Activities of Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP related to 2023/0105(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption, and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption
Amendments (16)
Amendment 20 #
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, as well as the details of this origin in case of blending, indicating their respective percentage in descending order. 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 country.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Whereas the term filtered honey used in Directive 2001/110 is likely to mislead consumers, creating confusion between this industrial filtration on the one hand, that removes part of its natural components and is thus fundamentally incompatible with the definition of honey, and the one carried out by beekeepers after extracting their honey to remove particles of wax and other foreign elements from the honey on the other; whereas filtered honey should thus be categorised as baker's honey instead of a type of honey.
Amendment 69 #
(1a) in paragraph 2, the first part is replaced by the following: the product names referred to in Annex I, points 2 and 3, shall apply only to the products defined therein. Compulsory and explicit mention shall be made of these in the labelling of packaged honey, as well as used in trade to designate them. These names may be replaced by the simple product name ‘honey’, except in the case of comb honey, chunk honey or cut comb in honey and baker's honey.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Council 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 and on the front of the package. 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; , showing their percentage in the blend in descending order. In the case of packs containing 25 g or less, the obligation refereed herein would apply to the outer packaging of those packs.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
(2a) in Annex I, paragraph 2, point b, the point viii is deleted;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex I – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 3
(2b) In Annex I, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ' Baker's honey Honey which may: – have a foreign taste or odour, or – have begun to ferment or have fermented, or – have been overheated over 50ºC, or – be filtered honey, meaning honey obtained by removing foreign inorganic or organic matter in such a way as to result in the significant removal of its natural components such as pollen.
Amendment 212 #
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,
Amendment 216 #
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
– 35400 g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,
Amendment 218 #
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
– 25300 g for ginger,
Amendment 225 #
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
– 2360 g for cashew apples,
Amendment 228 #
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 5
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 5
– 890 g for passion fruit.
Amendment 230 #
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 1
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 1
– 55600 g as a general rule,
Amendment 238 #
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,
Amendment 242 #
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
– 35400 g for ginger,
Amendment 245 #
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
– 3290 g for cashew apples,
Amendment 249 #
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
– 1010 g for passion fruit.;