the proposed geographical indication does not comply with the definition of the geographical indication or with the requirements referred to in this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or Regulation (EU) 2019/787 as the case may be;
Amendment 453 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where a producer group has been recognised by the national authorities in accordance with Article 33, or a third country authority, that group shall be identified as the representatives of the rights' holder of the geographical indication in the Union register of geographical indications and in the official extract referred to in paragraph (1).
Amendment 460 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where a recognised producer group does not exist, a producer group or in exceptional and duly justified cases, an individual producer which is the only producer having a legitimate interest may apply for the approval of an amendment to the product specification of a registered geographical indication;
Amendment 464 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a recognised producer group does not exist, a producer group or in exceptional and duly justified cases, an individual producer which is the only producer having a legitimate interest may apply for the approval of an amendment to the product specification of a registered geographical indication.
Amendment 474 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. Applications for Union amendments submitted by a third country or by producers groups, or in exceptional and duly justified case an individual producer in a third country shall contain proof that the requested amendment complies with the laws on the protection of geographical indications in force in that third country.
Amendment 496 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 517 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 533 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The name of a geographical indication designating a productproduct used as an ingredient shall notmay be used in the food name of the related processed product, except in cases of an agreement with a producer group representing two thirds of the producers, labelling or packaging device or advertising of a processed product subject to the existence of authorisation and control provisions to allow the recognised producer group to ensure a fair use of the GI name.
Amendment 554 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) take legal action, including but not limited to action before the civil and criminal courts, to ensure protection of the geographical indication and of the intellectual property rights that are directly connected with it;
Amendment 556 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) agree sustainability undertakings, whether or not included in the product specification or as a separate initiative, including arrangements for verification of compliance with those undertakings and assuring adequate publicity for them notably in an information system provided by the Commission;
Amendment 576 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) to be consulted in regard to the protection of their name, in the context of international trade negotiations;
Amendment 616 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Amendment 625 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. When performing the controls and enforcement activities provided for in this Title, the responsible competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies shall comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625. However, Title VI, Chapter 1, of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall not apply to controls of geographical indications.
Amendment 626 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. When performing the controls and enforcement activities provided for in this Title, the responsible competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies shall comply with the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/625. However, Title VI, Chapter 1, of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall not apply to controls of geographical indications.
Amendment 635 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) one or more product certificationdelegated bodies to which responsibilities have been delegated as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2017/625, Title II, Chapter III.
Amendment 637 #
2022/0089(COD)
(b) one or more product certificationdelegated bodies.
Amendment 640 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Article 40 – title
Public information on competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies
Amendment 641 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make public the names and addresses of the competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in Article 39(3) and keep that information up-to-date.
Amendment 642 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make public the names and addresses of the competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in Article 39(4) and update that information periodically.
Amendment 643 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may establish a digital portal where the names and addresses of the competent authorities and product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are made public.
Amendment 644 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – title
Article 41 – title
Accreditation of product certificationdelegated bodies
Amendment 645 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The product certificationdelegated bodies referred to in Article 39(3), point (b) and Article 39(4), point (b) shall comply with and be accredited in accordance with:
Amendment 688 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) products and/or products names that, without prejudice to the rules referred to in Article 5(2), are contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality and may not be placed on the internal market.
Amendment 690 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 5
Article 48 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of paragraphs (1), point (b) and (2), point (b), ‘other characteristic’ may include traditional production practices, traditional product attributes and farming practices that protect environmental value including biodiversity, habitats, nationally recognised environmental zones and landscape.
Amendment 693 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In duly justified cases and in order to take into account natural constraints affecting agricultural production in certain mountain or disadvantaged areas, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act laying down the conditions under which slaughtering can take place outside of the geographical area;
Amendment 745 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 94
Article 94
Amendment 758 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 39 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the NEB encompasses many dimensions and policy areas, which may make it difficult for regional and local authorities to fully understand how to make the most of its opportunities, requiring expert creative, scientific and technological perspectives; underlines the crucial role of local and regional authorities in implementing the NEB; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide specific and targeted information on projects, funding, technological and capacity-building opportunities as well as clear definitions of award criteria;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2255(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Suggests that incorporating traditional ideas or elements, such as building materials or construction techniques, which respect the sustainability pillars, are in line with the Green Deal, reflect Europe’s diverse multicultural identity and would enrich the NEB initiative, should be explored;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2022 on the role of cohesion policy in promoting innovative and smart transformation and regional ICT connectivity (2021/2101(INI));
Amendment 18 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the "Venhorst Declaration", adopted by the parties to the third European Rural Parliament held in Venhorst, the Netherlands in October 2017,
Amendment 19 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
— having regard to the "Rural People’s Declaration of Candás, Asturias", adopted by the parties to the fourth European Rural Parliament held in Candás, Spain in November 2019,
Amendment 20 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— having regard to the "Bled Declaration for a Smarter Future of the Rural Areas in EU", signed on 13 April 2018 in Bled, Slovenia;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on an EU action plan for organic agriculture (A9-0126/2022),
Amendment 31 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas represent around 83 % of the total European territory and are home to around 137 million people (30 % of the European population); whereas rural areas, in particular remotewhich are key to reaching the EU targets for 2030 and beyond, and less developed rural regions, face specific unresolved challengeential for delivering the European Green Deal, still face specific unresolved challenges, in particular remote and less developed rural regions;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the diversity of rural areas across the EU; recalls that rural areas close to urban centres, in remote areas, coastal areas, cross-border areas or mountainous zones, and in outermost regions face different challenges requiring targeted solutions;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with national and regional ones are key to securing the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services of general interest, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity, particularly lack of high- speed broadband, and limited access to innovation;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, andproviding unique cultural landscapes, rich in diversity and biodiversity, for traditional, leisure and recreation purposes, as well as contributing to a just, green and digital transition;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, andproviding unique cultural landscapes for leisure and recreation purposes, as well as contributing to a just, green and digital transition;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that rural areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis; emphasises that rural areas have a key role in ensuring food security as well as independence from fossil fuels or energy imports;
Amendment 132 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasizes the emerging prospects for rural areas through the development of bio-districts, eco-regions, or smart villages, and recognizes the opportunity for diversifying the rural economy through organic farming, shorter food supply chains, carbon farming, eco-tourism in unique cultural landscapes, and payment for ecosystem services;
Amendment 179 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of implementing a rural proofing mechanism for EU initiatives so as to assess their potential impact on rural areas; urges the Member States to promote the development and implementation of effective mechanisms for rural proofing at national level and calls on the Commission to assist them; emphasises that the rural proofing mechanism should be made mandatory, so that regional, national and EU authorities and institutions would be obliged to take into account the impacts of proposed legislation, which is particularly impacting rural areas, on such areas;
Amendment 185 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Commission to put forward an updated version of the "EU action for Smart Villages" document published on 11 April 2017, which should outline current concrete actions and funding opportunities linked to the development of Smart Villages
Amendment 189 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the RePowerEUPlan, the Biomethane Action Plan and the EU Solar Energy Strategy; notes the crucial role rural areas can play in achieving the new energy targets, and urges the Commission to develop an EU strategy for energy transition in rural areas as a tool to support the implementation of integrated energy solutions in rural areas, taking advantage of the vast potential of agrophotovoltaics, biomethane production and the existing decentralized small biogas plants already operating in the EU, and integrating them in the overall renewable energy mix, by also addressing related environmental and social aspects;
Amendment 202 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the need to support young people in order for them to remain in rural areas; stresses that particular attention should be paid to overcoming the challenges of young people in their access to capital, higher education, lack of business skills and insufficient succession plans; points our that encouraging farm succession, including young farmers in a policy mix, from housing, social security, health services to education should be a priority; stresses the need to maintain a high-quality agricultural education system, including vocational training;
Amendment 226 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture plays in rural areas; insists that sustainable agriculture in ensuring high-quality, diverse and sufficient food and biomass resources in a sustainable manner, in providing jobs and cultural landscape for recreational use; insists that sustainable agriculture, in its three pillars (economic, environmental, social), providing fair income to farmers, is crucial for the vitality of these territories;
Amendment 272 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy based on local potential are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy, as well as to support job creation in rural areas;
Amendment 291 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the work of rural women is still not properly recognised nor adapted to their needs, such as heavy or large farm tools and equipment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fightclose gender gaps;
Amendment 293 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets thatUrges the work of rural women is still not properlyto be better recognised; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fightclose gender gaps;
Amendment 310 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the central role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon and digital economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure,, investments in high-speed broadband infrastructure and bioeconomy must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas;
Amendment 329 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that rural areas suffer higher risks of social exclusion and energy poverty owing to longer distances to be covered and mobility constraints; points out that new rural mobility solutions and investments are needed to achieve equitable growth, in harmony with a sustainable green, digital and energy transitions;
Amendment 330 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that rural areas suffer higher risks of social exclusion and energy poverty owing to longer distances to be covered and mobility constraints; points out that new and innovative rural mobility solutions and investments are needed to achieve equitable growth, in harmony with a sustainable energy transition;
Amendment 336 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the importance of access to basic services in rural areas; emphasises the need for innovative approaches in the field of mobility, education, child care and elderly care as well as by tackling the healthcare challenges;
Amendment 344 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, stable and accessible broadband coverage; highlights that the development of digital capacities in rural areas is, among other things, linked to an increase in their attractiveness; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it; stresses the importance of the timely revision of the state aid guidelines for broadband which should allow for incentivising the roll-out of 5G networks in rural areas which are not served by the market;
Amendment 352 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the objective of the 2030 Digital Policy Programme that by the end of the decade all populated areas in the EU should be covered by 5G; calls on the Commission to promote, as part of upcoming legislation, measures that ease the roll-out of 5G networks in rural areas in particular through reducing or removing burdensome and lengthy administrative procedures;
Amendment 363 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the fact that the comparative lack of e-literacy and digital skills in rural areas can preclude rural communities from benefiting from the opportunities of digitalisation; calls for measures that ensure digital inclusion and support an enabling environment for rural digital innovation;
Amendment 364 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that acquiring digital skills and ensuring broadband coverage is essential in rural areas for using e-health and e-administration platforms, as well as to encourage innovation, to facilitate knowledge and best practices exchanges, to enable access to online studies or specialisation courses, including for upskilling or reskilling, and to ensure participation and inclusion in online or hybrid events; reminds that sustainable agriculture, farm or land management can be implemented more efficiently with digital tools, which are already available such as the EU’s Farm Sustainability Tool (FaST) or those for precision farming;
Amendment 365 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Draws the attention to the situation of livestock producers who live in regions recently repopulated and colonised by large carnivore species and who are under constant attack and at risk of attack by large carnivores, in protecting their livelihoods and homes from Europe's ever increasing population of large carnivores; emphasises that effective population management measures are urgently needed in order to guarantee the economic vitality of affected regions, ensure biodiversity and prevent rural abandonment;
Amendment 388 #
2021/2254(INI)
21. Regrets the late publication of the Commission’s communication, which has precluded its full integration into the current programming framework; calls on the Commission to ensure that the rural territorial dimension is properly addressed by all Member States and to assess its implementation and impact in the common agricultural policy strategic plans, the cohesion policy programmes, the programmes funded through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, and the Recovery and Resilience Plans;
Amendment 391 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises the swift implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility as a key enabler of cross-border network deployment, which will in turn have a positive impact on connectivity in rural areas;
Amendment 392 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges Member States to address the specific challenges of rural areas during the implementation of the current multiannual financial framework programmes and to provide the investments needed for social inclusion and job creation, in order to foster competitiveness and enable a just digital and green transition; calls to focus in particular on the roll-out of smart villages post-2020 and rural innovation hubs to contribute to the digitalisation of rural areas;
Amendment 402 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for smart villages to be mentioned as a flagship project, rather than action under the “research and innovation for rural areas” flagship; underlines the importance of public - private partnerships within the smart villages ecosystem, as key opportunities for job creation, innovation, depopulation and rural attractiveness; believes that the Smart Cities Marketplace* digital platform, established by the Commission, could serve as a blueprint for further development of the smart villages ecosystem, therefore encourages the Commission to coordinate further development of smart villages in the same manner as was the case of the initiatives for smart cities; *https://smart-cities- marketplace.ec.europa.eu/
Amendment 407 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Amendment 411 #
2021/2254(INI)
23. Regrets the persistent obstacles to the multi-fund approach, which hamper the deployment of integrative approaches in rural areas; calls on the Commission to improve synergies and coordination between EU funding instruments, such as the regional and cohesion policy, the Common Agricultural Policy, and the Next Generation EU recovery instrument, and with national instruments, and to pursue simplification, in particular for smaller projects, which are key for rural areas;
Amendment 428 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the Commission study’s conclusions on LEADER’s effectiveness in delivering solutions for sustainable rural development; calls on Member States to support LEADER/Community-Led Local Development (CLLD), thereby facilitating and promoting multi-fund approaches; stresses that the LEADER/CLLD funding tools should also be used for further development of smart villages; considers that the meaningful earmarking of assistance for CLLD under all relevant funds at EU level, including the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), would contribute to stronger and more sustainable territorial development; suggests that 35 % of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund should be earmarked for rural areas, as well as 10 % of the EAFRD for CLLD in the post-2027 CAP reform;
Amendment 437 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for an improved support of smart, community-friendly initiatives and programmes in rural areas such as LEADER/CLLD and ERASMUS+;
Amendment 441 #
2021/2254(INI)
26. Stresses that empowering rural communities, which requires capacity building, particularly in the most remote and less populated areas, will promote greater social cohesion and a stronger sense of belonging; emphasises that strong and vital rural communities, as well as municipalities and regions that mainly cover rural areas, are crucial for the cohesion within the EU, therefore they should be supported in any way possible;
Amendment 444 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that empowering rural communities, which requires capacity building, particularly in the most remote and less populated areas, will promote greater social cohesion and a stronger sense of belonging and identity;
Amendment 456 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on authorities to strengthen the recognition and acceptance of rural people, communities, entrepreneurs and municipalities as partners, and to place a higher value on rural volunteering, community life, entrepreneurship, ecosystem services, cultural landscape and natural resources;
Amendment 505 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Believes that the EU has a strong interest in building not only cross-border partnerships but also beyond its borders to promote more prosperous rural societies and economies with long-term mutual benefits;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits aregetting to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers is a criticucial tool to enablereconnect children to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hhis can be achieved in various ways, including farm visits and othe vital role played by farmersr interactive experiences with farmers, depending on the budget;
Amendment 138 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect seasonal availability, local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;
Amendment 154 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals; recommends the promotion of healthy natural alternatives for sugars such as honey
Amendment 157 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of collecting school level data in agreement with the General Data Protection Regulation concerning food intolerances, allergies and diseases or syndromes impacted by nutrition, such as diabetes or Coeliac disease, and using the information to provide alternatives and to ensure inclusivity in the application of the scheme;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 9.9.2020 on the European Year of Greener Cities 2022,
Amendment 20 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the quality of air in EU cities has become one of the biggest challenges facing the EU today; whereas air pollution contributes to the spread of COVID-19;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 72 % of people in the EU live in cities, towns and suburbs; whereas cities must be directly involved in the recovery from COVID-19; whereas recovery efforts must strive to address longstanding vulnerabilities and go beyond addressing the health impacts of COVID- 19 to tackle the persistent inequalities;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas sustainable urbanism and urban green infrastructure provides ecosystem services that are crucial to citizens wellbeing and climate change mitigation, water circulation and retention, increase infiltration and reduce pollution through natural processes, regulate ambient temperatures, make residential areas look better, make it easier for residents to exercise, and improve the wellbeing of residents;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that Covid pandemic has accentuated the trend of depopulation in underdeveloped urban areas, which often lack sufficient own revenues to provide citizens quality essential public services; Calls on the Commission to provide recommendations and foster sharing of best practices between Member States regarding administrative-territorial organization and reforms;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that for urban economies to recover leaving no one behind, investments and reforms should lead to stable and high-quality jobs, reinforced public infrastructure and services, enhanced social dialogue, support for inclusion and integration of disadvantaged groups such as strengthening social protection and welfare systems;
Amendment 136 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to foster sharing of best practices between urban areas on sustainable urbanism and infrastructure, green urban planning, clean energy, energy efficiency, 0 emission public transport, pedestrian and cyclist mobility, efficient water resource management and sustainable and circular waste management;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Reiterates that 30% of the MFF and 37 % of the NextGenerationEU is dedicated to climate action, while 20 % of NextGenerationEU is allocated to the digital transition, most of these funds being directed to urban areas; Calls on the Commission to monitor and provide Member States guidance and recommendations to ensure that necessary skills are developed to achieve the double green and digital transitions;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Underlines that Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables smart urban solutions that brings multiple benefits, including more efficient energy, water and waste management, reduced pollution, noise and traffic congestions; Warns that local authorities face relevant challenges undermining the digital transformation from the technological, social and regulatory standpoint, namely: (i) technology and data availability and reliability, the dependency on third private parties and the lack of skills; (ii) ethical challenges for the unbiased use of AI; and (iii) the difficulty of regulating interdependent infrastructures and data, respectively;
Amendment 197 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the fact that despite the lack of explicit EU competences on urban development, a broad range of EU initiatives do have an impact on towns, cities and functional urban areas; Calls on the Commission to put EU competences on urban development on the agenda of the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 217 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Encourages cities and municipalities to support initiatives submitted by citizens to the greatest extent possible and develop sponsorship projects;
Amendment 233 #
2021/2075(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Urges the Commission to boost funding for actions such as innovation partnerships and joint procurement schemes between EU cities;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas increased climate targets create an added urgency for transport to accelerate its path towards net-zero emissions, abroad portfolio of solutions is necessary to decarbonise road transport considering the lack of a “one-size-fits-all solution” to cover all mobility needs across Europe;
Amendment 27 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the 2030 targets for cutting GHG emissions in road transport will not be achieved without decarbonising the existing European vehicles fleet;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas technologies such as battery electric vehicles and hydrogen still need time before reaching the capacity to create substantial positive impact on the environment; whereas simultaneous support to already existing low or net-zero emissions solutions such as biomethane is necessary;
Amendment 111 #
2021/2046(INI)
2. Takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all methods of transport and all available sustainable and renewable solutions to decarbonise transport, increasing the modal share of the most sustainable means of transport, as well as the different levels of travel – local, regional, national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates a public transport pricing policy that incentivises greater use thereof;
Amendment 174 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates that the objective of global emissions reduction in the transport sector should be grounded in a regulatory approach that is no longer exclusively focused on market-based instruments, makes each economic agent responsible and paves the way for the rapid dissemination of a mix the of the best available technologies.
Amendment 182 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to propose binding targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogen and CNG/LNG refuelling stations within the upcoming revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive in order to support the progressive uptake of biomethane and other sustainable and renewable fuels in the transport sector;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2046(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines the key importance of ensuring that transport remains affordable to all European citizens in order to avert mobility poverty and to avoid a two-speed Europe while heading towards a carbon neutral mobility system;
Amendment 178 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocatSuch measures are based on strict benchmarks set by the best performing installations so that they preserve an incentive to reduce emissions under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system providesand provide a carbon price signal for emissions above the benchmark level; they have proven so foar the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning o be effective in mitigating the risk of carbon leakage, although in the context of lower carbon prices thand thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissionsose experienced recently and those forecasted by 2030.
Amendment 192 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to replacestrengthen carbon leakage protection in view of higher Union climate ambition by 2030 and thereafter replace progressively these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products and by ensuring that Union products exported to the global market are not replaced by more carbon intensive products, which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. As indicated in the Impact Assessment accompanying the Commission proposal, “changes in employment are largely driven by the presence (or not) of free allocation”, since retaining free allocation results in better impact on employment. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out by 2030 after a test phase and an assessment by the Commission has proven the effectiveness of this Regulation in terms of protection from the risk of carbon leakage both for imports and exports. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 217 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) While the surrendering of CBAM certificates for Union imports addresses the risk of carbon leakage on the Union market, it is essential to avoid also the risk that Union exports on global markets are replaced by more carbon intensive goods or by goods that are not subject to equivalent climate policy and carbon costs. To this purpose, after the test period 2026-2028, the Commission should present an in-depth report to the European Parliament and to the Council accompanied with a legislative proposal to address the carbon leakage risk on export markets. If the report concludes that the surrendering of CBAM certificates by importers is effective in addressing the carbon leakage risk on the Union market and that the free allocation rules related to Union domestic sales should be amended, the legislative proposal should ensure the maintenance of free allocation related to Union exports and provide the calculation methodology for determining this allocation.
Amendment 310 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The implementing act pursuant to Article 7(6) should include all input materials that contribute significantly to GHG emissions. In the case of stainless steel (CN codes 7218-7223), ferro-alloys should be included in the list of input materials as they fulfil this criterion.
Amendment 467 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . With regard to indirect emissions, the evaluation shall take into account the exposure of Union producers to carbon costs passed on in electricity prices due to the functioning of the EU energy market. __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 504 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The Commission should strive to engage in an even handed manner and in line with the international obligations of the EU, with the third countries whose trade to the EU is affected by this Regulation, to explore possibilities for dialogue and cooperation with regard to the implementation of specific elements of the Mechanism set out this Regulation and related implementing acts. It should also explore possibilities for concluding agreements to take into account their carbon pricing mechanism, provided that they deliver equivalent GHG emissions reductions and carbon costs constraints.
Amendment 549 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism willshould progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive, if it has proven to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports into or exports from the customs territory of the Union, and without prejudice to maintaining EU ETS allowances free of charge at benchmark level until a test period with actual surrendering obligation by declarants running until 2030 has proven such effectiveness.
Amendment 712 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning detailed rules regarding the elements of the calculation methods set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and default values and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data on the basis of which the default values shall be determined, including the level of detail and the verification of the data. Where necessary, those acts shall provide that the default values can be adapted to particular areas, regions or countries to take into account specific objective factors such as geography, natural resources, market conditions, prevailing energy sources, or industrial processes. The implementing acts shall build upon existing legislation for the verification of emissions and activity data for installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/2067.
Amendment 996 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this RegulationPractices of circumvention include situations where a change goods included in the scope of this Regulation, whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermining their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the like products.
Amendment 1012 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The practice, process or work referred to in the first subparagraph include, inter alia: (a) the slight modification of the product concerned to make it fall under customs codes which are normally not subject to the obligations of this Regulation, provided that the modification does not alter its essential characteristics; (b) false declarations as to the identity of the producer of the product concerned or of the nature of the product concerned or the production process involved in making it; (c) the consignment of the product concerned via third countries to which no or more favourable obligations apply; (d) there organisation by exporters or producers of their patterns and channels of sales in order to eventually avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermine their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the like products, for instance via practices of resource shuffling. For the purposes of this sub-point, resource shuffling shall be defined as any practice, process or work that that have insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermining their effects, without delivering environmental benefits on global GHG emissions; (e) in the circumstances indicated in paragraph 2, the assembly of parts by an assembly operation in the Union or a third country; (f) Any other measure to eventually avoid 6 or evade obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermine their effects, including on overall GHG;
Amendment 1028 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State or any party affected or benefitted by the situations described in paragraph 2 may notify the Commission if it is confronted, over a two- month period compared with the same period in the preceding year with a significant decrease in the volume of imporFollowing a complaint from an interested party or on its own initiative, the Commission may decide, following an investigation, to extend goods included in the scope ofobligations laid down in this Rregulation and an increase of volume of imports of slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I. The Commission shall continually monitor any significant change of pattern of trade of goods and slightly modified products at Union level, in whatever way is necessary to prevent future circumvention of the Mechanism, when circumvention of the measures in force is taking place.
Amendment 1045 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. The notificatDecisions referred to in the third paragraph 3 shall state the reasons on which it is based and shall include relevant data and statistics regarding the goods and products referred to in paragraph 2be subject to the appeal procedure as set out in Article 30.
Amendment 1052 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission, taking into account the relevant data, reports and statistics, including when provided by the customs authorities of Member States, has sufficient reasons to believe that the circumstances referred to in paragraph 3 are occurring in one or more Member States, it is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 28 to supplement the scope of this Regulation in ordInvestigations shall be initiated pursuant to this Article on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State or of any interested party on the basis of sufficient evidence regarding the factors set out in the second paragraph. Initiations shall be made by means of commission regulation which shall also instruct customs authorities of Member States to subject imports to registration. The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once an interested party or a Member State has submitted a request justifying the initiation of an investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof, or where to include slightly modified products for anti-circumvention purposeshe Commission has itself determined that there is a need to initiate an investigation.
Amendment 1061 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded in due time.
Amendment 1065 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The Commission Decision finding circumvention shall impose a penalty pursuant to article 26 on an Authorised Declarant involved in the circumvention and, if appropriate, the operator of the installation located in the third country that is linked to the Authorised Declarant. Where appropriate, the penalty shall also entail the withdrawal of import authorisation and be extended to the operator.
Amendment 1076 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a (new)
Amendment 1138 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, an in-depthe assessment ofdeveloped in close cooperation with the industrial sectors, of the rules to be applied in the testing period established pursuant to article 30a and the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future.
Amendment 1188 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a The Commission shall monitor and evaluate the mechanism's effectiveness with regard to the risk of carbon leakage before phasing out free allocation to sectors at risk of carbon leakage covered by this regulation. To this end, the Commission shall, after consultation of the sectors subject to this regulation, present a report to the European Parliament and the Council evaluating: - the first three years (2026-2028) of the surrendering obligation pursuant to article 22; - the risk of carbon leakage on export markets. If the evaluation is positive, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal phasing out free allocation to sectors subject to this regulation, as set out in Article 10.a.1 of Directive 2003/87/EC, and implementing a solution to address the risk of carbon leakage on export market.
Amendment 1248 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 1 – row 1 a (new)
Annex I – subheading 1 – row 1 a (new)
2523 30 00 - Aluminous Cement Carbon dioxide
Amendment 1251 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 4 a (new)
Annex I – subheading 4 a (new)
CN code 850231- Electric generating sets and rotary converters: wind powered
Amendment 1273 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Where AttrEmg are the attributed emissions of goods g, and ALg the activity level of the goods, the latter being the amount of goods produced in the reporting period in that installation, and EEInpMat are the embedded emissions of the input materials (precursors) consumed in the production process. Only input materials listed as relevant to the system boundaries of the production process as specified in the implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 7(6) are to be considered. The implementing act pursuant to Article 7(6) shall include all input materials that contribute significantly to GHG emissions. In the case of stainless steel (CN codes 7218-7223), ferro-alloys shall be included in the list of input materials as they fulfil this criterion. The relevant EEInpMat are calculated as follows:
Amendment 1278 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 2
For the purpose of determining default values, only actual values shall be used for the determination of embedded emissions. In the absence of actual data, or when the use of actual data would lead to low default values favouring freeriding behaviour, literature values may be used. The Commission shall publish guidance for the approach taken to correct for waste gases or greenhouse gases used as process input, before collecting the data required to determine the relevant default values for each type of goods listed in Annex I. Default values shall be determined based on the best available data. They shall be revised periodically through implementing acts based on the most up-to-date and reliable information, including on the basis of information provided by a third country or group of third countries.
Amendment 1285 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
When actual emissions cannot be adequately determined by the authorised declarant, default values shall be used. Default values shall represent the highest known carbon intensity of the relevant good in order to avoid carbon leakage and any free riding behaviour. These values shall be set at the average emission intensity of each exporting country and for each of the goods listed in Annex I other than electricity, increased by a mark-up, the latter to be determined in the implementing acts of this Regulation. When reliable data for the exporting country cannot be applied for a type of goods, the default values shall be based on the average emission intensity of the 10 per cent worst performing EU installations for that type of goodsAverage country data shall be consistent with rules on calculations of embedded emissions pursuant to article 7 and Annex III and be verified by verifiers accredited pursuant to article 18. When reliable and verified data for the exporting country cannot be applied for a type of goods, the default values shall be based on the average emission intensity of the 10 per cent worst performing EU installations for that type of goods, increased by a mark- up, the latter to be determined in the implementing acts of this Regulation. The mark-up to be applied pursuant this point shall ensure that the default values reflect the highest known carbon intensity of the relevant good in order to avoid carbon leakage any free riding behaviour.
Amendment 1310 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1313 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 174 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Greenhouse gases that are not directly released into the atmosphere should be considered emissions under the EU ETS and allowances should be surrendered for those emissions unless they are stored in a storage site in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , or they are permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, or they are captured and used to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts specifying the conditions where greenhouse gases are to be considered as permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, including obtaining a carbon removal certificate, where appropriate, in view of regulatory developments with regard to the certification of carbon removals. _________________ 46Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
Amendment 295 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), established under Regulation (EU) […./..] of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , is an alternative to complements free allocation to address the risk of carbon leakage. To the extent that sectors and subsectors are covered by that measure, they should not receive free allocation. However, a transitional phasing-out of free allowances is needed to allow producers, importers and traders to adjust to the new regimeand once the CBAM has fully demonstrated its effectiveness in equalising CO2 costs between imported and domestic products and in protecting the competitiveness of European exports, the free allocation received by these sectors should be gradually phased out. Once the CBAM has fully demonstrated its effectiveness in equalising CO2 costs between imported and domestic products and in protecting the competitiveness of European exports, and not earlier than 2030, a gradual phasing-out of free allowances is needed to allow producers, importers and traders to adjust to the new regime. The procedure to define the date at which the gradual phase-out should start is defined in Article XXX of [CBAM Regulation]. The reduction of free allocation should be implemented by applying a factor to free allocation for CBAM sectors, while the CBAM is phased in. This percentage (CBAM factor) should be equal to 100 % during the transitional period between the entry into force of [CBAM Regulation] and 2025, 90 % in 2026[XXX – date at which the CBAM fully equalises CO2 costs], 90 % the following year and should be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % and thereby eliminate free allocation by the tenth year. The relevant delegated acts on free allocation should be adjusted accordingly for the sectors and subsectors covered by the CBAM. The free allocation no longer provided to the CBAM sectors based on this calculation (CBAM demand) must be auctioned and the revenues will accrue to the Innovation Fund, so as to support innovation in low carbon technologies, carbon capture and utilisation (‘CCU’), carbon capture and geological storage (‘CCS’), renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change. Special attention should be given to projects in CBAM sectors. To respect the proportion of the free allocation available for the non- CBAM sectors, the final amount to deduct from the free allocation and to be auctioned should be calculated based on the proportion that the CBAM demand represents in respect of the free allocation needs of all sectors receiving free allocation. _________________ 51 [please insert full OJ reference]
Amendment 333 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In order to reflect the actual technological progress within installations included in product benchmarks with consideration of fuel and electricity exchangeability in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 and where the share of indirect emissions is higher than 50 % of the relevant product benchmarks, the update of such benchmarks for the periods as of 2026 should not be affected by the evolution of the carbon intensity of the electricity mix.
Amendment 336 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 b (new)
Recital 31 b (new)
(31b) While the surrendering of CBAM certificates for EU imports addresses the risk of carbon leakage on the EU market, it is essential to also avoid the risk that EU exports on global markets are replaced by more carbon intensive goods or by goods that are not subject to equivalent carbon costs. For this purpose, a CBAM factor equal to 100 % should apply to exports outside the EU of the products covered by the CBAM Regulation, as long as no WTO- compatible export solution measure to equalise CO2 costs has been implemented on proposal of the Commission. Existing carbon pricing mechanisms in third countries should lead to an adjustment of the CBAM factor.
Amendment 349 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewables, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. To foster innovation in breakthrough technologies as soon as possible, the Commission should ensure that the financing made available through the Innovation Fund is ‘frontloaded’ during the first years of implementation of this Directive. _________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
Amendment 393 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels can be important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sectors that are hard to decarbonise. Where recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin are produced from captured carbon dioxide under an activity covered by this Directive, the emissions should be accounted under thate activity where the CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere. To ensure that renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions and to avoid double counting for fuels that do so, it is appropriate to explicitly extend the empowerment in Article 14(1) to the adoption by the Commission of implementing acts laying down the necessary adjustments for how and where to account for the eventual release of carbon dioxide and how to avoid double counting to ensure appropriate incentives are in place for capturing the CO2, taking also into account the treatment of these fuels under Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 655 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a Directive 2003/87/EC
(b) ‘emissions’ means the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from sources in an installation or the release from an aircraft performing an aviation activity listed in Annex I or from ships performing a maritime transport activity listed in Annex I of the gases specified in respect of that activity, or the release of greenhouse gases corresponding to the activity referred to in Annex III;;
Amendment 813 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2003/87
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
In [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be decreased by [-- million allowances (to be determined depending on year of entry into force)]. In the same year, the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be increased by 79 million allowances for maritime transport. Starting in [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the linear factor shall be 4,2 %5,09 % until 2030. The Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances within 3 months of [date of entry into force of the amendment to be inserted].;
Amendment 944 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
In the case of installations covered by the obligation to conduct an energy audit under Article 8(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) [Article reference to be updated with the revised Directive], free allocation shall only be granted fully if, following an appeal procedure, the recommendations of the audit report are implemented within a period of 3 years, to the extent that the pay- back time for the relevant investments does not exceed fivthree years and that the costs of those investments are proportionate. Otherwise, the amount of free allocation shall be reduced byproportionately to the amount of emissions corresponding to the recommendations of the report, and in any event by not more than 25 %. The amount of free allocation shall not be reduced if an operator demonstrates that it has implemented or is implementing other measures which lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to those recommended by the audit report. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 964 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
Amendment 1018 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1030 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1046 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The CBAM factor shall be equal to 100 % for exports outside of the EU, until a WTO-compatible export solution measure equalising CO2 costs has been implemented upon a proposal by the Commission. The CBAM factor shall be adjusted to take into account existing carbon pricing schemes in third countries
Amendment 1056 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 3
The reduction of free allocation shall be calculated annually as the average share of the demand for free allocation for the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] compared to the calculated total free allocation demand for all installations, for the relevant period referred to in Article 11, paragraph 1. The CBAM factor shall be appliedport by the Commission shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend this article in view of gradually phasing out free allocation after 2030 proportionally to the proven level of effectiveness of the CBAM.
Amendment 1072 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation shall be made available to support innovation in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] in accordance with Article 10a(8).;
Amendment 1089 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point i a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point c a (new)
Article 10a - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point c a (new)
(ia) in the third subparagraph, the following point is inserted: “(ca) When determining the annual reduction rate pursuant to the previous sub-paragraph, installations that were already operational in the period referred to in the first sub-paragraph of article 10a(2) shall not be taken into account when such installations are added in the product benchmark curve as a result of the modification of benchmark definitions and system boundaries pursuant to Article 10a(1), fifth subparagraph.”
Amendment 1096 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,5 % or is below 0,2 %, the benchmark values for the period from 2026 to 2030 shall be the benchmark values applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020 reduced by whichever of those two percentage rates is relevant, in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028.; By way of derogation from the previous point, the maximum annual reduction rate of the fuel and heat fall back benchmarks shall remain at 1,6 % .
Amendment 1147 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shouldall adopt financial measures in accordance with the second and fourth subparagraphs in favour of sectors or subsectors which are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, provided that such financial measures are in accordance with State aid rules, and in particular do not cause undue distortions of competition in the internal market. The financial measures adopted should not compensate indirect costs covered by free allocation in accordance with the benchmarks established pursuant to paragraph 1. Where a Member State spends an amount higher than the equivalent of 25 % of their auction revenues of the year in which the indirect costs were incurred, it shall set out the reasons for exceeding that amount.;
Amendment 1163 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
365 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to this Article, and 85 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10, as well as the allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation referred to in Article 10a(1a), shall be made available to a Fund with the objective of supporting innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes, and contribute to zero pollution objectives (the ‘Innovation Fund’). To foster innovation in breakthrough technologies as soon as possible, the Commission should ensure that the financing made available through the Innovation Fund is ‘frontloaded’ during the first years of implementation of this Directive. Allowances that are not issued to aircraft operators due to the closure of aircraft operators and which are not necessary to cover any shortfall in surrenders by those operators, shall also be used for innovation support as referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 1331 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
An obligation to surrender allowances shall not arise in respect of emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, and in respect of greenhouse gases that are captured and used to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin.
Amendment 89 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Commission Communication The European Green Deal29 sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a sustainable, fairer and more prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. The Commission proposes also 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. Finally, the Commission considers that this transition should be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ Sustained efforts shall be provided in order to mitigate the possible negative effects of the current legislation on affected households, businesses and Member States. The overall ambitiousness of the EU climate engagement for the next decades demands univocal transparency in the efforts to lessen the burden on affected Europeans and businesses and a just transition is decisive for providing positive public perception and support for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal.1a _________________ 1a More than half of the respondents to the public consultation on updating the EU emissions and trading system judged that the increased transparency regarding benchmark values and process via mandatory publication of underlying data by industry (38% “very important”, 17% ”important”) as the most relevant aspect in relation to the benchmark based allocation. Cf. “Summary report on the public consultation on updating the EU emission trading system (ETS)” https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your- say/initiatives/12660-Climate-change- updating-the-EU-emissions-trading- system-ETS-/public-consultation_en (p.4). 29 COM(2019)640 final.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 should provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment. These measures, in the short to medium term, might increase inequalities between Member States, regions and citizens, and severely affect low- and low to middle-income households and SMEs in countries and regions witless developed economy, lower levels of energy efficiency and lower market shares of green technology solutions. Therefore, any extension of the ETS should be gradual and covered by pre-emptive investment support. _________________ 31 Directive 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 (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 116 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) However, rResources are needed to finance those investments. In addition, before they have taken plaSince, the cost supported by households and transport users for heating, cooling and cooking, as well as for road transport, is likely to increase as fuel suppliers subject to the obligations under the emission trading for buildings and road transport pass on costs on carbon to the consumerlready vulnerable households and businesses will be unable to bear the cost of the investment and will need adequate protection and assistance in order to become part of the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 129 #
2021/0206(COD)
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels maywill disproportionally affect vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises, SMEs and vulnerable transport users who spend a larger psharte of their incomes on energy and transport as well as energy- and transport – price sensitive commodities, such as food, who, in certain regions, do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutions and who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption.
Amendment 135 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Furthermore, a rapid increase in energy and transport prices without preventive and pre-emptive investment, might lead to increase of the number of households in energy poverty and effective downward transition from middle-income to low-income status, as well as bankruptcy of SMEs. Such a development should be considered a major risk to the EU climate related policies, especially in the light of the intensive hybrid and disinformation campaigns targeting the European efforts for decarbonisation.
Amendment 142 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Therefore, a part of the revenues generated by carbon pricing should be used to pre-emptively address the social impacts from the initial phase of the new EU climate policies, and revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusion, for thecompensate for those preventive investments and complement them, when necessary, assuring the ecological transition to be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 153 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This is even more relevant in view of the existing levels of energy poverty. Energy poverty is a situation in which households are unable to access essential energy services such as cooling, as temperatures rise, and heating. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6.9% of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 2019 EU-wide survey32 . Overall, the Energy Poverty Observatory estimates that more than 50 million households in the European Union experience energy poverty. Energy poverty is therefore a major challenge for the Union. While social tariffs or direct income support can provide immediate relief to households facing energy poverty, only targeted structural measures, in particular energy renovations, can provide lasting solutions. Therefore, a Union-level definition of energy-poverty, based on household budget statistics from all Member States, should be established to effectively address energy poverty and measure and monitor progress or deterioration across Member States. Additionally, such an approach will provide for full transparency of the efforts for a just transition. _________________ 32 Data from 2018. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]).
Amendment 162 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Transport poverty has been underexposed and no clear definitions are available at Union or national level. However, the problem is becoming more pressing to address as a result of the increasing phase-out requirements for combustion engine vehicles, high fuel prices, or high dependencies on transport availability, accessibility and costs to go to work or for daily mobility needs due to living in rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or for less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri-urban areas. Therefore, a Union-level definition of energy-poverty, based on household budget statistics from all Member States, should be established to effectively address energy poverty and measure and monitor progress or deterioration across Member States. Additionally, such an approach will provide for full transparency of the efforts for a just transition.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate Fund (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transportnew EU climate policies on vulnerable households, SMEs, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users, as well as the impact of rising energy prices and energy sensitive prices on various commodities and especially on food prices. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures andpre-emptive investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to more energy efficient mobility and transport, preferably zero- and low- emission mobility and transport, but as a temporary solution also any more efficient solution, to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users . Temporary direct income support should also be included as a measure of last resort, only in cases where investment support is ineffective or impossible.
Amendment 219 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Particular attention should be also paid to the situation of owners of houses and apartments, living in energy poverty and those in risk to fall into energy poverty as a result of increasing prices, especially elderly owners in rural areas and owners in big residential buildings in poor condition. Vulnerable property owners should receive investment support well before their energy costs are effectively increased and thus shall be provided with enough time to adapt.
Amendment 244 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households and households in risk of energy poverty, vulnerable micro- enterprises and SMEs, especially those in risk of bankruptcy, and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transport.
Amendment 392 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, micro-enterprises, SMEs and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transportnew EU climate policies and increased levels of carbon pricing, especially households in energy poverty and citizens in transport poverty, especially those with no accessible and/or affordable alternative to individual internal combustion cars (in remote and rural areas), in Member States with low share of electric vehicles and/or unaffordable prices of such vehicles, compared to the median national income.
Amendment 407 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECreased EU climate ambitions, embedded in the new climate policies and the increased carbon pricing. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable SMEs and micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transmore efficient mobility and transport, and - as a measure of last resort - through temporary direct income support.
Amendment 463 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘“vulnerable households’” means households in energy poverty or households, including lower middle- income ones, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings intocarbon pricing measures taken at Union and national level, respectively, or are at risk of energy poverty and to enable the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECllective achievement of the climate- neutrality objective set out in article 2, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 (“European Climate Law”) and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy;.
Amendment 474 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘vulnerable micro-enterprises’ and SMEs means micro-enterprises that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy, by virtue of their main business activities, heavily dependent on energy/fuel prices and energy/fuel constitutes a significant share of their production or service costs and for whom technologies for significant reduction of their energy/fuel consumption is either not accessible on the market or not affordable when taking into account their main indicators of business activity (production, turnover, gross operating surplus);
Amendment 493 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘vulnerable transport users’' means transport users, including from lower middle-income households, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC andnew EU climate policies and increased levels of carbon pricing, and are at risk of transport poverty, lack the means to purchase zero- and low- emission vehicles or to switch to alternative sustainable modes of transport, including public transport, particularly in rural and remote areas and in Member States with low share of electric vehicles and/or unaffordable prices of such vehicles, compared to the median national income in the country.
Amendment 526 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting fromcarbon pricing measures taken at Union and national level respectively, providing exhaustive statistical information on the incevolustion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.relative and absolute prices of energy, transport and food and their impact on the household budgets by income deciles in order to enable a just path for the achievement of the climate neutrality objective set out in article 2, paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119;
Amendment 559 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) finance measures and investments to increase the uptake of zero- and low- emission mobility and transport, or – in Member States with low share of electric vehicles and/or unaffordable prices of such vehicles, compared to the median national income support other forms of mobility and personal transport that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse emissions.
Amendment 596 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an estimate of the likely effects of that increase in prices on households, and in particular on incidence of energy poverty, on micro-enterprises and on transport users, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation, taking into account elements such as access to public transport and basic services, market share of zero and low emission vehicles, and prices of electric vehicles compared to the median income, and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories which are remote and rural;
Amendment 663 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) zero- and low-emission mobility and transport or – in Member States with low share and/or unaffordable prices of electric vehicles, compared to the median national income, support other forms of mobility and personal transport that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse emissions;
Amendment 739 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contribute to the decarbonisation, including the electrification, of heating and cooling of, and cooking in, buildings and the integration of energy from renewable sources, smart internal electricity installations or covering connection costs to smart grids and any other measures, that contribute univocally to the achievements of energy savings;
Amendment 750 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) support public and private entities in developing and providing affordable energy efficiency renovation solutions and appropriate funding instruments in line with the social goals of the Fund, including personal, community-based or local smart grid solutions, allowing for energy independence, direct income from renewable energy production and/or reduction in energy costs;
Amendment 764 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) provide access to zero- and low- emission vehicles and bikes, including financial support or fiscal incentives for their purchase as well as for appropriate public and private infrastructure, including for recharging and refuelling; for support concerning low-emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing the support shall be provided; incentivizing access to second hand zero- and low-emission market, or in Member States with low share of electric vehicles and/or unaffordable prices of such vehicles, compared to the median income , support other forms of mobility and personal transport that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse emissions, including financial support or fiscal incentives for their purchase as well as for appropriate public and private infrastructure, including for recharging and refuelling, smart grids, allowing for low- cost or free of charge recharging and energy communities, allowing for peer-to- peer balancing of energy consumption; for support concerning low-emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing the support shall be provided, varying between Member States and regions, depending on market share and affordability of electric vehicles and the relative importance of the second hand market;
Amendment 65 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) From 2020, air transport has been one of the hardest hit sector by the COVID-19 crisis. With the perspective of an end to the pandemic in sight, it is expected that air traffic will gradually resume in the coming years and recover to its pre-crisis levels. At the same time, emissions from the sector have been increasing since 1990 and the trend of increasing emissions could return as we overcome the pandemic. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for the future and make the necessary adjustments ensuring a well-functioning air transport market that contributes to achieving the Union’s climate goals, with high levels of connectivity, safety and security, and affordability.
Amendment 75 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The air transport market is subject to strong competition between economic actors worldwide and across the Union, for which a level playing field is indispensable. The stability and prosperity of the air transport market and its economic actors relies on a clear and harmonised policy framework where aircraft operators, airports and other aviation actors can operate on the basis of equal opportunities. Where market distortions occur, they risk putting aircraft operators or airports at a disadvantage with internal or external competitors. In turn, this can result in a loss of competitiveness of the air transport industry, and a loss of air connectivity for citizens and businesses. The Commission should monitor possible market distortions, such as (p)re-routing by non- European airlines. If market distortions are observed, the Commission should explore supporting and incentivising mechanisms and private-public partnerships for the affected Union industries.
Amendment 84 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A key objective of the common transport policy is sustainable development. This requires an integrated approach aimed at ensuring both the effective functioning of Union transport systems and protection of the environment. Sustainable development of air transport requires the introduction of measures aimed at reducing the carbon emissions from aircraft flying from Union airports and eventually globally. Such measures should contribute to meeting the Union’s climate objectives by 2030 and 2050.
Amendment 95 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication on a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy10 adopted by the Commission in December 2020 sets a course of action for the EU transport system to achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient. The decarbonisation of the air transport sector is a necessary and challenging process, especially in the short term. Technological advancements, pursued in European and national research and innovation aviation programmes have contributed to important emission reductions in the past decades. However, the global growth of air traffic has outpaced the sector’s emissions reductions. Whereas new technologies are expected to help reducing short-haul aviation’s reliance on fossil energy in the next decades, sustainable aviation fuels offer the only solution for significant decarbonisation of all flight ranges, already in the short term. However, this potential is currently largely untapped and needs to be boosted at the Union level. _________________ 10Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM/2020/789 final), 9.12.2020.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The gradual introduction of sustainable aviation fuels on the air transport market will represent an additional fuel cost for airlines, as such fuel technologies are currently more expensive to produce than conventional aviation fuel. This is expected to exacerbate the pre-existing issues of level playing field on the air transport market as regards aviation fuel, and to cause further distortions among aircraft operators and airports. This regulation should take measures to prevent that the introduction of sustainable aviation fuels affects negatively the competitiveness of the aviation sector by defining harmonised requirements across the Union and striving to achieve an international blending mandate applied globally at ICAO Global Assembly.
Amendment 110 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) At global level, sustainable aviation fuels are regulated at ICAO. In particular, ICAO establishes detailed requirements on the sustainability, traceability and accounting of sustainable aviation fuels for use on flights covered by the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). While incentives are set in CORSIA and sustainable aviation fuels are considered an integral pillar of the work on the feasibility of a Long-Term Aspiration Goal for international aviation, there is currently no mandatory scheme on the use of sustainable aviation fuels for international flights. Comprehensive multilateral or bilateral air transport agreements between the EU or its Member States, and third countries generally include provisions on environmental protection. However, although for the time being, such provisions do not impose on contracting parties any binding requirements on the use of sustainable aviation fuels, in the future the Union should include the binding requirement on use of SAF in any bilateral or multilateral agreement.
Amendment 112 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In addition, the Union should encourage countries to adopt similar mandates for sustainable aviation fuels. To this end, sustainable aviation fuels should be subject to energy- and transport related dialogues such as the recent EU- US Energy Council and the Commission should advocate to start negotiations for a mandatory SAF quota in global aviation at the ICAO Global Assembly.
Amendment 115 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, uniform rules need to be laid down for the aviation internal market to complement Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and to deliver on its overall objectives by addressing the specific needs and requirements arising from the EU aviation internal market. In particular, the present Regulation aims to avoid a fragmentation of the Union aviation market, prevent possible competitive distortions between economic actors within the Union and globally, or unfair practices of cost avoidance as regards the refuelling of aircraft operators and to incentivise innovation and production in the Union.
Amendment 118 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) This regulation aims in the first instance to set out a framework restoring and preserving a level playing field on the air transport market as regards the use of aviation fuels. Such a framework shouldmust prevent divergent requirements across the Union that would exacerbate refuelling practices distorting competition between aircraft operators or putting some airports at competitive disadvantage with others. In a second instance, it aims to gear the EU aviation market with robust rules to ensure that gradually increasing shares of sustainable aviation fuels can be introduced at EU airports without detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the EU aviation internal market.
Amendment 129 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promoted. This should support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable aviation fuels for aviation in short and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, sustainable aviation fuels produced from all feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic aviation fuels should be eligible. In particular, sustainable aviation fuels produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise air transport already in the short termwith exception of biofuels produced from "food and feed crops" as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 40 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic aviation fuels should be eligible. Over time, with the development of new technologies, the list of feedstocks must be adjusted accordingly in order to further prevent greenwashing and misuse of feedstocks.
Amendment 135 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) For sustainability reasons, feed and food crop-based fuels should not be eligible. In particular, indirect land-use change occurs when the cultivation of crops for biofuels displaces traditional production of crops for food and feed purposes. Such additional demand increases the pressure on land and can lead to the extension of agricultural land into areas with high-carbon stock, such as forests, wetlands and peatland, causing additional greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity concerns. Research has shown that the scale of the effect depends on a variety of factors, including the type of feedstock used for fuel production, the level of additional demand for feedstock triggered by the use of biofuels and the extent to which land with high-carbon stock is protected worldwide. The highest risks of indirect land-use change have been identified for biofuels, fuels produced from feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high- carbon stock is observed. Accordingly, feed and food crop-based fuels should not be promoted. This approach is in line Union policy and in particular with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 which limits and sets a cap on the use of such biofuels in road and rail transport, considering their lower environmental benefits, lower performance in terms of greenhouse reduction potential and broader sustainability concerns. In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land-use change – which is capable of negating some or all greenhouse gas emissions savings of individual biofuels – indirect land-use change poses risks also to biodiversity. This risk is particularly serious in connection with a potentially large expansion of production determined by a significant increase in demand. The aviation sector has currently insignificant levels of demand for food and feed crops- based biofuels, since over 99% of currently used aviation fuels are of fossil origin. It is therefore appropriate to avoid the creation of a potentially large demand of food and feed crops-based biofuels by promoting their use under this Regulation. The non- eligibility of crop-based biofuels under this Regulation also minimises any risk to slow down the decarbonisation of road transport, which could otherwise result from a shift of crop-based biofuels from the road to the aviation sector. It is essential to minimise such a shift, as road transport currently remains by far the most polluting transport sector.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The present Regulation should aim to ensure that aircraft operators can compete on the basis of equal opportunities as regards the access to sustainable aviation fuels. To avoid any distortions on the air services market, all Union airports covered by this Regulation should be supplied with uniform minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels. Whereas the market is free to supply and use larger quantities of sustainable fuel, this Regulation should ensure that the mandatory minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels are the same across all the covered airports. It supersedes any requirements established directly or indirectly at national or regional level requiring aircraft operators or aviation fuel suppliers to uptake or supply sustainable aviation fuels with different targets than the ones prescribed under this Regulation. In order to create a clear and predictable legal framework and in doing so encourage the market development and deployment of the most sustainable and innovative with growth potential to meet future needs fuel technologies, this Regulation should set out gradually increasing minimum shares of synthetic aviation fuels over time. Setting out a dedicated sub-obligation on synthetic aviation fuels is necessary in view of the significant decarbonisation potential of such fuels, and in view of their current estimated production costs. When produced from renewable electricity and carbon captured directly from the air, synthetic aviation fuels can achieve as high as 100% emissions savings compared to conventional aviation fuel. They also have notable advantages compared to other types of sustainable aviation fuels with regards to resource efficiency (in particular for water needs) of the production process. However, synthetic aviation fuels’ production costs are currently estimated at 3 to 6 times higher than the market price of conventional aviation fuel. Therefore, this Regulation should establish a dedicated sub-obligation for this technology which must be re-assessed in 2038 and adjusted according to the market development. Other types of synthetic fuels, such as low carbon synthetic fuels achieving high greenhouse gas reductions, could be considered for inclusion in the scope of this Regulation in the course of future revisions, where such fuels become defined under the Renewable Energy Directive.
Amendment 144 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is essential to ensure that the minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels can be successfully supplied to all the airports in the aviation market without supply shortages. For this purpose, sufficient lead-time should be planned to allow the renewable fuels industry to develop production capacity accordingly. The supply of sustainable aviation fuels should become mandatory starting in 2025. Similarly, in order to provide legal certainty and predictability to the market and drive investments durably towards sustainable aviation fuels production capacity, the terms of this Regulation should be stable over a long period of time.
Amendment 157 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
Amendment 166 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure a level playing field of the aviation internal market and the adherence to the climate ambitions of the Union, this Regulation should introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties on drop-in aviation fuel suppliers and aircraft operators in case of non- compliance. The level of the penalties needs to be proportionate to the environmental damage and to the prejudice to the level-playing field of the internal market inflicted by the non-compliance. When imposing administrative fines, the authorities should take into account the evolution of the price of aviation fuel and sustainable aviation fuel in the reporting year; penalties might only be imposed on drop-in aviation fuel suppliers and aircraft operators.
Amendment 170 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The penalties for the suppliers of drop-in SAF who fail to meet the targets set in this Regulation should be complemented by the obligation to supply the market with the shortfall of meeting the quota in the subsequent year;
Amendment 172 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) This Regulation should include provisions for periodic reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of the aviation and fuels markets, the effectiveness of key features of the Regulation such as the minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels, the level of administrative fines or policy developments on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at international level, impact on Union and international competitiveness, consumer price evolution, fuel tankering cases, and pre-routing by non-EU airlines. Such elements are key to provide a clear state of play of the sustainable aviation fuels market and should be taken into account when considering a revision of the Regulation or additional support mechanisms for affected industries.
Amendment 176 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) A transitional period of 54 years should be provided to allow for a reasonable amount of time for aviation fuel suppliers, Union airports and aircraft operators to make the necessary technological and logistical investments. During this phase, aviation fuel containing higher shares of sustainable aviation fuel may be used to compensate for lower shares of sustainable aviation fuels or for the reduced availability of conventional aviation fuel at other airports.
Amendment 180 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) Given that this Regulation will generate additional compliance costs for affected sectors, compensatory actions need to be taken in order to prevent the total level of regulatory burdens from increasing. The Commission should therefore be obliged to present, before the entry into force of this Regulation, proposals offsetting the regulatory burdens introduced by this Regulation, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union Regulations that generate compliance costs in the affected sectors.
Amendment 188 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
— ‘Union airport’ means an airport as defined in Article 2(21) of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council13 , where passenger traffic was higher than 1 million passengers or where the freight traffic was higher than 100000 tons in the reporting period, and is not situated in an outermost region, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; _________________ 13Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges
Amendment 193 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
— ‘aircraft operator’ means a person that operated at least 72952 commercial air transport flights departing from Union airports in the reporting period or, where that person may not be identified, the owner of the aircraft;
Amendment 200 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
— ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (‘SAF’) means drop-in aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, advanced biofuels or biofuels with the exception of biofuels produced from ‘food and feed crops’ as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 340 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, or biofuels produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX to that Directive, and which comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) of that Directive and are certified in accordance with Article 30 of this Directive;
Amendment 234 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall not introduce higher share of SAF blending mandate than foreseen in Annex I of this Regulation.
Amendment 238 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The yearly quantity of aviation fuel uplifted by a given aircraft operator at a given Union airport shall be at least 90% of the yearly aviation fuel required, taking into account the necessary compliance with fuel safety rules.
Amendment 267 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Aircraft operators shall not be required to surrender allowances under the EU ETS scheme for the uplifting of sustainable aviation fuels in accordance with Directive 2003/87/EC. Until 1 January 2030 aircraft operators shall be temporarily able to claim free allowances for the sustainable aviation fuels especially for the uptake of synthetic aviation fuels in accordance with Article [3c (new)] Directive 2003/87/EC. Aircraft operators shall not claim benefits for the use of an identical batch of sustainable aviation fuels under more than one greenhouse gas scheme. Together with the report referred to in Article 7, aircraft operators shall provide the Agency with:
Amendment 285 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and must be applied only to drop-in sustainable aviation fuels and not to other types of alternative fuels or technologies. Member States shall notify these provisions to the Commission by 31 December 2023 at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 307 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
(7) Member States shall have the necessary legal and administrative framework in place at national level to ensure the fulfilment of the obligations and the collection of the administrative fines. Member States shall transfer the amount collected through those administrative fines as contribution to the InvestEU Green Transitinovation Fund with a focus on Iinvestment Facility, asto support cross-border projects in a geographically non-discriminatory way aimed at top-up to the EU guaranteehe rapid production and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels in the aviation sector.
Amendment 320 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 4, from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 20298, for each reporting period, an aviation fuel supplier may supply the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel defined in Annex I as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel it supplied across Union airports for that reporting period.
Amendment 320 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 4, from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 20298, for each reporting period, an aviation fuel supplier may supply the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel defined in Annex I as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel it supplied across Union airports for that reporting period.
Amendment 328 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2028 and every five years thereafter, the Commission services shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the evolution of the aviation fuels market and its impact on the aviation internal market of the Union, including regarding the possible extension of the scope of this Regulation to other energy sources, and other types of synthetic fuels defined under the Renewable Energy Directive, the possible revision of the minimum shares in Article 4 and Annex I, and the level of administrative fines. The report shall include information, where available, on development of a potential policy framework for uptake of sustainable aviation fuels at ICAO level. The report shall also inform on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation in the aviation industry which are relevant to sustainable aviation fuels, including with regards to the reduction of non-CO2 emissions. The report may consider if this Regulation should be amended and, options for amendments, where appropriate, in line with a potential policy framework on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at ICAO level. By 2038 the Commission shall present a revision of Annex I in accordance with the aforementioned report.
Amendment 328 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2028 and every five years thereafter, the Commission services shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the evolution of the aviation fuels market and its impact on the aviation internal market of the Union, including regarding the possible extension of the scope of this Regulation to other energy sources, and other types of synthetic fuels defined under the Renewable Energy Directive, the possible revision of the minimum shares in Article 4 and Annex I, and the level of administrative fines. The report shall include information, where available, on development of a potential policy framework for uptake of sustainable aviation fuels at ICAO level. The report shall also inform on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation in the aviation industry which are relevant to sustainable aviation fuels, including with regards to the reduction of non-CO2 emissions. The report may consider if this Regulation should be amended and, options for amendments, where appropriate, in line with a potential policy framework on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at ICAO level. By 2038 the Commission shall present a revision of Annex I in accordance with the aforementioned report.
Amendment 329 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council, by 1 January 2030, and every fifth year until 2050, on the results of a comprehensive evaluation and monitoring of this Regulation in relation to the Union's competitiveness, transport costs, possible market distortions and, if necessary, to present supporting and incentivizing mechanisms.
Amendment 329 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council, by 1 January 2030, and every fifth year until 2050, on the results of a comprehensive evaluation and monitoring of this Regulation in relation to the Union's competitiveness, transport costs, possible market distortions and, if necessary, to present supporting and incentivizing mechanisms.
Amendment 333 #
Amendment 333 #
Amendment 337 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a
Annex I – point a
(a) From 1 January 2025, a minimum share of 2% of SAF; of which a minimum share of 0,03 % of synthetic fuels;
Amendment 337 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a
Annex I – point a
(a) From 1 January 2025, a minimum share of 2% of SAF; of which a minimum share of 0,03 % of synthetic fuels;
Amendment 29 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalentequivalent to a 15 % increase in average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 20168, 20179 and 2018,20 reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (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).
Amendment 56 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) 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. Individual farmers and forest owners need access to growing media constituents, which support carbon sequestration while protecting European food production and agriculture. 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 where SMEs and family businesses are increasingly facing locational disadvantage due to inadequate infrastructure and lack of investments. A fair transition requires maintaining the industrial SME sector as a social stabiliser in these areas, creating opportunities for new jobs and provideing incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 93 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Given that the changes to the accounting rules generate additional compliance costs for the land use, land use change and forestry sector, compensatory actions need to be taken in order to prevent the total level of regulatory burden from increasing. The Commission should therefore be obliged to present, before the application of this Regulation, proposals offsetting the regulatory burdens introduced by this Regulation, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union legislative acts that generate compliance costs in the affected sector.
Amendment 108 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Union has enshrined the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 in legislation. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including the land use, land use change and forestry sectorwith the highest priority being the reduction of fossil emissions. As regards the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector, it can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks, replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from biomass and by harnessing the removal potential of organic materials from sustainable forestry management and their potential as a substitute for fossil fuels, taking into account the entire life cycle of those materials, from production to the processing and manufacturing stages. The bioeconomy, bioenergy, sustained investment in research and innovation are indispensable on the path towards a fossil-free and green economy. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , in line with the ambition to increase net carbon removals to levels above 300 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the land use, land use change and forestry sector by 2030. __________________ 30Regulation (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).’. 31 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 120 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The land use, land use change and forestry sector has been a significant carbon sink since the beginning of the reporting period, in 1990. Forestry alone has sequestered around 400 Mt CO2 equivalent annually within the European Union in the period since 1990.
Amendment 123 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030equivalent to a 15 % increase in average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030 and should take into account the most recent developments. The target for 2030 should promote and strengthen sustainable forest management which allows for the adaptation of forests to climate change in the long term, promotion of high substitution effects through the bioeconomy, an increase in sinks and the creation of carbon storage products including all relevant bio-based product categories that have a carbon sequestration effect. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 20168, 20179 and 201820, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (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).
Amendment 134 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as aequivalent to a 15 % increase in average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and which equates to the sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 20168, 20179 and 201820.
Amendment 174 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
2. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity. As a party of the Paris Agreement, the Union shall implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and demonstrate how Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) originating from the Union are aligned with the LULUCF accounting framework.;
Amendment 191 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidlytransition towards climate- neutrality by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate- neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensurassess the aim of climate neutrality in the land sector in 2035 in light of the Union bioeconomy, substitution of fossil fuels, social aspects and the objectives laid down in Article 194 and Article 39 TFEU. If deemed feasible, the Commission should, by the end of 2025, submit a new legislative proposal with national targets aiming towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2035, meaning that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors arshould be at least balanced by 2035. Contributions to achieve that aim should be fairly distributed among sectors and Member States. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. __________________ 34Regulation (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 210 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the difference in the Union between the annual sum of all greenhouse gas emissions and removals on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), and the Union target [of 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals] is negativeequivalent to a 15 % increase in the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020], in the period from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 214 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The contribution of agriculture and forestry to the substitution of fossil energy sources, which is achieved by using renewable raw materials and especially wood and wood-based products instead of fossil raw materials, should be credited to this sector, because it also contributes to climate protection. At the same time, it is important to promote active sustainable forest management and the provision of agricultural (by-)products to promote the bioeconomy, for example through the replacement of fossil raw materials by renewable raw materials, while at the same time optimising carbon uptake.
Amendment 217 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals and move towards climate neutrality in the entire land sector by 2035, individual farmers orand forest managowners need innovative solutions and 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, in their forests and in carbon storage products. Forest owners need to be encouraged to implement sustainable forest management practices, as managed forests are more resilient in storing greenhouse gas emissions than unmanaged forests. As outlined in the Communication of the Commission of 15 December 2021 on Sustainable Carbon Cycles, 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. The financial incentives could come from public or private sources and reward land managers for their management practice or the actual amount of carbon sequestered, increasing the storage of atmospheric carbon. The new business models should be voluntary, financially attractive and should be based on high- quality certificates which can ensure the achievement of criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity. In 2022, the Commission should present a legal framework with a clear financial framework, accounting rules and a market-based design. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products and through substitution of fossil-based materials, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence,Renewable bio-based materials and products contribute to the circular bioeconomy by acting as substitutes for fossil-based options with a higher environmental footprint in industries such as construction, textiles, chemicals and packaging. Hence, the Commission should introduce new categories of all carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business modelincluding new innovative solutions and bioenergy carbon capture and storage, should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products to promote voluntary carbon market measures being taken in the land use sector. The Commission should, in addition, develop a methodology to further enlarge the scope of carbon storage products to account not only for the storage but also for the substitution potential of renewable products. Estimates on the mitigation potential of substituting fossil materials with wood-based materials should also be provided by Member States. The sustainable use of biomass and the increased demand for renewable products makes sustainable forest management indispensable. The emerging business models, further development of bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technologies, 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 234 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 254 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Considering that sustainable forest management enhances carbon sequestration and counters forest ageing, forest degradation and natural disasters, which are among the factors contributing to the decreasing carbon removals in the land sector in recent years, this Regulation should encourage sustainable forest management practices which contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation, as outlined in the EU Forest Strategy for 20301a. __________________ 1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (COM/2021/572final).
Amendment 276 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Achieving the ambitious targets for doubling the share of renewable energies in the Union requires an extremely dynamic expansion of all renewable energy technologies, as well as the increased use of biogenic energy sources in particular. Biogenic energy sources and especially wood make the largest contribution to the renewable energy portfolio - 60% of renewables in the EU 27 come from bioenergy, 80% of bioenergy is wood-based - and will continue to be so in the future to achieve the renewable energy targets. The increase of the storage effect within the Union should in any case be in line with a simultaneous increase of the renewable energy targets, with a significant use of biogenic energy sources such as wood.
Amendment 278 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 283 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In view of setting out the net greenhouse gas removals targets for the Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030, the Commission should exercise a comprehensive review to verify the greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. For this purpose, a comprehensive review should be carried out in 2025 to review the target set for 2030 and adapt it, if needed, in addition to the comprehensive reviews that the Commission is to carry out in 2027 and 2032 in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. Those reviews should also assess the feasibility of the 2035 target of climate neutrality in light of the in light of the Union bioeconomy, substitution of fossil fuels, social aspects and the objectives laid down in Article 194 and Article 39 TFEU and adapt it, if necessary.
Amendment 291 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Due to the change to reporting- based targets, the greenhouse gas emissions and removals need to be estimated with a higher level of accuracy. Moreover, the Communication from the Commission on EU Biodiversity Strategy for 203038 , the Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system39 , the EU Forest Strategy40 , the updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy40a , the Communication from the Commission on Sustainable Carbon Cycles40b, the revised Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 and the Communication from the Commission on Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change42 will all require enhanced monitoring of land, thereby helping to protect and enhance the resilience of nature-based carbon removals throughout the Union. The monitoring and reporting of emissions and removals needs to be upgraded, using advanced technologies available under Union programmes, such as Copernicus, and digital data collected under the Common Agricultural Policy, applying the twin transition of green and digital innovation. __________________ 38 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). 39 COM/2020/381 final. 40 […] 40a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A sustainable Bioeconomy for Europe: Strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment (COM/2018/673 final) 40b Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Sustainable Carbon Cycles COM(2021) 800 final 41Directive (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). 42 COM/2021/82 final.
Amendment 302 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Given that the changes to the accounting rules generate additional compliance costs for the land use, land use change and forestry sector, compensatory actions need to be taken in order to prevent the increase in the total level of regulatory burden. The Commission should therefore respect the "One in one out" entry into force and present, before the application of this Regulation, proposals offsetting the regulatory burdens introduced by this Regulation, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union legislative acts that generate compliance costs in the affected sector.
Amendment 355 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) hcarvested woodbon storage products;
Amendment 368 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 389 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2equivalent to an increase of 15% in average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and which is equivalent as ato the sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 20168, 20179 and 201820 and shall be reviewed in accordance with Article4, paragraph 4 a.
Amendment 420 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The value of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removalsshall be equivalent to an increase of 15% in the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 447 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (ji), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 and the Union shall achieve negative emissions thereafter. The Union and the Member States shall take the necessary proportionate measures to enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035, while ensuring the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 194 and Article 39 TFEU, prioritising substitution of fossil fuels and achieving a balance between emission reductions and removals. The land based carbon removals should be available for other sectors as per EU regulatory framework for the certification of carbon removals.
Amendment 457 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025 and on the basis of integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by each Member State pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 by 30 June 2024, make proposals for the contribution of each Member State to the net emissions reduction.’; : (a) conduct an impact assessment of the net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for 2035 in light of the Union bioeconomy, substitution of fossil fuels, social aspects and the objectives laid down in Article 194 TFEU and Article 39 TFEU; (b) based on the impact assessment referred to in point (a) of this subparagraph, make proposals for the contribution of each Member State in order to achieve the indicative target of net zero in 2035, while ensuring a fair distribution among Member States; (c) introduce a fair, market-based and voluntary compensation mechanism for a carbon certification trading system, which promotes high-quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity to incentivise improved land management practices, resulting in enhanced carbon capture; (d) consider decreasing sink services that arise in connection with land use changes in the area of the expansion of settlement and transportation areas separately and make sure that they are not accounted for at the expense of the sectors set out in Article 2(3) points (a) to (i); (e) make proposals on how to include bio- energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) processes in carbon storage products.
Amendment 466 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The substitution effect achieved through the use of agricultural and forestry raw materials, especially wood and wood-based products, instead of fossil raw materials represents a climate protection performance of the sector and shall be recognised as such in that it shall be credited to the land use, land use change and forestry sector.
Amendment 467 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The targets set out in Article 4, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall be subject to reviews in 2025, 2027 and 2032 and shall be adapted if negative impacts are detected on EU bioeconomy, substitution of fossil fuels, social aspects and the objectives laid down in Article 194 and Article 39 TFEU.
Amendment 468 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. The Member States shall ensure that CO2 uptake from the atmosphere is optimally designed to keep forest stands in a high-growth age phase, through use of climate-smart and sustainable management practices.
Amendment 497 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall by 2025 adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, that have a carbon sequestration effectbioenergy carbon capture and all relevant bio-based product categories, that have a carbon sequestration effect, and by introducing a life-cycle assessment of those products, including recycled products, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity.; The Commission shall develop a methodology for an additional category of “Fossil Substitution Products” that calculate the positive substitution effect of carbon storage products. As a party of the Paris Agreement, the European Union shall implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and demonstrate how Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) originating from the Union are aligned with the LULUCF accounting framework;
Amendment 591 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the difference in the Union between the annual sum of all greenhouse gas emissions and removals on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), and the Union target [of 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals] is negativeequivalent to a 15 % increase in the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020], in the period from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 636 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the policies and measures regarding trade-offs;he possible trade-offs with the Union bioeconomy, substitution of fossil fuels, social aspects and the objectives laid down in Article 194 TFEU and Article 39 TFEU
Amendment 642 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the impact on harvesting levels and bioeconomy development;
Amendment 644 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) synergies between climate mitigation and bioeconomy development, including estimates on the greenhouse gas savings associated to the substitution of fossil-based materials with wood-based materials.
Amendment 675 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measuresdditional measures in accordance with Article 4(4a), and a post- 2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environment.;
Amendment 77 #
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; 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 in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports; recognises the efforts made until now by Member States, sectors and stakeholders, especially in agriculture and forestry sectors;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges that the EU has the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world and sustainable and effective management of natural processes is of the utmost importance for maintaining biodiversity, particularly in relation to the negative impact of climate change;
Amendment 276 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability of agricultural production and the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantial reduction in the use and risks of chemicalhazardous pesticides is needed, but emphasizes the need to assess the impact of this measure; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied including the availability of new bio- pesticides and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systems;
Amendment 322 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the Commission roadmap to establish a New Soil Strategy for the protection and sustainable use of soil.
Amendment 6 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to establish a sustainable, healthy and resilient food system, which benefits consumers in the EU while providing sustainable solutions to the new challenges caused and highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to establish a sustainable, healthy and resilient food system which benefits consumers in the EU and includes the production, transport, distribution, marketing and consumption of food;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the 'Farm to Fork' Strategy is specific in relation to the objectives it seeks to achieve but lacks in relation to the thorough scientific data that should complement the objectives set;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers, in particular, that the ambitious targets set by the Strategy must not result in a reduction or shortage of food production in the European Union; stresses the importance of European self- sufficiency in the production of healthy and affordable food;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In the light of pursuing a successful European Food system, stresses the need to avoid overlaps and discrepancies among existing environmental and food-related EU policies; asks, therefore, the Commission to review on a regular basis the overall consistency among the different policy tools;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that many Member States have a long tradition in the meat industry; notes that the goal of moving towards a more plant-based diet with less red and processed meat must not negatively affect supply and consumer’s choice; considers that informed consumer choice is key for transition to a sustainable food system;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CStresses that food industry has to be supported in order to increase the availability and affordability of healthy and sustainable food options; calls on the Commission also to step up its support for regional food systems and short supply chains, which act as a source of fresh, and sustainable and better quality products for consumers; takes the view that legislation on European public food procurement should be revised in order to fostersupport healthy and sustainable diets, including organic products, as well as local, high- quality food supply systems;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to increase exchanges of good practices between Member States on the classification of agricultural producers, and the establishment and/or modernisation of SMEs that harvest, process or sell agricultural products, and the sharing of technologies aimed at developing new products and innovative production methods;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to promote alternative business models, such as consumer-friendly cooperative schemes; calls on the Commission to include in its assessments the changes in consumer behaviour, such as online purchasing of food products;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned about regions where the agricultural sector is not competitive or sustainable, a fact that hinders the growth of SMEs in that sector and impedes the production of agri-food products with high added value;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights the importance of consolidating the capacity of Local Action Groups under the LEADER Programme, which offers integrated local development strategies, supports public-private partnerships and facilitates innovation;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SupportsConsiders that the concept of the establishment of a governance framework and a code of conduct for food and retail businesses, in order to make them accountable and aware of the importance of sustainability and health needs to be further clarified by the European Commission so that food producers and food retail businesses can be aware of the importance of sustainability and health; calls on the Commission to clarify also if the codes of conduct will focus and to which extent on marketing campaigns undertaken by businesses on advertising food products;
Amendment 114 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes consumers' views that the existing regulatory framework does not fully allow for clear and easily understandable information on the nutritional value and therefore welcomes the European Commission's intention to explore and propose new ways to improve food nutritional labelling;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Underlines that using different labels in different Member States might lead to market fragmentation and confuse consumers;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regards it as essential, further, to keep consumers better informed by introducing mandatory origin labelling of food, which would be broadened to cover animal welfare, sustainability and pesticide residue levelsconsidering introducing food labelling regarding animal welfare, sustainability and pesticide residue levels; in light of this, asks the Commission to carry out an impact assessment based on sound scientific knowledge;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regards it as essentialimportant, further, to keep consumers better informed by considering the introducingtion of mandatory origin labelling of foodcertain food products, which wcould be broadened to cover animal welfare, sustainability and pesticide residue levels;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for clearer rules on information on the origin of honey and in the case of honey originating from more than one EU Member State or third country, which, together with better consumer information, would contribute to an even better position for European beekeepers and honey producers;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of building on the agri-technology model, which combines new digital technologies and artificial intelligence solutions with precision agriculture and e-commerce avenues for selling agricultural products online;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes note of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 25 July 2018 in Case C-528/16;
Amendment 163 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to clarify the current legislation on launch a systematic campaign to explain to European consumers the use-by dates concept, and in particular the difference between the dates printed on product packaging: 'use- by dates,' and 'best before' in order to reduce food waste and increase consumption safety of food products;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that a study carried out by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre did not identify a precise geographical pattern of dual quality of products; points out, however, that the above-mentioned research has shown the presence of dual quality of certain products in the European single market and therefore considers that the implementation of the ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy must ensure that products which are not identical should be presented in a different way;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. In order to protect the competitiveness of European businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and to protect the integrity of the single market, calls on the European Commission to ensure, through a proactive trade and customs policy, that food products imported into the single market comply with strict European food safety regulations;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that the ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy must take a stronger regional approach, taking into account the specificities of production in those Member States where there is a risk of food production moving to third countries due to the their proximity; calls on the Commission, therefore, to monitor situation closely in this regard in order to avoid relocating of production to third countries;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that water is source of strategic importance for the European consumers, and that delivering a Green deal, which includes ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy, is impossible without prudent water management; further emphasizes that water suppliers are key to achieving sustainability, but notes the insufficiently ambitious approach to water resources in the Strategy;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Stresses that a resistant, secure and reliable food supply chain is the core for ensuring sufficient amount of food products in the cases of pandemics, earthquakes, droughts, flood sand other crisis situations; welcomes, in particular, the European Commission's plan to develop a contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security in times of crisis; further calls on the European Commission to examine the level of self- sufficiency of the Member States and the European Union as a whole in food production and to report to the European Parliament without delay;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Points out that over-packaging of food is an important issue that needs EU attention and action as it has consequences for consumers, affects shipping costs, and also has an adverse impact on the environment; reiterates its call on the European Commission to clarify the concept of unnecessary packaging and over-packaging.
Amendment 206 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transformadapt in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
Amendment 432 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy must take into account all three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) and recognise the contribution of agriculture and rural areas to food and feed production as well as biofuels, textiles and reforestation for which agriculture and forestry can provide long-term solutions;
Amendment 455 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas it is fundamental that the policy formulation and implementation supports farmers and agricultural businesses’ economic sustainability, improves the functioning of the markets while contributing to a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agri-food sector; recognise that numerous production methods bring additional benefits from a sustainability point of view;
Amendment 468 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas Farm to Fork Strategy should reward farmers and agricultural businesses in the food chain that have already undergone the transition to sustainable practices, enable the transition for the others, and create additional opportunities for their businesses;
Amendment 474 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas it is necessary to ensure consistency and coherence between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Common Agriculture Policy, the Trade Policy, the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU Policies and Strategies;
Amendment 483 #
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 bas soon as possibleed on scientifically sound ex- ante impact assessments (describing the methods of calculation of the targets and the baselines and reference periods of each individual target, after consultation with the Member States) and by considering the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals;
Amendment 581 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency and coherence between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent SMART objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States and the need for innovation to respond to the challenges ahead; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail; and underlines the need for shared responsibility between different actors in the food chain;
Amendment 712 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 919 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use and recalls that European agriculture and forestry plays a crucial role in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation, as it has significant potential to reduce the emissions, to sequester carbon and to boost economies in a sustainable manner; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors and highlights the need for innovative solutions in this regard;
Amendment 1072 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 1244 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; calls on the Commission to propose a measure to support sustainable technologies under rural development;
Amendment 1258 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’sustainable business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1420 #
2020/2260(INI)
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability and efficiency in many sub-systems (e.g. farming system, waste management, input supply, packaging, etc.) through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production; underlines that cooperation is the tool allowing interactions with other key systems (e.g. energy, manufacture, transport etc.), and boosts the uptake of digital solutions and novel technologies in the primary production sector;
Amendment 1474 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 1517 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strictly comply with Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in combating dual food quality (through trade inspections, monitoring, research, coordination at European level and sanctions);
Amendment 1542 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing and by including all agricultural products under EU promotion policy; underlines the importance onf educational messages about campaigns, on the importance of healthy nutrition and, balanced diets and active lifestyle including promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1653 #
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 and asks for an enhanced reformulation program of ultra-processed food; 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 and by considering the particularities of the quality and traditional food production; calls for a mandatoryharmonised EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science and dietary guidelines that supports consumers to make healthier food choices;
Amendment 1729 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals; while not affecting the packaging role in preserving food safety or quality and incentivizing the development of sustainable packaging solutions;
Amendment 1736 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals (based on scientifically proven methods);
Amendment 1781 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health based on recommendations from different parts of Europe, and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1830 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumers and that’s why highlights the importance of education as main trigger to healthier eating habits; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effectivethe only instruments in ensuring sustainable production and consumption;
Amendment 1901 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1995 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic, sustainable and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2026 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this; calls on the Commission to identify any potential barriers, including legislative and technical, that hinder a faster pace of reducing waste;
Amendment 2031 #
2020/2260(INI)
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this and calls upon Member States to collect relevant data at national level to set realistic/achievable targets;
Amendment 2056 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking to add consistency and reduce food waste; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality; takes the view that rules on the distribution of food products should be revised as to prevent waste, incentivise resource efficiency and promote competition by enabling smaller players to enter the market, boosting innovation and increasing efficiency;
Amendment 2072 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines that we cannot afford to lose time by refraining from using cutting-edge technologies such as new animal and plant breeding techniques, artificial intelligence and digital technologies; in particular, new breeding techniques(NBTs) could improve tolerance of plant varieties to water stress and pests, as well as the disease resistance of animals; each NBT should be analysed and discussed by experts on a case-by- case basis and according to strict scientific criteria;
Amendment 2083 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Recalls that trade agreements must ensure that the parties involved participate actively in promoting sustainable development principles; international standards that are in line with European environmental and climate ambitions for sustainable growth must also be guaranteed; in addition, in order to ensure a global transition to sustainable food systems, these agreements should comply with Paris Agreement on Climate Change;
Amendment 2218 #
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 by preserving competitiveness of the European producers on international market; 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;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to establish the European Union as a standard-setting and world-leading region for hydrogen; stresses that hydrogen is an important tool to decarbonise the energy system and to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement; notes that an ambitious strategy can generate up to 1 million jobs and EUR 150 billion in annual revenue by 2030, while reducing annual CO2 emissions by roughly 560 Mt by 2050; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce a comprehensive terminology and criteria for the comprehensive certification of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, since this constitutes the basis for any future investments, while taking into account that this terminology needs to fit into a robust international framework in order to avoid mislabelling or double counting of environmental impacts;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that hydrogen may be produced through a variety of processes; stresses the importance of a clear commitment to the transition to renewable and ultra-low-carbon hydrogen production to achieve the Union’s 2050 climate neutrality target, while ensuring technological neutrality; points out, however, that during a transitional period, incentives will be required to ensure a level playing field and scale-up renewable and ultra-low-carbon hydrogen in industry and the transport sector, building on the revision of the Renewable Energy directive (RED) and established Emission Trading System (ETS) framework;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Amendment 74 #
2020/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that hydrogen, as an energy carrier, is a key enabler of the renewable energy transition through energy storage, transmission and sector coupling, as it can stabilise and balance the electricity network and decarbonise heat production, which would be hugely beneficial for low- emission buildings; asks, therefore, the Commission to update and harmonise regulations on hydrogen blending in the short term and support the progressive retrofitting and repurposing of existing and developing missing networks to replace gas with hydrogen in the medium term, wherever possible and points out that there will be the need for investment in hydrogen- only infrastructure in the long term;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Holds the opinion that high safety standards are of utmost importance for wide public acceptance of hydrogen; asks therefore to promote best-practice examples and disseminate a hydrogen safety culture throughout the Union;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that fuel cell technologies rely on precious and scarce materials, their recyclability should therefore be guaranteed and a corresponding circular system be put in place;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasizes in particular that competition and consumer policies complement each other as they both aim to protect consumers and to ensure the normal functioning of the single market; recalls that the New Consumer Agenda presented by the European Commission as one of its objectives envisages the continuation of the fight against consumer scams, unfair marketing practices and fraud;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union states that Union policies shall ensure a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that competition rules protect the integrity of the single market and help create a level playing field for businesses, while also undoubtedly helping to better protect consumer rights and promote innovations;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes with concern the growing interest of external actors in strengthening and consolidating their influence in European companies in the context of the crisis caused by the pandemic; calls on the European Commission to closely monitor such trends, and in particular foreign direct investments, in order to ensure and preserve the integrity of the single market;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that 73% of the European Union's GDP is generated by services and that the single market for services is less developed than the single market for goods; considers that competition mechanisms can help strengthen the single market for services; emphasizes further that regulatory obligations must be proportionate and must in no way aim to create unjustified administrative barriers that prevent the further strengthening of the single market and fair competition;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that the concept of non- economic services of general interest is not defined by European legislation; calls on the European Commission, therefore, to consider how important it would be for the development of competition rules to define the concept of non-economic services of general interest by secondary European legislation;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Agrees that competition policy also plays a significant role in the EU’s modern industrial policy, with the aim of rendering European companies more innovative and therefore competitive internationally; stresses, however, that European self-sufficiency in the production of critical equipment such as personal protective equipment is crucial for consumer protection;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that regulating digital markets constitutes a core responsibility of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection; in this context, highlights the adoption of the P2B Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/11501 ) and notes that ex ante regulatory intervention willaims to address the gaps in ex post competition law enforcement; __________________ 1 OJ L 186, 11.7.2019, p. 57.
Amendment 31 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the existing competition rules do not sufficiently meet the needs of a functioning single market and therefore welcomes the European Commission's intention to correct irregularities in the digital market through competition policy, inter alia through an ex ante regulatory instrument;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes the two legislative initiatives recently proposed by the European Commission: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA); stresses their important role in complementing and strengthening the competition law enforcement; notes that proposed harmonised rules, better oversight and ex ante obligations will ensure that markets characterised by large platforms acting as digital gatekeepers remain fair and competitive for innovators, businesses, and new market entrants;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of a few online operators acting as gatekeepers to the digital economy, including access to e- commerce markets and the consequences on freedom of choice for consumers and access to markets for companies; in this regard particularly emphasizes that out of the 10 000 internet platforms participating in the EU digital market, the seven largest generate as much as 69% of the sector's total revenues; underlines, therefore, the need for an internal market ex ante regulatory instrument to ensure that impacted markets remain fair and competitive; looks forward to seeing this instrument in, without limiting the EU's ability to intervene ex-post via the enforthcoming Digital Markets Act proposalcement of existing EU competition rules;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of clear measures to ensure effective enforcement and supervision of competition law at the EU level; underlines that the compliance of provisions must be reinforced with effective and, proportionate and dissuasive penalties;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure fair and secure access to data for all market participants without prejudice to the rules laid down by the General Data Protection Regulation; notes that it should empower consumers to control their data and provide them with additional rights in terms of data portability and interoperability in order to ensure that the single market for data is based on both, European values and European way of life as well as on fair competition.
Amendment 66 #
2020/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that some digital platforms, despite penalties, have repeatedly violated competition rules; stresses that sanctions for infringers must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive; calls, therefore, on the European Commission to examine whether the sanctions currently imposed on the various forms of infringement of competition rules are sufficiently appropriate and dissuasive and whether they meet general and special prevention; furthermore, calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament in particular on the effectiveness of the application of structural remedies in EU Competition Law.
Amendment 21 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the proposal for the next multiannual financial framework provides for EUR 10 billion of the Horizon Europe budget to be allocated to research and development (R&D) in agriculture, which should help to develop technological AI infrastructure for the sector, while distributing digital technologies in agriculture, forestry and food industry can lead to growing sufficient raw materials, producing sustainable and affordable food, improving plant protection, protecting animal health and contributing to the rural development;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 56 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that targeted investments should be made in AI and innovative and efficient tools intended to improve the quality and use of natural resources, such as soil and water for agriculture production in the EU, taking into account the increasing importance of digital solutions in the time of COVID-19 pandemic and the significance of guaranteeing a functioning agriculture and food sector in the EU;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that targeted investments should be made in digitalization, AI and innovative tools intended to improve the quality and use of natural resources, such as soil and water for agriculture production in the EU;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of developing technological applications which respond to real needs so that the agricultural sector can benefit to the full from them and farmers can choose the technology that best suits their activities;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that in particular small and medium-sized farms need to be supported in the transition to and the implementation of digital and AI technology;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Amendment 80 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the family-model of European agriculture should be preserved and that the introduction of AI technologies could be harnessed to support the family model and, to sustain traditional practices; and to improve automated work processes, while finding sustainable solutions to data protection and data security issues and protecting from hacker attacks;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the family-model of European agriculture should be preservsupported and that the introduction of new digital and AI technologies could be harnessed to support the family model and sustain traditional practices;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out that in order for agriculture to benefit from new digital and AI technologies, universal broadband as well as the new 5G standard coverage need to be completed in rural areas as soon as possible;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that AI technologies can and should be used to improve the traceability of products, including issues such as origin or production methods; , and that they can make a contribution to a range of activities along the entire agri- food chain;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that AI technologies must be promoted in order to maintain and actually improve agricultural productivity and sustainability, with an eye to the impact of climate change on agricultural practices; the introduction and application of these technologies will mean farmers having to acquire new skills and know-how, and there is hence a need to raise awareness and hold training courses at regional/local level, especially for small and medium-sized farms, where the use of digital technologies is not always viewed as profitable;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Member States to include in their common agricultural policy strategic plans and rural development plans measures to support the agriculture research and development as well as the introduction and wider use of safe and reliable AI and innovative tools at affordable rates for beneficiaries;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Invites the Member States to develop specific data analysis tools, with a special focus on costs/benefits, to provide farmers with the information they need on digital technologies;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Believes that agriculture technology and knowledge must be shared within the Member States in order to tackle challenges ahead together.
Amendment 7 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan; Stresses that circular economy could offer increased opportunities for the entire agri-food value chain to become more resource efficient, reduce the amount of external inputs, close nutrient loops, reduce negative discharges to the environment, hedge against price volatility, lower production costs and consolidate sustainability;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2077(INI)
2. Takes the view that the announcement of the action plan is a clarion call for profound change to reorient farm production models towards agro-ecologyoptimization of production systems, given the degradation and scarcity both in natural resources and in the rest of the food chain;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the role of Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe to advance knowledge, build capacities as well as to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions that will accelerate the transition to circular economy, and hence create attractive jobs in rural communities, enhance value creation and competitiveness; Calls on European Commission to enhance incentives for adoption of innovative tools and technologies and make them accessible to all farmers and livestock breeders whatever the type and size of their farms, their farming practices and their backgrounds;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highlights the important roles of integrated farming and precision agriculture to support implementation of circular economy and achieve sustainable agricultural production;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Stresses the important role that small and medium-sized agri-food enterprises (SMEs) are playing in transition to a circular economy and considers that with the right financial and technological support are an integral part of the solution for achieving it; underlines that circular economy can strengthen the EU’s agri-food sector competitiveness and foster business creation and entrepreneurship among SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Amendment 26 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the implementation of a European protein plan advocating consumption of legumes, as crops that need no nitrogen-based fertilisers; underlines the essential role of research and innovation (R&I) for developing new innovative solutions to reduce EU dependency of protein imports and calls the European Commission to ensure adequate support through Horizon Europe and the Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Sees the circular bio-economy as an opportunity for agriculture, enabling it generate renewable energy from biodegradable farm and municipal waste and its by-products: organic fertilisers; highlights the potential of bio-based innovation to enhance EU economic competitiveness, deliver new value chains, technologies and processes, economic activities and employment, thus revitalising regional economies local and rural areas;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Hopes that the circular economy will contribute to the relocation of agriculture and food production at local level by strengthening regional and local food systems as a way to ensure fair prices for producers and strengthen the link between food products and their locality of origin while preserving and developing rural areas;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance of circular economy in promoting social and territorial cohesion in rural areas;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in its efforts to better inform consumers on nutritional and ecological claims, and calls for labelling of residues present in food;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food loss and waste; calls on the Commission to present a clear distinction between what is “avoidable” (waste) and what is “non- avoidable”(loss) as several factors affect agricultural production that are out of farmers’ control, such as adverse weather conditions and climate change, pests and diseases, and market disturbances;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the essential role of packaging, in particular for food safety and hygiene; calls on the European Commission to propose new legislation to tackle over-packaging and waste generation and provide support to creation of an integrated single market for secondary raw materials and by- products;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the presence of old, disused agricultural buildings which pose serious problems in terms of their removal costs (asbestos, etc.) and the overall need for a transition to a sustainable and more circular economy in the sourcing and manufacturing of construction products and materials used in agricultural sector.
Amendment 88 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the presence of old, disused agricultural buildings which pose serious problems in terms of their removal costs (asbestos, etc.).;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for the promotion of sustainable wood-based products to substitute CO2-intensive substances and to store CO2 in the long term;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Highlights the role of bioenergy derived from forest residues and emerging calamities as a sustainable resource for climate-friendly energy supply and substitute of fossil fuels;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Takes the view that respect for the property rights of agricultural and forestry enterprises and compensation for services rendered in nature conservation should be preserved and increased;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Believes that the promotion of the forest-based sector will strengthen the EU-wide bio- and recycling economy as well as the bio-based industry;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, based upon the comprehensive evidence base, the Commission’s new Industrial Strategy should prioritise the economic recovery and citizens' welfare and opportunities, so as to underline the common commitment to rebuilding the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and their citizens; believes that any adopted legislation or set of priorities should be preceded by impact assessments, particularly on potential costs and burdens for European companies, and should respect the “One- in, one-out” principle assumed by President Von der Leyen to cut red tape;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that the digitalization of the Customs Union and reinforced verification before industrial input materials enter the internal market are necessary to ensure that European standards are respected on all imports;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Underlines the need to strengthen European industry to develop new markets for a climate-neutral, circular economy and a fully-functioning market for secondary raw materials;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Stresses the importance of the EU enhancing cooperation between the European institutions, Member States, the EIB, key industrial and innovative stakeholders, SMEs and building new partnerships in strategic areas, such as the European Battery Alliance (EBA), creating competitive manufacturing value chains in Europe in line with the Green Deal’s digital and environmental objectives;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Highlights the need to develop smart IP policies to uphold and strengthen Europe’s industrial sovereignty and competitiveness and promote a global level playing field, while better combating IP theft.
Amendment 113 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Underlines that new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics play a key role, proportional to their potential to contribute to development of industrial processes and innovations, offering benefits for consumers through innovative products and services and for businesses through optimised performance; underlines that the industrial policy should take into account Union’s legal framework for consumer safety and liability should fit in due time technological developments and ensure high level of consumer protection, creation of trust in new technologies and legal certainty for businesses;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that cohesion policy must support strong climate mainstreaming in agriculture and food-related sectors; calls on the Commission to support science and research that encourage investments into low-carbon technologies and innovations to mitigate and adapt to climate change;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that cohesion policy must support strong climate mainstreaming in agriculture and food-related sectors in order to help farmers to adapt to the negative effects of climate change, increase their resilience in coping with these effects and boost their capacity for sustainable development;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that preventing and reducing food waste and food loss as well as strengthening local structures and regional value chains are essential to reduce all emissions associated with growing, manufacturing and transporting;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of linking regional environmental strategies to ambitious climate targets that go beyondmeet the overall target of achieving a climate- neutral EU by 2050, taking into account the potential contribution of the farming, food and forestry sectors, without endangering food security and the availability of food for sale;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of linking regional environmental strategies to ambitious climate targets that go beyond the overall target of achieving a climate- neutral EU by 2050, taking into account the potentialmajor contribution of the farming, food and forestry sectors, considering that soils and forests are the largest CO2 reservoirs in the world;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that regional environmental strategies should support renewable energy production and resource efficiency in the farming, food and forestry sectors; suggests that the relevant authorities prioritise the most sustainable options, such as wind or solar, and subject bioenergy projects to strict sustainability criteria, and unlock the potential of the circular economy, which contributes to a more efficient use of resources and promotes sustainable consumption;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of re- localising food and feed production, notably the production of plant proteins, in climate change mitigation, as this shortens transport distances and limits deforestation, and calls for a European plan for the development of plant protein production; underlines the opportunities offered by cohesion policy and regional environmental strategies in supporting this re-localisation;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that EU macro-regional strategies should help build cooperation in order to solve regional issues linked to climate mitigation and adaptation in the farming, food and forestry sectors, in fields such as flood, drought and fire protection, efficient collective waste management, including with the aim of energy production, and the re-localisation of food production. by establishing and strengthening short supply chains; calls for a European plan to combat desertification and the degradation of agricultural land, supported by the cohesion policy and regional environmental strategies;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Highlights the importance of facilitating synergies between the cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy aimed at supporting rural areas that are extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and ensuring the transition to a climate-neutral economy centred on social and economic cohesion; emphasises the importance of structural funds in supporting small and medium- sized businesses in the agri-food sector so that they become more competitive and environmentally friendly.
Amendment 132 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasizes that investments in sustainable green infrastructures on local and regional level through EU Cohesion Policy are essential to combat the impacts of climate change on agriculture and forestry and to improve climate resilience of people, nature and economy.
Amendment 139 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that ongoing agricultural practices and green infrastructure initiatives in agriculture and forestry sectors have a positive effect on carbon stocks and the greenhouse gas balances in the Member States.
Amendment 140 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Recalls that current EU policy initiatives must take into account the long-term competitiveness of the European economy and the concerns of small and medium sized enterprises.
Amendment 13 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the platforms that have been set up under the current COVID-19 crisis in order to prevent medicine shortages and to flag them as early as possible, including the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Industry Single Point of Contact (I-SPOC) system, which streamlines the process for reporting potential shortages,
Amendment 24 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increase in global demand has aggravated shortages of medicines in the EU, undermining health services in the Member States and exposing patients to considerable risksshortages of medicines have worsened exponentially in recent years in the EU, undermining health services in the Member States entailing considerable risks for the health and safety of patients, including disease progression or avoidable adverse events occurring when the missing medicine is substituted by another one; whereas the Member States have a duty to find swift and effective solutions through closer European integration;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the loss of European sovereignty and independence in the health sector is linked to the relocation of production, with 40% of medicinal end76,6% of active principle ingredients for on-patent products are sourced from within the EU-27 and the UK, with 11,9% from the US and only 9% from Asia (including Japan and South Korea); whereas 61,5% of active pharmaceutical ingredients for off-patent products marketed in the EU now originating in thire sourced from the EU-28, 7,2% from the US and 26,8% from Asia, (including Japan and cSountriesth Korea); whereas the only way to save money for some products is to rely heavily on subcontractors to produce pharmaceutical raw materials in Asia, where labour costs and environmental standards are lower, with the result that 80% of active ingredients are manufactured outside the EU, mainly in China and India;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, following the COVID-19 health crisis, the EU will face an economic crisis which will challenge even further the access to medicines and the competitiveness of the EU pharmaceutical industry;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the consequence of growing demand coupled with price suppression is the concentration of supply, a reduction in the number of chemicals manufacturers and a lack of alternative solutions should problems ariseroot causes of shortages are multifactorial (e.g. growing demand, limitations of approved raw materials or intermediate products for APIs, limited accurate visibility of demand-supply situation through the entire supply chain at local level); whereas despite various supply security strategies implemented by the pharmaceutical sector there are still disruptions;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas stocks of ‘strategic’ medicines are inadequate, with chemicals that are cheap and easy to produce and mature medicines being in particularly short supply; wheensuring adequate safety and readiness stocks of critical medicines within Europe, ensuring quality manufacturing with safe components and ensuring effective, solid and long term shortage prevention measureas pharmaceuare essentical firms operate on a just-in-time basior EU citizens and governments;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are no price harmonisation arrangements to facilitate ‘parallel exports’ to countries where the medicine in ques‘parallel exports’ have proven to give inaccurate visibility in the supply chain and thus creating disruptions is more expensiven supply across Member States;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in the absence of a regulatory authority, stockpiling in some Member States is leading to a market imbalance and evidence gathered has shown an allocation challenge of supplies among Member States which are competing in their demand for stockpiling, not commensurate to their short and medium-term patient needs;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas an increasing number of Member States are seeking to establish national stockpiles of medical supplies, and the subsequent increase in demand as a result of this would exceed current demand forecasts based on epidemiological need; whereas sudden large spikes in demand can place considerable strain on suppliers and, as a result, lead to challenges in meeting demand in other countries;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. recalls the importance of the European Centre for Disease Control's (ECDC) modelling data about the likely progression of the pandemic in each country for preventing shortages, as it can be crucial for governments and manufacturers to forecast demand for medical supplies and therefore carry out the necessary planning to increase manufacturing capacity and ensure adequate distribution arrangements;
Amendment 203 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the Union regain its sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and maintaining a secure its supply of medicines and medical equipment;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the upcoming Pharmaceutical Strategy, to set up a High Level pharmaceutical Forum, putting around the table policy-makers, regulators, payers, patients, industry representatives and other relevant stakeholders of the healthcare supply chain to address pharmaceutical sustainability issues;
Amendment 250 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges that the research- based pharmaceutical industry is an essential sector and contributor to ensuring quality manufacturing and supply of medicines, to ensuring future innovation to address outstanding, unmet needs, and to supporting the resilience, responsiveness and readiness of healthcare systems to address future challenges including pandemics;
Amendment 305 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to address in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies issues relating tomeasures focused on ensuring that Europe “remains an innovator and world leader”, measure ensuring the competitiveness of the pharma sector worldwide, on the availability and accessibility of medicines and, on manufacturers’ dependence on third countries;
Amendment 366 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to issue guidelines on procurement of medicines to incentivise Member States to improve their procurement practices;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that security of supply is an essential factor in combating shortages and must be used as a qualitative criterion in connection with the award of public pharmacy contracts and calls for tender for the supply of medicines, as recommended in Article 67 of Directive 2014/24/EU; proposes that investments in the manufacture of active ingredients and medicinal end products in the EU should also be a criterion; in this context, urges the Commission to propose targeted guidelines for Member States to implement sustainable tenders practices for pharmaceuticals, aimed at ensuring long term sustainability, competition, security of supply and stimulating investments in manufacturing;
Amendment 396 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that procurement procedures with only one successful tenderer may exacerbate vulnerability should supplies be disrupted; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduceacknowledges that procurement procedures under which contracts may be awarded to a number of successful tenderers could be considered in some specific cases, in order to maintain market competition and reduce the risk of shortages, while guaranteeing high-quality treatment for patients;
Amendment 419 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create one or more European non-profit pharmaceutical undertakings which operate in the public interest to manufacture priority medicines of strategic importance for health care; sStresses the key contribution that can be made by new technologies and artificial intelligence in enabling European laboratory researchers to form networks and share their objectives and findings;
Amendment 442 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 451 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network, given that the price of relocation must not be a deterioration in the to support high quality of medical research in Europe with an emphasis on innovation;
Amendment 463 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of ensuring in times of health crisis, outbreaks and pandemics, that therapies and vaccines can become rapidly available to wider populations, particularly those with the greatest needs; acknowledges the importance of further strengthening dialogue in order to achieve this; therefore calls on the Commission to further strengthen dialogue with relevant stakeholders, with international actors to assess new treatments and vaccines as well as with the European Medicines Agency, in order to find ways to rapidly align scientific assessments between national agencies, including on collaboration in the pre-assessment phase prior to availability of critical clinical data, on the alignment of post-approval data generation, and on flexible approaches to upscaling manufacturing of treatments and vaccines;
Amendment 487 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 521 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 543 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to create a European contingency reserve of medicines of strategic importance for health care, supplies of which are critical, along the lines of the ‘RescEU’ mechanism, in order to alleviate shortages outside crisis periods; emphasises that such mechanism should be proportionate and appropriate, and therefore should allow sufficient time to build up (e.g. manufacturing lead times could be greater than 36 months for certain vaccines), be subject to close consultation with supply chain stakeholders before being set up, and any medicines purchased through EU mechanisms should carefully be managed with respect to shelf lives and avoidance of wastage;
Amendment 554 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on Member States, in close collaboration with the Commission and other affected stakeholders, to simultaneously explore alternative approaches to ensuring adequate stocks, such as the effective enforcement of existing regulatory requirements on all actors in the supply chain at national level, as well as measures to increase transparency within the supply chain;
Amendment 558 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls that EMA and National Medicines Agencies have agreed on the following definition of a shortage: “a shortage of a medicinal product for human or veterinary use occurs when supply does not meet demand at a national level”; calls on EMA and National Medicines Agencies to revise their definition of shortages to better take into account patient need, as follows: “a shortage of a medicinal product for human use occurs when supply does not meet patient need at national level for a period of more than two weeks”;
Amendment 560 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 593 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop innovative and coordinated strategies and to step up exchanges of good practice in the area of stock management; considers that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) could also be designated as the regulatory authority tasked with supporting the preventingon of shortages of essential medicines through coordination across Member States, with a correspondingly wider remit and more staff; also acknowledges that the ultimate decision about what is "essential" would need to remain with Member States, due to the national therapeutic environment; ;
Amendment 631 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that, in addition to the underlying vulnerabilities that have been exposed by the COVID-19 crisis, there are also other factors that increase the risk of shortages; notes that one of these is parallel trade, whereby wholesalers are allowed to buy medical products in one Member States, and sell them in other Member States; recognises that parallel trade may be one of the reasons for the occurrence of shortages because it hinders the visibility on medicine stocks to relevant authorities; therefore, calls on the Commission and Member States to abolish the distortive effects of national schemes incentivising parallel imports from lower income to higher income Member States or imposing significant national stockpiling obligations limiting supply for other EU markets in order to ensure that medicines reach all EU patients in a timely manner;
Amendment 646 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to set up an innovative centralised digital platform for sharing information provided by national agencies and all stakeholders regarding shortages of medicines and medical equipment; welcomes the introduction by the EMA of the SPOC and i-SPOC systems; calls for existing information systems to be improved so as to provide a clear overview of problems, shortages and requirements in each Member State, with a view to preventing stockpiling; in particular, calls for the Commission to evaluate current projects improving information systems(including the European Medicines Agency's substance, product, organisation and referential (SPOR) data) and thereby ensure that drug shortage related use cases are prioritised;
Amendment 668 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the ECDC to release modelling data about the likely progression of the COVID-19 pandemic in each Member State as well as patient need data and hospital capacity data in the Member States;
Amendment 684 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers it essential to improve communication with healthcare professionals and patients on medicine availability through the use of innovative digital tools providing real-time data on the availability, location, quantity and price of a given medicine, in compliance with data protection legislation; recommends the inclusion of information for healthcare professionals on available alternatives;
Amendment 737 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises that a European pandemic preparedness plan should include the coordination of information about medicinal product distribution and consumption in Member States, and the adequate definition of regulatory flexibilities to address supply tensions; should also include the wide use of cooperative EU-level crisis mechanisms directed towards serious cross-border threats to health, such as rescEU and the Joint Procurement Agreement, to efficiently assist Member State response capabilities;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expects that under the future multiannual financial framework (MFF), the contribution to the agricultural and rural development domain will be maintained at least at current levels; insists that any additional measures relating to the green transition, including achievement of the 'Farm to Fork' and biodiversity strategy objectives, be financed with fresh money and additional EU own resources;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of funding research and innovation seeking to identify green alternative transition technologies and believes that all farmers, including small farmers, must have access to them.
Amendment 53 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 73 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the EU’s increased ambition on climate change can increase the risk of carbon leakage for European industries;
Amendment 110 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action; highlights the importance of ensuring that this responsibility does not result in carbon leakage, which may occur “either because production is transferred from the EU to other countries with lower ambition for emission reduction, or because EU products are replaced by more carbon-intensive imports”, as mentioned in the European Green Deal Communication;
Amendment 201 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the main aim of the CBAM should be to support the EU’s green objectives and prevent carbon leakage by addressing the CO2 content of European imports; urges the Commission to ensure full carbon-leakage protection in all its policies;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that a CBAM should cover all imports, but that as a starting point already by 2023 it should cover the power sector and energy-intensive industrial sectors like cement, steel, chemicals and fertilisers, which continue to receive substantial free allocations, and still represent 94 % of Union industrial emission; stresses the need to avoid internal market distortions, notably on downstream markets;
Amendment 245 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that the GHG emissions content of imports concerned should be accounted for on the basis of transparent and reliable product-specific benchmarks representing the global average GHG emissions content of individual products; considers that the carbon pricing of imports should also take into account the country- specific carbon intensity of the electricity grid; stresses in this respect the need for the CBAM to cover both direct and indirect carbon emissions;
Amendment 285 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of the existing measures to prevent carbon leakage, such as free allocation under the EU ETS; urges the Commission, therefore, to propose a mechanism that provides certainty for European industries, and can co-exist with the existing carbon leakage measures, whilst avoiding double protection;
Amendment 329 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the principle of non- discrimination under GATT Article III; stresses that treating imports and domestic production in the same way is a key criterion for ensuring WTO compatibility of any measure, and that, therefore, all existing measures on carbon leakage under Union law should immediately cease to apply as soon as the CBAM enters into force, as this mechanism would apply carbon pricing to imports similar to what is applied to EU installations under the EU ETSthe CBAM should take into account the existing carbon leakage measures applicable to the European industry to avoid double protection; stresses that a core objective of the CBAM should be that EU producers and importers would have to deal with the same carbon costs;
Amendment 356 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to address this concern during the upcoming reform of the EU ETS, ensuring the EU ETS delivers, through ambitious and meaningful carbon pricing, on the necessary GHG emissions reduction in line with the updated 2030 Union climate target and the objective of reaching net zero GHG emissions within the Union by 2050 at the latest, fully respecting the polluter pays principle; stresses that export rebates risk creating perverse climate effects, incentivising less efficient production methods for European exporting industries; urges the Commission to refrain fromnotes the importance of European exports on the global market; stresses, therefore, the need for the mechanism to includinge an export rebates in its proposal for EU producers;
Amendment 363 #
2020/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that, in addition to a CBAM, supportive measures will be needed to foster industrial decarbonisation at a large scale; calls on the Commission to deliver an ambitious industrial policy framework that can offer predictability and certainty to realise carbon neutrality investments; stresses, in this respect, the importance of innovative financing tools such as Carbon Contract for Difference for investments in breakthrough technologies;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. emphasises that agrotourism makes a significant contribution to the rural economy, represents an important additional source of income for many farms and offers a wide range of opportunities to maintain the attractiveness of rural areas and create jobs; rural tourism in general, and agrotourism in particular, can contribute to the economic development of rural areas with beneficial results as regards attracting and maintaining the population of rural areas and providing a boost for agricultural activities in regions disadvantaged in terms of natural resources and cultural and social development.
Amendment 50 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that accessibility and other requirements to increase competitiveness can be supported by EAFRD funds and LEADER measures to promote their own targeted local development strategies and boost innovative approaches which because of their very nature are linked to rural communities and contribute to sustainable tourism. Believes that proper funding is needed to promote rural tourism and especially to support small producers in promoting their local agricultural products and hence their regions;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to introduce a harmonised approach addressing obligations imposed onfor intermediaries, in order to avoid fragmentation of the internal market; stresses that any measure related to fundamental rights should be carefully balanced and take into account the possible impact on the functioning of the internal market, and calls on the Commission to avoid the ‘export’ of national regulations and instead to propose th and to guarantee the respect of fundamental rights and freedoms of users across the Union in a uniform way ; stresses that any measure related to fundamental rights should be carefully balanced and ensure fair digital ecosystem; therefore calls on the Commission to propose the widest- possible harmonisation of rules on liability exemptions and content moderation in order to achieve most efficient and effective solutions for the internal market as a whole;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to introduce provisions protecting consumers from harmful microtargeting; in this respect, believes that specific limitations, i.e. of microtargeting based on characteristics exposing physical or psychological vulnerabilities, transparency obligations in regard to algorithms used by platforms and adequate tools empowering users to enforce fundamental rights online, are necessary in order to protect consumer rights effectively;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that SMEmicrocompanies and large players have differing capabilities with regard to the moderation of content; warns that overburdening businesses with disproportionate new obligations could further hinder the growth of SMEs and require recourse to automatic filtering tools, which may often lead to the removal of legal contentin this regard, calls the Commission to make sure that the legislative proposal will keep the digital single market open and competitive and to pay special attention to the specific needs of microcompanies;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2022(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the fact that mdisinformativeon and harmful content, yet detrimental to society, is not always illegal in all Member States; calls, therefore, for the establishment of a well-defined notice- and-takedowaction process; supports and intensive dialogue between authorities and relevant stakeholders with the aim of deepening the soft law approach based on good practroducing obligations for business operators to take proactive measures proportionate to their scale of reach and operational capacities to address the appearance of illegal and harmful content, including disinformation, on their services; such as the EU-wide Code of Practice on Disinformation,pports an intensive dialogue between authorities and relevant stakeholders in order to further tackle mdisinformation;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
Paragraph 2 – point a
a) security updates must continue throughout the estimated lifetime of the device, and for a minimum of five years, and feasible alternatives should be offered to consumers when manufacturers cease to support the operating systems of digital devices;
Amendment 314 #
2020/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)
Subheading 6 a (new)
Points out that advertising can have an important role to play in informing consumers about sustainability of products and services, while driving firms to compete on the ‘greenness’ of their of their practices.
Amendment 353 #
2020/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges strict regulation of targeted advertising to ensure it is not based on widespread user tracking or the gathering of personal dataadherence to GDPR Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the main principles of the E-Commerce Directive, such as the internal market clause, freedom of establishment and the prohibition on imposing a general monitoring obligation as defined in the E-Commerce Directive and clarified by the Court of Justice of the European Union should be maintained; underlines that the principle of “what is illegal offline is also illegal online”, as well as the principles of consumer protection and user safety, should also become guiding principles of the future regulatory framework and must clearly be enforced, including new obligations for active platforms;
Amendment 166 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that information society services providers, and in particular online platforms and social networking sites - because of their wide-reaching ability to reach and influence broader audiences, behaviour, opinions, and practices - bear significant social responsibilityies in terms of protecting users and society at large and preventing their services from being exploited abusively.; and generating economic gain from such exploitation;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Deems it necessary that online platforms’ content policies be intelligible and published in an easily accessible manner;
Amendment 199 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable EU consumers are to misleading trading practices by dishonest traders and/or illicit websites selling fake or illegal products and services online that are not compliant with Union safety rules or imposing unjustified and abusive price increases or other unfair conditions on consumers;
Amendment 293 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that consumusers should be properly informed and their rights should be effectively guaranteed when they interact with automated decision-making systems and other innovative digital services or applications; believes that it should be possible for consumers to requestbusiness and individual users to request transparency, checks and corrections of possible mistakes or biases resulting from automated decisions, as well as to seek redress for any damage related to the use of automated decision-making systems;
Amendment 317 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to all types of illegal and harmful content and cases of mdisinformation online; believes, however, that a more aligned and coordinated approach at Union level, taking into account the different types of content, will make the fight against both illegal content more effectivand harmful content that is legal yet harmful content more effective, more expeditious and less burdensome;
Amendment 324 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Calls for an aligned approach based on general principles, such as a duty of care, which consists in online intermediaries taking all effective and appropriate measures to identify the risks, prevent the appearance of, remove and disable illegal content on their platform , remedy the negative consequences and report on the way they remedy it; considers that this should be a prerequisite for their qualification for exemptions from liability;
Amendment 350 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing differences and fragmentations of national rules in the Member States and to propose concrete targeted legislative measures including a notice- and-action mechanism, that can empower users to notify online intermediaries of the existence of potentially illegal online content or behaviour; is of the opinion that such measures woulds, without prejudice to existing right holder protections and remedies available under EU and national law, that can empower users and trusted flaggers to notify online intermediaries of the existence of potentially illegal online content or behaviour; is of the opinion that such measures which must include effective stay down obligations for illegal content, including for identical or similar illegal content, and stronger and more transparent repeat infringers policies, would help guarantee a high level of users' and consumers' protection while promoting consumer trust in the online economy;
Amendment 379 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that maintaining safeguards from the legal liability regime for passive hosting intermediaries with regard to user-uploaded content and the general monitoring prohibition set out in Article 15 of the E-Commerce Directive are still relevant and need to be preserved;
Amendment 382 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that it needs to be clarified that the limited liability only applies to passive intermediaries. In this regard, the Digital Services Act should clarify that interventions by hosting providers having editorial functions and a certain “degree of control over the data,” through tagging, organising, promoting, optimising, presenting or otherwise curating specific content for profit making purposes should lead to a loss of safe harbour provisions due to their active nature;
Amendment 450 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that by reducing barriers to market entry and by regulating large platforms, an internal market instrument imposing ex-ante regulatory remedies for unfair market practices on these large platforms has the potential to open up markets to new entrants, including SMEs and start-ups, thereby promoting consumer choice and driving innovation beyond what can be achieved by competition law enforcement alone;
Amendment 703 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex I – part V – paragraph 1 – indent 3
- preserve the underlying legal principle that passive online intermediaries should not be held directly liable for the acts of their users and that online intermediaries can continue moderating legal content under fair and transparent terms and conditions of service, provided that they are applicable in a non- discriminatory manner;
Amendment 707 #
2020/2018(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part V – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part V – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
- clarify that online intermediaries who play an active role should not benefit from the exemption of liability granted by the e-commerce directive.
Amendment 32 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the current political approach, based on a limited and damaging vision (‘any job at any cost’), should be phased out so that employment and work can be seen in a longer-term perspective of the individual’s working life;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that family workers still represent the vast majority of agricultural labour in Europe, but notes that this type of labour has been steadily declining for years and is expected to decline further in the near future, it is therefore necessary to support the next generation of family farmers as well as new young farmers, as this support is integrated in the CAP;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas different regulatory choices at both the European and national level, imperfect and inadequate transposition of relevant directives, excessive requirements, lack of clear rules and fragmentation create the obstacles to fully benefit from the free movement of workers and services;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 19 June 2020 on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19crisis (2020/2664(RSP)),
Amendment 9 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Council has adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restrictions of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which aims at increasing the transparency and predictability of free movement across the EU for both citizens and enterprises;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas different regulatory choices at both the European and national level, imperfect and inadequate transposition of relevant directives, excessive requirements, lack of clear rules and fragmentation create the obstacles to fully benefit from the free movement of workers and services;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas in March 2020 the Commission has issued the Guidelines concerning the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID-19 outbreak, which sets out the principles for an integrated approach to effective internal borders management to protect public health while preserving the integrity of the internal market;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas an estimated 800 000 to 1 million seasonal workers are being hired in the EU each year, mainly in the agri- food sector;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas COVID-19 highlighted the crucial role of seasonal workers for ensuring food security and the smooth functioning of the food supply chain at the peak of the public health crisis;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that better legal frameworks and a greater focus on the implementation and enforcement of labour law are urgently needed, including with regard to employment rights and social security coverage, especially for atypical work and exploited labour with cross- border and seasonal workers being particularly vulnerable;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that while it is a competence of Member States to regulate a certain profession, they must respect the limits of the principles of non- discrimination and proportionality, as explicitly stipulated in the Proportionality Test Directive; calls on the Commission to provide structured assistance and issue guidance to Member States on how to conduct ex-ante proportionality assessments of new national regulation of services according to the Proportionality Test Directive;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that while it is a competence of Member States to regulate a certain profession, they must respect the limits of the principles of non- discrimination and proportionality, as explicitly stipulated in the Proportionality Test Directive; calls on the Commission to provide structured assistance and issue guidance to Member States on how to conduct ex-ante proportionality assessments of new national regulation of services according to the Proportionality Test Directive;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes with concern the precarious working and living conditions to which seasonal and cross-border workers are often exposed and calls on the Member State to ensure their equal treatment, social protection and access to healthcare;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to reduce bureaucratic obstacles, and, as quickly as possible, make it possible to obtain electronically the documents needed for the cross-border provision of services as well as facilitate the cross- border activities of workers in regulated professions;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 48 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes into consideration that the harmonisation inspired by the Professional Qualifications Directive gained success within several professions; further proclaims that Member States should reconsider and coordinate rules governing entry and exercise requirements in relation to specific activities or professions;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes into consideration that the harmonisation inspired by the Professional Qualifications Directive gained success within several professions; further proclaims that Member States should reconsider and coordinate rules governing entry and exercise requirements in relation to specific activities or professions;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses, that, according to the Single Market Scoreboard 2020, further improvements are needed to ensure the free movement of professionals, especially in the field of recognising professional qualifications;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses, that, according to the Single Market Scoreboard 2020, further improvements are needed to ensure the free movement of professionals, especially in the field of recognising professional qualifications;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that family workers still represent the vast majority of agricultural labour in Europe, and that insufficient generational renewal is one of the major challenges faced by the farming sector across the EU, resulting in fewer farmers in the sector year after year; it is therefore necessary to support the next generation of family farmers as well as new young farmers, as this support is integrated in the CAP;
Amendment 68 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages Member States to work together in order to guarantee the continuity of work of cross-border workers during the pandemic crisis, taking into account their specific situation and in order to preserve the free movement of services and workers in regulated professions within the internal market;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages Member States to work together in order to guarantee the continuity of work of cross-border workers during the pandemic crisis, taking into account their specific situation and in order to preserve the free movement of services and workers in regulated professions within the internal market;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Points out that the shortage of labour supply makes EU farmers and food producers increasingly dependent on hired and seasonal labour with a large part of the seasonal EU agri-workforce predominantly coming from economically vulnerable social groups from Central and Eastern Europe;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reiterates that Member States should follow the Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, adopted on 13th October 2020 in order to avoid any disruption in the internal market and free movement of workers and services;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve tools such as the Points of Single Contact and the Single Digital Gateway where appropriate, to provide guidelines to help Member States streamline procedures, in particular for SMEs; calls and on the Member States to use such tools to provide workers, consumers and businesses with prompt, accurate and easily accessible information regarding their rights and obligations related to free movement within the single market.
Amendment 76 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Regrets that COVID-19 exacerbated the occupational risks to the safety and health of seasonal workers, leading to further spread of infection and disease clusters; encourages in this regard the Member States to make full use of the recently adopted Guidelines on seasonal workers in the EU in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak to better guarantee their rights, health and safety;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that cross-border health care services fall within the ambit of freedom to provide services as stated by the Court of Justice of the EU; notes that Cross-border Health Care Directive was adopted also on basis of Article 114 TFEU; regrets that Cross-border Health Care Directive creates additional obstacles to provision of cross-border health care services when compared to the case-law of the Court of Justice applying the Treaty provisions on free movement of services; underlines the necessity that these additional obstacles are removed, underlines that a better coordination and promotion of best practices between Member States and cross-border mobility of health professionals are beneficial and particularly important during the COVID- 19 pandemic;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that cross-border health care services fall within the ambit of freedom to provide services as stated by the Court of Justice of the EU; notes that Cross-border Health Care Directive was adopted also on basis of Article 114 TFEU; regrets that Cross-border Health Care Directive creates additional obstacles to provision of cross-border health care services when compared to the case-law of the Court of Justice applying the Treaty provisions on free movement of services; underlines the necessity that these additional obstacles are removed, underlines that a better coordination and promotion of best practices between Member States and cross-border mobility of health professionals are beneficial and particularly important during the COVID- 19 pandemic;
Amendment 139 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There are techniques enabling privacy-friendly analyses on databases that contain personal data, such as anonymisation, pseudonymisation, differential privacy, generalisation, oruse of synthetic data, suppression and, randomisation or other state-of-the-art privacy preserving methods. Application of these privacy-enhancing technologies, together with comprehensive data protection approaches should ensure the safe re-use of personal data and commercially confidential business data for research, innovation and statistical purposes. In many cases this implies that the data use and re-use in this context can only be done in a secure processing environment set in place and supervised by the public sector. There is experience at Union level with such secure processing environments that are used for research on statistical microdata on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 (39 ). In general, insofar as personal data are concerned, the processing of personal data should rely upon one or more of the grounds for processing provided in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. _________________ 39Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 of 17 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics as regards access to confidential data for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 (OJ L 164, 18.6.2013, p. 16).
Amendment 151 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Conditions for re-use of protected data that apply to public sector bodies competent under national law to allow re- use, and which should be without prejudice to rights or obligations concerning access to such data, should be laid down. Those conditions should be non-discriminatory, proportionate and objectively justified, while not restricting competition. In particular, public sector bodies allowing re- use should have in place the technical means necessary to ensure the protection of rights and interests of third parties and be empowered to request the necessary information from the re-user. Conditions attached to the re-use of data should be limited to what is necessary to preserve the rights and interests of others in the data and the integrity of the information technology and communication systems of the public sector bodies. Public sector bodies should apply conditions which best serve the interests of the re-user without leading to a disproportionate effort for the public sector. Depending on the case at hand, before its transmission, personal data should be fully anonymised, so as to definitively not allow the identification of the data subjects, or data containing commercially confidential information modified in such a way that no confidential information is disclosed. Where provision of anonymised or modified data would not respond to the needs of the re-user, on- premise or remote re-use of the data within a secure processing environment could be permitted. Data analyses in such secure processing environments should be supervised by the public sector body, so as to protect the rights and interests of others. In particular, personal data should only be transmitted for re-use to a third party where a legal basis allows such transmission. The public sector body could make the use of such secure processing environment conditional on the signature by the re-user of a confidentiality agreement that prohibits the disclosure of any information that jeopardises the rights and interests of third parties that the re-user may have acquired despite the safeguards put in place. The public sector bodies, where relevant, should facilitate the re-use of data on the basis of consent of data subjects or permissions of legal persons on the re-use of data pertaining to them through adequate technical means. In this respect, the public sector body should support potential re-users in seeking such consent by establishing technical mechanisms that permit transmitting requests for consent from re-users, where practically feasible. No contact information should be given that allows re-users to contact data subjects or companies directly.
Amendment 162 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, it isn order to preserve fair competition and an open market economy it is of utmost importantce to protect commercially sensitive data of non- personal nature, notably trade secrets, but also non-personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that may lead to IP theft or industrial espionage. In order to ensure the protection of fundamental rights or interests of data holders, non-personal data which is to be protected from unlawful or unauthorised access under Union or national law, and which is held by public sector bodies, should be transferred only to third-countries where appropriate safeguards for the use of data are provided. Such appropriate safeguards should be considered to exist when in that third- country there are equivalent measures in place which ensure that non-personal data benefits from a level of protection similar to that applicable by means of Union or national law in particular as regards the protection of trade secrets and the protection of intellectual property rights. To that end, the Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts that declare that a third country provides a level of protection that is essentially equivalent to those provided by Union or national law. The assessment of the level of protection afforded in such third-country should, in particular, take into consideration the relevant legislation, both general and sectoral, including concerning public security, defence, national security and criminal law concerning the access to and protection of non-personal data, any access by the public authorities of that third country to the data transferred, the existence and effective functioning of one or more independent supervisory authorities in the third country with responsibility for ensuring and enforcing compliance with the legal regime ensuring access to such data, or the third countries’ international commitments regarding the protection of data the third country concerned has entered into, or other obligations arising from legally binding conventions or instruments as well as from its participation in multilateral or regional systems. The existence of effective legal remedies for data holders, public sector bodies or data sharing providers in the third country concerned is of particular importance in the context of the transfer of non-personal data to that third country. Such safeguards should therefore include the availability of enforceable rights and of effective legal remedies.
Amendment 167 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In cases where there is no implementingdelegated act adopted by the Commission in relation to a third country declaring that it provides a level of protection, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, which is essentially equivalent to that provided by Union or national law, the public sector body should only transmit protected data to a re-user, if the re-user undertakes obligations in the interest of the protection of the data. The re-user that intends to transfer the data to such third country should commit to comply with the obligations laid out in this Regulation even after the data has been transferred to the third country. To ensure the proper enforcement of such obligations, the re- user should also accept the jurisdiction of the Member State of the public sector body that allowed the re-use for the judicial settlement of disputes.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to prevent unlawful access to non-personal data, public sector bodies, natural or legal persons to which the right to re-use data was granted, data sharing providers and entities entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations should take all reasonable measures to prevent access to the systems where non-personal data is stored, including encryption of data, cybersecurity measures or corporate policies.
Amendment 178 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to build trust in re-use mechanisms, it may be necessary to attach stricter conditions for certain types of non- personal data that have been identified as highly sensitive, as regards the transfer to third countries, if such transfer could jeopardise public policy objectives, in line with international commitments. For example, in the health domain, certain datasets held by actors in the public health system, such as public hospitals, could be identified as highly sensitive health data. Other relevant sectors could be transport, energy, environment, telecommunications and finance. In order to ensure harmonised practices across the Union, such types of highly sensitive non-personal public data should be defined by Union law, for example in the context of the European Health Data Space or other sectoral legislation. The conditions attached to the transfer of such data to third countries should be laid down in delegated acts. Conditions should be proportionate, non- discriminatory and necessary to protect legitimate public policy objectives identified, such as the protection of public health, public order, safety, the environment, public morals, consumer protection, privacy and personal data protection. The conditions should correspond to the risks identified in relation to the sensitivity of such data, including in terms of the risk of the re- identification of individuals. These conditions could include terms applicable for the transfer or technical arrangements, such as the requirement of using a secure processing environment, limitations as regards the re-use of data in third-countries or categories of persons which are entitled to transfer such data to third countries or who can access the data in the third country. In exceptional cases they could also include restrictions on transfer of the data to third countries to protect the public interest.
Amendment 249 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to successfully implement the data governance framework, a European Data Innovation Board should be established, in the form of an expert group. The Board should consist of representatives of the Member States, the Commission and representatives of relevant data spaces and specific sectors (such as health, agriculture, transport and statistics). The European Data Protection Board should be invited to appoint a representative to the European Data Innovation Board. A data innovation advisory council should be established as a sub-group of the Board consisting of relevant representatives from industry, research, standardisation organisations and other relevant stakeholders. That council should support the work of the Board by providing advice relating to the exchange of data, and in particular on how to best protect commercially sensitive data of non-personal nature, notably trade secrets, but also non-personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that may lead to IP theft or industrial espionage.
Amendment 252 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to successfully implement the data governance framework, a European Data Innovation Board should be established, in the form of an expert group. The Board should consist of representatives of the Member States, the Commission and representatives of relevant data spaces and specific sectors (such as health, agriculture, transport and statistics) as well as representatives of academia, research and standard setting organisations, where relevant. The European Data Protection Board should be invited to appoint a representative to the European Data Innovation Board.
Amendment 255 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to successfully implement the data governance framework, a European Data Innovation Board should be established, in the form of an expert group. The Board should consist of representatives of the Member States, the Commission and representatives of relevant data spaces and specific sectors (such as health, energy, industrial manufacturing, agriculture, transport and statistics). The European Data Protection Board should be invited to appoint a representative to the European Data Innovation Board.
Amendment 262 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The Board should support the Commission in coordinating national practices and policies on the topics covered by this Regulation, and in supporting cross- sector data use by adhering to the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) principles and through the utilisation of European and international standards and specifications (such asincluding through the EU Multi-Stakeholder Platform for ICT Standardisation, the Core Vocabularies44 and the CEF Building Blocks45 ), without prejudice to standardisation work taking place in specific sectors or domains. Work on technical standardisation may include the identification of priorities for the development of standards and establishing and maintaining a set of technical and legal standards for transmitting data between two processing environments that allows data spaces to be organised without making recourse to an intermediary. The Board should cooperate with the Data Innovation Advisory Council, sectoral bodies, networks or expert groups, or other cross- sectoral organisations dealing with re-use of data. Regarding data altruism, the Board should assist the Commission in the development of the data altruism consent form, in consultation with the European Data Protection Board. _________________ 44 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/sema ntic-interoperability-community- semic/core-vocabularies 45 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/conn ecting-europe-facility-cef
Amendment 284 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) This Regulation is without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, to Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. This Regulation should in particular not be read as creating a new legal basis for the processing of personal data for any of the regulated activities. Its implementation should not prevent cross- border transfers of data in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 from taking place. _________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA. (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 89)
Amendment 326 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘data altruism’ means the consentvoluntary sharing of data by data subjects to process personal data pertaining to them, or permissions of other data holders to allow the use of their non- personal data without seeking or receiving a reward, for purposes of general interest, such as scientific research purposes, policy making or improving public services;
Amendment 336 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘secure processing environment’ means the physical or virtual environment and organisational means to provide the opportunity to re-use data in a manner ensuring compliance with applicable legislation that allows for the operator of the secure processing environment to determine and supervise all data processing actions, including to display, storage, download, export of the data and calculation of derivative data through computational algorithms.
Amendment 379 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to access and re-use the data within a secure processing environment provided andor controlled by the public sector ;
Amendment 385 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
(5) The public sector bodies shall impose conditions that preserve the integrity of the functioning of the technical systems of the secure processing environment used. The public sector body shall be able to verify any results of processing of data undertaken by the re- user and reserve the right, after giving the re-user the possibility to provide further information, to prohibit the use of results that contain information jeopardising the rights and interests of third parties.
Amendment 399 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
(9) The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts declaring that the legal, supervisory and enforcement arrangements of a third country:
Amendment 402 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 29 (2)8.
Amendment 440 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) providing technical support in the application of tested techniques ensuring data processing in a manner that preserves privacy of the information contained in the data for which re-use is allowed, including techniques for pseudonymisation, anonymisation, generalisation, suppression and, randomisation of personal data or other state-of-the-art privacy preserving methods;
Amendment 446 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
(5) The Member States shall make public and communicate to the Commission the identity of the competent bodies designated pursuant to paragraph 1 by [date of application of this Regulation]. They shall also make public and communicate to the Commission any subsequent modification of the identity of those bodies.
Amendment 451 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) The single information point may establish a separate, simplified and well- documented information channel for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), addressing their needs and capabilities in requesting the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1).
Amendment 454 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
(3) Requests for the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) shall be granted or refused by the competent public sector bodies or the competent bodies referred to in Article 7 (1) within a reasonable time, and in any case within two months from the date of the request. In order to contribute to a consistent application of this Regulation the competent public sector bodies shall cooperate with each other, and where relevant with the Commission, when refusing requests for re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1).
Amendment 459 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) intermediation services between data subjects that seek to make their personal data available and potential data users, including making available the technical or other means to enable such services, in the exercise of the rights provided in Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular managing the data subjects’ consent to data processing;
Amendment 490 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
(9) The competent authority shall notify the Commission of each new notification without delay and the Commission shall forward each notification to the national competent authorities of the Member States by electronic means. The Commission shall keep a register of providers of data sharing services.
Amendment 497 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 10
Article 10 – paragraph 10
(10) The competent authority may charge fees. Such fees shall be proportionate and objective and be based on the administrative costs related to the monitoring of compliance and other market control activities of the competent authorities in relation to notifications of data sharing services. The competent authority may also charge discounted fees or allow free of charge notification for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Amendment 499 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 11
Article 10 – paragraph 11
(11) Where a provider of data sharing servicesdata intermediary ceases its activities, it shall notify the relevant competent authority determined pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 within 15 days. The competent authority shall forward without delay each such notification to the Commission by electronic means. The Commission without delay shall forward each notification to the national competent authorities inof the Member States and to the Commission by electronic meansby electronic means and update the public register.
Amendment 519 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) the providerdata intermediary shall take measures to ensure a high level of security, including state-of-the-art cybersecurity, for the storage and transmission of non- personal data; and the intermediary shall further ensure the highest level of security, including state-of-the-art cybersecurity, for the storage and transmission of competitively sensitive information; the data intermediary shall inform the competent authority without delay of any security breach that jeopardises the security of data.
Amendment 535 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
(3) The designated competent authorities, the data protection authorities, the national competition authorities, the authorities in charge of cybersecurity, and other relevant sectorial authorities shall exchange the information which is necessary for the exercise of their tasks in relation to data sharing providers and ensure consistency of the decisions taken in application of this directive.
Amendment 693 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) to advise and assist the Commission in developing consistent guidelines on how to best protect, in the context of this Regulation, commercially sensitive data of non-personal nature, notably trade secrets, but also non- personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that may lead to IP theft or industrial espionage.
Amendment 708 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to facilitate the cooperation between national competent authorities, the Commission and other European and international bodies under this Regulation through capacity- building and the exchange of information, in particular by establishing methods for the efficient exchange of information relating to the notification procedure for data sharing service providers and the registration and monitoring of recognised data altruism organisations.
Amendment 13 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In light of the lessons learnt during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in order to facilitate adequate Union-wide preparedness and response to all cross- border threats to health, the legal framework for epidemiological surveillance, monitoring, early warning of, and combating serious cross-border threats to health, as set out in Decision No 1082/2013/EU, needs to be broadened with regard to additional reporting requirements and analysis on health systems indicators, and cooperation by Member States with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Moreover, in order to ensure effective Union response to novel cross- border threats to health, the legal framework to combat serious cross-border threats to health should enable to immediately adopt case definitions for the surveillance of novel threats and should provide for the establishment of a network of EU reference laboratories and a network to support monitoring of disease outbreaks that are relevant to substances of human origin. The capacity for contact tracing should be strengthened via the creation of an automated system, using modern technologies without prejudice to the protection of personal data.
Amendment 14 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation should apply without prejudice to other binding measures concerning specific activities or quality and safety standards for certain goods, which provide for special obligations and tools for monitoring, early warning and combatting specific threats of a cross-border nature. Those measures include, in particular, relevant Union legislation in the area of common safety concerns in public health matters, covering goods such as pharmaceutical products, medical devices, personal protective equipment (PPE) and foodstuffs, substances of human origin (blood, tissues and cells, organs), and exposure to ionising radiation.
Amendment 33 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As serious cross-border threats to health are not limited to Union borders, joint procurement of medical countermeasures should be extended to include European Free Trade Association States and Union candidate countries, in accordance with the applicable Union legislation. The Joint Procurement Agreement, determining the practical arrangements governing the joint procurement procedure established under Article 5 of Decision No 1082/2013/EU, should also be adapted to include an exclusivity clause regarding negotiation and procurement for participating countries in a joint procurement procedure, to allow for better coordination within the EU. The Commission should ensure coordination and information exchange between the entities organizing any action under different mechanisms established under this Regulation and other relevant Union structures related to procurement and stockpiling of medical countermeasures, such as the strategic rescEU reserve under Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . The European Commission shall pay special attention to ensure that joint procurement of medical countermeasures within the meaning of Article 12, also includes procurement of orphan drugs. __________________ 16Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 37 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In order to achieve transparency, the Commission shall provide to the European Parliament complete, timely and accurate information on the ongoing negotiations and give an access to the tender documents for the purposes of carrying out the procedure referred to in Article 12 of this Regulation.
Amendment 59 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The European Commission shall ensure that, at the time of the declaration of a state of emergency, the number of accommodation facilities in hospitals in the Member States as well as the number of available accommodation units in intensive care units in the Member States are known, for the purpose of cross- border movement of patients.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Inconsistent communication with the public and stakeholders such as healthcare professionals can have a negative impact on the effectiveness of the response from a public health perspective as well as on, encourage the dissemination of false information but also negatively affect economic operators. The coordination of the response within the HSC, assisted by relevant subgroups, should, therefore, encompass rapid information exchange concerning communication messages and strategies and addressing communication challenges with a view to coordinating risk and crisis communication, based on robust and independent evaluation of public health risks, to be adapted to national needs and circumstances. Such exchanges of information are intended to facilitate the monitoring of the clarity and coherence of messages to the public and to healthcare professionals. Given the cross-sectoral nature of this type of crises, coordination should also be ensured with other relevant constituencies, such as the Union Civil Protection Mechanism established by Decision (EU) 2019/420 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 . __________________ 17Decision (EU) 2019/420 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2019 amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 77I , 20.3.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 66 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The occurrence of an event that corresponds to serious cross-border threats to health and is likely to have Union-wide consequences should require the Member States concerned to take particular control or contact-tracing measures in a coordinated manner in order to identify people already contaminated and those persons exposed to risk. The Commission shall ensure the secure processing of such data and shall ensure that they are treated in accordance with the personal data protection. Such cooperation could require the exchange of personal data through the system, including sensitive information related to health and information about confirmed or suspected human cases of the disease, between those Member States directly involved in the contact-tracing measures. The exchange of personal data concerning health by the Member States has to comply with Article 9(2)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 . __________________ 18Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 81 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘medical countermeasure’ means medicinal products for human use and medical devices as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council23 and in Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 or other goods or services for the for the purpose of preparedness and response to a serious cross-border threat to health among which especially drugs for the treatment of orphan diseases. __________________ 23 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67). 24Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 82 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) ‘green lines’ means passable and safe passage transit corridors that in case of declared public health emergency at Union level allows Member States to preserve the free circulation of essential goods and medical countermeasures.
Amendment 83 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Health Security Committee (‘HSC’) is hereby established. It shall be composed of representatives of all the Member States, in two working formations:
Amendment 84 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) adoption of opinions and guidance, including on specific response measures for the Member States for the prevention and control of serious cross-border threats to health while taking into account the proper functioning of the single market.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) remote digital working in situations when the HSC cannot physically meet for justified reasons.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Union preparedness and response plan also provides for measures to ensure the normal functioning of the single market during serious cross-border threat to health.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) TIn line with the "One Health" and "Health in all policies" approaches, the protection of human health is a matter which has a cross-cutting dimension and is relevant to numerous Union policies and activities. The Union should urge Member States to implement the health-specific country-specific recommendations and support Member States to strengthen the resilience, responsiveness and readiness of healthcare systems in order to address future challenges, including pandemics. In order to achieve a high level of human health protection, and to avoid any overlap of activities, duplication or conflicting actions, the Commission, in liaison with the Member States, should ensure coordination and exchange of information between the mechanisms and structures established under this Regulation, and other mechanisms and structures established at Union level and under the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (the Euratom Treaty), the activities of which are relevant to the preparedness and response planning, monitoring, early warning of, and combating serious cross-border threats to health. In particular, the Commission should ensure that relevant information from the various rapid alert and information systems at Union level and under the Euratom Treaty is gathered and communicated to the Member States through the Early Warning and Response System (‘EWRS’) set up by Decision No 2119/98/EC.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Prevention, preparedness and response planning are essential elements for effective monitoring, early warning of and combatting serious cross-border threats to health. As such, a Union health crisis and pandemic preparedness plan needs to be established by the Commission and approved by the HSC. This should be coupled with updates to Member States’ prevention, preparedness and response plans so as to ensure they are compatible within the regional level structures. To support Member States in this endeavour, targeted training and knowledge exchange activitiParticular attention must be paid to cross- border regions. To support Member States in this endeavour, the Commission and Union agencies should provide targeted training and facilitate the sharing of best practices for healthcare staff and public health staff should be providedto improve their knowledge and ensure necessary skills should be provided by the Commission and Union Agencies. To ensure the putting into operation and the running of these plans, the Commission should conduct stress tests, exercises and in-action and after-action reviews with Member States. These plans should be coordinated, be functional and updated, and have sufficient resources for their operationalisation. Following stress tests and reviews of the plans, corrective actions should be implemented and the Commission should be kept informed of all updates.
Amendment 145 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In accordance with the principle of transparency, the Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament on the negotiations and other details of the joint procurement of medical countermeasures.
Amendment 147 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The European Parliament reserves at all times the right to inspect the uncensored content of all contracts concluded in proceedings under this Article.
Amendment 152 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As serious cross-border threats to health are not limited to Union borders, the Union should adopt a coordinated approach in fighting against such threats. The joint procurement of medical countermeasures should, therefore, be extended to include European Free Trade Association States and Union candidate countries, in accordance with the applicable Union legislation. The Joint Procurement Agreement, determining the practical arrangements governing the joint procurement procedure established under Article 5 of Decision No 1082/2013/EU, should also be adapted to include an exclusivity clause regarding negotiation and procurement for participating countries in a joint procurement procedure, to allow for better coordination within the EU. In times of crisis, the Union should also aim to support access to medical countermeasures for Eastern Partnership and low- and middle-income countries. The Commission should ensure coordination and information exchange between the entities organizing any action under different mechanisms established under this Regulation and other relevant Union structures related to procurement and stockpiling of medical countermeasures, such as the strategic rescEU reserve under Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . The Member States should ensure a sufficient reserve of critical medical products at Member State level to counter the risk of shortages of critical products. _________________ 16Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 159 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States are responsible for ensuring that the integrated surveillance system is fed on a regular basis with timely and, complete and accurate information, data and documents transmitted and exchanged through the digital platform.
Amendment 163 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Joint procurement should be based on shared responsibilities and a fair approach for all parties involved, both relevant authorities and manufacturers. Clear commitments should be ensured and respected for all parties involved, from the manufacturers to deliver on the production, and from the authorities to purchase their agreed reserved volumes;
Amendment 165 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) take into account the need for the normal functioning of the single market, in particular the existence of green lines for free circulation of food and other medical countermeasures.
Amendment 166 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) activation of support from the ECDC as referred to in Regulation (EU) …/… [OJ: Please insert the number of Regulation ECDC [ISC/2020/12527]] to mobilise and deploy the EU Health Task Force. and in particular the establishment of a list of accommodation facilities in intensive care units in the Member States for the purpose of potential cross-border relocation of patients;
Amendment 167 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) green lines under Article 25a of this Regulation.
Amendment 167 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) The joint procurement shall be carried in a transparent, timely and effective way to prevent market disruption and to ensure all actors involved shall fulfil their contractual responsibilities. Clear and transparent stages should be defined for the process, scope, specifications, timelines and formalities;
Amendment 169 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25a Free movement of goods and services 1. After recognising a public health emergency under Article 23 of this Regulation, green lines shall be set up to allow the free movement of food and medical countermeasures within the internal market. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Regulation with provisions on the establishment of the green lines referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1. 2. Only on condition that the Commission grants prior authorisation Member States may, in accordance with Article 36 of TFEU, impose export restrictions on medical countermeasures concerning another Member State or Member States during a public health emergency at Union level. Upon receiving a request for prior authorisation referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 from a Member State, the Commission shall decide whether to grant it without delay. If within five days the Commission has not granted the prior authorisation in question, it shall be deemed granted.
Amendment 171 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
By 2025 and every 5 years thereafter the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament and the Council. The evaluation shall be conducted in accordance with the Commission’s better regulation guidelines. The evaluation shall include, in particular, an assessment of the operation of the EWRS and the epidemiological surveillance network, as well as the coordination of the response with the HSC and the impact of the Regulation on the proper functioning of the single market during serious cross-border threats to health.
Amendment 173 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Unlike for communicable diseases, the surveillance of which at Union level is carried out on a permanent basis by the ECDC, other potentially serious cross- border threats to health do not currently necessitate monitoring by EU Agencies. A risk-based approach, whereby monitoring is carried out by Member States and available information is exchanged through EWRS, is therefore more appropriate for such threats. Nevertheless, the ECDC should have the ability to monitor the impact of communicable diseases on non- communicable diseases, including the continuity of screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care in the healthcare system;
Amendment 176 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Commission should strengthen cooperation and activities with the Member States, the ECDC, the European Medicines Agency (‘EMA’), other Union Agencies, research infrastructures and the WHO to improve the prevention of communicable diseases, such as vaccine preventable diseases, as well as other health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance. In times of crisis, particular attention should also be paid to the continuity of screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care for other diseases and conditions, and to the mental health implications of the crisis and psychosocial needs of the population.
Amendment 188 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Regular dialogue and exchange of information between authorities, industry, relevant entities of the pharmaceutical supply chain, healthcare professionals' and patients' organizations should also be ensured to start early discussions about expected potential serious cross-border threats to health in the market by way of sharing expected supply constraints or raising of specific clinical needs, allowing better coordination, synergies and appropriate reaction when needed.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The recognition of public health emergency situations and the legal effects of this recognition provided by Decision No 1082/2013/EU should be broadened. To this end, this Regulation should allow for the Commission to formally recognise a public health emergency at Union level. In order to recognise such an emergency situation, the Commission should establish an independent advisory committee that will provide expertise on whether a threat constitutes a public health emergency at Union level, and advise on public health response measures and on the termination of this emergency recognition. The advisory committee should consist of independent experts and representatives of health and care workers, including nurses and medical doctors, selected by the Commission from the fields of expertise and experience most relevant to the specific threat that is occurring, representatives of the ECDC, of the EMA, and of other Union bodies or agencies as observers. All members of the Advisory Committee should provide declarations of interest in line with the applicable rules in each case. The advisory committee should work in close cooperation with national advisory bodies. Recognition of a public health emergency at Union level will provide the basis for introducing operational public health measures for medical products and medical devices, Union export control mechanisms, flexible mechanisms to develop, procure, manage and deploy medical countermeasures as well as the activation of support from the ECDC to mobilise and deploy outbreak assistance teams, known as ‘EU Health Task Force’.
Amendment 209 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) The Commission and the Member States should actively work towards a new global treaty for pandemic preparedness and response under the framework of the World Health Organization and with close involvement of other relevant organizations, building on and improving the existing global health instruments, especially the International Health Regulations (2005)1a to ensure a firm and tested foundation. Such a Treaty should support and focus on strengthening the international health framework and improving cooperation with regard to early detection, prevention, response and resilience to future pandemics. _________________ 1aWorld Health Organization. International Health Regulation (IHR, 2005) https://www.who.int/ihr/publications/9789 241596664/en/
Amendment 225 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. TIn keeping with "One Health" and "Health in all policies approaches", the implementation of this Regulation shall be supported by funding from relevant Union programmes and instruments. The strengthened Union health framework addressing serious cross-border health threats shall work in synergy with and in a manner that is complementary to other Union policies and funds, such as actions implemented under the ESIF, Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe Programme, rescEU, ESI, ESF+ and SMP.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation shall also apply to the epidemiological surveillance of communicable diseases and of related special health issue, the surveillance of the impact of such diseases on non- communicable diseases and of related special health issues, such as mental health impacts of the crisis and the impact of deferred screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care for other diseases and conditions.
Amendment 281 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter II – title
Chapter II – title
II PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANNING
Amendment 295 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) the continuity of screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care for other diseases and conditions during health emergencies;
Amendment 308 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Union preparedness and response plan shall include cross-border and interregional preparedness elementplans to establish coherent, multi-sectoral, cross- border public health measures, in particular considering capacities for testing, contact tracing, laboratories, training of healthcare staff and specialised treatment or intensive care across neighbouring regions. The plans shall include preparedness and response means to address the situation of those citizens with higher risks.
Amendment 330 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall by the end of November 2021 and every 2 years thereafter provide the Commission with a report on their preparedness and response planning and implementation at national and, where appropriate, regional and cross-border levels.
Amendment 341 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) governance: including national policies and legislation that integrate emergency preparedness; plans for emergency preparedness, response and recovery at national and, where relevant, regional and cross-border levels; coordination mechanisms;
Amendment 348 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) capacities: including assessments of risks and capacities to determine priorities for emergency preparedness; surveillance and early warning, information management; access to diagnostic serviceinformation relevant for the internal market and Union strategic reserves of medical products, including national stockpiles and capacities to contribute to the security of supply of critical medical products at Union level; equal access to diagnostic services and tools and medical products during emergencies; the continuity of screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care for other diseases and conditions during emergencies; basic and safe gender- sensitive health and emergency services; risk communications; research development and evaluations to inform and accelerate emergency preparedness;
Amendment 359 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) resources: including financial resources for emergency preparedness and contingency funding for response; logistics mechanisms and essential supplies for health; a reserve of critical medical products at Member State level; and dedicated, trained and equipped human resources for emergencies; and
Amendment 363 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) pandemic stockpile/strategic stockpile: each State shall provide information on the number and availability of medical countermeasures and other essential medicines and medical devices for the control of the threats set out in Article2(1), as well as the capacity for their safekeeping and storage. In order to have a greater response capacity, storage shall be carried out in the premises and centres closest and most accessible to the population centres, which meet the necessary requirements to provide the service in accordance with the regulations applicable to medicinal products, medical devices and other medical countermeasures.
Amendment 364 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) implementation of national response plans, including where relevant implementation at the regional and local levels, covering epidemic response; antimicrobial resistance, health care associated infection, mental health impacts, the continuity of screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care for other diseases and conditions, and other specific issues.
Amendment 369 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 396 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission report shall include the state of cross-border preparedness and response planning in neighbouring regions.
Amendment 420 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall organise those activities in cooperation with the Member States concerned or potentially concerned. In cross-border regions, mandatory joint cross-border training and sharing of best practices for healthcare staff and public health staff shall be organised.
Amendment 433 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and any Member States which so desire may engage in a joint procurement procedure conducted pursuant to Article 165(2) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 with a view to the advance purchase of medical countermeasures for serious cross-border threats to health within a reasonable time frame. _________________ 29Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 452 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) Joint procurement shall be based on shared responsibilities and a fair approach for all parties involved, both relevant authorities and manufacturers. Clear commitments shall be ensured and respected for all parties involved, from the manufacturers to deliver on the production, and from the authorities to purchase their agreed reserved volumes;
Amendment 456 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Amendment 472 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Union shall strive to also support access to counter-measures for Eastern Partnership and low- and middle- income countries.
Amendment 478 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) monitor the impact of communicable diseases on the continuity of screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care for other diseases and conditions;
Amendment 479 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) monitor the impact of communicable diseases on mental health;
Amendment 482 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) contribute to the assessment of the burden of communicable diseases on the population using such data as disease prevalence, complications, hospitalisation and mortality, the mental health impact and deferred screening, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and care for other diseases and conditions;
Amendment 486 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) identify any weakness in the global supply chain involved in the production and manufacturing of medical countermeasures needed for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of communicable diseases;
Amendment 494 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(f a) information on the availability of medical countermeasures needed for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow up of the disease.
Amendment 504 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The ECDC shall ensure the further development of the digital platform through which data are managed and automatically exchanged, to establish integrated and interoperable surveillance systems enabling real-time surveillance where appropriate, for the purpose of supporting communicable disease prevention and control. Human oversight should be ensured.
Amendment 565 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(i a) the existing and potential production sites, with the sole aim of allowing the Union to map the strategic production capacities for the Union as a whole;
Amendment 566 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) requests and offers for cross-border emergency assistance; , such as the medical transfer of patients or provision of healthcare staff by one Member State to another, in particular in cross-border areas in neighbouring regions;
Amendment 581 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) risk and crisis communication, to be adapted to Member State needs and circumstances, aimed at providing consistent and coordinated information in the Union to the public and to healthcare professionals. In addition, the Commission shall broaden its communication activity to cover the general public by establishing and managing a portal to share verified information and fight against disinformation;
Amendment 593 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State has to adopt, as a matter of urgency, public health measures in response to the appearance or resurgence of a serious cross-border threat to health, it shall, immediately upon adoption, inform the other Member States and relevant regional authorities and the Commission on the nature, purpose and scope of those measures, especially in cross-border regions.
Amendment 613 #
2020/0322(COD)
(ii) identification and mitigation of significant gaps, inconsistencies or inadequacies in measures taken or to be taken to contain and manage the specific threat and overcome its impact, including in clinical management and treatment, non- pharmaceutical countermeasures, global supply chain involved in the production and manufacturing of medical countermeasures needed for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the disease concerned and public health research needs;
Amendment 619 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The Advisory Committee shall be composed of independent experts and representatives of health and care workers, selected by the Commission according to the fields of expertise and experience most relevant to the specific threat that is occurring. The Committee should have multidisciplinary membership so it can advise on sanitary, biomedical, behavioural, social, economic, cultural and international aspects. The representatives of the ECDC and of the EMA participate as observers in the Advisory Committee. The representatives of other Union bodies or agencies relevant to the specific threat shall participate as observers in this Committee as necessary. The Commission may invite experts with specific expertise with respect to a subject matter on the agenda to take part in the work of the Advisory Committee on an ad- hoc basis.
Amendment 625 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. All members of the Advisory Committee shall provide declarations of interest in line with the applicable rules in each case.
Amendment 633 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) mechanisms to monitor shortages of, develop, procure, ensure security of supply, manage and deploy medical countermeasures;
Amendment 634 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) A Union export control mechanism with the aim of enabling the Union to guarantee timely and effective access to counter-measures.
Amendment 637 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Personal data may also be exchanged in the context of automated contact tracing, using contact tracing applications, in full compliance with the Regulation (EU) 20176/679 ('GDPR').
Amendment 315 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Medicines Steering Group shall be composed of a representative of the Agency, a representative of the Commission and one senior representative per Member State. Each Member State shall appoint their representative. Members may be accompanied by experts in specific scientific or technical fields. The Steering Group shall also include a representative the Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party and a representative of the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party.
Amendment 328 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Medicines Steering Group shall be chaired by the Agency. The Chair may invite third parties, including representatives of medicinal product interest groups and marketing authorisation holders, representatives of patients, consumers and healthcare professionals to attend its meetings.
Amendment 342 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The members of the Medicines Steering Group must have no financial or other interests that could affect their impartiality. The list of members shall be published on the EMA’s website.
Amendment 363 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Agency considers that an actual or imminent major event needs to be addressed, it shall inform the Commission and the Member States thereof. The Commission, on its own initiative or following a request from one or more Member States, or the Executive Director of the Agency may shall then request the assistance of the Medicines Steering Group to address the major event.
Amendment 392 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Agency shall establish a database with information on expected and actual shortages of critical medicines. The database shall contain information on but not limited to: (a) Trade name and international non- proprietary name; (b) Indication; (c) Reason for the shortage; (d) Start and end dates; (e) Member States affected; (f) Information for healthcare professionals and patients, including information on alternative treatments.
Amendment 395 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. The database shall be accessible to the public.
Amendment 397 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. The Agency shall list on its web- portal the national registries on medicine shortages.
Amendment 445 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specify the procedures for establishing the critical medicines lists; , ensuring adequate consultation with consumers, patients and healthcare professionals and a high level of transparency;
Amendment 483 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) mitigation plans including production and supply capacity; these plans shall contain preventative measures that help ensure the continued supply of critical medicines, such as diversification of supply chains;
Amendment 517 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. 6 a. The Commission and Member States shall lay down rules on sanctions for non-compliance with the obligations established under this Article. These sanctions shall be dissuasive.
Amendment 533 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall facilitate patient and consumer reporting of medicine shortages through the provision of alternative reporting formats in addition to web- based formats. Aggregated data from these reports shall be shared by the sub- network of single points of contact from national competent authorities referred to in Article 3 (5) with the Steering Group to inform recommendations on medicine shortage management.
Amendment 558 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall, via its web-portal and other appropriate means, in conjunction with national competent authorities, inform the public and interest groups with regard to the work of the Medicines Steering Group., and ensure adequate consultation with the Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party and the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party
Amendment 566 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) reviewing clinical trial protocols and providing advice to developers on clinical trials to be conducted in the Union, in particular on large multicentre clinical trials, for medicinal products intended to treat, prevent, or diagnose the disease causing the public health emergency, in accordance with Article 15;
Amendment 574 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Emergency Task Force shall be composed of representatives of the scientific committees, working parties, including a representative of the Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party and a representative of the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party, and staff members of the Agency, the coordination group established in accordance with Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC, and the Clinical Trials Coordination and Advisory Group established in accordance with Article 85 of Regulation (EU) 536/2014.21 External experts may be appointed and representatives of other Union bodies and agencies be invited on an ad hoc basis, as necessary. It shall be chaired by the Agency. _________________ 21Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC, OJ L 158, 27.5.2014, p. 1
Amendment 606 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall, via its web-portal and other appropriate means and, in conjunction with national competent authorities, inform the public and relevant interest groups with regard to the work of the Emergency Task Force, and ensure adequate consultation with the Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party and the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party.
Amendment 628 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Amendment 632 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Medical Devices Steering Group shall be composed of a representative of the Agency, a representative of the Commission and one senior representative per Member State. Each Member State shall appoint their representative. Members may be accompanied by experts in specific scientific or technical fields. The Steering Group shall also include a representative the Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party and a representative of the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party.
Amendment 640 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Medical Devices Steering Group shall be chaired by the Agency. The Chair may invite third parties, including representatives of medical device interest groups and representatives of patients, consumers and healthcare professionals to attend its meetings.
Amendment 648 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The members of the Medicines Steering Group must have no financial or other interests that could affect their impartiality. The list of members shall be published on the Agency website.
Amendment 656 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Agency shall report about the shortage of public health emergency critical devices through the database referred to in Article 6(5).
Amendment 669 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specify the procedures for establishing the public health emergency critical devices list, ensuring adequate consultation with consumers, patients and healthcare professionals and a high level of transparency;
Amendment 682 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) mitigation plans including production and supply capacity; these plans shall contain preventative measures that help ensure the continued supply of critical medical devices;
Amendment 690 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The Commission and Member States shall lay down rules on sanctions for non-compliance with the obligations established under this Article. These sanctions shall be dissuasive.
Amendment 708 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall, via its web-portal and other appropriate means and, in conjunction with national competent authorities, inform the public and relevant interest groups with regard to the work of the Medical Devices Steering Group and ensure adequate consultation with the Patients’ and Consumers’ Working Party and the Healthcare Professionals’ Working Party.
Amendment 725 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) commercially confidential information and trade secrets of a natural or legal person, including intellectual property rights, unless there is an overriding public interest in disclosure.;
Amendment 732 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. All parties involved in the application of this Regulation shall ensure that the concept of commercially confidential information is interpreted narrowly, and information of public interest is, to the extent possible, proactively disclosed.
Amendment 90 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 representthere is a unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and to face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutionin the next decade to lead the global response to sustainability challenges. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for the sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildings. SOER 2020 concludes, in addition, that the 2050 vision of 'living well, within the limits of our planet' requires making sustainability the guiding principle for ambitious and coherent policies and actions across society in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth based on the European Green Deal and the concept of sustainable competitiveness.
Amendment 102 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25 : a new growth strategy for the twin green and digital transition that (EGD)25, as the Union’s new strategy for inclusive and sustainable growth, that will be a driver of new economic opportunities while aimsing to transform the Union into a healthier, fair and prosperous society, with a competitive, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economymodern, sustainable, resource-efficient and competitive economy, and high-quality jobs, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use, which will benefit European citizens and companies. Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. __________________ 25 COM(2019) 640 final. 26 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 109 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The One Health principle reflects the fact that the health of people, animals and the environment are interconnected and that diseases may be transmitted from people to animals and vice versa. A One Health approach should be taken to face pandemics and health crises in both the human and veterinary sectors and, therefore, diseases should be tackled in both people and animals, while also taking into special consideration the food chain and the environment, which can be another source of resistant microorganisms. The Commission has an important role in coordinating and supporting the One Health approach to human and animal health and the environment in the Union.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Environment action programmes have guided the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP willhas expired on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme to complement the EGD that will include a new monitoring mechanism to ensure that Europe remains on track to meet its environmental objectives. The Commission will also launch a dashboard to monitor progress against all of the EGD objectives.
Amendment 139 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action, endorse and build on the objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long- term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should also be fully aligned with, and contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Amendment 145 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The SDGs cover the three dimensions of sustainable development (environmental, social and economic) which are integrated and indivisible. Full implementation by the Union of the UN's 2030 agenda for sustainable development and active support for implementation in other regions of the world will be essential if the Union is to provide global leadership in achieving competitive sustainability.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerativn inclusive and sustainable economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model, while improving economic opportunities and the state of the environment for future generations. An inclusive and sustainable economy based on the European Green Deal as the Union’s inclusive and sustainable growth strategy, recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a sustainable way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, protects, uses in a sustainable way and restores biodiversity, prevents and minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capitalresources, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerativinclusive and sustainable economy strengthens resilience, improves economic opportunities and the state of the environment for future generations, and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 162 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Union should commit to a shift towards inclusive and sustainable growth based on the European Green Deal and the concept of sustainable competitiveness, ensuring resilience, improving economic opportunities and the state of the environment, and protecting present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 168 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaptation to climate change, protecting, use in a sustainable way, and restoring biodiversity, a circular economy, in combination with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved, as well as coordinating actions necessary to achieve these conditions.
Amendment 184 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. Implementation, enforcement and accountability are essential. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention tocomprehensively assessing and taking into account the potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, action by local and regional authorities, transparent engagement with non- governmental actors, the private sector and the broader public is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives. This includes making the impact assessments on which policies are based public.
Amendment 197 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Action to achieve the Union's environmental and climate objectives needs to be carried out in conjunction with, and must be fully compatible with, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 232 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) Monitoring progress towards the 8th EAP priority objectives should be done in synergy with what already exists, thus in order to limit the administrative burden. The monitoring framework should be based on a limited number of indicators in order to allow for adequate political guidance and should rely on existing data, such as data of the European Environment Agency.
Amendment 234 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to take account of evolving policy objectives and the progress made, the 8th EAP should be evaluated by the Commission in 2029. The Commission should present a report to the European Parliament and to the European Council containing the findings of that evaluation, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme. Such a legislative proposal should be presented in a timely manner, with a view to avoiding a gap between the 8th and the 9th EAP.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Pursuant to Article 191 TFEU, Union policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Union and is to be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should as apriority be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay.
Amendment 253 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate and competitive circular economy with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment and high-quality jobs, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use in a just and inclusive way, and at protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment and at halting and reversing biodiversity loss and tackling the degradation of ecosystems. It endorses and builds on the objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.
Amendment 279 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP shasll have the long- term priority objective for 2050 thatthat by 2050 citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economyn inclusive and sustainable economy based on the European Green Deal as the Union’s inclusive and sustainable growth strategy, where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capitalthe environment is protected, and restored and valued in ways that. It also allows for the enhancement of resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 301 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradual, predictable and swift reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural andor other sinks in the Union, in line with the Union's climate and environment objectives, to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; __________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
Amendment 312 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability of society, the economy and the environment, to climate change;
Amendment 316 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Advancing towards a regenerative growth modeln inclusive and sustainable economy based on the European Green Deal as the Union’s inclusive and Sustainable Growth Strategy that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and accelerating the transition to a Circular Economy in combination with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment;
Amendment 334 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capital, notably of air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems, in line with the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 353 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility, international trade and the food system.
Amendment 360 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The thematic priority objectives laid down in paragraph 2 shall cover the targets and actions set out in the EGD as well as all in the strategies, initiatives and frameworks under the EGD.
Amendment 375 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) improving incentives, guidance and recommendations, and effective, dissuasive and proportionate sanctions to ensure effective implementation and reduce risks of non-compliance with environmental law, as well as improving cooperation and the effective enforcement of relevant administrative, civil and criminal Union law to protect the environment, with a systematic follow-up of infringement proceedings, including by ensuring that sufficient financial and human resources are allocated at both Union and Member State level for this purpose;
Amendment 386 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
– reviewing, as set out in the Climate Law, the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in that Regulation, as well as the adequacy of Union measures and policies, including sectoral legislation, the Union's external action and the Union's budget, to ensure progress on adaptation;
Amendment 391 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 b (new)
– assessing, as set out in the Climate Law, the consistency of any draft measure, including but not limited to any legislative and budgetary proposal, with the Union climate objectives set out in the Climate Law.
Amendment 396 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
– paying careful attention tocomprehensively assessing and taking into account synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives for all initiatives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, housing and, mobility, energy, water and wellbeing are met in a sustainable way that leaves no- one behind;
Amendment 409 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing comprehensive impact assessments for new initiatives and legislation, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projecduly take into account environmental and climated impacts on environment and climateas part of a comprehensive assessment of all dimensions;
Amendment 414 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
– taking into account the cost of inaction when evaluating existing policies and developing new initiatives, paying due regard to the costs to the environment and to health;
Amendment 422 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) effectiwithout prejudice of the velry integrating environmental and climate sustainability own nature of the European Semester of Economic governance being a cycle of economic policy coordination, further aligning the European Semester of economic governanceprocess, including in the National Reform Programmes and National Recovery and Resilience plans, with the EU’s long-term climate and environmental objectives in line with the Commission’s engagements under the European Green Deal;
Amendment 447 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) strengthening environmentally positive incentives and phasing out the most environmentally harmful subsidies at Union and national level without delay, making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing standardised natural capital accounting practices;
Amendment 451 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investing in biodiversity protection and restoration in line with the minimum spending targets agreed through the MFF and with the funding objectives in the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which should be tracked through a robust, transparent and comprehensive methodology;
Amendment 454 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) scaling up the measures against illegal exploitation of natural resources, associated corruption and money laundering, waste crime and illegal exports and increasing cooperation with third countries in relation to these measures;
Amendment 460 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, engaging with civil society and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
Amendment 490 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, and ensuring transparency and public accessibility of this data, where relevant and necessary;
Amendment 517 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
– engaging with partnerthird countries on climate and environmental action, encouraging and supporting them to adopt and implement rules in these areas that are as ambitious as those of the Union, and ensuring that all products placed on the Union market fully comply with relevant Union requirements in line with the Union’s international commitments, especially regarding the fight against deforestation;
Amendment 521 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1 a (new)
– promoting sustainable corporate governance;
Amendment 538 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 a (new)
– strengthening the capacity of citizens to act, through awareness raising, lifelong environmental education and civic involvement;
Amendment 542 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to achieve the enabling conditions set out in paragraph 1, the Commission shall take the following actions: (a) carry out the reviews and assessments set out paragraph 1 and propose remedying measures where necessary; (b) develop, where necessary and for the purpose of carrying out comprehensive impact assessments, adequate tools to assess the environmental impacts of new policies, initiatives and legislation where existing tools are insufficient; (c) further streamline the various monitoring frameworks in place at Union level to measure social, economic and environmental progress; (d) conduct comprehensive impact assessments on all legislative proposals under the EAP; (e) provide an up-to-date overview on its website of the objectives under the EGD and the progress towards their achievement;
Amendment 544 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. In relation to point (e) of Article 3(1), the Commission shall conduct a comprehensive impact assessment, in cooperation with Member States, evaluating all economic, social and environmental impacts and the need and availability of alternatives, of possible pathways for a phase out of those subsidies;
Amendment 565 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Following a consultation process with all relevant stakeholders, the Commission shall, by 31 December 2021, present a streamlined framework (a single scoreboard) to monitor and track progress towards the achievement of the priority objectives in Article 2(1) and (2), based on the existing monitoring frameworks and processes.
Amendment 567 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shall include information on: – progress made towards achieving the priority objectives set out in Article 2(1) and (2), as soon as the monitoring framework allows for this; – distance to the targets set in place to achieve the priority objectives; – related funding, based on the tracking methodology for climate and biodiversity mainstreaming agreed under the MFF; – recommendations to address potential shortfalls and challenges.
Amendment 568 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The assessment referred to in paragraph 1 aims at facilitating strategic political communication. It shall be based on a limited number of headline indicators, identified by the end of 2021 as a result of a broad stakeholder consultation, and shall reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators, building on data available in the Member States and at the Union level, in particular those operated by the European Environment Agency and the European Statistical System, with a view to minimising administrative burden. This assessment shall be coherent and without prejudice to existing monitoring, reporting and governance frameworks and exercises covering environment, social, economic and climate policy.
Amendment 598 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. By 31 March 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term review of the progress achieved towards the thematic priority objectives defined in Article 2(2), taking into account the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3 and including the targets under the EGD, based on the assessments carried under Art 4(1), as well as on the outcome of a public consultation, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 42 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It 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 must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind, paying also a particular attention to rural areas. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal to keep the global temperature increase to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5 °C above pre- industrial levels23 , and stresses the importance of adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change24 and making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development25 . Furthermore, climate change and global temperature increase indicate an increasing vulnerability to desertification in the European Union over the past years. _________________ 23 Article 2.1.a of the Paris Agreement. 24 Article 2.1.b of the Paris Agreement. 25 Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 150 #
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. 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 Union measures have led to loss of competitiveness and jobs in certain sectors of the economy or 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 172 #
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 just, fair and inclusive way 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 185 #
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 on 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 284 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competiveness of the Union’s economy, growth and jobs;
Amendment 285 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) ongoing and projected economic downturns due to symmetric or asymmetric shocks resulting in loss of jobs and regional decline;
Amendment 290 #
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 should, 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 , 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. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, 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. _________________ 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 299 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) fostering the bioeconomy, which is a central part of the circular economy;
Amendment 314 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) investment needs and opportunities, including the level of financial support from the Union;
Amendment 328 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and a comprehensive socio-economic and sectoral impact assessment.
Amendment 345 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments, and would not endanger food security.
Amendment 381 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the adequacy of Union measures and funding to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 455 #
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 at Union and national level respectively, 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 and a just transition among Member States.
Amendment 472 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shall review 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 on the basis of a thorough impact assessment assessing the feasibility, the economic impact and the energy security and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. It will also have to include a cost-benefit assessment at Member State level. 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 appropriate.
Amendment 503 #
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 the Union legislation implementing the 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, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 554 #
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 outBy 30 September 2025, the Commission shall set, on the basis of the criteria set out in paragraph 3, a trajectory at Union level tofor achieveing the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050and make an appropriate legislative proposal to that effect. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory.
Amendment 639 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability, reduction of energy poverty, and security of supply;
Amendment 650 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) technological neutrality and the right of Member States to determine their energy mix;
Amendment 673 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) different national circumstances of the Member States;
Amendment 1021 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 90 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. JTF measures should counteract the depopulation of regions in the process of energy transition. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
Amendment 95 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Inclusive policies and strategies are necessary to avoid exacerbating inequalities in a just transition process. The promotion of social cohesion should be a guiding principle for support under the JTF, promoting gender equality, ensuring vibrant rural areas, improved conditions for migrants, seasonal workers, young and older workers and low-skilled workers and ensuring no one is left behind.
Amendment 193 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) EU state aid rules must be flexible if eligible regions in transition are to attract private investment. When drafting the new guidelines, the Commission should therefore also take into account the problems of structural change in the regions concerned, in order to ensure that these regions are given sufficient flexibility to carry out their projects in a socially and economically viable manner.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Support for productive investment in enterprises other than SMEs through the Just Transition Fund should not be limited to the areas eligible for State aid under the applicable State aid rules pursuant to Article 107(3)(a)and (c) TFEU. On the contrary, State aid rules should allow all regions receiving assistance through the JTF to effectively address the threat of job losses at an early stage. This should also be ensured by adapting the general block exemption Regulation accordingly;
Amendment 196 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) The areas most affected by the transition to a climate-neutral economy should be given the opportunity to actively address the associated structural change as early as possible. This requires adjustments to state aid law, e.g. through a new guideline of the European Commission on the basis of Article 107 (3) (b) or (c)TFEU, so that it is ensured that aid is permissible under the applicable rules regardless of the status of the assisted regions;
Amendment 197 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) proper protection of key workers in crisis-affected economic sectors;
Amendment 242 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. Support shall also be provided to at least all coal mining territories in the EU, where coal is still harvested and to territories where important structural changes take place after phasing out mining activities.
Amendment 344 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the transfer and greater ease of access tof advanced technologies;
Amendment 371 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investments in the creation and development of green infrastructure;
Amendment 387 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, including preventive measures to contain and alleviate the impact of natural disasters, protect populated areas and ensure that economic and social objectives can still be met;
Amendment 448 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEUthe respective territories, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.
Amendment 528 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The JTF priority or priorities shallmay comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount. The transfer of money from the ERDF and ESF+ to the JTF has to be excluded.
Amendment 16 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European Union Rapid Alert System for dangerous non- food products (RAPEX), stresses the extent of the dangers to health posed by counterfeit goods, i.e. that 97% of recorded dangerous counterfeit goods were assessed as posing a serious risk, 24% of the dangerous products recorded as counterfeit posed more than one danger to users, and that the most common danger reported (32%) was related to exposure to hazardous chemicals and toxins that could cause acute or long term health issues from immediate or long term exposure;
Amendment 148 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages Member States to increase the resources and expertise of their market surveillance authorities, to enhance cooperation among them, including at cross-border level, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of checks, and properly staff custom authorities so as to be able to identify unsafe products, in particular from third countries, and prevent their circulation in the internal market; calls on the Commission and Market Surveillance authorities (MSAs) to specifically identify unsafe products that are counterfeit products in the RAPEX system, in order to help get a better and clearer picture of counterfeiting phenomenon and consequently better protect the health and safety of EU consumers.
Amendment 172 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to swiftly adopt implementing acts in accordance with Regulation 2019/1020, and in particular Article 25 thereof, laying down benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised and non-harmonised products, and to include minimum requirements on checks for products entering the Union market so as to ensure consistent, effective and uniform enforcement of Union law, including checks as to whether or not the products are counterfeits;
Amendment 186 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Asks the Commission to cooperate with the regulatory authorities of third countries, to exchange market surveillance- related information on dangerous products with them, including whether or not products are counterfeits, and to include market surveillance in all bilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 198 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Commission to improve, at European and international level, cooperation between consumer protection, market surveillance and customs authorities so as to enable the swift transfer of information on unsafe products, including counterfeits;
Amendment 267 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Asks the Commission to evaluate how distributed ledger technology and blockchain could enhance the safety of products by improving product traceability throughout the supply chain, including through their standardisation; underlines the application of blockchain notably in strengthening the certainty of both the provenance and the intellectual property rights of goods, thereby reducing the risk of illicit goods, including fake and counterfeit goods, entering the supply chain;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2056(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Visitors groups Calls for a review of the system for calculating the financial contribution for the groups of visitors; the current system disregards the fluctuating accommodation and transport costs and fails to keep pace with the inflation;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the findings of the Court of Auditors concerning the financial year 2018; takes note of its remarks regarding the regularity of transactions under ‘Natural Resources’; notes that the overall level of error for that heading is 2.4 %; highlights that transactions under the EAGF were free from material errors and that most of the other errors were generated by complex eligibility rules; emphasises that the Land Parcel Identification System has helped to reduce the level of error; notes, furthermore, that the risk implied by errors is adequately covered under the corrective capacity of the Commission;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to increase the efficiency of the certification bodies as they are key elements for ensuring the regularity of common agricultural policy spending;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to monitor closely trade agreements with third countries, in respect of quality, health and animal welfare requirementparticular quality, sanitary, traceability and animal welfare requirements, and to avoid trade agreements that may create imbalances in European farming sectors;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. IExpresses its concerned by at the alleged cases of high-level conflicts of interest and land- grabbing by oligarchs with possible facilitation by governments and public authorities; invites the Member States to apply good legislative practices aimed at restricting land grabs; calls on the Commission to increase efforts to prevent and detect fraud; urges the Commission to be extra vigilant on rule of law matters;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that support from the CAP to young farmers from the CAP is essentialand new farmers is essential; insists that better access to financing for investing in the latest digitisation and digitisation technologies be ensured; encourages the Commission to move towards a greener CAP, in line with the Paris Agreement, which is applicable to all parts of the food supply chain, and to avoid imposing any additional burdens.
Amendment 11 #
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, as the farmers will be directly affected; regrets the absence of appropriations for the poultry meat sector as it suffers from unfair trade distortion with Ukraine;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 50 million to ‘Other measures for beef and veal’ in order to support the sector and other sectors in case of market difficulties linked to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union; is concerned that that sector will face additional stress from the Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the Union can make a vital contribution to the promotion of healthy eating habits, especially among children, and therefore considers it essential to make full use of the ceilings provided for in relation to the Union school schemes and to develop alternative schemes for sustainable consumption in the current regulation; therefore calls on the Member States to strengthen their national programmes to ensure full utilisation of the maximum available allocations (EUR 250 million);
Amendment 39 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increased support for research and innovation dedicated to the supply of safe and high quality food; stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri-food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors., in particular to foster the smart village initiatives;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Regrets the lack of allocations for preventing and combating African swine fever, underlining that the Union budget for 2019 allocated EUR 28 million for this purpose; stresses that at least a similar allocation should be included in Union budget for 2020;