10 Amendments of Daniela RONDINELLI related to 2023/0234(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Agricultural production placed on the market for sale depends on a series of natural, legal and operational factors beyond farmers' control. To be placed on the market and sold to consumers, most agri-food products must conform to strict Union or international marketing standards. In particular, fruit and vegetable products which are intended to be sold fresh to the consumer may only be marketed if they are sound, fair and of marketable quality and if their country of origin is indicated. Products sold locally and directly by producers to consumers are exempt from marketing standards. Some products affected by natural disasters or other exceptional circumstances are also exempt, if their consumption is safe. Therefore, agricultural products which cannot be marketed for food consumption because they do not conform to the current rules and products which cannot be used for uses other than as food, such as for energy production from biomass, should not be considered waste.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The results obtained by all actors in the agri-food chain to reduce food loss and waste, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Based on the harmonised methodology set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/159776, the first year for which data on food waste levels were collected was 2020. Therefore, the year 2020 should be used as a baseline for setting food waste reduction targets. For Member States, which can demonstrate that they performed food waste measurements before 2020, using methods consistent with Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, the use of an earlier baseline should be allowedHowever, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities were stopped or suspended and consequently establishments closed for several months. What is more, this is the Member States' first experience in this area, and therefore data on food waste levels collected in 2020 cannot be considered as representative and/or relevant. It would, therefore, be appropriate to apply data derived from the three-year average 2021-2022-2023 as a basis of reference. _________________ 76 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The harmonised methodology established in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 provides for the use of different reporting methods. To ensure that future data are scientifically sound, high quality and comparable, it is necessary to establish and apply clear and consistent measurement methods among the Member States and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The pursuit of food waste reduction targets must not undermine agricultural production or the food security of the European Union. Recourse to increasing imports from third countries to compensate for decreases in domestic production should be considered unfair competition with EU producers when the reciprocity rules are not applied to products imported from third countries.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3
Paragraph 4 a
4ba. 'food waste' means all food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council that has become waste except for waste from agricultural production and from a production, processing or value-adding process for agricultural products, by farms or other agro-industrial companies, considered by- products within the conditions laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC; the agricultural materials referred to in Article 2(1)(f) and the animal by-products referred to in Article 2(2)(b) are also excluded
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 1 a
(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention, ensuring that professional associations and operators in the agri- food sector participate;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 1 b
(b) identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the functioning of the food supply chain and support cooperation amongst all actors in the implementation of Directive EU 2019/633, while ensuring a fair distribution of costs and benefits of prevention measures;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 4 a
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 a
Paragraph 4 b
(bb) With a view to achieving the reduction targets, Member States shall consider in their calculations the collection, processing and use of food waste as by-products for energy or other purposes, such as the production of materials and products. What is more, they shall promote programme agreements with public and private entities, including industry associations, to ensure that food waste is managed efficiently