BETA

Activities of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA

Plenary speeches (106)

Large predators (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2153(INI)
The future of food and farming (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2037(INI)
Current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU (short presentation) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2117(INI)
US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2566(RSP)
Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks and protection of geographical indications thereof (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0392(COD)
Objection to an implementing act: use of phosphoric acid – phosphates – di – tri – and polyphosphates (E 338-452) in frozen vertical meat spits (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2920(RPS)
Amendments to various Regulations in the field of agriculture and rural development (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0282B(COD)
Russian ban - EU fruit and vegetable sector (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2950(RSP)
Territorial typologies (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0393(COD)
CE marked fertilising products (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0084(COD)
Fipronil scandal: how to improve the EU rapid alert system for food and feed (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the SADC EPA States (A8-0242/2016 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0005(NLE)
Non-tariff barriers for food exporters in the internal EU market (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility - A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2038(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance ES
2016/11/22
Measures to address the crisis in the dairy sector (debate) ES
2016/11/22
EU-MERCOSUR: The way forward in the Association Agreement's trade negotiations (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2596(RSP)
Measures to alleviate the crisis in the European agriculture sector (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2611(RSP)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: renewal of the approval of the active substance glyphosate (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0014(COD)
Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0014(COD)
Animal health (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0136(COD)
Animal health (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0136(COD)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance ES
2016/11/22
Patents and plant breeders rights (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2981(RSP)
Use of genetically modified food and feed (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0093(COD)
Ongoing crisis in the agriculture sector (debate) ES
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance ES
2016/11/22
Adjustment rate for direct payments in respect of 2015 (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0070(COD)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments - 2014/0014(COD) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa affecting olive trees (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Alcohol strategy (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Impact of Russian restrictions on international road transport carriers (debate) ES
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches (Rule 163) ES
2016/11/22
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0418(NLE)
Impact on European agriculture of the trade ban on agricultural products and foodstuffs from the EU, imposed by the Russian Federation (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Commission's annual policy strategy for 2005
2016/11/22
Protection of animals
2016/11/22
Presentation by the Council of draft general budget - 2004
2016/11/22
Reform of the common agricultural policy
2016/11/22
Aid for sexual health in developing countries
2016/11/22
Solidarity Fund
2016/11/22
Amendment of the single CMO Regulation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0156(CNS)
Support schemes for farmers under the CAP - Modifications to the common agricultural policy - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Community strategic guidelines for rural development (2007 to 2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0106(CNS)
Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2074(INI)
How marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2038(INI)
Import of poultry carcases (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2600(RSP)
Community Tobacco Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0020(CNS)
The situation of women in rural areas of the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2117(INI)
Commission measures in 2008-2013 to make use of CAP remote-sensing applications (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0132(CNS)
Common organisation of the market in wine (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0138(CNS)
The rise in foodstuff prices, consumer protection (debate)
2016/11/22
Set aside for year 2008 (debate)
2016/11/22
Juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2011(INI)
Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0012(CNS)
Situation of disabled women in the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2277(INI)
Common organisation of the market in wine (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2109(INI)
Support for rural development by the EAFRD – Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the CAP (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0083(CNS)
Women's immigration (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2163(INI)
The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2046(INI)
Exceptional market support measures (avian sector) (debate)
2016/11/22
Agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed – Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0270(CNS)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0017(COD)
Protection of chickens kept for meat production (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0099(CNS)
Combating violence against women
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2220(INI)
Common organisation of the market in sugar – Support schemes for farmers (sugar) – Restructuring the sugar industry (continuation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0118(CNS)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Banana import arrangements
2016/11/22
EU-US Wine Agreement
2016/11/22
Common market organisation in fruit and vegetables
2016/11/22
Protection of groundwater against pollution
2016/11/22
Common organisation of the markets in sugar
2016/11/22
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
2016/11/22
Financing nature protection policy
2016/11/22
Transport of animals
2016/11/22
2005 draft general budget, modified by the Council (all sections)
2016/11/22
2005 budget procedure
2016/11/22
Consequences of the rise in oil prices for the European economy, agriculture and fisheries
2016/11/22
Recent environmental disasters (fires in southern Europe)
2016/11/22
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0103(COD)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2528(RSP)
Use of traditional designations for wines from the USA (debate)
2016/11/22
State of play of EU-Mercosur trade relations (debate)
2016/11/22
Protection of animals during transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2031(INI)
Agricultural product quality schemes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0353(COD)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0248(NLE)
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2114(INI)
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
"Food for Free" programme (debate)
2016/11/22
The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0280(COD)
EHEC outbreak in the EU Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
EU tomato imports from Morocco (Petition 1565/2009) (debate)
2016/11/22
Welfare of laying hens (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2979(RSP)
Crisis in the EU livestock sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2916(RSP)
Crisis in the EU livestock sector
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2916(RSP)
Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2237(INI)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2236(INI)
Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow? (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2105(INI)
FAO World Summit on Food Security - Eradicating hunger from the face of the earth (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2776(RSP)
Meat imports from third countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Crisis in the dairy farming sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2663(RSP)

Reports (6)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council PDF (1 MB) DOC (903 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2018/0216(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(903 KB)
REPORT on the current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU PDF (361 KB) DOC (80 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2017/2117(INI)
Documents: PDF(361 KB) DOC(80 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency PDF (263 KB) DOC (391 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2013/0451(NLE)
Documents: PDF(263 KB) DOC(391 KB)
REPORT on the situation of women with disabilities in the European Union PDF (141 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: FEMM
Dossiers: 2006/2277(INI)
Documents: PDF(141 KB) DOC(74 KB)
REPORT on simplification of the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables PDF (199 KB) DOC (89 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2004/2193(INI)
Documents: PDF(199 KB) DOC(89 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries PDF (288 KB) DOC (423 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2013/0398(COD)
Documents: PDF(288 KB) DOC(423 KB)

Shadow reports (4)

REPORT on women and their roles in rural areas PDF (389 KB) DOC (70 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Dossiers: 2016/2204(INI)
Documents: PDF(389 KB) DOC(70 KB)
REPORT on the follow-up to the European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water PDF (221 KB) DOC (179 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2014/2239(INI)
Documents: PDF(221 KB) DOC(179 KB)
REPORT on prospects for the EU dairy sector – review of the implementation of the Dairy Package PDF (226 KB) DOC (149 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2014/2146(INI)
Documents: PDF(226 KB) DOC(149 KB)
REPORT Report on the Commission communication: A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters PDF (278 KB) DOC (192 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2009/2151(INI)
Documents: PDF(278 KB) DOC(192 KB)

Opinions (4)

OPINION on a new, innovative and forward-looking trade and investment strategy
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(216 KB)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council : Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(105 KB) DOC(81 KB)
OPINION on the 2005 budget
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(101 KB) DOC(78 KB)
OPINION on fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Documents: PDF(113 KB) DOC(85 KB)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the introduction of emergency autonomous trade measures for the Republic of Tunisia
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2015/0218(COD)
Documents: PDF(189 KB) DOC(462 KB)

Institutional motions (5)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on US measures on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) PDF (274 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2566(RSP)
Documents: PDF(274 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the US attack on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives) PDF (171 KB) DOC (69 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/2566(RSP)
Documents: PDF(171 KB) DOC(69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on summer-time arrangements PDF (256 KB) DOC (50 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2968(RSP)
Documents: PDF(256 KB) DOC(50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa affecting olive trees PDF (141 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2652(RSP)
Documents: PDF(141 KB) DOC(59 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa affecting olive trees PDF (229 KB) DOC (55 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2652(RSP)
Documents: PDF(229 KB) DOC(55 KB)

Oral questions (1)

EU agricultural innovation systems PDF DOC
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF DOC

Written questions (81)

State aid - Bodegas Insulares de Tenerife S.A. PDF (44 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Prochloraz PDF (47 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(47 KB) DOC(18 KB)
New market price observatories PDF (42 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(42 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Sharp fall in the price of citrus fruits in Spain PDF (43 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(43 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Public Health (Alcohol) Act PDF (40 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(40 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Active substances in imported citrus fruit PDF (44 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(44 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Orange production in Spain following the EU-South Africa Free Trade Agreement PDF (45 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(45 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Effects of the tariffs unfairly imposed on Spanish table olives in the USA PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Geographical indications and protected designations of origin under the EU-Mercosur agreement PDF (100 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Delegated act on high-risk plants PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Root rot in the 'dehesa' pastures PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(103 KB) DOC(18 KB)
US duties on table olives PDF (104 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(18 KB)
Protection of wolves in the Habitats Directive PDF (100 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(19 KB)
Impact assessments under the EU-Mercosur agreement PDF (102 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
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Sugar market in Mediterranean Member States PDF (188 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Cumulative effects of trade agreements on the rice sector PDF DOC
2016/11/22
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Multi-fund PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Electronic labelling of wine PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Use of symbols in product labelling PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Interception of harmful organisms - citrus black spot disease PDF (6 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Citrus fruit in the EU-Mercosur agreement PDF (6 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Rice from Cambodia PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Protection of the 'Queso Manchego' designation of origin in the EU-Mexico agreement PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Tariff imposed by the USA on Spanish black table olives PDF (5 KB) DOC (19 KB)
2016/11/22
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Protection for the Rioja qualified designation of origin PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Protection for the Ribera del Duero designation of origin PDF (101 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
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US trade measures against Spanish olives PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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French farmers dump Spanish fruit in front of the Spanish Consulate-General in Perpignan PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2016/11/22
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Exceptional measures for producers affected by the Russian ban beyond 2018 PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 PDF (101 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Extension of measures necessitated by the Russian import ban PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Promotion of EU agri-food products outside the EU through high level trade missions PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Approval of specifications for granting geographical indications to wines PDF (101 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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EIDHR programme for Mexico PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Food waste PDF (100 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Approval of active substance 6-N-Benzylaminopurine PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Situation in the EU sheep meat sector PDF (103 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
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Single market in transport services and cash management PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Cases of Xylella fastidiosa in Spain PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Checks on lemon imports from Turkey PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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New plant-safety rules imposed by Canada PDF (6 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Labelling of French products PDF (103 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Influence of traffic-light food labelling on consumers' choices PDF (197 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
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Embargo against transporting stone fruits through Russia PDF (100 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Effects of Brexit on agriculture PDF (101 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Proposed changes to the annexes to Directive 2000/29/EC on plant health PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Gluten content in food: Implementing Regulation No 828/2014 PDF (103 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
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Organic sourdough bread PDF (104 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Free trade agreement negotiations with Mercosur PDF (101 KB) DOC (14 KB)
2016/11/22
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Measures for the fruit and vegetable sector PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
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Containing the bluetongue outbreak PDF (99 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Dumping of Spanish wine in France PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Crisis in the dairy sector PDF (101 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Combating pests with products for minor uses PDF (6 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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'Lisbonisation' of the rules on fruit and vegetable producer organisations PDF (100 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Confirmed cases of citrus black spot PDF (100 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Garlic import certificates PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Food defence and TTIP PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Food chain safety PDF (99 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Study on food products imported into Europe PDF (101 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Report on food products imported into Europe PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Tomato imports PDF (104 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Quotas for olive oil from Tunisia PDF (100 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Food defence PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Crisis in the milk sector PDF (6 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Use of agricultural insurance by farmers in the EU PDF (99 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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European protocol for detecting coeliac disease PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Information measures relating to the common agricultural policy PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Harmful organisms PDF (101 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Russian veto PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Unfair competition in the shallot industry PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Compassionate use of medicinal products PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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USA - China talks PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
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Improving the incomes of EU farmers PDF (5 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Measures to deal with the forthcoming end to quotas in the dairy sector PDF (101 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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The growing gap between farmgate and consumer prices of food PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
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Endocrine disruptors PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
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Written declarations (6)

Written declaration on supporting and stimulating the access of women from rural areas to the labour market

Written declaration on excessive pressure to be extremely thin

2016/11/22
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Written declaration on setting up an Erasmus programme for young farmers

Amendments (2702)

Amendment 3 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Insists that any revenue to the Union budget deriving from any assigned revenues or repayments of irregularities from agriculture in previous years should remain under Heading 2;
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the increased funding proposed by the European Commission for promotion measures, which are crucial to expand the share of European exports on markets across the worldconfirms the effectiveness of the improvements made by the last reform; considers that promotion measures are crucial to expand the share of European exports on markets across the world and to deal with the restrictions imposed by certain third countries on EU products, such as the Russian embargo or the recent US decision to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on the imports of Spanish ripe olives;
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Takes note of the recent transfers from Pilar I to Pilar II decided by France, Lithuania and Netherlands, which have led to a decrease in the appropriations for direct payments in the DB 2019; deplores the insufficient execution of payments to young farmers in recent years and encourages Member States to promote the use of those appropriations the following year in order to boost generation renewal;
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Asks for the maintenance of the appropriations for POSEI programmes at the maximum levels foreseen in the EU regulation, underlining the relevance of those programmes for the resilience of the agricultural producers and highlights the fragile economic situation of the outermost regions, which are still strongly hit by the crisis and the structural disadvantages referred to in article 349 of the TFEU (remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and economic dependence on a few products).
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. 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;
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Expresses its satisfaction at the 25% increase in appropriations intended to combat animal diseases and plant pests, as the Unionis facing significant risks and increased outbreaks.
2018/07/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 40 and 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishing a Common Market Organisation in agricultural products and the extent to which rules on competition apply to production of and trade in agricultural products,
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the report XXX of the European Parliament on the current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU,
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
– having regard to the recommendations of the EU Sheep Meat Forum, held in 2015 and 2016, under the aegis of the European Commission,
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 d (new)
– having regard to the Commission report of 15 December 2016 on the implementation of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the Union,
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming acknowledges that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is the most integrated policy in the EU and is enabling the EU farming sector to respond to citizens’ demands regarding not only food security, safety, quality and sustainability, but also environmental care, climate change action, rural development and high animal welfare standards;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas over the years the CAP has undergone regular re-programming in line with new challenges, but another step in this continuous process of modernisation and simplification, building on previous reforms, is now necessary to tackle the challenges of food security, environmental protection and climate change and to increase EU added value;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas EU agriculture is at a turning point from an economic, technological and environmental perspective and that a strong and renewed ambition at EU level needs to provide the EU agricultural sector visibility and certainty with regards to the challenges arising from the impacts of Brexit and of the multilateral and bilateral trade agenda;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas such a new delivery model should ensure a direct relationship between the EU and European farmers;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas direct payments provide the first substantial layer of stability and a safety net to farm incomes as they represent from a tangible portion of annual farming incomes to as much as 100% of farm revenues in certain regions and should continue to allow farmers to compete on a level playing field with third countries;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas new rural value chains in the bio economy can offer good growth and job potential for rural areas;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas direct payments must be more targeted to farmers, as those who contribute to the stability and the future of our rural regions and who face economic market risks;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas specific tools for Mediterranean sectors should remain in the first pillar;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it is essential to provide flexible and responsive tools to help sensitive and strategic sectors cope with structural changes, such as the potential impacts of Brexit or of approved bilateral trade agreements with the EU’s main partners;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas sectorial strategies for fruits and vegetables, wine and apiculture should remain compulsory for the producing countries and the specificities of these tools and rules should be kept;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living for farmers across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating a common level playing field based on fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services as well as renewed and efficient trade defence mechanisms, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental standards, which should be promoted;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the application of the CAP framework in the Outermost Regions should fully explore the scope of Article 349 of the TFUE that should be used in its entirety;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the CAP has progressively integrated environmental objectives by ensuring that its rules are compatible with and farmers comply to the environmental requirements laid down in Union legislation and promote sustainable farming practices that preserve the environment and biodiversity;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 246 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas direct investment support should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance and consider the needs of the farms themselves;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the CAP must develop a real ambition to reconcile environmental and climate objectives and the economic sustainability of the farming sector as only economically healthy farms will be capable to deliver on EU environmental and climate objectives;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the European Court of Auditors has identified significant shortcomings in the implementation of Pillar II, especially the long approval process as well as the complex and bureaucratic nature of the Rural Development Programmes;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 288 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the objectives of the Cork 2.0 Declaration for a Better Life in Rural Areas stipulate vibrant rural areas, multi- functionality, biodiversity in and outside agriculture and forestry, rare animal breeds and conservation crops, as well as organic agriculture, less-favoured areas and commitments in the context of Natura 2000, the role of young people and women in rural development;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas less-favoured areas, such as mountainous and outermost regions, should continue to be compensated by the CAP for the extra costs associated with their specific constraints in order to maintain farming activity in such areas;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the CAP should give due recognition to the strong environmental benefits provided by certain sectors, like sheep and goat or protein crops;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 307 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas in the framework of the global EU strategy on forest, special attention should be paid to the Mediterranean forests, which suffer more from climate change and fires, putting at risk potential for agricultural production and biodiversity;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 316 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to ensure fair competition within the single market, within the sector and with other players in the food supply chain, both up and downstream, and to further strengthen incentives to prevent risks and crises with active management tools to be deployed at sectorial level and by public authorities;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the POSEI is an effective tool intended for the development and strengthening of sector structuring, which addresses the specific agricultural issues in the outermost regions; whereas the Commission, in its report to Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the POSEI, concluded that ‘taking into account the assessment of the [POSEI] scheme, a modification of basic Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 is not deemed necessary’;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 388 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that any renationalisation attempts of the CAP, via co-financing of the first pillar or disproportionate use of the subsidiary principle, must be avoided as it would lead to much worst imbalances for competition in the single market;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 406 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level, understood as a coherent room for manoeuvre and reasonable level of flexibility, should only be granted within a common set of rules, basic standards, tools and financial allocations agreed at EU level by the co-legislator as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 413 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a strong common set of rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 423 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that in a view of streamlining national choices taken within the framework of the EU-defined tool box available under Pillar I and II, Member States should design their own coherent and performance-based national strategy aiming at delivering on EU objectives in due respect of the rules and principles of the EU single market;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 431 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that farmers should be allowed to select, among those European tools, the most effective ways and means of achieving the goals set at EU level;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 439 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European Commission in the process of assessing, approving and/or monitoring the implementation of the CAP by Member States, shall commit itself to strictly respect the political agreement and the objectives set by the co-legislators without adding extra layers of rules and policy objectives;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 478 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensurbe in charge of the that financial and performance control and audit functions are performed towith the aim of warranting the same standard and under the same criteria across all Member States, irrespective of enhanced flexibility for Member States in programme design and management, and with a view, in particular, to ensuring a timely disbursement of funds across Member States to all eligible famers;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 502 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that, owing to their specific problems, the outermost regions should be shielded from the budgetary consequences of Brexit;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 503 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that POSEI programs for outermost regions and the specific regime for Aegian Islands should be kept separated from the general EU direct payments scheme, since those regions face specific challenges due to their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate or economic dependence on few products;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 511 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that any reduction in funding for these regions would have a very damaging impact on many agricultural products whose viability depends on support from the POSEI programmes;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 521 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is ; underlines that Pillar I must remain dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary and, at the same time, to compensate forincentivise the provision of enhanced public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, whilevia a new European scheme focused on the economic and environmental performance of farmers’ practices and production model, while, as a complement, Pillar II should allowing Member States to takeadopt specific approaches to reflect local conditions, including the compensation of the extra- costs related to natural constraints, and be better targeted to support the development of agriculture activities;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 545 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to keep the current POSEI as a separate agricultural policy instrument for the outermost regions;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 574 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is of the opinion that administrative burden in the Rural Development programs should be eliminated, and the current long approval procedure should be reviewed to avoid delaying the application of those programs in each multiannual financial framework.
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 578 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the CAP budget should be adapted to future needs and challenges, like those derived from the impacts of Brexit and of free-trade agreements adopted by the EU with its main trading partners;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 585 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the development of new EU policies and objectives must not be done to the detriment of a successful CAP;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 591 #
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 594 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Considers that those delays strongly reduce the effectiveness of the programs and create huge uncertainty to European farmers;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 595 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Considers that New rural Development lines, which are not matched with extra funds, should be avoided;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 628 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higherppropriate measures and support rate for small farms; considers, moreov, in particular, in the second pillar of the CAP; consider,s that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member Statestake into account the level of employment;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 676 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls foronsiders that the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, tocould be replaced by an EU-wideon a voluntary basis by national uniform methods of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 702 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that Member States should keep the prerogative to adapt the CAP payments to their specific needs;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 728 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;.
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 741 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II between Member States;
2018/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 758 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that an increased convergence of the amount of direct payments between Member States can only be achieved if the budget is adequately increased;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 774 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;.
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 796 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that VCS payments should, under precise and limited conditions, support sectors, especially livestock production, in regions where other policy tools are not available or are less efficient;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 805 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Special support for mountain areas, islands, outermost regions, and other less favoured areas should be maintained while special treatment should be granted to farmers who have extra costs due to specific constraints linked to high value natural areas;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 812 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Considers that generational renewal is one of the key challenges of the farming sector in the EU and should be one of the main crosscutting objectives of the next reform;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 820 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operation promoting succession planning, facilitating and encouraging collaborative arrangements —such as partnerships, shared farming, contract rearing and leasing between old and young farmers;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 849 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that in order to effectively reach the objective of generational renewal, the European Commission should reintroduce an exit scheme, allowing old farmers to retire and young farmers to enter the sector;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 856 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that better support should be given to young farmers since the current second-pillar start up support is not always efficient and does not encompass investment support;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 866 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that financial instruments of the second pillar should also be further mobilised to support the entry of young farmers in the sector;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 869 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Supports initiatives aimed at promoting succession planning, facilitating and encouraging collaborative arrangements, such as partnerships, shared farming, contract rearing and leasing between old and young farmers;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 873 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Believes that an effective exit scheme, allowing old farmers to retire and young farmers to entry into the sector should be introduced to reach effectively the objective of generational renewal;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 884 #

2018/2037(INI)

16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areaforestry and in fostering the investments and innovation, additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, enhancing the provision of environmental and climate actions;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 892 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development and rural development programmes, including the LEADER initiative, in supporting multi-functional agriculture and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, the bio economy and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 908 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that rural development provides opportunities to generate income from agri-tourism, and to secure community-supported agriculture and forestry, the provision of social services in rural areas;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 919 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that harnessing the potential of the bio economy together with the development of new business models can benefit farmers and foresters whilst creating new jobs;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 928 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensivsimplified cross- compliance lregal framework which allows the integration ofime encompassing the various types of environmental actions at present, such as the current cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well a; stresses that this regime should be designed at EU level and clearly lay out what the measures and results are expected from farmers; considers that Pillar II’s agri- environment measures (AEMs) for rural developmshould be simplified, more targeted and efficient, so that farmers can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 954 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the CAP needs to reconcile environmental ambition and competitiveness of farming;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 957 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines that Mediterranean EU regions are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as drought, fires and desertification, so greater efforts will be required by farmers in these areas to adapt their activities to the altered environment;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 968 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls therefore on the Commission to introduce a new European incentive scheme instead of the first pillar’s green payments to support farmers who already adopted or wish to move towards environmentally sustainable and economically rewarding practices and production models (e.g. organic farming, conservation agriculture, integrated farming, precision farming and digitalised agriculture...);
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 975 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Underlines that such efforts should be reflected and supported in the CAP policy framework, as climatic cohesion should be transversal to all common policies;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 980 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Stresses that such an eco-scheme should be simple and inclusive while defining under which conditions relevant practices and production models are eligible and how certification schemes controlled by public authorities could be used;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 982 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Adds that Member States in cooperation with the European Commission should also be able to design equivalence measures in their national strategies;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1007 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that some challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity and water management, go beyond the CAP and serve other policy objectives;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1015 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recalls that their funding should also be ensured by other instruments;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1018 #

2018/2037(INI)

18c. Considers that the greater use of field residues as a renewable, efficient and sustainable source of energy for rural areas should be supported and promoted;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1040 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that support to direct investment, training and innovation should be better targeted to the dual demands of economic and environmental performance, and increased via national top-ups if farmers engage in this approach;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1050 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that the revision of the Single Common Market Organisation (SCMO) should not be detached from the proposals on the new delivery model, as it is still necessary to improve the mechanisms in place to deal with crises and to reinforce the role played by farmers in the food chain;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1069 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses that the CAP should promote the use of financial instruments and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) to all farms and used to provide access to finance for bigger investments and projects;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1096 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current single common market organisation (SCMO) framework, includingespecially the marketing standards, the production management systems, the individual sector plans (wine, andpiculture, fruit and vegetables and other relevant sectors) and the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme, with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competiveness of each sector while enabling access for all farmers;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1103 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Insists on maintaining the fruits and vegetables regime under the current rules, which are based on the application of operational programs by the Producer Organisations and the absence of dedicated national envelopes, and also on maintaining the EU current marketing standards in fruits and vegetables;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1105 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that such specific tools should remain in the first pillar and that sectorial strategies for fruits and vegetables, wine and apiculture should remain compulsory for the producing countries and their specificities should be kept;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1112 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Recalls that management systems should be reinforced, mainly in fruits and vegetables, wine and olive oil;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1115 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the attractiveness of the European Risk Management Toolbox (insurance, income stabilisation tools and mutual funds) included in the CAP has been strengthened by the Omnibus regulation;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1116 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls for the introduction of a new self-help management tool for olive oil that would allow storage action in those years where there is an overproduction, to release it in the market when the production is below the demand;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1121 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Recalls that management systems should be reinforced, mainly in fruits and vegetables, wine and olive oil.
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1123 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexiblethe development and the use of such risk management and stabiliszation tools while ensuring broad access and compatibility with existing national schemes;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1150 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for better support to be given to increase the leguminous plant productions in the EU and for specific aids for extensive sheep and goat breeders, taking into consideration the positive impact on the environment of those sectors and the need to reduce the EU dependency on imports of proteins for feed;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1163 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1183 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that supply management measures for cheeses and ham with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication or for wine have proven their efficiency in improving the sustainability, the competitiveness and the quality of the targeted products and should therefore be maintained and, if appropriate extended to cover all quality-labelled products in line with the CAP objectives;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1193 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses that, based on the provisions obtained in the Omnibus regulation to rebalance the bargaining power within the food supply chain, farmers should be further incentivised to organise and use such new collective possibilities provided by farmers’ organisations;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1194 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Stresses that the future CAP should also foster the development of economic organisations of the agricultural sector, both vertical and horizontal cooperation,, and continue to strengthen transparency in the markets and crisis prevention tools;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1195 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Considers that, based on the lessons drawn on the functioning of the diverse EU Market observatories (Milk, Meat, Sugar & Crops), such tools should be extended to the sectors that are not already covered and further developed to offer reliable data and forecasts to the market operators in order to deliver early warning in case of market disturbances;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1196 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Stresses that the historical market management tools of the CAP (public intervention and private storage) no longer have sufficient efficiency in a global economy context;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1198 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – drawing on the lessons learnt during the last market crises particularly in the dairy sector – activethe complementary use of innovative market and crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage, and if appropriate reduce, supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations, farmers’ associations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1221 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrumentworkable and independent EU fund for agricultural crisis exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick and effective prevention actions and responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease- related issues and food safety; Insists that this renewed EU fund for agricultural crisis should be used to complement the post-Omnibus European Risk Management Toolbox in case of severe crisis;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1248 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforcneed to be tackled, safeguard mechanismsuch as respect of EU sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards, to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1254 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to review the current safeguard mechanisms available within the SCMO, which should play a preventive role for sensitive sectors based on reference volume and prices thresholds allowing the safeguard mechanisms to be triggered automatically when such thresholds are reached;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1315 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that Parliament and the Council should, via the co-decision procedure, set the general objectives, basic standards, measures and financial allocations, and determine the level of flexibility needed to enable the Member States to cope with their specificities and needs in line with the single market;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1332 #

2018/2037(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the applicany substantial change in the design and/or the implementation of the NDMCAP, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmes;
2018/03/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standardequivalent rules, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protection quality standards, food safety and environmental protection; points out that European agri-food products meet the highest standards in the world;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that while trade agreements could open up opportunities for theare a crucial element which the EU must continue to use in order to promotion ofe EU offensive interests with respect to processed and unprocessed food products, they also and in order to be in a position to help farmers cope with the closure of markets such as the Russian market; points out, further, that particular attention needs to be paid to trade agreements which entail a significant risk for more sensitive EU agricultural sectors that are already crisis- hit or have been particularly exposed to price volatility; and that must consequently be given special treatment, which should imply excluding the products concerned where necessary;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible conclusion of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving major concessions in sectors such as beef, sugar, orange juice, rice and biofuels which could endanger the viability of local production in certain parts of the EU;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on the negotiating mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2, bearing in mind that New Zealand and Australia have increased their shipments of fresh or chilled meat in recent years and reduced their traditional exports of frozen meat, which is heightening their impact on the EU market for fresh meat and triggering a decline in the prices paid to European producers, and believes that the ongoing trade negotiations should be used as an opportunity to separate these items into distinct quotas; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the strategic importance for the EU of maintaining a high level of food sufficiency; takes the view that the globalisation of trade should not jeopardise the viability of European agri-food producers, since in the long term this could lead to the kind of external dependence already seen in the energy sector;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 113 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to investigate, for its part, possible trade- distorting US farm subsidies, for example in the case of aid for the almond sector;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2018/2005(INI)

7b. Expresses concern at the 40% increase in imports of Indica rice from Cambodia since 2009, as a consequence of the ‘Everything but arms’ duty-free import regime, and at the intention to grant a duty-free quota of 45 000 tonnes to Japonica rice producers in Mercosur as part of the free trade agreement now being negotiated with that region; takes the view that the Commission should draw up a study on the impact that all the existing trade concessions and those under negotiation, designed to favour imports of these products into the EU, will have on the Community rice sector, which is already showing signs of collapse in some regions;
2018/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Rules for classifying wine grape varieties by Member States should be modified to include the wine grape varieties Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clinton and Herbemont, previously excluded. To ensure that wine production in the Union develops a higher resistance to diseases and that it uses vine varieties better adapted to changing climatic conditions, provision should be made allowing Vitis Labrusca varieties and varieties stemming from crosses between Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other species of the genus Vitis to be planted for wine production in the Union.deleted
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Registration of geographical indications should be made simpler and faster by separating the assessment of compliance with intellectual property rules from the assessment of compliance of the product specifications with the requirements laid down in the marketing standards and labelling rules. deleted Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 6
(3) Article 6 is deleted;
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – letter g – point i
(3a) in Article 7, subparagraph 1, letter (g), point i) is replaced by the following: "i) EUR 17792250/tonne for extra virgin olive oil; " Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 227 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – letter g – point ii
ii)(3b) In Article 7, subparagraph 1, letter (g), point ii) is replaced by the following: "ii) EUR 1712070/tonne for virgin olive oil; " Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
(3c) in Article 7, subparagraph 1, letter (g), point iii) is replaced by the following: "iii)EUR 1 524890/tonne for lampante olive oil with two degrees of free acidity, this amount being reduced by EUR 36,70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity. " Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Part II – title I – chapter I – section 3 a new – article 18 a (new)
(3d) In Part II, Title I, Chapter I, Section 3(a), the following article is added: " Early warning system on the internal market A European market observatory for agricultural products and livestock shall be set up, and it will provide monthly information about changes in production, imports, exports, prices paid to producers, production costs as well as margins throughout the food chain. This observatory will help gather homogeneous information from each Member State. It shall incorporate early warning mechanisms in order to prevent market crises and to implement the measures laid down in Article 219. " Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 257 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 1
i) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘ 1. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 220 804 135 per school year. Within that overall limit, the aid shall not exceed: a) EUR 130 608 466 per school year; b) per school year; ’deleted for school fruit and vegetables: for school milk: EUR 90 195 669
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 287 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(iiia) This figure may come to 25% for those Member States with outermost regions listed in Article 349 of the TFEU and in other duly justified instances;
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 291 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 61
(da) Article 61 is replaced by the following: "Article 61 Duration The scheme of authorisations for vine plantings established in this Chapter shall apply from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 20350, with a mid-term review to be undertaken by the Commission to evaluate the operation of the scheme and, if appropriate, make proposals. " Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 63 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) in Article 63(1), the following subparagraph is added: The management of area made available each year shall be exclusive to each Member State, and so it will not be possible for the area to be transferred between different Member States. Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 322 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(5b) In Article 64, the following subparagraph is added: Should there be a limitation according to Article 63, subparagraph 2, letter b) on a regional level, priority and eligibility criteria may be applied on this level that are deemed in line with Article 64. Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – letter h a (new)
(5a) in Article 64, subparagraph 2, the following letter is added: (ha) Applicants that have been granted new plantations.
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 358 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member StateOnly wine grape varieties meeting the following conditions may be classify wine grape varieties where: ied by Member States: Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 371 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
b) the variety concerned comes from a cross between the species Vitis vinifera, Vitis Labrusca and other species of the genus Vitis. is not one of the following: Noah, Othello, Isabelle, Jacquez, Clintony Herbemont. Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 375 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
To avoid differences between the various Member States, when a wine grape variety is approved in a Member State, said authorisation process shall be streamlined in other Member States making a request to that effect.
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 396 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint v
v) whichthe product is obtained from vine varieties belonging to Vitis vinifera or a cross between the Vitis vinifera species and other species of the genus Vitis.;
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 432 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 119 – paragraph 1
Labelling and presentation of the products referred to in points 1 to 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 1920 of Part II of Annex VII marketed in the Union or for export shall contain the following compulsory particulars:;
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 458 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 120 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In Article 120(1), the introductory sentence is replaced by the following: Labelling and presentation of the products referred to in points 1 to 11, 13, 15, 16, 18 and 19 and 20 of Part II of Annex VII may, in particular, contain the following optional particulars:. Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 484 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – letter c – point i
22b) In Article 149(2)(c), point (i) is replaced by the following: “i) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations does not exceed 3,5 % of total Union production; and ” Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 555 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 167
22 d) In Title II, Chapter III, Section 4, Article 167 is replaced by the following: “Marketing rules to improve and stabilise the operation of the common market in wines 1. In order to improve and stabilise the operation of the common market in wines, including the grapes, musts and wines from which they derive, producer Member States may lay down marketing rules to regulate supply, particularly by way of decisions taken by interbranch organisations recognised under Articles 157 and 158. Such rules shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and shall not: a) relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the produce concerned; b) allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation; c) render unavailable an excessive proportion of the vintage that would otherwise be available; d)provide scope for refusing to issue the national and Union certificates required for the circulation and marketing of wines where such marketing is in accordance with those rules. 2. The rules provided for in paragraph 1 shall be brought to the attention of operators by being published in full in an official publication of the Member State concerned. 3. Member States shall notify the Commission of any decisions taken under this Article. ” Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&qid=1544183417004&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 567 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 182 – paragraph 1 – letter b a (new)
22a) In Article 182(1), the following point is added: (ba) non-compliance with Community standards in terms of plant protection and animal welfare by third countries. Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 606 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
(26a) In Article 219, the following paragraph is added: In pursuance of paragraph 1, when the observatory provided for in Article 18a detects price reductions to below average unit production costs that jeopardise the viability of the holdings, the European Commission shall take exceptional measures to support producers, which may include direct grants, production- adjustment programmes and/or market- intervention measures. In any event, rapid-response procedures shall be introduced, which shall prevent disturbances of the market over an extended period. Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 615 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
27) In Article 225, points (a) to (d) are deleted;
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 633 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point b
b) in Part B, Section I is deleted;
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 663 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annex VII – part II – point 19 a (new)
(19a) In part II Annex VII, the following point shall be added: ‘Chaptalised wine’ shall be used when the wine is obtained from fermentation of the grape or of its must and the addition of sucrose. Or. es (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=EN)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the annual performance report referred to in Article 52(1) and Article 121 of Regulation (EU) .../... (Strategic Plans Regulation), showing that the expenditure was made in accordance with Article 35;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 294 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority shall, by way of a formal act, decide on the issuing or, following a review, the withdrawal of the accreditation of the paying agency, the certification body and the coordinating body on the basis of an examination of the accreditation criteria to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with point (a) of Article 10(1). The competent authority shall inform the Commission of accreditations and withdrawals of accreditations without delay.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the procedures for issuing, withdrawing and reviewing accreditation of paying agencies and coordinating bodies and for establishing certification bodies, as well as the procedures for the supervision of the accreditation of paying agencies;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
However a Member State that accredits more than one certification body may also appoint a public certification body at national level to be responsible for coordination.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The reserve funds shall include EAGF appropriations not used in the previous year.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 366 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Moreover, by derogation from point (d) of Article 12(2) of the Financial Regulation, the total unused amount of the crisis reserve available at the end of year 2020 shall be carried over to the year 2021 without being returned to the budgetary lines which cover the actions referred to in point (c) of Article 5(2) and made available for the financing of the agricultural reserve.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 377 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An adjustment rate for direct payments interventions referred to in point (c) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and Union financial contribution to the specific measures referred to in point (f) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, ("the adjustment rate") shall be determined by the Commission when the forecasts for the financing of the interventions and measures financed under that sub-ceiling for a given financial year indicate that the applicable annual ceilings will be exceeded.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 380 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
An adjustment rate for direct payments interventions referred to in point (c) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and Union financial contribution to the specific measures referred to in point (f) of Article 5(2) of this Regulation and granted under Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, ("the adjustment rate") shall be determined by the Commission for beneficiaries in receipt of aid in excess of EUR 2 000 when the forecasts for the financing of the interventions and measures financed under that sub-ceiling for a given financial year indicate that the applicable annual ceilings will be exceeded.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 395 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission may adopt implementing acts determining supplementary payments or deductions adjusting the payments made in accordance with paragraph 3, without applying the procedure referred to in Article 101.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 417 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) in 2021: 1.5 % of the amount of support from the EAFRD for the entire duration of the CAP Strategic Plan;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 423 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in 2022: 1.5 % of the amount of support from the EAFRD for the entire duration of the CAP Strategic Plan;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 426 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) in 2023: 1 % of the amount of support from the EAFRD for the entire duration of the CAP Strategic Plan.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 449 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 459 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) that part of the budget commitments for which a declaration of expenditure has been made but for which reimbursement has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N + 23;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 602 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Sums recovered by the Member States following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non-compliance by beneficiaries with the conditions of the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan and the interest thereon, which Member States shall calculate as from the day following the expiry date of the period granted to the beneficiary for payment thereof, shall be made over to the paying agency and booked by it as revenue assigned to the EAGF in the month in which the sums are actually received. Member States shall lay down the minimum amount to be implemented in this section, in accordance with the terms for minimum reimbursement to beneficiaries on account of financial discipline.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 607 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may, in accordance with the previous paragraph, deduct any outstanding debts owed by a beneficiary from future payments to said beneficiary and shall charge the paying agency, as the body responsible for recovery of debts, with this task.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 616 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amounts of the Union financing under the EAFRD which are cancelled and amounts recovered, and the interest thereon, which Member States shall calculate as from the day following the expiry date of the period granted to the beneficiary for payment, shall be reallocated to other rural development interventions in the CAP Strategic Plan. However, the cancelled or recovered Union Funds may be reused by Member States only for a rural development operation under the national CAP Strategic Plan and provided the funds are not reallocated to rural development operations which have been the subject of a financial adjustment. Member States may decide the minimum amount applicable to this section, in accordance with the terms for minimum reimbursement to beneficiaries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 666 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Member States for the implementation and application of the integrated system, the Commission may seek thshall be assistance ofed by specialised bodies or persons in order to facilitate the establishment, monitoring and operation of the integrated system, in particular, with a view to providing the competent authorities of the Member States with technical advice.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 730 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding the first sub-paragraph, Member States may decide not to apply the control system to beneficiaries of the Small Farmers Scheme referred to in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No...on CAP strategic plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 836 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) the annual performance report.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 545 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance topursue the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applipursued by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. While striking a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, these specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energy and environmentin the economic, environmental and social spheres, with a particular focus on depopulated areas, and take into account relevant Union legislation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 715 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Small farms remain a cornerstone of Union agriculture as they play a vital role in supporting rural employment and contribute to territorial development. In order to promote a more balanced distribution of support and to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of small amounts, Member States should have the option of offering to small farmers the possibility of replacing the other direct payments by providing a round some payment for small farmer. However, with a view to further reducing the administrative burden, Member States must be authorised to automatically include certain farmers, initially, within the simplified scheme, offering them the possibility of withdrawing from it by a specific deadline. In line with the principle of proportionality, the Member States must be given the possibility of establishing for small farmers that participate in the simplified scheme a reduced system of cross-compliance checks.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 783 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) Given that the vast majority of wine-sector businesses are small and medium sized, a derogation to the maximum duration of the measure concerning promotion in third countries for operations whose beneficiaries are PDO/PGI management bodies should be introduced, as all wine-producing holdings benefit from the measure and many of them are small and medium-sized businesses that do not have the means to promote themselves in third-country markets on their own for any length of time. In this context, the fact that it is impossible to carry out long-lasting campaigns with the same activities or groups puts small and medium-sized wineries at a disadvantage compared with large wineries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 825 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints, including island regions. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 872 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In the light of the need to ensure appropriate risk management tools, insurance premia and mutual funds should be maintained, financed by the EAFRD. The category of mutual funds encompasses both those linked to production losses, and the general and sector-specific income stabilisation tools, linked to income losses. However, the compatibility of EARDF- financed interventions with national risk management systems must be ensured.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 881 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up and the promotion of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, including the producer groups recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 923 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a singlegeneral contribution rate for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions, of the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 and the specific disadvantages for the rest of the island regions, a higher EAFRD contribution rate should be set for those regions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1073 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92 a (new)
(92a) The European Union’s island regions face specific difficulties in carrying out agricultural activities and developing rural areas. An assessment of the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy should be carried out in those regions and the idea of extending the measures laid down in Regulation (EU) no 229/2013 to all the island regions in the EU should be explored.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1285 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'new farmer' shall be defined in such a way that it includes: i) the conditions for being 'head of the holding'; ii) the appropriate training and/or skills. The definition of ‘new farmer’ shall exclude those meeting the definition in point (e).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1319 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas by placing special emphasis on pursuing a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, in accordance with Article 39(b) TFEU, and on tackling rural depopulation, mainly in areas with low population levels.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1340 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Another cross-cutting objective shall be to promote relations between the various actors in the food-value chain, strengthening contractual relations and incorporating tools to improve market transparency, such as price observatories, devising standards for the analysis of production costs and setting up early- warning systems to prevent crisis situations in markets.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1613 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Nevertheless, Member States may establish exemptions from administrative penalties during periods in which there are no suitable alternatives to the use of certain plant or animal health products which are prohibited or subject to restrictions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2040 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In specific situations, where, owing to the nature of the farming system, farmers do not have land but have been granted aid in the form of the basic payment at the entry into force of this regulation, basic income support shall be an amount per holding.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2066 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may establish mechanisms that limit the national area eligible.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2175 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may establish for small farmers participating in this scheme a simplified system for the cross-compliance checks laid down in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2212 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall take account in the criteria for distribution of this support of the natural and specific constraints some regions, including island ones, are faced with in developing their farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2537 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The list of products mentioned in the first paragraph may be extended in island and other areas with specific natural disadvantages to take account of the latter.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2539 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Member States may add other production sectors to those listed in the first paragraph, provided that this is shown to be justified following a needs analysis.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2593 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other sectors referred to in points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to (t) and (w) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, as well as protein crops, potatoes, rabbits, cotton and Equidae.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2855 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) producer organisation operating in an island region.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2921 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 4
4. The Union financial assistance to the interventions referred to in paragraph 2 shall be maximum 750% of the expenditure, except for the outermost regions, where the ceiling shall be 85%. The remaining part of the expenditure shall be borne by the Member States.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3003 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
(h) promotion carried out in third countries, consisting of one or more of the following actions and activities, for the purposes of creating, diversifying and consolidating markets:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3005 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
(ii) participation at events, fairs or exhibitions of international importance and the marketing actions carried out during these events;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3009 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h – point v a (new)
(va) actions to diversify and consolidate markets;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3020 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Member States shall substantiate in their CAP Strategic Plans their choice of objectives and the types of intervention in the wine sector. Within the chosen types of intervention, they shall define interventions. Member States may lay down specific provisions for the information and promotion actions by the management bodies of the protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications, on behalf of all the enterprises concerned, particularly with regard to the maximum length of the actions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3037 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 50% of eligible investment costs in regions other than less developed regions and in island regions other than those referred to in points (c) and (d);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3091 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) In the case of island regions the above percentages shall be increased by 10 percentage points.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3315 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may make support under this type of interventions available throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional or local specific needs. This aid shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex IXb.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3418 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9 a (new)
(9a) In duly justified cases, where the interventions are oriented towards environmental and climate commitments under organic production, animal welfare and the improvement of genetic resources in the livestock sector, the payment may be made per livestock unit.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3436 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
2. These payments shall be granted to genuine farmers in respect of areas designated pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, including the island regions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3441 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In the case of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, Member States may apply the support at the level of the members of those legal persons or groups where national law provides for the individual members to assume rights and obligations comparable to those of individual farmers who have the status of a head of holding, in particular as regards their economic, social and tax status, provided that they have contributed to strengthening the agricultural structures of the legal persons or groups concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3452 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 5
5. Payments shall be granted annually per hectare of area and shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex IXb.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3475 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually per hectare of area and shall be limited to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex IXb.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3511 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) investments in irrigation which are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3521 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
f) investments in irrigation which are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than goodefined in the relevant river basin management plan; under Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC,
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3607 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68 a Investments in irrigation 1. Without prejudice to Article 68, in the case of irrigation in new and existing irrigated areas, only investments that fulfil the conditions in this Article shall be considered as eligible expenditure. 2. A river basin management plan, as required under the terms of the Water Framework Directive, shall have been notified to the Commission for the entire area in which the investment is to take place, as well as in any other areas whose environment may be affected by the investment. The measures taking effect under the river basin management plan in accordance with Article 11 of the Water Framework Directive and of relevance to the agricultural sector shall have been specified in the relevant programme of measures. 3. Water metering enabling measurement of water use at the level of the supported investment shall be in place or shall be put in place as part of the investment. 4. An investment in an improvement to an existing irrigation installation or element of irrigation infrastructure shall be eligible only if it is assessed ex ante as offering potential water savings of a minimum of between 5 % and 25 % according to the technical parameters of the existing installation or infrastructure. If the investment affects bodies of ground- or surface water whose status has been identified as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan for reasons related to water quantity, the possibility of qualifying for support from the EAFRD will be dependent on: a) the investment shall ensure an effective reduction in water use, at the level of the investment, amounting to at least 50 % of the potential water saving made possible by the investment; and b) in the case of an investment on a single agricultural holding, it shall also result in a reduction to the holding’s total water use amounting to at least 50 % of the potential water saving made possible at the level of the investment. The total water use of the holding shall include water sold by the holding. None of the conditions in paragraph 4 shall apply to an investment in an existing installation which affects only energy efficiency or to an investment in the creation of a reservoir or to an investment in the use of recycled water which does not affect a body of ground or surface water. 5. An investment resulting in a net increase of the irrigated area affecting a given body of ground- or surface water shall be eligible only if: a) the status of the water body has not been identified as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan for reasons related to water quantity; and b) an environmental analysis shows that there will be no significant negative environmental impact from the investment; such an environmental impact analysis shall be either carried out by or approved by the competent authority and may also refer to groups of holdings. Areas which are not irrigated but in which an irrigation installation was active in the recent past, to be established and justified in the programme, may be considered as irrigated areas for the purpose of determining the net increase of the irrigated area. 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5 investments resulting in a net increase of the irrigated area may still be eligible if: a) the investment is combined with an investment in an existing irrigation installation or element of irrigation infrastructure assessed ex ante as offering potential water savings of a minimum of between 5 % and 25 % according to the technical parameters of the existing installation or infrastructure and b) the investment ensures an effective reduction in water use, at the level of the investment as a whole, amounting to at least 50 % of the potential water saving made possible by the investment in the existing irrigation installation or element of infrastructure.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3651 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) any farmers who sell their holding to another farmer, with the establishment of a free competition rule to prioritise smaller sales in the event that restrictions need to be applied for budgetary reasons.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3661 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000provided for in Annex IXb and may be combined with financial instruments.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3680 #

2018/0216(COD)

1a. The sectors set out in Article 30 shall take priority as regards benefiting from market risk management tools; where necessary, priority may be given to any perishable goods that do not receive coupled income support.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3698 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) financial contributions to premiums for insurance schemes; relating to crops, animals and plans that cover losses caused by adverse weather phenomena, by outbreaks of animal or plant disease, by parasite infestations, by an environmental incident or by a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3704 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) financial contributions to mutual funds, including the admini with a view to payment of financial compensation to farmers for losses resulting from adverse weather phenomena, from outbreaks of animal or plant disease, from parasite infestrative cost of setting upons, from an environmental incident or from a measure adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3710 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions to an income stabilisation tool taking the form of a mutual fund and providing: (i) compensation for farmers of all sectors in the event of a sharp fall in their income; (ii) compensation for farmers of a specific sector in the event of a sharp fall in their income.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3715 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall limit the financial contributions mentioned in points a) and b) of this paragraph to the following elements: (a) the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum period of three years in a degressive manner; (b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis; (c) supplementing the annual payments into the fund; (d) the initial capital stock of the mutual fund.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3718 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall establish the following eligibility condit(Does not affect the English versions:.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3721 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the types and coverage of eligible insurance schemes and, mutual funds and income stabilisation tools;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3725 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the methodology for the calculation of losses and triggering factors for compensation, particularly use of biological, climate or economic indicators established at the level of the holding, or at local, regional or national level to calculate the farmer’s annual production or the farmer’s annual losses;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3737 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only for covering losses of at least 20% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three- year average based on the preceding five- year period excluding the highest and lowest entry.:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3747 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) losses in excess of at least 20 % of the average annual production or income of the farmer concerned in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average of production based on the preceding 10- year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. ‘Income’, for the purposes of the previous subparagraph, shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3748 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point b (new)
(b) the additional costs borne by the farmer to limit the production losses suffered by the farmers due to an event that destroys part of his average annual production, as defined by point a) above, in excess of a threshold of at least 20%;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3749 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5 – point c (new)
(c) costs and losses suffered by the farmer relating to measures taken to combat animal diseases and plant pests;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3750 #

2018/0216(COD)

(d) losses suffered by farmers engaged in organic farming as a result of external pollution for which they are not responsible.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3761 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Any Member States that introduce national risk management schemes or already have such schemes before the entry into force of this Regulation may use the instruments set out in this Article to cover any risk types not covered by those schemes.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3766 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for cooperation under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans to prepare and to implement Operational Group projects of the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability as referred to in Article 114 and LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR], and to promote quality schemes, producer organisations or producer groups, including the producer groups recognised by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, or other forms of cooperation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3784 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member States may grant support intended to encourage quality schemes, producer organisations or producer groups or other forms of cooperation, in the form of a lump sum. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount laid down in Annex IXb.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3795 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71a Thematic sub-programmes for quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs Member States may establish a thematic sub-programme for the quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 that achieves the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3816 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, in the case of setting-up of farm advisory services, Member States may grant support in the form of athe maximum fixed amount of maximum EUR 200 000laid down in Annex IXb.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3834 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Managing Authority of the CAP Strategic Plan or other designated intermediate bodies shall define selection criteria for interventions relating to the following types of interventions: investments, installation of young farmers and new farmers, rural business start-up, cooperation, knowledge exchange and information, specific measures in favour of rural women, after consultation of the Monitoring Committee referred to in Article 111. Selection criteria shall aim to ensure equal treatment of applicants, better use of financial resources and targeting of the support in accordance with the purpose of the interventions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3874 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission is also empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing and implementing Annex IXb on the maximum ceilings for payments under this Chapter.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3885 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approval of the CAP Strategic Plan by the Commis(Does not affect the English version.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3921 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 70% of85% the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, along with the other island regions;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3924 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3990 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The financial envelope for the EAFRD shall include an additional specific amount in those rural areas with low population levels.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4033 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The firstsecond subparagraph does not apply to the outermost regions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4035 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. At least 30% of the EAFRD's total contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions pursuant to Articles 68, 70, 71 and 72 addressing the specific objectives of promoting the development of an intelligent, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security, as set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4136 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may decide in their CAP Strategic Plan to use a certain share of the EAFRD allocation to leverage support and upscale integrated Strategic Nature Projects as defined under the [LIFE Regulation] and to finance actions in respect of transnational learning mobility of people in the field agricultural and rural development with a focus on young farmers, in accordance with the [Erasmus Regulation].deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4299 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) a list of regionalised interventions, if relevant;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4332 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where applicable, an analysis of the specific needs of vulnerable geographical areas, such as the outermost regions and island regions;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4359 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) an overview of the economic architecture of the CAP Strategic Plan which describes the complementarity and baseline conditions between the conditionality and the different interventions addressing agricultural economic development and the rural areas set out in Article 6(1)(a) and (b) and Article 6(1)(g), (h) and (i), respectively;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4362 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the environment and climate architectures of the CAP Strategic Plan iset out in points (a) and (a)(a) are meant to contribute to already established long-term national targets set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4936 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 a (new)
Article 141a Reports No later than 31 December 2023, the Commission shall submit a report on the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy on island regions other than those referred to in Article 135. That report must include an assessment of the scope for extending to all the EU's island regions the measures set out in Regulation (EU) No 229/2013.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In addition, investments under the ERDF should contribute to the development of a comprehensive high- speed digital infrastructure network, particularly in rural areas, and to promoting clean and sustainable multimodal urban mobility.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 163 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Trans-European transport networks projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 shall continue to be financed from the Cohesion Fund via both shared management and the direct implementation mode under the Connecting Europe Facility ('CEF'). These networks must prioritise investment in road transport networks in rural areas, especially in sparsely populated areas, in order to foster interconnectivity between cities and the countryside, promote rural development, and combat both rural depopulation and the overcrowding of urban centres.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 174 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) In order to maximise the contribution to territorial development, actions in this field should be based on integrated territorial strategies including, especially in sparsely populated rural areas and in urban areas. Therefore, the ERDF support should be delivered through the forms set out in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] ensuring appropriate involvement of local, regional and urban authorities.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 221 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) reaping the benefits of digitisation for citizens, companies and governments at regional and local level, with a special focus on rural areas, mountainous areas, areas that are difficult to access, areas affected by industrial transition and regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps;
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 375 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iv a) providing support for physical, economic and social regeneration in deprived communities (in urban and rural areas).
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 407 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental local development, cultural heritage and security, including for rural areas, mountain regions, sparsely populated areas, certain islands and coastal areas, alsos well as other types of territory, through community-led local development.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 424 #

2018/0197(COD)

(iib) supporting integrated territorial development for NUTS level 3 areas, areas with ageing populations and rural areas in order to improve their transport and telecommunications infrastructure, to bridge the digital divide (including between generations), and to improve public services, including eLearning, co- working and eHealth.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 768 #

2018/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Areas facing demographic challenges In operational programmes that are co- funded by the ERDF and cover areas facing severe and permanent natural or demographic challenges such as those referred to in Article 174 TFEU, special attention must be paid to addressing the challenges facing those areas. In particular, NUTS level 3 areas or clusters of local administrative units (LAUs) with a population density of below 12.5 inhabitants per km2 for sparsely populated areas or below 8 inhabitants per km2 for very sparsely populated areas, or with an average population decrease of more than 1% between 2007 and 2017 shall be subject to specific regional and national plans to enhance attractiveness, increase business investment and boost the accessibility of digital and public services, including a fund in the cooperation agreement.
2018/11/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 148 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Particular attention should be paid to rural areas, mountain areas, areas hard to reach, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 250 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The decline in the working population in relation to the population as a whole, coupled with an ever-increasing percentage of pensioners, and the problems associated with population dispersion are expected to impose continuing strains, especially on Member States’ education systems and social safety nets and hence on the Union’s economic competitiveness. Adaptation to these demographic shifts is one of the main challenges facing Member States and regions in the years ahead and should accordingly be a focus of particular attention in the regions most affected by demographic change.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 435 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Investment for jobs and growth, including strategic infrastructure investments in the Member States and regions most affected, to be supported by the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund, so as to help ensure the necessary public service provision, while improving personal prospects and employment opportunities in the area concerned; and
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 622 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) where applicable, an integrated approach to address demographic challenges for the regions or the specific needs of geographical areas which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps as referred in Article 174 TFEU.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 973 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Programming in areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps In programmes covering areas with severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, as referred to in Article 174 TFEU, particular attention shall be paid to the specific difficulties of those areas. In particular, NUTS level 3 areas or clusters of local administrative units (LAUs) with a population density below 12.5 inhabitants per km2 for sparsely populated areas or below 8 inhabitants per km2 for very sparsely populated areas, or with an average annual population decrease of more than 1% between 2007 and 2017, shall be subject to specific regional and national plans to enhance attractiveness, increase business investment, and promote social inclusion, through preparatory programmes for people living in declining regions, social and digital inclusion for women, young people, and older adults, and digital and public service accessibility, including dedicated funding under the partnership agreement1 a. NUTS level 3 areas where the fall in GDP has been above the national average since 2007 shall also be subject to regional and national plans to enhance economic attractiveness and build capacity within the existing labour force, and build and attract new capacities and workers, which shall be financed by dedicated funding under the partnership agreement. _________________ 1a As called for in the 2012 ESPON study entitled ‘Making the best of Europe’s sparsely populated areas on making geographic specificity a driver for territorial development in Europe’.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1823 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That decision shall also set out the annual breakdown of the global resources per Member State under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg). Therefore, the minimum overall allocation of the Funds, at both national and regional level, shall be equal to 76 % of the budget allocated to each Member State or region during the period 2014- 2020. In any case, no region which is downgraded in category shall receive less than what it receives in the 2014-2020 financial framework.
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1922 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085 % for the less developed regions;
2018/11/15
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1944 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 5570 % for the transition regions;
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1959 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 450 % for the more developed regions.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1963 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) No region that is downgraded in category may have its co-financing rate cut by more than 10 points compared with the period 2014-2020.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1965 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rates set out underlaid down in point (a), shall also apply to outermost regions and those regions which have depopulation problems (less than 12.5 inhabitants per square kilometre at NUTS 3 level).
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1987 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The co-financing rate referred to in objective (xi) of Article [4] of the ESF+ Regulation shall not be less than 85% or more than 100%.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 2084 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 15 a (new)
15a. No region which is downgraded in category shall receive less than what it receives in the 2014-2020 financial framework.
2018/10/24
Committee: REGI
Amendment 119 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Asks for the increase of the budgetary allocations, in the 2021 - 2027 MFF, for POSEI programmes of the outermost regions, which are still strongly hit by the crisis and exposed to the structural disadvantages referred to in article 349 of the TFEU (remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and economic dependence on a few products).
2018/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The number and size of operators vary across the different stages of the agri- food supply chain. Differences in bargaining power relate to the different levels of concentration of operators and can enable the unfair exercise of bargaining power by using unfair trading practices. Unfair trading practices are in particular harmful for small and medium- sized operators in the agri-food supply chain. Agricultural producers, who supply primary agricultural products, are largely small and medium- sized. Nevertheless, all operators, regardless of their economic dimension, are vulnerable to unfair trading practices. ((The change from "food supply chain" to "agri-food supply chain" applies throughout the text.))
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certain manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of such practices and to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies food products, including producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC12 . Those micro, small or medium suppliers are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on small and medium-sized enterprises caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reaches agricultural producers, rules on unfair trading practices should also protect small and medium- sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non- protected suppliers. _________________ 12 OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) Suppliers established outside the Union should be able to rely on the Union minimum standard when they sell food products to buyers established in the Union to avoid unintended distorting effects resulting from the protection of suppliers in the Union.deleted
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The relevant rules should apply to all business conduct by larger, that is to say non-small and medium-sized, operators in the agri-food supply chain as they are the ones who normally possess stronger relative bargaining power when trading with small and medium-sized suppliers.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) As a majority of Member States already have national rules on unfair trading practices, albeit diverging, it is appropriate to use the tool of a Directive to introduce a minimum protection standard under Union law. This should enable Member States to integrate the relevant rules into their national legal order in such a way as to bring about a cohesive regime. Member States should not be precluded from adopting and applying on their territory stricter national laws protecting small and medium-sized suppliers and buyers regardless of their economic dimension against unfair trading practices occurring in business-to-business relationships in the agri-food supply chain, subject to the limits of Union law applicable to the functioning of the internal market.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, Member States should designate an authority that is entrusted with their enforcement. The authority should be able to act either on its own initiative or by way of complaints by parties affected by unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain. Whenevere a complainant requests that his identity remain confidential because of fear of retaliation,t is logged the enforcement authoritiesy of the Member States should honour such a requestguarantee that the complainant’s identity remains anonymous.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprise.agricultural and food products as well as to the services related to those products, by a supplier to a buyer. The provisions of this Directive shall not cover agri-food supply to cooperatives or other associated entities by their members. ((The change from "food products" to "agricultural and food products" applies throughout the text.))
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “supplier” means any agricultural producer or any natural or legal person, irrespective of their place of establishmentestablished in the Union, who sells food products. T; the term “supplier” may include a group of such agricultural producers or such natural and legal persons, including producer organisations and, associations of producer organisations or agricultural cooperatives;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 254 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) "economic dependence" means a relationship in which the buyer accounts for at least 30 per cent of the supplier’s turnover;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “small and medium-sized enterprise” means an enterprise within the meaning of the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC14 ; _________________ 14 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5/2003, p. 36).deleted
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “perishable food products” means food products that will become unfit for humagricultural and food products which are naturally suitable for commercialization and consumption unless they are stored, treated, packaged or otherwise conserved to prevent them from becoming unfit.for a period of up to thirty days or that require regulated temperature or packaging conditions for storage, and / or commercialisation and / or transportation;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) “non-perishable products” means products other than those indicated in point e.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 313 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) a buyer pays a supplier for non- perishable products later than 60 calendar days after the receipt of the supplier’s invoice or later than 60 calendar days after the date of delivery of the perishable food products, whichever is the later.This prohibition is without prejudice: - to the consequences of late payments and remedies as laid down in Directive 2011/7/EU; - to the option of a buyer and a supplier to agree on a value sharing clause within the meaning of Article 172 a) of Regulation (EU) No1308/2013.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 374 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a buyer sells agriculture or food products below cost;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 392 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) a buyer retaliates or threatens to retaliate commercially against the supplier, by means of practices such as delisting of products, stopping data sharing services, excessive promotions, delayed payments, unilateral deductions and/or blocking of promotions, in order to obtain better conditions under existing contracts or when negotiating a new contract;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 401 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) a buyer imposes or attempts to impose an unjustified or disproportionate transfer of its economic risks to the supplier;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 403 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) a buyer shares with third parties, or misuses, intentionally or by negligence, confidential information related to the supply contract, including trade secrets shared with the buyer by the supplier;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 527 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a single public authority to enforce the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 at national level ("enforcement authority").
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 549 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
A supplier may submit a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the supplier is established. The enforcement authority of that Member State shall forward the complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 570 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The enforcement authority shall ensure, if so requested by the complainant, the confidentiality of the identity of the complainant, and anys well as other information, in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests. The complainant shall identify such information in a possible request for confidentiality.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 582 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The enforcement authority shall establish a reasonable time period to initiate and conduct investigations and, upon completion, take a reasoned decision and inform the parties of its decision.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 628 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Penalties 1. Member States shall impose penalties for the infringements of this Directive. The minimum amount of the penalty imposed shall be at least 2% of the global buyer’s turnover according to their last financial statement report. 2. In case a buyer repeats the same unfair trading practice, the amount of the penalty imposed shall be equivalent to the one referred to in paragraph 1 increased by 20% for every repeated infringement.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a National Observatories 1. Member States shall create national observatories for the monitoring of the functioning of the agri-food chain. 2. National observatories shall at least: (a) monitor and evaluate unfair commercial practices, through the realisation of surveys and market analysis; (b) report any infringement detected to the enforcement authority; (c) elaborate reports and recommendations; and (d) assist the enforcement authorities in providing information in order to comply with Articles 7 and 9.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 650 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States may provide for rules designed to combat unfair trading practices going beyond those set out in Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7,is Directive provided that such national rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 666 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. No soonlater than three years after the date of application of this Directive, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the fact that between 1993 and 2009 the number of authorised active pesticidal substances fell by 70% while the number of pest outbreaks in the EU increased;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that that EU rules for the approval of active substances for agricultural uses are among the most restrictive in the world, thus putting EU farmers – who have to compete in an increasingly globalised market with imports from countries which permit the use of substances and technologies that are prohibited in the EU – at a competitive disadvantage;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Expresses concern at the small number of new active substances that have been authorised since Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 entered into force; points out that since the current rules were introduced, only eight new active substances have been authorised for use on the EU market;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. wWhereas transparency in all stages of the approval procedure is insufficient and leads to negative effects on health and the environment and provokes public mistrust in the system regulating pesticide substances; whemportant to foster a better understanding of the robust system and increas the transparency of the authorisation related activities of competent authorities is also unsatisfactory;ust in the scientific method.
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the potential that precision farming techniques can have in helping European farmers optimise pest control arrangements in a more sustainable manner;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the fact that, if farmers have no access to plant-protection products, they will be powerless to prevent the growth of some natural pathogens present in crops, thus jeopardising our food security;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its concern about systematic delays in the authorisation processes and the increasingfor new active substances and products and in the re-evaluation processes for substances and products already available on the market, and stresses that these delays lead to the increased use of derogations as laid down in Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, while underlining the necessity for Member States to comply with the legal deadlines to ensure predictability for applicants and facilitate the market introduction of innovative PPPs that are in line with more stringent requirements;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that a proper implementation and enforcement of Regulation EC 1107/2009 would lead to an acceleration of the approval process of innovative solutions while guaranteeing the highest levels of human and environmental safety; underlines that the prospect of a more time efficient authorization process could create incentives into the development of new synthetic, biological and low-risk plant protection products.
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the importance of plant protection products to ensure food safety in the EU, in particular given the increasing risks derived from invasive pest and diseases as well as natural and microbial food contaminants, such as mycotoxins and other fungal toxins, one of the top three causes of food safety alerts in the European Commission’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Expresses concern that the tool box of available plant protection products is continuously decreasing; warns against the impact this has on the viability and resilience of agriculture in the EU, the production of specialty crops such as fruit and vegetables as well as a sufficient and continuous supply of safe food.
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 99 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the complexities of the current evaluation and authorisation system lead to deadlines being missed and mean that the entire system cannot work properly; stresses, therefore, the need to review and simplify this system;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of policy making that is informed by regulatory science, producing verifiable and repeatable evidence using internationally agreed scientific principles including guidelines, good laboratory practices and peer-reviewed research;
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the effort made by the European Commission in creating the coordination tool for the approval of plant protection products for minor uses but stresses the need to make active substances for these purposes more widely available, and recalls that in many Member States, minor uses represent a large majority of crops;
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to properly implement the existing regulatory framework to harmonise the approval system of products, and ensure effective mutual recognition procedures between EU Member States in the zones identified in Regulation EC 1107/2009, avoiding duplication and delays.
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2017/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Deplores the fact that the credibility of the European Union's scientific agencies is being unjustifiably undermined.
2018/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 211 #

2017/2128(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Takes note of the Commission’s initiative on transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment model in the food chain to propose improvements for the transparency of the regulatory process for plant protection products; stresses the importance of transparency to regain trust in the authorization system; underlines the importance of an effective protection of intellectual property and confidential business information to maintain incentives for innovation
2018/06/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, particularly where they are based on grazing, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas this sector is affected by a high level of ageing, and generational renewal needs to be improved in order to guarantee the survival of this type of livestock farming and help curb the rapid depopulation of many rural regions;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas women carry out significant work in this sector, even though their role is often invisible, and they face difficulties owing to the scarcity of basic services and family support services in many regions;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxe, lynxes and above all feral dogs, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays, especially where it is based on grazing; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, and advocates the need to include wool and pelts among the beneficiary products;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 187 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), including differentiated subsidies for grazing herds, with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2017/2117(INI)

5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into consideration the specific problems outlined by organisations representing women employed in this sector, improving their visibility, among other measures, and promoting ownership and co-ownership, as well as the introduction of the necessary family support services;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 266 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it necessary to promote the concentration of supply among farmers in cooperatives and producer organisations that will boost their bargaining power in the food chain, add value to their members’ production and facilitate activities that will lead to cost savings, such as export measures, innovation, input purchasing and livestock consultancy;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 323 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of exempting wool from the requirements of Regulation 1069/2009 and Regulation 142/2011 on the treatment of animal by-products, since it is not intended for human consumption;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the importance of pollination in the EU is not sufficiently recognized because this service is taken for granted, while for example in the United States 2 billion euros are spent per year for artificial pollination;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the National Apiculture Programmes provides participants with the opportunity to undertake research and development projects; whereas successful projects can contribute a lot to strengthen the apiculture sector and its capability to resist better to natural and market crises; whereas there is a need to support beekeepers' request on sharing know-how on projects between Member States;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas, even 70 % of honey produced by EU beekeepers pursuing their activities in line with current legislation reaches the European consumer as EU honey while consumers are aware that no more than one third of the honey they use is produced in the EU;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas China produces 450 thousand tons of honey per year according to the statistics, which is more than the combined honey production of the EU, Argentina, Mexico, the United States of America and Canada;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas in December 2015the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in its meeting in December 2015 discussed quality concerns about honey imported into the EU and the competitiveness of the European apiculture sector; whereas in conclusion the Commission ordered the centralised testing of honey;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y a (new)
Ya. whereas the labelling “blend of EU and non-EU honeys” is so informative to consumers as if we were to say “blend of honeys not from the Mars”, so it is not at all;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA a (new)
AAa. whereas this excellent initiative is open to all EU Member States to contribute to the education of children to eat healthy food such as honey and to promote the apiculture sector;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA b (new)
AAb. whereas the EU school programmes represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and the variety of EU agricultural products, particularly those produced in their region; whereas in addition to fresh fruits and vegetables and drinking milk, these programmes allow Member States to include other local, regional or national specialties such as honey;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. calls on the European Commission to do its utmost to ensure that the United Nations, by the end of this year, declares the 20th of May as World Bee Day;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Pcalls on the Commission and the Member States that the EU apiculture sector needs for an appropriate EU subsidy corresponding to the current bee stock; therefore, proposes a 47.8% increase in the EU budget for national beekeeping programmes – in line with the actual increase in the bee population – as compared with the 2004 level, which translates as EUR 47 million annually;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020rease the budget line earmarked for beekeepers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020, taking into account the rising number of colonies recorded in recent years;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Proposes that the Commission should launch a call for tender with an appropriate incentive grant on developing a new special medicine for bees;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 423 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. considers that in the light of large Chinese honey import accelerated in the last 15 years, the buying-in price of honey under real production costs in the EU and the bad quality of “manufactured” and not produced imported honey makes it clear for the Commission that it is time to start investigating the practice by some Chinese exporters to possibly initiate an anti-dumping proceeding;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 441 #

2017/2115(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Supports the idea of the Member States making it obligatory tointroducing common EU rules on compulsory labelling indicateing the place of origin of the honey on honey and other bee products, as is the case with certain meat and dairy products;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the ageing of the agricultural workforce is especially acute in livestock-raising sectors, particularly sheep and goat farming, owing to existing limits on its profitability;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the shortage of young people pursuing careers in farming is jeopardising the economic and social sustainability of rural areas and the food sufficiency of the European Union;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Advocates maintaining a strong Common Agricultural Policy with a view to the forthcoming reform given that this would constitute the most attractive incentive for young people wishing to engage in an agricultural activity;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however thatthat the level of administrative burdens may be inhibitings the take-up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as very complex and difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the amendments supporting young people brought in by the Omnibus Regulation by improving their access to financial instruments and proving for an increase in the single payment under the first pillar;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Congratulates the European Commission on its intention to deepen the measures promoting generational renewal in the forthcoming reform of the CAP but considers that these new initiatives should be covered by a sufficient European budget, since otherwise they will fail to provide the desired incentive effect;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Access to land and countering ‘land- grabbing’
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considerbelieves that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods)circumstances limiting access to land in each Member State should be studied and that young people should be encouraged to access this means of production;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. ECalls on the Commission to establish recommendations at European Union level to encourages more active national policies with EU recommendations on access to land withbased on best practices;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that a proper definition of an active farmer willtaking into account the specific situation in each Member State should help generational renewal, drive structural change and aid land mobility;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the setting-up of an "Erasmus" type scheme associated with vocational training to improve young farmers' skills and experience;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers it necessary, therefore, to provide critical support to young people wishing to introduce innovative production techniques and processes, such as precision agriculture and conservation systems, which aim to enhance the cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability of the farming sector;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 298 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Measures to arrest the rural exodus Considers it necessary to offer young farmers long-term prospects so as to arrest the rural exodus, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to look into new initiatives for establishing the infrastructure necessary to support new entrepreneurs and their families in rural areas.
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals, which are not only environmental but also social and economic in nature; stresses that, although the EU farming industry is already making a valuable contribution to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and stringent environmental requirements, it still needs to adapt better to the many challenges facing it;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes in this regard the significant environmental efforts made in the farming sector over the last few years through the measures envisaged under both the first and the second pillar of the CAP;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, by using agricultural waste, the bioeconomy canis another tool to help to reduce the environmental impact of farming, in the form of emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air, soil and bodies of water, and can also contribute to the more efficient use of resources;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that, in order to further encourage farming excellence and quality in Europe, it is necessary to continue to focus on innovation and its application in the field in order to optimise production processes, improve the quality of our products, reduce environmental impacts and optimise resources used;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 142 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Believes it necessary to promote broadband availability and improve transport services in rural areas, so as to contribute to not only the achievement of environmental sustainability objectives but also the promotion of growth in rural areas that is fully sustainable in environmental, economic and social terms.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas the EU is facing demographic challenges that are not only related to ageing population and the decrease of birth rate, but also include other elements such as depopulation;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 266 #

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to reach a stronger commitment to apply Article 174 of the TFEU; emphasises that greater territorial cohesion implies greater economic and social cohesion, and therefore calls for strategic investment in those regions, in particular broadband network, with a view to making them more competitive, improving industry and territorial structure and, ultimately, stabilising the population in those areas;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 269 #

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the Commission to introduce policies designed to combat demographic decline and the dispersion of the population; stresses that the European Union's cohesion policy should prioritise attention for regions suffering demographic decline;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 8 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the importance of the ruling handed down on 15 December 2015, in which the Court of Justice established that Article 349 TFEU is the proper legal basis for adopting and adjusting EU legislative measures, thereby consolidating the status of the outermost regions (ORs) and confirming the need for all EU policies to differentiate in their favour in order to mitigate the permanent intrinsic constraints affecting them and, thus, allowing their economies to compete on an equal footing with the rest of the Union;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that banana production plays a crucial role in the socio-economic fabric of some outermost regions, in particular in the Canary Islands, and therefore is in favour of increasing support for producers;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Believes that it is necessary to increase the budget of POSEI in order to provide greater support for the diversification of agricultural production in the outermost regions and to introduce actions orientated to solving the market crises faced by certain sectors, including tomatoes, livestock and beef in certain regions, and to facilitate the development of some small-scale productions, like goat and sheep dairy products, honey, flowers, sugar beet, tea, pineapple, passion fruit and others;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas)OR products and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the specific support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excludedproducts of these regions and asks for appropriate measures to offset the negative effects of trade agreements with third countries on OR agricultural sectors and the exclusion of sensitive products from tradhose negotiations, such as special sugars;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission to carry out regular analyses of the markets of the Member States concerned and to consult these Member States and producers in the ORs and decide appropriate support measures, including financial compensation, in case a serious deterioration of the situation of producers or markets occurs or is likely to occur because of trade concessions made to third countries;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to negotiate efficient and operational safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms for bananas and to effectively apply them;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2016/2250(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Considers that farmers in the ORs should be encouraged to promote their high quality products and that to this end, the use of the ORs' logo, as well as other forms of quality certification, should be promoted and given the necessary funds;
2017/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that farmers’ livelihoods depend on getting produce to the market at remunerative prices and that loss of produce at farm level equates to loss of investment and income;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that farmers are already being hit by loss of investment and income owing to the effects of the Russian embargo, declining market shares, natural disasters, price volatility, and unfair trading practice within the food supply chain;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that food wastage is caused by a range of factors and cannot be attributed solely to agricultural policy and rural development;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that unfair trading practices in the supply chain can result in food wastage; draws attention to Parliament's call for the Commission to establish a legislative framework providing an effective means of addressing such practices;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes the recent establishment of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste to allow stakeholders to share information on this issue; calls on the Commission to supply Parliament with a detailed schedule of the measures under way and the objectives and sub-objectives set, as well as a progress report on the work on a common methodology and on donations;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of cooperation, for example via Producer Organisations or other bodies such as interbranch organisations and cooperatives, for increased access to finance for innovation and investment in treatment technologies such as composting and anaerobic digestion or further processing of products which could allow farmers to access new market and customers; points out in this connection that better sectoral organisation results in better production management and more effective action against food wastage;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the important role the programme for the distribution of fruit, vegetables, bananas and milk in schools plays in raising public awareness; calls on the Member States to make greater use of the opportunities afforded by these programmes;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that when fruit and vegetables are damaged in a natural disaster or are destroyed or ploughed in on family farms because a market has been lost or prices are low, this amounts to a loss of investment and income for farmers;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food bankaid associations;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due toresults not just from the prole played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owingduct specifications imposed on suppliers but also from other practices such as the cancellation of orders in response to changes in consumer demand, and over- production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of tailoring distribution, conservation and packaging procedures closely to the features of each product and to consumer needs, in order to limit product wastage;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue supporting projects and promotion-oriented educational campaigns that teach children from an early age to consume fresh, wholesome locally produced food, one example being the EAThink2015 project; considers that promotion of this kind should be extended to encompass educational institutions through schemes for delivering milk, fruit, and vegetables to such institutions;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to improve the provision of information to consumers on how best to keep and/or use food;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that the utilisation of by- products should be regarded as one means of combating food wastage;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States closely to monitor food donations in order to make sure that the food is not siphoned off and sold on alternative markets, as this would prevent it from reaching those in need and discourage people in the trade from making donations, on account of the risk of this resulting in unfair competition;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises the importance of preserving the rainforest and biodiversity, but stresses that this preservation should be combined with rural development policy instruments to prevent poverty and promote employment in the concerned areas;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the palm oil exploitation is not the only cause of deforestation, also the expansion of the illegal logging is responsible for this situation;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the certification schemes do not guarantee genuinely sustainable palm oil, notably certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) certification, which is not effective in ensuring relevant standards and compliance therewith;deleted
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises some gaps of existing certification schemes, which should be improved constantly to ensure the sustainability of palm oil production;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in orderthe frame of bilateral agreements to encourage the introduction of effective environmental legislation in palm oil producing countries to prevent land use changes and to increase environmental, land tenure and human rights standards, as well as transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, pare not involved in deforestationticipate in sustainable projects and contribute to economic and social development in the concerned regions to ensure the protection of the rainforest and biodiversity;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesebiofuels, based on palm oil, that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land or do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Highlights that palm oil biodiesel can be replaced by biodiesel made from European raw materials, especially in land that is not currently being used;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls to support the EU's biofuel policy of the first-generation biofuels made from European raw materials generating animal feeding stuff for the European market;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call for the permanent reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries and sometimes produced under environmentally questionable conditions;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas social and economic circumstances and living conditions have changed substantially in recent decades and differ quite considerably between the Member States as well as within them; whereas the concept of multifunctionality has opened up new opportunities for women, thanks to innovation and the creation of new concepts which make it possible to inject fresh dynamism into farming; whereas women are very often the promoters of the development of these additional innovative and dynamic activities on or outside the farm beyond the scope of agricultural production, making it possible to impart real added value to activities in rural areas;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 36 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas keeping the, in a context of growing urbanisation, it is essential to retain an active and dynamic population in rural areas, with particular attention to areas with natural constraints, is essential to society, as the conservation of the environment and the landscape depend on it;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 45 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas it is vital that women remain in rural areas in order to curb depopulation, and the European institutions and governments need to do everything possible to ensure improved recognition for their work and rights and provide rural areas with the necessary services that will make it possible to balance work and family life;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 53 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the status of family farms as primary food producers can onlymust be improved and their farming and livestock activities maintained through providing, promoting innovation by means of adequate financial resources and measures at EU level which are fully used by the Member States;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 67 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas women in rural areas need to be made more visible in European, national and regional statistics in order to reflect their situation and the role they play in our peoples’ economy;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 77 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members on farms may constitute ‘invisible work’is often indispensable and constitutes nothing short of ‘invisible work’, which is underestimated because of women's lack of professional status;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 97 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the provision of adequate public services, including care for children and the elderly, are of the first importantce for all inhabitants of rural areas; whereas such services are particularly important for women, given that they have traditionally played a leading role in looking after young and elderly members of the family, and whereas these care services would enable them to devote themselves fully to their work while facilitating the creation of jobs in rural areas;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 104 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the provision of other basic services such as transport links, access to the Internet, energy provision and social, health and educational services are vital for making rural areas attractive and viable placeareas to live; whereas women have a multifunctional role in rural areas and are therefore particularly dependent on such services in order to ensure a better work- life balance;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 109 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas new technologies play a crucial role in opening up new markets, and their development represents a key element in the support needed to fix the female population in rural areas;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 143 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it necessary to encourage the activity of rural women's associations as a key social, economic and cultural stimulus;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 154 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to monitor the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provision on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, basing these sub-programmes, inter alia, on the marketing of products and direct sale and promotion of products at local or regional level, as they can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 165 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for more women in rural development working groups and monitoring committees, as well as greater participation by women in their analyses and conclusions;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 183 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms and calls for better information to encourage women to seek farm co-ownership;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 185 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to encourage the participation of female spouses or other family members in the joint management of farms and to persuade them to obtain recognised professional status;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 209 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to promote equality between women and men in the various management bodies and representation bodies of all types of agricultural organisations, associations and public institutions;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 214 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the promotion of training activities designed to encourage the presence of women in areas and sectors in which they are under-represented and for awareness-raising campaigns on the importance of the active involvement of women in cooperatives, both as partners and in management positions;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 230 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but also access to education and credit, while also promotthereby offering greater access to knowledge and sources of funding and micro-financing with a view to starting up and consolidating women's business activities in the sector, while also encouraging the establishment of womens' associations that establish networks and channels for information, training and job creation and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 233 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to improve conditions for women in rural areas, and not only to provide not only adequate informational material on support possibilities specifically aimed at women farmers and women in rural areas, but alsoparticularly regarding means of access to financing programmes, programmes of which women living in rural areas are often unaware, but also to facilitate access to education and credit, while also promoting the establishment of associations and the provision of wide-ranging professional diversification advice;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 244 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the involvement of women with higher-level qualifications in agriculture, livestock-raising and forestry to be encouraged and facilitated in training programmes to develop activities linked to the provision of advisory services to farms and innovation;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 249 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for incentives for the training of women in rural tourism connected to branches of commercial farming given that such tourism is a booming sector;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 285 #

2016/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the incorporation of specific initiatives to promote a better work-life balance, and improve quality of life for families in rural areas given the importance this has in encouraging women to remain in such areas;
2016/11/21
Committee: AGRIFEMM
Amendment 17 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that rural areas, particularly the least developed areas, can make a significant contribution to increasing employment and reducing poverty by boosting investment in innovation and education to help modernise rural areas, make them more competitive and thereby guarantee generational renewal;
2016/09/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view, therefore, that in order to guarantee economic growth in rural areas, all cutting or freezing of the funding allocated to those areas must be avoided;
2016/09/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. NoteRegrets that the budget initially allocated for the current programming period under Pillar II was EUR 99.6 billion, which represents a decrease in real terms compared with the previous period, but because ofalthough owing to provisions for additional national financing, variable co- financing rates and the possibility of fund- switching between CAP pillars, the final amount shows a slight overall increase at present;
2016/09/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a set of guidelines in order to show the agri-food industry the funding options available under the European Structural and Investment Funds, in combination with the new European Fund for Strategic Investments.
2016/09/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to reach a stronger commitment to applying Article 174 of the TFEU, particularly in regions with serious and permanent natural or demographic disadvantages, such as low population density or sparsely populated island and mountainous regions; Emphasises that greater territorial cohesion implies greater economic and social cohesion, and therefore calls for strategic investment in those regions with a view to making them more competitive, improving industry and territorial structure and, ultimately, stabilising the population in those areas;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 215 #

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to introduce policies designed to combat demographic decline and the dispersion of the population; stresses that the European Union’s cohesion policy should prioritise attention for regions suffering demographic decline;
2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas rabbit farming has been very hard hit by the decline in meat consumption in the European Union and the economic crisis in farming, and whereas sales prices have fallen by some 20% in three years, while production costs have remained constant;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, likewise, account should be taken of the nutritional contribution made by rabbit meat and the role its production plays in family-run businesses, accounting for a significant share of jobs for women in many rural areas where there are few possibilities for livestock diversification;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas rabbit production accounts for only a small share of final livestock production, at less than 1%, and the sector is currently facing economic difficulties owing to the steady decline in consumption in the EU;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the housing of rabbits kept for farming purposes is one of the centralimportant questions discussed among stakeholders involved in their breeding, especially with regard to animal welfare, while it is necessary to bear in mind that animal welfare is based on three other major principles: health, feed and the emotional state of the animal;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the housing of rabbits kept for farming purposes is one of the central questions discussed among stakeholders involved in their breeding, especially with regard to animal health and welfare;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the domesticated rabbit has kept most of the wild rabbit’s natural behaviour, and intensive farming systems have severe negative implications for its welfarerabbit farming already complies with European rules on food safety, hygiene and animal welfare, which are among the most stringent in the world;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the domesticated rabbit has kept most of the wild rabbit’s natural behaviour, and intensive farming systems have severe negative implications for its welfarescientific studies need to be launched to establish animal welfare indicators for the various types of rabbit farming, taking into account, among other factors, the modification of the behaviour of these animals in the absence of predators in captive production systems;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas in organic production systems rabbits are kept inare subject to a stringent requirements, with extremely expensive infrastructure, which do not currently allow organic rabbit farming to be developed viably; whereas even if group pens with access to a small area of pasture at the base of the pen, which allows the rabbits more space, increased social interaction and more opportunities for natural behaviour such as gnawing on wooden blocks, eating hay, hiding in tubes and under platforms, standing on their hind legs, lying stretched out, hopping and jumpingto develop in adequate space, this type of housing is liable to impair rabbits' health because of diseases communicated from one individual to another through social interaction and infections due to aggression and violence; whereas cannibalism also occurs among the animals;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, however, research needs to be carried out on the social problems posed by group housing systems, such as increased aggression as a consequence of bringing together batches of animals or rearing females with different litters, which may cause lesions that affect their health and welfare, and whereas it is also more difficult to control infections and parasites;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas research needs to be undertaken to develop alternative production systems such as organic production, that would exist alongside traditional production systems;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas, at present, insufficient research and information is available to resolve the health challenges and behavioural problems that can arise as a result of the different types of rabbit farming, including systems where rabbits are reared in groups and on the ground;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas the sector’s low level of economic significance in the EU represents a strong disincentive for research and innovation aimed at improving rabbit health and welfare;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas there are minimum EU standards for the protection of pigs1 , calves2 , laying hens3 and broiler chickens4 , as well as the general Council Directive for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes5 , but there is not as yet any specific EU legislation on minimum standards for the protection of rabbits; _________________ 1 Council Directive 2008/120/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs, Official Journal L 47, 18.02.2009 p. 5-13. 2 Council Directive 2008/119/EEC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves. Official Journal (OJ L 10, 11.1.2009, p. 7-13). 3 Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens. Official Journal (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999 p. 53-57). 4 Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production, Official Journal L 182, 12.7.2007, p. 19-28. 5 Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes. Official JournalJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 23-27.
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas only a fewsome Member States have legal requirements for rabbit farming and have developed guides to best practice in collaboration with the sector;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its concerns that rabbits in the EU are usually reared in unenriched cages, a barren environment that only has a drinker and feeder; also notes with concern that rabbits are fed on pellets and the close confines of the battery cages do not allow rabbits to express their natural behaviour;deleted
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its concerns that rabbits in the EU are usuNotes that in the European Union rabbits are generally reared in unenrichslatted cages, a barren environment that only has a drinker and feeder; also notes with concern that rabbits are fed on pellets and the close confines of the battery cages do not allow rabbits to express their natural behaviourwhich allows the environment to be sterile, keeping the animal away from soiled areas; stresses that these cages greatly promote the health quality of housing and therefore limit the risk that animals may become diseased or infected;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports giving a boost to research and innovation to improve rabbit farming in the European Union, whereby the EU would grant incentives aimed at resolving the health and animal welfare problems that may arise in the various production systems while at the same time promoting the profitability of European farms;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that in some Member States alternatives to barren-cage farming of rabbits exist which reduce the incidence of disease improve the welfare of farmed rabbits; considers, however, that these alternative systems still constitute niche production and ought to be yet further and substantially improved with regard to productivity and viability in order to meet European demand, because demand mfortality ra rabbit meat from park systems and improve the welfare of farmed rabbitsremains limited by the impact of the additional production costs on the price charged to the consumer; recalls in this context that an organic rabbit farm produces some 500 rabbits per annum, whereas a conventional one produces 40 000;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. AcknowledgNotes that in some Member States alternatives to barren-cage farming of rabbits exist which reduce the incidence of disease and mortality rates and improve the welfare of farmed rabbitcould be developed as production systems that would be available alongside conventional farming models;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the use of pen systems for groups, which are the most suitable system for rabbits because of their highly social behaviour; points out that the use of pen systems improves the welfare of farm rabbits and reduces the incidence of abnormal behaviour amongst themdevelopment of research and innovation in rabbit-rearing systems, as the group pen system is not a satisfactory solution because it promotes aggression between individuals and may create health problems because of the risk of injuries and infections; stresses furthermore that housing is not the only criterion for animal welfare and that animal health also depends on two important farming practices, namely the ambient conditions of buildings and the development of adequate prophylaxis;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the use of pen systems for groups, which are the most suitable system for rabbits because of their highly social behaviour; points out that the use of pen systemsguides to best practice to improves the welfare of farm rabbits and reduces the incidence of abnormal behaviour amongst thhealth and welfare of both animals reared in cages and those reared in pen systems;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that, owing to the absence of species-specific animal husbandry legislation for rabbits in the EU, the breeding of rabbits is highly intensified and its architecture resembles a high-output industrial production system;deleted
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points outStresses that, to cut costs and save space, a typical barren wire cage for an adult doe in the EU is 60 to 65 cm long, 40 to 48 cm wide and 30 to 35 cm high; concludes that this meanhe size of cages varies according to the animals' age and weight, and housing systems that rabbits cannot move normally or adopt normal postures such as stretching out, sitting and standing with their ears erect ( a ‘look out’ posture typical of the species), rearing up, turning around comfortably and hopping; underlines that this lack of exercise can also lead to weakened or broken bonesve improved over time to incorporate new arrangements such as footrests, with the aim of reducing foot lesions and improving welfare;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with concern that there is a high rate of disease and mortalthe high mortality rate that naturally occurs among rabbits compared with other species, wityh amongst caged farm rabbits, compared with other farmed specie loss of 90% of wild rabbits under the age of one year; notes with concern, therefore, the scant amount of treatment and research aimed at tackling diseases among farm rabbits;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its concern that rabbits reared and fattened for meatPoints out that, in its 2005 report on the impact of the current housing and husbandry systems on the health and welfare of farmed domestic rabbits, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) had already warned of the higher risks to rabbit health arising from production ion the EU are typically caged in groups, and are provided with a space per rabbit that is less than the area of two ordinary A4 sheets of paperground by comparison with cages, and welcomes the progress made by many producers in introducing improvements to the design of housing systems in line with EFSA's recommendations;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that rabbits are extremely sensitive animals and can suffer from a wide range of welfare problems and infectious diseases, including fatal viruses, snuffles and sore hocks from sitting on wire-mesh cage floors; i, and that these health risks aware that investigations6 have shown thlimited thanks to very strict European health rules; stresses that, under the legislat ion some farms sick and injured rabbits are not treated and many fall victim to eye and fungal infections and respiratory conditions; notes with concern that the vast majority of these animals end up in the food chain, either as pet foodin force[1], sick animals immediately receive medical treatment, accompanied by isolation of the animal during its convalesence, or euthanasia if necessary; [1] Directive 98/58/EC concerning the protection orf as meat sold to consumers in supermarkets; _________________ 6 http://www.ciwf.org.uk/our- campaigns/investigations/rabbit- investigations/2014-the-biggest-secret-of- the-cage-age/nimals kept for farming purposes
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that rabbits can suffer from a wide range of welfare problems and diseases, including fatal viruses, snuffles and sore hocks from sitting on wire-mesh cage floors; is aware that investigations6 have shown that on some farms sick and injured rabbits are not treated and many fall victim to eye and fungal infections and respiratory conditions; notes with concern that the vast majority of these animals end up in the food chain, either as pet food or as meat sold to consumers in supermarkets; _________________ 6 http://www.ciwf.org.uk/our- campaigns/investigations/rabbit- investigations/2014-the-biggest-secret-of- the-cage-age/, and is aware that little research has been carried out in these fields owing to the low level of investment, which means that few therapeutic tools are available to rabbit farmers and veterinarians;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the importance of providing training courses for people involved in all aspects of animal handling in rabbit farming and good practice guides based on reliable technical and scientific analyses in order to improve their performance and understanding of the relevant animal welfare requirements in order to avoid unnecessary suffering for animals;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that growing rabbits and does kept in pen systems, typically 750 cm²/rabbit for growers and 800 cm²/rabbit for does, benefit from more space for movement, social interaction and play, and that platforms in pen systems allow rabbits to avoid aggressors by getting out of the way, with separate housing for does when they are nursing a litter;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that growing rabbits and does kept in pen systems, typically 750 cm²/rabbit for growers and 800 cm²/rabbit for does, benefit from more space for movement, social interaction and play, and that platforms in pen systems allow rabbits to avoid aggressors by getting out of the way, with separate housing for does when they are nursing a litterbut stresses the need to continue researching further into these systems, since existing park systems are not a very satisfactory alternative bearing in mind that rearing animals in groups often leads to increased aggression among the animals, a greater risk of lesions and the more rapid development of diseases;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that transport is an extremely stressful experience for rabbits; underlines that rabbits should be fed before long-distance transport and be provided with adequate food, water and space in transit, and that transport times should be as limited as possible, owing to the sensitivity of the species; emphasises that there are a huge variety of stress factors that affect animal welfare and that these differ between regions or even farms;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that rabbits should be fully stunned before slaughter, ensuring that they undergo no suffering, pain or stress; recalls that slaughter shouldmust be carried out without risk of the stunned animal regaining consciousness; recalls that the development of practical research into slaughter techniques would make it possible to establish electric slaughter methods appropriate to the specific characteristics of rabbits which may be commercially viable;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that rabbits should be fully stunned before slaughter, ensuring that they undergo no suffering, pain or stress; recalls that slaughter should be carried out without risk of the stunned animal regaining consciousness; draws attention to the need to improve alternative systems to electronarcosis, such as stunning with CO2 and a mixture of gases, which are used on other species;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the widespread misuse of antibiotics in rabbit farming, especially in the intensive type of farming that uses cage systems, can lead to an increase in can lead to an increase in antimicrobial resistance, as is the case in the remaining areas of antimicrobial resistanceal production;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that abolishing the use of battery cages across the EU would have a positive impact on the protection of public health and would reduce the use of antibiotics in rabbit farming;deleted
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls onEncourages the Commission, in the light of the high number of rabbits being farmed and slaughtered in the EU and the severe animal welfare implications of the systems currently used for keeping rabbits, to put forward soon legislative proposals on setting minimum standards for to cooperate with stakeholders in the rabbit- farming industry to draw up guidelines establishing animal welfare rules for rabbits; considers that this method will make it possible to help rabbit-farming stakeholders to incorporate good practice rules in their proteduction of farm rabbitmethods on a voluntary basis;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission, in the light of the high number of rabbits being farmed and slaughtered in the EU and the severe animal welfare implications, to put forward soon a report ofn the systems currently used for keeping rabbits, to put forwvarious farming systems and to develop guidelines in collaboration with the sector geared soon legislative proposals on settingto guaranteeing compliance with minimum standards for the protection of farmng the health and welfare of rabbits;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission to consider pen systemsscientific evidence as the guiding principle when proposing measures for housing requirements for breeding does and for rabbits reared for meat production;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that a balance must be kept between the various aspects to be taken into consideration, as regards welfare and health, economic and social considerations and environmental impactanimal welfare, the sustainability of production in the light of the associated financial situation, the working conditions of farmers, and lastly consumer protection; considers that all parties involved in the production process should be listened to in order to propose the best compromise between animal welfare criteria and these economic and social considerations;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2016/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that all measures should be harmonised at EU level by introducing specific EU legislationa guide to good practice for the minimum protection of farm rabbits, including a clear system of production labelling allowing consumers in the EU to make an informed choice about the rabbit meat they buy;
2016/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas, since 2007, extreme price fluctuation has been a f the gradual dismantling of intervention meatsure of worlds in the agricultural markets, with increasingly frequent and marked economic shocks has given rise to greater price volatility;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the European Union does not currently have a genuine safety net to curb market volatility, which acts a powerful disincentive for farmers to continue working on EU territory;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas greater market transparency may limitcontribute to limiting the effects of price volatility;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas, however, the current milk market observatory is proving to be of very limited usefulness and whereas there is a need for a price control instrument which is more preventive in nature and covers not only the milk sector but also Europe's principal farming sectors;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that volatility must be accepted as a givenfarmers will be increasingly exposed to price volatility as a result of the globalisation and sophistication of agricultural markets, greater variability of supply due to climatic vagaries, increased health risks and the parlous equilibrium of food supply; considers that it must be integrated in public policy and that those operators who are most exposed must be supported in order to lessen its negative effects;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Union’s competitors make considerable sums of public money available for protecting their farmers from the effects of price volatility, and highlights the fact that, over the years, the European Union has dismantled support for agricultural markets whereas such support is what the United States' aid system is based on;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the main aims of2003 CAP reform since 2007 have been to strengthenaw the first steps towards the 'decoupling' of direct payments, to furthera process theat convergence of basic payments and to take on board societal and environmental concerns;tinued until they were almost fully decoupled in the most recent reform, which also introduced the partial convergence of direct payments.
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that decoupled direct aid under the first CAP pillar, representing close to 30% of farmers' incomes, is a vital component of income but, in isolation, is not helping to stabilise agricultural markets;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that, in all Member States, farmers have access to very varied types of risk management instruments that have differing degrees of sophistication and differ in scope and design in order to meet what farmers are calling for and cater for the various European farming models;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that any European initiative to develop risk management instruments must be in keeping with existing national models and, where appropriate, complement them;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Deplores that agricultural price volatility is weakening the position of producers in respect of other operators in the food chain, and makes it easier for large retailers to engage in abusive practices;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that food autonomy and security, on the basis of food production within Europe, must be long-term aims for the future CAPessential aims in preparation for the forthcoming reform of the CAP, and that it is therefore necessary to introduce market stabilisation instruments;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 180 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Is convinced that the Commission should have flexible and productive instruments in order to prevent and manage the very high levels of market risk which farmers cannot guard against by themselves;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that inter-branch organisations encourage dialogue among the various stakeholders and facilitate joint initiatives to understand markets and production better and to enhance their transparency, forecast production potential, help improve supply management and draw up standard contracts that are compatible with EU rules and regulations;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Call on the Commission to conduct an in-depth analysis of what is holding back optimal implementation of the CMO and the measures that would enable better use to be made of tools placed at the disposal of Member States and sectoral stakeholders;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 211 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that producer organisations and their associations must be facilitated and better able organisationally to involve producers who do not meet the criteria of the single CMOin regard to implementation of the CAP and enforcement of competition law;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises the efforts made by European cooperatives in uniting producers and believes it necessary to encourage them to play a greater role in agricultural sectors and to merge with one another, with a view of improving the bargaining power of producers in the food chain;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that farmers must be permitted to come together in bodies, against a background of processing and distribution stakeholders becoming increasingly concentrated at both EU and national level, farmers must be permitted to come together in producer organisations or associations thereof that carry as much clout as those of the other stakeholders in the chain with whom they negotiate;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 234 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the introduction of contractual systems by adapting competition law to meet the needs of the agricultural industry within the framework of the CAP's basic rules, so as to permit commercial cooperation at the stage when produce is first placed on the market, irrespective of the type of producer organisation involved in accordance with Article 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), so as to permit farmers to negotiate collectively through producer organisations of a similar size to other stakeholders in processing and distribution;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that the traditional CAP crisis management tools (public intervention and private storage) are no longer sufficiently effective in a globalised economy;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Calls on the Commission to propose the introduction of revised, effective crisis prevention and management tools;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 345 #
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 366 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the Commission's decision to set up a meat market observatory along the lines of the European Milk Market Observatory, and points out that in the context of the last CAP reform Parliament had called for a price and margin observatory covering the agricultural sector as a whole to be established;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 368 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recommends thatCalls on the Commission to assess the advisability of setting up European agricultural price and market observatories be established for the various sectors of the industry, to provide ongoing, segment-by- segment analysis of agricultural markets, with the involvement of economic stakeholders, and to make relevant data and forecasts available at regular intervalfor other agricultural sectors, such as the plant-based sectors;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 375 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Draws attention to the important role which observatories of this kind can play in disseminating and analysing market data, and urges the Commission to regard the observatories as tools which can be used to manage agricultural markets, and not only as a means of monitoring disruptions to markets;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 386 #

2016/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Urges the Commission to take the steps needed to ensure that these observatories can, on the one hand, provide accurate data in real time on market and price trends, production costs, consumption, stock levels, prices and imports and exports of agricultural foodstuffs at European level, and, on the other, issue early warnings ahead of crises and recommendations to the Commission, the Member States and economic actors based on up-to-the- minute analyses of agricultural markets by segment;
2016/06/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The measures applicable to spirit drinks should contribute to attaining a high level of consumer protection, preventing deceptive practices and attaining market transparency and fair competition. They should safeguard the reputation which the Union’s spirit drinks have achieved in the Union and on the world market by continuing to take into account the traditional practices used in the production of spirit drinks as well as increased demand for consumer protection and information. Technological innovation should also be taken into account in respect of spirit drinks, where such innovation serves to improve quality, without affecting the traditional character of the spirit drinks concerned. The production of spirit drinks is governed by Regulations 178/2002 on the general principles of food law, 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers and 2017/625 on official controls on food and feed, and is strongly linked to the agricultural sector. Besides representing a major outlet for the agriculture of the Union, this link is determinant for the quality, safety and reputation of the spirit drinks produced in the Union. This strong link to the agricultural-food sector should therefore be emphasised by the regulatory framework.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) solely be sweetened in accordance with point (3) of Annex I and in order to round off the final taste of the product, taking into account the tradition and specific legislation of each Member State.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) be sweetened to correspond to particular product characteristics and in accordance with point (3) of Annex I and taking into account the relevant legislation of the Member States. In each case, the sugar content shall be established for each product category using the procedure laid down in Article 5.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in the case of brandy aged using the ‘criaderas y solera’ dynamic ageing system, the average ageing, calculated as described in the new Annex IIa, may only be mentioned in the presentation or labelling if the ageing of the brandy has been subject to a control system authorised by the competent authority. Reference on the labelling of the brandy to the average ageing, expressed in years, shall be accompanied by a reference to the ‘criaderas y solera’ system.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) Stevia
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
(f) any other natural carbohydrate substancessubstances of agricultural origin having a similar effect to the products referred to in points (a) to (e).
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 227 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – section 1 – part 5 – point e a (new)
(ea) Brandy or Weinbrand may be sweetened by up to 35 g per litre of finished product, expressed as invert sugar, in order to round off the final held.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 311 #

2016/0392(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex IIa (new) Criaderas y solera dynamic ageing system. The traditional ageing system in Spain, referred to in national legislation in Royal Decree 164/2014 of 14 March 2014, as well as in the technical files for the geographical indications of brandy, consists of the periodic tapping of part of the brandy contained in each of the oak barrels or containers which form an ageing scale, and the corresponding transfer of brandy tapped from another, previous ageing scale. Definitions Ageing scales:Each of the sets of oak barrels or containers of the same age which the brandy passes through in the ageing process.Each of the scales is called a 'criadera', except the last, prior to the bottling of the brandy, which is called the ‘solera’. Tapping:The partial volume of the brandy content of each oak barrel or container which is tapped for adding to the barrels and/or containers of the level immediately following or, in the case of the solera, for bottling. Transfer:The volume taken from the oak barrels or containers of a certain scale, which is added to and mixed with the content of the oak barrels or containers of the scale immediately following in terms of age. Average ageing:The period of time corresponding to the refreshment of all the brandy in the ageing process, calculated as the ratio between the total volume of brandy contained in all the ageing scales and the volume of the tappings taken from the last scale — the solera — over the course of a year. The average ageing of brandy tapped from the solera can be calculated according to the following formula: Where: - t is the average ageing, expressed in years, - Vt is the total volume of stock in the ageing system, expressed in litres of pure alcohol, - Ve is the total volume of the product tapped from the system for bottling during one year, expressed in litres of pure alcohol. Minimum average age:In the case of oak barrels or containers with a capacity of less than 1 000 litres, the number of tappings and transfers per year shall be less than or equal to twice the number of scales in the system so as to ensure that the youngest component is aged for not less than six months. In the case of containers with a capacity of 1 000 litres or more, the number of tappings and transfers per year shall be less than or equal to the number of scales in the system so as to ensure that the youngest component is aged for not less than one year.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2016/0389(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States in which the periods of fieldwork for the survey of 2020 overlap with the work planned for the 10- year population census may bring the farming survey forward a year so as to avoid the heavy burden of conducting these two major studies at the same time.
2017/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2016/0389(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a By way of derogation from Article 5(1) and (5); Article 6(1); Article 7(1); Article 8(2); Article 12(1); Article 13(4) and Article 14(1), the reference to the survey in 2020 shall be replaced by a reference to a survey in 2019 for Greece, Spain and Portugal.
2017/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 78 a (new)
(78 a) Despite the general rule to take account and support the electricity form biomass fuels with a capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW only in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat, account needs to be taken of circumstances that affect the feasibility of this technology. Combined heat and power is not always the best option in terms of cost-benefit in rural and isolated areas, very dependent on agriculture, fisheries and forestry or with a low heat demand due to climatic conditions. The requirement to apply high efficiency cogeneration should be subject to a specific cost-benefit analysis for these locations.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 310 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 381 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IXbiofuels, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 389 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at least equal to 1.5% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.8% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X. 2% in 2030. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas, defined as those obtained from biomass excluding food or feed crops, used cooking oil and animal fats classified as categories 1 and 2 in accordance with Regulation (EC) Nº 106972009 of the European Parliament and the Council, that comply with the sustainability criteria set out in articles 26 to 2, shall have an indicative share of 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 393 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as form biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 397 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles and rail transport, shall be taken into account.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 408 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – paragraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 1.2 times their energy content.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 494 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The first sub-paragraph shall not apply to electricity from installations which: are the object of a specific notification by a Member State to the Commission based on the duly substantiated existence of risks for the security of supply of electricity. Upon assessment of the notification, the Commission shall adopt a decision taking into account the elements included therein, or are not required to apply high efficient cogeneration technology, in accordance with Art. 14 of Directive 2012/27/EU, as long as these installations employ exclusively biomass fuels produced from agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues under normal operating conditions.
2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 566 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex X – part 1
Part A: [...]deleted
2017/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 573 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex X – part 2
Part B: [...]deleted
2017/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 574 #

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex X – part 3
Part C: [...]deleted
2017/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1305/2013
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
2a. InArticle 15 (3), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: "3. The authorities or bodies selected to provide advice shall have appropriate resources in the form of regularly trained and qualified staff and advisory experience and reliability with respect to the fields in which they advise. The beneficiaries under this measure shall be chosen through calls for tenders. Tproposals or through calls for tenders. In the latter case, the selection procedure shall be governed by public procurement law and shall be open to both public and private bodies. It shall be objective and shall exclude candidates with conflicts of interest." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1305&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 9
6a. In Article 28, paragraph 9 is replaced by the following: "9. Support may be provided for the conservation and for the sustainable use and development of genetic resources in agriculture for operations not covered by the provisions under paragraphs 1 to 8. This support may not be limited to indigenous resources. Such commitments may be carried out by beneficiaries other than those referred to in paragraph 2." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1305&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 1
6b. In Article 29, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Support under this measure shall be granted, per hectare of agricultural area and, in duly justified cases, per livestock units, to farmers or groups of farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and who are active farmers within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1305&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1035/2013
Article 49 – paragraph 3
" 3. Where appropriate, t12a. In Article 49, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: " 3. The beneficiaries may be selected on the basis of calls for proposals, applying economic, social and environmental efficiency criteria." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1305&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 268 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013
Article 54 – paragraph 2
4. in Article 54, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. If recovery has not taken place within four years from the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, the financial consequences of the non- recovery shall be borne by the Member State concerned, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 58. Where, in the context of the recovery procedure, the absence of any irregularity is recorded by an administrative or legal instrument of a final nature, the Member State concerned shall declare as expenditure to the Funds the financial burden borne by it under the first subparagraph. However, if for reasons not attributable to the Member State concerned, it is not possible for recovery to take place within the time limit specified in the first subparagraph, and the amount to be recovered exceeds EUR 1 million, the Commission may, at the request of the Member State, extend the time-limit by a period of up to half of the original period.’deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
“(h) (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)-1. Article 4 (1), the point h is replaced by the following: “(h) “permanent grassland and permanent pasture” (together referred to as “permanent grassland”) means land used to grow grasses or other forage (herbaceous and woody) species naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more. Where Member States so decide, it can also include land which can be grazed and which forms part of established local practices where grasses and other herbaceous forage are traditionally not predominant in grazing areas.” Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
“(i) (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)-1 a. In Article 4(1), the point i is replaced by the following: “(i) “grasses or other forage (herbaceous and woody) species” means all herbaceous and woody plants traditionally found in natural pastures or normally included in mixtures of seeds for pastures or meadows in the Member State, whether or not used for grazing animals.” Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 332 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 6 – point a
“(a) 25 3 a. In Article 50(6), point a is replaced by the following: “(a) Up to a value not higher than 50% of the average value of the owned or leased-in payment entitlements held by the farmer; or” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 337 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 6 – point b
“(b) 253 c. In Article 50 (6), point b is replaced by the following: “(b) up to a value not higher than 50 % of an amount calculated by dividing a fixed percentage of the national ceiling for the calendar year 2019 set out in Annex II by the number of all eligible hectares declared in 2015 in accordance with Article 33(1). That fixed percentage shall be equal to the share of the national ceiling remaining for the basic payment scheme in accordance with Article 22(1) for 2015.” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 339 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 7
3 c. In Article 50, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: “7. Member States applying Article 36 shall each year calculate the amount of the payment for young farmers by multiplying a figure corresponding to 25 a value not higher than 50% of the single area payment calculated in accordance with Article 36 by the number of eligible hectares that the farmer has declared in accordance with Article 36(2).” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 342 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
3 d. In Article 50(8), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: “8. By way of derogation from the paragraphs 6 and 7, Member States may calculate each year the amount of the payment for young farmers by multiplying a figure corresponding to 25 a value not higher than 50% of the national average payment per hectare by the number of entitlements that the farmer has activated in accordance with Article 32(1), or by the number of eligible hectares that the farmer has declared in accordance with Article 36(2).” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 356 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 4 i (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1
4 i. In Article 50 (10), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: “10. Instead of applying paragraphs 6 to 9, Member States may allocate an annual lump sum amount per farmer calculated by multiplying a fixed number of hectares by a figure corresponding to 25 a value not higher than 50% of the national average payment per hectare, as established in accordance with paragraph 8.” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 358 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1a (new)
4b. In Article 50(11), the following paragraph is added: Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, Member States shall ensure that young farmers who join a legal person in the form of a holding with a group structure, such as a cooperative, do not lose their entitlements. Member States shall therefore identify the proportional share in the structure corresponding to the young farmer for the purposes of designating his or her entitlements.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 394 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) N° 1307/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point a
“(a) (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-co6 a. Article 64 (1), point a is replaced by the following: “(a) keep at least a number of eligible hectares corresponding to the number of owned or leased-in payment ent/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1307&rid=1)itlements held, or to the number of eligible hectares declared in 2015 in accordance with Article 36(2) with a tolerance of 0.5 ha or, if is lower, the 25% of the owned or leased-in payments entitlements held or the number of eligible hectares declared in 2015”.” Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 420 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – i
(i) coaching to other producer organisations, associations of producer organisations, producer groups or individual producers”, provided that this action of prevention and crisis management is not the only one that the OP carries out
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 427 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point ia (new)
(b b) In article 33 (3), the following point is inserted: ia) actions aimed to diversify at diversifying export markets, including export insurance;
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 428 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point ib (new)
(b c) In Article 33 (3), the following point is inserted: ib) market withdrawals of either fresh products previously processed;
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point ic (new)
(b d) In Article 33 (3), the following point is inserted: ic) actions to cover costs related to negotiation and management of phytosanitary protocols;
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 430 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b e (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point id (new)
(b e) In Article 33 (3), the following point is inserted: id) market studies and research;
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 432 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 e (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 5
1 e. In Article 33 (5), subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following “Environmental actions shall respect the requirements for agri-environment-climate payments laid down in Articles 28(3) and 29(2)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 433 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 1 f (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 5
1 f. In Article 33 (5), subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following: “Where at least 80 % of the producer members of a producer organisation are subject to one or more identical agri- environment-climate or organic farming commitments provided for in Articles 28(3) and 29(2)(3)of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, then each one of those commitments shall count as an environmental action as referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph.” (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&rid=1)Or. en
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 441 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) actions related to coaching of other producer organisations, producer groups or individual producers from Member States referred to in Article 35(1).
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 448 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia may grant producer organisationsMember States may grant producer organisations, situated in regions where the degree of organisation of producers in the fruit and vegetables sector is particularly low, on their request national financial assistance equal to a maximum of 1 % of their value of marketed production. That assistance shall be additional to the operational fund.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 451 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) N° 1308/2013
Article 35 - paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 amending paragraph 1 to add Member Stateestablishing the list of regions where the degree of organisation of producers in the fruit and vegetable sector is particularly low and to delete Member Stateregions where that is no longer the case.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 459 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 3
3 c. In Article 64, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “3. Member States shall make public the criteria referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 23 that they apply and shall notify them forthwith to the Commission.” content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&qid=1490097554789&from=EN)Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 467 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
3 b. In Article 64, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. If the total area covered by the eligible applications referred to in paragraph 1 in a given year exceeds the area made available by the Member State, authorisations shall be granted according to a pro-rata distribution of hectares to all applicants on the basis of the area for which they have requested the authorisation. Such granting may establish a maximum of eligible area by applicant and also be partially or completely made according to one or more of the following objective and non- discriminatory priority criteria:” content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&qid=1490097554789&from=EN)Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 471 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 152 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
“c) content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&qid=1490103027098&from=EN)3a. In Article 37(1)(c), the introductory part is replaced by the following: “c) pursue a specific aim which shall include objective (ii) and at least another one of the following objectives:” Or. es (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 473 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 152 – paragraph 3 – point ba (new)
3b. In Article 152(3), the following point is added: ba) A milk producer who is already a member of a cooperative in the milk sector and supplies it with the whole of his/her production may not be a member of any milk producer organisation apart from the one which the aforesaid cooperative may establish.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 481 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point da (new)
3 e. In Article 64, paragraph 1, the following point is inserted: da) the applicant does not have vines planted without authorisation as referred to in Article 71 of Regulation (EU) nº 1308/2013 or without a planting right as referred to in Articles 85a and 85b of Regulation (EC) nº 1234/2007.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 483 #

2016/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 270 – paragraph 1 – point 3 f (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 64 – paragraph 3a (new)
3 f. In Article 64, the following paragraph is added: 3a. If the Member State applies one or more of the criteria referred to in paragraph 2, it may decide to add the condition that the applicant shall be a natural person not older than 40 years in the moment of submission of the application.
2017/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising productszers and Improving Nutrition Efficiency Products (INEP) and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 (Text with EEA relevance) (This amendment from "Fertilising products" to "fertilisers and improving nutrition efficiency products (INEP)" applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The conditions for making fertilisers availableRegulation must foster the goals onf the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council15, which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced, inorganic materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use. The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials. __________________ 15Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1).circular economy, provided it ensures at the same time that farmers have a secure supply of highly efficient fertilisers. The European Commission must present the European Parliament and the Council with a report taking stock of the application of this Regulation five years after its entry into force. __________________ deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Securing reliable and unhindered access to raw materials is crucial to the European Union’s economy and essential to maintaining and improving quality of life, industry and employment. The European Commission has created a list of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in order to identify raw materials with a high supply-risk and a high economic importance to the Union, and secure their reliable and unhindered access. The European Commission added phosphate rock to this list in 2014. The Regulation must take this into account when taking measures entailing restrictions on use of these materials.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) The contaminant limits set out in the Regulation should not disqualify or give preference to certain sources of raw materials. The market and trade effects of such limits should be monitored therefore to safeguard the stable and affordable access to raw materials, ensuring effective competition and competitiveness of the EU fertiliser industry.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Manufactures of Fertilizers and Improving Nutrition Efficiency Products (INEP) should prove their efficiency before placing them in the market in order to guarantee a high level of quality to consumers.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘fertilising product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material, on plants or their rhizosphere for the purpose of providing plants with nutrient or improving their nutrition efficiency;deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) "Fertiliser" means a substance or a mixture of substances intended to provide nutrients to the plants;
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1b) "Improving Nutrition Efficiency Product (INEP)" means a substance or a mixture of substances, micro-organism or any other material to be applied on plants or their rhizosphere for the purpose of improving their nutrition efficiency;
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
(1c) "Primary nutrient" means the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium only;
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
(1d) "Secondary nutrient" means the elements calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur;
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'mixture' means a mixture within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006or solution composed of two or more substances;
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall simultaneously with the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union publish a guidance document giving clarity and examples to manufacturers and market surveillance authorities about how the label should look like. This guidance document shall also specify the kind of relevant information as referred to in Annex III PART 1 paragraph 2d).
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising productsers and Improving Nutrition Efficiency Products (INEP) and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 (Text with EEA relevance) (This amendment from "Fertilising products" to "fertilisers and improving nutrition efficiency products (INEP)" applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) straight or compound solid minorganiceral macronutrient ammonium nitrate fertilisers of high nitrogen content, as specified in product function category 1(C)(I)(a)(i- ii)(A) in Annex I; (This amendment from “inorganic” to “mineral fertilisers” applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The Regulation shall foster the goals of the circular economy, provided it ensures at the same time that farmers have a secure supply of highly efficient fertilisers. The European Commission shall present the European Parliament and the Council with a report taking stock of the application of this Regulation five years after its entry into force.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) fertilising product blendcombination of product function categories, as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a). (This amendment from “fertilising product blends” to “combination of product function categories” applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) keep the EU declaration of conformity and the technical documentation at the disposal of national market surveillance authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market;
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Securing reliable and unhindered access to raw materials is crucial to the European Union’s economy and essential to maintaining and improving quality of life, industry and employment. The European Commission has created a list of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in order to identify raw materials with a high supply-risk and a high economic importance to the Union, and secure their reliable and unhindered access. The European Commission added phosphate rock to this list in 2014. The Regulation shall take this into account when taking measures entailing restrictions on use of these materials.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The economic operators shall be able to present the information referred to in the first paragraph for 105 years after they have been supplied with the CE marked fertilising product and for 105 years after they have supplied the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) The contaminant limits set out in the Regulation should not disqualify or give preference to certain sources of raw materials. The market and trade effects of such limits should be monitored therefore to safeguard the stable and affordable access to raw materials, ensuring the effective competition and competitiveness of the EU fertiliser industry.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
A CE marked fertilising productmaterial that has undergone a recovery operation and complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall be considered to complybe a component material of a CE marked fertilising product that complies with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered as having ceased to be wasteto have ceased being waste. This component material may fall under the scope of this Regulation if it demonstrates an agronomic efficacy and if it meets the requirements laid down in the Annexes to this Regulation.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Manufactures of Fertilisers and Improving Nutrition Efficiency Products (INEP) should prove their efficiency before placing them in the market in order to guarantee a high level of quality to consumers.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48a Reporting The Commission shall present the European Parliament and the Council with a report taking stock of the application of this Regulation five years after it has entered into force. The report shall include an assessment of the levels of contaminants as set out in Annex I, and their impact on human and animal health and on the environment in terms of reduction of cadmium accumulation levels. The report shall also analyse technological progress and innovation in the field of production and use of fertilising products, and all the possible alternatives to fulfil the objective of reducing cadmium accumulation, including technologies for its elimination, their viability and their impact and costs across the value chain, as well as the waste management of cadmium. The report shall also consider the Regulation’s impact on the fertiliser market, including an analysis of costs and of supply levels and security. The report may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2018, with the exception of the provisions in Annex I on cadmium, which shall only come into force once phosphate rock has been removed from the list of critical raw materials.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘fertilising product’ means a substance, mixture, micro-organism or any other material, applied or intended to be applied, either on its own or mixed with another material, on plants or their rhizosphere for the purpose of providing plants with nutrient or improving their nutrition efficiency;deleted
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) "Fertiliser" means a substance or a mixture of substances intended to provide nutrients to the plants.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 216 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1b) "Improving Nutrition Efficiency Product (INEP)" means a substance or a mixture of substances, micro-organism or any other material to be applied on plants or their rhizosphere for the purpose of improving their nutrition efficiency;
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
(1c) "Primary nutrient" means the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium only.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
(1d) "Secondary nutrient" means the elements calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'mixture' means a mixture within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006or solution composed of two or more substances;
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 223 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – point 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 1,5(1) Where the product has phosphorus (P) content: 75 mg/kg P2O5; (2) Where the product does not have phosphorus (P) content: 3 mg/kg dry matter,.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission shall simultaneously with the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union publish a guidance document giving clarity and examples to manufacturers and market surveillance authorities about how the label should look like. This guidance document shall also specify other relevant information as referred to in Annex III PART 1 paragraph 2d).
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 227 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 227 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A)(II) – point 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 1
(1) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by massproduct does not have phosphorus (P) content: 3 mg/kg dry matter, or
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) fertilising product blendcombination of product function categories, as specified in product function category 7 in Annex I, containing a fertiliser referred to in point (a). (This amendment from "fertilising product blends" to "combination of product function categories" applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 232 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – introductory part
(2) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)- equivalent or more by mass ('phosphate fertiliser'):: 75 mg/kg P2O5.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 60 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 234 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) keep the EU declaration of conformity and the technical documentation at the disposal of national market surveillance authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product covered by those documents has been placed on the market;
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 235 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 237 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – point 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The economic operators shall be able to present the information referred to in the first paragraph for 105 years after they have been supplied with the CE marked fertilising product and for 105 years after they have supplied the CE marked fertilising product.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
A CE marked fertilising productmaterial that has undergone a recovery operation and complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall be considered to complybe a component material of a CE marked fertilising product that complies with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered asto having ceased to be wastee ceased being waste. This component material may fall under the scope of this Regulation if it demonstrates an agronomic efficacy and if it meets the requirements laid down in the Annexes of this Regulation.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) - paragraph 1
An inorganic mineral fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than an organic or organo-mineral fertilisercontaining nutrients in a mineral form or processed into a mineral form. Urea and its condensation and association products shall be considered to contain nutrients in a mineral form.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 1
(1) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by massproduct does not have phosphorus (P) content: 3 mg/kg dry matter, or
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – introductory part
(2) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)- equivalent or more by mass ('phosphate fertiliser'):: 75 mg/kg P2O5
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 266 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 60 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – point 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I)(a)(i) – point 1
1. A straight solid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrientprimary or secondary nutrient. Straight solid mineral primary nutrients can have also secondary nutrients.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 285 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(i) – point 1
1. A straight liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrientprimary or secondary nutrient. Straight liquid mineral primary nutrients can have also secondary nutrients.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 291 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I)(b)(ii) – point 1
1. A compound liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48a Reporting The Commission shall present the European Parliament and the Council with a report taking stock of the application of this Regulation five years after it has entered into force. The report shall include an assessment of the levels of contaminants as set out in Annex I, and their impact on human and animal health and on the environment in terms of reduction of cadmium accumulation levels. The report shall also analyse technological progress and innovation in the field of production and use of fertilising products, and all the possible alternatives to fulfil the objective of reducing cadmium accumulation, including decadmiation technologies, their viability and their impact and costs across the value chain, as well as the waste management of cadmium. The report shall also consider the Regulation’s impact on the fertiliser market, including an analysis of costs and of supply levels and security. The report may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 331 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2018, with the exception of the provisions in Annex I on cadmium, which shall only come into force once phosphate rock has been removed from the list of Critical Raw Materials.
2017/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 343 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 1,5(1) Where the product has phosphorus (P) content: 75 mg/kg P2O5. (2) Where the product does not have phosphorus (P) content: 3 mg/kg dry matter,.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 364 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 383 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 1
(1) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by massproduct does not have phosphorus (P) content: 3 mg/kg dry matter, or
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 386 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2
(2) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)- equivalent or more by mass (‘phosphate fertiliser’):: 75 mg/kg P2O5.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 387 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 60 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 400 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 419 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 461 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) – paragraph 1
An inorganic mineral fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than an organic or organo-mineral fertilisercontaining nutrients in a mineral form or processed into a mineral form. Urea and its condensation and association products shall be considered as containing nutrients in a mineral form.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 470 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of less than 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)-equivalent by massproduct does not have phosphorus (P) content: 3 mg/kg dry matter, or
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 472 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) Where the CE marked fertilising product has a total phosphorus (P) content of 5 % phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)- equivalent or more by mass (‘phosphate fertiliser’):: 75 mg/kg P2O5.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 473 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 60 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 482 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 3 – indent 3
– Total nitrogen (N) content;deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 483 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 3 – indent 4
– Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) content;deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 484 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 3 – indent 5
– Total potassium oxide (K2O) content;deleted
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 485 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 40 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), andeleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 493 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(A) – table 1
PFC 1(A): ORGANIC FERTILISER Permissible tolerance for the declared nutrient content and other declared parameter Organic carbon (C) ± 20± 15 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms terms Dry matter content ± 5,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total nitrogen (N) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Organic nitrogen (N) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total potassium oxide (K2O) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total and water-soluble magnesium ± 25% of the declared content of those nutrients up oxide, calcium oxide, sulphur trioxide or to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute or sodium oxide terms. Total copper (Cu) ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms Total zinc (Zn) ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms Quantity - 5 % relative deviation of the declared value
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 494 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – table 1 – row 3 – column 1
± 25% of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms P2O5 tolerances refer to phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 495 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 1
Organic carbon: 2015% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 496 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 2
Organic nitrogen: 150% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 498 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C)(I) – table 1 – row 3 – column 1
± 25% of the declared content of the nutrient forms present up to a maximum of 2 percentage point in absolute terms P2O5 tolerances refer to phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 499 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1
Granulometry: ± 120 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 503 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring twelve years after the date of application of this Regulation]: 20 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),deleted
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 508 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module A – point 4.2
4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the CE marked fertilising product for which it has been drawn up.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 509 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module B – point 3.2 – point c – indent 6
– test reports, including studies on agronomic efficiency, and
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 510 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module B – point 9
9. The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the EU-type examination certificate, its annexes and additions together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 511 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module C – point 3.2
3.2 The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for a CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the CE marked fertilising product lot for which it has been drawn up.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 513 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module D1 – point 3
3. The manufacturer shall keep the technical documentation at the disposal of the relevant national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 514 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module D1 – point 7 – point 7.2.1
7.2.1 The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the product lot for which it has been drawn up.
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 515 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – module D1 – point 8 – introductory part
8. The manufacturer shall, for a period ending at least 105 years after the product has been placed on the market, keep at the disposal of the national authorities:
2017/03/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 520 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight solid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrientprimary or secondary nutrient. Straight solid mineral primary nutrients can have also secondary nutrients.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 545 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one nutrientprimary or secondary nutrient. Straight liquid mineral primary nutrients can have also secondary nutrients.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 554 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 1
1. A compound liquid inorganic macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
2017/03/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 808 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 3 – indent 3
- Total nitrogen (N) content;deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 809 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 3 – indent 4
- Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) content;deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 810 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 3 – indent 5
- Total potassium oxide (K2O) content;deleted
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 818 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(A) – table
Permissible tolerance for the declared nutrient content and other declared parameter Organic carbon (C) ± 2015 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms Dry matter content ± 5,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total nitrogen (N) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Organic nitrogen (N) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total potassium oxide (K2O) ± 150 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total and water-soluble magnesium oxide, ± 25% of the declared content of those calcium oxide, sulphur trioxide or sodium nutrients up to a maximum of 1,5 oxide percentage points in absolute terms. Total copper (Cu) ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,5 percentage points in absolute terms Total zinc (Zn) ± 50 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms Quantity - 5 % relative deviation of the declared value Or. en Justification
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 820 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – table
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient N N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared the nutrient forms present up to a those nutrients up to a maximum content up to a maximum of 2 percentage point of 1,5 percentage points in maximum of 0,9 in absolute terms absolute terms. percentage points in absolute terms P2O5 tolerances refer to phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 821 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 1
Organic carbon: ± 2015 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage point in absolute terms
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 822 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 2
Organic nitrogen: ± 50 % relative deviation Organic nitrogen: ± 15 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 824 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – table
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of macronutrient N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared the nutrient forms present up to a those nutrients up to a maximum content up to a maximum of 2 percentage point of 1,5 percentage points in maximum of 0,9 in absolute terms absolute terms. percentage points in absolute terms P2O5 tolerances refer to phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and water.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 826 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – paragraph 1
Granulometry: ± 120 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 840 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 4.2
4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the CE marked fertilising product for which it has been drawn up.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 844 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module B – paragraph 3.2 – point c – indent 6
- test reports, including studies on agronomic efficiency, and
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 847 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module B – paragraph 9
9. The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the EU-type examination certificate, its annexes and additions together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 848 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module C – paragraph 3.2
3.2 The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for a CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the CE marked fertilising product lot for which it has been drawn up.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 850 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module D 1 – paragraph 3
3. The manufacturer shall keep the technical documentation at the disposal of the relevant national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 851 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module D 1 – paragraph 7.2.1
7.2.1 The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each CE marked fertilising product lot and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 105 years after the CE marked fertilising product has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the product lot for which it has been drawn up.
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 852 #

2016/0084(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module D 1 – paragraph 8
8. The manufacturer shall, for a period ending at least 105 years after the product has been placed on the market, keep at the disposal of the national authorities:
2017/04/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the EU’s most genuinely common policy, which means that agricultural spending accounts for a considerablen important percentage of the total EU budget; stresses that spending on agriculture has declined considerably in relative terms over the last three decades from 75 % to the current 38 %; stresses, therefore, that each EU citizen contributes only 32 cents per day to the CAP and that this policy has a low error rate in terms of spending irregularities;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CAP provides income support to farmers through Pillar 1 and provides support for environmental programmes and economic activity in rural areas and prevents rural depopulation through Pillar 2; notes, in this connection, that it is essential to maintain the two-pillar CAP structure in order to compensate and support farmers and rural areas;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2, as provided for in the current MFF, must remain at least at the same level; refers, in this connection, to Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, which clearly states that allocated national envelopes may not be reduced by the midterm revision; considers, furthermore, that other Union policies must have the necessary financial means to allow the Union to honour its legal obligations in accordance with the corresponding sectoral legislation; calls on the Commission, in a context of migration crisis, to explore the possibility to strengthen synergies between the withdrawal of agricultural products from the market and the distribution of food aid to the most deprived citizens and to refugees through the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) ;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the fixed ceilings for the CAP until 2020 entail much lower margins than in the previous MFF, while the sector faces more challenges; stresses, in this regard, that any use of the margin must be exclusively to address the needs of the agricultural sector, given that long-term planning and investment security are essential for EU farmers; points out that agriculture should not be the only sector to bear the brunt of political decisions, as is currently the case with the Russian embargo; calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with an assessment of the impact of the Russian embargo on the EU agricultural sector;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that price volatility is increasing and that it is therefore erroneous to believe that farm subsidies are no longer needed; strongly disagrees, in this context, with the notion that a rise in food prices and sales of produce in recent years have provided farmers with a stable income allowing business planning or security; recalls also that European consumers are not ready to pay their food at a price which would be undeniably higher if the agricultural sector was not receiving public support;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that agricultural production has an extremely high added value, since it also supplies the processing sector, thereby contributing to economic and social cohesion in regions and to the EU’s balanced regional development; points out that it is therefore necessary to maintain and, where appropriate, step up the support received by farmers, since this provides an incentive to increase agricultural production; stresses that the CAP contributes significantly to growth and employment in rural areas, more so than other Union policies; recalls that, in statistical terms, one farmer provides seven additional jobs in related sectors; points to the importance of maintaining the CAP’s focus on supporting small-scale and family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the EU and of life in the EU’s rural areas; underlines how essential is to maintain specific measures in the framework of the CAP towards areas suffering from severe and permanent natural handicaps, notably mountainous areas and outermost regions, and other specific handicaps;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly opposes any renationalisation of agricultural policies; stresses that the common nature of the EU’s agricultural policy avoids distortion of competition within the internal market and generates savings for European taxpayers; is worried about the trend of renationalisation of public responses to agricultural crisis, in particular the mobilisation of targeted payments instead of real European actions ; affirms that a well-functioning and well-financed second pillar is essential for the success of the CAP and for the economic well-being of the Union’s rural areas;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas rural areas represent more than 77% of EU territory and whereas many jobs in those areas – a high proportion of them non-relocatable – depend on agriculture and the agro-food industry;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas, taken together, agriculture and the agro-food industry account for 6% of the GDP of the EU, 15 million businesses and 46 million jobs;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2015/2226(INI)

A. whereas, in many European countries over the past few decades, the number of farmers in rural areas has drastically decreased and agricultural employment in those areas has continued to decline;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas farmers aged under 35 account for only 6% of those in charge of farms, and more than 4.5 million of those running farms are aged over 65;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas, in the face of the current economic crisis, the European Union has made jobs – in particular via the Juncker plan – one of its key priorities, and whereas, in that connection, the legitimacy of the CAP must be reaffirmed so that it can be used aCAP is one of the principal tools for EU action as regards the retention and creation of jobs in rural areas;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas in order to take on the numerous challenges that European agriculture is facing (relating to food, the environment, energy, the climate, etc.), it is vital to come up with a ‘new social contract’ for agriculture that encourages us to rethink the objectives of a genuine public policy that is in everybody’s interests;deleted
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the foundations of the last CAP reform continue to serve as the basis for a dominant mode of agricultural development that relies on increasingly large, concentrated and specialised farms that practise intensive farming, with an increasing focus on capital rather than employmentenabled aid to be redirected and distributed more fairly among the Member States and the various agricultural sectors, and reaffirmed the role of the CAP in economic terms and as a social stabilising factor for farms and rural regions;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas experience on the ground shows that othermany kinds of agricultural development are possible, providing better results in terms of food quality and agronomic, environmental and economic performance, and that small and medium- sized farms that are generally it is important to promorte diversified, more innovative and better organised in terms of formingty of agricultural systems and recognise associations involving group agriculture are more inclined to bin order to be more resilient in times of crisis;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the current crisis shows that the unregulated market is unable to ensure price stability or maintain jobs, and that it , within the framework of a market- oriented CAP, it is essential to retain a common agricultural market organis atimeon and to come up with appropriate new regulatory tools that are tailored to the hypercompetition pertaining in Europe and the rest of the worldo ensure price stability and sustain agricultural jobs and income;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas job creation in rural areas must be part and parcel of a sustainable policy that is tailored to ecosystems and involvesspecific territories and involves, in particular, the maintenance and development of agricultural and agriculture-related activities that forge links between the various stakeholders both socially and in terms of solidarity;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the future of rural areas does not depend exclusively on the development of the agricultural sector but is also linked to the restmaintenance of other economyic activities, and whereas there is a need to put in place a genuine territorial system, seeking synergies between all activities and allowing for collective and cross-sector approaches;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas, to that end, it is absolutely vital to focus on the many jobs that this ‘in-place’ agriculture (which includes forestry) provides – jobs that cannot be relocated and that involve food and non- food goods, as well as services;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas support should be provided first and foremost to family farms run by one or more responsible, independent farmers who work on their farms in an effective manner and who are much better able to deal with any problems by adapting their production and/or their production methods and by diversifying their activities when necessary;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that the CAP must continue to support territories with specific constraints, such as mountain areas, overseas territories, sensitive natural areas and areas on the fringes of urban sprawl;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that there is a need to implement the environmental dimension of direct aid, and that this must be part and parcel of ensuring that farms are sustainable and viable, and help create new jobs;deleted
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Under the future CAP after 2020deleted
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the funds under the future CAP ought to provide more support for small and medium-sized farms, which, because they are generally more diversified, economical and autonomous, and more easily handed over, are more effective in terms of creating added value and territory-based jobs;deleted
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods in the context of agroecology, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate measures;deleted
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that regaining control of the European market must beremain a principle for action under the future CAP, beforewhile also turning to markets outside the EU;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that, against a backdrop of deep uncertainty as regards the future of low, volatile agricultural prices, the EU must do more to influencecorrect the erratic effects of the markets by establishing safety nets and, prevention and crisis management systems and risk management tools that could, for example, draw on countercyclical aid, allowing farmers to benefit from more advantageous prices; considers, in particular, that the CAP must also strengthen the insurance schemes for protecting farmers against the various climate, health and economic risks;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 276 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the PACCommission to prioritise, under the EIPsecond pillar of the CAP, the EIP and Horizon 2020, support for innovative, more sustainable agricultural and forestry models for the production of food and non- food goods and services (renewables, bioeconomics, etc.), developing the full range of resources in each rural territory;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 297 #

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls forPoints out that investment provided under the rural development policy to be prioritised with a focus on jobis a support for employment in rural areas;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 303 #

2015/2226(INI)

19. Takes the view that, for the future, there is a need to continue to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of all stakeholders in qualitative and contract-related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes for farmers;
2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2015/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the number of pesticide active substances has been reduced by 70 percent between 1993 and 2009 while the presence of plagues have increased in the European Union, and the approvals process, including the criteria for defining active substances, is becoming increasingly challenging for EU agriculture ; given the need to urgently address the lack of active substances for « minor uses »;
2016/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2015/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Regrets that the new fund for "minor uses" is not exploited as expected since it does not cover projects of research and innovation, but only work of coordination between Member States, losing its attractiveness; asks the European Commission to seek solutions to solve the problems arisen for " minor uses " and to remedy the shortcomings of the new fund;
2016/02/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that coherent performance and delivery is crucial in the CAP which ensures safe and consistent production of our food, operates across the whole EU, with a positive effect at the social, environmental and economic impactslevel, covering production of crops and foodstuffs of all kinds;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that 2014 was a transitional year, involving significant payments for the last part of the 2007-2013 funding period and during which the final elements (the implementing and delegated acts) were put in place half way through the year for the CAP 2014-2020 funding period, and believes that the year 2015 should be considered as another transitional year, where special attention should be paid on new tools introduced under the reform such as greening;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reminds the Commission that the risk of unintentional errors owing to complex regulation is in the end borne by the beneficiary; calls for a reasonable, proportional and effective policy on sanctions to support this approach, such as avoiding double sanctioning for the same error under both the payment scheme and cross-compliance;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for establishing instruments that will make it possible to distinguish between error and fraud, while ensuring that farmers are still able to deliver the vital food production which is at the heart of the policy; believes that continuing to tackle complexity and that streamlining the CAP is one of the key elements for attracting new entrants to agriculture and also for retaining them and their skills so as to ensure a thriving EU agricultural sector in the future;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the agreement between Commission and Court7 that rural development expenditure is governed by complex rules and eligibility conditions, partly due to the ambitious nature of the policy, notes furthermore that simplification and preventive measures are included in the 2014-2020 rules and calls for that simplification to be delivered at Member State level in the new Rural Development programmes as an important means of reducing error rates; __________________ 7 ECA Annual Report 2014 - Para 7.10
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Expects the Commission to urgently make full use of the process of simplification of the CAP, especially with regard to the burdensome and complex regulations governing cross-compliance and greening which ultimately impacts upon farmers across Europe; stresses that the simplification process should focus on alleviating the administrative burden and should not put at risk the principles and rules agreed under the last CAP reform, which should be kept unchanged; considers that such a simplification should not imply a revision of the CAP expenditure for the period 2013-2020;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the impact of the Russian import ban on agricultural products, which struck mid-way through 2014, is a major challenge and advocates eliminating the unearned advantagefor a strong support of the sectors affected by the ban as well as an effective control to avoid misuse of EU funds;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
20. In view of the Treaty aim8 of ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices, considers that fair access for all consumers is put at risk where there is excessive imposition of VAT on food and that VAT fraud is made more likely; __________________ 8 TFEU Article 39.1(e)deleted
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
21. Reminds that the objectives of the 2007-2013 programme period (viable food productiStresses that during the current programme period the EU should focus on, enhanced farming the viability and promoting food chain organisation) are still important goals, and that the focus is to be put on quality schemes, short supply chains, social cooperatives,of the agricultural sector and promoting a better balance in the food chain; supporting quality schemes, short supply chains and producers organisations would also boost local markets strictly in rural areas in new RDPs, and involving reasonable environmental expenditure;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
23. Wishes to be informed about any improvements in terms of compliance, and particularly any feasibility work done on support payments being made conditional on compliance with environmental, animal welfare and food safety rules;
2015/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the cuts made to the budget for intervention in the agricultural markets compared with 2015; disagrees withwelcomes the Commission that emergency measures related to the Russian embargo on imports from the EU of certain agricultural products be limited to 2015 only, given Russia’s expressed intention to extdecision whereby the support measures for fruit and vegetable producers hit by the Russian embargo are to be extended with effect from 1 August 2015 and calls for those measures to remain in force for as long as the import ban lasts and for them to be widened the ban on imports until early 2016; is concernedo cover all crop and livestock sectors affected; points out that further market interventions will be necessary in 2016 as a consequence, to support EU farmers hit by the embargoilk sector requires particular attention because the Russian embargo is adding to the uncertainty for producers by exacerbating the price fall seen since the quota scheme was abolished;
2015/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the opening of new markets to be of the utmost importance in the context of the current farming crisis and accordingly favours the balanced negotiation of bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries, provided that the most sensitive sectors are adequately protected; by introducing suitable safeguard mechanisms.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the reference in the Commission communication 'Trade for all' to the agri-food industry as a sector in which export opportunities are of crucial importance and should be actively promoted through a new Community strategy on trade and investment.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Deplores that the communication 'Trade for all' does not explicitly recognise the multi-funcional nature and the particular sensitivities of the farming sector, as a key element to be taken into account in developing the EU’s trade policy;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Opposes any form of negotiation jeopardising the investment efforts of the European agri-food sector and involving the treatment of European agriculture as an expendable bargaining chip and warns of the cumulative effect of tariff concessions granted under different trade agreements; pPoints out that a zero rate of duty is imposed on 71 % of all EU agri- food imports;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that with the imminent entry into force of the free trade agreement with Canada, the ongoing negotiations with the USA and Mercosur and the possible opening of negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, as set out in the communication ‘Trade for All’, the EU is about to open up its markets to the most competitive agricultural exporters with the most export potential in the world;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to assessexercise the utmost caution when preparing or reviewing offers for market access in trade negotiations, particularly in respect of sensitive products, and calls for such offers to be systematically based on a exhaustive assessment of the impact on Europe of fresh trade concessions to third countries and; calls on the Commission to forward its findings to the European Parliament before accepting or making any commercial offer;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that trade agreements should ensure a level playing field between the different trading partners in the agricultural sector, taking into account the high environmental, food safety and social costs to be met by European farmStresses that that Europe’s high standards concerning the environment, food safety, animal welfare and social well-being put EU farmers at an economic disadvantage in respect of their counterparts in third countries; takes the view that trade agreements should promote fair competitiveness between the different trading partners, so as to ensure that the lattfarmers are able to benefit fully from the opening of new marketariff concessions;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that EU negotiators should demand the protection of geographical indications ashould be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially; urges the Commission to continue to hold a firm position in this respect, particularly in negotiations for the free-trade agreement with the USA;.
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is aware that European farmers will face major challenges in the future, which is why a stable common European framework to support European farmers via the CAP is indispensable for encouraging investment and boosting economic growth in the agri-food sector;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the EU should promote innovation to enhance productivity as a way of coping with the ever-increasing global population by supporting initiatives to address issues such as climate change and help farmers adapt to environmental challenges of all kinds;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers it necessary to enhance the added value of farming and to run promotion campaigns with a view to opening up new markets; stresses above all that it is essential to strengthen EU- level quality schemes since they ensure the best possible brand image for EU products on the world market, providing indirect benefits for European farming as a whole;
2016/05/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of Pilot Projects, such as the European Price Monitoring Observatory, to the committee and the agricultural sector and asks for continued support; proposes, at the same time, to launch further pilot projects that could help improve the marketing and visibility of European agricultural products such as new promotion campaigns to enhance awareness among school children of the EU quality schemes;
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that CAP reform introduced measures aimed at addressing the bargaining power gap between farmers and other stakeholders in the food supply chain, but brought in no specific measures to combat unfair trade practices;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the existence of EU legislation to combat unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices (Directive 29/2005); stresses, however, the absence of EU rules to combat unfair practices between operators in the food chain;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Is nevertheless in favour of a regulatory framework being set up at EU level to ensure the smooth operation of the EU’s internal market;
2015/09/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whetherBelieves voluntary initiatives are adequate for addressingto be insufficient to eliminate UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the setting up of national platforms of organisations and businesses in the food supply chain to promote fair trading practices and seek to put an end to UTPs, but takes the view that EU regulation needs to be brought in alongside those platforms;
2015/09/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 102 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Questions the Commission’s unwavering support for the SCI, given the reluctance of farmers to participate; regrets the pre- emptive conclusion that regulatory action at EU level is not foreseen, the risk being that the internal market will fragment further;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as and Spain's Law on measures to improve the functioning of the food supply chain as potential models for adaptation at EU level;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the Supply Chain Initiative and other national and EU voluntary systems (codes of good practice, voluntary dispute settlement mechanisms) should be further developed and promoted alongside relevant EU legislation ensuring that complaints can be lodged anonymously and establishing dissuasive penalties; encourages producers and traders to become involved in such initiatives; takes the view that they should play a leading role in efforts to combat UTPs;
2015/09/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 170 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that there is EU legislation already in place to combat unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices (Directive 2005/29/EC), but points out that there is no EU legislation to combat unfair practices between different operators in the agri-food chain;
2015/09/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 172 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Points out that any serious analysis of UTPs must take as its starting point the new economic paradigm that has emerged over the last few years: large-scale retail in which access to sales outlets has become the subject of fierce competition under the control of the supermarkets; points out that some competition authorities have identified specific practices involving the transfer of excessive risk to suppliers which could render them less competitive; points out that those authorities also concluded that own brands bring in an element of horizontal competition vis-à-vis industry brands that has not been given sufficient consideration;
2015/09/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 172 #

2015/2065(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Argues that such legislation wouldis necessary to complement the SCI and protect stakeholders who are fully engaged with the Initiative, while ensuring that UTPs are eradicated from the food supply chain and providing primary producers with the necessary legal certainty to address their concerns.
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Points out that own brands represent a strategic issue in the medium and long term; emphasises that, over the last few years, several economists have drawn attention to the existence of a ‘risk threshold’ beyond which the market penetration of own brands in a given category of product would turn the current positive effects of own brands into negative effects, and provide a disincentive as regards the innovative efforts of many companies;
2015/09/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 188 #

2015/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points out that UTPs imposed by parties in a stronger bargaining position clearly have a negative impact; points out that the most serious consequence of UTPs may be to hamper investment and product innovation, reducing quality and variety and thereby curtailing consumer choice;
2015/09/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Olive oil is Tunisia’s main agricultural export product to the Union and the olive oil industry is an important part of the country’s economy, as it is for some regions of certain Member States.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports of olive oil. This requires. To that end, one possible concession that the Union could make to Tunisia, as a result of the attack referred to, is to introduce autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of this productTunisian oil into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quota.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Union can best support Tunisia’s economy, on a short term basis and in accordance with the objectives set out in the European Neighbourhood Policy and in the Euro- Mediterranean Agreement, by providing an attractive and reliable market for Tunisia’s exports of olive oil. This requires autonomous trade measures allowing for the import of this product into the Union on the basis of a duty free tariff quota, established for a maximum period of two years.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Union stocks of olive oil at the start of the 2015/2016 crop year are below average levels for previous crop years, as a result of which an increase in Tunisian imports is unlikely to bring about imbalances on Union markets. As regards the next crop year, volumes are difficult to forecast for the time being, however, in view of major fluctuations in harvests.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The preservation of the stability of the olive oil market in the Union requires that the additional volume generated by the autonomous trade measures is only made available after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota laid down in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. In order to prevent major harm to Union production setups, this Regulation also provides for safeguard measures so as to preclude market distortions.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to prevent fraud and to guarantee consumer rights and fair competition, the envisioned autonomous trade measures should be subject to compliance by Tunisia with the Union’s relevant rules regarding the origin of products and the procedures related thereto, as well as to Tunisia’s effective administrative cooperation with the Union.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The preservation of the stability of the olive oil market in the Union requires that the additional volume generated by the autonomous trade measures is only made available after the exhaustion of the volume of the annual olive oil duty free tariff rate quota laid down in Article 3(1) of Protocol 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement. In order to prevent major harm to Union production setups, this Regulation also provides for safeguard measures so as to preclude market distortions:
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The specific autonomous trade measures established by this Regulation are intended to alleviate the difficult economic situation, which Tunisia is currently facing, due to the terrorist attacks. Those measures should therefore be limited in time and be without prejudice toDespite the fact that the Union olive oil market has gone through critical times in recent years, the new quota represents a substantial increase over the tariff quota which the Union has granted the country for many years. The measures concerned are therefore limited in time and cannot serve as a precedent in the negotiations between the Union and Tunisia on the establishment of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), which are to started in October 2015. An extension of the application period may be contemplated at the end of this period if warranted by the market situation or progress in the DCFTA negotiations.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
An annualFor 2016, duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes NC 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90, wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from Tunisia to the Union. The European Commission may, by means of a delegated act, extend this duty free quota in 2017, on condition that the supply needs of the European Union markets so require. If necessary, the quota laid down in the first paragraph may be revised downwards. When drafting this delegated act, the Commission shall take into account the assessment report provided for in paragraph 1a of Article 4.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
AFor 2016, an annual duty free tariff quota of 35 000 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90. The Commission may extend the tariff quota to 2017 by means of a delegated act, provided that that is required in order to meet the Union's supply needs. If necessary, the quota laid down in the first paragraph may be revised downwards. In that connection, account shall be taken of the assessment report provided for in Article 5b.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall administer the tariff rate quota in accordance with Article 184 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. and by establishing monthly import licences to be issued between January and October of 2016 and 2017 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/20061a. __________________ 1aCommission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84)
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Safeguard measure In the event that the obligations laid down in this Regulation lead to or threaten a serious distortion of the Union market, they shall be suspended by the Commission. The suspension shall last as long as necessary for a return to normal market conditions and may be extended up to exhaustion of the quota. If the quota is reopened during the year of validity, the Commission shall, where necessary, modify the management thereof by means of an implementing act with a view to adopting the most appropriate measures aimed at encouraging greater market stability.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 47 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Safeguard measure In the event that the obligations laid down in this regulation lead to or threaten a serious distortion of the EU market, they shall be suspended by the Commission. The suspension shall last as long as necessary for a return to normal market conditions and may be extended up to expiry of the quota. If the quota is reopened during the year of validity, the Commission shall, where necessary, modify the management thereof by means of an implementing act with a view to adopting the most appropriate measures aimed at encouraging greater market stability.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5b Assessment report The Commission shall assess the impact of the new tariff quota on Union markets nine months after the entry into force of this regulation. It shall present the impact assessment to the European Parliament and the Council.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20176. This Regulation may be extended up to December 2017 in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 1.
2015/12/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 54 #

2015/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 20176 This regulation may be extended up to December 2017 in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 1.
2015/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use. The EFSI should also ensure consistency and complementarity in relation to projects that have already been financed by EU funds, paying special attention to rural development funds.
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB, with special priority being assigned to enterprises in rural areas, structurally weak and disadvantaged areas, mountainous areas and the outermost regions and islands, as well as to driving forward projects promoting territorial cohesion and interconnection in rural areas through the use of tools furthering broadband development or innovative measures of other kinds that enable the aforesaid areas to achieve greater profitability ('EFSI Agreement').
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EFSI shall be responsible for funding projects with significant value added, paying attention at all times to complementarity and coherence with all other EU financed projects.
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Union shall provide a guarantee to the EIB for financing or investment operations carried out within the Union covered by this Regulation ('EU guarantee'). The EU guarantee shall be granted as a guarantee on demand in respect of instruments referred to in Article 6. The objectives of the Horizon 2020 programme and the CEF shall not, under any circumstances, be affected by the establishment of the guarantee for the EFSI.
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial and agricultural centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure;
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure projects in the environmental, agricultural, natural resources, urban and rural development and social fields;
2015/03/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
– having regard to the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 28 July 2010 entitled ʽThe human right to water and sanitation’6ʼ6, and the United Nations General Assembly resolution entitled ʽThe human right to safe drinking water and sanitationʼ of 18 December 2013, __________________ 6 A/RES/64/292.
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 3 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to all the resolutions on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation adopted by the Human Rights Council,
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas ‘Right2Water’ is the first European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to have met the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 on the citizens’ initiative and to have been heard by Parliament after receiving the support of almost 1.96 million citizens;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the full implementation of the human right to water and sanitation, as recognised by the UN and widely supported acrossby the EU Member States, is essential for life, and whereas the proper management of water resources plays a crucial role in guaranteeing sustainable water use and safeguarding the world’s natural capital;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas water provision is a natural monopoly and all revenues from the water management cycle should be reinvested in the protectioncover the cost of water services and its constant improvement;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 32 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the support of almost 1.9 million EU citizens for this ECI has influenced the Commission’s decision to exclude water and sanitation services from the Concessions Directive;deleted
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, in line with the primary objective of the Right2Water ECI, to coming forward with legislative proposals – including a possible revision of the WFD and of the Drinking Water Directive – that would recognise universal access and the human right to water, and considers it regrettable that this has not been done to date; believes that if the Commission fails to do so, the ECI will lose credibility as a democratic mechanism in the eyes of citizens; advocates moreover that universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation be recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the UN affirmshas recognised that the human right to water and sanitation entitles everyone to water for personal and domestic uses which is safe, physically accessible, affordable, sufficient and acceptablewithout discrimination to a physically accessible, affordable, sufficient and safe access in salubrious conditions for domestic and personal uses which grants privacy and ensures human dignity;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Backs the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and stresses the importance of her work on recognition of this right;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance of the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and of water as a public good and a fundamental value for all EU citizens; expresses its concern that an increasing number of people are facing difficulties in paying their water bills and that affordability is becoming a matter of growing concern;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support public water companmunicipalities in the EU which lack the necessary capital to access available EU funding and long-term loans at a preferential interest rate, especially for the purpose of extending water and sanitation services to the poor;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that all Member States have committed themselves to the human right to water through their backing for the UN Declaration and that this right is supported by the majority of citizens and operators in the European Union;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that countries across the EU, including Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Germany and Italy, have seen the potential or actual liberalisation of water serviceshuman right to water and sanitation become a majorn issue of concerninterest to citizens;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises that, as stated in the WFD, water is not a commodity but a public good that is vital to human life and dignity, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to permanently exclude water and sanitation from internal market rules, given that the provision of water services is a natural monopoly; calls on the Commission to ensure that they are managed efficiently, effectively and transparently;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the success of public-public and public-private partnerships in exchanging best practice in water provision, calls on the Commission, therefore, to promote this form of non- profit cooperation among water operators, and welcomes the Commission’s recognition for the first time, in the communication, of the importance of public-public partnerships;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to enact policies such as the establishment of water solidarity funds to support people who are unable to afford access to water and sanitation services; encourages all the Member States to introduce social action mechanisms such as those that already exist in some EU countries to safeguard the provision of drinking water for citizens in genuine hardship;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses its concern that denial of the provision of water and sanitation to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities, such as Roma, is being used in a coercive manner in some Member States;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 187 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages water companies to reinvest all economic revenues generated from the water management cycle into maintaining and improving water services and encourages Member States to apply the WFD effectively, in particular Article 9 on the full recovery of the cost of water services and protecting water resources;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 201 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls, therefore, for increased transparency among water operators, in particular through the development of a public governance code for water companies in the EU; also calls for the creation of a national regulator;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 220 #

2014/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that EU development policies should fully integrate universal access to water and sanitation via the promotion of public-public and public-private partnerships based on not- for-profit principles and solidarity between water operators and workers in different countries;
2015/05/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2014/2234(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates an single annual audit so that farmers are not subjected to controls by both the Commission and the European Court of Auditorsby coordinating the control activities carried out by the various institutions, so that farmers are not subjected to different visits on separate occasions by the bodies responsible in the same year; also calls for the bundling of the audit tasks of certifying bodies, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors;
2015/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2014/2234(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the approach of reducing controls in Member States where error rates have been extremely low over a given period; calls at the same time, however, for, however, for the quality of controls to be stepped upimproved in Member States where the error rate is high or increasing; nevertheless, in order to do that, the criteria used by the control bodies to determine error rates should be harmonised across the EU in order to avoid discriminating between Member States;
2015/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas trade negotiations with the US are a major opportunity to improve US access to certain EU export products, such as fruit and vegetables, wine, and certain products with high added value;
2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca. negotiate a flexible scheme for plant health checks on European exports that upholds safety standards without harming European exports to the US market and thereby making for an increase in exports to the US;
2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production in the EU diverge from those in the US; ensure, in this context, that poultry and beef products are given special treatment;
2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
e. secure significantly improvedtotal protection of EU geographical indications and better consumer information as an essential element of a balanced agreement, taking the relevant chapter of the CETA with Canada as a good example;
2015/03/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses in this connection that any attempt to make forestry a matter of EU policy should be resisted and that the sector’woodland's regional basis and the competence of the Member States in this area must be respected;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the holistic approach and the recognition of the economic, environmental and social role played by European forests and European forestry; specifically, forestry and forest-based products should be seen as playing a key role in the fight against climate change.
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Acknowledges that the growing demand for forest-based materials, primarily as a result of the rise in the number of biomass-based renewable energies, calls for new ways of increasing the availability of timber to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the forests.
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 294 #

2014/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote initiatives focusing more closely on timber as one of the EU’s crucial raw materials and on the forestry manufacturing sector as a significant economic factor and supplier for a bio-based, environmentally sustainable society, and expressly supports awareness-raising campaigns to this end in schools and educational establishments;
2015/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Fa (new)
Fa. whereas the regions in which producers have achieved the highest levels of competitiveness, profitability, internationalisation, quality, and environmental sustainability are those in which the degree of organisation of production is the highest;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ga (new)
Ga. whereas the role played by POs in opening up new markets, promoting consumption, or investing in innovation, has a very positive impact on the F&V sector as a whole;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the crisis caused by the Russian ban has had significant negative effects on the F&V sector; whereas the importance of the existence of strong POs to collectively deal with unexpected and adverse situations must be underlined, supported by sufficient Community instruments that are adapted to the severity of each crisis or, if necessary, by activating the exceptional measures envisaged in Regulation 1308/2014;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s report, which provides a balanced picture of the evolution of the F&V regime since the 2007 reform, identifying areas where progress has been achieved, such as the increased concentration of POs that is improving the sector’s positioning in the food supply chain, whilst also referring to problems that persist;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that reducing complexity, including in the rules for creating new POs, should be the first step in making them more attractive for farmers, without that signifying a devaluation of the PO structure to the detriment of their ability to act effectively in the market; requests that the Commission identify additional measures for increasing the attractiveness of POs;
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Any simplification of the recognition procedure should not be to the detriment of national regulations certifying the conditions required of F&V POs, such as those applied to cooperatives.
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Is of the opinion that, in order to achieve fairer competition with imports to the Community market, and with a view to reciprocity in plant health standards, the EU should strengthen the import control regime to put it on an equal footing with that applied by the large majority of its trading partners.
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Welcomes the new horizontal regulations for promoting agricultural products adopted recently and the objective of increasing the funds allocated to finding new markets mainly in third countries, and encourages the Commission to continue working to improve the promotion instrument in the coming years.
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Urges the Commission to intensify its efforts in trade negotiations with third countries for the removal of the tariff and plant health barriers imposed on European productions, thereby making it possible to open up new markets for Community fruit and vegetables.
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. In order to prevent market crises from turning into serious, lengthy disturbances, causing major loss in income to producers of perishable fruit and vegetables, the crisis management measures must be enhanced by adjusting the withdrawal prices, including the use for processing, increasing the volumes that can be withdrawn, or increasing the funds that can be allocated to crisis management, taking into account the budget limits set.
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2014/2147(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Considers that producers should not have to bear the cost of crises caused by circumstances that are unconnected with the agricultural sector, such as the Russian ban on EU exports, which has seriously affected many European F&V producers and has even worsened market crisis situations such as that experienced by the stone fruits sector. Asks that in such circumstances Community support measures be kept in place for as long as necessary until the normal market situation is fully re-established.
2015/03/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 261/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector1, __________________ 1 OJ L 94, 30.3.2012, p. 38.deleted
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Milk Package brought in the possibility for Member States to introduce compulsory contracts to help producers and processors plan their production volumes, and whereas so far few Member States have made use of that prerogative;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the Milk Package obliged Member States to recognise producer organisations, and bearing in mind the need to improve the concentration of supply so as to provide producers with greater negotiating force;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the Milk Market Observatory was established in April 2014 to improve monitoring of the dairy sector for both the Commission and the industry and whereas its function needs to be strengthened so as to create within the sector an efficient crisis warning system;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas a large number of dairy farms are located in disadvantaged, outermost, insular, remote or mountainous areas;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that European farmers have to cope with high costs owing to the prices of items involved in production, such as livestock feed; further, as a result of stringent European regulations on animal welfare and food safety, their competitiveness is reduced in comparison with other countries.
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls in addition that the drop in prices at source that has affected livestock breeders was not reflected in consumer prices, which demonstrates the major imbalance between the different stakeholders in the dairy supply chain.
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the medium and long-term prospects for the dairy sector in both domestic and global markets remain favourable and, as a key part of the agri- food industry, the dairy sector has significant long-term growth and job creation potential which should be targeted under the new Investment Plan;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the medium and long-term prospects for the dairy sector in both domestic and global markets aremain favourable and uncertain, even though, as a key part of the agri- food industry, the dairy sector hashows significant long-term growth and job creation potential which should be targeted under the new Investment Plan;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the important socio- economic contribution dairy farming makes across the EU and its particular importance in disadvantaged, mountainous, insular and outermost regions, where it is often the only type of farming possible;.
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that volatility will be a continuing challenge facand recurrent crises may worsen ing the dairy sector and urges the Commission to consider measures to mitigate the risks arising from increased exposure to the world market;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the decision to spread payment over three years as regards the final sums charged to farmers under the quota regime;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that EU dairy policy after the expiry of milk quotas presents amust include means for making the most of the expansion opportunityies for the EU economy, and considers that any future measures must strengthen its competitiveness and facilitate growth and innovation;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission to present one or more regulatory tools to prevent and effectively manage new crises in the dairy sector, notably by facilitating the organisation of dairy production in terms of supply management. Urges the European Commission to engage in formal talks with all the stakeholders in the sector in order to achieve this;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that implementation of the Milk Package is still at an early stage; expresses disappointment, nevertheless, with the low levels of implementation of compulsory contracts, and therefore urges that these be extended to all Member States of the European Union;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Defends the need to improve the provisions of the Milk Package with a view primarily to setting up producer organisations with greater capacity for management and negotiation on the market;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that strengthening contractual relations represents a concrete method of ensuringcontributes to equitable distribution of earnings along the supply chain and reinforces the responsibility of stakeholders to take account of the market situation and respond accordingly;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the important role of producer organisations (POs) in increasing the bargaining power and the influence producers have in the supply chain, and regrets the fact that there have only been limited moves towards setting up POs; considers that the rules for recognition of POs should be strengthened to increase more effectively the influence of producers in the negotiation of contracts; highlights that POs can benefit from financial support under Pillar II and urges further incentivisation to create and join POs as a tool to contribute to addressing imbalances in the supply chain; considers it necessary to improve the capacity for regulation and organisation of the market by producer organisations.
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the important role of producer organisations (POs) in increasing the bargaining power and influence producers have in the supply chain as well as in research and innovation, and regrets the fact that there have only been limited moves towards setting up POs; highlights that POs can benefit from financial support under Pillar II and urges further incentivisation to create and join POs as a tool to address imbalances in the supply chain;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites the European Commission to promote the interprofessional management tools set out in Regulation 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of the Milk Market Observatory (MMO) in disseminating and analysing market data and calls for an increased role for the MMO as a management tool and not only as an observation tool; recommends that the Commission take the necessary action to ensure that the MMO is in a position to communicate early warnings, on the one hand to produce accurate data in real time, and on the other hand to communicate early warnings, based on market analysis and predictive tools, to the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders, when the market situation so requires; considers that the information provided by the MMO should involve updates on market and price trends, and should be easily accessible and user- friendly for all stakeholders. These data should integrate all production costs and the interactions between beef and milk production;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 288 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that in order to make more efficient use of the laboratory it would be necessary to lay down guidelines to define crisis levels according to indicators set for the whole European Union, which, in connection with the available instruments, would make it possible to improve decision-making and optimise prevention and early warning mechanisms; defends the need to take account of margins, production costs and other indicators which reflect the true profitability of dairy farms.
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 302 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that, under Pillar I, optional coupled support is a tool available to assist the dairy sector, while under Pillar II producers can avail of advisory services to support business decisions and sound financial management – if necessary, Member States can use insurance measures such as the Income Stabilisation Tool; calls on the sector to investigate the development of further insurance tools when the market is strong; the possibility must be studied of incorporating tools aimed at risk management, such as programmes based on the protection of margins, into Pillar 1 of the CAP;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 306 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. In order to develop developmental and innovative projects and to strengthen the competitiveness of the milk industry, particularly of its most vulnerable farms, the mobilisation of investment funds in partnership with the European Investment Bank is a serious consideration. Welcomes in this regard the initiative of the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development seeking to develop cooperation with the EIB in order to support European agriculture with such funds;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Defends the need to review the requirements for triggering the income stabilisation mechanism available within Rural Development, as it considers the demand for losses of 30 per cent for accessing Community aid excessive;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 367 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that new, future opportunities must be studied by means of an improvement in commercial relations with third countries and dynamisation of the dairy industry to match output to demand;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 381 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges producers to participate in the new campaigns after the entry into force in 2016 of the new regulations on promotion, taking into account that an increase in European Union financial support is planned.
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 405 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the Commission to publish as soon as possible the report referred to in Article 26 of Regulation No 1169/2011, of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the provision of food information to consumers, in relation to an impact analysis of the implementation of the mandatory indication of country of origin or place of provenance of milk and dairy products; regrets that the Community Executive has not yet prepared the said report, which was to be submitted by 31 December 2014;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 437 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to implement more responsive and realistic safety net provisions, and forincluding an increase in the intervention price to be more reflective of production costs and adapted as the market changes;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 455 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of a more responsive and realistic crisis instrument, and recommends that the Commission engage with the sector on the possibility of using risk management instruments such as the futures markets to take advantage of the volatility in the sector to increase its competitiveness; new income stabilisation instruments should also be studied, such as income insurance or guaranteed profit margins;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 463 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that dairy producers are particularly vulnerable to imbalances in the supply chain, in particular owing to fluctuating demand, rising production costs and decreasing farm gate prices; considers that the downward pressure on prices by retailers from own-brand labelling and the persistent use of liquid milk as a ‘loss leader’ by retailers undermines the work and investment of producers in the dairy sector and devalues the end product for the consumer; defends the need to introduce codes of good practice among the various participants in the food supply chain.
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 477 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers that the imbalances noted in the milk sector demonstrate the need for the European Union to introduce regulations governing relations within the food supply chain, preventing and even penalising abusive practices;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2014/0268(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For engines of the category NRE to be installed in agricultural vehicles of categories T2, T4.1 and C2, Member States shall authorize an extension of the transition period by an additional 12 months.
2015/06/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
(b) veterinary medicinal products for animal species other than cattle, sheep (only meat obtained from sheep), pigs, chickens, dogs and cats;
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. A marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall be valid for an unlimited period of timefive years. The authorisation may be renewed after five years on the basis of a re-evaluation of the risk-benefit balance. Once renewed, the marketing authorisation shall be valid for an unlimited period, unless the competent authority decides, on justified grounds relating to pharmacovigilance, to proceed with one additional five-year renewal.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When a previously authorised veterinary medicinal product has not been present on the market in a Member State for a period of three consecutive years, the authorisation granted for that veterinary medicinal product shall cease to be valid. The competent authority may, in exceptional circumstances, and on human or animal health grounds, grant exemptions from the previous paragraph. Such exemptions shall be duly justified.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the tested product is an unauthorised veterinary medicinal product, all the pharmacological active substances have a maximum residues limit, and the withdrawal period set by the veterinarian in accordance with Article 117 is respected, or
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The holder of the clinical trial authorization shall notify the competent authority of every serious adverse events and all human adverse reactions shall be notified promptly and in any case not later than 15 days following receipt of the information.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(ma) Qualitative and quantitative composition.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. A competent authority or the Agency may require the applicant to provide safety data concerning the potential risks posed by the generic veterinary medicinal product to the environment in case the marketing authorisation for the reference veterinary medicinal product was granted before 20 July 2000 or in case the second phase environmental risk assessment was required for the reference veterinary medicinal product.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
The competent authority shall ascertain that the manufacturers of veterinary medicinal products from third countries comply with EU legislation applicable and are able to manufacture the veterinary medicinal product concerned and/or carry out control tests in accordance with the methods described in the documentation submitted in support of the application in accordance with Article 7(1).
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) medicated feed and intermediate products as defined in article 2.2 a) and b) of Regulation YYYY/XXX on medicated feed.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 211 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 10 years for the veterinary medicinal products for cattle, sheep (only for meat), pigs, chickens, dogs and cats;.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. The period of the protection of the first marketing authorisation shall not be prolonged by any additional periods of protection due to any variations or new authorisations belonging to the same marketing authorisation ('overall. The variations or new authorisation should have their own period of the protection of technical documenta. This protection') shall not exceed 18 yearsbe three years for each variation or new authorisation.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. Applications and the dossier for mutual recognition of marketing authorisations shall be submitted to all the Member States. The Member State that granted the first national marketing authorisation is the (‘reference Member State').
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
(27a) "Marketing authorisation holder": the holder of an authorisation granted in accordance with the legislation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. Within the coordination group, a rapporteur shall be appointed in order to prepare a second assessment report for the veterinary medicinal product.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. Within 15 days after receipt of the assessment report referred to in Article 46(3) or in Article 48(4) the applicant may provide written notice to the AgencyCoordination group requesting a re-examination of the assessment report. In that case the applicant shall forward to the Agency detailed grounds for the request within 60 days of receipt of the assessment report. The application shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee payable to the Agency for the re-examination.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27 b (new)
(27b) "Periodic safety update report" is the report that collect all adverse events known by the marketing authorisation holder of a product that shall be submitted to the competent authorities.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. A marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall be valid for an unlimited period of timefive years. The authorisation may be renewed after five years on the basis of a re-evaluation of the risk-benefit balance. Once renewed, the marketing authorisation shall be valid for an unlimited period, unless the competent authority decides, on justified grounds relating to pharmacovigilance, to proceed with one additional five-year renewal.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When a previously authorised veterinary medicinal product has not been present on the market in a Member State for a period of three consecutive years, the authorisation granted for that veterinary medicinal product shall cease to be valid. The competent authority may, in exceptional circumstances, and on human or animal health grounds, grant exemptions from the previous paragraph. Such exemptions shall be duly justified.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a summary report on pharmacovigilance dataA bridging PSUR.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 285 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall take account of the following criteria when adopting those implementing acts: (a) the need for a scientific assessment of changes in order to determine the risk to public health, animal health or the environment; (b) whether changes have an impact on the safety and efficacy of the veterinary medicinal product; (c) whether changes imply a significant alteration to the summary of product characteristics.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation that do not require 1. Where a variation does not appear in the list established in accordance with Article 58(2), the marketing authorisation holder shall record the change in the product database within 12 months following the implementation of the variation. 2. If necessary, competent authorities or, where the veterinary medicinal product is authorised under the centralised marketing authorisation procedure, the Commission shall amend the decision granting a marketing authorisation in accordance with the change.Article 60 deleted assessment
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The holder of the clinical trial authorization shall notify the competent authority of every serious adverse events and all human adverse reactions shall be notified promptly and in any case not later than 15 days following receipt of the information
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Harmonised summaries of product characteristics for veterinary medicinal products shall contain all of the following information: (a) all species mentioned in the marketing authorisations granted by Member States in respect of the similar products in the group; (b) all therapeutic indications mentioned in the marketing authorisations granted by Member States in respect of the similar products in the group; (c) the shortest withdrawal period of those stated in the summaries of the product characteristics.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 307 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities and the Agency shall supervise the pharmacovigilance systems of marketing authorisation holders and authorise them.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, the Commission, the Agency and marketing authorisation holders shall collaborate in setting up and maintaining a system to monitor the safety and efficacy of authorised veterinary medicinal products, enabling them to fulfil their responsibilities as listed in Articles 77 and 79 (‘Union pharmacovigilance system').
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) any observation of a lack of efficacy of a veterinary medicinal product following administration to an animal in accordance with the summary of product characteristics, including signs of antimicrobial resistance, following administration to an animal;
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) any noxious responseaction in humans to a veterinary medicinal product;
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 315 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) any suspected transmission via a veterinary medicinal product of any infectious agent.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. Marketing authorisation holders shall record in the pharmacovigilance database all adverse events which were reported to them by healthcnotify electronically all serious adverse events and human events relating to the use of veterinary medicinal products that are pbrofessionals and animal holders and that occurred within the Union or in a third country with regard to their authorised veterinary medicinal products, wiught to their attention or which they can reasonably be expected to have knowledge of to the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the incident occurred and no later than 15 days following receipt of the information. The rest of adverse events relating to the use of veterinary medicinal products that are brought to the attention of the Marketing authorization holders or which they can reasonably be expected to have knowledge of, should be notified electronically to the pharmacovigilance database no later thian 30 days following the receipt of the adverse event report. information.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 326 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 4
4. Within 15 days after receipt of the request referred to in paragraph 3, the marketing authorisation holder may give written notice to the competent authority that he wishes a re-examination of the request to collect additional specific pharmacovigilance data.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 327 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 5
5. Within 60 days following the receipt of the written notice, the competent authority shall re-examine the request and provide the marketing authorisation holder with its decision.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 330 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The marketing authorisation holder shall not communicate information regarding adverse events to the general public in relation to the veterinary medicinal product without giving prior notification of his intensending in advance a copy of that communication to the competent authority or authorities having granted the marketing authorisation or to the Agency where the marketing authorisation was granted in accordance with the centralised authorisation procedure.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) monitorcarrying out a Signal detection of adverse events included ing the pharmacovigilance system anddatabase to ensuringe that if needed, an appropriate corrective action plan is prepared and implemented;. The Signal detection should be made every six months during the first two years of effective commercialization of the product and afterwards yearly and the analysis and results should be sent to competent authorities.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) communicating any regulatory measure that is taken in a Member State or a third country and is based on pharmacovigilance data to the competent authorities and the Agency within 15 days of receipt of such information.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph l a (new)
Unless other requirements have been laid down as a condition for the granting of the marketing authorisation or subsequently established by the competent authority, reports of all adverse reactions shall be submitted to the competent authorities in the form of a periodic safety report, immediately upon request or at least every six months after authorisation until the placing on the market. Periodic safety reports shall also be submitted immediately upon request or at least every six months during the first two years following the initial placing on the market, yearly for the following two years and thereafter at three-yearly intervals. The periodic safety reports shall include a scientific evaluation of the risk-benefit balance of the veterinary medicinal product. Unless other requirements have been laid down as a condition for the granting of the marketing authorisation or subsequently established by competent authority, reports of all adverse reactions shall be submitted to the competent authorities in the form of a periodic safety report, immediately upon request or at least every six months after authorisation until the placing on the market. Periodic safety reports shall also be submitted immediately upon request or at least every six months during the first two years following the initial placing on the market, yearly for the following two years and thereafter at three-yearly intervals. The periodic safety reports shall include a scientific evaluation of the risk-benefit balance of the veterinary medicinal product.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 337 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall evaluate all adverse events reported to them by marketing authorisation holders, healthcare professionals and animal holders, manage risks and take the measures referred to in Articles 130 to 135 concerning marketing authorisations where necessary.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 338 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities may impose specific requirements on marketing authorisation holders, veterinarians and other healthcare professionals in respect of the reporting of adverse events. The Agency and the competent authorities may organise meetings or a network for groups of veterinarians or other healthcare professionals, where there is a specific need for collecting, collating or analysing specific pharmacovigilance data.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 342 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities and the Agency shall establish groups of veterinary medicinal products for which signal management process can be combined with a view of detecting risks to animal health, public health and protection of the environment.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency and the coordinationveterinary pharmacovigilance group shall agree on sharing of the monitoring of data on groups of veterinary medicinal products recorded in the pharmacovigilance database. For each group of veterinary medicinal products a competent authority or the Agency shall be appointed as responsible for the monitoring thereof (‘lead authority').
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 4
4. The results of the signal management process, except for nationally authorised products, shall be agreed upon by the competent authorities and, where appropriate, the Agency. The lead authority shall record the results in the pharmacovigilance database.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 359 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
2. PersoVeterinarians qualified to prescribe veterinary medicinal products in accordance with applicable national law shall retailsupply antimicrobial products only for animals which are under their careimmediate care after appropriate examination and diagnosis, and only in the amount required for the treatment concerned.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 377 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2
2. A veterinary prescription shall only be issued by a person qualified to do so in accordance with applicable national lawmedicinal product should only be prescribed by a veterinarian.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 384 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
1. Veterinary medicinal products shall be used in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisation. Nevertheless, the veterinarian should be able, in justified circumstances, to prescribe veterinary medicinal products in different terms to the ones authorised for the product.
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 394 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 111, whereMember States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, if there is no authorised veterinary medicinal product in a Member State for a condition affecting a non- food producing animalspecies, by way of exception, the veterinarian responsible may, under his/her direct personal responsibility and in particular to avoid causing unacceptable suffering, exceptionally treat the animal concerned with the following: (a) a medicinal product: (i: (a) a veterinary medicinal product authorised under this Regulation in the Member State concerned under this Regulation for use with another animal species, or for another condition in the same species; (ii) a veterinary medicinal product authorised under this Regulation in another Member State for use in the same species or in another species, for the same condition or for another condition; (iior (b) if there is no product as referred to in point (a), either: (i) a medicinal product authorised for human use authorised in the Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council30 or Regulation (EC) No 726/2004; (b) if there is no product as referred to in point (a), a veterinary medicinal product prepared extemporaneously in accordance, or (ii) in accordance with specific national measures, a veterinary medicinal product authorised in another Member State in accordance with this Regulation for use in the same species or in another species for the condition in question or for another condition; or (c) if there is no product as referred to in subparagraph (b), and within the terms of a veterinary prescriptionlimits of the law of the Member State concerned, a veterinary medicinal product prepared extemporaneously by a person authorised to do so under national legislation in accordance with the terms of a veterinary prescription. __________________ 30 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). (Point (iii) of Commission text has become point (i) in Parliament’s amendment. The word“or” has been added.)
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 401 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 111, whereMember States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, if there is no authorised veterinary medicinal product in a Member State for a condition affecting a food-producing animal of a non-aquatic speciesspecies, by way of exception, the veterinarian responsible may, under his direct personal responsibility and in particular to avoid causing unacceptable suffering, exceptionally treat the animals concerned with any of the followingon a particular holding with: (a) a veterinary medicinal product authorised under this Regulation in the Member State concerned under this Regulation for use with another food-producing animal species, or for another condition in the same species; or (b) a veterinary medicinal product authorised under this Regulation in another Member State for use in the same species or in another food-producing species for the same condition or for another condition;if there is no product as referred to in point (a), either: (ci) a medicinal product for human use authorised in the Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC or under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, or (d) if there is no product as referred to in point (a), a veterinary medicinal product prepared extemp(ii) a veterinary medicinal product authorised in another Member State in accordance with this Regulation for use in the same species or in another food- producing species for the condition in question or for aneously in accordanceother condition; or (c) if there is no product as referred to in subparagraph (b), and within the terms of a veterinary prescription by a person authorised to do so under national legislation. (Point (b) of Commission text has become point (ii) in Parliament’s amendment and has beenlimits of the law of the Member State concerned, a veterinary medicinal product prepared extemporaneously by a person authorised to do so under national legislation in accordance with the terms of a veterinary prescription. modified.)
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 412 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 111, where there is no authorised veterinary medicinal product in a Member State for a condition affecting a food-producing aquatic species, the veterinarian responsible may, under his direct personal responsibility and in particular to avoid causing unacceptable suffering, treat the animals concerned with any of the following medicinal products: (a) veterinary medicinal products authorised under this Regulation in the Member State concerned for use with another food-producing aquatic species, or for another condition in the same aquatic species; (b) veterinary medicinal products authorised under this Regulation in another Member State for use in the same aquatic species or in another food- producing aquatic species for the condition in question or for another condition.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 416 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, and until an implementing act referred to in paragraph 4 is established, if there is no product as referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2, a veterinarian may, under his direct personal responsibility and in particular to avoid causing unacceptable suffering, exceptionally treat food-producing animals of an aquatic species on a particular holding with: (a) a veterinary medicinal product authorised under this Regulation in the Member State concerned or in another Member State for use with a food- producing non-aquatic species; (b) a medicinal product for human use authorised in the Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC or under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 418 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish a list of veterinary medicinal products authorised in the Union for use in terrestrial animals which can be used for treatment of food- producing animals of an aquatic species in accordance with paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2). The Commission shall take account of the following criteria when adopting those implementing acts: (a) risks to the environment if aquatic animals are treated with these medicinal products; (b) impact on animal health and public health if the aquatic animal affected by the condition cannot receive treatment with the potential listed antimicrobial medicinal product; (c) impact on the competitiveness of certain sectors in aquaculture in the Union if the animal affected by the condition cannot receive treatment with the antimicrobial medicinal product concerned; (d) availability or lack of availability of other medicines, treatments or measures for prevention or treatment of diseases or certain conditions in aquatic animals.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 423 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 116 – paragraph 5
Use of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products for species or indications outside the terms of the marketing authorisat(Does not affect the English version.)
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 454 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. The period of the protection of the first marketing authorisation shall not be prolonged by any additional periods of protection due to any variations or new authorisations belonging to the same marketing authorisation ('overall. The variations or new authorisation should have their own period of the protection of technical documenta. This protection') shall not exceed 18 yearsbe three years for each variation or new authorisation.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 455 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) examine questions concerning pharmacovigilance of veterinary medicinal products authorised in Member States;deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 473 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
2. Within the coordination group, a rapporteur shall be appointed in order to prepare a second assessment report for the veterinary medicinal product.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 476 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. Within 15 days after receipt of the assessment report referred to in Article 46(3) or in Article 48(4) the applicant may provide written notice to the AgencyCoordination group requesting a re-examination of the assessment report. In that case the applicant shall forward to the Agency detailed grounds for the request within 60 days of receipt of the assessment report. The application shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee payable to the Agency for the re-examination.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 481 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. Marketing authorisation holders shall have full access to the information in the product database concerning their own marketing authorisations and limited access to other products.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 496 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
1. In order to help small and medium- sized enterprises to comply with the requirements of this Regulation, Member States shall establish national helpdesks. 2. National helpdesks shall provide advice to applicants, marketing authorisation holders, manufacturers, importers and any other interested parties which areArticle 56 deleted National helpdesks for small orand medium-sized enterprises on their responsibilities and obligations under this Regulation and on applications for the authorisation of veterinary medicinal products.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 497 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a summary report on pharmacovigilance dataA bridging PSUR.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 501 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall take account of the following criteria when adopting those implementing acts: (a) the need for a scientific assessment of changes in order to determine the risk to public health, animal health or the environment; (b) whether changes have an impact on the safety and efficacy of the veterinary medicinal product; (c) whether changes imply a significant alteration to the summary of product characteristics.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 505 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation that do not require 1. Where a variation does not appear in the list established in accordance with Article 58(2), the marketing authorisation holder shall record the change in the product database within 12 months following the implementation of the variation. 2. If necessary, competent authorities or, where the veterinary medicinal product is authorised under the centralised marketing authorisation procedure, the Commission shall amend the decision granting a marketing authorisation in accordance with the change.Article 60 deleted assessment
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 511 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1
1. If a variation application fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 61, the competent authority or the Agency, or a competent authority assigned in accordance with Article 63(3) shall acknowledge receipt of a complete application in 15 days.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 536 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Harmonised summaries of product characteristics for veterinary medicinal products shall contain all of the following information: (a) all species mentioned in the marketing authorisations granted by Member States in respect of the similar products in the group; (b) all therapeutic indications mentioned in the marketing authorisations granted by Member States in respect of the similar products in the group; (c) the shortest withdrawal period of those stated in the summaries of the product characteristics.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 565 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities and the Agency shall supervise the pharmacovigilance systems of marketing authorisation holders and authorise them.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 568 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. Member States, the Commission, the Agency and marketing authorisation holders shall collaborate in setting up and maintaining a system to monitor the safety and efficacy of authorised veterinary medicinal products, enabling them to fulfil their responsibilities as listed in Articles 77 and 79 ('Union pharmacovigilance system').
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 583 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) any infringements of withdrawal period following administration to an animal of a veterinary or human medicinal product;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 584 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) any noxious responseaction in humans to a veterinary medicinal product;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 604 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Information about incidence of adverse events.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 625 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3
3. The marketing authorisation holder shall permanently have at his disposal one or more appropriately qualified persons responsible for pharmacovigilance. Those persons shall reside and operate in the Union. Only one qualified personof them shall be designated by the marketing authorisation holder as the qualified person per pharmacovigilance system master file.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 628 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The marketing authorisation holder shall not communicate information regarding adverse events to the general public in relation to the veterinary medicinal product without giving prior notification of his intensending in advance a copy of that communication to the competent authority or authorities having granted the marketing authorisation or to the Agency where the marketing authorisation was granted in accordance with the centralised authorisation procedure.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 639 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) communicating any regulatory measure that is taken in a Member State or a third country and is based on pharmacovigilance data to the competent authorities and the Agency within 15 days of receipt of such information.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 642 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities may impose specific requirements on marketing authorisation holders, veterinarians and other healthcare professionals in respect of the reporting of adverse events. The Agency and the competent authorities may organise meetings or a network for groups of veterinarians or other healthcare professionals, where there is a specific need for collecting, collating or analysing specific pharmacovigilance data.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 645 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 5
5. Competent authorities shall verify by means of inspections referred to in Article 125 or any other way that marketing authorisation holders comply with the requirements relating to pharmacovigilance laid down in this Section.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 648 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities and the Agency shall establish groups of veterinary medicinal products for which signal management process can be combined with a view of detecting risks to animal health, public health and protection of the environment.deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 649 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency and the coordinationveterinary pharmacovigilance group shall agree on sharing of the monitoring of data on groups of veterinary medicinal products recorded in the pharmacovigilance database. For each group of veterinary medicinal products a competent authority or the Agency shall be appointed as responsible for the monitoring thereof ('lead authority').
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 651 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 4
4. The results of the signal management process, except for nationally authorised products, shall be agreed upon by the competent authorities and, where appropriate, the Agency. The lead authority shall record the results in the pharmacovigilance database.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 777 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
1. Veterinary medicinal products shall be used in accordance with the terms of the marketing authorisation. Nevertheless, the veterinarian should be able, in justified circumstances, to prescribe veterinary medicinal products in different terms to the ones authorised for the product.
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 871 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the longest withdrawal period provided in the summary of the product characteristics for any milk producing speciesmilk multiplied by factor 1.5;
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 933 #

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) examine questions concerning pharmacovigilance of veterinary medicinal products authorised in Member States;deleted
2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 81 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) the export to third countries of medicated feed and intermediate products. However, Articles 9, 15, 16 and 17the following articles shall not apply to medicated feed and intermediate products whose label indicates that they are intended for export to third countries: - Article 9, except as provided for in Annex III, point 1, and - Articles 15, 16 and 17.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) ' intermediate productmedicated feed ' : a mixture of one or more veterinary medicinal products with one or more feed materials, intended to be used for the manufacture of medicated feed;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) ' active substance ' : a substance with a pharmacological activity;deleted
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) ' non-target feed ' : medicated feed which is not intended to contain a specific veterinary medicinal product;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
g) ' distributor ' : any feed business operator that supplies medicated feed, packaged and ready for use, to the animal holder or, in the case of non-food producing animals, to other distributors who are authorised to distribute veterinary medicinal products;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h
h) ' mobile mixer ' : a feed business operator with a feed establishment consisting of a specifically equipped lorrymobile system for the manufacture of medicated feed, who travels in order to provide services to different animal holdings;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i
i) ' on-farm mixer ' : a feed business operator manufacturing medicated feed on the farm of useintended exclusively for animals on his or her farm.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 'intermediate productmedicated feed': a mixture of one or more veterinary medicinal products with one or more feedraw materials, intended to be used for the manufacture of medicated feed;
2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Distributors who supply medicated feed solely for non-food producing animals, distributed in sealed bags on prescription and sent to the holders of the animals, shall be exempt from the requirements applying to feed business operators.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Feed business operators manufacturing, storing, transporting and placing on the market medicated feed and intermediate products shall apply measures in accordance with Article 3 and 4 to avoidminimise carry-over.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 19 concerning the establishment of specific carry-over limits for active substances. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2).
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Where no specific carry-over limits have been set for an active substance, the followinga carry- over limits of 3% of the active substance in medicated feed to non-target feed shall apply:.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
a) for antimicrobial active substances, 1% of the active substance in the last batch of medicated feed or of intermediate product produced before the production of non- target fedeleted;
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
b) for the other active substances, 3% of the active substance in the last batch of medicated feed or of intermediate product produced before the production of non- target feed.deleted
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Medicated feed and intermediate products may be manufactured and stored before the prescription referred to in Article 15 is issued. This provision shall not apply to on-farm mixers or in case of manufacture of medicated feed or intermediate products from veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Articles 10 or 11 of Directive 2001/82/ECmobile mixers.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 149 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to Article 11(1), and Articles 12, 14, 15 and 147 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009, the labelling of medicated feed and intermediate products shall comply with Annex III to this Regulation.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where containers are used instead of packaging materiales, they shall be accompanied bya documents complying with paragraph 1.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 155 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Medicated feed and intermediate products shall be placed on the market only in sealed packages or containers. Packages or containers shall be sealed in such a way that, when the package or container is opened, the seal is damaged and cannot be reused.(Does not affect the English version.)
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Where the Member State of manufacture of medicated feed is not the same as the Member State where it is used by the animal holder, the veterinary medicinal product shall be authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC in the Member State of use.Article 11 deleted Intra Union trade
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. With the exception of medicated feed for non-food producing animals, medicated feed shall not be used for more than one treatment under the same prescription.deleted
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The prescribed medicated feed may be used only for animals examined by the person who issued the prescription and only for a diagnosed disease. The person who issued the prescription shall verify that this medication is justified for the target animals on veterinary grounds. Furthermore he shall ensure that the administration of the veterinary medicinal product concerned is not incompatible with another treatment or use and that there is no contra-indication or interaction where several medicinal products are used.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. The prescription shall, in line with the summary of the product characteristics of the veterinary medicinal product, indicate the inclusion rate of the active substance of the veterinary medicinal product calculated on the basis of the relevant parametersper kg of medicated feed.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Feed business operators supplying medicated feed to the holder of food- producing animals, or on-farm mixers of medicated feed for food-producing animals shall ensure that the quantities supplied or mixed do not exceed: the quantities required for treatment, which shall be determined in accordance with the conditions of use established in the authorisation to place on the market the veterinary medicinal products included in the prescription.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the quantities provided in the prescription andeleted
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 196 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the quantities required for one month’s treatment or two weeks in case of medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.deleted
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 196 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Medicated feed and intermediate products may be manufactured and stored before the prescription referred to in Article 15 is issued. This provision shall not apply to on-farm mixers or in case of manufacture of medicated feed or intermediate products from veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Articles 10 or 11 of Directive 2001/82/ECmobile mixers.
2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products shall not be used to prevent diseases in food-producing animals or to enhance their performance.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
Member StateFeed business operators shall ensure that appropriate collection systems are in place for medicated feed and intermediate products that arhave expired or in case the animal holder has received a bigger quantity of medicated feed than he actually uses for the treatment referred to in the veterinary prescription.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Member StateFeed business operators shall ensure that appropriate collection systems are in place for medicated feed and intermediate products that arhave expired or in case the animal holder has received a bigger quantity of medicated feed than he actually uses for the treatment referred to in the veterinary prescription.
2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a prohibition on driftnet fisheries, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 812/2004,(EC) No 2187/2005 and (EC) No 1967/2006 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97.
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The driftnet fishing is carried out by an undefinable number of small-scale multipurpose fishing vessels, the vast majority of which operating without any regular scientific and control monitoring. Due to the small scale nature of these fishing activities, which makes it easy to escape monitoring, the control and enforcement efforts have not produced the necessary results in terms of conservation of marine resources, in particular with regard to certain protected species.deleted
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In view of the reasons stated above and in order to properly address the conservation concerns that this fishing gear continues to cause, as well as to achieve the environmental and enforcement objectives in an effective and efficient manner, while taking into account the minimal socio-economic impacts, it is necessary to introduce a full prohibition to take on board or use any kind of dra scientific report on the environmental impact of using driftnets must be drafted by 31 December 2016, accompanied ift nets in all Union waters and by all Union vesselcessary by a proposal that such nets be banned in fisheries whethere they operate within Union waters or beyond, as well as by non-Union vessels in Union watercause damage to protected and endangered species. The proposal shall also be accompanied by a socio-economic analysis of the importance to the local population of using these nets.
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 43 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) For reasons of clarity of Union legislation, it is also necessary to delete all other provisions related to driftnets by amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/9812, Regulation (EC) No 812/2004, Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200613, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 894/97. __________________ 12 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1). 13 Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).deleted
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Vessels carrying out fisheries with small-scale driftnets may need some time to adjust to the new situation and necessitate a phasing-out period. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on 1 January 2015.deleted
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) tTo catch any marine biological resource with driftnets whose mesh size is over 50 mm; and
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) to keep any kind of driftnet on board of fishing vesselsdeleted
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Reports The Commission shall, by 31 December 2016 at the latest, present a scientific report to the Council and the Parliament assessing the impact of driftnets on protected and endangered species, accompanied if necessary by a proposal to the Council and the Parliament to prohibit driftnets in fisheries where environmental damage is caused by their use. The study shall include an analysis of the socioeconomic impact of eliminating these nets.
2014/11/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 7
(7) ‘group of operators’ means a group in which each operatof farmers, established in a Member State or isn a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feedthird country, with a joint marketing system for the organic product(s) produced and an internal control system, in which each farmer produces the same product categories as referred to in Article 25(5a), is located in geographical proximity to the other members of the group and whose turnover is less than 15 000 EUR per year for the organic product(s);
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 191 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) save as otherwise providefor the purposes mentioned in Article 19 and in point 2.2 of Part IV and point 1.3 of Part VI of Annex II, only products and substances authorised pursuant to Article 19these provisions may be used in organic agriculture and aquaculture, provided that the product or substance in question has been authorised for use in agriculture and aquaculture, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law and, where necessary, in the Member States concerned, in accordance with national provisions based on Union law; the use of products and substances used for other purposes than those mentioned in Article 19 and point 2.2 of Part IV and point 1.3 of Part VI of Annex II is allowed provided that their use respects the principles laid down in Chapter II;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) organic operators other than micro- enterprises, farmers and operators producing seaweed or aquaculture animals, shall put in place an environmental management system with a view to improving their environmental performance.deleted
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, a holding may be split into clearly and effectively separated units or aquaculture production sites or units which are not all managed under organic production, provided that: (i) as regards livestock, different species shall be involved; (ii) as regards plants, different varieties that can be easily differentiated shall be involved. As regards aquaculture, the same species may be involved. In case of research and educational centres, nurseries, seed multipliers, hatcheries in the framework of aquaculture and algae production and breeding operations, the requirements concerning different species and varieties referred to in points (i) and (ii) of the first subparagraph shall not apply.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Products in which tThe presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19 is detected beyond the levels established taking account in particular of Directive 2006/125/EC, shall not be marketed as organicnot admitted in organic production.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down uniform rules concerning: - The methodology to be used in order to detect and evaluate the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised with Article 19; - The procedures to be followed in case the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised with Article 19 is detected and the criteria to be applied for the decertification of the products. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 251 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 211(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and subject to an authorization by the Commission adopted without applying the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) or (3) of this Regulation, Member States may grant national payments to compensate farmers for the losses they have incurred due to the contamination of their agricultural products by non-authorised products or substances which prevents them from marketing those products as organic provided that the farmers have taken all appropriate measures to prevent the risk of such contamination. Member States may also use the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy to cover totally or partially such losses.deleted
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Operators who sell organic products directly to the final consumer or user are exempted from the notification obligation referred to in paragraph 1 provided that they: - do not sell organic products other than pre-packed products and - do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale, or import organic products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
By 31 December 20214, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of organic plant reproductive material and, animals for breeding purposes and young stock of aquaculture animals. This report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 14
sea salt,
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 a (new)
- aromatised wine products.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2
Plant reproductive material not obtained from organic production may be used only when it comes from a production unit in conversion to organic production or where it is justified for use in research, test in small-scale field trials or for genetic resources conservation purposes agreed by the competent authority of the Member State.deleted
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 307 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1.4.2.1a. By way of derogation from point 1.4.2.1., for a limited period of time, where plant reproductive material is not available on the market in organic form, (i) plant reproductive material from a production unit in conversion to organic farming may be used. (ii) Where point (i) is not applicable, Member States may authorise the use of non-organic plant reproductive material. However, for the use of such non-organic material, the following points apply: Non-organic plant reproductive material may be used, provided that the plant reproductive material is not treated with plant protection products, other than those authorised for treatment of seed in accordance with point 1.6.2., unless chemical treatment is prescribed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XX/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council a protective measures against pests of plant for phytosanitary purposes by the competent authority of the Member State for all varieties of a given species in the area where the plant reproductive material is to be used. Member States may confer the responsibility for granting the authorisation referred to in point (a)(ii) to control authorities or delegate it to another public administration under their supervision or to control bodies. Authorisation to use plant reproductive material not obtained by the organic production method may only be granted in the following cases: (i) where no variety of the species which the user wants to obtain is registered in the database referred to in Article 10; (ii) where no supplier, meaning an operator who markets plant reproductive material to other operators, is able to deliver the plant reproductive material before sowing or planting in situations where the user has ordered the plant reproductive material in reasonable time; (iii) where the variety which the user wants to obtain is not registered in the database referred to in Article 10, and the user is able to demonstrate that none of the registered alternatives of the same species are appropriate and that the authorisation therefore is significant for his production; (iv) where it is justified for use in research, test in small-scale field trials or for variety conservation purposes agreed by the competent authority of the Member State. The authorisation shall be granted before the sowing of the crop. The authorisation shall be granted only to individual users for one season at a time and the authority or body responsible for the authorisations shall register the quantities of plant reproductive material authorised. By way of derogation from point (f), the competent authority of the Member State may grant to all users a general authorisation: (i) for a given species when and in so far as the condition laid down in point (d)(i) is fulfilled; (ii) for a given variety when and in so far as the conditions laid down in point (d)(iii) are fulfilled. The authorisations referred to in the first subparagraph shall be clearly indicated in the database referred to in Article 10. Authorisation may only be granted during periods for which the database is updated.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 321 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 5
1.3.5. For breeding purposes, non- organically raised animals may be brought onto an agricultural holding when breeds are in danger of being lost to farming in accordance with Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/200668 and in that case animals of those breeds must not necessarily be nulliparous. By way of derogation from point 1.3.1, non-organic animals may be brought onto a holding for breeding purposes only when organic animals are not available in sufficient number. __________________ 68 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15).
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 1 – point b
(b) livestock shall be fed with organic or in-conversion feed as referred to in point 1.4.3, feed that meets the animal's nutritional requirements at the various stages of its development. Restricted feeding shall not be permitted in livestock production;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 2 – point 1 – point a
(a) the common land has not been treated with products not authorised for organic production for at least three years and is fully managed in accordance with this Regulation;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 328 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 3 – point 1
1.4.3.1. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, up to 1520 % of the total average amount of feed fed to livestock may originate from the grazing or harvesting of permanent pastures, perennial forage parcels or protein crops, sown under organic management on lands in their first year of conversion, provided that they are part of the holding itself. Feed in their first year of conversion may not be used for the production of organic processed feed. When both in-conversion feed and feed from parcels both in their first and second year of conversion are being used for feeding, the total combined percentage of such feed shall not exceed the maximum percentages fixed in point 1.4.3.2. Feed in their first year of conversion may not be used for the production of organic processed feed.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 330 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 4 – point 3 – point 2
1.4.3.2. For organic agricultural holdings, up to 230 % on average of the feed formula of rations may comprise in-conversion feed, namely feed from the second year of conversion. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, when the in-conversion feed from the second year of conversion comes from the holding itself, this percentage may be increased to 100.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 368 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 1 – point 2 –point d
(d) except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance referred to in point 1.4.2.2., at least 960 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 374 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 2 – point 2 – point c
(c) except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance as mentioned in point 1.4.2.2., at least 960 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 378 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 3 – point 2 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 388 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 3 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 402 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – title
Production rules for seaweedalgae and aquaculture animals
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 404 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
(da) for on growing purposes, the collection of wild aquaculture juveniles is specifically restricted to the following cases: (i) natural influx of fish or crustacean larvae and juveniles when filling ponds, containment systems and enclosures; (ii) European glass eel, provided that an approved eel management plan is in place for the location and artificial reproduction of eel remains unsolved; (iii) restocking of wild fry of species other than European eel in extensive aquaculture farming inside wetlands, such as brackish water ponds, tidal areas and costal lagoons, provided that: - the restocking is in line with management measures approved by the relevant authorities to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the species concerned, and - the fish are fed exclusively with feed naturally available in the environment.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 405 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – point 4 – point 1 – point 2 – point d b (new)
(db) for on-growing purposes and when organic aquaculture juvenile animals are not available, Member States may authorize the use of non-organic juveniles, provided that at least the latter two thirds of the duration of the production cycle is managed under organic management.
2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 518 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘group of operators' means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feedmanaged exclusively by farmers, having a joint marketing system for the organic product(s) produced and an implemented internal control system, established in a Member State or in a third country, of which each group member is a farmer and produces the same product categories (referred to in article 25(5a)), is located in geographical proximity and whose turnover is less than 15. 000 Euro for the organic products(s) concerned per year;
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 615 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the entire agricultural holding or aquaculture operationholding shall be managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production;
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 618 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) save as otherwise providefor the purposes mentioned in Article 19 and in point 2.2 of Part IV and point 1.3 of Part VI of Annex II, only products and substances authorised pursuant to Article 19these provisions may be used in organic agriculture and aquaculture, provided that the product or substance in question has been authorised for use in agriculture and aquaculture, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law and, where necessary, in the Member States concerned, in accordance with national provisions based on Union law; the use of products and substances used for other purposes than those mentioned in Article 19 and point 2.2 of Part IV and point 1.3 of Part VI of Annex II are allowed provided that their use respects the principles laid down in Chapter II.
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 619 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the use of animal cloning and the rearing of artificially induced polyploid animals is prohibited;
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 620 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) preventive measures shall be taken as appropriate at all stages of production, preparation and distribution;
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 623 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) organic operators other than micro- enterprises, farmers and operators producing seaweed or aquaculture animals, shall put in place an environmental management system with a view to improving their environmental performance.deleted
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a) a holding may be split into clearly and effectively separated units or aquaculture production sites or units which are not all managed under organic production, provided that: (i) as regards livestock, different species shall be involved.; (ii) as regards plants, different varieties that can be easily differentiated shall be involved. As regards aquaculture, the same species may be involved. In case of research and educational centres, [nurseries], [seed multipliers], [hatcheries in the framework of aquaculture and algae production] and [breeding operations], the requirements concerning different species and varieties referred to in points (i) and (ii) shall not apply.
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 641 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In the case referred to in paragraph 1a, the operator shall keep the organic production and the products used for this organic production separated from the non-organic production and the products used for the non organic production. The operator shall keep adequate records to show the effective separation.
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 643 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The European Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 laying down more specific rules on the application of paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 a.
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 647 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the correct application of the general production rules, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 providing the criteria to which the environmental management system referred to in point (d) of paragraph 1 is to correspond. Those criteria shall take into account the specificities of small and medium size enterprises.deleted
2015/06/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 677 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Operators producing plants or plant products shall in particular comply with the specific production rules set out in Part I of Annex II and with the specific implementing rules laid down in accordance with paragraph 4.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 698 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the technical details for establishing the database referred to in paragraph 2: (a) the requirements for specific plants, plant products or plant production systems; (b) the technical details for establishing the database referred to in paragraph 2. (c) the conditions for the implementation of point 1.4.2 of Part. I of Annex II, including the list of varieties or species for which point 1.4.2 b) cannot be applied. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 705 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The delegated acts should cover the following species: a) bovine, ovine and caprine animal; b) equine animal; c) porcine animal; d) poultry; e) bees.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 706 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, where appropriate, adopt implementing acts laying down specific rules on the application of point 1.3.5. of Part II of Annex II. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – title
Production rules for seaweedalgae and aquaculture animals
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 710 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Operators producing seaweedalgae and aquaculture animals shall in particular comply with the specific production rules set out in Part III of Annex II and with the specific rules laid down in accordance with paragraph 3a.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 714 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) disease prevention and veterinary treatment. as referred to in points 4.1.4.1 and 4.1.4.2 of Part III of Annex II
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 715 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down specific rules on the conditions for the implementation of point 4.1.2.1 (db) of part III of Annex II. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 722 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Among the oenological practices, processes and treatments provided for in Regulations (EU) No.1308/2013 and 606/2009, the Commission shall identify: - the oenological practices, processes and treatments prohibited in the production of products of the wine sector; - the oenological practices, processes and treatments permitted in the production of products of the wine sector, and the conditions of and restrictions to their use.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 725 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Production rules for other productAbsence of specific production rules
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 727 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
In order to take account of any future need to have specific1. In the absence of specific production rules for specific plants, for livestock, species other than those referred to in Article 11, and for specific algae and aquaculture animals, operators shall comply with the principles laid down in Articles 4 and to 65, with the general production rules laid down in Articles 7 to 9 and with the relevant general requirements laid down in Parts I to III of Annex II. 2. In the absence of production rules for products other than those falling within the categories referred to in Articles 10 to 15, and in ordoper ato ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation as regards organic production of those additional other products and adaptation to technical developmentsrs shall comply with the principles laid down in Articles 4 and 5, and mutatis mutandis with the principles in Article 6 and with the general production rules laid down in Articles 7 to 9. Taking into account the future need to have specific production rules for the purpose of achieving fair competition, a proper functioning of the internal market and consumer confidence in organic production, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 36 amending or supplementing Annex II with regard to specific production rules for those products. , laying down production rules for products referred to in the first subparagraph other than those falling within the categories of Articles 10 to 15. These rules shall be based on the principles of organic production laid down in Articles 4 to 6. These rules shall lay down general and specific requirements, such as rules concerning in particular on allowed or prohibited treatments, practices or inputs or on conversion, falling within the scope of this Regulation but not covered by the rules laid down in Articles 10 to 15 for the categories of products referred to in paragraph 5a of Article 25.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 780 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Products in which tThe presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19 is detected beyond the levels established taking account in particular of Directive 2006/125/EC, shall not be marketed as organicnot admitted in organic production.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 785 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down uniform rules concerning: - the methodology to be used in order to detect and evaluate the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised with Article 19 ; - the procedures to be followed in case the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised with Article 19 is detected and the criteria to be applied for the decertification of the products. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2)
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 788 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of the organic production and labelling system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 regarding the specific criteria and conditions for the application of the levels referred to in paragraph 1 and regarding the establishment of those levels and their adaptation in the light of technical developments.deleted
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 798 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article 211(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, and subject to an authorization by the Commission adopted without applying the procedure referred to in Article 37(2) or (3) of this Regulation, Member States may grant national payments to compensate farmers for the losses they have incurred due to the contamination of their agricultural products by non-authorised products or substances which prevents them from marketing those products as organic provided that the farmers have taken all appropriate measures to prevent the risk of such contamination. Member States may also use the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy to cover totally or partially such losses.deleted
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 813 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, a product shall be regarded as bearing terms referring to organic production where, in the labelling, advertising material or commercial documents, such a product, its ingredients or, feed materials or any input part of the chain of the organic product, are described in terms suggesting to the purchaser that the product, its ingredients or, feed materials or any part of the chain of the organic product, have been obtained in accordance or compliance with this Regulation. In particular, the terms listed in Annex IV, their derivatives or diminutives, such as ‘bio' and 'eco', alone or combined, may be used throughout the Union and in any language listed in that Annex for the labelling and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 827 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
With the exception of products of the wine sector as referred to in Article 1(2)(l) of Council Regulation 1308/2013, where the organic production logo of the European Union is used, an indication of the place where the agricultural raw materials of which the product is composed have been farmed shall also appear in the same visual field as the logo and shall take one of the following forms, as appropriate:
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 857 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Operators who sell organic products directly to the final consumer or user are exempted from the notification obligation referred to in paragraph 1 provided that: - they do not sell organic products other than pre-packed products and - they do not produce, prepare, store other products than those in connection with the point of sale, organic products or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 873 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Competent authoritiMember States shall keep an single updated list kept in an appropriate manner containing the names and addresses of operators and groups of operators that have notified their activities in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall make that list public, together with the information relating to their organic certificates as referred to in Article 25(1). The competent authoritiMember States shall respect the requirements of the protection of personal data under Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council50. __________________ 50 Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 885 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The organic certificate is an official certification within the meaning of Articles 85 and 86 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX (Official controls Regulation). The organic certificate, issued in electronic form wherever possible, shall at least allow the identification of the operator or group of operators, including the list of the members, the category of products covered by the organic certificate and its period of validity.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 886 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. Operators and groups of operators shall not be entitled to be provided with an organic certificate by different control authorities or control bodies forbodies for activities carried out in one Member State, as regards the same groupcategory of products, including when those operators and groups of operators engage in different stages of production, preparation and distribution.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 892 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Deficiencies in the set-up or functioning of the system for internal controls referred in toto in paragraph 1, in particular as regards failures to detect or address non- compliance by individual members of the group of operators that affect the integrity of organic products, mayshall result in the withdrawal of the organic certificatione referred to in Article 25 for the whole group.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 894 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The individual members of the group of operators shall apply similar production systems and shall be located in geographical proximity.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 938 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – title
Information relating to the organic sector and trade
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 939 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Each year Member States shall transmit to the Commission the information necessaryrelevant statistical data for the implementation and monitoring of the application of this Regulation. It shall be defined within the context of the European Statistical programme.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 942 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20214, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the availability of organic plant reproductive material and, animals for breeding purposes and young stock of aquaculture animals. This report shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 953 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
In order to ensure a smooth transition from the old to the new legal framework, the Commission shall be empowered to adoptArticle 39 delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning rules providing for a derogation from Article 8(3) inTransitional measures relationg to conversion periods for farmers initiating conversion before the entry into force of this Regulation.to organic farming
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 956 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Transitional measures relating to the origin of plant reproductive material, animals for breeding purposes and young stock of aquaculture animals In order to ensure a smooth transition between the rules on organic origin of plant reproductive material provided for in Article 12(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and on animals for breeding purposes provided for in Article 14(1)(a)(ii) of that Regulation and on young stock of aquaculture animals provided for in Article 15(1)(a)(ii) of that Regulation and the exception to production rules that the Commission adopted pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and the new production rules for plants and plant products and livestock and seaweed and aquaculture animals provided for in Articles 10(1) and 11(1), respectively, of this Regulation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 providing for exceptions where granting exceptions is deemed necessary in order to ensure access to plant reproductive material and live animals for breeding purposes and young stock of aquaculture animals, that may be used in organic production. The delegated acts adopted under this Article shall cease to apply on 31 December 2021.Article 40 deleted
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 976 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 2 a (new)
- aromatized wine products as defined in Council Regulation 251/2014,
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 978 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 14
– sea salt and other salts for food and feed,
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1008 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part I – point 1.3.1 a (new)
1.3.1a. For the purpose of the conversion of perennial crops, which require a cultivation period of at least three years, varieties that cannot be easily differentiated may be involved provided that the production in question forms part of a conversion plan and the conversion to organic production of the last part of the area concerned begins within the shortest possible period and, in any event, does not exceed a maximum of five years.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1057 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.3.5
1.3.5. For breeding purposes, non- organically raised animals may be brought onto an agricultural holding when breeds are in danger of being lost to farming in accordance with Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/200668 and in that case animals of those breeds must not necessarily be nulliparous. By way of derogation from point 1.3.1, non-organic animals may be brought onto a holding for breeding purposes, only when organic animals are not available in sufficient number and subject to the conditions provided for in points from 1.3.5.1 to 1.3.5.5. 1.3.5.1. Non-organic young animals, when a herd or flock is constituted for the first time, shall be reared in accordance with the organic production rules immediately after they are weaned. Moreover, the following restrictions shall apply at the date on which the animals enter the herd: (a) bovine and equine animals shall be less than six months old; (b) ovine and caprine animals shall be less than 60 days old; (c) porcine animals shall weigh less than 35 kg. 1.3.5.2 Non-organic adult male and nulliparous female animals, for the renewal of a herd or flock, shall be reared subsequently in accordance with the organic production rules. Moreover, the number of female mammals is subject to the following restrictions per year: (a) up to a maximum of 10 % of adult equine or bovine, animals and 20 % of the adult porcine, ovine and caprine animals, as females ; (b) for units with less than 10 equine or bovine animals, or with less than five porcine, ovine or caprine animals any renewal as mentioned above shall be limited to a maximum of one animal per year. The provision of this paragraph will be reviewed with a view to phase it out. 1.3.5.3. The percentages referred to in point 1.3.5.2 may be increased up to 40 %, in the following special cases: (a) when a major extension to the farm is undertaken; (b) when a breed is changed; (c) when a new livestock specialisation is initiated; (d) when breeds are in danger of being lost to farming as defined by Member States in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014[1] and in that case animals of those breeds must not necessarily be nulliparous. 1.3.5.4. For the renovation of apiaries, 10 % per year of the queen bees and swarms may be replaced by non-organic queen bees and swarms in the organic production unit provided that the queen bees and swarms are placed in hives with combs or comb foundations coming from organic production units. 1.3.5.5. When a flock of birds is constituted for the first time, renewed or reconstituted, non-organically reared poultry may be brought into an organic poultry production unit, provided that the pullets for the production of eggs and poultry for meat production are less than three days old. [1] Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 807/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and introducing transitional provisions (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 1) __________________ 68 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006 of 15 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 15).
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1071 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) livestock shall be fed with organic feedor in - conversion feed as referred to in point 1.4.3, that meets the animal’s nutritional requirements at the various stages of its development. Restricted feeding shall not be permitted in livestock production;
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1074 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.2.1 – point a
(a) the common land has not been treated with products not authorised for organic production for at least three years; is fully managed in accordance with this Regulation;
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1083 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.1
1.4.3.1. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, up to 1520 % of the total average amount of feed fed to livestock may originate from the grazing or harvesting of permanent pastures, perennial forage parcels or protein crops, sown under organic management on lands in their first year of conversion, provided that they are part of the holding itself. Feed in their first year of conversion may not be used for the production of organic processed feed. When both in-conversion feed and feed from parcels both in their first and second year of conversion are being used for feeding, the total combined percentage of such feed shall not exceed the maximum percentages fixed in point 1.4.3.2. Feed in their first year of conversion may not be used for the production of organic processed feed.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1085 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.4.3.2
1.4.3.2. For organic agricultural holdings, up to 230 % on average of the feed formula of rations may comprise in-conversion feed, namely feed from the second year of conversion. For in-conversion agricultural holdings, when the in-conversion feed from the second year of conversion comes from the holding itself, this percentage may be increased to 100.
2015/06/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1156 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.1.2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance referred to in point 1.4.2.2., at least 960 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region;
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1170 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) except during the period each year when the animals are under transhumance as mentioned in point 1.4.2.2., at least 960 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in cooperation with other organic farms in the same region;
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1183 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1217 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 2.4.3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least 620 % of the feed shall comebe obtained primarily from the farm itself or in case this is not feasible, be produced in the same region in cooperation with other organic farms or feed operators;
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1277 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.2.1 – point d a (new)
(da) For on growing purposes the collection of wild aquaculture juveniles is specifically restricted to the following cases: (i) natural influx of fish or crustacean larvae and juveniles when filling ponds, containment systems and enclosures; (ii) European glass eel, provided that an approved eel management plan is in place for the location and artificial reproduction of eel remains unsolved; (iii) restocking of wild fry of species other than European eel in extensive aquaculture farming inside wetlands, such as brackish water ponds, tidal areas and costal lagoons, provided that: - the restocking is in line with management measures approved by the relevant authorities to ensure the sustainable exploitation of the species concerned, and - the fish are fed exclusively with feed naturally available in the environment.
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1278 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 4.1.2.1 – point d b (new)
(db) for on-growing purposes and when organic aquaculture juvenile animals are not available, Member States may authorize the use of non-organic juveniles, provided that at least the latter two thirds of the duration of the production cycle is managed under organic management.
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1309 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point b
(b) elimination of sulphur dioxide by physical processes according to point 8 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;deleted
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1310 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point c
(c) electrodialysis treatment to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine according to point 36 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;deleted
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1311 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point d
(d) partial dealcoholisation of wine according to point 40 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009;deleted
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1312 #

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part V – point 3.2 – point e
(e) treatment with cation exchangers to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine according to point 43 of Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009.deleted
2015/06/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) zootechnical and genealogical rules for the preservation and improvement of animal breeding and for trade in breeding animals and their semen, oocytes and embryos and imports into the Union of breeding animals and their semen, oocytes and embryos;
2014/12/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
1. Where a breed society or breeding operation refuses the appeal by a breeder provided for in Article 13(1)(b), it shall notify the breeder and the competent authority that recognised the breed society or breeding operation in accordance with Article 4(2), within 30 days from the date of its decision to refuse the appeal. 2. The competent authority referred to in Article 8(1) or 9 may reverse the decision of the breed society or breeding operation, where it considers that that decision does not comply with Articles 19, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30 or 32. 3. Member States shall ensure that an appeal procedure is available and that appeal decisions are rendered within a reasonable period of time. To that end, the competent authority may decide to establish a specific tribunal with the authority to reverse decisions of a breed society or breeding operation where the tribunal considers that the refusal by the breed society or breeding operation of an appeal lodged by a breeder was unjustified.Article 14 deleted Dispute settlement
2014/12/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Breed societies shall require that purebred breeding animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine and equine species and male purebred breeding animals of dairy breeds of the ovine and caprine species are identified by analysis of their blood group or by any other appropriate method providing at least the same degree of certainty when they are used for:
2014/12/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 188 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) “breed” means a group of animals of sufficient uniformity that can be passed on to their progeny and that distinguishes them from other animals of the same species, which are registered or may be registered in a breeding book or register kept by one or more groups of breeders in accordance with the competent authority with a view to conserving and/or improving their inherited characteristics by means of managed matings within the framework of an officially approved breeding programme;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) “breeding programme” means the set of systematic actions designed and implemented by a breed society or breeding operation in accordance with Article 8(1), geared to the conservation, improvement and/or promotion of the breed concerned, with official authorisation and where required with the support of a body carrying out performance testing and genetic evaluation;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i – introductory part
(i) "purebred breeding animal" means a domestic animal
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 4(2)(b), the competent authority may refuse to recognise a breed society that complies with the requirements set out in Part 1 of Annex I where the breeding programme of that breed society would compromise: - the preservation or the genetic diversity of purebred breeding animals entered, or registered and eligible for entry, in the breeding book established for that breed by a breed society that has already been recognised in that Member State, where it leads to a loss of efficiency in terms of monitoring any increase of inbreeding and managing genetic anomalies, as a result of a lack of coordinated management and of exchange of information on the genetic heritage of the breed; - the effective implementation of an existing recognised society's improvement programme for the same breed, leading to a significant loss of effectiveness in terms of the genetic progress expected; - the achievement of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol and of the Convention on Biological Diversity in relation to biodiversity conservation; or the objectives of the EU Biodiversity strategy to 2020.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the approval of a further breeding programme would fragment the population of purebred breeding animals available in that Member State to an extend that would compromise the preservation or the genetic diversity of that breedt that: (i) for preservation programmes, there would be a threat to the preservation or the genetic diversity of purebred breeding animals entered, or registered and eligible for entry, in the breeding book established for that breed by a breed society that has already been recognised in that Member State, owing to a loss of efficiency in terms of monitoring increases in inbreeding and managing genetic anomalies as a result of a failure to coordinate management and exchange information on the genetic heritage of the breed; or (ii) for genetic improvement programmes, without prejudice to Article 18, such approval would result in a loss of efficiency in terms of the genetic progress expected, monitoring increases in inbreeding and managing genetic anomalies as a result of a failure to coordinate management and exchange information on the genetic heritage of the breed, or result in breeding developments that depart from or are inconsistent with the characteristics specified for the breed in that Member State.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Breed societies or breeding operations may exclude, before or after their registration: - breeders from participating in a breeding programme if they do not comply with the rules set out in the breeding programme; - animals and their progeny as well as genetic material that do not meet the requirements officially laid down for being listed in the corresponding breeding book.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 258 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Acceptance of purebred breeding animals and their germ products for breeding
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Breed ers associeatieons shall not exclude, on zootechnical or genealogical grounds, other than those resulting from the application of Article 19, the use of purebred breeding animals entered in the main section of their breeding book for breeding usingpurebred breeding animals or their germ products provided that the following reproduction techniques are used:
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 260 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) collection and use for breeding purposes of oocytes and embryos;of semen for artificial insemination, provided that the semen was collected from purebred breeding animals: (i) of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species which have undergone performance testing or genetic evaluation in accordance with Article 27(1); (ii) of the equine species which have undergone, if required under the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3) and, where applicable, Article 9, performance testing or genetic evaluation in accordance with Article 27(2).
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) collection of semen from breeding animals which have undergone, where applicable,and use of oocytes for the in vitro production of embryos and in vivo- derived embryos conceived using semen in accordance with point (b), provided that those oocytes and embryos are collected from purebred breeding animals: (i) of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species which have undergone performance testing andor genetic evaluation in accordance with Article 27 or set out in the delegated act adopted pursuant to(1); (ii) of the equine species which have undergone, if required under the breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3) and, where applicable, Article 9, performance testing or genetic evaluation in accordance with Article 28(1);7(2).
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) artificial insemination using semen referred to in point (c);deleted
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) in vitro production and use for breeding purposes of embryos produced from oocytes referred to in point (b) and conceived by use of semen referred to in point (c).deleted
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 266 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When, in accordance with paragraph 1, a purebred breeding animal of a specific breed has to undergo performance testing or genetic evaluation, the results of that performance testing or genetic evaluation must fulfil, as specified, the requirements for the acceptance of purebred breeding animals for breeding set out in the breeding programme for the breed concerned approved in accordance with Article 8(3) and, where applicable, Article 9.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 267 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, a breed society may prohibit the use of purebred animals entered in their breeding book for one or more of the reproduction techniques referred to in paragraph 1, provided that such prohibition is set out in its breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(3) and, where applicable, Article 9.
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Any prohibition of the use of purebred animals of the equine species for one or more of the reproduction techniques referred to in paragraph 1 set out in the breeding programme of the breed society that established the breeding book of the origin of the breed in accordance with Annex I, Part 3, point 1(a) shall be binding for the breeding programmes of breed societies that establish subsidiary breeding books for the same breed in accordance with Annex I, Part 3, point 1(b).
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Breed societies shall require that purebred breeding animals of the bovine species and male purebred breeding animals of dairy breeds of the ov, porcine, ovine, caprine and caprequine species are identified by DNA analysis of their blood group or by any other appropriate method providing at least the same degree of certainty when they are used for:
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. On request of a Member State or a European association of breed societies for purebred animals of the species concerned, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, approve methods for the verification of the identity of purebred breeding animals of the bovine species and male purebred breeding animals of dairy breeds of the ovine and caprine species that provide at least the same degree of certainty as the analysis of the blood group of those purebred breeding animals, taking into account technical advances and the recommendations of the European reference centres referred to in Article 31. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 72(2).deleted
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2014/0032(COD)

2. With the exception of endangered breeds, where a breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(1) or Article 9 requires performance testing and genetic evaluation for the classification of purebred breeding animals of the equine species in breeding books and for the acceptance for breeding of male breeding animals of the equine species concerned and their semen, breed societies shall ensure that such performance testing and genetic evaluation are carried out in accordance with the following rules set out in Annex I:
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2014/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 2 – point 1 – point e
(e) the systems to generate, record, communicate and use the results of performance testing and, where required in accordance with Article 27, to carry out a genetic evaluation in order to estimate the genetic values of breeding animals with a view to the improvement, selection or preserv to carry out a genetic evaluation, which may include a genomic evaluation, of the breed or the improvement of the crosing animals;
2015/06/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) A trend of declining consumption in particular of fresh fruit and vegetables including bananas and drinking milk has been identified. It is therefore appropriate to focus theThese products are the most frequently distributioned under the schoolcurrent schemes on these products. This would in turn also help reduce the organisational burden for, but it would be appropriate also to include other products with a high nutritional content, suchools, increase the impact of the distribution within a limited budget and would be in line with the current practice, as as processed fruit and vegetables, processed milk products, olive oil, olives, nuts and apicultural products, giving Member States the opportunity to select theose products are most frequently distributedwhich they consider to be of most importance in their territory.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) Educational measures that support the distribution are necessary in order to make the scheme effective in reaching its short- and long-term objectives of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and shaping healthier diets. Considering their importance, these measures should support both the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distribution. They should be eligible for the Union aid. As supporting measures they represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and its different products and to meet the objectives that the scheme is pursuing, Member States should be allowed to include a wider variety of agricultural products into their thematic measures. However, so as to promote healthy eating habits, the national health authorities should be involved in this process and approve the list of these products, as well as the two groups of products eligible for the distribution, and decide on their nutritional aspects.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to ensure a sound budgetary management, a fixed ceiling of the Union aid towards the distribution of fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk, supporting educational measures and related costs should be provided for. This ceiling should reflect the current situation. In light of the experience gained and with a view to simplify the management, the financing models should be approximated and based on a single approach as regards the level of Union financial contribution. It is therefore appropriate to limit the level of Union aid towards the price of products through a maximum Union aid per portion both for fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk and abolish the principle of obligatory co-financing for fruit and vegetables including bananas. Considering the price volatility of products in question, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures setting the levels of the Union aid towards the price of a portion of products and laying down the definition of a portion.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of Union funds, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures fixing the indicative allocations of the Union aid to each Member State and the methods for reallocating aid between Member States on the basis of aid requests received. The indicative allocations should be fixed separately for the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk in line with the voluntary approach to distribution. The allocation key for fruit and vegetables including bananas should reflect the current allocations by Member States, based on the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population, taking into the account also the development status of regions concerned. In order to allow Member States to maintain the scale of their current programmes and with a view of encouraging others to take up the distribution of milk, it is appropriate to use the combination of two keys for the allocation of the funds for milk, namely the historical use of funds by Member States under the School Milk Scheme and the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten- year olds as a proportion of the population used for the fruit and vegetables including bananas. In order to find the right proportion for these two keys, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting additional rules concerning the balance between the two criteria. Furthermore, callocation key should be based on the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of six- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population, taking into the account also the development status of regions concerned. Considering the recurrent changes in the demographic or development situation of regions in Member States, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of assessing every three years whether the Member States' allocations, based on those criteria, are still up to date.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas, and milkesh and processed fruit and vegetables, including dried fruit and bananas, milk, milk products, olive oil, table olives and honey,
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States wishing to participate in the aid scheme established in paragraph 1 (" the school scheme") may distribute either fruit and vegetables including bananas or milk falling within CN code 0401, or bothchoose the products that they consider to be a priority in their schemes.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall determine a list of agricultural products, in addition to fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk, that may occasionally be included under the supporting educational measures.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall, in order to promote healthy eating habits, ensure that their competent health authorities endorse the list of all the products supplied under the school scheme and decide on their nutritional aspects.deleted
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 237 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2
2. The aid referred to for all the products in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to each Member State taking into account of the following: i) the number of six- to ten-year old children as a proportion of the population; ii) the degree of development of the regions within a Member State so as to ensure higher aid to less developed regions within the meaning of Article 3(5) of this Regulation, the outermost regions listed in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 239 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a
a) for fruit and vegetables including bananas: the objective criteria based on: i) the number of six- to ten-year old children as a proportion of the population; ii) the degree of development of the regions within a Member State so to ensure higher aid to less developed regions within the meaning of Article 3(5) of this Regulation, the outermost regions listed in Article 349 of the Treaty or and the smaller Aegean Islands within the meaning Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;deleted
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 258 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point b
b) for milk: the historical use of funds under previous schemes for the supply of milk and milk products to children and objective criteria based on their proportion of six- to ten-year old children.deleted
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 289 #

2014/0014(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. Without exceeding the global ceiling of EUR 230 million resulting from the amounts referred to under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States may transfer up to 1520% of their indicative allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas or for milkthe other products to the other sector under the conditions to be specified by the Commission by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 227.
2015/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas information, education and awareness-raising form part of the EU strategy to support Member States in reducing alcohol related harm, and this strategy recognises appropriate consumption patterns (COM(2006) 625 final); whereas the Council issued a recommendation on 5 June 2001 on the drinking of alcohol by young people, in particular children and adolescents, which envisaged fostering a multisectoral approach to education;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the European Union has encouraged the identification, defence and international protection of geographical indications, designations of origin and traditional specialities for agri- food products;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 61 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that programmes should be offered to provide education and raise awareness about the consequences of inappropriate alcohol consumption, and to encourage proper and intelligent consumption patterns by understanding the special characteristics of wines, their GIs, grape varieties, production processes and the meaning of traditional terms;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 93 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes initiatives such as the ‘slow food’ movement, which help to create general public appreciation of the social and cultural importance of food, and the ‘Wine in Moderation’ initiative that promotes a lifestyle and alcohol consumption associated with moderation;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 96 #

2013/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to support initiatives related to wine tourism that foster knowledge about the cultural and landscape heritage and offer regional support and rural development;
2014/01/21
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the fruit and vegetables (F&V) sector accounts for 18 % of the total value ofotal agricultural production in the EU, represents 3 % of the EU’s cultivatedusable agricultural area and is worth more than EUR 50 billion;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the sector plays an important role in regions that have a high unemployment rate, and which has been made worse by the current economic crisis;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Union has opened up its markets considerably to imports from third countries with which it has concluded trade agreements, and has also done so on the basis of multilateral agreements;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas per capita F&V consumption in 2011 for the EU-27 decreased by 3 % compared with the average consumption of the previous five years, in spite of the substantial health benefits which eating F&V brings;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas membership of producer organisations (POs) should be increased by making the system more attractive to individual farmers, in view of the fact that more than half of all EU growers still do not belong to a producer organisation (PO) despite the Commission’s objective of an average rate of 60 % PO membership by 2013; whereas the low rate of organisation has been partly caused by the suspension of POs within Member States, which creates uncertainty among producers, given that POs play a key role in enhancing the negotiating power of F&V organisations and in restoring balance in the food chain;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need to make it easier for producers to gain access to third- country markets, for example by removing phytosanitary barriers that limit the export potential of fruit, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the promotion of F&V consumption, and flower and plant sales, in Member States through educational activities such as the Grow Your Own Potato and Cook Your Own Potato industryCommunity F&V promotion schemes in the UKschools;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the measures in the EU F&V regime which are intended to increase market orientation among EU growers, encourage innovation and, increase growers’ competitiveness, improve marketing, product quality and the environmental aspects of production, and step up prevention and market management measures, through the provision of support to POs, associations of POs and inter- branch organisations;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that individual and collective investment in physical assets on farms, funded under operational programmes, is taking on greater strategic importance in terms of maintaining the competitiveness on which the economic sustainability of farms and jobs in the sector depends;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the report on the Commission public consultation entitled ‘A Review of the EU Regime for the Fruit and Vegetables Sector’, in particular section 3.8 thereof, which acknowledges the need for simplification of the current rules governing POs, and, in particular, endorses its proposal to strengthen POs and crisis management instruments;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Opposes, however, any transfer of PO support measures to the rural development pillar, as this could lead to a substantial decrease in support for the F&V sector, and calls for the budget for operational programmes to continue without a ceiling so as not to limit the creation of new POs;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to improve the existing instruments used to tackle market crises, and create new ones, given that the existing instruments have been ineffective thus far, as recognised by the Commission in its public consultation document entitled ‘A Review of the EU Regime for the Fruit and Vegetables Sector’;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Expresses its support, in that connection, for the introduction of new crisis management measures, such as income insurance, export credits and mutual-fund contributions, financed from operational funds;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Supports also the establishment of a Community instrument for managing serious crises affecting a number of Member States, and stresses that it should be open to all producers, irrespective of whether or not they are members of POs;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Underlines the need to increase consumption of these products in the Union, and, accordingly, to make Community promotion instruments, which can play a key role in times of crisis, more effective;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Supports the establishment of a Community observatory to improve the monitoring of prices and the quantities produced and marketed, with a view to enhancing crisis prevention and management;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in its review of the EU F&V regime, to produce clearer practical rules about how POs should be designed and managed, and believes that in order to encourage more growers to join POs it is crucially important that the scheme adapts to fit the market structures that exist in Member States, provided that this does not jeopardise the achievement of the regime’s fundamental objectives and undermine its principles;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that horticulture is reliant on a variety of plant protection and fertiliser products, and urges the Commission to take a risk-based approach to the regulation of these products that is justified by scientific evidence; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable owing to the scarcity of the relevant active substances; calls on DG Agri, DG Sanco, DG Environment and DG Competition to work strategically together to take into account the impact of changes to plant protection product regulation from multiple perspectives;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned that up to a third of edible produce is wasted because of its appearance and calls on the Commission to create possibilities for marketing a wider range of quality specifications of produce, provided that the Community continues to regulate trade standards in such a way as to guarantee the transparency and proper functioning of the market;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
on regional quality branding: towardsfostering best practice into revitalise rural economies
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the rural development instruments available to the Member States under the current rural development regulation offer them and their regions many different ways of promoting a territorial approach, in particular through the LEADER instrument, and whereas existing rural development programmes do not make sufficient use of these possibilities, because they are short of budget resources;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the success of rural development programmes depends to a large extent on the territorial governance methods which can be used to mobilise and involve, through joint approaches, all the relevant public and private actors, irrespective of the levels at which they are active, with a view to developing cooperation in a wide range of areas and exploiting the full potential of each territory on the basis of a shared project;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas regional quality branding can contribute to the development of territorial economies by broadenthe high-quality products to be found ing the concept of quality through the use of schemes for the delivery of sets of high- quality goods and services which are inextricably interlinked and which embody the specific characteristics of each territory, and in particular its heritage (historical, cultural, geographical, etc.); whereas, as a result, these sets of goods and services come to be seen as unique, generating revenue at territorial level and opening up new opportunities on local and international marketEuropean Union can help to boost rural economies and whereas the Union should intensify its efforts to promote and market them both within and beyond EU borders;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the concept of ‘community- led local development’, on the basis of which the Member States are encouraged to employ the LEADER approach in their management of measures to be taken under the Structural Funds and the Social Fund; calls on the Member States to implement this concept and to ensure that its implementation is not thwarted by a lack of cooperation among the ministries and other administrative bodies involved in managing this innovative new approach;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the measures taken to coordinate that governance are of decisive importance for the future of territories, in particularcloser coordination of local actors could help to strengthen rural economies, especially in the most vulnerable among themregions; emphasises that they make it possible, by promoting a collective sense of ownership, not only to define the extent and the nature of each territory, but also to organise territorieserritories should be organised more effectively with a view to identifying the full potential their resources (including latent resources) offer, in the interests of all the actors involved, who are linked by a relationship of interdependence and solidarity; notes that the purpose of this strategic coordination is to tap resources which cannot be exploited by means of a sectoral or single-industry approach and instead call for the employment of territorial approaches which generate new revenue at territorial level through the marketing of sets of complementary goods and services which reflect the specific characteristics of each territory;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2013/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to develop an approach to the official recofor better promotion of existing EU quality labels, in particular designiations of regional quality branding based on an objective assessment of the governance of the territorial development process, focusing in particular on the steps taken to incorporate the sociorigin and protected geographical indications; considers that the quality certification schemes recognised in EU legislation act as a major fillip to rural, economic and environmental dimensions, the diversity of the economic and social actors involved in promoting regional quality branding and the quality of the set of specific goods and services which they ces; calls on the Commission to study in detail what measures might be taken to promote European high-quality products more effectively both within the EU market and offern outside markets;
2013/10/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential for a grazing stock premium to be earmarked for these areas under the first pillar of the CAP for farms with forage areas for livestock;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, given the substantial logistical problems arising with regard to transport and the generally small quantities of milk produced on individual farms, collection costs in mountain areas and outermost regions are particularly high, placing them at a major geographical and competitive disadvantage; calls on the Member States and regions accordingly to earmark state subsidiesfor aid for processing plants, so as to offset the higher costs of collection compared with those in more favourable locations;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that in-situ processing and marketing on farms or alpmountaine pastures means greater added value for smallholdings and micro farms in mountain areas and enhances the tourist potential of these locations; stresses that such initiatives should be funded under the second CAP pillar;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2013/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that stockbreeding methods for efficient milk production are particularly cost-intensive on small farms; calls on the Member States and regions accoraccordingly for breedingly to be provide state subsidiesmoted, enabling dairy farms in these areas to breed their own high quality livestock in spite of this;
2013/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) To avoid gaps in the application of EU legislation, this Directive should apply to the combination of several medium combustion plants with a total rated thermal input of more than 50 MW that are not covered by Directive 2010/75/EU due to the aggregation rules laid down in Article 29 thereof.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The emission limit values set out in Annex II should not apply to medium combustion plants located in the Canary Islands, in the overseas departments and territories of France or in the archipelagos of Madeira or the Azores, due to the technical and logistical problems associated with the isolation of such plants. Member States should set emission limit values for these plants with a view to reducing their atmospheric emissions and the risks that they are likely to present to human health and the environment.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) It is necessary to ensure that the measures taken to limit emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter into the air do not result in an increase in emissions of other pollutants such as carbon monoxide.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. This Directive shall also apply to the combination of several medium combustion plants with a total rated thermal input of more than 50 MW that are not covered by Chapter III of Directive 2010/75/EU.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The emission limit values set out in Annex II shall not apply to medium combustion plants located in the Canary Islands, in the overseas departments and territories of France or in the archipelagos of Madeira or the Azores. Member States shall set emission limit values for these plants with a view to reducing their atmospheric emissions and the risks that they are likely to present to human health and the environment.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may exempt medium combustion plants which are part of an installation covered by Chapter II of Directive 2010/75/EU from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Annex II and the provisions of Article 6 for those pollutants for which emission limit values apply pursuant to the provisions of Article 13(5) and Article 15(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU for those plants.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Limited life derogation 1. Member States may exempt existing medium combustion plants from compliance with the limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II and the monitoring and reporting requirements set out in Article 6 and Annex IV for 5 years from the applicable dates set out in Article 5(2) provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the operator of the combustion plant undertakes, in a written declaration submitted to the competent authority by 1 January 2024, not to operate the plant for more than 11000 operating hours, starting from 1 January 2030 and ending no later than 31 December 2034 for plants with a rated thermal input between 1 and 5 MW and starting from 1 January 2025 and ending no later than 31 December 2029 for plants with a rated thermal input above 5 MW; (b) the operator is required to submit each year to the competent authority a record of the number of operating hours since the applicable dates set out in Article 5(2). 2. Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission in the reports mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 12 a list of any combustion plants to which paragraph 1 applies, including their total rated thermal input and the fuel types used. For plants subject to paragraph 1, Member States shall communicate annually to the Commission a record of the number of operating hours since 1 January 2025 or 1 January 2030 as applicable.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 368 #

2013/0442(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Review By 2023 at the latest, the Commission shall assess the need to review the limit values laid down in Annex II and to add limit values for emissions of carbon monoxide from medium combustion plants. The Commission shall report on the results of this assessment to the European Parliament and the Council and shall present a legislative proposal where appropriate.
2015/03/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The placing on the market within the Union of traditional foods from third countries should be facilitated, where the history of safe food use in a third country has been demonstrated. Those foods should have been consumed in a third country for at least 25 years as a part of the customary diet within a largesignificant part of the population of the country. The history of safe food use should not include non-food uses or uses not related to normal diets.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The determination of whether or not consumption of a food by the population of a third country is significant should be based on information supplied by food business operators and, where appropriate, backed up by other information available in the third country. When there is insufficient information on human consumption of a food, a simple and transparent procedure involving the Commission, the EFSA and food business operators should be established for collecting such information. Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to specify the procedural steps in such a consultation process.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) " novel food " means all food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997 irrespective of the date of accession of the various Member States to the Union and includes in particularthat falls into at least one of the following categories:
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i (new)
(-i) food with a new or intentionally modified molecular structure;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i a (new)
(-ia) food containing, consisting of or produced from micro-organisms, fungi, algae and other materials of biological or mineral origin;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i b (new)
(-ib) food containing, consisting of or produced from plants or parts of plants, with the exception of plants that have been produced using conventional growing methods and have a proven history of safe food use on the Union market;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point -i c (new)
(-ic) food containing, consisting of or produced from animals or parts of animals, with the exception of animals that have been reared using traditional rearing methods and have a proven history of safe food use on the Union market;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) food to whichresulting from a new production process not used for food production within the Union before 15 May 1997 is applied, where that production processwhich gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food which affect its nutritional value, the way it is metabolised or the level of undesirable substances;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 1
– a new production process has been applied as referred to in point (i) of this paragraphnot used for food production in the Union before 15 May 1997 has been applied; or
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) "history of safe food use in a third country" means that the safety of the food in question has been confirmed with compositional data and from experience of continued use for at least 25 years in the customary diet of a largesignificant part of the population of a third country, prior to a notification referred to in Article 13;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Food business operators shall consult a Member State where they are unsure whether or not a food which they intend to place on the market within the Union falls within the scope of this Regulation. In that case, fFood business operators shall provide the necessary information to the Member State on request to enable it to determine in particular the extent to which the food in question was used for human consumption within the Union before 15 May 1997whether or not a food comes within the scope of this Regulation.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) adding, removing or changing the conditions, specifications or restrictionspecifications, conditions of use, additional specific labelling requirements or post-market monitoring requirements associated with the inclusion of a novel food on the Union list.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The procedure for authorising the placing on the market within the Union of a novel food and updating of the Union list provided for in Article 8 shall start either on the Commission's initiative or following an application to the Commission by an applicant. The Commission should allow Member States to have sight of the application.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point -a (new)
-a) the name and address of the applicant;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall request EFSA to render its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human health.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
-a) the name and address of the applicant;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 258 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall forward the valid notification provided for in Article 13 without delayin one month to the Member States and to EFSA.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Where no reasoned safety objections are made in accordance with paragraph 2 within the time-limit laid down in that paragraph, the Commission shall authorise the placing on the market within the Union of the traditional food concerned and update without delay the Union list within one month.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) whether the novel food meant to replace another food does not have different properties that result in nutritional disadvantages for the consumer;
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 275 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
FArticles 9 to 12 shall apply for removing a traditional food from a third country from the Union list or for adding, removing or changing conditions, specifications or restrictionspecifications, conditions of use, additional specific labelling requirements or post-market monitoring requirements associated with the inclusion of a traditional food from a third country on the Union list, Articles 9 to 12 apply.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 298 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result whenif, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinionsix months, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so request.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result whenif, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinionsix months, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so request.
2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2013/0433(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Taking into account the objectives of the Union’s common agricultural policy, the results of the recent scientific assessments of EFSA based on the available scientific studies, and the animal welfare requirement provided in Article 13 of the TreatyTFEU, it is prudent to provisionally prohibit the use of cloning in animal production for farming purposes of certain species.
2015/04/28
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 99 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure the coherence, effectiveness and sound management of the measures provided for in this Regulation as well as the efficient use of Union funding, the Commission should be delegated the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty as regards the specific conditions of brand visibility and the indication of product origin, the criteria for determining the eligibility of proposing organisations, the conditions governing competitive tendering between implementing organisations and the conditions according to which the proposing organisation may be authorised to implement certain parts of the programme itself, the work programmes laying down strategic priorities, and, finally, the specific conditions determining the eligibility of the costs of information provision and promotion measures for simple programmes. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including using external experts. When preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, the Commission will ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that uniform implementing conditions apply under this Regulation, the Commission should be granted implementing powers for the purposes of adopting implementing acts concerning work programmes laying down strategic priorities, the selection of simple programmes. the implementing, monitoring and control arrangements of simple programmes, the rules concerning the conclusion of contracts for the implementation of simple programmes selected in accordance with this Regulation, and the common impact assessment framework for programmes. These powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 . __________________ 17 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 Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 224 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, adopte empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 23 and on the basis of the objectives listed in Article 1, concerning the adoption of a work programme setting out the objectives pursued, the priorities, the expected results, the implementing arrangements and the total amount of the financing plan. It shall also contain the main evaluation criteria, a description of the measures to be financed, an indication of the amounts allocated to each type of measure and an indicative implementation timetable and, in the case of grants, the maximum rate of co- financing.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The implementing act referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 24(3).deleted
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.deleted
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish aA list of pests fulfilling the conditions referred to in Article 3(b), (c) and (d) shall be established in respect of the Union territory, referred to as 'list of Union quarantine pests'.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That list shall be include the pests listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2000/29/EC and Section I of Part A of Annex II to that Directived in Annex Ia .
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the annex, where an assessment shows that a pest not listed in that actnnex fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 3(b), (c) and (d) in respect of the Union territory, or a pest listed in that act no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions. In the first case it shall add the pest concerned to the list referred to in paragraph 2, in the second case it shall delete the pest concerned from that list.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The implementing acts amending the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 99(3). The same procedure shall apply to a repeal or a replacement of the implementing aclist referred to in paragraph 2.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 94 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, by means of a delegated act, amend the list by amending the scientific name of a pest, where such an amendment is justified by the development of scientific knowledge.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 99(2).deleted
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish and amend a list of the priority pests, hereinafter: 'list of priority pests'A list of the priority pests, hereinafter: 'list of priority pests' shall be established in Annex1b. The Commission shall, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the list.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 97 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish aA list of pests fulfilling the conditions referred to in Article 3(b), (c) and (d) shall be established in respect of the Union territory, referred to as 'list of Union quarantine pests'.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the results of an assessment show that a Union quarantine pest fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraph 1, or a pest no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions, the Commission shall amend the implementing ac, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the list referred to in the first subparagraph by adding the pest concerned to, or removing it from, that list.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That list shall be include the pests listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2000/29/EC and Section I of Part A of Annex II to that Directived in Annex Ia.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 99(2).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the annex, where an assessment shows that a pest not listed in that actnnex fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 3(b), (c) and (d) in respect of the Union territory, or a pest listed in that act no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions. In the first case it shall add the pest concerned to the list referred to in paragraph 2, in the second case it shall delete the pest concerned from that list.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The implementing acts amending the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 99(3). The same procedure shall apply to a repeal or a replacement of the implementing aclist referred to in paragraph 2.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2, by means of a delegated act, amend the list by amending the scientific name of a pest, where such an amendment is justified by the development of scientific knowledge.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 99(2).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish and amend a A list of the priority pests, hereinafter: 'list of the priority pests', hereinafter: 'list of priority pests'shall be established in Annex Ib. The Commission shall, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the list.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where the results of an assessment show that a Union quarantine pest fulfils the conditions referred to in paragraph 1, or a pest no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions, the Commission shall amend the implementing ac, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts modifying the list referred to in the first subparagraph by adding the pest concerned to, or removing it from, that list.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
As regards priority pests whose presence in one Member state could have impacts for neighbouring Member States, the simulation exercises shallmay be carried out together by the Member States concerned on the basis of their respective contingency plans.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 119 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
The number of priority pests shall not exceed 10% of the number of the Union quarantine pests listed pursuant to Article 5(2) and (3). Where the number of priority pests has exceeded 10% of the number of the Union quarantine pests listed pursuant to Article 5(2) and (3), the Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in the first subparagraph by accordingly adjusting the number of pests in that list, on the basis of their potential economic, environmental or social impact as set out in Section 2 of Annex II.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 98, setting out the following: a) the frequencies, contents and format of simulation exercises; b) simulation exercises covering more than one priority pest; c) co-operation between Member States, and of Member States with third countries; d) contents of the reports on simulation exercises provided for in paragraph 3.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may, by means of implementingshall, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts, to set out measures against specific Union quarantine pests. Those measures shall implement, specifically for each of the pest(s) concerned, one or more of the following provisions:
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 99(3).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. The implementingdelegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 may provide that the measures, referred to in points (a) to (j) of paragraph 1, taken by the Member States are to be repealed or amended. Until a measure has been adopted by the Commission, the Member State may maintain the measures that it has employed.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to a serious phytosanitary risk, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt immediately applicable implementingurgent delegated acts, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 99(4)8a, listing Union quarantine pests as priority pests.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a quarantine pest is present in the Union territory but not present in the Member State concerned, and is not a Union quarantine pest, the Commission may, upon application of that Member State pursuant to paragraph 4, recognise the territory of that Member State as a protected zone in accordance with paragraph 3.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 126 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) feasible and effective measures are available to prevent its presence on the plants for planting concerndeleted.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish aA list setting out the Union quality pests and the specific plants for planting, as referred to in Article 36(d), where appropriate with the categories referred to in paragraph 4 and thresholds referred to in paragraph 5 shall be established. This list shall be contained in Annex Ic (new).
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That list shall include the pests, and the respective plants for planting, as set out in the following acts: a) Section II of Part A of Annex II of Directive 2000/29/EC; b) points (3) and (6) of Annex I to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed24 and point (3) of Annex II thereto; c) the Annex of Commission Directive 93/48/EEC of 23 June 1993 setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production, pursuant to Council Directive 92/34/EEC25; d) the Annex of Commission Directive 93/49/EEC of 23 June 1993 setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants pursuant to Council Directive 91/682/EEC26; e) point (b) of Annex II to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed27; f) point (6) of Annex I to Council Directive 2002/56/EC28 of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes and point B of Annex II thereto; g) point (4) of Annex I to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants29 and point (5) of Annex II thereto. __________________ 24 25 26 27 28deleted OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. OJ L 250, 07.10.1993, p. 1. OJ L 250, 07.10.1993, p. 9. OJ L 193, 20.07.2002, p. 33. OJ L 193, 20.07.2002, p. 60. 2974.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2list by means of a delegated act, where an assessment shows that a pest not listed in that act fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 36, a pest listed in that implementing act no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions or where amendments to that list are necessary, as regards categories referred to in paragraph 4 or thresholds referred to in paragraph 5.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
ProhibiAuthorisation of introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory - special and equivalent requirements
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt an implementing act, containing the plants, plant products and other objects, and the prohibiauthorisations and containment measures and the third countries concerned, as set out in Part A of Annex III to Directive 2000/29/EC. The containment measures shall meet special or equivalent requirements.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The criteria for drawing up the abovementioned list shall be established through the adoption of delegated acts.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In case a plant, plant product or other object, originating in or being dispatched from a third country, poses a phytosanitary risk of an unacceptable level by its likelihood to host a Union quarantine pest, and that risk cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by applying one or more of the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of Annex IV on measures and principles for the management of the risks of pests, the Commission shall amend, as appropriate, the implementing act referred to in paragraph 1, to include in it that plant, plant product or other object and the third countries, concerned.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In case a plant, plant product or other object not included in that implementing act does not pose a phytosanitary risk of an unacceptable level, or it poses such a risk but that risk can be reduced to an acceptable level by applying one or more of the measures set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 1 of Annex IV on measures to manage the risks and pathways of quarantine pests, the Commission shall amend that implementing act, as appropriate, to include in it the plant, plant product or other object and the third country concerned. Those measures, along with those referred to in paragraph 1, are hereinafter referred to as ‘special requirements’. Those measures may take the form of specific requirements, adopted in accordance with Article 42(1), for the introduction into the Union territory of particular plants, plant products or other objects, which are equivalent to special requirements for the movement of those plants, plant products or other objects within the Union territory (hereinafter: 'equivalent requirements').
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 135 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. A plant, plant product or other object listed in the implementing act provided for in paragraph 1 shall notmay be introduced into the Union territory from the third country, concerned by that listing.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
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2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 137 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Equivalent requirements, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 41(2) shall be set out, by means of an implementing actThe Commission shall, with a view to drawing-up the list referred to in Article 40, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 98 in order to establish the equivalent requirements as referred to in Article 40, on request of a particular third country, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 99(3).deleted
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 139 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States andshall ensure that international transport operators shall make information available to passengers concerning the prohibitions, set out pursuant tolist of plants, plant products and other objects under Article 40(3), the requirements, set out pursuant to Articles 41(1) and 42(2), and the exemptions, set out pursuant to Article 70(2), as regards the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 140 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That information shallmay be provided in the form of posters or brochures, which, where appropriate, shall be made available through the internet.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 141 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) they are grown or produced in areas of third countries in the vicinity of their land border with Member States (hereinafter: 'third country frontier zones');
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – title
Exception from prohibitions and rRequirements for phytosanitary transit
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 143 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 40(3) and Article 41(3), Member States may authorise the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into, and their passing through, the Union territory to a third country (hereinafter 'phytosanitary transit'), where those plants, plant products and other objects fulfil the following conditions:
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) they are packed and moved in such a way that there is no risk of spreading of Union quarantine pests during their introduction into, and passing through, the Union territory, using an officially-approved phytosanitary seal that serves to guarantee the original packaging and means of transport (sealed lorry) and prevents the shipment being split up, hence providing official assurance of risk-free phytosanitary transit through the EU;
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) they are introduced into, passed through and, without delay, moved out of the Union territory under official control by the competent authorities concerned. and under the supervision of customs officers. The competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States through which those plants, plant products or other objects are to be moved prior to being moved out of the Union territory.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 146 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Plants, plant products and other objects in phytosanitary transit through Union territory from one third country to another must satisfy the plant health requirements under Article 40, without prejudice to other applicable plant health rules.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) In accordance with subparagraph (ca), the competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory, must perform the documentary check on that introduction and shall be responsible for the sealing of goods pursuant to subparagraph (b).
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) Similarly, the competent authority of the Member State from which the goods are moved out of Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of the Member State into which they have been introduced, and the Member State/s through which they have moved, of the fact that the goods have been moved out of Union territory.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 149 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States through which those plants, plant products or other objects are to be moved prior to being moved out of the Union territory.deleted
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
As regards priority pests whose presence in one Member state could have impacts for neighbouring Member States, the simulation exercises shallmay be carried out together by the Member States concerned on the basis of their respective contingency plans.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
d) plants, plant products and other objects listed pursuant to Articles 41(1) and (2).0. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout the text.)
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 154 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Points (a) to (d) shall not apply, however, where the act adopted pursuant to Articles 27(1), 29(1) or 41(1) and (2)0 requires proof of compliance in the form of an official mark, as referred to in Article 91(1), or another official attestation, as referred to in Article 93(1). (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout the text.)
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 157 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may, by means of implementingshall, under the terms of Article 98, be authorised to adopt delegated acts, to set out measures against specific Union quarantine pests. Those measures shall implement, specifically for each of the pest(s) concerned, one or more of the following provisions:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 99(3).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Where, as regards a restricted area, the Commission concludes, on the basis of the surveys referred to in Article 18 or other evidence, that the eradication of the Union quarantine pest concerned is not possible, the Commission may adopt implementing acts, as referred to in paragraph 1shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 98, which set out measures with the single purpose of prevention of the spread of those pests out of the areas concerned. Such prevention is referred to as 'containment'.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. In case the Commission concludes that prevention measures in locations outside restricted areas are necessary to protect the part of the Union territory where the Union quarantine pest concerned is not present, the Commission may adopt implementing acts, as referred to in paragraph 1shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 98, setting out such measures.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. The implementingdelegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 may provide that the measures, referred to in points (a) to (j) of paragraph 1, taken by the Member States are to be repealed or amended. Until a measure has been adopted by the Commission, the Member State may maintain the measures that it has employed.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6
6. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency to address a serious phytosanitary risk, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementingurgent delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 99(4)8a.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a quarantine pest is present in the Union territory but not present in the Member State concerned, and is not a Union quarantine pest, the Commission may, upon application of that Member State pursuant to paragraph 4, recognise the territory of that Member State as a protected zone in accordance with paragraph 3.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
ANNEX Ia List of Union quarantine pests under Article 5(2) That list shall include the pests listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2000/29/EC and Section I of Part A of Annex II to that Directive31i. HARMFUL ORGANISMS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN ANY PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND RELEVANT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development Acleris spp. (non-European species) Aculops fuchsiae Keifer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire Aleurochantus spp. Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch) Anomala orientalis Waterhouse Anoplophora chinensis (Thomson) Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Anoplophora malasiaca (Forster) Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling) Anthonomus signatus (Say) Aonidella citrina Coquillet Aphelenchoïdes besseyi Christie (*) Arrhenodes minutus Drury Aschistonyx eppoi Inouye Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) known to carry the following viruses: a) Bean golden mosaic virus b) Cowpea mild mottle virus c) Lettuce infectious yellows virus d) Pepper mild tigré virus e) Squash leaf curl virus f) Euphorbia mosaic virus g) Florida tomato virus Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buher) Nickle et al. Carposina niponensis Walsingham Cicadellidae (non-European species) known to carry Pierce’s disease (caused by Xylella fastidiosa), such as: a) Carneocephala fulgida Nottingham b) Draeculacephala minerva Ball c) Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) Choristoneura spp. (non-European species) Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata Mannerheim Diabrotica virgifera zeae Krysan & Smith Diaphorina citri Kuway Enarmonia packardi (Zeller) Enarmonia prunivora Walsh Eotetranychus lewisi McGregor Grapholita inopinata Heinrich Heliothis zea (Boddie) Hirschmanniella spp., distinta de Hirschmanniella gracilis (de Man) Luc & Goodey Hishomonus phycitis Leucaspis japonica Ckll. Liriomyza sativae Blanchard Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) Longidorus diadecturus Eveleigh & Allen Margarodes, non-European species, such as: a) Margarodes vitis (Phillipi) Margarodes vredendalensis de Klerk c) Margarodes prieskeansis Jakubski Monochamus spp. (non-European species) Myndus crudus Van Duzee Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne) Thorne et Allen Naupactus leucoloma Boheman Numonia pyrivorella (Matsumura) Oligonychus perditus Pritchard et Baker Pissodes spp. (non-European species) Premnotrypes spp. (non-European species) Pseudopityophthorus minutissimus (Zimmermann) Pseudopityophthorus pruinosus (Eichhoff) Radopholus citrophilus Huettel Dickson et Kaplan Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.) Scaphoideus luteolus (Van Duzee) Scirtothrips aurantii Faure Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood Scirtothrips citri (Moultex) Scolytidae spp. (non-European species) Scrobipalpopsis solanivora Povolny Spodoptera eridania (Cramer) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) Spodoptera litura (Fabricus) Tachypterellus quadrigibbus Say Toxoptera citricida Kirk. Thaumatotibia leucotreta Thrips palmi Karny Tephritidae (non-European species) such as: a) Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) b) Anastrepha ludens (Loew) c) Anastrepha obliqua Macquart d) Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) e) Dacus ciliatus Loew f) Dacus cucurbitae Coquillet g) Dacus dorsalis Hendel h) Dacus tryoni (Froggatt) i) Dacus tsunconis Miyake j) Dacus zonatus Saund. k) Epochra canadensis (Loew) l) Pardalaspis cyanescens Bezzi m) Pardalaspis quinaria Bezzi n) Pterandrus rosa (Karsch) o) Rhacochlaena japonica Ito p) Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew) q) Rhagoletis completa Cresson r) Rhagoletis fausta (Osten-Sacken) s) Rhagoletis indifferens Curran t) Rhagoletis mendax Curran u) Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh v) Rhagoletis ribicola Doane w) Rhagoletis suavis (Loew) Trioza erytreae Del Guercio Unaspis citri Comstock Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations) Xiphinema californicum Lamberti et Bleve-Zacheo b) Bacteria Citrus greening bacterium Citrus variegated chlorosis Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye and pv. oryzicola (Fang. et al.) Dye Xylella fastidiosa (Well et Raju) c) Fungi Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler (non-European pathogenic isolates) Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller Apiosporina morbosa (Schwein.) v. Arx Atropellis spp. Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt Ceratocystis virescens (Davidson) Moreau. Cercoseptoria pini-densiflorae (Hori et Nambu) Deighton Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes Ciborinia camelliae Kohn Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel Cronartium spp. (non-European species) Diaporthe vaccinii Shaer Endocronartium spp. (non-European species) Elsinoe spp. Bitanc. et Jenk. Mendes Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kilian et Maire) Gordon Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Guignardia laricina (Saw.) Yamamoto et Ito Guignardia piricola (Nosa) Yamamoto Gymnosporangium spp. (non-European species) Inonotus weiril (Murril) Kotlaba et Pouzar Melampsora farlowii (Arthur) Davis Monilinia fructicola (Winter) Honey Mycosphaerella larici-leptolepis Ito et al. Mycosphaerella populorum G. E. Thompson Phoma andina Turkensteen Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. et Ev. Puccinia pittieriana Hennings Septoria lycopersici Speg. var. malagutii Ciccarone et Boerema Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers Stegophora ulmea (Schweinitz: Fries) Sydow & Sydow Thecaphora solani Barrus Tilletia indica Mitra Trechispora brinkmannii (Bresad.) Rogers Venturia nashicola Tanaka et Yamamoto d) Virus and virus-like organisms Elm phlöem necresis mycoplasm Potato viruses and virus-like organisms such as: a) Andean potato latent virus b) Andean potato mottle virus c) Arracacha virus B, oca strain d) Potato black ringspot virus e) Potato spindle tuber viroid f) Potato virus T g) Non-European isolates of potato viruses A, M, S, V, X, and Y (including Y o, Y n and Y e) and Potato leafroll virus Tobacco ringspot virus Tomato ringspot virus Viruses and virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. and and Vitis L. such as: a) Blueberry leaf mottle virus b) Cherry rasp leaf virus (American) c) Peach mosaic virus (American) d) Peach phony rickettsia e) Peach rosette mosaic virus f) Peach rosette mycoplasm g) Peach X-disease mycoplasm h) Peach yellows mycoplasm i) Plum line pattern virus (American) j) Raspberry leaf curl virus (American) k) Strawberry latent ‘C’ virus l) Strawberry vein banding virus m) Strawberry witches’ broom mycoplasm n) Non-European viruses and virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. and Vitis L. Viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Genn., such as: a) Bean golden mosaic virus b) Cowpea mild mottle virus c) Lettuce infectious yellows virus d) Pepper mild tigré virus e) Squash leaf curl virus f) Euphorbia mosaic virus g) Florida tomato virus Beet curly top virus (non-European isolates) Black raspberry latent virus Blight and blight-like Cadang-Cadang viroid Cherry leafroll virus (*) Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus Citrus mosaic virus Citrus tristeza virus (non-European isolates) Leprosis Little cherry pathogen (non-European isolates) Naturally spreading psorosis Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (**) Satsuma dwarf virus Tatter leaf virus Witches’ broom (MLO) e) Parasitic plants Arceuthobium spp. (non-European species) HARMFUL ORGANISMS KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE COMMUNITY AND RELEVANT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) Meloidogyne fallax Karssen Opogona sacchari (Bojer) Popillia japonica Newman Rhizoecus hibisci Kawai & Takagi Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) b) Bacteria Clavibacter michiganensi (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann et Kotthoff) Davis et al. Pseudomonas solanacearun (Smith) Smith c) Fungi Melampsora medusae Thümen Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilhersky) Percival d) Virus and virus-like organisms Apple proliferation mycoplasm Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm Pear decline mycoplasm e) other Pomacea spp. __________________ 31i OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) feasible and effective measures are available to prevent its presence on the plants for planting concerndeleted.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I b (new)
ANNEX I(b) List of Union priority pests under Article 6(2) a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development Anoplophora chinensis (Thomson) Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buher) Nickle et al. Cicadellidae (non-European species) known to carry Pierce’s disease (caused by Xylella fastidiosa), such as: a) Carneocephala fulgida Nottingham b) Draeculacephala minerva Ball c) Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) Diaphorina citri Kuway Thaumatotibia leucotreta Trioza erytreae Del Guercio b) Bacteria Citrus greening bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearun (Smith) Smith Pseudomonas syringae Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye and pv. oryzicola (Fang. et al.) Dye Xylella fastidiosa (Well et Raju) c) Fungi Elsinoe spp. Bitanc. et Jenk. Mendes gibberella circinata Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Hypoxylon mammatum Phythoptora ramorum Trechispora brinkmannii (Bresad.) Rogers Venturia nashicola Tanaka et Yamamoto d) Virus and virus-like organisms Potato viruses and virus-like organisms such as: a) Andean potato latent virus b) Andean potato mottle virus c) Arracacha virus B, oca strain d) Potato black ringspot virus e) Potato spindle tuber viroid f) Potato virus T g) Non-European isolates of potato viruses A, M, S, V, X, and Y (including Y o, Y n and Y e) and Potato leafroll virus Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO e) other Pomacea spp.
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I c (new)
ANNEX I(c) List of quality pests under Article 37(2) INSECTS Acanthoscelides obtectus Sag. Pelargonium flower break carmovirus Aceria essigi. Aculops fockeui. Agromyzidae Aleurodidae, particularly Bemisia tabaci Aleurothrixus floccosus (Mashell) Anarsia lineatella. Aphelenchoides spp. Blastophaga spp. Bruchus affinis Froel. Bruchus atomarius L. Bruchus pisorum L. Bruchus rufimanus Boh. Cacoecimorpha pronubana Cecidophyopsis ribis Circulifer haematoceps Circulifer tenellus Scale insects, particularly Epidiaspis leperii, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) Diarthronomia chrysanthemi Ditylenchus destructor Thorne Ditylenchus dipsaci Epichoristodes acerbella Epidiaspis leperii Eriophis avellanae Eriophyes similis Eriosoma lanigerum Eumerus spp. Eusophera pinguis Eutetranychus orientalis Klein Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) Lepidoptera Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) Meloidogyne spp. Merodon equestris Myzus ornatus Otiorrhynchus sulcatus Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana) * Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus spp. Pseudaulacaspis pentagona Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne Rhizoglyphidae Rhyacionia buoliana Rhyzoglyphus spp. Rotylenchus robustus Salssetia oleae Sciara Tarsonemidae * Tetranychus urticae Thysanoptera Tylenchulus semipenetrans Pelargonium line pattern virus BACTERIA Agrobacterium rhizogenes Agrobacterium tumefaciens * Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus (McCulloch) Davis et al. Clavibacter michiganensis spp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. Corynebacterium sepedonicum Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsi. et al. Erwinia carotovora subsp. Carotovora Erwinia chrysanthemi Pseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr et Burkholder Pseudomonas marginata Pseudomonas solanacearum Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors prunorum Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.) Young et al. Pseudomonas syringae pv. savastanoi Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Rhodococcus fascians Xanthomonas campestris pv. Begoniae Xanthomonas campestris pv. corylina Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandi Xanthomonas campestris pv. Pelargonii Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv.phaseoli (Smith) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv.vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy et King Xylophilus ampelinus Vitis (Panagopoulos) Willems et al. FUNGI Stem rot pathogens (Botrytis spp., Pythium spp.) Fusarium oxisporum f. sp. lilii Fusarium oxisporum sp. gladioli Rhizoctonia spp. Alternaria dianthicola Armillariella mellea Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani Walter Chondrostereum purpureum Claviceps purpurea Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr Curvularia trifolii Cylindrocarpon destructans Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora and var. sojae Didymella applanata Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock et Davis) v. Arx Exosporium palmivorum Fusarium fujikuroi Fusarium oxisporum f. sp. dianthi Fusarium oxisporum sp. chrysanthemi Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. narcissi Fusarium spp. Gliocladium wermoeseni Graphiola phoenicis Helminthosporium Lophodermium seditiosum Mycosphaerella dianthi Nectria galligena Powdery mildew Penicillium gladioli Peronospora rubi Pestalozzia Phoenicis Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenweber) van Beyma Phialophora gregata Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli et Gikashvili Phyllactinia guttata Phytophthora cactorum Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi Phytophthora spp. Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. et de Toni Stem rot: Fusarium spp. and Pythium Puccinia chrysanthemi Puccinia horiana Hennings Puccinia pelargonii zonalis Pythium spp. Rhizoctonia spp. Rhizopus spp. Rosellinia necatrix Scirrhia pini Funk et Parker Sclerotinia spp. Septoria gladioli Slerotium bulborum Synchytrium endobioticum Taphrina deformans Thielaviopsis basicola Tilletia Urocystis gladiolicola Uromyces dianthi Uromyces trasversalis Ustilaginaceae Venturia spp. Verticillium spp VIRUS AND VIRUS-LIKE ORGANISMS Narcissus white streak agent Carnation mottle carmovirus Carnation etched ring caulimovirus Carnation necrotic fleck carmovirus Aster yellow micoplasm Corky pit agent Anarsia lineatella Apple mosaic virus Arabis mosaic virus Fragaria Beet leaf curl virus Black currant infectious variegation Black currant reversion virus Cherry leaf roll virus Chondrostereum purpureum Chrysanthemum stunt viroid Citrus leaf rugose Citrus tristeza virus (European isolates) Citrus vein enation/woody gall Scale insects, particularly Epidiaspis leperii, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Coniothyrium spp. Tomato aspermy cucumovirus Diplocarpon rosae Diseases that induce in young leaves posorosis and psorosis-like symptoms such as ring-spot, cristacortis, impietratura and concave gum. Eriosoma lanigerum Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO Hazel maculatura lingare MLO Infectious variegation Arabis mosaic nepovirus Peronospora sparsa Phragmidium spp. Plum pox virus Potato stolbur mycoplasm Prune dwarf virus Prunus necrotic ringspot virus Raspberry bushy dwarf virus Raspberry leaf curl virus Raspberry ringspot virus Leaf curl Rosellinia necatrix Citrus leaf rugose Sphaeroteca pannosa Spiroplasma citri Saglio. et al. Strawberry crinkle virus Strawberry green petal MLO Strawberry latent ringspot virus Strawberry mild yellow edge virus Tomato black ring virus Tomato spotted wilt virus Tomato yellow leaf curl virus Pelargonium leaf curl tombusvirus Tospoviruses (Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus) Infectious variegation Venturia spp. Verticillium spp. Viroids such as exocortis, caquexia- xyloporosis. Lily symptomless virus Tulipbreaking virus Gladiolus ringspot virus (syn. Narcissus latent virus) Narcissus yellow stripe virus Chrysanthemum B mosaic virus Cucumber mosaic virus Tobacco rattle virus Lily virus x NEMATODES Heterodera rostochiensis OTHER HARMFUL ORGANISMS Cyperus esculentus (truffle) Orobanche (parasitic plant)
2013/11/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The CommissionA list shall, by means of an implementing act,e establish a listed setting out the Union quality pests and the specific plants for planting, as referred to in Article 36(d), where appropriate with the categories referred to in paragraph 4 and thresholds referred to in paragraph 5. That list shall form part of Annex Ic.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That list shall include the pests, and the respective plants for planting, as set out in the following acts: a) Section II of Part A of Annex II of Directive 2000/29/EC; b) points (3) and (6) of Annex I to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed and point (3) of Annex II thereto24; c) the Annex of Commission Directive 93/48/EEC of 23 June 1993 setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production, pursuant to Council Directive 92/34/EEC25; d) the Annex of Commission Directive 93/49/EEC of 23 June 1993 setting out the schedule indicating the conditions to be met by ornamental plant propagating material and ornamental plants pursuant to Council Directive 91/682/EEC26; e) point (b) of Annex II to Council Directive 2002/55/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of vegetable seed27; f) point (6) of Annex I to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes and point B of Annex II thereto28; g) point (4) of Annex I to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants and point (5) of Annex II thereto29. __________________ 24 25 26 27 28 29deleted OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. OJ L 250, 7.10.1993, p. 1. OJ L 250, 7.10.1993, p. 9. OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 33. OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 60. OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall amend the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2list by means of a delegated act, where an assessment shows that a pest not listed in that act fulfils the conditions referred to in Article 36, a pest listcontained in that implementing ace list no longer fulfils one or more of those conditions or where amendments to that list are necessary, as regards categories referred to in paragraph 4 or thresholds referred to in paragraph 5.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 6
6. For amendments to the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 which are necessary to adapt that implementing act in view of changes to the scientific name of a pest, the advisory procedure referred to in Article 99(2) shall apply. All other amendments to the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 99(3). The same procedure shall apply to a repeal or a replacement of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 2.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Prohibition ofAuthorisation for the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory. Special and equivalent requirements.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt an implementing act, containing the plants, plant products and other objects, and the prohibiauthorisations and containment measures and the third countries concerned, as set out in Part A of Annex III to Directive 2000/29/EC. The containment measures shall meet special or equivalent requirements.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The criteria for the drawing up of the abovementioned list shall be established by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Article 98.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Those measures, along with those referred to in paragraph 1, are hereinafter referred to as ‘special requirements’. The measures may take the form of specific requirements, adopted in accordance with Article 42(1), for the introduction into the Union territory of particular plants, plant products or other objects, which are equivalent to special requirements for the movement of those plants, plant products or other objects within the Union territory (hereinafter: 'equivalent requirements').
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. A plant, plant product or other object listed in the implementing act provided for in paragraph 1 shall notmay only be introduced into the Union territory from the third country, concerned by that listing.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
[...]deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Equivalent requirements, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 41(2) shall be set out, by means of an implementing actThe Commission shall, for the purposes of drawing up the list referred to in Article 40, be empowered pursuant to Article 98 to adopt delegated acts in order to set out the equivalent requirements referred to in Article 40, on request of a particular third country, if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 99(3).deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States andshall ensure that international transport operators shall make information available to passengers concerning the prohibitions, set outlist of plants, plant products and other objects, pursuant to Article 40(3), the requirements, set out pursuant to Articles 41(1) and 42(2), and the exemptions, set out pursuant to Article 70(2), as regards the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into the Union territory.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
That information shallmay be provided in the form of posters or brochures, which, where appropriate, shall be made available through the internet.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 226 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) they are grown or produced in areas of third countries in the vicinity of their land border with Member States (hereinafter: ‘third country frontier zones’);
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – title
Exception from prohibitions and rRequirements for phytosanitary transit
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 40(3) and Article 41(3), Member States may authorise the introduction of plants, plant products and other objects into, and their passing through, the Union territory to a third country (hereinafter ‘phytosanitary transit’), where those plants, plant products and other objects fulfil the following conditions:
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) they are packed and moved in such a way that there is no risk of spreading of Union quarantine pests during their introduction into, and passing through, the Union territory, using an officially- approved phytosanitary seal that serves to guarantee the original packaging and means of transport (sealed lorry) and prevents the shipment being split up, hence providing official assurance of risk- free phytosanitary transit through the Union;
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) they are introduced into, passed through and, without delay, moved out of the Union territory under official control by the competent authorities concerned and under the supervision of customs officers. The competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States through which those plants, plant products or other objects are to be moved prior to being moved out of the Union territory.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 235 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Plants, plant products and other objects in phytosanitary transit through Union territory from one third country to another must satisfy the plant health requirements under Article 40 without prejudice to other applicable plant health rules.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 237 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) In accordance with subparagraph (ca), the competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory, must perform the documentary check on that introduction and shall be responsible for the sealing of goods pursuant to subparagraph (b).
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) Similarly, the competent authority of the Member State where the goods in transit are moved out of Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of the Member State into which they were introduced, and the Member State(s) through which they have been moved, of the fact that the goods have been moved out of Union territory.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority of the Member State where those plants, plant products or other objects are introduced into, or for the first time moved within, the Union territory shall inform the competent authorities of all other Member States through which those plants, plant products or other objects are to be moved prior to being moved out of the Union territory.deleted
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) plants, plant products and other objects listed pursuant to Articles 41(1) and (2)0.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Points (a) to (d) shall not apply, however, where the act adopted pursuant to Articles 27(1), 29(1) or 41(1) and (2)0 requires proof of compliance in the form of an official mark, as referred to in Article 91(1), or another official attestation, as referred to in Article 93(1).
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 1(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(1) and (2), 8(6), 11(3), 20, 22(3), 25(4), 27, 30, 32(4), 34(1), 37(2), 38, 44(2), 45(3), 46(6), 48, 61(3), 67(4), 71(4), 76, 78(4), 82(4), 84(2), 86(3), 91(2), 92(1) and (3), 93(1), 94(4), 95(5) and 96(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time period of five years from the entry into force of this Regulation. Unless the European Parliament and the Council express an objection, this period shall be renewed on its expiry for a further five years.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 288 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 1(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(1) and (2), 8(6), 11(3), 20, 22(3), 25(4), 27, 30, 32(4), 34(1), 37(2), 38, 44(2), 45(3), 46(6), 48, 61(3), 67(4), 71(4), 76, 78(4), 82(4), 84(2), 86(3), 91(2), 92(1) and (3), 93(1), 94(4), 95(5) and 96(5) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation 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.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 289 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 1(2), 5(2), 6(2), 7(1) and (2), 8(6), 11(3), 20, 22(3), 25(4), 27, 30, 32(4), 34(1), 37(2), 38, 44(2), 45(3), 46(6), 48, 61(3), 67(4), 71(4), 76, 78(4), 82(4), 84(2), 86(3), 91(2), 92(1) and (3), 93(1), 94(4), 95(5) and 96(5) 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 the Council.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Four years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and Council concerning the use of the power to adopt delegated acts provided for in paragraph 2.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 291 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 a (new)
Article 98a Urgency procedure Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 98(5). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 a (new)
List of Union quarantine pests That list shall include the pests listed in Part A of Annex I to Directive 2000/29/EC and Section I of Part A of Annex II to that Directive. HARMFUL ORGANISMS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN ANY PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND RELEVANT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY (a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development Acleris spp. (non-European) Aculops fuchsiae Keifer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire Aleurochantus spp. Amauromyza maculosa (Malloch) Anomala orientalis Waterhouse Anoplophora chinensis (Thomson) Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Anoplophora malasiaca (Forster) Anthonomus bisignifer (Schenkling) Anthonomus signatus (Say) Aonidella citrina Coquillet Aphelenchoïdes besseyi Christie (*) Arrhenodes minutus Drury Aschistonyx eppoi Inouye Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) vectors of viruses such as: (a) Bean golden mosaic virus (b) Cowpea mild mottle virus (c) Lettuce infectious yellows virus (d) Pepper mild tigré virus (e) Squash leaf curl virus (f) Euphorbia mosaic virus (g) Florida tomato virus Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buher) Nickle et al. Carposina niponensis Walsingham Cicadellidae (non-European) known to be vectors of Pierce’s disease (caused by Xylella fastidiosa), such as: (a) Carneocephala fulgida Nottingham (b) Draeculacephala minerva Bali (c) Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) Choristoneura spp. (non-European) Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) Dendrolimus sibiricus Tschetverikov Diabrotica barberi Smith & Lawrence Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber Diabrotica undecimpunctata undecimpunctata Mannerheim Diabrotica virgifera zeae Krysan & Smith Diaphorina citri Kuway Enarmonia packardi (Zeller) Enarmonia prunivora Walsh Eotetranychus lewisi McGregor Grapholita inopinata Heinrich Heliothis zea (Boddie) Hirschmanniella spp., other than Hirschmanniella gracilis (de Man) Luc et Goodey Hishomonus phycitis Leucaspis japonica Ckll. Liriomyza sativae Blanchard Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel) Longidorus diadecturus Eveleigh et Allen Margarodes, non-European species, such as: a) Margarodes vitis (Phillipi) Margarodes vredendalensis de Klerk c) Margarodes prieskeansis Jakubski Monochamus spp. (non-European) Myndus crudus Van Duzee Nacobbus aberrans (Thorne) Thorne et Allen Naupactus leucoloma Boheman Numonia pirivorella (Matsumura) Oligonychus perditus Pritchard et Baker Pissodes spp. (non-European) Premnotrypes spp. (non-European) Pseudopityophthorus minutissimus (Zimmermann) Pseudopityophthorus pruinosus (Eichhoff) Radopholus citrophilus Huettel Dickson et Kaplan Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.) Scaphoideus luteolus (Van Duzee) Scirtothrips aurantii Faure Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood Scirtothrips citri (Moultex) Scolytidae spp. (non-European) Scrobipalpopsis solanivora Povolny Spodoptera eridania (Cramer) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) Spodoptera litura (Fabricus) Tachypterellus quadrigibbus Say Taxoptera citricida Kirk. Thaumatotibia leucotreta Thrips palmi Karny Tephritidae (non-European) such as: (a) Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (b) Anastrepha ludens (Loew) (c) Anastrepha obliqua Macquart (d) Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) (e) Dacus ciliatus Loew (f) Dacus cucurbitae Coquillet (g) Dacus dorsalis Hendel (h) Dacus tryoni (Froggatt) (i) Dacus tsunconis Miyake (j) Dacus zonatus Saund. (k) Epochra canadensis (Loew) (l) Pardalaspis cyanescens Bezzi (m) Pardalaspis quinaria Bezzi (n) Pterandrus rosa (Karsch) (o) Rhacochlaena japonica Ito (p) Rhagoletis cingulata (Loew) (q) Rhagoletis completa Cresson (r) Rhagoletis fausta (Osten-Sacken) (s) Rhagoletis indifferens Curran (t) Rhagoletis mendax Curran (u) Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh (v) Rhagoletis ribicola Doane (w) Rhagoletis suavis (Loew) Trioza erytreae Del Guercio Unaspis citri Comstock Xiphinema americanum Cobb sensu lato (non-European populations) Xiphinema californicum Lamberti et Bleve-Zacheo (b) Bacteria Citrus greening bacterium Citrus variegated chlorosis Erwinia stewartii (Smith) Dye Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye and pv. oryzicola (Fang. et al.) Dye Xylella fastidiosa (Well et Raju) (c) Fungi Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler (non- European pathogenic isolates) Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller Apiosporina morbosa (Schwein.) v. Arx Atropellis spp. Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt Ceratocystis virescens (Davidson) Moreau. Cercoseptoria pini-densifloae (Hori et Nambu) Deighton Cercospora angolensis Carv. et Mendes Ciborinia camelliae Kohn Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel Cronartium spp. (non-European) Diaporthe vaccinii Shaer Endocronartium spp. (non-European) Elsinoe spp. Bitanc. et Jenk. Mendes Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Kilian et Maire) Gordon Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Guignardia laricina (Saw.) Yamamoto et Ito Guignardia piricola (Nosa) Yamamoto Gymnosporangium spp. (non-European) Inonotus weiril (Murril) Kotlaba et Pouzar Melampsora farlowii (Arthur) Davis Monilinia fructicola (Winter) Honey Mycosphaerella larici-leptolepis Ito et al. Mycosphaerella populorum G. E. Thompson Phoma andina Turkensteen Phyllosticta solitaria Ell. et Ev. Puccinia pittieriana Hennings Septoria lycopersici Speg. var. malagutii Ciccarone et Boerema Scirrhia acicola (Dearn.) Siggers Stegophora ulmea (Schweinitz: Fries) Sydow & Sydow Thecaphora solani Barrus Tilletia indica Mitra Trechispora brinkmannii (Bresad.) Rogers Venturia nashicola Tanaka et Yamamoto (d) Viruses and virus-like organisms Elm phlöem necresis mycoplasm Potato viruses and virus-like organisms, such as: (a) Andean potato latent virus (b) Andean potato mottle virus (c) Arracacha virus B, oca strain (d) Potato black ringspot virus (e) Potato spindle tuber viroid (f) Potato virus T (g) Non-European isolates of potato viruses A, M, S, V, X, and Y (including Y o, Y n and Y e) and Potato leafroll virus Tobacco ringspot virus Tomato ringspot virus Viruses and virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. and Vitis L., such as: (a) Blueberry leaf mottle virus (b) Cherry rasp leaf virus (American) (c) Peach mosaic virus (American) (d) Peach phony rickettsia (e) Peach rosette mosaic virus (f) Peach rosette mycoplasm (g) Peach X-disease mycoplasm (h) Peach yellows mycoplasm (i) Plum line pattern virus (American) (j) Raspberry leaf curl virus (American) (k) Strawberry latent C virus (l) Strawberry vein banding virus (m) Strawberry witches’ broom mycoplasm (n) Non-European viruses and virus-like organisms of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. and Vitis L. Viruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci Genn., such as: (a) Bean golden mosaic virus (b) Cowpea mild mottle virus (c) Lettuce infectious yellows virus (d) Pepper mild tigré virus (e) Squash leaf curl virus (f) Euphorbia mosaic virus (g) Florida tomato virus Beet curly top virus (non-European isolates) Black raspberry latent virus Blight and blight-like Cadang-Cadang viroid Cherry leafroll virus (*) Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus Citrus mosaic virus Citrus tristeza virus (non-European isolates) Leprosis Little cherry pathogen (non-European isolates) Naturally spreading psorosis Palm lethal yellowing mycoplasm Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (**) Satsuma dwarf virus Tatter leaf virus Witches’ broom (MLO) (e) Parasitic plants Arceuthobium spp. (non-European) HARMFUL ORGANISMS KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE COMMUNITY AND RELEVANT FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY (a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (all populations) Meloidogyne fallax Karssen Opogona sacchari (Bojer) Popillia japonica Newman Rhizoecus hibisci Kawai & Takagi Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (b) Bacteria Clavibacter michiganensi (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann et Kotthoff) Davis et al. Pseudomonas solanacearun (Smith) Smith (c) Fungi Melampsora medusae Thümen Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilhersky) Percival (d) Viruses and virus-like organisms Apple proliferation mycoplasm Apricot chlorotic leafroll mycoplasm Pear decline mycoplasm (e) Other Pomacea spp.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 298 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 b (new)
List of Union priority pests (a) Insects, mites and nematodes, at all stages of their development Anoplophora chinensis (Thomson) Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buher) Nickle et al. Cicadellidae (non-European) known to be vectors of Pierce’s disease (caused by Xylella fastidiosa), such as: (a) Carneocephala fulgida Nottingham (b) Draeculacephala minerva Bali (c) Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) Diaphorina citri Kuway Thaumatotibia leucotreta Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (b) Bacteria Citrus greening bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearun (Smith) Smith Pseudomonas syringae Xanthomonas campestris (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye and pv. oryzicola (Fang. et al.) Dye Xylella fastidiosa (Well et Raju) (c) Fungi Elsinoe spp. Bitanc. et Jenk. Mendes gibberella circinata Guignardia citricarpa Kiely (all strains pathogenic to Citrus) Hypoxylon mammatum Phythoptora ramorum Trechispora brinkmannii (Bresad.) Rogers Venturia nashicola Tanaka et Yamamoto (d) Viruses and virus-like organisms Potato viruses and virus-like organisms, such as: (a) Andean potato latent virus (b) Andean potato mottle virus (c) Arracacha virus B, oca strain (d) Potato black ringspot virus (e) Potato spindle tuber viroid (f) Potato virus T (g) Non-European isolates of potato viruses A, M, S, V, X, and Y (including Y o, Y n and Y e) and Potato leafroll virus Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO (e) Others Pomacea spp.
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2013/0141(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 c (new)
List of quality pests INSECTS Acanthoscelides obtectus Sag. Pelargonium flower break carmovirus Aceria essigi. Aculops fockeui. Agromyzidae Aleurodidae, particularly Bemisia tabaci Aleurothrixus floccosus (Mashell) Anarsia lineatella. Aphelenchoides spp. Blastophaga spp. Bruchus affinis Froel. Bruchus atomarius L. Bruchus pisorum L. Bruchus rufimanus Boh. Cacoecimorpha pronubana Cecidophyopsis ribis. Circulifer haematoceps Circulifer tenellus Scale insects, particularly: Epidiaspis leperii, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus. Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) Diarthronomia chrysanthemi Ditylenchus destructor Thorne Ditylenchus dipsaci Epichoristodes acerbella Epidiaspis leperii. Eriophis avellanae. Eriophyes similis. Eriosoma lanigerum Eumerus spp. Eusophera pinguis. Eutetranychus orientalis Klein Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) Lepidoptera Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) Meloidogyne spp. Merodon equestris Myzus ornatus Otiorrhynchus sulcatus Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana) Parabemisia, myricae (Kuwana). Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner) Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) Pratylenchus penetrans Pratylenchus spp. Pseudaulacaspis pentagona. Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne Rhizoglyphidae Rhyacionia buoliana Rhyzoglyphus spp. Rotylenchus robustus Salssetia oleae. Sciara Tarsonemidae Tarsonemidae. Tetranychus urticae Thysanoptera Tylenchulus semipenetrans Pelargonium line pattern virus BACTERIA Agrobacterium rhizogenes. Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Agrobacterium tumefaciens Clavibacter michiganensis spp. insidiosus (McCulloch) Davis et al. Clavibacter michiganensis spp. michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al Corynebacterium sepedonicum Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winsi. et al Erwinia carotovora subsp. Carotovora Erwinia chrysanthemi Pseudomonas caryophylli (Burkholder) Starr et Burkholder Pseudomonas marginata Pseudomonas solanacearum. Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors prunorum. Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae (Prunier et al.) Young et al Pseudomonas syringae pv. savastanoi. Psudomonas syringae pv. syringae Rhodococcus fascians Xanthomonas campestris pv. Begoniae Xanthomonas campestris pv. corylina. Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandi. Xanthomonas campestris pv. Pelargonii Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv.phaseoli (Smith) Dye Xanthomonas campestris pv.vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy et King Xylophilus ampelinus Vitis (Panagopoulos) Willems.et al FUNGI Stem rot pathogens (Botrytis spp., Pythium spp.) Fusarium oxisporum f. sp. lilii Fusarium oxisporum sp. gladioli Rhizoctonia spp. Alternaria dianthicola Armillariella mellea Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani Walter Chondrostereum purpureum Claviceps purpurea Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr Curvularia trifolii Cylindrocarpon destructans Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora and var. sojae Didymella applanata. Didymella ligulicola (Baker, Dimock et Davis) v. Arx Exosporium palmivorum Fusarium fujikuroi Fusarium oxisporum f. sp. dianthi Fusarium oxisporum sp. chrysanthemi Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. narcissi Fusarium spp. Gliocladium wermoeseni Graphiola phoenicis Helminthosporium Lophodermium seditiosum Mycosphaerella dianthi Nectria galligena Powdery mildew Penicillium gladioli Peronospora rubi. Pestalozzia Phoenicis Phialophora cinerescens (Wollenweber) van Beyma Phialophora gregata Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) Kanchaveli et Gikashvili Phyllactinia guttata. Phytophthora cactorum. Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi. Phytophthora spp. Plasmopara halstedii (Farlow) Berl. et de Toni Stem rot: Fusarium spp. and Pythium Puccinia chrysanthemi Puccinia horiana Hennings Puccinia pelargonii zonalis Pythium spp. Rhizoctonia spp. Rhizopus spp. Rosellinia necatrix Scirrhia pini Funk et Parker Sclerotinia spp. Septoria gladioli Slerotium bulborum Synchytrium endobioticum Taphrina deformans Thielaviopsis basicola Tilletia Urocystis gladiolicola Uromyces dianthi Uromyces trasversalis Ustilaginaceae, Venturia spp. Verticillium spp VIRUSES AND VIRUS-LIKE ORGANISMS Narcissus white streak agent Carnation mottle carmovirus Carnation etched ring caulimovirus Carnation necrotic fleck closterovirus Aster yellow micoplasm Corky pit agent Anarsia lineatella Apple mosaic virus. Arabis mosaic virus Fragaria Beet leaf curl virus Black currant infectious variegation Black currant rever. Cherry leaf roll virus. Chondrostereum purpureum Chrysanthemum stunt viroid Citrus leaf rugose. Citrus tristeza virus (European isolates) Citrus vein enation woody gall Scale insects, particularly: Epidiaspis leperii, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Coniothyrium spp. Tomato aspermy cucumovirus Diplocarpon rosae Diseases that induce in young leaves psorosis and psorosis-like symptoms such as ring-spot, cristacortis, impietratura and concave gum. Eriosoma lanigerum Grapevine flavescence dorée MLO Hazel maculatura lineare MLO Infectious variegation. Arabis mosaic nepovirus Peronospora sparsa Phragmidium spp. Plum pox virus Potato stolbur mycoplasm Prune dwarf virus. Prunus necrotic ringspot virus Raspberry bushy dwarf virus. Raspberry leaf curl virus. Raspberry ringspot virus Leaf curl Rosellinia necatrix Citrus leaf rugose Sphaeroteca pannosa Spiroplasma citri Saglio. et al. Strawberry crinkle virus Strawberry green petal MLO. Strawberry latent ringspot virus Strawberry mild yellow edge virus Tomato black ring virus Tomato spotted wilt virus Tomato yellow leaf curl virus Pelargonium leaf curl tombusvirus Tospoviruses (Tomato spotted wilt virus, Impatiens necrotic spot virus) Infectious variegation Venturia spp. Verticillium spp. Viroids such as exocortis, caquexia- xyloporosis. Lily symptomless virus Tulipbreaking virus Gladiolus ringspot virus (syn. Narcissus latent virus) Narcissus yellow stripe virus Chrysanthemum B mosaic virus Cucumber mosaic virus Tobacco rattle virus Lily virus x NEMATODES Heterodera rostochiensis OTHER HARMFUL ORGANISMS Cyperus esculentus (truffle) Orobanche (parasitic plant)
2013/12/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) governing food and food safety, at any stage of production, the processing and distribution of food, including rules aimed at guaranteeing commercial quality and fair practices in trade and protecting consumer interests and information, and the manufacture and use of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) laying down animal health requirements, in particular those directly linked to operators' compliance with animal health requirements;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k (new)
ka) laying down requirements on monitoring certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) to be exported to third countries.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 103 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
a) the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007; on the management of the common organisation of markets, including production and other quotas and intervention. However, this Regulation shall apply to official controls on protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 – point a
a) the central authorities of a Member State responsible for the organisation or implementation of official controls and of other official activities, in accordance with this Regulation and the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
b) any other local or regional authority ton which that responsibilitycompetence has been conferred;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6
6) 'animals' means animals as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health], falling within the scope of one or more of the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 22 – point a
a) any official ofnatural or legal person officially recognised by the competent authorities and authorised to issue and sign official certificates by such authorities;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 113 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 22 – point b
b) where provided for by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) – any other person, who is authorised to issue and sign official certificates by the competent authorities;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 25 a (new)
25a. 'official health attestation' means any seal, mark or other form of attestation issued by the competent authorities or under supervision and providing health assurance concerning compliance with one or more requirements laid down in the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 117 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) governing food and food safety, at any stage of production, the processing and distribution of food, including rules aimed at guaranteeing commercial quality, fair practices in trade and protecting consumer interests and information, and the manufacture and use of materials and articles intended to come into contact with food;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 27
27) 'consignment' means a number of animals orf the same species or a quantity of goodproducts of the same type, class, or description, covered by the same officialveterinary certificate, official attestation or any other documentr document or other documents provided for by legislation, conveyed by the same means of transport and havcoming from the same origin; it may consist of one or more lotsthird country or part of such country;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) governing the deliberate release into the environment and the contained use of GMOs;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point c a (new)
ca) the documentation referred to in points a), b) and c).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) laying down animal health requirements, in particular those directly linked to operators' compliance with animal health requirements;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 46
46) 'documentary check' means the examination of the official certificates, official attestations and other document(s) including documents of a commercial nature, which are required to accompany the consignment as provided for by the rules referred to in Article 1(2), Article 54(1), or by implementing acts adopted in accordance with Articles 75(3), 125(4), 127(1) and 128(1);
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 47
47) 'identity check' means a visual inspection to verify that the content and the labelling of a consignment, including the marks on animals, attestations, seals and means of transport, correspond with the information provided in the official certificates, official attestations and other documents accompanying it;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point g
g) on protective measures against pests of plants;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 49
49) 'transhipment' means the movement of goods subject to the official controls provided for in Article 45(1) which arrive by sea or by air transport from a third country from a vessel or aircraft and are transported under customs supervision to another vessel or aircraft in the same port or airport in preparation for onward travel;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 53
53) 'official detention' means the procedure by which the competent authorities ensure that animals and goods subject to official controls are not moved orprohibit or restrict the movement or transport and, where appropriate, the marketing of animals, products or goods subject to official controls within the framework of this Regulation in order to prevent them from being moved, tampered with or marketed pending a decision on their destination; it includes storage by operators under the control of the competent authorities or by the authorities themselves;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point h
h) on the production, with a view to placing on the market, and placing on the market of plant reproductive material;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 134 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 56
56) 'control plan' means a description established by the competent authorities containing information on the structure and organisation of the official control system, and of its operation and the detailed planning of official controls to be performed in each of the areas referred to in Article 1(2) over a period of time;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
57a)'commercial quality' means the set of properties and characteristics of a food product that result from the requirements laid down in mandatory provisions regarding the raw materials or ingredients used in its production, the processes used in its production, and the composition and presentation of the end product.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
ka) laying down requirements on monitoring certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 140 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may confer to the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 the responsibility to carry out controls for the verification of compliance with, or for the application of, rules, including those regulating specific risks which may arise from the presence of alien species in the Union, other than those referred to in Article 1(2).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) to be exported to third countries.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
a) the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 on the management of the common organisation of markets, including production and other quotas and intervention. However, this Regulation shall apply to official controls on protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
a) this Regulation;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 145 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) the rules referred to in Aarticle 1 (2), except letters d) and g), to ensure the application of those rules;.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
a) the central authorities of a Member State responsible for the organisation or implementation of official controls and of other official activities, in accordance with this Regulation and the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 147 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of ensuring that the staff of the competent authorities referred to in point (e) of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2 have the necessary qualifications, skills and knowledge, harmonised across the whole of the EU, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning harmonised rules for the specific qualification and training requirements of such staff, having regard to the scientific and technical knowledge necessary to perform official controls and other official activities in each of the areas referred to in Article 1(2).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
b) any other local or regional authority ton which that responsibilitycompetence has been conferred;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall make available the results of the audits referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission upon justified request.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Confidentiality obligations of the staff at the service of the competent authorities
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6) 'animals' means animals as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health], falling within the scope of one or more of the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 152 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not prevent the competent authorities from publishing or making otherwise available to the public information about the outcome of official controls regarding individual operators established on their territory, provided that the following conditions are met:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Competent authorities shall perform official controls on all operators regularlyat suitable intervals, oin a risk basis and wiline with the risks that may arise in relation to the appropriate frequencyrea concerned, taking account of:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
12) 'pests' means pests as defined in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants];deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) to be exported from the Union;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point a
(a) on animals and goods at all stages of production, processing, placing on the market and distribution;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
14) 'plant reproductive material' means plant reproductive material as defined in point (2) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number, date, title and, in a footnote, the OJ reference for the Regulation on the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material];deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Competent authorities shall be entitled to publish or make otherwise available to the public information about the rating of individual operators established on their territory based on the outcome of official controls, provided that the following conditions are met:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
16) 'alien species' means a species, subspecies or lower taxon, introduced outside its natural past or present distribution and includes any part, gametes, seeds, eggs, or propagules of such species, as well as any hybrids, varieties or breeds, that might survive and subsequently reproduce;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 173 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) primary produceoperators' installations and other businesses, including their surroundings, premises, offices, equipment, installations and machinery, transport and their animals and goods;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
a) any official ofnatural or legal person officially recognised by the competent authorities and authorised to issue and sign official certificates by such authorities;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point b
b) where provided for by the rules referred to in Article 1(2) – any other person, who is authorised to issue and sign official certificates by the competent authorities;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24 – point a
a) this Regulation;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) their documents and any other relevant information relating to the official control to be carried out.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 180 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
25) 'official attestation' means any labeseal, mark or other form of attestation issued by the operators under the supervision, through dedicated official controls, ofoutside of the health field issued by the competent authorities, or by the competent authorities themselves,under supervision and providing assurance concerning compliance with one or more requirements laid down in the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
25a) 'official mark or seal' means the mark or seal placed by the competent authority on animals or products to indicate that the official controls required under the rules referred to in Article 1(2) had been carried out at the time it was placed there.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 b (new)
25b) 'health attestation' means a health declaration made by the competent authority concerning compliance with official control requirements in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2).
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. During official controls and other official activities, operators shall assist the staff of the competent authorities in the accomplishment of their control tasks.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
27) 'consignment' means a number of animals orf the same species or a quantity of goodproducts of the same type, class, or description, covered by the same officialveterinary certificate, official attestation or any other documentr document or other documents provided for by legislation, conveyed by the same means of transport and havcoming from the same origin; it may consist of one or more lotsthird country or part of such country;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules: (a) establishing the modalities for access by the competent authorities to the computerised information management systems referred to in paragraph 1(b); (b) on the cooperation between operators and competent authorities as referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point c a (new)
ca) the documentation referred to in points a), b) and c);
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the specific responsibilities and tasks of the competent authorities, in addition to those provided for in paragraph 1 and in Articles 4, 8, 9, 10(1), 11, 12, 13, 34(1) and (2), and 36;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) uniform and harmonised specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniformharmonised minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific hazards and risks which exist in relation to each product of animal origin and the different processes it undergoes;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the cases where and the conditions under which skilled slaughterhouse staff may be involved in official controls, and the design and application of specific tests to assess their performancetechnical capacity;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 33
33) 'hazard' means any agent or condition with the potential to have an adverse effect on human, or animal or plant health, animal welfare or the environment;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
41) 'screeningurvey' means a form of official control performed by conducting a planned sequence of observations or measurements with a view to obtaining an overview of the state of compliance with this Regulation and the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 200 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Specific rules on official controls and action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to the welfare requirements for vertebrate animals
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 42
42) 'targeted screeningsurveillance' means a form of official control involving observation of one or more operators or their activities;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the rules referred to in point (f) of Article 1(2) require that certain non- quantifiable standards of animal welfare be met, or where those rules require the adoption of certain practices adherence to which cannot be effectively verified through the sole use of the official control methods and techniques referred to in Article 13, official controls performed to verify compliance with those rules may include the use of specific indicators of animal welfare, in the cases and under the conditions that shall be adopted in accordance with point (f) of paragraph 3.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 46
46) 'documentary check' means the examination of the official certificates, official attestations and other document(s) including documents of a commercial nature, which are required to accompany the consignment as provided for by the rules referred to in Article 1(2), Article 54(1), or by implementing acts adopted in accordance with Articles 75(3), 125(4), 127(1) and 128(1);
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 207 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the verification of animal welfare requirements at border control posts and at exit points and the minimum requirements applicable to such exit points;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 47
47) 'identity check' means a visual inspection to verify that the content and the labelling of a consignment, including the marks on animals, attestations, seals and means of transport, correspond with the information provided in the official certificates, official attestations and other documents accompanying it;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the cases and conditions where official controls to verify compliance with animal welfare requirements may include the use of specific animal welfare indicators based on measurable performance criteria, and the design of such indicators on the basis of scientific and technical evidence.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 48
48) 'physical check' means a check on animals or goods and, as appropriate, checks onwhich may include checks on the packing or packaging, on the means of transport, labelling and temperature, the taking of a samplinge for analysis, testing or diagnosis, and any other check necessary to verify compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2);
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49
49) 'transhipment' means the movement of goods subject to the official controls provided for in Article 45(1) which arrive by sea or by air transport from a third country from a vessel or aircraft and are transported under customs supervision to another vessel or aircraft in the same port or airport in preparation for onward travel;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 a (new)
49a) 'introduction' means entry into the customs territory of the Union of goods intended for importation into the Union, or to a third country either by transit through or after storage in the Union, with the exception of goods carried on means of transport only passing through the territorial waters or the airspace of the customs territory without a stop within this territory;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 53
53) 'official detention' means the procedure by which the competent authorities ensure that animals and goods subject to official controls are not moved orprohibit or restrict the movement or transport and, where appropriate, the marketing of animals, products or goods subject to official controls within the framework of this Regulation in order to prevent them from being moved, tampered with or marketed pending a decision on their destination; it includes storage by operators under the control of the competent authorities or by the authorities themselves;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Specific rules on official controls and action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to GMOs and genetically modified food and feed
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 56
56) 'control plan' means a description established by the competent authorities containing information on the structure and organisation of the official control system, and of its operation and the detailed planning of official controls to be performed in each of the areas referred to in Article 1(2) over a period of time;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 215 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance withimplementing acts that shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13941(2) concerning rules for the performance of official controls on GMOs and genetically modified food and feed performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. Those delegated acts shall take into account the need to ensure a minimum level of official controls to prevent practices in violation with those rules, and lay down rules on:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 57 a (new)
57a) 'commercial quality' means the set of properties and characteristics of a food product that result from the requirements laid down in mandatory provisions regarding the raw materials or ingredients used in its production, the processes used in its production, and the composition and presentation of the end product.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. For each of the areas governed by the rules referred to in Article 1(2), Member States shall designate thhave one or more competent authority or authorities on which they confer the responsibility toies responsible for planning, organising and where necessary performing official controls and other official activities.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls on: the presence on the market of genetically modified food and feed that have not been authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where, for the same area, a Member State confers the responsibility to perform official controls or other official activities onhas more than one competent authority, at national, regional or local level, or where the competent authorities designated in accordance with paragraph 1 are allowed by that designation to transfer specific responsibilities for official controls or other official activities to other public authorities, the Member State shallto other public authorities, care shall be taken to ensure that:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) procedures are put in place procedures to ensure efficient and effective coordination between all authorities involved, and the consistency and effectiveness of official controls or other official activities across the whole of its territory;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 222 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) designate a single authority or several authorities are designated as being responsible tofor coordinateing the cooperation and the contacts with the Commission and other Member States in relation to the official controls and other official activities performed in that area.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) the single authorities designated in accordance with point (b) of paragraph 2;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may confer ton the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 the responsibility to carry out controls for the verification of compliance with, or for the application of, rules, including those regulating specific risks which may arise from the presence of alien species in the Union, other than those referred to in Article 1(2).
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 229 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall not apply to the measures to be taken in accordance with Article 135 or with the rules provided for in point (e) of Article 23(2) and point (e) of Article 23(3) following official controls performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. Where competent authorities delegate specific official control tasks for the verification of compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2) to one or more delegated bodies, they shall attribute a code number to each delegated body and designate authorities responsible for their approval and supervision.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) members of their staff shall be required not to disclose information acquired when undertaking their duties in the context of official controls and other official activities which by its nature is covered by professional secrecy.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 236 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the absence of the Union rules referred to in paragraph 1, official laboratories shall preferably use state-of- the-art methods for their specific analytical, testing and diagnostic needs, taking into account:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) that a sufficient number of other samples be taken for a second expert opinion; or, and divided into three parts for the purpose of an initial analysis and, if appropriate, a second expert opinion at the request of the operator, then another final analysis, if there is a discrepancy between the two previous ones;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 239 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) where it is not possible to take a sufficient number of samples, that a written recorded be left in the laboratory that the sample was divided and, as referred to in point (i), that an independent second analysis, test or diagnosis on the sample be carried out.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) In cases where urgent action needs to be taken, or where, for technical reasons, it would be expedient, the second expert onion shall be carried out automatically by the competent body, after it has notified the operator concerned so that it can attend the expert analysis at the time indicated and the single initial analysis and second expert opinion can be conducted on the parts of the sample provided by the control authority and the operator.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of animals and goods offered for sale by means of distance communication, the samples ordered from operators by the competent authorities without identifying themselves may be used for the purposes of an official control, except when the only method of sale is on payment of a fee.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Competent authorities, once they are in possession of the samples, shall take all steps to ensure that the operators from whom these samples are ordered in accordance with paragraph 1:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 245 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When competent authorities designate a private laboratory to carry out the laboratory analyses, tests and diagnoses on samples taken during official controls, this designation shall not be considered as a delegation of tasks and therefore need not comply with the provisions of chapter III of this Title.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – a (new)
(1a) If a competent authority does not carry out tests, analyses or specific diagnoses as part of its actions, and has designated the same official laboratory for the same type of test, analysis or diagnosis as another competent authority, it shall not need to organise audits or inspections.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall make available the results of the audits referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission upon justified request.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Confidentiality obligations of the staff ofworking for the competent authorities
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where such checks are performed on animals or on products of animal origin, they shall be carried out by an official veterinarian or under his supervision.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the time limits and modalities for carrying out documentary, identity and physical checks on transhipped consignments, whose final destination is the EU, of the categories of goods referred to in Article 45(1);
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the cases where and the conditions under which identity and physical checks of transhipped consignments and of animals arriving by air or sea and staying on the same means of transport for onward travel may be performed at a border control post other than the one of first arrival into the Union;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) identity and physical checks on consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) may be performed by competent authorities at border control points other than border control posts provided that those control points comply with the requirements provided for in Article 62(3) and in the implementing acts adopted in accordance with Article 62(4);
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
iii a) pets travelling with their owners.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Point (b) of Article 54(2), point (a) of Article 55(2) and Articles 57, 58, 60, 61, 62(3) and (4), shall apply to the border control points referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 266 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Decisions on consignments of animals and products of animal origin shall be taken by an official veterinarian or under his supervision.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 267 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These decisions shall be recorded in the Common Health Entry Document referred to in the following articles.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The competent authorities of the border control post shall finalise the CHED as soon as:record the decision on the consignment in the Common Health Entry Document as soon as all official controls required by Article 47(1) have been performed.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point a
a) all official controls required by Article 47(1) have been performdeleted;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not prevent the competent authorities from publishing or making otherwise available to the public information about the outcome of official controls regarding individual operators established on their territory, provided that the following conditions are met:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point b
b) the results from physical checks, where such checks are required, are available;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point c
c) a decision on the consignment has been taken in accordance with Article 53 and recorded on the CHED.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning rules establishing the cases where and the conditions under which the CHED must accompany consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) to the place of destination. A copy of the CHED shall in any case accompany consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) to the place of destination.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 273 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – title
DesignAuthorisation of border control posts
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall notify the Commission at least three months before designating aof the proposed authorisation of each border control post. That notification shall include all the information necessary for the Commission to verify that the proposed border control post complies with the minimum requirements laid down in Article 62.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 275 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) whether the designation of the proposed border control post is dependent upon the favourable outcome of a control performed by Commission experts in accordance with Article 115 in order to verify compliance with the minimum requirements laid down in Article 62, and the date of such a control;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 276 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) oif the date of such aMember State has not received any response from the Commission by the end of the three month period, the Member States shall proceed to authorise said border control post.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4
4. The Member State shall delay designating the border control post until the favourable outcome of the control has been communicated to it by the Commission.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 278 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. Border control posts shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the point of entry into the Union and in a place that is suitably equipped to be designated by the customs authorities, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. Consignments ofWhere the competent authorities suspect that a consignment contains certain animals and/or goods which arhave not been declared by operators to consist of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1), shall be subject to official controls by the competent authorities where there is reason to believe that such categories of animals or goods are present in the consignment, they shall perform the official controls referred to in Article 45(1). 1.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities shall placesubject the consignments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 underto more stringent checks including necessary sampling and analysis, officially detentionaining them until they obtain the results of the official controls provided for in those paragraphs.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – title
Measures to be taken in cases of an attempt to bring non- compliant consignments eintering the Uniono the EU from third countries
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Competent authorities shall perform official controls on all operators regularlyat suitable intervals, oin a risk basis andline with the risks that may arise in relation to the area concerned, with appropriate frequency, and taking account of:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 282 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
TWhen the competent authorities shall place under official detention anyy ascertains as a result of the official controls performed at the border control posts in accordance with Article 45, that consignments of animals orand goods entering the Union from third countries which does not comply with the rules referred to in Article 1(2)do not comply with the requirements under Article 1(2), it shall issue a report or a decision: ‘Non-compliant consignment’ or ‘Negative control’ which shall be recorded in the CHED. Furthermore the competent authorities shall officially detain said consignment of animals or goods and refuse entry into the Unioón to it.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 284 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
As appropriate, any such consignment shall be isolated or quarantined and animals belonging to it shall be kept and treated under appropriate conditions pending any further decision. The special needs of other goods shall also be borne in mind.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 285 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Having, where possible, heard the operator responsible for the consignment, the competent authorities shall, without delay, order that the operatordecide which of the following courses of action to apply to it:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
Measures to be taken oin animals or goods entering the Unioncases of an attempt to bring non-compliant consignments into the EU from third countries presenting a risk
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 287 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. The operator shall carry out all the measures ordered by the competent authorities in accordance with Article 64 (3) and (5) and 65 without delay and, at the latest, in the case of products, within 60 days from the day on which the competent authorities notified the operator of their decision in accordance with Article 64(4).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 288 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The competent authorities or a delegated body specified in the approval shall:monitoring authority or body recognised by the Commission in the field of ecological products.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 289 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) notify the Commission and the other Member States and operators concerned via the TRACES system, including the measures to be applied, in addition to seeking administrative assistance in accordance with the procedures established in Title IV;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The customs authorities shall only release those consignments of animals and goods under Article 45 in respect of which the competent authority at the border control post has carried out the official controls provided for in Article 47 and issued a decision recorded in the CHED.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 292 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Member StatThe competent authorities shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States may collect fees deriving from official control activities under the terms of Article 77.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 294 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to the fees coldelected in accordance with Article 77, Member States may collect fees to cover costs occasioned by official controls other than those referred to in Article 77(1) and (2).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallmay consult the operators concerned on the methods used to calculate the fees provided for in Article 77.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – title
Mandatory fFees
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shallmay collect fees to recover the costs they incur in relation to:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the official controls performed in view of the issuance of official certificates or to supervise the issuance of official attestations;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 302 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) the official controls referred to in point (a) and (b) of that paragraph shall not include official controls performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(j) and (k). Nevertheless, costs arising from the verification of compliance with PDOs, PGIs and Certificates of Specific Character, or specific standards of organic agriculture, may be borne by the operators covered by these regimes.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 304 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the operator hasis obliged to requested such official controls.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 305 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities shallwhich collect fees in accordance with Article 77 shall do so in order to recover the following costs:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Where fees are established in accordance with Article 77 and the necessary financial resources are available and insofar as Article 78 is complied with, when the formula laid down in point (a) of Article 79(1) is used, the rate of the fee towhich may be applied to each operator shallmay be determined taking into account the operators' record of compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) as ascertained through official controls, so that fees applied to consistently compliant operators are lower than those applied to other operators.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2
2. Fees collected in accordance with point (d) of Article 77(1) shall be paid by the operator responsible for the consignment or its representative at the time of its arrival.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Competent authorities shall perform official controls withaccording to the same careriteria irrespective of whether the animals and goods concerned are:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) to be exported from the Union;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. EMember States levying fees in accordance with Article 77 may exempt enterprises employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77insofar as the terms of Article 78 have been met.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 315 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 2
2. Each competent authority shall make available to the public the following information for each reference period: a) the costs to the competent authority for which a fee is due in accordance with Article 77(1), indicating the breakdown of such costs per activity referred to in Article 77(1) and per cost element referred to in Article 78(1); b) the amount of the fees provided for in Article 77(1) applied to each category of operators, and for each category of official controls; c) the method used to establish the fees provided for in Article 77(1), including the data and estimates used for the establishment of the flat rate fees referred to in point (a) of Article 79(1); d) where point (a) of Article 79(1) applies, the method used to adjust the level of the fees in accordance with Article 80; e) the overall amount of fees corresponding to the exemption referred to in Article 82(2).deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 316 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Competent authorities shallmay charge fees to cover the additional costs they have incurred as a result of:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) official health attestations
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 318 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) on animals and goods at all stages of production, processing, marketing, and distribution;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 318 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2
2. Where the competent authorities delegate specific tasks related to the issuance of official certificates, official attestations or official health attestations, or to the official supervision referred to in Article 90(1) such delegation shall comply with the provisions of Articles 25 to 32.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 319 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2
2. Articles 87, 88 and 89 shall also apply to official certificates which are necessary for the purposes of exporting consignments of animals and goods to third countries.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. Official certificates shall be issued by the competent authorities or delegated bodies pursuant to Articles 25 to 32.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) on operators and the activities and operations under their control, on their premises and processes, and on the storage, transport, and the use of goods and the keeping of animals.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) hold a supporting letter from the authority competent in the field in question.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 324 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The designation of reference laboratories shall be reviewed every five years.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 325 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission may, where it considers appropriate, designate more than one reference laboratory for the same disease and thus promote the rotation of national laboratories meeting the requirements of paragraph 3 of this Article.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 326 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) ensure that their staff respect the confidential nature of certain subjects, results or communications.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 327 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) provide reference material free of charge and for unrestricted use (in respect of animal health, strains and serums) to the national reference laboratories to facilitate the adjustment and harmonization of methods of analysis, testing and diagnosis
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 328 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) coordinating the application by the national reference laboratories and, if necessary, by other official laboratories of the methods referred to in point (a), in particular, by organising regular inter- laboratory comparative testing and by ensuring appropriate follow-up of such comparative testing in accordance, where available, with internationally accepted protocols; they shall inform the competent authorities of the follow-up and results of such inter-laboratory comparative testing.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) conducting training courses free of charge for the benefit of staff from national reference laboratories and, if needed, fromprovide training course for the staff of other official laboratories, as well as of experts from third countries;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 95(1) shall be responsible, in accordance with annual or multiannual work programmes approved by the Commission for the following tasks:carrying out the tasks assigned to them.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 332 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
They shall also ensure the regular and timely publication of the information con the following:tained in the annual report provided for in Article 112(1).
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 332 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) providing scientific and technical expertise within the scope of their mission to the national scientific support networks or bodies provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 333 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the type, number and outcome of official controls;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 333 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) providing scientific and technical expertise for the development and application of the animal welfare indicators referred to in point (f) of Article 18(3);deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the type and the number of non- compliances detecdeleted;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 334 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) developing or coordinating the development of methods for the assessment of the level of welfare of animals and of methods for the improvement of the welfare of animals;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the cases where measures were taken by the competent authorities in accordance with Article 135;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 335 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) carrying out scientific and technical studies on the welfare of animals used for commercial or scientific purposes;eleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) conducting training courses for the benefit of staff of the national scientific support networks or bodies referred to in point (a), of staff of the competent authorities and of experts from third countries;deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 337 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) the cases where the penalties referred to in Article 136 were imposdeleted.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 337 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) disseminating research findings and technical innovations and collaborating with Union research bodies in the fields within the scope of their mission.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 338 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) collaborate with the European Union reference laboratories, and may participate in training courses and in inter-laboratory comparative tests organised by these laboratories;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 339 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) coordinate the activities of national official laboratories designated in accordance with Article 36(1) with a view of harmonising and improving the methods of laboratory analysis, test or diagnosis and their use;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) where appropriate, organise inter- laboratory comparative tests between national official laboratories, ensure an appropriate follow-up of such tests and inform the competent authorities of the results of such tests and follow-up;;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 341 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) ensure the dissemination to the competent authorities and national official laboratories of information that the European Union reference laboratory supplies;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 342 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) assisting actively in the diagnosis of outbreaks on national territory of animal, foodborne or zoonotic diseases by carrying out confirmatory diagnosis, characterisation and epizootic or taxonomic studies on pathogen isolates or pest specimens, as specified for the national reference laboratories of the European Union in Article 92(2)( h).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 2
2. Administrative assistance shall include, where appropriate, participation by the competent authorities of a Member State in on-the-spot official controls that the competent authorities of another Member State perform.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Communications between competent authorities conducted in accordance with the provisions of this title shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation 16/2011 laying down implementing measures for the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) regarding communications through the RASFF system.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 345 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 2
2. The designation of liaison bodies shall not preclude direct contacts, exchange of information or cooperation between the staff ofAdministrative assistance shall, where appropriate, include the participation of the competent authorities of one Member State in official controls on the ground by the competent authorities in differentof another Member States with the knowledge of the liaison body.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) indicate within ten15 days from the date of receipt of the request, the time necessary to provide an informed response to the request;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 347 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
b) shall indicate within ten15 working days from the date of receipt of the notification:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 348 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 105
Article 105 Assistance by third countries 1. When competent authorities receive information from a third country indicating non-compliance or a risk to human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, to the environment, they shall, without delay: a) notify such information to the competent authorities in other concerned Member States; b) communicate such information to the Commission where it is or may be relevant at Union level. 2. Information obtained through official controls and investigations performed in accordance with this Regulation may be communicated to the third country referred to in paragraph 1, provided that: a) the competent authorities which have provided the information consent to such communication; b) the third country has undertaken to provide the assistance necessary to gather evidence of practices that are or appear to be non-compliant with Union rules or that pose a risk to humans, animals or plants or the environment; c) relevant Union and national rules applicable to the communication of personal data to third countries are complied with.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 349 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall designate a singlthe authority or authorities responsible for:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 350 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Competent authorities shall be entitled to publish or make otherwise available to the public information about the rating of individual operators established on their territory based on the outcome of official controls, provided that the following conditions are met:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 350 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) ensuring that such plan is coherent and consistently implementedmplies with this Regulation.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 351 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Multi-annual national control plans shall contain general information on the structure and organisation of the systems of official control in the Member State concerned, for each of the sectors concerned and shall contain at least information on the following:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 352 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110
Article 110 Delegated powers for multi-annual national control plans The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning the multi-annual national control plans provided for in Article 107(1). Those delegated acts shall lay down rules on: a) criteria for the risk categorisation of the operators' activities; b) priorities for official controls based on the criteria laid down in Article 8 and in the rules provided for in Articles 15 to 24; c) procedures to maximise the effectiveness of official controls; d) the main performance indicators to be applied by the competent authorities in assessing the multi-annual national control plan and its implementation.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
With a view to conducting Union wide targeted assessment of the state of application of the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or establishing the prevalence of certain hazards across the Union, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts implementing accordance with Article 139ts concerning:
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 354 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 358 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend its control programme to take account of developments in the areas governed by the rules referred to in Article 1(2). Any such amendment shall be communicated to the Member States sufficiently well in advance.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 359 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) give all necessary assistance and provide all documentation and other technical support thatfor Commission experts request to enable them to perform controls efficiently and effectively;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 360 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123 Third-country controls in Member States 1. Member States shall inform the Commission of: a) planned controls in their territory by the competent authorities of third countries; b) the intended schedule and scope of such controls. 2. Commission experts may participate in the controls referred to in paragraph 1, at the request of either of the following: a) the competent authorities of Member States where the controls are being performed ; b) the competent authorities of the third country performing those controls. The participation by Commission experts and the final schedule and scope of the controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall be organised in close cooperation between the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member State where those controls are being performed. 3. The participation by Commission experts in the controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall serve in particular to: a) provide advice on the rules referred to in Article 1(2); b) provide information and data available at Union level that may be useful for the control performed by the competent authorities of the third country; c) ensure uniformity with regard to controls performed by the competent authorities of third countries.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 361 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission mayshall organise training activities for the staff of the competent authorities and, where appropriate, for staff of other authorities of the Member States involved in investigations of possible violations of the provisions of this Regulation and of the rules referred to in Article 1(2).
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 362 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Competent authorities shall draw up reports on every official control that they have performed.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 362 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission mayshall organise those activities in cooperation with Member States.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 2
2. In case of exported animals and goods for which Union rules apply in relation to the issuance of the export certificate, the IMSOC shall enable the competent authorities of the place of dispatch and other competent authorities responsible for performing official controls to exchange in real time data, information and documents concerning such animals and goods and the result of controls performed on those animals and goods.deleted
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 365 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall perform official controls using control methods and techniques that shall, as appropriate, include screening, targeted screening, verificationurveys, surveillance, inspections, audits, sampling, analysis, diagnosis and tests.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 365 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 134 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) the performance of intensified official controls on animals, goods and operators for an appropriate period;, depending on the nature of the risk in each case.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 369 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) an inspectioncontrol of:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 370 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) primary produceoperators’ installations and other businesses, including their surroundings, premises, offices, equipment, installations and machinery, transport and their animals and goods;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 372 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 4(3), 15(2), 16, 17, 18(3), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23(1), 24(1), 25(3), 26(2), 40, 43(4), 45(3), 46, 49, 51(1), 52(1) and (2), 56(2), 60(3), 62(2), 69(3), 75(1) and (2), 97(2), 98(6), 99(2), 101(3), 106(3), 110, 111, 114(4) and 125(1), the third subparagraph of Article 132(1), Articles 133, 138(1) and (2), 143(2), 144(3), 151(3), 153(3) and 159(3) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 373 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the period during which these delegated powers are exercised, it is particularly important for the Commission to engage in appropriate consultations at the preparatory stage including consultations with experts. In drawing up working documents with regard to delegated acts, the Commission shall ensure that the most relevant are forwarded simultaneously to the European Parliament and Council when appropriate.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 375 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. That Committee is a Committee in the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, except under Article 23, which requires the Commission to be assisted by committees set up under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production, Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 regarding DOP, PGI and TSG food product designations, Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 regarding DOP and PGI wine designations and Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 regarding the geographical indications of spirit drinks.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 376 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 377 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 148 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the Annex is deleted.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 378 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EC) No1/2005
Article 2
'The definitions of 'competent authorities', 'border control post' and, 'official veterinarian' and 'exit point' laid down in points (5), (29), (32), and (36) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of this Regulation]* shall also apply.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 379 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 150 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) Articles 14, 15, 16, 21, 22(2), 23, 24 and 26 are deleted;
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 381 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 153 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Regulation (EC) No 834/207
Article 27
'Official controls to verify compliance with this Regulation shall be performed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. The delegated body shall be accredited in accordance with standard EN ISO/IEC 17.065.';.
2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 388 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) their documents and any other relevant information concerning the official control to be performed.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 389 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. During official controls and other official activities, operators shall assist the staff of the competent authorities in the accomplishment of their control tasks.
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 391 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The operator responsible for the consignmentanimal or goods shall:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 395 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules: (a) establishing the modalities for access by the competent authorities to the computerised information management systems referred to in paragraph 1(b); (b) on the cooperation between operators and competent authorities as referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 404 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) the handling and disposal of animal by-products and of specified risk material;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 405 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) the health and welfare of the animals.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 423 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning specific rules for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption and on animals intended for the production of such products to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (a), (c), (d) and (e) of Article 1(2) applicable to those products and animals, and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following official controls. Those delegated acts shall lay down rules on:
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 427 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) harmonised uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniformthe harmonised minimum frequency of such official controls, having regard, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 8(1), to the specific hazards and risks which exist in relation to each product of animal origin and the different processes it undergoes;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 433 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the cases where and the conditions under which skilled slaughterhouse staff may be involved in official controls, and the design and application of specific tests to assess their performanctechnical expertise;
2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 456 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Specific rules on official controls and on action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to the welfare requirements for animalvertebrate animals, products of animal origin not destined for human consumption, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 465 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the rules referred to in point (f) of Article 1(2) require that certain non- quantifiable standards of animal welfare be met, or where those rules require the adoption of certain practices adherence to which cannot be effectively verified through the sole use of the official control methods and techniques referred to in Article 13, official controls performed to verify compliance with those rules may include the use of specific indicators of animal welfare, in the cases and under the conditions that shall be adopted in accordance with point (f) of paragraph 3.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 467 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d
d) the verification of animal welfare requirements at border control posts and at exit points and the minimum requirements applicable to such exit points;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 468 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point f
f) the cases and conditions where official controls to verify compliance with animal welfare requirements may include the use of specific animal welfare indicators based on measurable performance criteria, and the design of such indicators on the basis of scientific and technical evidence.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 481 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Specific rules on official controls and action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to GMOs and genetically modified food and feed
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 485 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
b) uniform specific requirements for the performance of official controls and uniform minimum frequency of such official controls on: the presence on the market of genetically modified food and feed that have not been authorised in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 499 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23
Article 23 Specific rules on official controls and on action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to organic products and to protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialties guaranteed 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 139 concerning rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. 2. In relation to the rules referred to in point (j) of Article 1(2), the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall lay down rules on: a) the specific responsibilities and tasks of the competent authorities, in addition to those provided for in Articles 4, 8, 9, 10(1), 11 to 13, 34(1) and (2), and Article 36, and in addition to Articles 25, 29, 30 and 32 for the approval and supervision of delegated bodies; b) additional requirements to those referred to in Article 8(1) for risk assessment, and for the establishment of the frequency of official controls, and of sampling as appropriate, taking into account the risk of the occurrence of non- compliance; c) the minimum frequency of official controls on operators as defined in point (d) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and the cases where and the conditions under which certain such operators are to be exempted from certain official controls; d) additional methods and techniques for official controls to those referred to in Articles 13 and 33(1) to (5) and specific requirements for the performance of official controls aimed at ensuring the traceability of organic products at all stages of the production, preparation and distribution, and at providing assurances as to compliance with the rules referred to in point (j) of Article 1(2); e) additional criteria to those referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 135(1) and in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, relating to the measures to be taken in case of the occurrence of non-compliance, and additional measures to those provided for in Article 135(2); f) additional requirements to those provided for in point (f) of Article 4(1) in relation to the facilities and equipment necessary to carry out official controls and additional conditions and obligations to those referred to in Articles 25 to 30 and 32 for the delegation of official control tasks; g) additional reporting obligations to those referred to in Articles 12 and 31 for the competent authorities, the control authorities for organic products, and the delegated bodies in charge of official controls; h) specific criteria and conditions for the activation of the mechanisms of administrative assistance provided for in Title IV. 3. In relation to the rules referred to in point (k) of Article 1(2), the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall lay down rules on: a) additional requirements, methods and techniques to those referred to Articles 11 and 13 for official controls performed to verify compliance with product specifications and labelling requirements; b) additional methods and techniques to those referred in Article 13 for the performance of official controls aimed at ensuring the traceability of products falling within the scope of the rules referred to in point (k) of Article 1(2) at all stages of production, preparation and distribution, and at providing assurances as to compliance with those rules; c) specific additional criteria and specific additional content to those provided for in Article 108, for the preparation of the relevant parts of the multi-annual national control plan provided for in Article 107(1), and specific additional content of the report provided for in Article 112; d) specific criteria and conditions for the activation of the mechanisms of administrative assistance provided for in Title IV; e) specific measures to be taken, in addition to those referred to in Article 135(2) in case of non-compliance and of serious or recurrent non- compliance. 4. Where appropriate, the delegated acts referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall derogate from the provisions of this Regulation referred to in those paragraphs.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 508 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23a Specific rules on official controls and on action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to organic products and to protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed 1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 139 concerning rules for the performance of official controls to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2) and on action to be taken by the competent authorities following such official controls. 2. In relation to the rules referred to in point (j) of Article 1(2), the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall lay down rules on: (a) additional criteria to those referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 135(1) and in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, relating to the measures to be taken in case of the occurrence of non-compliance, and additional measures to those provided for in Article 135(2); (b) additional requirements to those provided for in point (f) of Article 4(1) in relation to the facilities and equipment necessary to carry out official controls and additional conditions and obligations to those referred to in Articles 25 to 30 and 32 for the delegation of official control tasks; (c) specific criteria and conditions for the activation of the mechanisms of administrative assistance provided for in Title IV. 3. In relation to the rules referred to in point (j) of Article 1(2), the Commission, by means of implementing acts, may lay down rules on: (a) the specific responsibilities and tasks of the competent authorities, in addition to those provided for in Articles 4, 8, 9, 10(1), 11 to 13, 34(1) and (2), and Article 36, and in addition to Articles 25, 29, 30 and 32 for the approval and supervision of delegated bodies; (b) additional requirements to those referred to in Article 8(1) for risk assessment, and for the establishment of the frequency of official controls, and of sampling as appropriate, taking into account the risk of the occurrence of non- compliance; (c) the minimum frequency of official controls on operators as defined in point (d) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, and the cases where and the conditions under which certain such operators are to be exempted from certain official controls; (d) additional methods and techniques for official controls to those referred to in Articles 13 and 33(1) to (5) and specific requirements for the performance of official controls aimed at ensuring the traceability of organic products at all stages of the production, preparation and distribution, and at providing assurances as to compliance with the rules referred to in point (j) of Article 1(2); (e) additional reporting obligations to those referred to in Articles 12 and 31 for the competent authorities, the control authorities for organic products, and the delegated bodies in charge of official controls; Those implementing acts shall be adopted in the specific committee set up under Article 37 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) 2092/91; 4. In relation to the rules referred to in point (k) of Article 1(2), the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall lay down rules on: (a) specific criteria and conditions for the activation of the mechanisms of administrative assistance provided for in Title IV; (b) specific measures to be taken, in addition to those referred to in Article 135(2) in case of non-compliance and of serious or recurrent non- compliance. 5. In relation to the rules referred to in point (k) of Article 1(2), the Commission, by means of implementing acts, may lay down rules on: (a) additional requirements, methods and techniques to those referred to Articles 11 and 13 for official controls performed to verify compliance with product specifications and labelling requirements; (b) additional methods and techniques to those referred in Article 13 for the performance of official controls aimed at ensuring the traceability of products falling within the scope of the rules referred to in point (k) of Article 1(2) at all stages of production, preparation and distribution, and at providing assurances as to compliance with those rules; (c) specific additional criteria and specific additional content to those provided for in Article 108, for the preparation of the relevant parts of the multi-annual national control plan provided for in Article 107(1), and specific additional content of the report provided for in Article 112; Those implementing acts shall be adopted in the specific committees set up under Article 57 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, Article 195 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products, Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 and Article 37 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) 2092/91;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 512 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 a (new)
Article 24a Specific rules on official controls and on action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. The Commission may adopt implementing acts for the uniform application of the official controls and on action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. This implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 519 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall not apply to the measures to be taken in accordance with Article 135 or with the rules provided for in point (ea) of Article 23(2) and point (b) of Article 23(24) following official controls performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2).
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 524 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. Where competent authorities delegate specific official control tasks for the verification of compliance with the rules referred to in points (j) and (k) of Article 1(2) to one or more delegated bodies, they shall attribute a code number to each delegated body and designate authorities responsible for their approval and supervision.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 529 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
iva) members of their staff shall be required not to disclose information acquired when undertaking their duties in the context of official controls and other official activities which by its nature is covered by professional secrecy.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 535 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Methods used for sampling and for laboratory analyses, tests and diagnoses during official controls and other official activities shall comply with Union rules establishing those methods or the performance criteria for those methods.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 537 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the absence of the Union rules referred to in paragraph 1, official laboratories shall preferably use state-of- the-art methods for their specific analytical, testing and diagnostic needs, taking into account:
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. In the context of screening, targeted screening and of other official activitiesprocess of sample selection through selective control and monitoring, any of the methods referred to in paragraph 2 may be used in the absence of Union rules referred to in paragraph 1.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 560 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) may comprise one or more methods of laboratory analysis, test or diagnosis or groups of methods; may also be defined in a generic manner by means of analytical techniques, instead of by specific tests or groups of methods;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 561 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Where no official laboratory designated in the Union in accordance with paragraph 1 has the expertise, equipment, infrastructure and staff necessary to perform new or particularly uncommon laboratory analyses, tests or diagnoses, the competent authorities may request a laboratory or, diagnostic centre, university or similar centre which does not comply with one or more of the requirements of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article to carry out those analyses, tests and diagnoses.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 562 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When competent authorities designate a private laboratory to carry out the laboratory analyses, tests and diagnoses on samples taken during official controls, this designation shall not be considered as a delegation of tasks and therefore need not comply with the provisions of chapter III of this Title.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 563 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. It shall not be necessary for the competent authorities to designate national reference laboratories in order for them to carry out tasks corresponding to official laboratories;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 565 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If a competent authority does not carry out tests, analyses or specific diagnoses as part of its actions, and has designated the same official laboratory for the same type of test, analysis or diagnosis as another competent authority, it shall not need to organise audits or inspections.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 578 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – title
Types of official controls on animals and goods not subject to specific official controls at borders
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 580 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) include identity and physical checks depending on the risk to human, or animal or plant health, animal welfare or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, to the environment.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 581 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. Where the documentary, identity and physical checks referred to in paragraph 1 show that animals and goods do not comply with the rules referred to in Article 1(2), Articles 64(1), (3), (4) and (5), 65, 66, 67, 69(1) and (2) and 70(1) and (2) shall apply.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 582 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To ascertain compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2), the competent authorities shall perform official controls, at the border control post of first arrival to the Union, on each consignment of the following categories of animals and goods entering the Union from thirdanimals, products of animal origin and animal subproducts entering the Union from third countries: the identification of animals and goods by TARIC code and the type of check to be carried out at border countries:ol posts is detailed in Annex XX.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 583 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) animals;deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 584 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) products of animal origin, germinal products and animal by-products;deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 589 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) plants, plant products, and other objects and materials capable of harbouring or spreading pests of plants as referred to in the lists established pursuant to Articles 68(1) and 69(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants];deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 603 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where such checks are performed on animals or on products of animal origin, they shall be carried out by an official veterinarian or under his supervision.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 604 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the time limits and modalities for carrying out documentary, identity and physical checks on transhipped consignments, whose final destination is the EU, of the categories of goods referred to in Article 45(1);
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 605 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) the cases where and the conditions under which identity and physical checks of transhipped consignments and of animals arriving by air or sea and staying on the same means of transport for onward travel may be performed at a border control post other than the one of first arrival into the Union;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 609 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) identity and physical checks on consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) may be performed by competent authorities at border control points other than border control posts provided that those control points comply with the requirements provided for in Article 62(3) and in the implementing acts adopted in accordance with Article 62(4);
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 610 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
iii) goods ordered by distance sellingsmall consignments sent to private individuals or acquired at a distance (by telephone, post or internet).
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 611 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
iiia) pets travelling with their owners.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 612 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Point (b) of Article 54(2), point (a) of Article 55(2) and Articles 57, 58, 60, 61, 62(3) and (4), shall apply to the border control points referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 619 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Decisions on consignments of animals and products of animal origin shall be taken by an official veterinarian or under his supervision.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 621 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. These decisions shall be recorded in the Common Health Entry Document referred to in the following articles.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 624 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The competent authorities of the border control post shall finalise the CHED as soon as:record the decision on the consignment in the Common Health Entry Document as soon as all official controls required by Article 47(1) have been performed.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 625 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point a
a) all official controls required by Article 47(1) have been performdeleted;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 626 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point b
b) the results from physical checks, where such checks are required, are available;deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 627 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 – point c
c) a decision on the consignment has been taken in accordance with Article 53 and recorded on the CHED.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 628 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning rules establishing the cases where and the conditions under which the CHED must accompany consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) to the place of destination. A copy of the CHED shall in any case accompany consignments of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1) to the place of destination.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 629 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – title
DesignAuthorisation of border control posts
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 642 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. Border control posts shall be located in the immediate vicinity of the point of entry into the Union and in a place that is suitably equipped to be designated by the customs authorities, in accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 645 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. Consignments ofWhere the competent authorities suspect that a consignment contains certain animals and/or goods which arhave not been declared by operators to consist of the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 45(1), shall be subject to official controls by the competent authorities where there is reason to believe that such categories of animals or goods are present in the consignment, they shall perform the official controls referred to in Article 45(1).
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 646 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The competent authorities shall placesubject the consignments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 underto more stringent checks including necessary sampling and analysis, officially detentionaining them until they obtain the results of the official controls provided for in those paragraphs.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 649 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – title
Measures to be taken in cases of non- compliant consignments entering the Union from third countries
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 650 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
TWhen the competent authorities shall place under official detention anyy ascertains as a result of the official controls performed at the border control posts in accordance with Article 45, that consignments of animals orand goods entering the Union from third countries which does not comply with the rules referdo not comply with the requirements under Article 1(2), it shall issue a report or a decision: ‘Non-compliant consignment’ or ‘Negative control’ which shall be recorded in the CHED. Furthermored to in Article 1(2)he competent authorities shall officially detain said consignment of animals or goods and refuse entry into the Union to it.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 651 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
As appropriate, any such consignment or part thereof shall be isolated or quarantined and animals belonging to it shall be kept and treated under appropriate conditions pending any further decision. The special needs of other goods shall also be borne in mind.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 652 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Having, where possible, heard the operator responsible for the consignment, the competent authorities shall, without delay, order that the operatordecide which of the following courses of action to apply to it:
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 653 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) destroy the consignment or part thereof in compliance, where appropriate, with the rules referred to in Article 1(2); or
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 655 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) re-dispatch the consignment or part thereof outside the Union in accordance with Article 70(1) and (2); or
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 656 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 3 – point c
c) subject the consignment or part thereof to special treatment in accordance with Article 69(1) and (2) or to any other measure necessary to ensure compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2), and, where appropriate, destines the consignment for purposes other than those for which it was originally intended.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 658 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
Measures to be taken oin animals or goods entering the Union from third countriecases of non- compliant consignments presenting a risk
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 666 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) invalidate the official certificates and other official documents accompanying consignments which have been subject to measures pursuant to Article 64(3) and (5) and Article 65;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 670 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
1. The operator shall carry out all the measures ordered by the competent authorities in accordance with Article 64 (3) and (5) and 65 without delay and, at the latest, in the case of products, within 60 days from the day on which the competent authorities notified the operator of their decision in accordance with Article 64(4).
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 684 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The competent authorities or a delegated body specified in the approvalmonitoring authority or body recognised by the Commission in the field of ecological products shall:
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 685 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) notify the Commission and the other Member States and operators concerned via the TRACES system, including the measures to be applied, in addition to seeking administrative assistance in accordance with the procedures established in Title IV;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 686 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The customs authorities shall only release those consignments of animals and goods under Article 45 in respect of which the competent authority at the border control post has carried out the official controls provided for in Article 47 and issued a decision recorded in the CHED.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 699 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Member StatThe competent authorities shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 707 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States may collect fees deriving from official control activities under the terms of Article 77.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 711 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to the fees coldelected in accordance with Article 77, Member States may collect fees to cover costs occasioned by official controls other than those referred to in Article 77(1) and (2).
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 715 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallmay consult the operators concerned on the methods used to calculate the fees provided for in Article 77.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 720 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – title
Mandatory fFees
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 727 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shallmay collect fees to recover the costs they incur in relation to:
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 732 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii) professional operators as defined in point (7) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants];deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 735 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the official controls performed in view of the issuance of official certificates or to supervise the issuance of official attestations;
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 737 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
ii) to obtain and maintain the authorisation referred to in Articles 84, 92 and 93 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants];deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 743 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) the official controls referred to in point (a) of that paragraph shall not include official controls performed to verify compliance with temporary restrictions, requirements or other disease control measures adopted by the competent authorities in accordance with Articles 55(1), 56, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68(1) and 69, and rules adopted pursuant to Articles 55(2), 63, 67 and 68(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health] and Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants];deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 746 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) the official controls referred to in point (a) and (b) of that paragraph shall not include official controls performed to verify compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2)(j) and (k). Nevertheless, costs arising from the verification of compliance with PDOs, PGIs and Certificates of Specific Character, or specific standards of organic agriculture, may be borne by the operators covered by these regimes.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 754 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities shallwhich collect fees in accordance with Article 77 shall do so in order to recover the following costs:
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 800 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Where fees are established in accordance with Article 77 and the necessary financial resources are available and insofar as Article 78 is complied with, when the formula laid down in point (a) of Article 79(1) is used, the rate of the fee towhich may be applied to each operator shallmay be determined taking into account the operators' record of compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) as ascertained through official controls, so that fees applied to consistently compliant operators are lower than those applied to other operators.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 802 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1
1. Operators shall receive proof of the payment of fees provided for in Article 77(1).deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 804 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2
2. Fees collected in accordance with point (d) of Article 77(1) shall be paid by the operator responsible for the consignment or its representative at the time of its arrival.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 818 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. EMember States levying fees in accordance with Article 77 may exempt enterprises employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77insofar as the terms of Article 78 have been met.
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 826 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 2
2. Each competent authority shall make available to the public the following information for each reference period: a) the costs to the competent authority for which a fee is due in accordance with Article 77(1), indicating the breakdown of such costs per activity referred to in Article 77(1) and per cost element referred to in Article 78(1); b) the amount of the fees provided for in Article 77(1) applied to each category of operators, and for each category of official controls; c) the method used to establish the fees provided for in Article 77(1), including the data and estimates used for the establishment of the flat rate fees referred to in point (a) of Article 79(1); d) where point (a) of Article 79(1) applies, the method used to adjust the level of the fees in accordance with Article 80; e) the overall amount of fees corresponding to the exemption referred to in Article 82(2).deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 846 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Competent authorities shallmay charge fees to cover the additional costs they have incurred as a result of:
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 849 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) official stamps or marks
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 850 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
bb) health attestations
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 852 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2
2. Articles 87, 88 and 89 shall also apply to official certificates which are necessary for the purposes of exporting consignments of animals and goods to third countries.deleted
2013/12/19
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 854 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. Official certificates shall be issued by the competent authorities or delegated bodies pursuant to Articles 25 to 32.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 860 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) be reviewed regularly every five years.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 861 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
ba) hold a supporting letter from the authority competent in the field in question.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 862 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission may, where it considers appropriate, designate more than one reference laboratory for the same disease and thus promote the rotation of national laboratories meeting the requirements of paragraph 3 of this Article.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 865 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
ga) ensure that their staff respect the confidential nature of certain subjects, results or communications.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 866 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) providing reference material free of charge and for unrestricted use (in respect of animal health, strains and serums) to the national reference laboratories to facilitate the adjustment and harmonisation of methods of analysis, testing and diagnosis;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 867 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) coordinating the application by the national reference laboratories and, if necessary, by other official laboratories of the methods referred to in point (a), in particular, by organising regular inter- laboratory comparative testing and by ensuring appropriate follow-up of such comparative testing in accordance, where available, with internationally accepted protocols; they shall inform the competent authorities of the follow-up and results of such inter-laboratory comparative testing;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 868 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) conducting training courses free of charge for the benefit of staff from national reference laboratories and, if needed,. If needed, conducting training courses for the benefit of staff from other official laboratories, as well as of experts from third countries;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 885 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The European Union reference centres designated in accordance with Article 95(1) shall be responsible, in accordance with annual or multiannual work programmes approved by the Commission for the following tasks:carrying out the tasks assigned to them.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 886 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) providing scientific and technical expertise within the scope of their mission to the national scientific support networks or bodies provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009;deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 887 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) providing scientific and technical expertise for the development and application of the animal welfare indicators referred to in point (f) of Article 18(3);deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 889 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) developing or coordinating the development of methods for the assessment of the level of welfare of animals and of methods for the improvement of the welfare of animals;deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 890 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) carrying out scientific and technical studies on the welfare of animals used for commercial or scientific purposes;eleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 892 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) conducting training courses for the benefit of staff of the national scientific support networks or bodies referred to in point (a), of staff of the competent authorities and of experts from third countries;deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 893 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) disseminating research findings and technical innovations and collaborating with Union research bodies in the fields within the scope of their mission.deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 901 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) collaborate with the European Union reference laboratories, and may participate in training courses and in inter-laboratory comparative tests organised by these laboratories;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 902 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) coordinate the activities of national official laboratories designated in accordance with Article 36(1) with a view of harmonising and improving the methods of laboratory analysis, test or diagnosis and their use;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 903 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) where appropriate, organise inter- laboratory comparative tests between national official laboratories, ensure an appropriate follow-up of such tests and inform the competent authorities of the results of such tests and follow-up;;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 904 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) ensure the dissemination to the competent authorities and national official laboratories of information that the European Union reference laboratory supplies;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 905 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
fa) assist actively in the diagnosis of outbreaks on national territory of animal, foodborne or zoonotic diseases by carrying out confirmatory diagnosis, characterisation and epizootic or taxonomic studies on pathogen isolates or pest specimens, as specified for the national reference laboratories of the Union in Article 92(2)( h).
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 906 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 2
2. Administrative assistance shall include, where appropriate, participation by the competent authorities of a Member State in on-the-spot official controls that the competent authorities of another Member State perform.deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 907 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 5
5. In order to streamline and simplify communication exchanges, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish a standard format for: a) the requests for assistance provided for in Article 102(1); b) the communication of common and recurrent notifications and responses. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141 (2).deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 908 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Communications between competent authorities conducted in accordance with the provisions of this title shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 16/2011 of 10 January 2011 laying down implementing measures for the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) regarding communications through the RASFF system.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 909 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning the establishment of minimum requirements that liaison bodies designated in accordance with paragraph 1 are required to comply with.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 910 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish the specifications of the technical tools and the procedures for communication between liaison bodies designated in accordance with paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141 (2).deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 911 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) indicate within ten15 days from the date of receipt of the request, the time necessary to provide an informed response to the request;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 912 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 3
3. By agreement between the requesting competent authorities and the requested competent authorities, staff designated by the former may be present during the official controls and investigations referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1 performed by the requested competent authorities. In such cases the staff of the requesting competent authorities: a) shall at all times be able to produce written authority stating their identity and their official capacity; b) shall have access to the same premises and documents as the staff of the requested competent authorities, through their intermediary, and for the sole purpose of the administrative enquiry being carried out; c) may not, on their own initiative, exercise the powers of enquiry conferred on officials of the requested competent authorities.deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 913 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
b) shall indicate within ten15 working days from the date of receipt of the notification:
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 916 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1
1. Where, during official controls performed on animals or goods originating in another Member State, the competent authorities establish that such animals or goods do not comply with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) in such a way as to create a risk to human, or animal or plant health, animal welfare or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, to the environment, or to constitute a serious infringement of those rules, they shall, without delay, notify the competent authorities of the Member State of dispatch and of any other concerned Member State in order to enable them to undertake appropriate investigations.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 919 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 105
Article 105 Assistance by third countries 1. When competent authorities receive information from a third country indicating non-compliance or a risk to human, animal or plant health, animal welfare or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, to the environment, they shall, without delay: a) notify such information to the competent authorities in other concerned Member States; b) communicate such information to the Commission where it is or may be relevant at Union level. 2. Information obtained through official controls and investigations performed in accordance with this Regulation may be communicated to the third country referred to in paragraph 1, provided that: a) the competent authorities which have provided the information consent to such communication; b) the third country has undertaken to provide the assistance necessary to gather evidence of practices that are or appear to be non-compliant with Union rules or that pose a risk to humans, animals or plants or the environment; c) relevant Union and national rules applicable to the communication of personal data to third countries are complied with.deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 924 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts may, by means of implementing accordance with Article 139 tots, establish rules for the rapid exchange of information in the cases referred to in paragraph 1.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 926 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall designate a singlthe authority or authorities responsible for:
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 929 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) ensuring that such plan is coherent and consistently implementedmplies with this Regulation.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 930 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Multi-annual national control plans shall contain general information on the structure and organisation of the systems of official control in the Member State concerned, for each of the sectors concerned and shall contain at least information on the following:
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 938 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110
Article 110 Delegated powers for multi-annual national control plans The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 139 concerning the multi-annual national control plans provided for in Article 107(1). Those delegated acts shall lay down rules on: a) criteria for the risk categorisation of the operators' activities; b) priorities for official controls based on the criteria laid down in Article 8 and in the rules provided for in Articles 15 to 24; c) procedures to maximise the effectiveness of official controls; d) the main performance indicators to be applied by the competent authorities in assessing the multi-annual national control plan and its implementation.deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 939 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
With a view to conducting Union wide targeted assessment of the state of application of the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or establishing the prevalence of certain hazards across the Union, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts implementing accordance with Article 139ts concerning:
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 941 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the organisation, on an ad hoc basis, of the collection of data and information in relation to the application of a specific set of the rules referred to in Article 1(2) or regarding the prevalence of certain hazards.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 943 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 957 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, amend its control programme to take account of developments in the areas governed by the rules referred to in Article 1(2). Any such amendment shall be communicated to the Member States sufficiently well in advance.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 958 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) give all necessary technical assistance and provide all documentation and other technical support thatfor Commission experts request to enable them to perform controls efficiently and effectively;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 963 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 2 – point f
f) where applicable, the situation regarding animal health, and zoonoses and plant health, and procedures for notifying the Commission and relevant international bodies of outbreaks of animal diseases and pests of plants;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 975 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123
Article 123 Third-country controls in Member States 1. Member States shall inform the Commission of: a) planned controls in their territory by the competent authorities of third countries; b) the intended schedule and scope of such controls. 2. Commission experts may participate in the controls referred to in paragraph 1, at the request of either of the following: a) the competent authorities of Member States where those controls are being performed; b) the competent authorities of the third country performing those controls. The participation by Commission experts and the final schedule and scope of the controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall be organised in close cooperation between the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member State where those controls are being performed. 3. The participation by Commission experts in the controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall serve in particular to: a) provide advice on the rules referred to in Article 1(2); b) provide information and data available at Union level that may be useful for the control performed by the competent authorities of the third country; c) ensure uniformity with regard to controls performed by the competent authorities of third countries.deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1002 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission mayshall organise training activities for the staff of the competent authorities and, where appropriate, for staff of other authorities of the Member States involved in investigations of possible violations of the provisions of this Regulation and of the rules referred to in Article 1(2).
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1003 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission mayshall organise those activities in cooperation with Member States.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1008 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) integrate fully and provide the necessary updates to existing computerised systems managed by the Commission and used for the rapid exchange of data, information and documents in relation to risks to human, animal health and welfare, and plant healthorganic farming and any other area, as established by Article 50 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, and Article 20 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health] and Article 97 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants];
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1014 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 2
2. In case of exported animals and goods for which Union rules apply in relation to the issuance of the export certificate, the IMSOC shall enable the competent authorities of the place of dispatch and other competent authorities responsible for performing official controls to exchange in real time data, information and documents concerning such animals and goods and the result of controls performed on those animals and goods.deleted
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1017 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 134 – paragraph 1
1. When acting in accordance with this Chapter, the competent authorities shall give priority to action to be taken to eliminate or contain risks to human, and animal and plant health, animal welfare and, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, to the environment.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1018 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 134 – paragraph 3 – point a
a) the performance of intensified official controls on animals, goods and operators for an appropriate period, in keeping with the nature of the risk;
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1034 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 137 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where the Commission has evidence of a serious failure in a Member State's control systems and such failure may constitute a possible and widespread risk to human, or animal or plant health, animal welfarehealth or, as regards GMOs and plant protection products, to the environment, or result in a widespread infringement of the rules referred to in Article 1(2), it shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt one or more of the following measures, to be applied until the failure in the control system is eliminated:
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1039 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 4(3), 15(2), 16, 17, 18(3), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23(1), 24(1), 25(3), 26(2), 40, 43(4), 45(3), 46, 49, 51(1), 52(1) and (2), 56(2), 60(3), 62(2), 69(3), 75(1) and (2), 97(2), 98(6), 99(2), 101(3), 106(3), 110, 111, 114(4) and 125(1), the third subparagraph of Article 132(1), Articles 133, 138(1) and (2), 143(2), 144(3), 151(3), 153(3) and 159(3) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1040 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the period during which these delegated powers are exercised, it is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1042 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. That Committee is a Committee in the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. This shall apply with the exception of cases covered by Article 23, which requires the Commission to be assisted by committees set up under Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production, Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 regarding DOP, PGI and TSG food product designations, Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 regarding DOP and PGI wine designations and Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 regarding the geographical indications of spirit drinks.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1043 #

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 170 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intended solely for, and maintained by, not-for-profit gene banks, organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or persons belonging to those organisations or networks;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind in small quantities between persons other than professional operators.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 1
(1) ‘plants’ means plants as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No …/… (Office of Publications, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants) on protective measures against pests of plantsa complete botanical individual;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘plant reproductive materials’ means plant(s) capable of, and intended for, producing entireseeds, parts of plants, and any plant material intended for the propagation and production of plants;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 3
(3) ‘mother plant’ means an identified plant from which plant reproductive material is taken for reproduction of new plants;Does not affect the English version.)
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point a
(a) producing, excluding assisting farmer- breeders;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
(e) preserving, including storing; and;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Professional operators shall be registered in the registers referred to in Article 61 of Regulation (EC) No …/… (Office of Publication, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants) in accordance with the provisions of Article 62 of that Regulationan official register of reproductive material operators. Member States may combine that register on their territory with other existing registers of operators in accordance with Regulation (EU) No .../... The above obligation shall not apply to retailers.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Professional operators shall ensurguarantee that plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market under their control fulfils the requirements of this Regulation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 6
(6) ‘pre-basic material’ means plant reproductive material which is at the first step of production and is intended for the production of other categories of plant reproductive material, and meets the requirements for this category;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 337 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 7
(7) ‘basic material’ means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic material, and is intended for the production of certified material, and meets the requirements for this category;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 8
(8) ‘certified material’ means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, from other certified material, or, where applicable, from material from a generation prior to that of the basic material, and which meets the requirements for this category;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 341 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 9
(9) ‘standard material’ means plant reproductive material other than pre-basic, basic or certified materialwhich is sufficiently identifiable as belonging to a variety and correspondingly pure, meets the requirements of this Regulation, and is subject to an official ex post sample check;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) ‘commercial material’ means plant reproductive material which is identifiable solely as belonging to a species and meets the requirements of this Regulation;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 10
(10) ‘category’ means pre-basic material, basic material, certified material or standard materialeach of the classes for plant materials laid down in this Regulation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 367 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) they contain substances which, for all or particular uses, must be subject to particular rules concerning the protection of human and animal health, and the environment.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 386 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to the purpose of ensuring food and feed security; andsecurity in terms of the health status of the plant material and the risk of spreading diseases;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 397 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, listing the genera or species whose plant reproductive material may not be placed on the market as standard material, as referred to in paragraph 2, shall be listed in Annex Ia. The Commission shall submit a legislative proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure to adapt, amend, update, or include the species in Annex Ia.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 402 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) it belongs to a variety provided with an official or an officially recognised description;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation to paragraph 1 of this Article, rootstocks may be produced and made available on the market without belonging to a variety registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register reference to the species or hybrid concerned where they do not conform to any variety.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 446 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) establishment by the competent authorities of registers for heterogeneous material, modalities for registration and content of those registers;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) establishment of fees, and cost items for the calculation of those fees, concerning the registration of heterogeneous material referred to in point (d) in a manner ensuring that the fee does not constitute a barrier to the registration of the heterogeneous material concerned.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 463 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15 Requirement to belong to registered clones Plant reproductive material belonging to a clone may be produced and made available on the market only if that clone is registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 482 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Those delegated acts shall take into account the relevant international technical and scientific standard recommendations, including the following:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 494 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Official labels shall certify that pre- basic, basic or certified material complieshas been produced in accordance with the relevant production and quality requirements as referred to in Article 16.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 498 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Standard materials shall be subjected to subsequent random, risk-based official checks.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 502 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Those delegated acts shall take into account the applicable international technical and scientific standard recommendations such as, including the following:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 506 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The official label and the operator’s label shall be written in one of the official Union languages. They shall be legible, indelible, printed on one side, not previously been used and easily visible. The order in which the entries are printed shall always be the same, as indicated by the European Commission.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 508 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The official label shall have a distinct colour per category of plant reproductive material. The colours shall be those laid down in Part C of Annex III.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 512 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
(ga) the order in which the information is printed on the label and its possible codification.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 515 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – introductory part
The official labels shall be produced and affixedEach operation to produce and affix the official labels could be carried out by:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 520 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
authorised by the competent authority to carry out the certification and produce the official labels under official supervision, as referred to in point (a) of Article 22, only if they fulfil all of the following conditions:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 528 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the official supervision referred to in point (a) of Article 22, competent authorities shall, at least once per year, conduct audits to ensure that the professional operator fulfils the requirements referred to in Article 23. The number of audits shall be determined by the likelihood of these requirements not being fulfilled.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 530 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. In addition to the inspection, sampling and testing referred to in paragraph 2, the competent authorities may carry out further field inspections, sampling or testing, if requested so by the professional operatorthese are deemed necessary.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 539 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27
Professional operators shall inform the competent authorities in due time about their intention to produce pre-basic, basic and certified material plant reproductive material, and to carry out the certification referred to in Article 19(1). That notification shall state the plant species, origin of the material, location of the production plots, varieties and categories concerned.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 550 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. Post certification tests shall be carried out through samples taken by the competent authority. They shall assess the identity and purity of the plant reproductive material concerned, or under its official supervision.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 580 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 14(1), competent authorities may authorise professional operators, for a specified period of time, to make availablesuch as a maximum onf the market for tests and trials, on fwo years for agricultural and horticultural species and five yearms for other production premises,woody species, to make available on the market maximum quantities of plant reproductive material belonging to a variety not registered in a national variety register pursuant to Article 79 or the Union variety register pursuant to Article 94(1).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 602 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the varieties concerned are local and of lesser interest, and it is made available on the market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 642 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the maximum quantities per species and per operator to be placed on the market each year.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 669 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission may authorise Member States, by means of implementing acts, to adopt more stringent production and quality requirements than those referred to in Article 16(2), or more stringent certification rules than those referred to in Article 20(1), or the national species regulations referred to in Title III.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 686 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in the case of pre-basic, basic or certified material in accordance with the requirements of Annex 1, on an official document or on an additional official label;,
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) in the case of seeds, it shall have satisfactory germination and specific purity, as appropriate for other genera and related species concerned included in Annex I, to allow an appropriate number of plants per area after sowing, and to ensure the maximum yield and quality of the production;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 703 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Compliance with the requirements of points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be assessed in light of the applicable international standard recommendations, including the following:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 721 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish, publish and update a single national register of varieties and clones (hereinafter 'national variety register').
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 724 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Agency shall establish, publish and update a single register of varieties and clones (hereinafter "Union variety register").
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 726 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) varieties and clones directly registered in the Union variety register in accordance with Chapter V; and
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 728 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) varieties and clones registered in national variety registers in accordance with Chapter IV, as notified by the Member States to the Agency in accordance with Chapter VI.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 751 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
[…]deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 764 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – introductory part
In the case of a variety or clone, notified by a Member State to the Agency in accordance with Chapter VI, the Union variety register shall include, in addition to the data required pursuant to Articles 53 and 54:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 765 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – point b
(b) the reference under which the variety or clone has been registered in the national variety register(s).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 802 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) It shall be mandatory to provide a sample of the variety for the purpose of official checks and complaints.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 865 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63
If a variety has been granted a plant variety right pursuant to Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/1994, or pursuant to the legislation of a Member State, that variety shall be deemed to be distinct, uniform and stable, for the purpose of the official description as referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3) and to have a suitable denomination for the purposes of point (a) of Article 56(1).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 894 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65
[...]deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 921 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the content requirements laid down in Article 67; andy
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 929 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70
The date of application for registration shall be the date on which an application complying with the contentis entered in the register of the competent authority for the purposes of verifying its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 67 and the format adopted pursuant to Article 68 was submitted to the competent authority.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 952 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The applicant may carry out the technical examination referred to in Article 71(1), or part of it, only if it has been authorised thereto by the competent authority or by the Agency if the competent authority has not been audited by the Agency for the species concerned in accordance with Article 72. Technical examination by the applicant shall be carried out in particular premises, which are dedicated to this purpose.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 955 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Prior to granting the authorisation to carry out the technical examination, the competent authority, or where applicable the Agency, shall audit the premises and the organisation of the applicant. That audit shall verify whether the premises and organisation are suitable for carrying out the technical examination as regards:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 961 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the audit referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority, or where applicable the Agency, may recommend to the applicant, if appropriate, actions to ensure the suitability of the applicant’s premises and organisation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 964 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Further to the authorisation and audit referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority, or where applicable the Agency, may carry out additional audits and, where applicable, recommend to the applicant, within a specific period of time, corrective actions concerning the applicant’s premises and the organisation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 968 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
In case the competent authority or the Agency concludes that the applicant’s premises and organisation are not suitable, it may revoke or modify the authorisation referred to in paragraph 1.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 990 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – title
Already registered varieties and clones
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 992 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Articles 66 to 79, the competent authorities shall register in their national variety registers all varieties officially accepted or registered, before the entry into force of this Regulation, in the catalogues, lists or registers established by their Member States pursuant to Article 3 of Directive 2002/53/EC, Article 3(2) of Directive 2002/55/EC, Article 7(4) of Directive 2008/90/EC and Article 5 of Directive 68/193/EEC and all clones registered pursuant to Article 5 of Directive 68/193/EEC, Article 7(4) of Directive 2008/90/EC, Chapter II of Directive 2008/62/EC and Section I of Chapter II and Section I of Chapter III of Directive 2009/145/EC.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1043 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 3
3. The costs referred to in Articles 87 and 88 shall not include those incurred for the performance of official controls on the applicants referred to in paragraph 2.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1046 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90
Article 90 Applicable provisions 1. For the registration of a clone in a national variety register, Sections 1, 2 and 3 shall apply with the necessary modifications, excluding the following provisions: (a) the provisions on the content of applications as set out in Article 67; (b) the provisions referring to varieties provided with officially recognised descriptions; (c) the provisions referring to varieties with sustainable or satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use. 2. As regards the content of applications, Article 92 shall apply instead of Article 67.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1049 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91
Article 91 References When applying Sections 1, 2 and 3 for the registration of a clone in a national variety register, references shall be construed as follows: (a) references to varieties shall be construed as references to clones; (b) references to Article 56 shall be construed as references to Article 65; (c) references to the requirements set out in Articles 60, 61 and 62 shall be construed as references to requirements set out in Article 65(1)(b) and (3); (d) references to Article 67, concerning the content of applications, shall be construed as references to Article 92.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1050 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92
[...]deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1055 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – title
Relevant varieties and clones
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1058 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 93
This Chapter shall apply to varieties and clones not registered in any national variety register pursuant to Article 79.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1059 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the registration of a variety or clone in the Union variety register, Chapter IV shall apply with the necessary modifications, excluding the following provisions:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1063 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2
2. For the examination of denominations, for variety and clone maintenance and for exemptions from the payment of registration fees, Articles 95, 96 and 97 shall apply instead of the provisions referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (d).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1066 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When applying Chapter IV for the registration of a variety or clone in the Union variety register, references shall be construed as follows:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1067 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – title
Maintenance of varieties and clonesVariety maintenance
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1070 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1
1. Varieties and clones registered in the Union variety register shall be maintained by the applicant, or by any other person acting in mutual agreement with the applicant. The other person shall be notified to the Agency.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1075 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3
3. The persons referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep records concerning the maintenance of the variety or the clone. It shall at all times be possible for the Agency to check the maintenance of the variety or the clone from those records. Those records shall also cover the production of pre-basic, basic, certified and standard material, and stages of production prior to pre-basic material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1077 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall check the way the maintenance is carried out and may, to this purpose, take samples of the varieties and the clones.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1079 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities of the Member State where the maintenance of the variety or the clone concerned takes place, shall assist the Agency as regards controls on maintenance.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1102 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) "provenance" means the place in which any seed source or stand is growing;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1104 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) "tested": means derived from basic forest material consisting of stands, seed orchards, parents of families, clones or clonal mixtures of superior quality, which must have been demonstrated by comparative testing or estimated from the genetic evaluation of the components of the basic forest material;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1106 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point r – introductory part
(r) "planting stocks" means one of the following:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1108 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) "areagion/zone of utilisation": means the area where the forest reproductive material is used for a specified purpose.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1110 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall for species in Annex IX demarcate the regions of provenance of basic forest material consisting of stands or seed sources and intended for the production of forest reproductive material under the ‘source- identified’ and ‘selected’ categories.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1112 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall establish, publish and update a summary of the national register in the form of a national list or catalogue.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1113 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) category for the production of which the basic forest material is intendedof forest reproductive material;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1115 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point f – point i
(i) for basic forest material intended for production of the ‘source-identified’ category, region of provenance and geographical position defined by latitude and longitude or the latitudinal and longitudinal range;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1117 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 4 – point h
(h) area: the sizeextent of a seed source(s), stand(s) or seed orchard(s);
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1120 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 4
4. Forest reproductive material belonging to the species and artificial hybrids listed in Annex IX which propagate vegetatively may only be made available on the market under the ‘selected’ category if it has been mass propagated from seeds.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1122 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the purpose (specific objective for which the basic material was selected);
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1124 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the type of planting stock (whether undercuts, transplantsbare-root or containerised);
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1126 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the master certificate number(s) issued under Article 122(1) or the reference to the other document available according to Article 122(4);deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1128 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the germination ratpercentage of the pure seed, or, where germination ratpercentage is impossible or impractical to assess, the viability percentage assessed by reference to a specified method;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1130 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – title
Exemption for small quantities of seed
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1136 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(56(2), 16(24), 17(4), 18(4), 18(65), 20(2), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 24(4), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(43), 38(46), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 657(3), 672(2), 72(23(3), 74(1), 87(3), 107(4), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2) andor 135(4) and 138(13) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation period of five years from the date of the 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 identical duration unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such an extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1138 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 3
3. The Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(56(2), 16(24), 17(4), 18(4), 18(65), 20(2), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 24(4), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(43), 38(46), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 657(3), 672(2), 72(23(3), 74(1), 87(3), 107(4), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2), or 135(4) and 138(13) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation 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.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1140 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(56(2), 16(24), 17(4), 18(4), 18(65), 20(2), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 24(4), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(43), 38(46), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 657(3), 672(2), 72(23(3), 74(1), 87(3), 107(4), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2), or 135(4) and 138(13) 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 the Council.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1395 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
Annex Ia GENERA AND SPECIES SUBJECT TO MANDATORY OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION Agrostis canina L. Agrostis capillaris L. Agrostis gigantea Roth Agrostis stolonifera L. Alopecurus pratensis L. Arachis hypogaea L. Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl Avena nuda L. Avena sativa L. (including A. byzantina K. Koch) Avena strigosa Schreb. Beta vulgaris L. Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. Brassica napus L. Brassica nigra (L.) W. D. J. Koch Brassica oleracea L. Brassica rapa L. Bromus catharticus Vahl Bromus sitchensis Trin. Cannabis sativa L. Carthamus tinctorius L. Citrus L. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Dactylis glomerata L. Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Festuca filiformis Pourr. Festuca ovina L. Festuca pratensis Huds. Festuca rubra L. Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina × Festulolium Asch. et Graebn. Galega orientalis Lam. Glycine max (L.) Merrill Gossypium L. Hedysarum coronarium L. Helianthus annuus L. Hordeum vulgare L. Linum usitatissimum L. Lolium × boucheanum Kunth Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium perenne L. Lotus corniculatus L. Lupinus albus L. Lupinus angustifolius L. Lupinus luteus L. Medicago lupulina L. Medicago sativa L. Medicago × varia T. Martyn Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. Oryza sativa L. Papaver somniferum L. Phalaris aquatica L. Phalaris canariensis L. Phleum nodosum L. (formerly Phleum bertolonii DC.) Phleum pratense L. Pisum sativum L. Poa annua L. Poa nemoralis L. Poa palustris L. Poa pratensis L. Poa trivialis L. Raphanus sativus L. Secale cereale L. Sinapis alba L. Solanum tuberosum L. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench × Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf Trifolium alexandrinum L. Trifolium hybridum L. Trifolium incarnatum L. Trifolium pratense L. Trifolium repens L. Trifolium resupinatum L. Trigonella foenum-graecum L. × Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus Triticum aestivum L. Triticum durum Desf. Triticum spelta L. Vicia faba L. Vicia pannonica Crantz Vicia sativa L. Vicia villosa Roth Vitis L., only stocks or cuttings Zea mays L.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the prevention and control of animal diseases, which are transmissible to animals or to humans, instruments and mechanisms to facilitate progress towards the declaration of disease-free zones and territories, priority actions, and the division of responsibilities in the area of animal health.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 171 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
c) the purposes of breeding of birds used for the types of production referred to in points (a) and (b);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Regulation lays down: rules for the prevention and control of animal diseases, which are transmissible to animals or to humans, the instruments and arrangements for moving towards the declaration of disease-free zones, the prioritising of actions and the attribution of responsibilities in the field of animal health.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point c
(c) the purposes of breeding of birds used for the types of production referred to in points (a) and (b);
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) 'disease profile' means assessment of the criteria of a disease referred to in Article 6(1)(a);
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) 'compartment' means an animal subpopulation contained in one or more establishments and in the case of aquatic animals in one or more aquaculture establishments, under a common biosecurity management system with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures;’ means
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – point i (new)
i) in the case of terrestrial animals, an animal subpopulation contained in one or more establishments under a common biosecurity management system and with a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease or specific diseases subject to appropriate surveillance, disease control and biosecurity measures; and whose initial approval should preferably take place in a country, territory or zone that is free of the disease concerned, before an outbreak of the specific disease(s) occurs.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 245 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – point ii (new)
ii) in the case of aquaculture animals, one or more establishments under a common biosecurity management system with a population of aquatic animals which has a distinct health status with respect to a specific disease.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) 'outbreak' means one or more cases in an establishment, household or other place where animals are kept or locatedpidemiological unit;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 248 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 51 a (new)
(51a) ‘vector’ means an insect or other live carrier which transmits an infecting agent from an infected animal to a susceptible one, its feed or its immediate environment. The development cycle of the organism may or may not take place in the vector.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 249 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 51 b (new)
51(b) ‘notification regions’ means zones or territories, or a part thereof, into which a country is divided administratively for the purposes of notification of the diseases covered by this Regulation.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 250 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) emerging diseases which fulfil similar criteria to those for the diseases under point (a) of this subparagraph.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of implementdelegated acts ing acts, establish a list of listed diseases, as referred to in paragraph 1(a)cordance with Article 253, with due regard to the opinions of the European Food Safety Authority, amend the list of listed diseases that can be found in Annex -1a hereto.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 254 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) compartmentalisation provided for in Article 37(1);deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) compartmentalisation provided for in Article 37(2);deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 256 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) compartmentalisation provided for in Article 37(2);deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 259 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 concerningMember States may adopt biosecurity measures supplementing the rules laid down in paragraph 1(b) of this Article.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the prevailing epidemiological situation in the zone or region.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 272 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Provide information to the competent authorities in the field of animal health in order to supplement the surveillance provided for in Article 25.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the requirements laid down in Article 23(2) as regards the content and frequency of animal health visits for the different levels of risk for the different types of establishments, to ensure that the purposes of the animal health visits are achieved;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Each Member State shall establish and maintain an updated list of: disease-free compartments in accordance with Articles 37(1) and (2).
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 278 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) disease-free territory or zones as provided for in Article 36(1);Deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 279 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) disease-free status of compartments as provided for in Article 37(1) and (2).Deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall draw up, maintain and publish an updated list of disease-free compartments in accordance with Article 36(1).
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 280 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 concerningMember States may adopt biosecurity measures supplementing the rules laid down in paragraph 1(b) of this Article.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) suspend movements of the listed species, for the listed disease for which it was approved or recognised for disease- free status, to other Member States, zones or compartments with a higher health status for that listed diseasetake the appropriate measures based on the degree of risk that the movement of animals may pose.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) applyensure that appropriate biosecurity measures are applied to prevent the spreading of that listed disease agent to other animals or to humans;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 288 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) calculating the likely length of time thatsince the listed disease hwas been presentintroduced;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 291 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2
2. If the epidemiological enquiry provided for in Article 57(1) shows that the likely origin of the listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(a) is another Member State or it is likely that that listed disease has spread to another Member State, the competent authority shall inform that Member State and the Commission.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72a General criteria for the application of this Chapter The provisions of this Chapter shall be applied in the event of the suspicion or confirmation of a listed disease referred to in Annex 1a in cases where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or territory has officially been declared disease-free.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 297 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall, in the event of a suspicion of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease-free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – in kept animals carry out the following preliminary disease control measures, pending the results of the investigation provided for in Article 73(1) and the carrying out of disease control measures in accordance with Article 78(1) and (2):
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the preliminary disease control measures provided for in Article 55(1) and Article 56 and any delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 55(2).Deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 299 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall base an official confirmation of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c) on the – and, in the case of the diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease-free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – on the following information:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 300 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1
The competent authority shall continue to apply the preliminary disease control measures provided for in Article 74(1) and Article 75 until the presence of the listed diseases referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– and, in the case of the diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease-free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – has been ruled out in accordance with Article 76(1) or rules adopted pursuant to Article 76(2).
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 301 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an official confirmation in accordance with Article 76(1) of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) – and in the case of the diseases under point (c) of that paragraph where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease-free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – has been ruled out in accordance with Article 76(1) or rules adopted pursuant to Article 76(2).in kept animals the competent authority shall:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the kept animals affected; , especially when these belong to an endangered race or variety.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 303 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 laying down detailed rules concerning the disease control measures to be taken in the event of outbreaks of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)and – in the case of the diseases under point (c) of that paragraph where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – in kept animals as provided for in Article 78(2)(b) taking into account the criteria provided for in Article 78(3).
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) – and in the case of the diseases under point (c) of that paragraph where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – in wild animals, the competent authority of the affected Member State shall:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 305 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the disease control measures to be taken in the event of suspicion or official confirmation of a listed disease in restricted zones in kept animals pursuant to rules laid down in Sections 1 to 4 of Chapter 1 of this Title.Deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 309 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission of the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c),– and in the case of the diseases under point (c) of that paragraph where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – in accordance with Article 76(1), Articles 77 and 78 and Article 80(1) and (2) and delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 76(2), Article 79 and Article 80(4).
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 310 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall review the disease situation and the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in accordance with this Chapter and may, by means of implementing acts, lay down special rules for disease control measures for a limited period of time in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) and (c),in the case of the diseases under point (c) of that paragraph where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State is declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in the Member State – under conditions appropriate to the epidemiological situation, where:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 315 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the categories and species or breeds of kept terrestrial animals or germinal products collected, produced, stored or processed in an establishment;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 317 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It shall make that register available to other Member States and to the public.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 318 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) public availability of the register provided for in paragraph 1.Deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 318 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Where necessary, Member States shall supporassist operators and animal professionals in acquiring, maintaining and developing the basic knowledge of animal health provided for in Article 10 through relevant programmes in agricultural or aquaculture sectors or formal education(3), as required by the activities they are performing.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 319 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rulInteroperability between Member State databases con the format of and procedures for the register of establishments and transporters and approved establishments provided for in paragraph 1 of this Articletaining details of the establishments and transporters shall be ensured.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the format of records provided for in Articles 97(1), 98(1) and 99(1) and rules adopted pursuant to Article 100;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 321 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) their individual identification, where appropriate, as provided for in Articles 106(a) and 107(a);
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 322 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) information related to keptthe following information on captive animals of the porcine species and: (i) the establishments keeping themwhere the animals are housed (ii) their movements into and out of the establishments;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 323 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the means of identification linking that animal with the identification document referred to in (iii), where relevaAnimal movements into and out of the establishments;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 324 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) the establishments where those animals are habitually kept;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 327 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitate the traceability of kept terrestrial animals, and their movements within and between Member States and their entry into the Union.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 329 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority may delegate one or more of the following activities to veterinarians or to natural or legal persons who have the relevant technical capacity:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that those kept animals are iadentified by a means of physicalquately identificationed;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 332 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 regarding the detailed rules on the identification system for animals of the porcine species.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 335 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253,Member States shall inform the Commission of the activities they have delegated and the conditions and requirements governing the type of delegation concerning:ed.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 338 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) the circumstances and conditions for delegating the activities provided for in paragraph 1;deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 339 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
b) which other activities may be delegated to veterinarians in addition to those provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, and under which circumstances and under which conditions;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 344 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the designation of other authorities, the authorisation of bodies or natural persons, as provided for in Article 102(4)(c);Deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 344 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
c) minimum requirements for the training of veterinarians provided for in Article 12(1)(c).deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) the movement document for kept animals of the caprine and ovine species provided for in Article 107(b);Applies to Spanish version only.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 349 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall take account of the nature of those tasks and the international obligations of the Union and the Member States, when adopting those delegated acts.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 351 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) technical specifications, formats and operational rules of:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 351 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall establish appropriate control mechanisms to ensure that the conditions governing the delegation are observed.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 352 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the identification document or movement document for kept animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and equine species;.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 353 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) identification document for kept animals of the equine species;Deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 354 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) computer databases.deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 355 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the breeds;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 356 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the species or breeds of kept terrestrial animals from which the germinal products originate;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 359 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the timeframe between the time of departure of the kept ungulates or poultry from their establishment of origin and their departure from the assembly operation to their final destination in another Member State as referred to in Article 131(b);deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 360 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Operators shall not move kept terrestrial animals within a Member State or from one Member State to another Member State unless they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 146(1), where the conditions referred to in the following points (a) and (b) are met:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 370 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) within a Member State or to another Member State, where:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 371 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the nature of the germinal products or the species or breed of animal that those products come from;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 372 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – title
Germinal products intended for scientific purposes or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds and delegated acts;
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 373 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. . By way of derogation from Sections 1 to 4, the competent authority of the place of destination may authorise movements of germinal products for scientific purposes, or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds, which do not comply with the requirements of those Sections, with the exception of Article 155(1), Article 155(2)(c), Article 155(3) and Article156, subject to compliance with the following conditions::
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 374 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators shall only move the following products of animal origin within a Member State or to another Member State where they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with paragraph 3:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 375 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 172 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) treatment of effluent prior to release into the environment or to intended destination.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 378 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 183 – paragraph 3
3. For establishments approved in accordance with Article 179(1), the competent authority shall make publicly available by electronic means at least the information referred to in paragraph 2(a), regarding the registration number (c), (e) and (f) of this Article.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 378 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point c a (new)
(ca) agree to animal health visits from a veterinarian for the purpose of detecting the presence of listed diseases and emerging diseases, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 23; such visits shall also serve as a means of providing advice to the operator on biosecurity matters.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 379 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 184 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules on the content informat ofion and procedures for the register of establishments provided for in Article 183(1) and (3).
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 380 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 192 – paragraph 2
2. Aquatic animals moved for human consumption, aquaculture, release into the wild or any other specific purpose, shall not be used for any purpose other than the intended one, except in the situations referred to in Article 214(a), in which case they should provide additional confirmation that this change of use does not endanger health status at destination.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 381 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 195 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authority may authorise such movement or release of aquatic animals, based on an evaluation of risks, provided that the aquatic animals originate from a part of the aquaculture establishment or from the wild that is independent of the epidemiological unit where the abnormal mortalities or other disease symptoms have occurred, movements may be made where the results of laboratory analysis makes it possible to rule out the presence of a disease listed in Annex Ia Section 2(a).
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 383 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 208 – title
Obligation of operators to ensure that aquaculture animals moving between Member States are accompanied by an animal health certificate
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 384 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 210
Article 210 Member States' derogation for national animal health certification By way of derogation from the animal health certification requirements of Articles 208 and 209 Member States may grant derogations for movements of certain consignments of aquatic animals without an animal health certificate within their territories provided that they have an alternative system in place to ensure that such consignments are traceable and they comply with the animal health requirements for such movement provided for in Sections 1 to 5.deleted
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 385 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – title
Content of animal health certificates for movement between Member States.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 386 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 217 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Electronic animal health certificates, produced, handled and transmitted by means of IMSOC and, if appropriate, produced using the same system, may replace accompanying animal health certificates provided for in Article 208 where such electronic animal health certificates:
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 387 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 224 – title
Animal health certificates for movements between Member States and delegated acts.
2013/11/28
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 437 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Each Member State shall establish and maintain an updated list of:The Commission shall establish, maintain and make publicly available an updated list of disease-free territories and zones in accordance with Article 36(1).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 438 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) disease-free territory or zones as provided for in Article 36(1);deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 440 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) disease-free status of compartments as provided for in Article 37(1) and (2).deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 442 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Member States shall make those lists publicly available.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 449 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) suspend movements of the listed species, for the listed disease for which it was approved or recognised for disease- free status, to other Member States, zones or compartments with a higher health take the appropriate measures based on the risk that animal movements may constaitus for that listed diseaste;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 452 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – chapter 4 a (new)
CHAPTER V. OFFICIAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORIES Article 42a (new) European network of official animal health laboratories 1. The European network of laboratories shall consist of EU reference laboratories, national reference laboratories and official animal health laboratories. 2. European network laboratories shall, in fulfilling their tasks and responsibilities, cooperate to ensure that the surveillance of animal diseases and control and eradication programmes provided for in this Regulation are based on state-of-the-art scientific standards and sound and reliable diagnosis. Article 42b (new) European Union reference laboratories 1. The Commission shall designate European Union reference laboratories for illnesses for which, owing to their impact on health or the economy, this is necessary to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. 2. That designation must take the form of a public selection process that is reviewed regularly. 3. European Union reference laboratories shall: (a) operate in accordance with the standard EN ISO/IEC 17025 on ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’ and be assessed and accredited in accordance with that standard by a national accreditation body, operating in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008; (b) be impartial and free of conflict of interests as regards the exercise of its tasks as European Union reference laboratories; (c) have suitably qualified staff with adequate training in analytical, testing and diagnostic techniques applied in their area of competence, and support staff as appropriate; (d) possess or have access to the infrastructure, equipment and products necessary to carry out the tasks assigned to them; (e) ensure that their staff have good knowledge of international standards and practices and that the latest developments in research at national, Union and international level are taken into account in their work; (f) be equipped to perform their tasks in emergency situations; (g) where relevant, be equipped to comply with the biosecurity standards relating to their work and take into account the latest developments in research at national, EU and international level; be equipped to perform their tasks in emergency situations; where relevant, be equipped to comply with relevant biosecurity standards. 4. The Commission shall be responsible, by means of implementing acts, for establishing the specific tasks and responsibilities of the European Union reference laboratories and, where necessary, the minimum requirements in terms of the facilities, equipment and personnel needed. Article 42c (new) National reference laboratories 1. Member States shall designate one or more national reference laboratories for each European Union reference laboratory designated in accordance with Article 42b(1) above. 2. The national reference laboratories must meet the requirements of Article42b (2). 3. The Commission shall be responsible, by means of implementing acts, for establishing the specific tasks and responsibilities of the national reference laboratories and, where necessary, the minimum requirements in terms of the facilities, equipment and personnel needed. Article 42d (new) General coordination of the laboratories 1. The European Union reference laboratories and the national reference laboratories must, within the limits of their competencies: i. ensure that the official animal health laboratories provided for in Article E receive updated information on the available methods. ii. organise comparative tests between laboratories and insist on their active participation; iii. identify and satisfy the training needs of the laboratories’ personnel. iv. assess the quality and the suitability of the reagents and kits used in laboratory diagnoses, and produce and distribute reference materials. 2. The EU reference laboratories and the national reference laboratories shall be responsible for the general coordination of the network of animal health laboratories which come under their territorial jurisdiction. Article 42e (new) Official animal health laboratories 1. The competent authorities shall designate official laboratories to conduct laboratory analyses and diagnoses of animal diseases. 2. The competent authorities may only designate as an official laboratory a laboratory which: (a) has the expertise, equipment and infrastructure required to carry out analyses or tests or diagnoses on samples; (b) has a sufficient number of suitably qualified, trained and experienced staff; (c) is impartial and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of its tasks as official laboratory; (d) can deliver the results of the analysis, test or diagnosis in a timely manner; (e) has a quality assurance system in place to ensure sound and reliable results from the methods used for laboratory analysis and diagnosis. 3. The official animal health laboratories shall work with the national reference laboratories of the Member States to ensure that their tasks and responsibilities are pursued in accordance with state-of-the-art scientific and quality standards.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 473 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) applyensure that appropriate biosecurity measures are applied to prevent the spreading of that listed disease agent to other animals or to humans;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 526 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall, in the event of a suspicion of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals carry out the following preliminary disease control measures, pending the results of the investigation provided for in Article 73(1) and the carrying out of disease control measures in accordance with Article 78(1) and (2):
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 529 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the preliminary disease control measures provided for in Article 55(1) and Article 56 and any delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 55(2).deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 533 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authority shall base an official confirmation of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – on the following information:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 535 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77
The competent authority shall continue to apply the preliminary disease control measures provided for in Article 74(1) and Article 75 until the presence of the listed diseases referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – has been ruled out in accordance with Article 76(1) or rules adopted pursuant to Article 76(2).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 537 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an official confirmation in accordance with Article 76(1) of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) – or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals the competent authority shall:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 541 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the kept animals affected, particularly when they belong to an endangered race or variety;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 545 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 253 laying down detailed rules concerning the disease control measures to be taken in the event of outbreaks of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c)– or, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in kept animals as provided for in Article 78(2)(b) taking into account the criteria provided for in Article 78(3).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 552 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of an outbreak of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(c) in wild animals – and in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in wild animals in that Member State – the competent authority of the affected Member State shall:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the disease control measures to be taken in the event of suspicion or official confirmation of a listed disease in restricted zones in kept animals pursuant to rules laid down in Sections 1 to 4 of Chapter 1 of this Title.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 562 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission of the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) or (c),– and, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – in accordance with Article 76(1), Articles 77 and 78 and Article 80(1) and (2) and delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 76(2), Article 79 and Article 80(4).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 565 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall review the disease situation and the disease control measures taken by the competent authority in accordance with this Chapter and may, by means of implementing acts, lay down special rules for disease control measures for a limited period of time in respect of a listed disease referred to in Article 8(1)(b) and (c),, in the case of diseases under (c), where a voluntary eradication programme exists or the zone or Member State has officially been declared disease free or where this is the first suspicion of the disease in that Member State – under conditions appropriate to the epidemiological situation, where:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 573 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the categories and species or races of kept terrestrial animals or germinal products in an establishment that are collected, produced, stored or processed;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 582 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It shall make that register available tofacilitate access to the register for the other Member States and to the public.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) public availability of the register provided for in paragraph 1.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 585 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules on the format of and procedures for the registerSteps shall be taken to ensure that the Member State databases containing information ofn establishments and transporters and approved establishments provided for in paragraph 1 of this Articre interoperable.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 586 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the species, categories, numbers and, where applicable, identification, of kept terrestrial animals on their establishment;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 594 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the format of records provided for in Articles 97(1), 98(1) and 99(1) and rules adopted pursuant to Article 100;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 597 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) their individual identification, where appropriate, as provided for in Articles 106(a) and 107(a);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 598 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the following information related to kept animals of the porcine species and: (i) the establishments keeping them; (ii) their movements into and from establishments;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 600 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) their unique life numberindividual identification as provided for in Article 109(1)(a);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 603 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the means of identification linking that animal with the identification document referred to in (iii), where relevair movements into and from establishments;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 604 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) the identification document provided for in Article 109(1)(c);deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 606 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) the establishments where those animals are habitually kept;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 610 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitate the traceability of kept terrestrial animals, their movements within and between Member States and their entry into the Union.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 614 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – point a
(a) identification documents for kept terrestrial animals when required by Articles 106(b) and 109(cb), Article 112(1)(b) and (2)(b), and Article 113(b) and rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114 and 117;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 617 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators keeping kept animals of the equine species shall ensure that those animals are individually identified by:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 619 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an unique life number, which iensure that those kept animals arecorded in the computer database provided for in Article 103(1) identified individually by a physical means of identification;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 622 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a method which unequivocally linksensure that those kept animals anre issued with thean identification document provided for in point (c) of this paragraph and issued by thefrom the competent authority or designated authority or authorised body, which is a single lifetime document and that that document: (i) is correctly completent authority in accordance with Article 104d, kept and updated; (ii) accompanies those kept terrestrial animals at the time of their movement;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 623 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a correctly completed single lifetime identification document.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 626 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 2
2. OMember States shall decide what information operators of kept animals of the equine species shall transmit the information on those animalssupply, on the movements of said kept animals from and into the establishment, to the computer database provided for in Article 103(1) and by the rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114 and 117.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Informing the database of movements which entail a change in operator shall be compulsory in all cases.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 628 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that those kept animals are identified by a means of physicalproperly identificationed;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 641 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – point c – point iv
(iv) the identification document for kept animals of the equine species provided for in 109(1)(cb);
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) technical specifications, formats and operational rules of:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 645 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the identification document or movement document for kept animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and equine species;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 646 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) identification document for kept animals of the equine species;deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 647 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) computer databases.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 648 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the breed;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 649 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the species or breed of kept terrestrial animals from which the germinal products originate;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 668 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – point c
(c) the timeframe between the time of departure of the kept ungulates or poultry from their establishment of origin and their departure from the assembly operation to their final destination in another Member State as referred to in Article 131(b);deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 673 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Operators shall not move kept terrestrial animals within a Member State or from one Member State to another Member State unless they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 146(1), where the conditions referred to in the following points (a) and (b) are meet:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 689 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) within a Member State or to another Member State, where:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the nature of the germinal products or, the species or the breed of animal that those products come from;
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 692 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – title
Germinal products intended for scientific purposes or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds and delegated acts
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 694 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Sections 1 to 4, the competent authority of the place of destination may authorise movements of germinal products for scientific purposes or for the establishment of gene banks of endangered breeds, which do not comply with the requirements of those Sections, with the exception of Article 155(1), Article 155(2)(c), Article 155(3) and Article 156, subject to compliance with the following conditions:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 697 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators shall only move the following products of animal origin within a Member State or to another Member State where they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with paragraph 3:
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 172 – point c a (new)
(ca) treatment of effluent prior to release into the environment or to intended destination.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 718 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 183 – paragraph 3
3. For establishments approved in accordance with Article 179(1), the competent authority shall make publicly available by electronic means at least the information referred to in paragraph 2(a), (c)as regards the registration number, (ec) and (fe) of this Article.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 719 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 184 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down rules on the content informat ofion and procedures for the register of establishments provided for in Article 183(1) and (3).
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 722 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 192 – paragraph 2
2. Aquatic animals moved for human consumption, aquaculture, release into the wild or any other specific purpose, shall not be used for any purpose other than the intended one, except in the situations referred to in Article 214(a), in which case it shall be further certified that this change of use does not endanger the health status of the destination.
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 734 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 208 – title
Obligation of operators to ensure that when moving between Member States aquaculture animals are accompanied by an animal health certificate
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 736 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 210
Article 210 Member States' derogation for national animal health certification By way of derogation from the animal health certification requirements of Articles 208 and 209 Member States may grant derogations for movements of certain consignments of aquatic animals without an animal health certificate within their territories provided that they have an alternative system in place to ensure that such consignments are traceable and they comply with the animal health requirements for such movement provided for in Sections 1 to 5.deleted
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 738 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 212 – title
Contents of animal health certificates for movements between Member States
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 740 #

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 224 – title
Animal health certificates for movements between Member States and delegated acts
2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2013/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the outermost regions which are the subject of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or to the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation(EC) No 1405/2006.
2013/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2012/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas wine consumption in the European Union is in constant decline and there are no European measures for the internal promotion of this product;
2012/08/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2012/2077(INI)

Motion for a resolution
New chapter – paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Actions relating to information campaigns on quality wines Calls on the Commission to assess the implementation in the Community market of information campaigns targeted at the adult population on the responsible consumption of European quality wines; notes that, in addition to the moderate consumption of these wines, such campaigns should highlight the cultural roots of this product, its qualitative properties and the specific characteristics of European wines.
2012/08/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
– having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistance1,deleted
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 15 November 2011 on an action plan against antimicrobial resistance (COM(2011)0748),deleted
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas a high level of animal welfare, which is part of sustainable development, is important to protect public and animal health, and ensure theanimal health, productivity and competitiveness ofin the livestock sector in the EU; 1 Texts adopted, P7–TA(2012)0096are binding objectives of the European Union; Or. es
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas EU and national rules on animal welfare, due their complexity and differing interpretations, sometimes create legal uncertainty, while the lack of compliance and absence of legal milestonescertain failures in compliance distorts competition;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas a newthe approach to animal welfare should be based on scientific evidence and the best scientific knowledge, keeping in mind the need for simplification, cost- efficiency and applicability;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to its Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need to implementstudy the introduction of ‘legal milestones’ during the transitional period in future animal welfare legislation;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d
d. a certificate or other proof of competence for any unqualified person handling animals in the course of their professional duties, along with adequate training requirements for specific animal welfare responsibilities when needed, and a system for pre-testing permits for the construction or reconstruction of animal premises;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point h
h. a structure for science-based sectoral legislation, such as that concerning dairy cows, and aquaculture and animal transport;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2012/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s report on the impact of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which concludes that the Regulation has had beneficial effects as regards the welfare of animals during transport, but that severome animal welfare problems persist1; regrets that this report ignores preamble, as a consequence of the shortcomings in the implementation of the regulation, because of differences in the interpretation thereof; recalls Recital 5 of the Regulation, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys should be limited as far as possible’;
2012/03/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 5 #

2012/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the report ignorNotes the EFSA recommendation ton developing strategies to, when possible, reduce the volume of transport and the long-distance transport of animals for slaughter and cut journey times, in order to diminish the risk of transport- associated disease outbreaks2;
2012/03/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the transport of animals is necessary for economic reasons, whilst at the same time giving rise to an increase in the financial costs of animal production, which are borne on the both for taking them to slaughter and for supplying regions that produce insufficient live animals, while also ensuring that the populatione hand by farmers and breeders, and on the other hand by consumerss an adequate supply of meat products, as an essential part of a balanced diet;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2012/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that reducing the volume of transport by transporting carcasses instead of live animals would have a positive impact onit would be necessary to study the advantages of transporting carcasses as compared to live animals in order to determine which of the two types of transport is more beneficial for the environment, with a view to reducing pollution, and improving the carbon footprint of the transport sector, and encouraging the development of; points out, in addition, the need to take into account the advantages and the disadvantages for local production and consumption;.
2012/03/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2012/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. NotesTakes the view that the provisions in the Regulation on transport time, resting time and space allowance are not based on a scientific opinion of SCAHAW or EFSA, but have been taken from the previous directive3; notes with regret that, despite clear conclusions from EFSA,should be based on the best scientific knowledge available; notes that parts of the Regulation are not in line with current scientific knowledge, especiallythe conclusions of EFSA’s most recent report, as regards transport of horses, space allowance and internal height of compartments, and that the report is not accompanied by any proposal;
2012/03/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Regulation 1/2005 resulted in an improvement in the welfare of animals during transport, in addition to a rise in the costs incurred by transport companies, on account of the conditioning requirements for vehicles;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the transport of animals gives rise to additional social and environmental costs (increased road traffic, additional CO2 emissions)environmental costs (CO2 emissions) similar to any other activity related to freight transport;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the transport of meat and other animal products is not necessarily technically easier and financially more rational than the transport of live animals, and therefore better for the environment;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2012/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that Article 32 of the Regulation states that the Commission report shall take into account ‘scientific evidence on the welfare needs of animals’, and may be accompanied if necessary by appropriate legislative proposals concerning long journeys; calls on the Commission and the Council, therefore, to review Regulation 1/2005 in order to establish a maximum 8- hour limit for the journeys of animals transported for the purpose ofundertake more in-depth research on animal welfare, species by species, in order to obtain the scientific knowledge necessary for a possible future amendment of the regulation in the framework of the next animal welfare strategy that will beging slaughtered; in 2016.
2012/03/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the transport of animals over significant distances increases the risk of transmission of animal and human diseasesdiseases only if animals are transported in poor sanitation conditions, an unusual occurance owing, among other reasons, to the economic losses caused as a result;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the transport of live animals is inspected, traced and subject to the strictest hygiene regulations;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas maintaining the principles of animal welfare may influences the quality of animal products and indirectly affects human health;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2012/2031(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Requests the European Commission, in bilateral trade negotiations with third countries, to demand the implementation of the European Union’s animal welfare rules and to defend the internationalisation, within the framework of the World Trade Organisation, of the Community provisions on the subject.
2012/03/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location is important forcould ideally help the stimulation of rural areas and their sustainable development;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission Report presenting the state of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which contains the conclusion that the Regulation has a positive, albeit insufficient, impact on the welfare of animals during transport, while believing that its application in the Member States must be improved;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whereas European regulations on animal welfare must not give rise to distortions in the free trade of goods, or result in disproportionate financial costs, not forgetting the particular disadvantageous geographical situation of the peripheral and outermost regions;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out thatCalls on the Commission Report does not containto prepare a full evaluation of all the economic, social and environmental costs costs of European regulations on the welfare of animals during transport, limiting itself to taking into account the costs of hauliers, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a full evaluation of all the economic, environmental and social costs incurred by the transport of animals and to study whether the transport of animals has a higher cost compared against any other freight transport;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses disappointment thatCalls on the Commission has noto presented a full analysis supported by calculations of the effect of the costs of live animal transport on the price of meat products within the European Union, being satisfied with the thesis, unsupported by any proof, that transport companies were unable to transfer their costs onto any other entity in the social sector;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Further to the concerns described above, cCalls on the Commission to evaluate fully the influence of the increase in the costs of animal transport on the price of meat products in the European Union market;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that during the 2005-2009 reporting period the number of animals transported increased significantly: cattle by 8 %, pigs by 70 %, sheep by 3 %, and only with horses was there a decrease of 17 %. The aim set out in Recital 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, namely that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys, including animals for slaughter, should be limited to the greatest extent possible’ has therefore not been achieved;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that given that the Regulation has not fulfilled its aim of limiting the transport of animals, EU policy on the matter should be reviewed and should be directed atEU policy, insofar as possible, should supporting local processing, small local slaughterhouses and local meat processing plants, based on the supply of animals for slaughter from the immediate vicinity;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, proviAcknowledges Written Declaration 49/2011 of the European Parliament supporting an eight-hour limit for animals to be slaughtered, but recognises that such a demand is not scientifically based; considers that animal welfare during transport to a large extent depends on proper vehicle facilities and on the good handling of animals, as documented in the EFSA opinion of December 2010; nevertheless, asks the European Commission and the Member States to lay down guidelines for best practices to improve the correct implementation of Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005 and to reinforce control mechanisms in ordedr that the rules ono guarantee animal welfare; are complied with; sks Member States to introduce adequate and proportionate sanctions on the infringements to the Regulation;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the improvement in the quality of animal transport, but; believes that the Commission findings referred to above are based on the results of surveys carried out among slaughterhouses and business and transport enterprises engaged in the transportation of live animals. The result; however, it calls ofn the surveys carried out by the Commission may therefore not fully reflect the actual state of affairsCommission to go further in its analysis of animal welfare during transport to obtain the most complete overall vision of the situation;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. In view of the situation described above, cCalls on the Commission to develop an objective and reliable system for evaluating the welfare of animals during transport, based on scientific principles;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that in view of the EFSA test results the transport time of horses should be greatly reduced, and that with regard to other farm animals, the requirement for such a reduction shcould be carefully consideredweighed, although it highlights that the EFSA is not considering any recommendation in this respect;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 226 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. States that the duration of transport has an effect on animal welfare, yet it recognises that other factors related to the conditions for preparing vehicles and the handling of animals have an even greater effect;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13a. Believes it necessary to continue to promote the education of hauliers in the handling of animals and calls on Member States to encourage training programmes, as obligatory under Regulation 1/2005;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Invites the European Commission, in bilateral trade agreements with third countries, to require them to comply with European regulations on animal welfare in their exports of cattle and meat products to the Community market;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 235 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Calls on the Commission to implement an extensive consumer information campaign on European regulations in terms of animal welfare, by continually informing of the changes being required of European producers for the purpose of giving a greater profile to their work and improving the added value of their productions;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the information on the introduction of a navigation system for monitoring the transport of animals, but is disappointed that this system is being used only to a limited extent in Member States for the purposes of monitoring the transport of animals due to the absence of technical harmonisation of the specific criteria for usage, for which reason it considers it imperative to bring about this harmonisation;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to study the harmonisation of the inspection tools to enable the homogenisation of data collection, reduce administrative workloads and the unnecessary use of multiple onboard instruments;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 254 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Is concerned that significant differences have arisen in individual Member States’ interpretation of the rules, since this threatens the aims of the Regulation and distorts competition; calls therefore on the Commission to introduce appropriate amendments to the Regulation so as to eliminate the possibility of it being interpreted arbitrarilyestablish general directives and best practice guidelines that enable a correct interpretation of the Regulation;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2012/2031(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on Member States to improve their inspection work to guarantee proper compliance with the Regulations and to impose the appropriate sanctions for any infractions committed;
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The current use of different reporting formats makes it difficult for manufacturers and importers to fulfil their reporting obligations and burdensome for the Member States and the Commission to compare, analyse and draw conclusions from the information received. In this light there should be a common mandatory format for the reporting of ingredients and emissions. The greatest possible transparency of product information should be ensured for the general public, while ensuring that appropriate account is taken of the commercial and intellectual property rights of the manufacturers of tobacco products and fulfils the Union’s international obligations contained in the WTO treaties.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 14 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterisingnon-tobacco dominant flavour other than tobacco, which may facilitate uptake ofr tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoidedraditional flavours such as menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns..
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 25 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, or ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual ciga. In case the package cretates cana mislead consumers by creating theing impression that they cigarettes are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed, health warnings must be adapted accordingly.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) A Member State that deems it necessary to maintain more stringent national provisions for aspects falling inside the scope of this Directive should be allowed to do so, for all products alike, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health. A Member State should also be allowed to introduce more stringent provisions, applying to all products alike, on grounds relating to the specific situation of this Member State and provided the provisions are justified by the need to protect public health. More stringent national provisions should be necessary and proportionate, not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States and consistent with WTO international obligations. Stricter national provisions require prior notification to, and approval from, the Commission taking into account the high level of health protection achieved through this Directive.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) Member States should remain free to maintain or introduce national legislations applying to all products alike for aspects falling outside the scope of this Directive, provided they are compatible with the Treaty and do not jeopardise the full application of this Directive. Accordingly, Member States could, for instance, maintain or introduce provisions providing standardisation of packaging of tobacco products provided that those provisions are compatible with the Treaty, with WTO obligations and do not affectwith the WTO provisions, and do not jeopardise the full application of this Directive. A prior notification is required for technical regulations pursuant to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and on rules on Information Society services44.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 50 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) This Directive should not lead to deterioration in the living conditions of people whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing in Europe and who often live in disadvantaged areas. Given that the aim of the Directive is solely to discourage consumption of tobacco products, any decisions concerning ingredients and additives should take due account of the possible socioeconomic repercussions for groups whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing. The European tobacco growing sector should be protected because it accounts for only a very small proportion of consumption in the EU and, at the same time, contributes to the economic stability of certain European regions where the range of alternative crops is limited. A decrease in or an end to tobacco growing in the EU would have no impact on consumption levels, but would lead to an increase in imports from third countries and a reduction in quality standards.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) Considerable volumes of illicit products, which do not comply with the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/37/EC, are placed on the market and indications are that these volumes might increase. Such products undermine the free circulation of compliant products and the protection provided for by tobacco control legislations. In addition, the FCTC obliges the Union to fight against illicit products, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control policy. Provision should thus be made for unit packets of tobacco products to be marked in a unique and secure way and their movements to be recorded so that these products can be tracked and traced in the Union and their compliance with this Directive can be monitored and better enforced. In addition, provision should be made for the introduction of security features that will facilitate the verification of whether or not products are authentic. The Commission and Member States should also ensure that any measures adopted in application of this Directive do not lead indirectly to an increase in the illicit trade in tobacco products.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterisingnon-tobacco dominant flavour’ means an overt distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or evident upon intended use of the tobacco product;
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 68 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘flavouring’ means an additive that imparts aroma and/or taste; except for menthol
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 72 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) In accordance with Article 114(3) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter: "Treaty"), a high level of health protection should be taken as a basis, regard being had, in particular, to any new developments based on scientific facts. Tobacco products are not ordinary commodities and in view of the particularly harmful effects of tobacco, health protection should be given high importance, in particular to reduce smoking prevalence among young people. Public education and awareness campaigns should be promoted through periodic counselling in primary and secondary schools.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) This Directive should not lead to a deterioration in the living conditions of people whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing in Europe and who often live in disadvantaged areas. Given that the aim of the Directive is solely to discourage consumption of tobacco products, any decisions concerning ingredients and additives should take due account of the possible socioeconomic repercussions for groups whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing. The European tobacco growing sector should be protected because it accounts for only a very small proportion of consumption in the EU and, at the same time, contributes to the economic stability of certain European regions where the range of alternative crops is limited. A decrease in or an end to tobacco growing in the EU would have no impact on consumption levels, but would lead to an increase in imports from third countries and a reduction in quality standards.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 83 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 84 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yields, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 85 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall notify the Commission of the methods of measurement that they use for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Based on these methods, and taking into account scientific and technical developments as well as internationally agreed standards the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt methods of measurement.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 87 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavourdditives that create or release a flavour which is not predominantly that of tobacco or menthol, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 88 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The current use of different reporting formats makes it difficult for manufacturers and importers to fulfil their reporting obligations and burdensome for the Member States and the Commission to compare, analyse and draw conclusions from the information received. In this light there should be a common mandatory format for the reporting of ingredients and emissions. The greatest possible transparency of product information should be ensured for the general public, while ensuring that appropriate account is taken of the commercial and intellectual property rights of the manufacturers of tobacco products and that World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreements are complied with.
2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour.deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 98 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In case scientific evidence and the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 7 and 8 shows that a certain additive or a certain quantity thereof amplify in an appreciable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives.deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22: (a) to adapt the wording of the health warnings laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 to scientific and market developments; (b) to define the position, format, layout and design of the health warnings laid down in this Article, including their font type and background colour.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) 'tobacco products' means products usable for consumption by consumers and consisting of, even partly, tobacco, whether genetically modified or not;
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 118 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
(i) height: not less than 646 mm;
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 123 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to: (a) adapt the text warnings listed in Annex I to this Directive taking into account scientific and technical developments; (b) establish and adapt the picture library referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article taking into account scientific and market developments; (c) define the position, format, layout, design, rotation and proportions of the health warnings; (d) by way of derogation from Article 7(3), lay down the conditions under which health warnings may be broken during unit packet opening in a manner that ensures the graphical integrity and visibility of the text, photographs and cessation information.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 125 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may put forward proposals to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yieldsmay submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) printed in black Helvetica bold type on a white background. The general warning could be shown using self-adhesive paper provided that they cannot be removed. In order to accommodate language requirements, Member States may determine the point size of the font, provided that the font size specified in their legislation is such as to occupy the greatest possible proportion of the area set aside for the text required;
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 135 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22, to withdraw the exemption laid down in paragraph 1 if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 138 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavourdditives that create or release a flavour which is not predominantly that of tobacco, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 1 and 2 taking into account scientific and market developments.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 141 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of sugar and other additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) refers to flavour, taste, any flavourings or other additives or the absence thereof;deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 146 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch- offs and sleeves or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 151 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall at the request of a Member State or may on its own initiative determine by means of implementing acts whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1, on the basis of scientific evidence. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21. An independent panel shall be used to assist in the decision making.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt by means of implemeting acts uniform rules on the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13 Appearance and content of unit packets 1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g. 2. A cigarette packet can be of carton or soft material and shall not contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip-top lid. The flip-top lid of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 156 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) Considerable volumes of illicit products, which do not comply with the requirements laid down in Directive 2001/37/EC, are placed on the market and indications are that these volumes might increase. Such products undermine the free circulation of compliant products and the protection provided for by tobacco control legislations. In addition, the FCTC obliges the Union to fight against illicit products, as part of a comprehensive tobacco control policy. Provision should thus be made for unit packets of tobacco products to be marked in a unique and secure way and their movements to be recorded so that these products can be tracked and traced in the Union and their compliance with this Directive can be monitored and better enforced. In addition, provision should be made for the introduction of security features that will facilitate the verification of whether or not products are authentic. The Commission and Member States should also ensure that any measures adopted in application of this Directive do not lead indirectly to an increase in the illicit trade in tobacco products.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 172 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In case scientific evidence and the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 7 and 8 shows that a certain additive or a certain quantity thereof amplify in an appreciable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives.deleted
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22: (a) to define the key elements (such as duration, renewability, expertise required, confidentiality) of the contract referred to in paragraph 6, including its regular monitoring and evaluation; (b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union and (c) to define the technical standards for the security feature and their possible rotation and to adapt them to scientific, market and technical development.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 189 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) All tobacco products have the potential to cause mortality, morbidity and disability and their consumption should be contained. It is therefore important to promote plans and campaigns to educate and create awareness of the serious health impact of smoking, and to monitor developments as regards novel tobacco products. A notification obligation for novel tobacco products should be put on manufacturers and importers, without prejudice to the power of the Member States to ban or to authorise them. The Commission should monitor the development and submit a report 5 years after the transposition deadline of this Directive, in order to assess whether amendments to this Directive are necessary.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 218 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to update the nicotine quantities set out in paragraph 1 taking into account scientific developments and marketing authorisations granted to nicotine- containing products pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 220 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4 taking into account scientific and market developments and to adopt and adapt the position, format, layout, design and rotation of the health warnings.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 223 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22
Article 22 Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive]. 3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) 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. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) 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.deleted
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 230 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. However, a Member State may maintain more stringent national provisions, applicable to all products alike, in areas covered by the Directive, on grounds of overriding needs relating to the protection of public health. A Member State may also introduce more stringent provisions, on grounds relating to the specific situation of this Member State and provided the provisions are justified by the need to protect public health. Such national provisions shall be notified to the Commission together with the grounds for maintaining or introducing them. The Commission shall, within six months from the date of receiving the notification, approve or reject the provisions after having verified, taking into account the high level of health protection achieved through this Directive, whether or not they are justified, necessary and proportionate to their aim, compliant with the Treaty and the EU’s international obligations, including WTO obligations, and whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Member States. In the absence of a decision by the Commission within this period the national provisions shall be deemed to be approved.
2013/05/29
Committee: INTA
Amendment 242 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) This Directive should not lead to any deterioration in the living conditions of people whose livelihoods depend on tobacco-growing in Europe and who often live in disadvantaged areas. Given that the aim of the Directive is solely to discourage consumption of tobacco products, any decisions concerning ingredients and additives should take due account of the possible socioeconomic repercussions for groups whose livelihoods depend on tobacco growing. The European tobacco- growing sector should be protected because it accounts for only a very small proportion of consumption in the EU and, at the same time, contributes to the economic stability of certain European regions where the range of alternative crops is limited. A decrease in or an end to tobacco growing in the EU would have no impact on consumption levels, but would lead to an increase in imports from third countries and a reduction in quality standards.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) additive means substance contained in a tobacco product, its unit packet or any outside packaging with the exception of tobacco leaves and other natural or unprocessed parts of tobacco plants; and intended to be present in the finished product.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterisingnon-tobacco dominant flavour’ means an overt distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or evident upon intended use of the tobacco product;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘cigarillo’ means a small type of cigar with a diameroll of tobacco consumed via a combustion process, as defined in Article 4 of Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and raters of up to 8 mmexcise duty applied to manufactured tobacco;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 299 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘flavouring’ means an additive that imparts aroma and/or taste, with the exception of menthol;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘ingredient’ means an additive, tobacco (leaves and other natural, processed or unprocessed parts of tobacco plants including expanded and reconstituted tobacco), as well as any substance present in a finished tobacco product including paper, filter, inks, capsules and adhesives;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 315 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘maximum level’ or ‘maximum yield’ means the maximum content or emission, including 0, of a substance in a tobacco product measured in grams;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 329 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive].
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) 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.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 337 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 30
(30) ‘substantial change of circumstances’ means an increase of the sales volumes by product category, such as pipe tobacco, cigar, cigarillo, by at least 120% in at least 10the 10 biggest volume Member States’ markets based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 510 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 341 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) 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.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the potential impact on European tobacco growing of the Directive.
2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 348 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) ‘tobacco products’ means products usable for consumption by consumers and consisting of, even partly, tobacco, whether genetically modified or not;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 371 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may submit proposals to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific development and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 391 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22may present proposals to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 405 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the methods of measurement of the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide yieldsmay put forward proposals to adapt the maximum yields laid down in paragraph 1, taking into account scientific and technical developments and internationally agreed standards.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 454 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavourcontaining additives which produce or release a flavour which is not predominantly that of tobacco, pursuant to the terms of paragraph 2.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 467 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of sugar or other additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour..
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 495 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall at the request of a Member State or may on its own initiative determine by means of implementing acts whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1, on the basis of scientific evidence. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21. An independent panel shall be used to assist in the decision making.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 498 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt by means of implementing acts uniform rules on the procedures for determining whether a tobacco product falls within the scope of paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 504 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In case the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shows that a certain additive or a combination thereof typically impart a characterising flavour when it exceeds a certain level of presence or concentration the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives or combination of additives that cause the characterising flavour.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 518 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) vitamins and other additives that create the impression that a tobacco product has a health benefit or presents reduced health hazards, or
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 522 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) caffeine and taurine and other additives and stimulant compounds that are associated with energy and vitality, or
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 545 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall, based on scientific evidence, prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with additives in quantities that increase in an appreci measurable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 558 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In case scientific evidence and the experience gained in the application of paragraphs 7 and 8 shows that a certain additive or a certain quantity thereof amplify in an appreciable manner at the stage of consumption the toxic or addictive effect of a tobacco product the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to set maximum levels for those additives.deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 573 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts by means of implementing accordance with Article 22ts whether to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.by at least 20% in the 10 biggest volume Member States' markets based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 10 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 587 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each unit packet of tobacco products and any outside packaging, with the exception of the transparent cellophane used in retail sales, shall carry health warnings in the official language or languages of the Member State where the product is placed on the market.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 673 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 687 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the toplower edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 716 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
(i) height: not less than 646 mm;
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 793 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22, to withdraw the exemption laid down in paragraph 1 if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission reportmeaning an increase of the sales of volumes by at least 20% in the 10 biggest volume Member States' markets based on sales data transmitted in accordance with Article 5(4); or an increase of the prevalence level in the consumer group under 25 years of age by at least 10 percentage points in at least 10 Member States for the respective product category based on ____ [this date will be set at the moment of adoption of the Directive] Eurobarometer report or equivalent prevalence studies.
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 864 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13 Appearance and content of unit packets 1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g. 2. A cigarette packet can be of carton or soft material and shall not contain an opening that can be re-closed or re-sealed after the opening is first opened, other than the flip-top lid. The flip-top lid of a cigarette packet shall be hinged only at the back of the packet. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to define more detailed rules for the shape and size of unit packets in so far as these rules are necessary to ensure the full visibility and integrity of the health warnings before the first opening, during the opening and after reclosing of the unit packet. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to make either cuboid or cylindric shape mandatory for unit packets of tobacco products other than cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.deleted
2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1274 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10, 4(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive].
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1282 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10, 4(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) 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.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1292 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act pursuant to Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10, 4(4), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) 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.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1303 #

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Directive’s potential impact on European tobacco cultivation.
2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes, cellulosic and ligno- cellulosic materials and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to substantially encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and highhich provide overall greenhouse gas savings should be more intensively supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards tand to prepare for the potential impact of advanced biofuels on the agricultural margkets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sug, an ambitious target should be set for advanced biofuel use, according to a calendar which guar and oil crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011tees the security of investments made by operators.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) The estimated indirect land-use change emissions should be included in the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor. .deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – point o a (new)
1a. Point oa (new) is inserted in Article 2: ‘(oa) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels produced from feedstock that do not compete directly with food and feed crops. A non-exhaustive list of advanced biofuels is established in Annex IX. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25b in order to adapt this list to scientific and technical progress.’
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
b) in paragraph 1, the following second subparagraph is added: ‘For the purpose of compliance with target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)d.’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point i
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point b
i) in point (b), the following phrase is added: ‘This indent shall be without prejudice to Articles 17(1)a and 3(4)d;’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 113 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point i a new
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point b a new
(ia) the following subparagraph shall be inserted after the first subparagraph: ‘In 2020, at least 2 % of the final consumption of energy in transport shall be met with energy from advanced biofuels. In 2025, at least 4 % of the final consumption of energy in transport shall be met with energy from advanced biofuels.’
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d
(ii) the following point (d) is added: ‘(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 5 %, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020;’deleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – Title
Part A. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy contentList of advanced biofuels
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n a (new)
(na) Used cooking oil.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n c (new)
(nc) Animal fats classified as category I and II in accordance with EC/1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n d (new)
(nd) Non-food cellulosic material.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – point n e (new)
(ne) Ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logs.
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part B
Part B. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice their energy contentdeleted
2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of compliance with the targets referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in paragraph 4(d), except in the case of biofuels and bioliquids with a low risk of indirect land- use change.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch-rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 7 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in the Member States in 2020, except in the case of biofuels and bioliquids with a low risk of indirect land-use change;
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 260 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e
e) Member States shall seek to achieve the objective ofensure that a minimum proportion of biofuels produced from feedstocks and other fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, beingis consumed on their territory. To that effect, each Member State shall set a national target, which it shall endeavour to achieve. A reference value for this target is 0,5 percentage points in energy content of the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2020 referred to in the first subparagraph, to be met with biofuels produced from feedstocks and ohis target shall be 1 % of ther fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, and which shall be considered to be twice their energy content in accordance with point (f) of this subparagraph and part A of Annex IX. In addition, biofuels made from feedstocks not listed in Annex IX that were determined to be wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material or ligno-cellulosic material by the competent national authorities and are used in existing installations prior to the adoption of Directive 2014/…/EU+ of the European Parliament and of the Council*, may be counted towards the national target. Member States may set a national target lower than the reference value of 0,5 percentage points, based on one or more of the following grounds: i) objective factors such as the limited potential for the sustainable production of biofuels produced from feedstocks and other fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, or the limited availability of such biofuels at cost-efficient prices on the market, taking into account the assessment contained in the Commission report referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 2014/…/EU+; ii) the specific technical or climatic characteristics of the national market for transport fuels, such as the composition and condition of the road vehicle fleet; o iii) national policies allocating commensurate financial resources to incentivising the use of electricity from renewable energy sources in transport. The Commission shall publish: – the national targets of the Member States and, where applicable, the grounds for differentiation of their national target as compared to the reference value, notified in accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2014/…/EU+; – a synthesis report on Member States' achievements towards their national targets.; __________________ +OJ: please insert the number of this Directiveinal consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 278 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point f
f) biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Part B of Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content.;
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
For the purpose of complying with the targets set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 and this paragraph, tThe contribution made by biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in part AB of Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content.;
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 350 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The report referred to in the first subparagraph must take into account the contribution of biofuel production to reducing the EU’s shortage of vegetable protein and shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal, based on the best available scientific evidence, for promoting the use of renewable sources of energy in transport post 2020 and, if applicable, introducing adjusted estimated indirect land-use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria and by a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non-land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC. As part of that report, the Commission shall, in light of Member States' reports pursuant to Article 3(5) of Directive 2009/28/EC, assess the effectiveness of measures taken to prevent and fight fraud, and shall, if appropriate, submit proposals for further measures, including on additional measures to be taken at Union level.
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 386 #

2012/0288(COD)

Council position
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – title
Parte A. Feedstocks and fuels whos, the contribution of which towards the target(s) referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twiceequal to their energy content
2015/02/02
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas higher production costs and difficulties in passing them down the food distribution chain are liable in the short term to jeopardise certain enterprises' survival while undermining the productive structure in certain Member States, thus worsening the trade balance in terms of imports and dependence on volatile external markets;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the consumer is currently also being disadvantaged in the sense that producers are unable to pass on the exponential rise in the cost of factors of production to the big retailers, who in their case pass that rise on to the consumer with their huge profit margins;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the present price volatility has a European and world dimension, and it is therefore necessary to seek a specific solution at Community level for the agri-food chain, given its strategic role in the Union, while concerted action is already required at G-20 level;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the EU is ever more dependent on the factors of production that are required if agriculture is to be preserved in Europe; whereas it is therefore necessary to call for rapid action to reduce that dependence, by means of investments and decisions at a purely political level, so as to ensure greater self-sufficiency in food for the EU;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas, especially in the livestock sector, costs are also rising due to phytosanitary, hygiene and, food security and animal welfare requirements;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas consumers, faced with a reduction in their purchasing power, are increasingly opting for products whose quality and safety standards are lower than those for products originating in the EU, and which are not traceable, especially in the case of meat;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas on average 42 % of total water supply in Europe is used by agriculture (Greece 88 %, Spain 72 %, Portugal 59 %) and, whereas costs of irrigation and drainage have substantially increased as a result of freshwater depletion and are expected to rise further due to climincreased in order to make irrigation technologies more efficient, and whereas some of the water used by agriculture returns to the natural water changycle;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the market concentration of farm input suppliers is very high, with six companies controlling nearly 75 % of the agrochemicals market and three companies controlling over 45 % of the seeds market; whereas this concentration contributes to maintaining high seed prices and has a substantial negative impact on crop diversity, and whereas the involvement of farmers in the development of price trends is limited;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas the viability and competitiveness of small-scale production (minor crops) are disproportionately affected by legislative and structural changes in the input industries, and whereas more needs to be known about the impact of these changes;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 117 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. whereas all action in this field requires a prior definition, which must conceptually objective and rigorous, of abusive, unfair and anti-competitive practices, so as to enable the necessary specific forms of regulation and monitoring;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes it is necessary to introduce a system for the effective control of such practices, either by administrative or by legal means, and to create a mechanism for the assessment and monitoring of Member States by the Commission, while also introducing penalties of a sufficiently deterrent and timely nature;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to consider ways of guaranteeing the future viability of minor crops and minor uses whilst ensuring complete compatibility and coherence with the common agricultural policy and involving all those associated with the food supply chain;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls in particular on the Commission to impropose the withdrawal of restrictions on the use of farm saved seed as laid downve and simplify the legal framework for farm seed provided for in Article 14(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, in the context of the forthcoming revision of this regulation;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls upon the Commission to work, as part of the CAP reform and the Water Framework Directive, towards better irrigation and water storage systems for agriculture, to that use water more efficiently and that include both improving water storage capacities in soils and water harvesting in dry areas, as a way of reducing the use of fresh water and also as a precaution against changes in rainfall patterns due to climate change;
2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas beekeeping as an economic and social activity plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of rural areas and creates ‘greena large number of jobs,
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the health of individual bees and colonies is affected by numerous lethal and sub-lethal factors, many of them interconnected; whereas the limited number of marketed medicines to fight the Varroa destructor mite are in many cases no longer efficient; whereas the toxic agents in certaininappropriate use of pesticides, changing climatic and environmental conditions, loss of plant biodiversity, land use change, mismanaged beekeeping practices and the presence of invasive species weaken colonies’ immune systems and favour opportunistic pathologiesare factors that may have an influence on honeybee health,
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to increase the level of support for honeybee-health- related research under the next financial framework (FP8) and to focus the research on technological developments, disease prevention and control, particularly the impact of environmental factors on bee colony immune systems, defining sustainable agricultural practices and increasing non-chemical alternativesintegrated pest management, and the development of veterinary medical products for current EU honeybee-disease- causing agents, especially Varroa destructor mites, Nosema ceranae endoparasites and other opportunistic diseases; calls on the Commission to rule out overlaps in the use of funds and to create new financial opportunities where needed;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission actively to encourage a greater degree of information- sharing, including ecotoxicological studies, among Member States, laboratories and, beekeepers on ecotoxicological studies and other, farmers, industry and scientists on factors affecting honeybee health so as to make possible informed, independent scientific scrutiny;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 113 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the need to offer the pharmaceutical industry incentives for the development of new medicinal products designed to combat bee diseases;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to introduce maximum residue levels for the use of medicinal products through the 'cascade' procedure in order to eliminate the current legal uncertainty which hinders the treatment of sick bees;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of extending cover under the European Union Veterinary Fund to bee diseases when the fund is next revised;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Commission to improve risk assessment methodology for pesticides, which should focus on both the individual insect and the entire colony, and to ensure free access toan appropriate exchange of information on the results of the ecotoxicological studies included in the authorisation dossiers;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to transpose and fully implement, as soon as possible, Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides and, in particular, to pay particular attention to the use of pesticides that may have an adverse effect on bees and on colony health, and to promote low-pesticide-input pest management and integrated pest management;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to consider chronic, larval and sub-lethal toxicity, and substance-pathogen and substance- substance synergies in the risk assessment of pesticides; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to specific pesticides, such as those of the family of the neonicotinoide family (Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam), phenyl-pyrazoles (Fipronil) and pyrethroids, or active substances such as Chlorpyrifos or Dimethoat, as these active substances in pesticides have a proven adverse in the risk assessment of pesticides, as laid down in Regulation 1107/2009, ensuring that they will result in a negligible exposure of bees or will have no unacceptable acute or chronic effects on bee and colony health; application methods such as seed coating should also be consideredcolony survival and development, taking into account effects on bee larvae and bee behaviour;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the fact that experts from the European Food Safety Authority are carrying out an independent assessment of the requirements placed on the industry as regards supplying data on the various pesticides;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for comprehensive scientific research, based on appropriate risk assessment, on the possible replacement of active substances in pesticides that are harmful to the pollinator or to aquatic animalf pesticides, into possible substance-pathogen and substance- substance synergies that are harmful to honeybee stocks;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, inAdvocates a spirit of dialogue and cooperation between beekeepers and agricultural stakeholders, for the setting up of, public authorities, researchers and agricultural stakeholders in order to offer effective solutions, such as a system of obligatory preliminary notification of beekeepers in all Member States in advance of pesticide applications, especially aerial chemical mosquito controls;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the agricultural sector can contribute to further mitigating climate change, and the CAP post 2013 is expected to enhance this contribution; notes, however, that, in the longer run, the emission reduction potential of agriculture is rather limited compared to other sectors;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2011/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in order to ensure the cohesion between the common policies, any new regulation or standard imposed on agricultural producers by any policy, e.g. animal welfare, should not compromise should help to meet the low carbon economy targets;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 28 October 2009 entitled ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ (COM(2009)0591) and the various working documents annexed thereto,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the final recommendations of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry of 17 March 2009,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the Council Presidency conclusions of 29 March 2010 on a better functioning food supply chain1,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2010 on the crisis in the EU livestock sector2,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contribution to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, energy and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health, support to employment in rural areas, and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a strong CAP is crucial for the preservation, environmental sustainability and economic development of the EU rural areas against the threat of land abandonment and rural depopulation,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas food security remains athe central challenge for agriculture not only in the EU but globally, in particular in developing countries, as the world population is predicted to grow from 7 to 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food is projected to double by the same year according to the FAO; whereas there is a global increase in food demand against a background of higher production costs, severe volatility in agricultural markets, less land, less water and reduced energy inputs,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas at a time of rapid upheaval in agricultural markets and numerous new priority challenges (e.g. EU 2020), farmers urgently need complete reliability, particularly regarding the financial framework, and the European Parliament has already called for the appropriations allocated to agriculture in the 2013 budget to be maintained at least at the same level in the next financial planning period,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas measures which aim to address new challenges that go beyond the CAP, serving broader policy objectives (e.g. climate change) should also be ensured through other instruments (e.g. the horizontal environmental policy),
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer poll, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the European Parliament has often expressed its opposition to a renationalisation of the CAP and an increase in cofinancing, which could detract from fair competition on the EU internal market, and therefore advocates that direct payments be wholly financed by the EU budget, looking ahead to the forthcoming reform, once again rejects any attempt to renationalise the CAP by means of the co-financing of direct payments or a transfer of funds to the second pillar,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the first pillar has to remain the core of the CAP as it is the main tool to help farmers be competitive in an open market,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have identified an imbalance between the powers of the various operators in the food chain, and whereas a number of reports and resolutions have recommended measures to foster greater concentration among producers in an effort to increase their share of the added value generated by the food chain and strengthen their position vis-à-vis other actors; whereas cooperatives and other producer groupings can play a key role in achieving these objectives,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the Commission communication on the reform of the CAP acknowledges that the long-term prospects for agriculture can only be improved if farmers succeed in reversing the trend of a steady reduction in their contribution to the added value generated by the food chain; whereas that communication recommends measures to restructure the agricultural sector, chiefly involving the voluntary establishment of producer organisations,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas, according to Eurostat, employment in the agriculture sector decreased of 25% between 2000 and 2009 and that the aim of maintaining agricultural employment should not be abandoned,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems are as rule being liberalised more by multilateral negotiations (the Doha Round) and whereas in relation to, regional and bilateral trade negotiations which, as long as imports from third countries do not meet EU environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied with, undermine EU farmers’ competitive position,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the CAP takes account of the need to mitigate the specific constraints and structural problems facing the agricultural and forestry sectors in the outermost regions of the EU as a result of their insularity and remoteness and the fact that the rural economy is heavily dependent on a small number of agricultural products; mindful of the specific treatment laid down for these regions under Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the costs of supporting a strong CAP are more than justified if compared to the costs to society of not supporting European agriculture;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 428 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region; as well as special sectoral provisions to take account of modes of livestock production which traditionally have a very localised base, albeit without prejudice to European environmental legislation;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 442 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls also for specific provisions to ensure that the abandonment of the historical basis does not lead to radical adjustments in certain sectors and/or regions;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 511 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming,; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production-based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 534 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls – without casting any doubt on the results of the 2008 Health Check of the CAP – for appropriations under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 primarily to be allocated for measures to promote territorial coherence and boost key sectors (e.g. the dairy and sheep sectors and suckler cows), for area-based environmental measures (e.g. organic farming) which to date have not been included in the second pillar; considers that the budget for Article 68 cshould – subject to contrary results ofbe maintained ant impact assessment – cover up to 10% of dits currecnt paymentslevel;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 576 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to submit by 31 December0 June 20162 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to multifunctionality and regional aspects (such as mountain areas, Nordic and Mediterranean regions and extremely remote areas) and also dealingthe economic, social and environmental sustainability of livestock farming, taking into account the various realities which exist in Member States; calls on the Commission also to deal with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a more efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture land;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 616 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Is opposed to the ‘greening’ of the first pillar of the CAP, as direct aid is not sufficient to compensate for the extra costs caused by this measure; considers that the CAP has already been ‘greened’ by the principle of ecological cross compliance and the agri-environmental measures in the rural development policy; asks the Commission, however, to look into strengthening environmental measures under the second pillar without transferring direct aid funds; believes that the introduction of new constraints on farmers should be accompanied by appropriate compensation;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 635 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 657 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat-rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income lossethe attainment of environmental objectives should not introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions; considers that payments to farmers should cover costs and income losses arising from environmental constraints;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 687 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU- financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the factconsiders that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area-based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration procedures;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 704 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greening;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 728 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 742 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be given the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States’ modulation resources should be used;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 779 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments19;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 814 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Could envisage a modest adaptation of the requirements to maintain GAEC with regard to altered environmental and production conditions (climate change, biomass), if the introduction of the new requirements in a comparable way throughout Europe were guaranteed;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 839 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. ConsiderNotes that the health check approach should be pursued further, asEU has moved towards safety-net market intervention; Considers that, given increased market volatility, these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervneed to be reviewed towards enhanced efficiency and flexibility, more rapid deployment, extentsion, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption to other sectors, adjustment to current market prices;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 863 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dangers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at individual farm at Union level;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 871 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of any insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who are responsible for risk prevention; supports the Member StatesTakes the view, in this context, in makingthat national and Community risk insurance instruments should be made available to farmers;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 910 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that the use of these instruments which have been described should be triggered only by a political assessment by the EU legislatin the framework of the executive competences of the Commission upon request by the EU legislature through an urgency procedure;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 927 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Continues to suppalls fort the Commission’s proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case ofeffectiveness of the intervention system in the cereals sector to be strengthened by means of an annual assessment, performed in the light of the situation on the markets, of the quotas eligible for intervention for all types of cereals, including wheat;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 942 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that private-sector insurance schemes, such as multi-hazard insurance, must be developed in view of increasing risks; is aware of the fact that, without public contributions to the financing (from the EU and Member States), this would be difficult; supports the adoption of an EU- wide and WTO-compliant environment to ensure that no distortions of competition occur among Member States; rejects, however, the introduction of EU-wide insurance systems;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 973 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to promote the collective approach to risk management and examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors and incorporated into the risk management and prevention schemes;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 980 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Calls on the Commission to propose, as part of the CAP reform, specific measures to encourage the establishment of new producer organisations and the concentration and merging of existing organisations, in order to strengthen their market position;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 982 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42 a. Considers also that legislative initiatives are needed to promote efficient contractual relationships between the different operators in the food chain to avoid the abuse of power and to ensure better functioning of the food chain;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 995 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish, its already drastically reduced, export refunds, albeit with the proviso that otherits trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line with WTO rules; calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system for export credits which complies with WTO rules; also bring their export support into line with WTO rules (elimination of all forms of export subsidies, imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect, notably export credits, agricultural state trading enterprises and regulation of food aid); calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system for export credits which complies with WTO rules; calls for a reinforcement of promotion programmes, which are WTO compatible measures, falling under the 'Green Box';
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1010 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform be extended to 2020 in its existing form in order to develop a system for the subsequent period which can operate without quotasCalls for an in-depth review of the aid arrangements in the sugar sector, given that the previous reform had an adverse impact on supply levels in the Union and failed to provide the guarantees required to maintain sugar production in many parts of the EU;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1033 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether the current arrangement whereby the wine market organassess the impact of the planned liberalisation ban onof planting isn to expire should be maintained, in view of anticipated market trendshe wine sector and to put forward legislative proposals to regulate production potential for the sector as a whole;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1035 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Considers that management systems should be reinforced in fruit and vegetables (citrus and all the products concerned), wine and olive oil; a more efficient crisis fund in fruits and vegetables, better crises management in the wine sector, and an updated private storage system for olive oil are needed;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1050 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Asks the Commission and Member States to take into account, in this forthcoming CAP reform, the special vulnerability of certain livestock sectors and the unfair conditions in which these sectors are competing with third countries; calls, nevertheless, for efficient and flexible market mechanisms to be set in motion without delay, and for the introduction of the necessary measures to limit the repercussions of price volatility and speculation;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1051 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47 a. Considers that the European policy of promotion of agricultural products has a key role to be play in the CAP post 2013; promotion informs consumers about the value added of European farm production and helps EU producers to develop their market share on the domestic market and in third countries; the promotion must however be up-dated to respond better to the challenges facing EU producers;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1052 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Calls for the retention of the scheme to provide support for the poorest members of society;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1054 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47b. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of adopting specific measures to prevent serious losses of European aid for Community livestock producers as a result of the CAP reform;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1111 #

2011/2051(INI)

49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures, to be decided by the Member States in the second pillar, to attain priority objectives of the EU (2020 Strategy); observes that these measures should be applied in addition to the basic programmes for greening of direct payments in the first pillar and that a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1211 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
54. Advocates that it should not be compulsory for national cofinancing to come from public funds; considers that at least 10 percentage points of any national cofinancing should come from public funds;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1241 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56a. Takes the view that the outermost regions should continue to benefit from specific treatment under the rural development policy in the future, since the geographical difficulties that they face and the small number of agricultural products on which the rural economy in these areas depends justify maintaining a Community co-financing rate of up to 85% to cover the cost of their rural development programmes;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a pilot project to be introduced to provide information, in schools, at points of sale and at other contact points for consumers, concerning the high quality, food safety, environmental and animal welfare standards that European farmers have to meet, compared with those required in third countries; believes that this project should highlight the important contribution made by the CAP in achieving these high standards and include explanations of the various quality schemes in force, such as denominations of origin and geographical indications;
2011/05/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – title
1.4.2. Biotechnology-based industrialproducts and processes
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2
The objective is twofold: on the one hand,mainly enabling the European industry (e.g. chemical, health, mining, energy, pulp and paper, textile, starch, crop production and food processing) to develop new products and processes meeting agricultural and aquacultural, industrial and societal demands; and competitive and enhanced biotechnology-based alternatives to replace established ones; oin the other handaddition, harnessing the potential of biotechnology for detecting, monitoring, preventing and removing pollution. It includes R&I on enzymatic and metabolic pathways, bio- processes design, advanced fermentation, up- and down-stream processing, gaining insight on the dynamics of microbial communities. It will also encompass the development of prototypes for assessing the techno-economic feasibility of the developed products and processes.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
SMEs will be supported across Horizon 2020. For this purpose a dedicated SME instrument is targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise. It will be provided for all types of innovation, including non- technological and service innovations. The objective is to help filling the gap in funding for early stage high risk research and innovation, stimulate break- through innovations and increase private- sector commercialisation of research results.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3
This will support market-driven innovation in view of enhancing the innovation capacity of firms by improving the framework conditions for innovation as well as tackling the specific barriers preventing the growth of innovative firms, in particular SMEs and enterprises of intermediate size with potential for fast growth. Specialised innovation support (on e.g. IP exploitation, networks of procurers, support to technology transfer offices, strategic design) and reviews of public policies in relation to innovation will be supported.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1
Appropriate knowledge, tools, services and innovations are necessary to support more productive, resource-efficient and resilient agriculture and forestry systems that supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials and deliver ecosystems services while at the same time supporting the development of thriving rural livelihoods. Research and innovation will provide options for integrating agronomic and environmental goals into more sustainable production, thus:such as: enhancing the genetical potential of plants to better adapt to biotic and abiotic stresses; increasing productivity and resource efficiency of agriculture; reducing agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions; reducing leaching of nutrients from cultivated lands into terrestrial and aquatic environmentsenhancing nutrient and water use efficiency; decreasing dependence from international plant derived protein imports to Europe; increasing the level of biodiversity in primary production systems.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.1 – title
2.1.1. Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring, food quality and safety, sustainability and resilience, coping with climate change
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2 – title
2.1.2. ProviStrengthening multi-functionality of agriculture, including ecosystem services and public goods
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – point 2.1.2
Agriculture and forestry are unique systems delivering commercial products but also wider societal public goods (including cultural and recreational value) and important ecological services such as functional and in-situ biodiversity, pollination, water regulation, landscape, erosion reduction and carbon sequestration / GHG mitigation. Research activities will support the provisions of these public goods and services, through the delivery of management solutions, decision-support tools and the assessment of their non- market value. Specific issues to be dealt with include the identification of farming/forest systems and landscape patterns likely to achieve these goals. Socio-economic and comparative assessment of farming/forestry systems and their sustainability performance will be addressed. Shifts in the active management of agricultural systems - including the use of technologies and change of practices - will increase GHG mitigation and the adaptive capacity of the agriculture sector to the adverse effects of climate change.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.2
Consumer needs for safe, healthy and affordable food have to be addressed, while considering the impacts of food consumption behaviour and food and feed production on human health and the total ecosystem. Food and feed security and safety, the competitiveness of the European agri-food industry and the sustainability of food production and supply will be addressed, covering the whole food chain and related services, whether conventional or organicfor all types of farming and products, from primary production to consumption. This approach will contribute to (a) achieving food safety and security for all Europeans and eradication of hunger in the world (b) decreasing the burden of food- and diet- related diseases by promoting the shift towards healthy and sustainable diets, via consumer education and innovations in the agricultural and food industry (c) reducing water and energy consumption in food processing, transport and distribution and (d) reducing food wastage by 50 % by 2030.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3
The needs for the food and feed industry to cope with social, environmental, climate and economic change from local to global will be addressed at all stages of the food and feed production chain, including agricultural production, food design, processing, packaging, process control, waste reduction, by-product valorisation and the safe use or disposal of animal by- products. Innovative and sustainable resource-efficient processes and diversified, safe, affordable and high quality products will be generated. This will strengthen the innovation potential of the European food supply chain, enhance its competitiveness, create economic growth and employment and allow the European food industry to adapt to changes. Other aspects to address are traceability, logistics and services, socio- economic factors, the resilience of the food chain against environmental and climate risks, and the limitation of negative impacts of food chain activities and of changing diets and production systems on the environment.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.5 – paragraph 4
Support to standard setting will be used to help accelerate market deployment for novel bio-based goods and services ranging from terrestrial and aquatic production systems through to the end- consumer.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.5 – paragraph 7
Forward looking activities will be undertaken across the sectors of the bio- economy, including the development of data bases, indicators and models addressing global, European, national and regional dimensions. A European bio- economy observatory, bringing together all stakeholders from science, industry and civil society shall be developed for mapping and monitoring Union and global research and innovation activities, developing key performance indicators, and monitoring innovation policies in the bio-economy.
2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 719 #

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point b – rows 28 a-c (new)
Palencia – Other Core Rail Studies and Santander Network works Castejón – Other Core Rail Studies and Logroño – Network works Miranda Almería – Other Core Rail Studies and Málaga – Network works Algeciras (along the coast)
2012/10/17
Committee: TRANITRE
Amendment 21 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) These specific objectives should be achieved by establishing interconnections and interoperability between national transport networks in a resource-efficient way. Railway interoperability could be promoted by innovative solutions that improve the compatibility among the different systems, such as on-board equipment and multi-gauge tracks.
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) railway infrastructure complies with the requirements of the technical specification for Interoperability (TSI) adopted pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2008/57/EC for new and upgraded lines, except in duly justified cases, where allowed by the relevant TSI or under the procedure provided for in Article 9 of Directive 2008/57/EC. In any case, the railway infrastructure shall comply with the following requirements:
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c – point 1
(1) nominal track gauge for new railway lines: 1 435 mm;deleted
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 38 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 –point c – point 2
(2) electrification;deleted
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c – point 3
(3) lines which are used by conventional freight trains : 22,5 t axle load, and 750 m train length;deleted
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point c – point 4
(4) maximum gradients for new lines which are to be used by conventional freight trains: 12,5 mm/m.deleted
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – point a a (new)
(aa) migrating to 1 435 mm. nominal track gauge;
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 46 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) the airport is of strategic importance for the region served.
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - part 16 - second map
Inclusion in the core network High-speed (rail freight) line: Castejón - Logroño - Miranda
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - part 17 - first map
Inclusion in the core network: High-speed (passenger) line: Castejón - Logroño - Miranda
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - part 17 - first map
Inclusion in the comprehensive network Logroño Airport
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 65 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - part 17 - second map
Inclusion in the comprehensive network Logroño Airport
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I - part 17 - second map
Inclusion in the comprehensive network Burgos - Logroño - Pamplona Motorway
2012/07/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 879 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
add the following rail freight transport sections to the core network: – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Granada – Motril – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – León – Gijón / Avilés – Palencia – Santander – Madrid – Cáceres – Mérida – Mérida – Badajoz – Portuguese border – Mora – Ciudad Real – Mérida
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 891 #

2011/0294(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33
add the following rail passenger transport sections to the core network: – Madrid – Toledo – Madrid – Alcázar – Albacete – Murcia – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Avilés – Oviedo – Bilbao – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – A Coruña – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – Mora – Alcázar – Linares – Moreda/Jaén/Córdoba – Ourense – Vigo (via Cercedo) – Ourense – Monforte – Lugo – A Coruña – Palencia – Santander – Segovia – Ávila – Sevilla – Cádiz – Sevilla – Huelva – Portuguese border – Valencia – Alicante (along the coast) – Motilla – Albacete – La Encina – Santiago – Vigo – Portuguese border – Granada – Motril – Antequera – Málaga – Madrid – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Monforte – Torralba – Soria – Castejón – Plasencia – León – Gijón
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 894 #

2011/0294(COD)

add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia
2012/10/11
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 189 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a management declaration of assurance as to the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the accounts, the proper functioning of the internal control systems as well as to the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions and the respect of the principle of sound financial management;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State which shall provide an opinion on the management declaration of assurance covering the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts of the paying agency, the proper functioning of its internal control system, the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, as well as the respect of the principle of sound financial management.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification and innovation at minimum as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation;deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 236 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the sustainable development of the economical activity of the small farms as defined by the Member States and at least of the farms participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP].deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 254 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2)(d);
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Where the latest possible date of payment is not respected by the Member States, they shall pay the beneficiaries default interests, supported from the national budget.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
When sectoral agricultural legislation requires Member States to submit, within a specific period of time, information on the numbers of checks carried out and their outcome and the Member States overrun that period, the Commission may suspend the monthly payments referred to in Article 18 or the interim payments referred to in Article 35 for which the relevant statistical information has not been sent in time except in cases of force majeure or in exceptional circumstances, in accordance with the principle of proportionality.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 390 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1
1. For any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularity or negligence, Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary within onetwo years of the first indication that such an irregular has taken place and shall record the corresponding amounts in the debtors' ledger of the paying agency.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 391 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne up to a maximum of 50% by the Member State concand shall be coverned up to a maximum of 50% from the EU budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 485 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Member State shall designate an authority responsible for coordinating the controls and checks provided for in this Chapter.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 498 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
However, Member States may pay advances up to 50 % as regards direct payments and up to 75% for the support granted under rural development as referred to in Article 68(2) prior to 1 December and not before 16 October.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 500 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Without prejudice to the application of the previous subparagraph, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, authorise the Member States to increase the percentage of advances to 80% in regions in which farmers face serious financial difficulties due to exceptional conditions. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure provided for in Article 112(3).
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 502 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. Payments referred to in the paragraph 1 shall not be made before the verificaMember States have verified, pursuant to Article 75, that the conditions of eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member States pursuant to Article 75,for applications for which advances are to be paid hasve been finalisedmet.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 508 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, authorise the Member States, subject to the budgetary situation, to pay, prior to 16 October, advances of up to 50% of the payments in regions in which farmers face serious financial difficulties due to exceptional conditions. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure provided for in Article 112(3).
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 625 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of non -compliance due to negligence, the percentage of reduction shall not exceed 5 % and, in the case of repeated non-compliance, 15 %, except in extremely serious cases, when it shall not be less than 20 % and may go as far as total exclusion from one or more aid schemes and apply for one or more calendar years.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 631 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of intentional non- compliance, the percentage of reduction shall in principle not be less than 20 % and may go as far as total exclusion from one or several aid schemes and apply for one or more calendar years.deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 640 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 1025% of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 99.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 647 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) a summaryn annual summary, together with the EAGF and EAFRD expenditure account, of the results of all available audits and checks carried out in accordance with the schedule and detailed provisions laid down in the sector specific rules.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 707 #

2011/0288(COD)

Articles 4 and 5Compliance with the action programme and with the codes of good agricultural practice established by the Member States pursuant to Articles 4 and 5, for farms in areas that are vulnerable to nitrate pollution
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 731 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Soil and carbon stock’ — GAEC 7
Protection of wetland and carbon rich soils, peatland and moorland, including a ban ofn first ploughing1 ____________________ Ploughing of wetland and carbon rich , peatland and moorland which has been defined in 2011 at the latest as arable land in accordance with Article 2 point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1120/2009 and which complies with the definition of arable land as laid down in Article 4 point (f) of the Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx shall not be considered as first ploughing.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 737 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Biodiversity’ — SMR 2 — last column
Article 3(1), Article 3(2)(b), Article 4 (1), (2) and Compliance with the measures established by the Member States for SBPAs under Article 4(4)
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 743 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Biodiversity’ — SMR 3 — last column
Compliance with the mandatory measures established by the Member States for the conservation of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna under Article 6 (1) and (2).
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 765 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II — Main Issue ‘Plant protection products’ — SMR 10 — last column
Article 55, first and second sentenceCorrect application of plant protection products; use of authorised products only, in the recommended quantities and in line with the indications on the label. Keeping a record of the name of the product used, its formulation, the date on which it was applied to the parcel of land concerned, the person applying it and the level of that person’s qualifications, the amount applied and the method of application
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2011/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 103n
-1) In Article 103n of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the following paragraph is added: "-1. By 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to reduce, with effect from 2015, the amount available for the support programmes referred to in Annex Xb in order to increase their national ceilings for direct payments referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. The amount resulting from the reduction referred to in the first paragraph shall remain in the national ceilings for direct payments referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 on a permanent basis and shall no longer be available for the measures listed in Articles 103p to 103y."
2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensure the immediate start and efficient implementation of rural development programmes, support from the EAFRD should be based on the existence of sound administrative framework conditions. Member States should therefore assess compliance with certain ex ante conditionalities. Each Member State should prepare either a national rural development programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, a set of regional programmes, or both a national programme and a set of regional programmes. In the event that a Member State chooses to submit both a national programme and a set of regional programmes, the measures or types of operations should be planned at national or regional level. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for rural development and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities for rural development, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular the agricultural market policy, cohesion policy and the common fisheries policy. Member States which opt for a set of regional programmes should be able to also prepare a national framework, without a separate budgetary allocation, in order to facilitate co-ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges. In the event that a Member State chooses to submit both a national programme and regional programmes, the national framework should contain common elements to ensure coherence between the programmes.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the "polluter pays" principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States should maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007-2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 25% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming, forestry, Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive payments and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measures.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
(65) Moreover, in view of ensuring consistency with the rural development measures eligible for Union support and in order to simplify procedures, payments made by the Member States, intended to provide additional national financing for rural development operations for which Union support is granted and which do not fall within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty, should be authorised as a part of programming under a notification procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. In order to ensure their appropriate monitoring, when assessing these payments the Commission should apply the criteria established for the application of Article 107 of the Treaty by way of analogy. In order to ensure that additional national financing which is not authorised by the Commission is not implemented, the Member State concerned should not put its proposed additional financing for rural development into effect until it has been approved. Payments made by Member States intended to provide additional national financing for rural development operations for which Union support is granted and which fall outside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty should be notified to the Commission pursuant to Article 108(3) of the Treaty, unless they fall under a regulation, adopted pursuant to Council Regulation 994/9821, and may not be put into effect until this procedure has resulted in a final approval by the Commission.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) "transition regions": regions whose gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is between 75 % and 90 % of the average GDP of the EU-27;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems, notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 458 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may submit either a single programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, or both a national programme and a set of regional programmes. If a Member State chooses to submit both a national programme and a set of regional programmes, the measures or types of operations should be planned at national or regional level.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 465 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States with regional programmes may also submit for approval a national framework containing common elements for these programmes without a separate budgetary allocation. If a Member State chooses to submit a national programme alongside regional programmes, the national framework must contain common elements to ensure that the programmes are consistent.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 538 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Thematic sub-programmes may also address specific needs relating to the restructuring of agricultural sectors with a significant impact on the development of a specific rural area or other special interest requirements of the Member State.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States that have opted for regionalised programming may include thematic sub-programmes in a national programme.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 578 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) the assessment of the ex ante conditionalities and, where required, the actions referred to in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and the milestones established for the purpose of pertaining to rural development referred to in Annex V which are relevant to the programme and, where required, the actions referred to in Article 197(4) of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012];
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 602 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In addition to the ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex IV, the general ex ante conditionalities established in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] shall apply for the EAFRDto programming of the EAFRD, if they are relevant.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 615 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
iva) a transfer of funds between programmes with a view to avoiding the loss of EAFRD resources.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 975 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 990 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1121 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(a) shall be granted to public and private land-owners and tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance, including early and late cleanings, for a maximum period of ten15 years.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1145 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(b) shall be granted to public and private landowners, tenants, municipalities and their associations and shall cover the costs of establishment and an annual premium per hectare to cover the costs of maintenance for a maximum period of three to five years.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1210 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(d) shall be granted to natural persons, private forest owners, private law and semi-public bodies, municipalities and their associations. In the case of state forests support may also be granted to bodies managing such forests, which are independent from the state budget.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1229 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 22(1)(e) shall be granted to public and private forest owners, municipalities and their associations and to SMEs for investments enhancing forestry potential or relating to processing and marketing adding value to forest products. In the territories of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary islands, the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 and the French overseas departments support may also be granted to enterprises that are not SMEs.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1386 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) go beyond the statutory management requirements and the good agricultural and environmental condition provided for in Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and the obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012;.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1469 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who and public bodies which undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budget.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1575 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an income stabilisation tool, in the form of financial contributions to mutual funds or insurance premiums, providing compensation to farmers who experience a severe drop in their income.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1637 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of revenues the farmer receives from the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs. Payments by the mutual fund or from insurance to farmers shall compensate for not more than 70% of the income lost.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1661 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall formally recognise that there has been a significant drop in the farmer’s income. Member States may, where appropriate, establish in advance criteria on the basis of which such formal recognition shall be deemed to be granted. Compensation from insurance shall be paid without any requirements or specifications being made as to the type or quantity of future production.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1709 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, only investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwardsinfrastructure and installations shall be deemed eligible expenditure when the aim is as follows: greater efficiency in the use of water and energy in agriculture; greater security regarding supply of water to agricultural produce; investments in new irrigareas of irrigated land under national installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis provides eterest plans or regional policy plans which contribute to rural development and territorial rebalancing. In all cases evidence must be providenced that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1771 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
Article 54 European evaluation network for rural development 1. A European evaluation network for rural development shall be put in place to support the evaluation of rural development programmes in accordance with Article 51(1). It shall enable the networking of those involved in the evaluation of rural development programmes. 2. The aim of the European evaluation network for rural development shall be to facilitate the exchange of expertise and good practices on evaluation methodologies, to develop evaluation methods and tools, to provide support on evaluation processes, and on data collection and management. 3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set out the organisational structure and operation of the European evaluation network for rural development. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1939 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50% of the eligible public expenditure in the other reg75 % for regions in transitions.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1947 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of transitional, less developed, the and outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1996 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 shall be reserved for operations which provide a significant contribution to innovation relevant to agricultural productivity and sustainability, including climate mitigation or adaptationused for activities in line with the strategy adopted by the Member State.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2015 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarterlyn annual basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the project;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2020 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a Member State has more than one programme, a coordinating body may be designated to at least ensure consistency in the management of the funds and to provide liaison between the Commission and the national management authorities.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2045 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty shall not apply to payments made by Member States pursuant to, and in conformity with, this Regulation, or to additional national financing referred to in Article 89, within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2050 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – title
Additional national financingState aid outside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2054 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Payments made by the Member States in relation to operations falling withinoutside the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty and intended to provide additional financing for rural development for which Union support is granted, shall be notified by Member States and approved by the Commission in accordance with this Regulation as part of the programming referred to in Article 7. When assessing these payments, the Commission shall apply, by way of analogy, the criteria established for the application of Article 107 of the Treaty. The Member State concerned shall not put its proposed additional financing for rural development into effect until it has been approved.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2093 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 38(5)
38(5) Crop, animal and plant 65 % Of the insurance premium due insurance Text amended 38(5) Crop, animal and plant 80% Of the insurance premium due for insurance insurance against losses resulting from adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters. Of the insurance premiums due for 50% losses resulting from adverse climatic events, animals, plant diseases or pest infestations.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 480 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82 a (new)
(82a) For economic, social and environmental reasons and in the light of regional planning policy in rural areas with a wine-growing tradition, and going beyond the requirements to maintain control over European wine products and uphold their diversity, prestige and quality, the current system of planting rights in the wine sector should be maintained indefinitely.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 604 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) raw tobacco, Part XIV of Annex I;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 610 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the specificities of the rice sector, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to update the definitions concerning the rice sector set out in Part I of Annex II.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 614 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The Commission’s powers Save as otherwise provided for by this Regulation, where the Commission’s powers are concerned, the Commission shall act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 617 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) 1 October to 30 SeptemberJuly to 30 June of the following year for the sugar sector.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 632 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By means of a delegated act, the Commission shall review the reference prices laid down in paragraph 1 each year in line with production and market trends.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 654 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common wheat, durum wheat, barley and, maize; and sorghum;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 672 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common wheat, durum wheat, barley and, maize and sorghum, from 1 November to 31 May;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 680 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) mayshall be opened by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, for barley, maize, durum wheat, sorghum and paddy rice (including specific varieties or types of paddy rice), if the market situation so requires. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2);
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) for durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum, paddy rice and beef and veal.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 720 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference prices in the case of buying-in by tendering;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 727 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The public intervention prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to price increases or reductions for quality reasons for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and paddy rice. Moreover, taking into account the need to ensure that production is orientated towards certain varieties of paddy rice, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases and reductions of the public intervention price.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 735 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Products may be disposed of by making them available, first and foremost, for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No […] if that scheme so provides. In that case, the accounting value of such products shall be at the level of the relevant fixed public intervention price referred to in Article 14(2).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 747 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
a a) dried fodder;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 778 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow's milk;deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 787 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
e b) poultrymeat and rabbitmeat;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 816 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it maythe decidesion to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16 may be made, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and the reference prices for the products concerned or, developments in production costs, the need to respond to a particularly difficult market situation or, economic developments in the sector in one or more Member States or the particular nature of certain sectors or the seasonality of production in certain Member States: the Commission shall, however, allow aid for private storage of olive oil to be granted if, for a period of at least two weeks, the average price recorded on the market falls below: – EUR 2 357/tonne for extra virgin olive oil; – EUR 2 266/tonne for virgin olive oil, or; – EUR 2 019/tonne for lampante olive oil having two degrees of free acidity, this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36.70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity. The Commission shall, by means of a delegated act, review these prices each year in line with production and market trends.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 825 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. For olive oil, the Commission shall allow private storage aid to be granted in the circumstances set out in the second paragraph of this article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).]
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 842 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Additional conditions for granting storage aid for white sugar 1. Decisions to grant aid for the storage of white sugar, under the terms laid down in Article 17(2), may only be taken in respect of undertakings that have been allocated a sugar quota. 2. Sugar stored in accordance with the provisions of this section during a marketing year may not be subject to any other of the storage measures refried to in Articles 20(d) and 20(m).
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 843 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Mandatory aid for butter 1. Aid shall be granted for the private storage of butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow’s milk. 2. The conditions and requirements relating to this subsection shall be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 and by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 162(2). 3. The Council shall adopt measures setting Union aid for the private storage of butter in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 854 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the specificities of the cereals and paddy rice sectors, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt the price increases or reductions for quality reasons referred to in Article 14(3) as regards both buying-in and sales of common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and paddy rice.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 856 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Taking into account the particular seasonality and/or the specific nature of certain farms in some Member States or regions of Member States, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, set different objective conditions governing factors that may trigger private storage.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 857 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
a) the requirements to be met by intervention storage places for the products to be bought-in under the system, rules on minimum storage capacity for the storage places and technical requirements for keeping products taken-over in good condition and for their disposal at the end of the storage period;deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 865 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission may lay down, by means of delegated acts, rules on the calculation of average Union prices and the obligations on operators to submit information on beef, pig and sheep carcasses, in particular as regards market and representative prices;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 867 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 9
9. Taking into account the need to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the classification of carcasses, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, provide for the review of the application of classification of carcasses in Member States by a Union committee composed of experts from the Commission and experts appointed by the Member States. Those provisions may provide for the Union toshall bear the costs resulting from the review activity.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 869 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) implementation of the intervention limits set out in Article 13(1);
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 871 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
bb) implementation of the tendering procedure referred to in Article 13(2) for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the quantities set out in Article 13(1);
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 872 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
bc) the amount of the security referred to in Article 18(7)(c);
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 873 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
bd) the requirements to be met by storage places for the products to be purchased under the intervention system, rules on minimum storage capacity for the storage places and technical requirements for keeping products taken over in good condition and for their disposal at the end of the storage period;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 884 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Other implementing powers The Commission shall adopt implementing acts necessary in order to: a) respect the intervention limits set out in Article 13(1); and b) apply the tendering procedure referred to in Article 13(2) for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the quantities set out in Article 13(1).Article 20 deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 888 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 1 – title
ScheProgrammes to improve access to food
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 890 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 f (new)
Article 20f Target group Aid programmes to improve access to food for pupils who regularly attend primary or secondary-level educational establishments or nurseries, pre-school or other establishments offering extracurricular activities which are managed or approved by the competent authorities in a Member State.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1006 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operational programmes in the fruit and vegetables sector shall have at least two of the objectives i), ii) and iii) referred to in Article 106(c) or of the following objectives:
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1154 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – title
Investments in the internal market and third countries
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1157 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support may be granted for tangible or intangible investments in processing facilities, winery infrastructure and, marketing of winestructures and tools which improve the overall performance of the enterprise, its adaptation to market demands and increase its competitiveness on the internal market and in third countries and concern one or more of the following:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1203 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe at least 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1214 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The measures which may be included in the apiculture programme shall be the following: (a) technical assistance to beekeepers and groupings of beekeepers; (b) control of varroasis; (c) rationalisation of transhumance; (d) measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico- chemical properties of honey; (e) measures to support the restocking of hives in the Community; (f) cooperation with specialised bodies for the implementation of applied research programmes in the field of beekeeping and apiculture products.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1245 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1 may cover one or more of the following requirements, in line with a sectoral approach based on the specific characteristics of each sector, the need to regulate the placing of products on the market and the conditions defined in paragraph 3:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1247 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the technical definitions, designation and/or sales descriptions for sectors other than those set out in this Regulation and lists of carcasses and parts thereof to which Annex VI appliesmentioned in Article 60;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1248 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the species, plant variety or animal race or the commercial type;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1249 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the presentation, sales descriptions, labelling linked to obligatory marketing standards, packaging, rules to be applied in relation to packing centres, marking, wrapping, year of harvesting and use of specific terms, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 69 to 100 of this Regulation;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1252 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) criteria such as appearance, consistency, conformation, product characteristics and water content percentage;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1253 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) specific substances used in production, or components or constituents, including their quantitative content, purity and identification;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1254 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the type of farming and production method including oenological practices and related administrative rules, and operating circuit;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1256 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the frequency of collection, delivery, conservation and handling, the conservation method and temperature, storage and transport;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1257 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the place of farming and/or origin. The place of origin should, however, be indicated on fruit and horticultural products which are sold fresh to consumers;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1259 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) the frequency of collection, delivery, preservation and handling;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1260 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the identification or registration of the producer and/or the industrial facilities in which the product has been prepared or processed;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1261 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) the percentage of water content;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1262 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) commercial documents, accompanying documents and registers to be kept;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1263 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) storage, transport;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1266 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point r
(r) the certification procedure;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1267 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point t
(t) time limits.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1269 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The marketing standards by sectors or products adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be established without prejudice to the requirements on optional reserved terms listed in Articles 67(a) to 67(d) and the quality terms listed under Title IV of Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)733] on agricultural product quality schemes, and shall take into account:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1279 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the interest of consumers toproducers in communicating the characteristics of the product and the means of its production and that of consumers in receiveing adequate and transparent product information, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level without incurring high administrative costs;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1281 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) under this regulation, ‘place of agricultural origin’ shall mean the place where the main farming activities related to the food product in question have taken place, including the breeding and rearing of animals, harvesting or, as applicable, the place where the holding from which the product originated is located.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1292 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – title
Definitions, designations and, sales descriptions and other basic provisions for certain sectors and products
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1293 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – title
Definitions, designations and, sales descriptions and other basic provisions for certain sectors and products
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1294 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) poultrymeat and eggs;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1297 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the need to adapt to evolving consumer demands, and technical progress and to avoid creating obstacles to product innovation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on modifications, derogations or exemptions to the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex VI.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1302 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Only oenological practices authorised in accordance with Annex VII and provided for in point (g) of Article 59(268(h) and in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 65 shall be used in the production and conservation of the products listed in Part II of Annex VI in the Union.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1305 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When authorising oenological practices for wine as referred to in point (g) of Article 59(2), the Commission shall:Article 68(h)
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1309 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 a (new)
Article 64a Certification for hops 1. Products of the hops sector, harvested or prepared within the Union, shall be subject to a certification procedure. 2. Certificates may be issued only for products having the minimum quality characteristics appropriate to a specific stage of marketing. In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the certificate may only be issued if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. 3. The certificates shall indicate at least: (a) the place of production of the hops; (b) the year of harvesting; (c) the variety or varieties. 4. Products of the hops sector may be marketed or exported only if a certificate as referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 has been issued. In the case of imported products of the hops sector, the attestation provided for in Article 129(a)(2) shall be deemed to be equivalent to the certificate. 5. Measures derogating from paragraph 4 may be adopted by the Commission: (a) in order to satisfy the trade requirements of certain third countries; or (b) for products intended for special uses. The measures referred to in the previous subparagraph shall: (a) be adopted by implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2); (b) not prejudice the normal marketing of products for which the certificate has been issued; (c) be accompanied by guarantees intended to avoid any confusion with those products.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1322 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) lay down rules for the implementation of the definitions and sales descriptions provided for in Annex VI;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1323 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) lay down rules for fixing of the tolerance level;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1324 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) lay down rules for the implementation of Article 66.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1326 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) lay down rules for the approval of new oenological practices, coupage of must and wine, including definitions thereof, blending and restrictions thereof.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1328 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) lay down rules on the holding, circulation and use of products obtained by the experimental oenological practices referred to in Article 65.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1334 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) a designation of origin’ shall mean the name of a region, a specific place or, in exceptional and duly justifiable cases, a country used to describe a product referred to in Article 69(1)118a(1) that complyingies with the following requirements:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1349 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
2a. The product specification shall consist at least of: (a) the name to be protected; (b) a description of the wine(s): (i) for wines with a designation of origin, its principal analytical and organoleptic characteristics; (ii) for wines with a geographical indication, its principal analytical characteristics as well as an evaluation or indication of its organoleptic characteristics; (c) where applicable, the specific oenological practices used to make the wine(s) as well as the relevant restrictions on making the wine(s); (d) the demarcation of the geographical area concerned; (e) the maximum yields per hectare; (f) an indication of the wine grape variety or varieties the wine or wines is or are obtained from; (g) detailed explanation of the link (h) applicable requirements laid down in Union or national provisions or, where foreseen by Member States, by an organisation which manages the protected designation of origin or the protected geographical indication, having regard to the fact that such requirements shall be objective, and non-discriminatory and compatible with Union law; (i) the name and address of the authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the provisions of the product specification and their specific tasks.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1352 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The application for protection shall be filed with the Member State in whose territory the designation of origin or geographical indication originates. The Member State shall examine the application for protection to determine whether it meets the conditions set out in this Chapter. The Member State shall carry out a national procedure ensuring adequate publication of the application and providing for a period of at least two months from the date of publication within which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident on its territory may object to the proposed protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement with the Member State.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1355 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3
3. If the Member State considers that the relevant requirements are met, it shall carry out a national procedure which ensures adequate publication of the product specification at least on the Internet: (a) publish the single document and the product specification at least on the Internet; and (b) forward to the Commission an application for protection containing the following information: (i) the name and address of the applicant; (ii) the single document; (iii) a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application lodged by the applicant meets the conditions of this Regulation; (iv) the reference to publication, as referred to in point (a).
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1358 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a Member State has no national legislation concerning the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, it may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection in accordance with the terms of this Chapter at national level to the name with effect from the day the application is lodged with the Commission. Such transitional national protection shall cease on the date on which a decision on registration or refusal under this Subsection is taken.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1363 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Third countries shall provide the Commission with the technical report referred to in Article 71(1) of this Regulation in respect of their geographical indications under the previous paragraph. The Commission may decide to cancel the geographical indications of third countries which fail to comply with the terms of Article 70 of this Regulation, within a maximum period of 3 years from the date of their registration.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1367 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where the proposed amendment involves several amendments to the single document referred to in Article 71(1)(d), Articles 73 to 76 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the amendment application. Nevertheless, in cases where the proposed amendment is of little significance, the implementing acts should be used to decide whether to approve the request without applying the procedure established under Article 74(3) and Article 75. Where the proposed amendment does not involve any change to the single document, the following rules shall apply: where the geographical area is in a given Member State, that Member State shall express its position on the amendment and, if it is in favour, shall publish the amended product specification and inform the Commission of the amendments approved and the reasons for them.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1374 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2
2. Taking into account of the specificities of the production in the demarcated geographical area, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt: a) the principles for the demarcation of the geographical area, and b) the definitions, restrictions and derogations concerning the production in the demarcated geographical area.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1376 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the need to ensure product quality and traceability, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, provide for the conditions under which product specifications may include additional requirements.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1380 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the elements of the product specification;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1382 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the conditions to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication, preliminary national procedures, scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedure, and procedures for amendment, cancellation and conversion of protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications;.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1384 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the conditions applicable to trans- border applications;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1386 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) the conditions for applications concerning geographical areas in a third country;deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1387 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point g
(g) the conditions related to amendments to product specifications.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1389 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5
5. Taking into account the need to ensure an adequate protection, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt restrictions regarding the protected name.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1390 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 6
6. Taking into account the need to ensure that economic operators and competent authorities are not prejudiced by the application of this Subsection as regards wine names which have been granted protection prior to 1 August 2009 or for which an application for protection has been made prior to that date, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt transitional provisions concerning: a) wine names recognised by Member States as designations of origin or geographical indications by 1 August 2009 and wine names for which an application for protection has been made prior to that date; b) preliminary national procedure; c) wines placed on the market or labelled before a specific date; d) amendments to the product specifications.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1393 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Taking into account of the specificities of the production in the demarcated geographical area, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt: (a) the principles for the demarcation of the geographical area, and (b) the definitions, restrictions and derogations concerning the production in the demarcated geographical area. 2b. Taking into account the need to ensure product quality and traceability, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, provide for the conditions under which product specifications may include additional requirements. 2c. Taking into account the need to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of producers or operators, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules on: (a) the conditions to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a designation of origin or geographical indication; (b) scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedure and procedures for amendment, cancellation and conversion of protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications; (c) the conditions applicable to trans- border applications; (d) the conditions for applications concerning geographical areas in a third country; (e) the date from which a protection or an amendment of a protection shall apply; (f) the conditions related to amendments to product specifications. 2d. Taking into account the need to ensure an adequate protection, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt restrictions regarding the protected name.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1394 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Traditional terms shall be recognised, defined and protected by the Commission.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1406 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the need to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of producers or operators, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, establish the following: (a) the applicants that may apply for the protection of a traditional term; (b) the conditions of validity of an application for recognition of a traditional term; (c) the grounds for objecting to a proposed recognition of a traditional term; (d) the scope of the protection, the relationship with trade marks, protected traditional terms, protected designations of origin or geographical indications, homonyms, or certain wine grape names; (e) the grounds for cancellation of a traditional term; (f) the date of submission of an application or a request; (g) the procedures to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a traditional term, including scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedures and the procedures on cancellation and modification.deleted
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1411 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 4
4. Taking into account the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt the conditions under which traditional terms may be used on products from third countries and provide for derogations from Article 89.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1412 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Taking into account the need to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of producers or operators, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, establish the following: (a) the applicants that may apply for the protection of a traditional term; (b) the conditions of validity of an application for recognition of a traditional term; (c) the grounds for objecting to a proposed recognition of a traditional term; (d) the scope of the protection, the relationship with trade marks, protected traditional terms, protected designations of origin or geographical indications, homonyms, or certain wine grape names; (e) the grounds for cancellation of a traditional term; (f) the date of submission of an application or a request; (g) the procedures to be followed in respect of an application for the protection of a traditional term, including scrutiny by the Commission, objection procedures and the procedures on cancellation and modification.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1413 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Taking into account the specificities in trade between the Union and certain third countries, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the conditions under which traditional terms may be used on products from third countries and provide for derogations from Article 89.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1513 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title II – Chapter II – Section III – Subsection 1 (new)
SUBSECTION 1 SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION LIMITATION IN THE MILK SECTOR Article 103k Definitions 1. For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply: a) "milk" means the produce of the milking of one or more cows; b) "other milk products" means any milk product other than milk, in particular skimmed milk, cream, butter, yoghurt and cheese; when relevant, these may be converted into "milk equivalents" by applying coefficients to be fixed by the Commission by means of implementing acts; c) ‘producer’ means a farmer with a holding located within the geographical territory of a Member State, who produces and markets milk or who is preparing to do so in the very near future; d) "holding": as defined in Article 4 of the EU Regulation on Direct Payments; e) "purchaser" means an undertaking or group which buys milk from producers: - to subject it to collecting, packing, storing, chilling or processing, including under contract, - to sell it to one or more undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products; f) "delivery" means any delivery of milk, not including any other milk products, by a producer to a purchaser, whether the transport is carried out by the producer, a purchaser, an undertaking processing or treating such products or a third party; g) "direct sale" means any sale or transfer of milk by a producer directly to consumers, as well as any sale or transfer of other milk products by a producer; h) "marketing" means deliveries of milk or direct sales of milk or other milk products; i) "individual quota" means a producer's quota at 1 April of any twelve-month period; j) "national quota" means the quota referred to in Article 103l, fixed for each Member State; k) "available quota" means the quota available to producers on 31 March of the twelve-month period for which the surplus levy is calculated, taking account of all transfers, sales, conversions and temporary re-allocations provided for in this Regulation which have taken place during that twelve-month period. 2. As regards the definition given in point (e) of paragraph 1, any group of purchasers in the same geographical area which carries out the administrative and accounting operations necessary for the payment of the surplus levy on behalf of its members shall also be regarded as a purchaser. For the purposes of the first sentence of this subparagraph, Greece shall be considered a single geographical area and it may deem an official body to be a group of purchasers. 3. In order to ensure, in particular, that no quantity of marketed milk or other marketed milk products is excluded from quota arrangements, the Commission may, while respecting the definition of ‘delivery’ given in point (f), adjust the definition of ‘direct sale’ by means of a delegated act. Article 103l National quotas 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products marketed during five consecutive periods of twelve months commencing on 1 April 2015 (hereinafter referred to as ‘twelve-month periods’) are fixed in Annex [VIIIa]. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 103m, distinguishing between deliveries and direct sales. Any overrun of the national quotas shall be determined nationally in each Member State, in accordance with this Section and making a distinction between deliveries and direct sales. 3. The national quotas set out in Annex (VIIIa) shall be fixed without prejudice to possible review in the light of the general market situation and particular conditions existing in certain Member States. 4. For Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia the national quotas shall include all milk or milk equivalent delivered to a purchaser or sold directly, irrespective of whether it is produced or marketed under a transitional measure applicable in those countries. 5. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the rules necessary for a uniform application of this Article in the Member States. Procedures, notifications and technical criteria shall be set out in these rules. Article 103m Individual quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2015 shall be equal to their individual reference quantity or quantities at 31 March 2015 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2015. 2. Producers may have either one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales. A producer's quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer. 3. Where a producer has two quotas, his contribution to any surplus levy due shall be calculated separately for each. 4. The part of the Finnish national quota allocated to the deliveries referred to in Article 105l may be increased by the Commission by means of implementing acts to compensate Finnish SLOM producers up to 200 000 tonnes. This reserve, to be allocated in accordance with Community legislation, must be used exclusively on behalf of producers whose right to take up production again has been affected as a result of accession. 5. Individual quotas shall be modified, where appropriate, for each of the twelve- month periods concerned, so that, for each Member State, the sum of the individual quotas for the deliveries and that for the direct sales does not exceed the corresponding part of the national quota adjusted in accordance with Article 103o, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 103q. Article 103n Allocation of quotas from the national reserve Member States shall adopt rules allowing for allocation to producers of all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 103q on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission. Article 103o Management of quotas 1. The Commission shall adjust for each Member State and for each period, before the end of that period, by means of implementing acts provided for in Article 103af, the division between 'deliveries' and 'direct sales' of national quotas, in the light of the conversions requested by producers between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales. 2. Member States shall forward to the Commission each year, by dates to be fixed by the Commission and according to rules the latter shall establish by means of an implementing act in accordance with Article 162, the information necessary to: a) make the adjustment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article; b) calculate the surplus levy to be paid by each Member State. Article 103p Fat content 1. Each producer shall be assigned a reference fat content, to be applied to the individual quota for deliveries allocated to that producer. 2. For the quotas allocated to producers on 31 March 2015 in accordance with Article 105c(1), the reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the same as the reference fat content applied to that quota at that date. 3. The reference fat content shall be altered during the conversion referred to in Article 103m(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act pursuant to Article 103af(b). 4. For new producers having an individual quota for deliveries allocated entirely from the national reserve, the fat content shall be fixed in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of an implementing act pursuant to Article 103af(b). 5. The individual reference fat content referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted, where appropriate, upon the entry into force of this Regulation and thereafter, at the beginning of each twelve-month period as necessary, so that, for each Member State, the weighted average of the individual representative fat contents does not exceed by more than 0.1 gram per kg the reference fat content set in Annex [VIIIb]. Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall set up a national reserve as part of the national quotas fixed in Annex [VIIIa], in particular with a view to making the allocations provided for in Article 103l. The national reserve shall be replenished, as appropriate, by withdrawing some quantities as provided for in Article 103r, retaining part of transfers as provided for in Article 103w, or by making an across- the-board reduction in all individual quotas. The quotas in question shall retain their original purpose, i.e. deliveries or direct sales. 2. Any additional quotas allocated to a Member State shall automatically be placed in the national reserve and divided into deliveries and direct sales according to foreseeable needs. 3. The quotas placed in the national reserve shall not have a reference fat content. Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas no longer meets the conditions referred to in Article 103k a(c) during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year, except where that person once again becomes a producer within the meaning of point (c) of Article 103l no later than that date. Where that person becomes once again a producer not later than the end of the second twelve-month period following withdrawal, all or part of the individual quota which had been withdrawn shall revert to that person no later than 1 April following the date of application. 2. Where producers do not market a quantity equal to at least 85 % of their individual quota during at least one twelve-month period, Member States may decide whether and on what conditions all or part of the unused quota shall revert to the national reserve. Member States may determine on what conditions a quota shall be re-allocated to the producer concerned should he resume marketing. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply in cases of force majeure and in duly justified cases temporarily affecting the production capacity of the producers concerned and recognised by the competent authority. Article 103s Temporary transfers 1. By the end of each twelve-month period, Member States shall authorise, for the period concerned, any temporary transfers of part of individual quotas which the producers who are entitled thereto do not intend to use. Member States may regulate transfer operations according to the categories of producers or milk production structures concerned, may limit them to the level of the purchaser or within regions, authorise complete transfers in the cases referred to in Article 103r(3) and determine to what extent the transferor can repeat transfer operations. 2. Any Member State may decide not to implement paragraph 1 on the basis of one or both of the following criteria: a) the need to facilitate structural changes and adjustments; b) overriding administrative needs. Article 103t Transfers of quotas together with land 1. Individual quotas shall be transferred with the holding to the producers taking it over when it is sold, leased, transferred by actual or anticipated inheritance or any other means involving comparable legal effects for the producers, in accordance with detailed rules to be determined by the Member States, taking account of the areas used for dairy production or other objective criteria and, where applicable, of any agreement between the parties. The part of the quota which, where applicable, has not been transferred with the holding shall be added to the national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with paragraph 1 by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are attributed solely to producers, that the quota shall not be transferred with the holding. 3. Where land is transferred to the public authorities and/or for use in the public interest, or where the transfer is carried out for non-agricultural purposes, Member States shall ensure that the necessary measures are taken to protect the legitimate interests of the parties, and in particular that producers giving up such land are in a position to continue milk production if they so wish. 4. Where there is no agreement between the parties, in the case of tenancies due to expire without any possibility of renewal on similar terms, or in situations involving comparable legal effects, the individual quotas in question shall be transferred in whole or in part to the producer taking them over, in accordance with provisions adopted by the Member States, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties. Article 103u Special transfer measures 1. With a view to successfully restructuring milk production or improving the environment, Member States may, in accordance with detailed rules which they shall lay down, taking account of the legitimate interests of the parties concerned: a) grant compensation in one or more annual instalments to producers who undertake to abandon permanently all or part of their milk production and place the individual quotas thus released in the national reserve; b) determine on the basis of objective criteria the conditions on which producers may obtain, in return for payment, at the beginning of a twelve-month period, the re-allocation by the competent authority or a body designated by that authority of individual quotas released definitively at the end of the preceding twelve-month period by other producers in return for compensation in one or more annual instalments equal to the abovementioned payment; c) centralise and supervise transfers of quotas without land; d) provide, in the case of land transferred with a view to improving the environment, for the individual quota concerned to be allocated to a producer giving up the land but wishing to continue milk production; e) determine, on the basis of objective criteria, the regions or collection areas within which the permanent transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land is authorised, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production; f) authorise, upon application by a producer to the competent authority or a body designated by that authority, the definitive transfer of quotas without transfer of the corresponding land, or vice versa, with the aim of improving the structure of milk production at the level of the holding or to allow for extensification of production. 2. Paragraph 1 may be implemented at national level, at the appropriate territorial level or in specified collection areas. Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 103t and 103u Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain part of the individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Where quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 103t and 103u with or without the corresponding land by means of rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are solely attributed to producers, whether and under which conditions all or part of the transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve. Article 103w Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer or allocation of quotas under this Section. Article 103x Surplus levy 1. A surplus levy shall be payable on milk and other milk products marketed in excess of the national quota. The levy shall be set, per 100 kilograms of milk, at EUR 27.83. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Community for the surplus levy resulting from overruns of the national quota, determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve-month period concerned, shall pay 99 % of the amount due to the EAGF. 3. If the surplus levy provided for in paragraph 1 has not been paid before the due date, and after consultation of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, the Commission shall deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Article xx and paragraph x of Article xx of the Horizontal (EC) Regulation. Before taking its decision, the Commission shall warn the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within one week. Article xx of the Horizontal (EC) Regulation shall not apply. Article 103y Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 103x and 103ac, among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 103l(2). Without prejudice to Articles 103z and 103ac(1), producers shall be liable vis-à- vis the Member State for payment of their contribution to the surplus levy due, calculated in accordance with Articles 103o, 103p and 103z, for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas. Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. In order to draw up the definitive surplus levy statement, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be increased or reduced to reflect any difference between the real fat content and the reference fat content. 2. Each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to deliveries has or has not been re-allocated, in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be set by the Member States: a) either at national level on the basis of the amount by which each producer's quota has been exceeded, b) or firstly at the level of the purchaser and thereafter at national level where appropriate. Article 103aa Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting from producers contributions due from the latter by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay to the competent body of the Member State, before a date laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 103af(d), (f) and (g), the amount of these contributions deducted from the price of the milk paid to the producers responsible for the overrun or, failing this, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a purchaser fully or partially replaces one or more other purchasers, the individual quotas available to the producers shall be taken into account for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of quantities already delivered and account being taken of their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer transfers from one purchaser to another. 3. Where, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer's available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the price of the milk in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer's contribution, in accordance with detailed rules laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements to enable purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers. Article 103ab Authorisation Purchaser status will be subject to prior approval by the Member State in accordance with criteria to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 103ae(f) and in accordance with the procedure established by implementing acts pursuant to Article 103af. Article 103ac Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer's contribution to payment of the surplus levy shall be established by decision of the Member State, after any unused part of the national quota allocated to direct sales has or has not been re-allocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall establish the basis of calculation of the producer's contribution to the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred or used to manufacture the milk products sold or transferred by applying criteria fixed by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 103ae(b). 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purpose of drawing up the definitive surplus levy statement. 4. The Commission shall determine by means of implementing acts pursuant to points (d) and (f) of Article 103af how and when the surplus levy shall be paid to the Member State’s competent body. Article 103ad Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, the surplus levy is found to be payable and the contribution collected from producers is greater than that levy, the Member State may: a) use partially or totally the excess to finance the measures referred to in Article 103u(1)(a), and/or b) redistribute it partially or totally to producers who: - fall within priority categories established by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria and within the period to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 103ae(g), - are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products set up by this Chapter. 2. Where it is established that no surplus levy is payable, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be reimbursed no later than the end of the following twelve-month period. 3. Where a purchaser does not meet the obligation to collect the producers' contribution to the surplus levy in accordance with Article 103aa, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties it may impose upon the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser fails to comply with the time limit for payment, interest on arrears to be fixed by the Commission by means of an implementing act pursuant to Article 103af(e) shall be paid to the Member State. Article 103ae Delegated acts In order to ensure that the milk quota system achieves its objectives, in particular, efficiency in the use and calculation of the individual quotas, and collection and use of the levy, the Commission shall by means of delegated acts adopt rules concerning: a) the temporary and definitive conversions of quotas; b) the allocation of unused quotas; c) the threshold for the fat correction factor; d) the obligation on producers to deliver to approved purchasers; e) the criteria for approval of purchasers by Member States; f) the objective criteria for reallocation of the additional levy; g) any modification to the definition of "direct sale", bearing in mind the definition of "delivery" laid down in Article 103k(f). Article 103af Implementing acts The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down the rules necessary for the application of the quota system, including: a) definitive conversions and the division, after notification of Member States, of national quotas between deliveries and direct sales; b) determination of the coefficient for fat content of individual quotas and fat correction; c) determination by Member States of the milk equivalent; d) the procedure, time scale and operation for payment of the levy, reallocation of the additional levy, and reduction or advances when the time scale has to be adhered to; e) the imposition of interest for delays in payment and correct charges on the levy; f) informing producers of new definitions, notification of individual quotas and of the levy; g) information on applications and agreements in regard to the additional levy in the milk sector; h) the establishment of a template for declarations of deliveries and direct sales; i) the making of declarations, keeping of registers and notification of information by producers and purchasers; j) checks on deliveries and direct sales.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1665 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, producer organisations constituted by producers in the fruit and vegetables, olive oil and wine sectors should include at last one of objectives i), ii) or iii).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1746 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) arranging the orderly withdrawal or coordinated processing of the product at times of clear market imbalances in a marketing year with the goal of restoring the normal functioning of the market.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1747 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) concentrating and co-ordinating supply and marketing of the produce of the members;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1754 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) adapting production and processing jointly to the requirements of the market and improving the product;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1756 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) promoting the rationalisation and improvement of production and processing.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1770 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2
2. For interbranch organisations in the olive oil and table olive and tobacco sectors, the specific aim referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1 may also include at least one of the following objectives: (a) concentrating and co-ordinating supply and marketing of the produce of the members; (b) adapting production and processing jointly to the requirements of the market and improving the product; (c) promoting the rationalisation and improvement of production and processing.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1830 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Likewise, where one or more of the activities referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph is pursued by a recognised interbranch organisation in the tobacco sector and is in the general economic interest of those economic operators whose activities relate to one or more of the products concerned, the Member State which has granted recognition or the Commission, where recognition has been granted by the Commission, may decide that individual economic operators or groups which are not members of the organisation but which benefit from those activities shall pay the organisation all or part of the financial contributions paid by its members to the extent that such contributions are intended to cover costs directly incurred as a result of pursuing the activities in question. The activities referred to in the above subparagraph shall relate to one of the following objectives: (a) research to add value to the products, in particular through new uses which do not pose a threat to public health; (b) studies to improve the quality of leaf or baled tobacco; (c) research into methods of cultivation permitting reduced use of plant health products and guaranteeing conservation of the soil and the environment.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1870 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Chapter -1 new
Chapter -1 General provisions Article 116a General Principles Unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation or in provisions adopted pursuant thereto, the following shall be prohibited in trade with third countries: a) the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty; b) the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1872 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to cases where import or export licences are required in accordance with this Regulation, the import for release into free circulation or the export of one or more agricultural products into or from the Union may be made subject to the presentation of a licence, taking into account the need for licences for the management of the markets concerned and, in particular, for monitoring trade in the products concernedDoes not affect English version.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1874 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Specifically, the import of products from the following sectors may be made subject to the presentation of an import licence: a) cereals; b) rice; c) sugar; d) seeds; e) olive oil and table olives, with regard to products falling within CN codes 1509, 1510 00, 0709 90 39, 0711 20 90, 2306 90 19, 1522 00 31 and 1522 00 39; f) flax and hemp, as far as hemp is concerned; g) fruit and vegetables; h) processed fruit and vegetables; i) bananas; j) wine; k) live plants; l) beef and veal; m) milk and milk products; n) pigmeat; o) sheepmeat and goatmeat; p) eggs; q) poultrymeat; r) agricultural ethyl alcohol. The export of products from the following sectors may be made subject to the presentation of an export licence: a) cereals; b) rice; c) sugar; d) olive oil and table olives, with regard to olive oil referred to in point (a) of Part VII of Annex I; e) fruit and vegetables; f) processed fruit and vegetables; g) wine; h) beef and veal; i) milk and milk products; j) pigmeat; k) sheepmeat and goatmeat; l) eggs; m) poultrymeat; n) agricultural ethyl alcohol.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1879 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the list of agricultural products subject to the presentation of an import or export licence;deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1885 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 a (new)
Article 120a Import duties Save as otherwise provided for pursuant to this Regulation, the rates of import duty in the Common Customs Tariff shall apply to the products referred to in Article 1.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1886 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – title
Implementation of international and other agreements
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1887 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt measures to implement international agreements concluded under Article 218 of the Treaty or any other act adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) of the Treaty or the Common Customs Tariff as regards the method for calculation ofng import duties for agricultural products. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1888 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 a (new)
Article 121a Calculation of import duties for cereals 1. Notwithstanding Article 121, the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 other than hybrid for sowing, shall be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the conventional rate of duty as determined on the basis of the combined nomenclature. 2. The import duty referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, on the basis of the representative cif import prices of the products indicated in paragraph 1 which are determined periodically. 3. The Commission shall establish, by means of delegated acts, the minimum requirements for high-quality common wheat. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down the following: (i) the price quotations to be taken into consideration, (ii) the possibility, where appropriate in specific cases, of giving operators the opportunity to know the duty applicable before the arrival of the consignments concerned.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1889 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 b (new)
Article 121b Calculation of import duties for husked rice 1. Notwithstanding Article 121, the import duty on husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 shall be fixed by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, within ten days of the end of the reference period concerned in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIIA. The Commission shall fix, by means of implementing acts, the new applicable rate if the calculations made pursuant to the annex require it to be changed. Until such time as a new applicable rate is fixed, the duty previously fixed shall apply. 2. In order to calculate the imports referred to in point 1 of Annex VII, account shall be taken of the quantities for which import licences for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 were issued in the corresponding reference period, excluding the import licences for Basmati rice referred to in Article 121(c). 3. The annual reference quantity shall be 449 678 tonnes. The partial reference quantity for each marketing year shall correspond to half the annual reference quantity.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1890 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 c (new)
Article 121c Calculation of import duties for husked Basmati rice Notwithstanding Article 121, the husked Basmati rice varieties falling within CN codes 1006 20 17 and 1006 20 98 listed in Annex VIIb shall qualify for a zero rate of import duty under the conditions fixed by the Commission by means of implementing acts.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1891 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 d (new)
Article 121d Calculation of import duties for milled rice 1. Notwithstanding Article 121, the import duty for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 shall be fixed by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, within ten days after the end of the reference period concerned in accordance with point 2 of Annex VIIa. The Commission shall fix, by means of implementing acts, the new applicable rate if the calculations made pursuant to the annex require it to be changed. Until such time as a new applicable rate is fixed, the duty previously fixed shall apply. 2. In order to calculate imports referred to in point 2 of Annex VIIa, account shall be taken of the quantities for which import licences for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 were issued in the corresponding reference period.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1892 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 e (new)
Article 121e Calculation of import duties for broken rice Notwithstanding Article 121, the import duty on broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 shall be EUR 65 per tonne.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1894 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Where the declared entry price of the consignment in question is higher than the flat-rate import value, increased by a margin set by the Commission which may not exceed the flat-rate value by more than 10%, the lodging of a security equal to the import duty determined on the basis of the flat-rate import value shall be required. The Commission shall calculate this value every working day in relation to each origin, product and period; the value shall be equal to the weighted average of the representative prices of those products in representative import markets in the Member States or, where applicable, in other markets, deducting from those prices a total amount of EUR 5/100 kg and the ad valorem customs duties. The interested party shall also provide information on the marketing and transportation conditions of the product by submitting copies of the documents attesting to delivery between operators and to the costs incurred between the import of the product and its sale. In all cases, the documents shall specify the variety or commercial type of the product in accordance with the provisions on presentation and labelling referred to in the applicable Community marketing rules, the commercial category of the products and their weight.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1896 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) The customs value of imported perishable goods for which the application of the Common Customs Tariff duty rate depends on the entry price of the product batch imported in consignment may be determined directly in accordance with point (c) of Article 30(2) of the Customs Code and shall be equal to the flat-rate import value.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1898 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of application of Article 248 of CCIP, the checks to be carried out by the customs authorities to determine whether a security should be lodged shall include a check of the customs value against the unit value for the products concerned as referred to in point (c) of Article 30(2) of the Customs Code.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1900 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the need to ensure the efficiency of the system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to provide that the checks carried out by the customs authorities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall, in addition to, or as an alternative to, the check of the customs value against the unit value, include a check of the customs value against another value. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules for the calculation of the other value referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2)deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1905 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1
1. Tariff quotas for the import of agricultural products for release into free circulation in the Union (or a part thereof), or tariff quotas for imports of Union agricultural products into third countries which are to be partly or fully administered by the Union, resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty or any other act adopted in accordance with Article 43(2) of the Treaty shall be opened and/or administered by the Commission by means of delegated and implementing acts pursuant to Articles 126 to 128.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1913 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 a (new)
Article 125a Specific provisions In the case of tariff quotas for import into Spain of 2 000 000 tonnes of maize and 300 000 tonnes of sorghum and tariff quotas for import into Portugal of 500 000 tonnes of maize, the Commission may adopt delegated acts to establish the provisions necessary for carrying out the tariff quota imports and, where appropriate, the public storage of the quantities imported by the paying agencies of the Member States concerned and their marketing on the markets of those Member States.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1914 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) determine the conditions and eligibility requirements that an operator has to fulfil to submit an application within the import tariff quota; the provisions concerned may require a minimum experience in trade with third countries and assimilated territories, or in processing activity, expressed in a minimum quantity and period of time in a given market sector; those provisions may include specific rules to suit the needs and practices in force in a certain sector and the uses and needs of the processing industries;deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1915 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 127 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) determine the conditions and eligibility requirements that an operator has to fulfil to submit an application within the import tariff quota; the provisions concerned may require a minimum experience in trade with third countries and assimilated territories, or in processing activity, expressed in a minimum quantity and period of time in a given market sector; those provisions may include specific rules to suit the needs and practices in force in a certain sector and the uses and needs of the processing industries;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1917 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 a (new)
Article 129a Imports of hops 1. Products of the hops sector may be imported from third countries only if their quality standards are at least equivalent to those adopted for like products harvested within the Community or made from such products. 2. Products shall be considered as being of the standard referred to in paragraph 1 if they are accompanied by an attestation issued by the authorities of the country of origin and recognised as equivalent to the certificate referred to in Article 64(a). In the case of hop powder, hop powder with higher lupulin content, extract of hops and mixed hop products, the attestation may be recognised as being equivalent to the certificate only if the alpha acid content of these products is not lower than that of the hops from which they have been prepared. 3. In order to minimise the administrative burden, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, set the conditions under which obligations related to an attestation of equivalence and the labelling of packaging do not apply. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules related to this Article, including the rules on the recognition of attestations of equivalence and on the checking of imports of hops.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1947 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 133 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the products listed in points (i) to (iii), (v) and (vii) of point (a) of this paragraph to be exported in the form of processed goods in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products46, including products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010, and in the form of the products containing sugar listed in point (b) of Part X of Annex I.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1988 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(6a) The Commission may, by means of delegated acts, establish further conditions for the granting of export refunds in order to prevent diversion of trade, in particular the conditions that: a) refunds are only paid for products of EU origin; b) the amount of refunds for imported products shall be limited to the duties collected on importation where those duties are lower than the refund applicable.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2007 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In particular, Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to agreements, decisions and practices of farmers, farmers' associations, or associations of such associations, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of this Regulation, or associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 107 of this Regulation, which concern the production or sale of agricultural products or the use of joint facilities for the storage, treatment or processing of agricultural products, and under which there is no obligation to charge identical prices, unless competition is thereby excluded or the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty are jeopardised.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2020 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraphs, the Commission shall coordinate action by the various national competition authorities in order to ensure that the rules of competition law are applied and interpreted in the most uniform way possible in sectors covered by this Regulation and that single market principles are observed. It may therefore publish best practice guidelines to assist the sector in question and the various authorities.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2023 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – title
Agreements and concerted practices of recognised interbranch organisations, producer organisations and associations of producer organisations
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2025 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 1
1. Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to the agreements, decisions and concerted practices of interbranch organisations recognised under Article 108 of this Regulation with the object of carrying out the activities listed in point (c) of Article 108(1) of this Regulation, and for the olive oil and table olive and tobacco sectors,or to producer organisations recognised under Article 106 or associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 107 of this Regulation with the object of carrying out the activities listed in point (c) of Article 108(2)6 of this Regulation.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2030 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) within two months of receipt of all the details requiredthe notification the Commission, by means of implementing acts, has not found that the agreements, decisions or concerted practices are incompatible with Union rules.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2035 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 4 – point d
d) entail the fixing of prices or the fixing of production quotas;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2060 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Such measures may to the extent and for the time necessary extend or modify the scope, duration or other aspects of other measures provided for under this Regulation, or suspend import duties in whole or in part including for certain quantities or periods as necessary, or provide specific support for producers to mitigate the effects of serious market disturbance. In the case of the fruit and vegetables sector specifically, the Commission shall activate a withdrawal mechanism when a series of conditions, listed in the first subparagraph, are recorded at Community level, in order to encourage synchronised market withdrawal between the various Member States.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2069 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – title
Measures concerning animalpests, animal and plant diseases and loss of consumer confidence due to public, animal or plant health risks
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2073 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, adopt exceptional support measures:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2076 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) for the affected market in order to take account of restrictions on intra-Union and third-country trade which may result from the application of measures for combating the spread of pests and diseases in animals and plants, and
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2087 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 4
4. The measures provided for in point (a) of paragraph 1 may be taken only if the Member State concerned has taken the relevant phytosanitary or health and veterinary measures quickly to stamp out the pest or disease, and only to the extent and for the duration strictly necessary to support the market concerned.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2089 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % and 100 %, respectively, of the expenditure borne by Member States for the measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2097 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 156 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adoptestablish necessary and justifiable emergency measures to resolve specific problems. Those measures may derogate from the provisions of this Regulation and from the provisions of the other regulations governing the common agricultural policy in order to resolve specific problems, but only to an extent that is strictly necessary and for a period that is strictly necessary. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2101 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 156 – paragraph 2
2. To resolve specific problems, on duly justified and imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162(3).
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2106 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 156 a (new)
Article 156a Measures to address severe imbalances in the market for milk and milk products 1. In the event of a severe imbalance in the market for milk and milk products, the Commission may decide to grant aid to milk producers who voluntarily cut their production by at least 5% compared with the same period in the previous year, for a period of at least three months, which may be extended. When granting such aid, the Commission shall impose the conditions governing the repayment of aid in the event of non-compliance, along with any interest due under the relevant rules in force. 2. The supply of milk, free of charge, to charitable organisations may be deemed to be a cut in production under the conditions laid down by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 4. 3. During the period referred to in paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, the products of undertakings that have implemented this system under the arrangements provided for in that subparagraph shall be given priority when intervention measures, as referred to in Title I of Part II are taken on the market for milk and milk products. 4. Taking into account the need to ensure that this scheme is operated in an effective and appropriate manner, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to establish: (a) the amount of aid and of interest to be paid in the event of non-compliance referred to in paragraph 1; (b) the criteria to be met in order to be eligible for aid; (c) the specific conditions that will trigger implementation of this scheme; (d) the terms under which free distribution of milk to charitable organisations, as referred to in paragraph 2, may be deemed to be a cut in production.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2110 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 157 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) the nature and type of the information to be notifideleted;
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2113 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 157 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the nature and type of the information to be notified.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2116 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 31 December 2016 at the latest, evaluating the aid referred to in Article 17a, together with any appropriate proposals to convert it into one of the types of aid referred to in Article 16.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2120 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 30 September 2013 at the latest, together with the appropriate legislative proposals setting up a simplified scheme for optional reserved terms in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 67d of this Regulation, in the beef and veal sector. This report must cover the current framework for voluntary labelling, as well as the appropriate terms relating to breeding, production and feed that can add value in the beef and veal sector.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2131 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 31 December 2017 at the latest, on the development of the milk and milk products market, and, if appropriate, on the measures to be taken with a view to phasing out the quota system.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2151 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 162 – paragraph 2
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5(4), third subparagraph of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2163 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
b) the provisions related to the system of milk production limitation set out in Chapter III of Title I of Part II, until 31 March 2015;deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2172 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 165 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
However, Articles 7, 16 and 101 and Annex III 101, as regards the sugar sector, shall only apply after the end of the 20149/201520 marketing year for sugar on 1 October 201520.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2187 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 1 – introductory part
1. ‘Honey’ means the natural sweet substance produced by Apis mellifera bees from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plant-sucking insects on the living parts of plants, which the bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store and leave in honeycombs to ripen and mature. Honey consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and glucose, as well as other substances such as organic acids, enzymes and solid particles derived from honey collection, including pollen, while none of these substances and particles can be considered an ingredient of honey.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2188 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2
2. ‘Apiculture products’ means honey, beeswax, royal jelly, propolis or pollen. and pollen. ‘Beeswax’ means lipid natural matter prepared from secretions of the wax glands of Apis mellifera worker bees and used in manufacturing honeycombs. ‘Royal jelly’ means the natural substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of Apis mellifera nurse worker bees, designed to feed the larvae and the queen and to which no other substance may be added. ‘Propolis’ means the substance collected from certain plants and subsequently transformed by Apis mellifera worker bees, to which their own secretions (mainly wax and salivary secretions) are added in order to use it as mortar. ‘Pollen’ means a compact substance, more or less spherical, resulting from the agglutination of the male gametes of flowers by means of nectar, salivary secretions and the mechanical action of the third pair of legs of Apis mellifera worker bees, which is collected and transformed in the form of balls of pollen in order to be deposited and subsequently stored in the hive, and to which no other substance may be added. ‘Honeycomb pollen or bee bread’ means balls of pollen scattered by bees in honeycomb cells which have undergone certain natural transformations through the presence of enzymes and micro- organisms; this pollen can be covered with honey.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2214 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part V – section II – point 2 a (new)
2a. Poultrymeat shall be marketed in one of the following conditions: – fresh, – frozen, – quick-frozen.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2227 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII b (new)
Annex VIIb VARIETIES OF BASMATI RICE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 121d Basmati 217 Basmati 370 Basmati 386 Kernel (Basmati) Pusa Basmati Ranbir Basmati Super Basmati Taraori Basmati (HBC-19) Type-3 (Dehradun)
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) The diversity of the farming sector in certain isolated areas with inefficient production systems calls for specific agricultural policy instruments, with which the European Union has sufficient experience, to be brought to bear in order to make the sector more marked-oriented, reduce the impact on the environment through the abandonment of farming activity and preserve rural communities in line with the sustainability objective. Specific arrangements should be studied in depth for those island territories of the Union which have similar features to territories in which such agricultural policy instruments have proven a success.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 360 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) 'holding' means all the production units used for agricultural activities and managed by a farmer situated within the territory of the same Member State;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 376 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
– maintaining the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation without any particular preparatory action going beyond traditionalstandard agricultural methods and machineries, or
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 392 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) 'agricultural products' means the products listed in Annex I to the Treaty, with the exception of fishery products, as well as cotton;(Does not affect English version.)
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 440 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
h) 'permanent grassland' means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other specieareas suitable for grazing, provided that they have traditionally been used as grassland, even if grasses and other herbaceous forage aremain not predominant;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 468 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k
k) 'short rotation coppice' means areas planted with tree species of CN code 06029041 to be defined by Member States, that consist of woody, perennial crops, the rootstock or stools remaining in the ground after harvesting, with new shoots emerging in the following season and with a maximum harvest cycle to be determined by the Member States.(Does not affect English version.)
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 482 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) establishing the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 488 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) establishing the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1;deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 494 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Annex (...) of this Regulation sets out (a) the framework within which Member States shall define the minimum activities to be carried out on areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation; (b) the framework within which Member States are to define the criteria to be met by farmers in order to be deemed to have respected the obligation of maintaining the agricultural area in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation as referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 517 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For each Member State and each year, the estimated product of capping as referred to in Article 11, which is reflected by the difference between the national ceilings set out in Annex II, to which is added the amount available in accordance with Article 44, and the net ceilings set out in Annex III, is made available as Union support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR].deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 534 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) As from 2017, the Commission, when establishing the ceilings specified in Annex III, shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, to take account of the difference between the ceilings established in Annex II and actual budget outturn in 2015 and 2016. That difference may be used for payments under Chapter 1 of Title IV.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 551 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. No direct payments shall be granted to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal perslegal persons which are placed on a 'negative list' partly drawn up at EU level, identifying non- active farmers. In additions, where one of the following applies:Member States shall be free to lay down additional non-discriminatory criteria to exclude applicants whose agricultural activities make up only an insignificant part of their turnover.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 594 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) their agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(c).deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 632 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 663 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 for the purposes of laying down: (a) criteria to establish the amount of direct payments relevant for the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2, in particular in the first year of allocation of payment entitlements where the value of the payment entitlements is not yet definitively established as well as for new farmers; (b) exceptions from the rule that the receipts during the most recent fiscal year are to be taken into account where those figures are not available; and (c) criteria to establish when a farmer's agricultural area is to be considered as mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 686 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall decide not to grant direct payments to a farmer in either one of the following cases:
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 785 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that no payment is made to farmers for whom it is established that, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to avoid the effects of this Article.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 792 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For each Member State and each year, the estimated product of capping as referred to in this Article, which is reflected by the difference between the national ceilings set out in Annex II, to which is added the amount available in accordance with Article 44, and the net ceilings set out in Annex III, is made available as Union support. The Member State may decide to allocate this funding for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], or may use it under the first pillar, in the form of direct payments under this Regulation.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 860 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to 510 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 885 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Special rights, based on objective and non-discriminatory criteria, may be established for livestock producers in the milk and milk products, beef, lamb and goat meat sectors with no land of their own on which to carry out their activities,
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 919 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may decide, before 1 August 2013, to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level. In that case they shall define the regions in accordance with objective and non- discriminatory criteria such as their agronomic and economic characteristics and their regional agricultural potential, land use and/or their institutional or administrative structure.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 930 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 Augustefore 31 October 2013 of the decision referred to in paragraph 1, together with the measures taken for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 935 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. During the transition period, the Member States may review the decision referred to in paragraph 1, together with the measures taken for the application of paragraphs 2 and 3.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1294 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 320 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1318 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) to maintain existing permanent grasslandareas classed as permanent pasture in their on their holding; and
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1399 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practisces referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32.. The reductions and penalties imposed on such payments pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] shall under no circumstances exceed the amount thereof.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1406 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in areas covered by Directives 92/43/EEC or 2009/147/EC shall be entitled to the payment referred to in this Chapter provided that they observe the practises referred to in this Chapter to the extent that those practises are compatible in the holding concerned with the objectives of those Directives, and farmers who receive agri- environment-climate payments pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR] shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter with respect to their hectarage which is eligible under these criteria.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1474 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The payment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare declared according to Article 26(1), the amount of which shall be calculated annually by dividing the amount resulting from the application of Article 33(1) by the total number of eligible hectares declared in the Member State concerned according to Article 26 payable to each farmer as a fixed percentage of their basic payment.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1523 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 320 hectares and is not entirely usedt aside for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 20% of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable landforementioned area.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1583 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the provisions of Article 55 laying down the definition of 'crop' and the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops, bearing in mind that fallow land shall be treated as a crop for the purposes of diversification, and better identifying the types of ecological focus area described in paragraph 1 of this Article, as well as adding and identifying other types of ecological focus area which may be taken into account when meeting the percentage given in paragraph 1.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1612 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grasslandin good agricultural and environmental condition the areas of their holdings declared as suchpermanent grassland in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as “reference areas under permanent grassland”each year.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1633 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The reference areas under permanent grassland shall be increased in cases where the farmer has an obligation to reconvert areas into permanent grassland in 2014 and/or in 2015 as referred to in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No […] HZR.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1647 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstancesMember States shall guarantee that no reduction is made in the areas under permanent grassland in relation to the limits which they are required to maintain at national level; they shall ensure that land classed as permanent grassland on the date set for area-related aid applications for 2011 is maintained as such.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1670 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying downcontaining rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph the maintenance of permanent grassland to ensure that, in those countries in which national monitoring of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the referenceeas under permanent grassland has shown that the proportion of land under permanent grassland is decreasing, measures are taken by farmers to maintain land designated as permanent grassland, including individual requirements which must be met, such as the requirement to reconvert areas underto permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1700 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the eligible agricultural area covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 73 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips, leguminous crops, permanent grassland, permanent crops, crops under water, holdings within Natura 2000 areas, farmland covered by agro-environmental or climatic measures and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1833 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 3015 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1852 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall apply the payment referred to in this Chapter at national or, when applying Article 20, at regional level. In case of application at regional level, Member States shall use in each region a share of the ceiling set pursuant to paragraph 3. For each region, this share shall be calculated by dividing the respective regional ceiling as established in accordance with Article 20(2) by the ceiling determined according to Article 19(1).deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1998 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may, by 1 August5 October of each year, as of 20164, reviewduce their estimated percentage with effect from 1 January 2017, on the basis of the applications made in respect of that year. They shall notify the Commission of the reviewed percentage by 1 August 20165 October of each year.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2023 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice. to be determined by each Member State among those listed in Annex I of the Treaty ;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2072 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may grant coupled support to farmers with special entitlements in 2010 in accordance with Articles 60 and 65 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 independently of the basic payment referred to in Title III, Chapter 1.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2073 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States may grant coupled support to livestock farmers who do not own most of the land they farm.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2083 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 5
5. Coupled support shall take the form of an annual payment and shall be granted within defined quantitative limits and based on fixed areas and yields or on a fixed number of animals.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2151 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to increase the percentage fixed pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 23, within the limits laid down therein where applicable, and, where appropriate, modify the conditions for granting the support;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2232 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States may stipulate that farmers who receive support which is less than an amount to be determined, and which may in no circumstances exceed EUR 1000, shall be included in the scheme, unless they expressly ask to leave it by submitting an application at the latest by the date indicated in the first paragraph.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1252 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligible population, regional prosperity, national prosperity and unemployment rate, serious and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, depopulation, dispersal and ageing of the population, for less developed regions and transition regions;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 1264 #

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) eligible population, regional prosperity, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational level and population density, dispersal and ageing, serious and permanent natural or demographic handicaps for more developed regions;
2012/06/05
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c a (new)
(ca) to which alcohol, colorants or sweeteners may have been added, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I;
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3 – subpoint c a (new)
(ca) to which colorants or sweeteners may have been added, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I;
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
An indication of the place of provenance of the primary ingredient is not required.deleted
2012/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 28 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 4 – subpoint d a (new)
(da) to which colorants or sweeteners may have been added, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex I;
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – second paragraph
An indication of the place of provenance of the primary ingredient is not required.deleted
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 3 – second paragraph
The description ‘Sangria’When the drink is manufactured in a Member State other than Spain or Portugal, the word ‘Sangria’ may be used in addition to the sales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’, which must be accompanied by the words ‘produced in …’ followed by the name of the Member State of production or of a more restricted region except where the product is produced in Spain or Portugal.
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 3 – third paragraph
The descriptionword ‘Sangria’ may replace the descripsales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’ only where the drink is manufactured in Spain or Portugal.
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 4 – second paragraph
TWhe description ‘Clarea’n the drink is manufactured in a Member State other than Spain or Portugal, the word ‘Clarea’ may be used in addition to the sales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’, which must be accompanied by the words ‘produced in …’ followed by the name of the Member State of production or of a more restricted region except where the product is produced in Spain. .
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 4 – third paragraph
The descriptionword ‘Clarea’ may replace the descripsales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’ only where the drink is manufactured in Spain.
2012/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The description ‘Sangria’When the drink is manufactured in a Member State other than Spain or Portugal, the word ‘Sangria’ may be used in addition to the sales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’, which must be accompanied by the words ‘produced in …’ followed by the name of the Member State of production or of a more restricted region except where the product is produced in Spain or Portugal.
2012/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The descriptionword ‘Sangria’ may replace the descripsales denomination ‘aromatised wine-based drink’ only where the drink is manufactured in Spain or Portugal.
2012/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The description «Clarea»When the drink is manufactured in a Member State other than Spain, the word ‘Clarea’ may be used in addition to the sales denomination ‘aromatised wine- based drink’, which must be accompanied by the words «produced in …» followed by the name of the Member State of production or of a more restricted region except where the product is produced in Spain.
2012/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2011/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The description «word ‘Clarea» may replace the descripsales denomination «aromatised wine-based drink» only where the drink is manufactured in Spain.
2012/03/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 19 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Section II of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 lays down rules for a voluntary beef labelling system which provide for the approval of certain labelling specifications by the competent authority of the Member State. The administrative burden and the costs incurred by Member States and economic opIn view of developments in the beef sector since the above Regulation was adopted, the voluntary beef labelling system needs to be revised. That Section should therefore be deleted. Without prejudice to the above, in ordera tors in applying this system are not proportionate to the benefits of the system. That Section should therefore be deleted ensure suitable regulation of the voluntary beef labelling system in line with other sectors, this deletion should not come into force until it has been replaced by development of the provisions of Union legislation on marketing standards for animal products, or any other rules having equivalent effect.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Commission should ensure that the voluntary labelling provisions, with the necessary updates and upgrades, are reflected in the Community legislation on beef.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 3 a (new)
The standards used for the identification systems shall be international ISO standards.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 9
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 10 —subparagraph 1 — letter (e)
e) the identification and registration of movements of bovine animals when put out to summer grazing in different mountain areasduring different types of seasonal pasturing.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 10bis — subparagraph 1 — letter (b)
b) the technical procedures and standards for the implementation of the electronic identification of bovine animals in accordance with the international ISO standards;
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Transitional provisions Article 1, point (14) shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
2012/04/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2011/0229(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Articles 16 - 18
(14) Articles 16, 17 and 18 are deleted.
2012/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2011/0228(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 64/432/EEC
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – part C – point 1 – indent 9 a (new).
- electronic identification code;
2012/03/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2011/0092(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) falling within CN codes 2207, 2208 90 91 and 2208 90 99 if these are intended for use as heating fuel or motor fuel and are denatured in accordance with Article 27(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 92/83/EC;
2011/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2011/0092(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point 1 – point a - point i
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 - introductory part
Until 1 January 2023, Member States may, without prejudice to paragraph 5Member States may, under fiscal control, apply an exemption or a reduced rate of general energy consumption taxation under fiscal control on the taxable products referred to in Article 2 of this Directive where such productswhere they are made up of, or contain, one or more of the following products and where, as far as biofuels and bioliquids defined in Article 2(h) and (i) of Directive 2009/28/EC are concerned, these products comply with the sustainability criteria laid down in article 17 of that Directive:
2011/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Regards the current debate on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as important, given agriculture's role as a strategic sector in the European Union, guaranteeing a secure food supply for European citizens;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; points out that it also plays a key part in combating land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate fundingfinancial support for rural communities;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that CAP's share of the total EU budget has steadily decreased, and will continue to decrease, from about 75% in 1985 to 39.3% by 2013, a figure which represents less than 0.45% of total EU GDP, even though the policy enhances food security for 500 million Europeans, provides 13.6 million jobs, and directly protects and maintains 47% of the whole territory of the European Union;
2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas price volatility in agriculture is structuralpermanent in nature, as prices respond disproportionately to small variations in the level of production, very frequently as a result of speculation,
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas natural disasters can severely undermine global food productionglobal food production may be gravely affected by shortage of natural resources, pests that attack crops, veterinary diseases and natural disasters, as illustrated in 2010 by the prolonged drought and fires in Russia and the massive floods in Pakistan,
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights, furthermore, other costs which European farmers have to shoulder as a result of meeting high food safety, environmental and labour standards, and asks that the CAP duly compensate producers so as to prevent the abandonment of agricultural activity in the EU;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes, however, that global stocks of food are much more limited than in the past, having fallen to a record low of 12 weeks’ worth of global food reserves during the food crisis of 2007; points out that world food production is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events linked to climate change, which can cause sudden and unpredictable food shortages; draws attention likewise to the major impact which pests affecting crops and animal diseases could have on food supplies;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Calls for the CAP to provide adequate remuneration for farmers, guaranteeing them fair levels of income, so that they will be able to provide a stable supply of food to Europe’s population and of other goods and services in the area of food safety and the environment, above all;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the role that must be played by young farmers in the future CAP; points out that only 7% of European farmers are younger than 35, and at the same time that no fewer than 4.5 million farmers will retire in the next 10 years; favours measurestrengthening measures beneficial to young farmers such as installation premiums, subsidised interest rates on loans and other incentives which have been implemented by Member States through their rural development budgets; reaffirms the substance of its budget amendment on the exchange programme for young people and wishes to see this implemented as a pilot project; calls also for the removal of all administrative constraints preventing young people from taking up farming;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming, and sustainable modern farms, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of time;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies, in full parallelism with the phasing out of all forms of export subsidies by the EU's trading partners and the imposition of disciplines on all export measures with equivalent effect;
2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the 4th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held in November 2010; whereas a public consultation has been launched on the possible revision of the Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2001/37/EC1); whereas several WTO Members have raised the issue of the conformity with the TBT Agreement of the Canadian Bill C-32, which essentially leads to the ban of all traditional blended tobacco products, except the ones using solely Virginia tobacco, the single variety produced in Canada and used in the manufacturing of Canadian tobacco products,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that external trade policy must not jeopardise the EU’s ability to maintain a strong agricultural sector and to ensure food security against a background of increased market volatility; calls on the Commission to defend the multifunctional role of EU agriculture and the European agri-food model in all fora, and in the WTO in particular;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Commission to ensure that trade agreements do not affectcompromise the EU system of entry prices for fruit and vegetables, while maintaining the current import schedules, and; nevertheless, urges the Commission to make the changes necessary to improve the system’s functioning as soon as possible;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses, in particular, that the complex system of entry prices that applies to tomato imports from Morocco is causing problems; therefore calls on the Commission to make the relevant changes without delay;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Regrets that, in the negotiations on the agricultural chapter of the association agreement with Morocco, no guarantees were given in respect of compliance with the preferential import quotas or the entry prices applying to Moroccan exports;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Nevertheless, calls on the Commission to do everything possible to include clauses in bilateral trade agreements that oblige third countries to comply with the same sanitary and phytosanitary conditions that are imposed on European producers;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Regrets the tariff concessions recently granted by the Commission to the countries that export bananas to the EU; calls for a review of the aid received by European producers under aid programmes for the outermost regions (POSEI) in order to compensate these producers for the effects that this cut in tariffs will have on prices in the EU market;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that, while tobacco products must be governed by a strict regulatory framework, the regulation of ingredients in tobacco products at the EU and at the international level must follow a proportionate, risk-based approach on the basis of scientific evidence; warns against any non-science based ban on all ingredients, leading essentially to the ban of European traditional blended tobacco products, which would have severe socioeconomic repercussions for EU tobacco growers (of oriental and burley varieties), without a benefit for public health;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; considers that such a policy should be directed towards both forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that forests represent the main carbon sink and therefore play a crucial role in the fight against climate change; therefore considers it vitally important for the European Union to launch a common strategy to combat factors that cause forest deterioration, such as fires and air pollution;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas forests and wooded land cover 42% of the EU's surface, and forest-based industries provide more than 2 million jobs and 40% of EU forests are under public ownership,
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change, the manifestations of which have been increasing in number, frequency and intensity, deforestation having been taking place in numerous regions of Europe; forests also play an important role in terms of watercourse regulation, water quality standards and the protection of vital springs, contributing indirectly to prevent forest fires as well as drought, desertification and soil erosion, all of which are of relevance to agriculture; ,
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agriculture and forestry can be made to function as an integrated whole; while the aspects relating to production are essential, they are not inconsistent with the protection of forests or the other benefits deriving from them; it is necessary to strike the correct balance between the two and ensure interaction between them, for example through the more efficient allocation of available funding; European forestry policy, particularly under the second pillar of the CAP, must be continued with an adequate level of funding under the post-2013 CAPpoints out that forestry protection goes beyond the CAP, serving multiple policy objectives, and that therefore EU funding, currently insufficient under the second pillar of the CAP, should also be sought through other instruments;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Stresses the need for an adequate EU financial framework in order to strengthen actions towards preventing and combating forest fires; calls for enhanced flexibility and effectiveness in the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas energy generation from solid biomass and biowaste is projected to be 58% of EU renewables by 2020, which could leading to an intensification of forestry practices and increases in the ratio of felling to increment to over 100%,
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights, likewise, the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to curb the cessation of production and depopulation of rural areas, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates the wider application of Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 in respect of forests;deleted
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas genetic selection should not favour performance traits at the expense of adaptive ones, be promoted in order to improve the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change, and to restore stocks lost as a consequence of forest damage,
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concerns regarding forest fires, which are a serious problem, and the need to take action to prevent any deterioration in the composition of forests as a result of excessive forestationfinance forestation and reforestation projects, giving priority to native species and mixed forests, in order to encourage biodiversity and greater resistance to fire, storms and disease.
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Recalls that forests are the main repository of carbon and have a vital role to play in the fight against climate change; stresses that it is therefore vital for the EU to reinforce its strategy for combating the factors causing deterioration of forests, such as fires and atmospheric pollution;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 109 #

2010/2106(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by islands and the outermost regions in tackling fires; asks for special treatment to be provided for those regions through the various financial instruments available, including the Solidarity Fund;
2010/11/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify efforts to achieve the environment and quality of life goals of the FAP, the implementation of which is currently lagging behind;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Points to the need to lay down the financial framework required to boost forest firefighting and also calls for greater flexibility to be brought to mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 214 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Highlights the crucial role played by farmers in preventing fires; therefore considers it necessary to ensure that farming remains a viable activity in order to halt the abandonment of production and rural depopulation, given that this would considerably aggravate the situation with regard to fires;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains that producer groups and public bodies should be made eligible for forestry measures in the second pillar of the CAP;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 260 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points to the success of the reafforestation measures under rural development policy and maintains that efforts in that area should continue over time while also serving to encourage planting with species more resistant to fires, storms, and pests;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 291 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that productive forests should not only be focused on production wood but also on soil regeneration, food productivity and the fight against desertification;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 292 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Considers that recent research on climate and meteorology must be taken fully into account in European forest protection regulations;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 293 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. In order to guarantee greater efficiency in forest management, recommends that the Commission and Member States develop research and define different criteria in relation to the needs and specific solutions applicable to the bioclimatic-zones;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 294 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. In order to achieve the objectives of the EU 20/20 Strategy, request that each Member State or region develop a forest strategy which includes: reforestation of the river banks, the capture of rainwater, agriculture activities and the research results for the selection of the best plant or trees of traditional varieties and species adapted to droughts;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
27e. Calls for the revision of the definition of "forest", recognising that much of the native Mediterranean forests are composed of low-rise trees and so-called "bush", composed of shrubs and species of low height; notes that these trees are essential for soil conservation, CO2 sequestration and for the micro-climate balance;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27f. Considers that the identification of species with high yield potential for energy production could be technically cumbersome as they compete against regular crops based on subsidies from the EU; thus considers that genetic improvement or productivity cannot be properly assessed as it will depend on political decisions rather than market demands;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 297 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by islands and the outermost regions in tackling fires; asks for special treatment to be provided for those regions through the various financial instruments available, including the Solidarity Fund; General proposals – New paragraph)
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 298 #

2010/2106(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 g (new)
27g. Calls for EU policy on forests to take into account the two hydrological regimes of Europe divided by the "Continental Divide", where climate processes and their varieties differ; notes that this diversity is recognised by the latest scientific achievements; considers that the differences in these biogeographical areas must be taken into account with indicators for forest monitoring;
2011/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 98 #

2010/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 8
– restrict online alcohol advertising to the websites of industry professionals, local authorities and tourist offices, while prohibiting intrusive advertising practices;deleted
2010/10/21
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 19 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 c
In order to address changes in the market situation, taking into account the specificity of each sector, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt, modify and derogate from requirements related to the general marketing standard referred to in Article 112b(1), and rules concerning the conformity referred to in paragraph 3 of that Article.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 c - paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules relating to the conditions for implementing and monitoring the conformity referred to in Article 112b(3), taking into account the need to avoid lowering the general marketing standard to the point where the quality of European products would decline.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 1
1. In order to take account of the expectations of consumers and demands by the sectors concerned, and to contribute to the improvement of the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products as well as to their quality, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt marketing standards by sector or product referred to in Article 112a, at all stages of the marketing, as well as derogations and exemptions from the application of such standards in order to adapt to the constantly changing market conditions, to the evolving consumer demands, as well as in order to take account of developments in relevant international standards and avoid creating obstacles to product innovation. However, this provision shall not apply to the wine sector products included in Part II of Annex XIIa, which shall be subject to the ordinary decision-making procedure.
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point a
(a) the definition, designation and/or sales descriptions other than those set out in this Regulation and lists of carcasses and parts thereof to which Annex XIIa applies, except for products of the wine sector;
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 2 - point h
(h) coupage of must and wine including definitions thereof, blending and restrictions thereof;deleted
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2010/0354(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007
Article 112 e - paragraph 3 - point c
(c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level, after conducting an impact assessment taking into account the costs and administrative burdens for operators, as well as the benefits offered to producers and the end consumer;
2011/05/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – subpoint iii
(iii) the production, processing and preparation steps of which all take place in the same defined geographical area;
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 257 #

2010/0353(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title VI - Chapter I a (new)
CHAPTER 1A Reports and communications Article 54a The Commission shall submit, no later than 2013, a communication examining the desirability of introducing a Community-level logo and definition for integrated production; this communication shall include an economic assessment of the benefits for operators of a European-level harmonisation of such production.
2011/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, although food prices have risen by 3.3% per year since 1996, the prices farmers receive have only risen by 2.1%, whilst operational costs have increased by 3.6%, proving that the food supply chain is not functioning properly,
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2009/2237(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that power imbalances represent a strong disincentive for the continuation of farming in the European Union; highlights the need to strengthen the Community measures focused on the concentration of supply in the various sectors of production by doing more to encourage producer groups, with the aim of boosting their negotiating power in relation to the remaining links in the food supply chain;
2010/05/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 10 #

2009/2237(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the need to promote an increase in the added value of European agri-food production and launch information campaigns for consumers on the efforts made by farmers and the industry in relation to the environment, food safety and animal welfare;
2010/05/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2009/2237(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to introduce arbitration mechanisms that will guarantee compliance with contractual agreements;
2010/05/10
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 64 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for introducing mandatory annual reporting by the top 20 traders, processors, wholesalers and retailers on their market shares (with data on private labels) for key food items and on their monthly sales volumes so as to allow all market partners to estimate trends in demand, supply and price developments in the food chain;deleted
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on national and European competition authorities to take action against abusive buyer practices of dominant wholesalers and retailers which systematically put farmersuppliers of food products in an extremely unequal bargaining position;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to amend European competition law so as to prevent damage caused by concentration and resultant buyer power abuse in the food chain, for example through late payments to farmers and the food industry, forced discounts, resale at loss, high volume requirements and unjustified listing fees;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for a list to be drawn up of abusive market practices, such as loss leader pricing and sales commissions, and for such practices to be explicitly outlawed by the EU; Calls for companies failing to comply to be ‘named and shamed’ and for penalties to be introduced;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to act in line with competition law by taking the steps required to put branded and private-label goods on an equal footing so as not to distort competition; furthermore, calls for steps to be taken to guarantee intellectual property rights for branded goods and prevent the misuse of inside information, enabling consumers to exercise freedom of choice;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Takes the view that, where private- label and branded goods are in the same category, the ownership and marketing rights of the private-label goods should be held by companies that operate independently of the company running the shops selling the goods;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote fair contracting based on terms negotiated with farmers’ and producers’ organisationthe suppliers of food products so as to ensure best product quality and fair prices, and to provide for an easily accessible system to guard against breach of contracts by buyers;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers it necessary to promote the closer integration of the various links of the chain in the context of interbranch organisations and to draw up voluntary standard contracts, with the possibility, in certain cases and especially for perishable goods, of Member States demanding that they become binding;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to introduce arbitration mechanisms that will guarantee compliance with contractual agreements;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas, to datein the past, the Common Agricultural Policy has met its goals with regard to achieving better productivity in the food chain, contributing to a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, market stabilisation and the provision of food supplies to EU consumers at reasonable prices,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the main goals of the CAP should be to guarantee the European Union's food sufficiency at reasonable prices and a fair income for farmers and stockbreeders, as well as compliance with minimum standards of food quality and safety,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the CAP no longer guarantees market stability, jeopardising the maintenance of adequate farm income and the regular supply of food at reasonable prices,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture provides the main land cover in the EU, occupying 47% of the entire territory of the European Union; whereas across the EU there are 14.5 million agricultural holdings, generating over €355 billion in production; whereas most of the EU farms can be found in the EU-12, whilst most of the agricultural area remains in the EU-15 with more than 70% of agricultural land,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas average European farm income is lower than average income in the remaining sectors of the economy, and Eurostat data show that over the past few years it has gradually fallen to 1995 levels; whereas production costs such as fertilisers, electricity, fuel, etc. are at their highest level for 15 years, making it very difficult to continue with farm production in the EU,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas, according to the Commission communication of 28 October 2009 on the functioning of the food supply chain, agriculture is the only sector not to have increased the value of its sales since 1995; whereas the CAP should help to ensure a better balance of power in the food supply chain, improving the room for negotiation available to primary producers, who are the weakest link in the chain,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the production of high-quality products areis essential exports ofto the European Union and represents a very large share of its international trade; whereas the EU is exporting high-profile products with considerable economic value, and in the case of products with protected origin and geographical indications the net value of these products and foodstuffs is €14 billion a year (excluding wines and spirits, which also account for a significant share of EU exports); whereas, in order to continue developing high-quality production, account should be taken of the specific needs of these sectors,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas European farmers must meet high social and environmental standards and high standards of food quality and safety and animal welfare, and this results in high production costs that reduce their competitiveness by comparison with imports from third countries,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph a (new)
(a) Recalls that farming provides the basis for economic activity in many rural areas and the prosperity of other sectors of those regions' economies depends on it; believes, therefore, that rural development policy should be chiefly geared to promoting the competitiveness of farming, with the aim of fixing the rural population, guaranteeing an adequate standard of living and preventing depopulation to urban areas;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact thatRecalls that the purpose of the 2003 CAP reform and the 2008 Health Check have allowedis that EU farmers toshould better respond and react to market signals and conditions;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that food securitufficiency remains the central challenge for EU agriculture as the world population is predicted to grow from 6 to 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food will double by 2050 according to the FAO (especially in emerging economies such as China or India);
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Affirms that Europe will have to make a substantial contribution to meeting that need against a background of less landincreasing discontinuation of farming, less water and reduced energy inputs due to the impact of climate change, which will act as a serious constraint on European capacity to increase supply;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph a (new)
(a) Takes the view that, in order to avoid the undesirable effects of this growing volatility, the CAP should have a wide range of flexible market management measures capable of a rapid response;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidised trading partners; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world to provide for European food security in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity; points out, further, that third countries cannot guarantee the high standards of food safety that the EU requires from Community producers;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that one of the main reasons why the EU needs a strong CAP is to contribute to the development of viable and dynamic rural communities, at the heart of European cultural diversity, and with a view to ensuring sustainable and balanced socio-economic development across all European territory and preventing rural depopulation;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 310 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a harmonised level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules, while acknowledging the specific features of certain sectors, can deliver the appropriate level playing field for farmers and a properly functioning Single Market with fair competitive conditions for agricultural products within the EU;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 390 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 – subparagraph a (new)
a) Believes that the CAP must be capable of preserving the existing balance in the EU's stockbreeding system, in which various complementary models coexist; considers it essential to create support mechanisms that are not directly tied to surface area and take account of the contribution made by stockbreeding, independently of territorial base, to the overall sustainability of the European model.
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 416 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Believes that, to avoid over- production crises and/or allow fair farmland use in Europe, steps should be taken to maintain the specific production capacity regulation measures available in some sectors;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 459 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that production efficiency is fundamental to more sustainable management of scarce resources and that farmers should innovate by using the latest financial, scientific and technical tools to help meet the growing demand for food in a more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable manner;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 473 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAP must becomeoffer greenater by incentivisinges to farmers to maximise the delivery of eco-system services to further improve the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 482 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Believes that farmers are well placed to contribute to green growth and respond to the energy crisis through the development of green energy in such forms as biomass, biogas, biowaste, biogas, second- generation biofuels and small-scale wind, solar and hydro energy, which will also help create new green job opportunities;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 485 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – subparagraph a (new)
a) Considers that farmers can also play a very active role in protecting the EU's forests and in the sustainable management of the forest biomass;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 508 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11
Delivering a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 520 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States; therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 ifin line with the EU's new financial requirements in the wake of the last enlargement, so as to enable the EU is to meet its currentassumed commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 543 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that core direct support should remain fully financed by the EU budget, hence rejecting any further co-financing which could harm fair competition within the EU Single Market;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 578 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 3 (new)
(3) stresses that the distribution of aid should take into account the specific nature of different sectors;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Identifies the need for fiseven key building blocks, namely: Food Securitufficiency and Fair Trade, Sustainability, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and Green Growth, Competitiveness, and Better Food Quality Recognition Systems, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 636 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12
Food securitufficiency and fair trade
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 686 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps or a high depopulation rate in order to ensure that agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 725 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – subparagraph a (new)
(a) Believes that the competitiveness of European agriculture needs to be promoted within and beyond Community borders in order to find ways of meeting the main challenges of the future, including food sufficiency in the EU, supplying food to a growing world population, an environmentally sound approach, biodiversity, and tackling climate change;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 728 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – subparagraph b (new)
(b) Believes that the CAP needs to have flexible, effective Community market management systems to shield farmers from extreme price volatility and unwelcome disturbances; calls for the existing COM market tools to be retained and improved so as to gear them to the real nature of the market;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 733 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Competitiveness
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 738 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
61. Believes that to underpin the fiseven key building blocks of the CAP, a minimum safety netcomprehensive safety net, encompassing intervention systems, against extreme price volatility should still be available asnd should include a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that new innovative financial tools should also be considered such as risk insurance schemes and futures markets to help reduce market volatility;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 745 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. Takes the view that regulating the expansion in production capacity can play a vital role in securing sustainable growth in a number of farming sectors;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 769 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls that, amongst the current set of market tools, export refunds should continue to be phased out according to WTO agreements, provided that all other trading partners take decisions to the same effect;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 771 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 – subparagraph a (new)
(a) Calls for the principle of reciprocity to be applied to trade agreements with third countries so as to ensure that goods imported into the EU will meet the same environmental, food safety, and animal welfare requirements as European farmers have to comply with;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 777 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Quality of foodstuffs
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 778 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 b (new)
64b. Stresses that developing the policy of focusing on the quality of foodstuffs, in particular through the geographical indication system (PAO/PGI) must become a key building block of the CAP which must be improved and consolidated in order to enable the EU to maintain its leading role in this area;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 779 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 c (new)
64c. Calls for provision to be made for the use in respect of these high-quality products of innovative management, protection and promotion mechanisms so that the products in question can develop smoothly and continue to make an important contribution to the sustainable growth of the CAP;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 780 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 d (new)
64d. Acknowledges, in particular, that measures to regulate the total production capacity for certain categories of foodstuffs may be necessary and essential to secure the sustainable development of specific high-quality products within those categories;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas good animal health stand good livestock farming are of decisive importance to our society, not only in the interests of animal welfare but for the sake of public health as a whole, our economy and Europe'sards are of vital importance for the management of European livestock farming, as they have an increasing impact on the level of competitiveness of farms,
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas ourthe Community's high animal welfare standards aredo not form part of theany 'brand' of European agricultural producers, but only on condition that the rules in forcand the efforts made by producers to comply with European rules are bare genuinely complied withly visible,
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the vast majority of the measures contained in the current - albeit still none too ambitious - action plan have been implemented satisfactorily;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the work which has been done to develop alternatives to animal testing and urges the Commission's efforts, under the auspices of the WTO and in bilateral agreements with third countries, to assign the highest priority to animal welfare to continue its efforts to extend Community animal welfare standards to WTO partners and demand full reciprocity in bilateral agreements with third countries;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with great satisfaction thRegrets that very little progress which has been made in the Animal Welfare Quality Project, as regards new science and knowledge relating to animal health indicators;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and thCalls for any new proposal on animal welfare to be bassociated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the inied on scientifically proven objective indicators to avoid the adoption of disproportionate measures that have an impact on the competiative in this fieldness of Community farms;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is particularly concerned that, despite the clear recommendations and conclusions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in this regard, many pig farmers in Europe are violating the provisions of Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs1, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to devise without delay a strategy to increase compliance with this DirectiveWelcomes the high level of compliance with Community legislation on the welfare of pigs, but recognises the need to allow sufficient time for the implementation of certain provisions owing to their high cost, as in the case of keeping pigs in groups, a measure which will be mandatory from 2013 and which will require the restructuring of farms;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission likewise to ensure that the ban oreview the decision to ban systems which lack cages with nests for laying hens, which enters into force in 2012, is genuinely complied withon account of the serious economic consequences this measure will have for European producers;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal situation in which new powers andvests greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its institutions and considers that this article applies to all animals and not only food- producing animalsin this field;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit no later than 2012 a proposal for general animal welfare legislation for the EU which, on the basis of the available science and proven experience, should contribute to a common understanding of the concept of animal welfare and the fundamental conditions applicable;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, which should be accompanied by individual legal acts concerning specific species of animal, must include suitable guidelines on responsible keeping of animals, a common system for monitoring and to gather comparable data, as well as requirements relating to basic know-how on the part of handlers of animals and provisions establishing the particular responsibilities of animal owners;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market; considers, however, that it should be possible for any person, region or Member State to introduce voluntary systems which are more far- reaching;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 187 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends in this context that the principle should be that all claims concerning a product's characteristics must be provable athat the information given on the label is precise and direct and makes reference to compliance with the high animal welfare standards demanded by the EU; recommends that if this entails excessively detailed information, which cannot be accommodated on the label, producers or vendors should afford access to the information on the Internett should be the task of the European Commission to provide citizens with the necessary information on the European animal welfare system to ensure that they receive objective information;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
- monitoring compliance with the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for hens,deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
- more stringent monitoring of compliance with the EU directive on pigs,deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 3
- animal transport and the use of modern technology,deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be established no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 278 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centre should comprise the 'central coordination institute' referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centre should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on animal welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to perform comprehensive inspections to ascertain how the Member States are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport and pigassess the cost to European producers of animal welfare measures, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problemthe loss of competitiveness of European livestock farmers;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 333 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the aim must be a purposeful, risk-based monitoring system in which objective factors such as mortality statistics and the use of antibiotics are central;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 350 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to monitor the Member States more effectively and comprehensively in this regard, and to counter the loss of competitiveness faced by producers as a result of the adoption of new and changing animal welfare standards, bearing in mind that the cost of these standards is not passed on in the price received by farmers when they sell their products;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 370 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. RecallNotes that the use of antibiotics is an indicatorrestrictions introduced by the European Union ofn the ustate of health of animals, and expresses its deep concern about the acute problem of antibiotic resistance in animals and humansantibiotics, which has to be recorded in traceability registers, have resulted in a substantial reduction in their use;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 381 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the problem of antibiotic resistance is not confined to farm animals, and calls on the Commission, therefore, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, also to take account of the role of pets in this connection;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture is directly affected, since it manages the land resources necessary to human survivalis one of the many economic activities that manage natural resources for the benefit of humankind,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture, as the main source of two major GHGs (nitrous oxide and methane, which are emitted by variable biological processes that are intrinsically associated with all types of agricultural production), is contributing to climate change while also being very vulnerable to its adverse impact,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas GHG emissions from agriculture (including livestock farming) declined by 20% between 1990 and 2007 in the EU-27 and whereas the proportion of the Union’s GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia as a result of smaller herds and more sustainable fertiliser use, more effective use of fertilisers and of livestock manure, the recent reforms of the CAP and the stage-by-stage implementation of agricultural and environmental initiatives,
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union’s global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture better able toall the potential of the EU's agriculture to increase its sustainability and place the emphasis on boosting the efficiency of production by reducing emissions per unit of production while at the same time reconcileing economic, social and environmental imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that organic farming and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transition to morepromote improvements in sustainable agriculturetechniques in the case of the other systems used on most farmland;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – phrase introductive
3. Calls, in particular, for the future CAP to encourage for the development – through the provision of information, training and incentives – of practices that limit GHG emissions and/or fix, taking soil and climatic constraints into account, help to improve efficiency and increase the mitigation potential of farming as well as fixing of carbon, including:
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to the lower environmental standards often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of appropriate carbon footprint labelling, to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissions, to inform consumers by means of a communication strategy that places particular emphasis on a healthy, balanced diet made up of high-quality items produced by an efficient and highly productive sustainable agricultural system, and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins);
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Calls for the implementation of effective control mechanisms on imports from third countries and advocates full reciprocity between the criteria that have to be met by European producers to combat climate change and the requirements applying to imports from third countries, to avoid any loss in the competitiveness of Community products;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that EU agriculture must nowadapt, and is already adapting, to the effects of the climate change currently taking place and prepare for its negative net impact on many regions of the Union;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Regrets that the European Union has not allocated sufficient funds to its Rural Development Policy and calls for this policy to be given more resources in future, without undermining the first pillar of the CAP, in order to deal with the new challenges and the climate change measures in particular. Calls on the European Commission to consider setting up a Community fund to combat climate change;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the measures introduced at the time of the CAP Health Check to help farmers tackle the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, water management, renewable energies and biodiversity were not fully taken on board at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the ‘second- pillar’ subsidies;should be strengthened.
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the current cross- compliance system, which is based on a best efforts obligation rather than an obligation to achieve results, is both very complicated for farmers and inadequate as a response to environmental issues; takes the view that a new approach focusing on sustainable production models should be adopted, necessitating compensatory aid to cover the extra costs arising from these objectives (local eco- certification contracts) and pay for the services renderConsiders that preference should be given to working steadily towards more sustainable production, necessitating aid to enable farmers to cover the extra costs arising from the supply of public goods appreciated toby society through the supply of ‘public goods’ (such as the preservation of rural areas, biodiversity conservation, carbon capture and food security) that are not rewarded by the market;
2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the socio-economic criteria used prior to the 2005 reform by some Member States may no longer be used as the main criteria to delimit areas with 'natural handicaps', but may continue to be used to define areas with 'specific handicaps', which are supported pursuant to Article 50(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005,
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that Article 158 of the TEC on the cohesion policy, as reformed in Lisbon, pays particular to regions with natural handicaps; urges the Commission to devise a comprehensive strategy to eliminate the disparities between Member States in dealing with these areas and promote an integrated strategy that takes account of specific national and regional characteristics;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers fine tuning of the criteria for support for areas with natural handicaps to be necessary in order to be able to respond appropriately to particular geographical situations and crops grown and to exclude areas in which natural handicaps have been offset by human intervention; proposes that farm data (such as farm income) be used inter alia for this purpose so that aid is not scrapped in regions with low levels of farm income; emphasises, however, that the decision on the criteria to be used for fine tuning must lie with the Member States;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Advocates the need to establish a Community criterion for 'depopulation' in the ‘fine-tuning’ that the Member States are to carry out when drawing up the map of intermediate disadvantaged areas; warns that depopulation is one of the main causes of desertification, often accentuating the natural disadvantages of the land;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Draws attention to the fact that the new intermediate disadvantaged areas scheme could lead to a transfer of aid from some areas to others, making it necessary for places which lose the status of intermediate disadvantaged areas to be given a sufficient transitional period to adapt to the new situation;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is aware of the implications that the exercise to re-define intermediate disadvantaged areas could have for the future design of CAP aid, so calls on the Commission to take account of all the standpoints expressed during the public consultation by Member States and by regional and local authorities and the farming groups concerned;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission also to launch a review of the scheme intended for regions confronting specific problems, given that the current definition fails to take into account certain natural disadvantages besetting farming activity, such as the insularity or the remote and outlying location of certain areas of the European Union;
2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the objective should be to reduce the costs of the CAP, both direct and indirect, simplification of the CAP should be chiefly designed to reduce the administrative burdens on Community producers and in particular to encourage new investment and young people's access to the farming sector,
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas a new CAP should bethe main objective of the successive reforms of the common agricultural policy has been to make production more market-oriented, and focused on reducing the excessive protectionism that hinders competitionr that purpose aid has been decoupled and most of the management mechanisms have been dismantled,
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the CAP to be outcome-driven rather than focused on regulation, withProposes that Member States offering more help and advice to farmers, and believes that, to that end, a telephone helpline should be instituted in all Member States to assist farmers;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable; in this respect a single flat rate payment would be preferable;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the simplification of the CAP need not result in less support for farmers and the dismantling of traditional market management instruments; calls for the European Union to introduce efficient mechanisms to curb price volatility with a view to the future;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the future single payment should be based on a simplified flat rate basic support system based on uniform payments in order to make the CAP simpler, fairer and more transparent;deleted
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2009/2155(INI)

Marketing standards for fruit and vegetables 26c. Regrets the near-total dismantling of the Community marketing rules in the fruit and vegetables sector; 26d. Considers that the reduction of fruit and vegetable marketing standards has not led to concrete simplification for operators; 26e. Considers that the wide disparity in implementing the new framework by Member States raises concerns about the proper functioning of the internal market; 26f. Looks forward to the results of the impact assessment in order to assess the value of fruit and vegetable marketing standards; 26g. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, therefore, to launch a detailed debate in order to ensure a solid Community framework which can boost the transparency of commercial operations and establish a common language for operators and consumer friendly quality criteria;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the identification of animals should continue to be done using the producerholding number instead of the holding number order to ensure good health control of livestock;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that only one holding number should be issued per producer;deleted
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the number of registers should be limited, with batch registration combined with holding number being sufficient, and that there is no benefit in adding an individual register for each holding;deleted
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that double reporting on the movement of sheep and goats to the central data base should be abolished (slaughter report + holding registers); the forwarding of information to databases and the authorities should be simplified as much as possible, avoiding unnecessary duplication and using all available communication tools, in particular new technologies;
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 224 #

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the use of handwritten ear tags should be allowed for sheep in the same way as for bovines;deleted
2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Advocates a single EU-wide strategy through the introduction of a uniform action plan for each type of disaster, ensuring complete solidarity between countries in tackling disasters; urges that particular attention be paid within the strategy to the most isolated, most sparsely populated, mountainous and border regions of Europe, and the most economically disadvantaged European regions.
2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Draws attention to the added difficulties faced by the outermost regions of the European Union in tackling disasters; asks for special attention to be paid to those regions through the various financial instruments available and, specifically, calls for the conditions for mobilising the Solidarity Fund for those areas to be made more flexible.
2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the European Commission to present, along the lines of the existing directive on floods, a proposal for a directive for combating drought, with the aim of achieving better coordination between the policies of the Member States on this issue and optimising the Community instruments available.
2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the balanced occupation of land, and economic and social development that are in harmony with nature, and reinforced cohesion across the EU ar, combating rural depopulation and maintaining agricultural activity that is economically and environmentally sustainable are some of the fundamental elements of disaster prevention;
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 18 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Advocates a single EU-wide strategy through the introduction of a uniform action plan for each type of disaster, ensuring complete solidarity between countries in tackling disasters; urges that particular attention be paid within the strategy to the most isolated, most sparsely populated, mountainous and border regions of Europe, and the most economically disadvantaged European regions.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the role played by farmers as custodians of the countryside in the European Union; therefore considers it necessary to promote the maintenance of agricultural activities in a viable manner in order to curb the abandonment of production and the depopulation of rural areas, a phenomenon which further increases the risk of forest fires.
2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Therefore calls on the European Commission to examine the feasibility of creating a climate change adaptation fund in the context of the next financial perspective, in order to help finance preventive measures relating to natural disasters in specific economic sectors.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission to propose a more systematic pooling of existing national resources through the creation of a European civil protection force, in order to strengthen the effectiveness of EU prevention mechanisms.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the fact that persistent droughts have in recent years encouraged the proliferation of forest fires in Europe, at the same time worsening the desertification of a large number of regions.
2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point d a (new)
(d a) sustaining the agricultural activity in areas affected by depopulation and subject to the risk of natural disasters and contributing to the reintegration of human activity by creating infra- structures to enable those who live in such areas to remain on the territory.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters.
2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the role played by farmers as custodians of the countryside in the European Union; therefore considers it necessary to promote the maintenance of agricultural activities in an economically and environmentally viable manner, with the aim of curbing the abandonment of production and the depopulation of rural areas, a phenomenon which further increases the risk of forest fires and desertification.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 48 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Advocates a single EU-wide strategy through the introduction of a uniform action plan for each type of disaster, ensuring complete solidarity between countries in tackling disasters; urges that particular attention be paid within the strategy to the most isolated, most sparsely populated, mountainous and border regions of Europe, and the most economically disadvantaged European regions.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights the fact that persistent droughts have in recent years encouraged the proliferation of forest fires in Europe, at the same time worsening the desertification of a large number of regions.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 50 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Advocates the creation of a genuine forest policy designed to improve the management and conservation of forests, taking into account the fundamental role that they play in combating climate change, which is having an increasing impact in natural disasters; such a policy should be directed both towards forest protection and the sustainable use of timber resources.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to carry out, together with the Member States, within the context of a genuine European forest policy, a specific initiative in the area of forest protection and fire prevention; considers that forestation and reforestation projects should be supported, with preference given to native species and mixed forests, to encourage biodiversity and greater resistance to fire, storms and disease;
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the European Commission to examine the viability of creating a climate change adaptation fund in the context of the next financial perspective, in order to help finance preventive measures relating to natural disasters in specific economic sectors.
2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2009/2151(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the natural characteristics and constraints of sparsely populated regions and outermost regions need to be acknowledged and taken into due account; draws attention to the added difficulties faced by these regions in tackling disasters; asks for special attention to be paid to those regions through the various financial instruments available and, specifically, calls for the conditions for mobilising the Solidarity Fund for those areas to be made more flexible.
2010/03/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 20 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls in this respect on the Commission to conduct a study on the various options available for giving European producers the possibility of displaying on their products their commitment to quality, food safety and respect of all European standards of production, including through the option of a European Union quality logo, which should be made available only to agricultural goods resulting entirely from European production; also calls on the Commission to examine the viability of introducing a European Union quality logo, of a simple nature and not involving additional burdens, which would apply only to Community production, with the objective of raising the profile of producers' efforts in the field of quality and food safety;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. considers that specific marketing standards still retain an important role in the production chain, and consequently they should be kept; thy render transparent the changes on the market and allow purchasers to compare prices, sizes and quality of products and ensure a level playing-field in European competition;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Regrets the near-total dismantling of the Community marketing rules in the fruit and vegetables sector; calls on the Member States and the Commission to launch a detailed debate with a view to studying the impact of this measure in order to restore, if necessary, a solid Community framework which can boost the transparency of commercial operations and establish a common language for operators and consumer- friendly quality criteria;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Is in favour of allowing stakeholders to develop marketing standards on their own, within trade associations and organisations such as the CEN (European Committee on Standardisation); however these standards should only be supplementary and must not conflict with European rules;Deleted
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. supports the introduction of additional optional reserved terms, especially in terms of the provision of a clear definition and usage of the terms "mountain products" and "low carbon"; further expresses support for the harmonisation at Community level of the term "mountain products", which is currently regulated in only a few Member States;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. is in support of providing the consumer with the maximumappropriate amount of information available; is in favour of the introduction of comprehensive and compulsory legislation fora voluntary "place of farming"- labelling; considers that this may be done in a manner that takes into account the costs of such a Europe-wide operation, as well as the specificities of particular sectors, such as that of processed agricultural goods;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. wishes to see legislation for "place of farming" labelling in place also for processed foods, taking account of the main raw materials used;deleted
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. believes that the effective costs of mandatory implementation should be analysed in a comprehensive Commission study on the matter, so that the new legislation does not impose excessive costs on small and medium-sized producers; considers to that effect that several optionsof "place of farming" labelling for Annex I products would be high; is in favour of voluntary place of farming labelling; is of the opinion that options other than labelling should be considered in addition to labelling - such as barcodes or provision of information on websites;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. considers that the current EU regulations on geographical indications (GIs) should be amended, so that the role played by the organisations designated or recognised by the Member States for the purposes of managing, protecting and/or promoting the intellectual property right conferred by the GI registration, is fully recognised and strengthened;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. emphasises that, on the basis of producers" experience, it has emerged that the management of the product quality through the PDOs and PGIs specifications, and the protection against usurpations are not sufficient for the further development of GI products; calls for an in-depth assessment to be carried out to identify suitable instruments for the management of the volume of production for PDO and PGI products; believes that current EU legislation should be modified so that Member States can allow the organisations designated or recognised by them with regard to the management, protection and/or promotion of the GI to adapt the production potential to the requirements of the market on the basis of fair and non-discriminatory principles.
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 94 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. considers that no additional criteria should be added to the certificregistration process for any of those instruments, but rather the aim should be simplification;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. believes that the actual EU system for the protection of GI products should be maintained and that protection at EU level should be accorded to all GIs. Parallel national or regional systems of recognition should not be established as they could lead to different levels of protection;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. calls foron the mandatory provision of information through labelling (and all other means available) with regard to the "place of farming" of raw materials, where this is different from the place indicated by the geographical indication and to the name of the producer when theCommission to conduct a study with regard to the appropriate information (labelling and all other means available) required for PDO/PGI product is marketed under the private trade name of a retailer;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. considering the importance of the EU market for GI producers, the European Commission and the Member States should provide more financial resources for promotional campaigns within the single market whilst continuing to increase the budget for promotional campaigns in third countries;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. is against the idea that geographical indications can be replaced by trademarks, as these are fundamentally different legal instruments; insists on the necessity to further explain the differences that exist between trademarks and GIs; calls for the effective implementation of existing Community rules concerning the impossibility of registering a trademark including or referring to a PDO/PGI by operators that do not represent the organisation in charge of that same PDO/PGI;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Recalls that some GIs are systematically counterfeited in third countries; this undermines the reputation and image of the GI product and misleads consumers; emphasises that securing protection of a GI in a third country is a long and difficult procedure for producers, since each third country may have developed its own specific protection system; invites the European Commission to support technically and financially the organisations in charge of GIs in order to facilitate the resolution of usurpation problems;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. calls for greater protection of geographical indications inat third countries, through inclusion in international registries and international recognition within the WTO systeme WTO through both the extension of Article 23 TRIPs protection to all GI products and the establishment of a legally binding multilateral register for GIs; supports the aim of the Commission's aim to include geographical indications within the scope of the "Anti- counterfeiting trade agreement" and in the work of the future "European observatory on counterfeiting and piracy"; considers that the European Commission should work more closely with GI producers’ representatives before launching trade negotiations and throughout the negotiation process;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. believes that it is essential to intensify information and promotional campaigns regarding the sui generis protection of GIs; calls on the Commission to pursue the promotion of the GI concept in third countries by increasing technical assistance programmes in close collaboration with European GI producers and/or their representative organisations;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3a (new)
Integrated production
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22a (new)
22a. Believes it is necessary to promote production systems that are environment- friendly and based on a rationalisation of inputs, as is the case with 'integrated production'; stresses that introducing legislation at European level on integrated production would raise the profile of the efforts being made by the EU's farmers and stockbreeders in the areas of food safety, the environment and animal welfare vis-à-vis third-country imports; believes that there should simultaneously be a promotion and marketing campaign for European integrated production;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4a (new)
Private certification systems
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27a (new)
27a. Supports the Commission's initiative of drawing up guidelines for best practice for the operation of all systems related to agricultural product quality; these guidelines should be met by the operators and should include a set of concepts aimed at helping the productive sector develop the value added of its products, encouraging the mutual recognition of certification systems and the participation of the productive sector in drawing up those systems, and promoting, through producers' associations, the simplification of the administrative burden of certification with a view to reducing farmers' costs as much as possible;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2009/0008(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1 a (new)
1a. The reform that entered into force on 1 January 2006 led to a drastic fall in cotton production in Spain that has seriously jeopardised the sector's survival, resulting in the immediate restructuring of the ginning industry.
2009/03/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers it necessary to step up controls and coordination among the various authorities to ensure that imported food products meet European environmental, food safety and animal welfare standards; notes the conclusions of the Agriculture Council of 19 December 2008 concerning the safety of imported agri-food products and compliance with Community standards, but points to the lack of resolute political will, in those conclusions, to strengthen Community controls in third countries;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the current proliferation of private certification systems is hindering access to the market for some in the sector, and that those systems are not helping to improve the communication of product characteristics to consumers; calls on the Commission to promote the mutual recognition of those schemes and to sponsor Community guidelines that clearly define their regulatory scope;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is opposed to the concept of ‘simplifying’ European marketing standards if that entails its being dismantled, as has happened in the fruit and vegetable sector; advocates a European system of marketing standards under which objective and harmonised parameters for quality criteria are established and which facilitates balanced commercial relations between the various operators in the foodstuffs chain;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12.Considers that, provided food safety requirements are complied with, marketing standards should not have the effect of blocking market access for products on grounds of their look, shape or size;Deleted
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Advocates taking measures to simplify the EU rules, without this resulting in their dismantling, and to limit the scope for self- regulation; believes that common marketing standards are necessary and can be established in a more efficient fashion; considers, in this connection, that joint regulation should be promoted as the usual means of adopting EU legislation in the field; calls for municipal authorities, food industry representatives and farmers' representatives to be involved in the process;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Considers it necessary to promote environment-friendly production systems; regrets, therefore, the lack of Community rules on integrated production enabling the efforts of European producers to be highlighted, by means of suitable promotion and marketing campaigns designed to publicise the added value of those types of production;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the role of farmers in Europe in fighting desertification, to the key role of European producers in preserving surface vegetation in areas affected by persistent drought, and to the particular benefits afforded by permanent crops, meadows and woodlands for the capturing of water,
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. recalling that water shortages and drought result in even higher prices for agricultural raw materials, and aware of the need to ensure secure food supplies for the population,
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets the short-sighted attitude of the heads of state and government in deciding to reduce funding for rural development; notes that the resources provided for under the second pillar are too limited for tackling the new challenges arising from climate change; suggests that the Commission consider the introduction of a specific fund for financing preventive actions which would benefit all economic sectors concerned, including agriculture;
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the EU should provide greater support for improving water management in respect of agricultural land; stresses that this will necessitate creating incentives for introducing more efficient irrigation systems adapted to different crops, promoting appropriate research, and encouraging ways of building on advances in biotechnology;
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Advocates a Community forestry policy grounded primarily in the need to tackle climate change;
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes it is also necessary to encourage agricultural measures aimed at ensuring the preservation of surface vegetation, so as to prevent salinisation of groundwaters arising from erosion;
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Advocates the creation of a Community drought monitoring centre and the reinforcement of the Union's coordinated reaction capacity in facing forest fires, given that both phenomena are major causes of desertification and the deterioration of agricultural land, especially in the Mediterranean regions;
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2008/2219(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Union to implement information and training measures for farmers with a view to promoting the introduction of agricultural techniques favourable to soil conservation;
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital 3 a (new)
- having regard to Written Declaration 0088/2007 by the European Parliament on investigating and remedying the abuse of power by large supermarkets operating in the European Union,
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Europe and the world have recently experienced a significant food price surge, with ambiguous effects on the agricultural sector, with some gaining from the rise in prices and others - mostly stockbreeding farms and companies on the food processing side - incurring much greater costs,
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there has also been a considerable rise in agricultural production costs, as a result of increased cost of materials such as fertilisers and phytosanitary products, and whereas despite the fact that at present prices at source have started to fall steeply, this decrease is not going hand in hand with a fall, at the same level and across the same period, of production costs,
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores the ongoing dismantling of Community intervention measures in the agricultural market, which is making a decisive contribution to the extreme volatility of prices; believes that new market management measures need to be brought in to guarantee greater stability for producers’ incomes and to offer consumers acceptable prices;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a broad series of factors influence the price transmission mechanism and the gap between producer and consumer prices; names among these factors the marketing behaviour of retailers, the share of non-agricultural costs (such as energy and labour), legislative and regulatory frameworks, the special funding needs of the farming industry, the perishable nature of the product, the degree of product handling or consumer purchasing preferences;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Is further worried by other instances where unjust behaviour is promoted by large retailers; mentions among these other marketing policies such as excessive payment deadlines, listing charges, slotting allowances, threats of delisting, retroactive discounts on goods already sold, unjustified contributions to retailer promotion expenses or insistence on exclusive supply;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges that in the short term, the effects of market concentration can lead to lower price levels of food, but can have negative effects on the medium and long term, by damaging free competition and, driving small producers out of the market and limiting consumer choice;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to establish a Community legal framework which will include, amongst other measures, the in- depth revision of Directive 2000/35/EC and will encourage balanced relations between the various agents in the food chain, by preventing all abusive practices and encouraging a fairer distribution of profit margins;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Believes that it is necessary to encourage a greater concentration of agricultural supply by supporting the various legal types of association, with a view to adjusting the balance of power within the food chain, give farmers’ production added value and increase their negotiating strength vis-à-vis other commercial agents;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Requests that when information is being provided to consumers, particular stress be laid on the efforts made by Community producers to meet EU rules on the environment, food safety and animal wellbeing;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Urges for a reinforcement of the cooperation between producers either by following the traditional format of producer organizations or by introducing new forms of cooperation in marketing operations of farmers in a specific region;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Would like to see the option of a special labellogo on European agricultural products explored more in depth, based on existing models; this label should guarantee acontribute to fair treatment of market participants all throughout the production and distribution chain;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2008/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. calls for the establishment of a fund for disadvantaged areas, including mountain areas (containing, for example, resources from the second pillar which have not been used on account of a lack of national co-financing resources which have not been used under the first pillar of the CAP);
2008/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2008/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. calls for guaranteed financial assistance for mountain regions, in accordance with Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, and specific access to this assistance with minimum red tape, and for the upper limit for resources under Article 69 to be raised to 20%;
2008/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2008/2066(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. calls for responsibility for areas with natural handicaps, including mountain areas, to be assigned to one single Member of the Commission when future Commissions are formed; ___________ 1 See also COM(2007)0345.Or. es
2008/06/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2008/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the objectives of the CAP (Article 33 and 34 of the EC Treaty) were not changed by the Treaty of Lisbon and that those objectives remain identical to those set out originally at the start of the CAP; fFeels that the provisions on agriculture need updating to take account of the current situation (introduction of a second pillar, rural development, quality, animal welfare and the environment);
2008/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets the high modulation rates agreed by the Member States in the 'CAP Health Check' and calls on the Commission, with a view to the revision of the financial framework, to propose an increase with 'fresh' money from the rural development funds in order to cope with the requirements of this second pillar of the CAP;
2008/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Warns, however, that the current large margin within the agriculture budget is likely to be a temporary phenomenon, as the phasing-in of the EU-12 Member States, the recent agreement on the Health Check, declining prices with additional pressure for market expenditure, the agreed reform in the fruit and vegetables sector, the introduction of the school fruit scheme and the increase in the most deprived persons programme will make increasing demands on the budget, as a result of which this margin is expected to disappear towards the end of this planning period; stresses, therefore, that no structural use can be made of the current margin;
2008/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2008/2054(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that currently agriculture and rural development spending combined still represent a substantive part of the EU budget; sStresses the need to ensure that the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is represented in the conciliation committee meetings; stresses also the need to ensure coordination between the Committee on Budgets and specialised committees on budgetary aspects of their legislative activities given their impact on the Multi Financial Framework and the annual budgetary procedure;
2008/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010 (SEC(2006) 275 of 1 March 2006),
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 7 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas socialisation (through school, the family and the socio-cultural environment) is a process that forges identity, values, beliefs and attitudes that give the individual a place and role in the society in which he/she grows up; whereas identification is a key concept for understanding how this process works,
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 8 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas more should be done to promote, both at school and at home, reasonable and responsible use of the television and new technologies from an early age,
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 10 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas identification with a person or object is the next step to understanding how we become full members of society; whereas all forms of gender stereotyping in advertising is, in this context,are an impediment to a modern and equal society,
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 16 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas advertising in all media is part of our daily life and sends out different messages; whereas these messages are designed to encourage us to buy different products; whereas advertising sends out signals about how to behave in order to be seen as successful and 'normal'messages designed to sell different products,
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising not only restricts individuals to playing various predetermined roles, but also excludes individuals who do not fit the norm, such as men and womenpersons with disabilities and non-heterosexuals,
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 99 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. stresses the importance of the role played by the media in creating and perpetuating gender stereotypes and calls on the EU institutions and Member States to comply with and/or establish ethical and/or legal rulpromote action to foster reasonable and res pon how persons of both sexes can and should be presented in advertisingsible use of the television and new technologies;
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 108 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. draws attention to the report entitled “Con la violencia hacia las mujeres no se juega” ('Violence against women is no game'), published in 2004 by Amnesty International in Spain1. The report shows howfact that a stereotyped, sexist, and often degrading image of women is presented by the new electronic media. The report concludes and that the majority of video games constitute one more element in the reproduction of discriminatory stereotypes against women that perpetuate and trivialise abuses against their human rights; 1 (http://www.es.amnesty.org/esp/docs/videojuegos_2004.pdf).Video games, discrimination and violence against women. Amnesty International, Spain, 2004
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 109 #

2008/2038(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Draws attention to the fact that use of the television and new technologies is increasing among children and adolescents, that such use starts at a very early age and that unsupervised television viewing is on the rise;
2008/04/23
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 15 #

2008/0183(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
(2) The objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as defined in Article 33(1) of the Treaty include stabilising the markets as well as ensuring that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices. Over the years the food distribution plans implemented under the scheme have successfully underpinned the fulfilment of both objectives and, by reducing the food insecurity of the most deprived persons in the Community, have proven to be an essential tool contributing to guarantee broad availability of food within the Community while reducing the intervention stocks. The new European food aid scheme for the most deprived persons has to continue guaranteeing the aims of the CAP and to help achieve cohesion objectives by ensuring balanced, harmonious sustainable development for all regions.
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2008/0183(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
4a. To enable measures begun in the past to continue, and to prevent co-financing of the programme from impeding its optimal implementation, the financial provisions adopted should be closely geared to the need to avert an excessive drain on Member States’ budgets.
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2008/0183(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – introductory phrase
7. The Community shall co-finance the eligible costs under the schemeFor the purposes of financing the scheme, the proportion of the Community allocation to be supplemented by contributions from Member States shall not exceed 40%.
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2008/0183(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The Community co-financing rate, for measures financed by up to 40% of the Community allocation, shall not exceed:
2009/01/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a Council regulation on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter and killing
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) are provided with physical comfort and protection, in particular by being kept clean, under thermal comfort and prevented from falling or slipping;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) do not show signs of pain, fear, aggression or other abnormal behaviour;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
However, any such amendments must ensure a level of animal welfare at least equivalent to that of the existing methods as demonstrated by scientific evidence published in appropriate, internationally recognized, peer reviewed journals.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Community Codes of good practicguidelines for the drawing up of procedures and implementation of rules concerning the methods set out in Annex I may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22(2).
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the shackling or hoisting only of live animalspoultry;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. During slaughter operations, appropriate back-up stunning equipment shall be immediately available on-the-spot and used in the case of failure of the stunning equipment initially used. Where such back-up stunning equipment comprises heavy installations, mobile equipment may be used.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of this Regulation the competent authority, referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall approve for each slaughterhouse: (a) the maximum throughput for each slaughter line; (b) the categories of animals and weights for which the restraining or stunning equipment available may be used; (c) the maximum capacity for each lairage area intended for equidae and animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and poultry and lagomorphs.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) derogations from the rules set out in Annex II for mobile slaughterhouses;deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Operators shall ensure that animals that are kill, when applicable and in the case of religious slaughter where animals are slaughtered without stunning, they are mechanically restrained.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Community codes of good practicguidelines for the drawing up of procedures and implementation of rules concerning monitoring procedures in slaughterhouses may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22(2).
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraphs 1 and 4 shall not apply to slaughterhouses slaughtering less than 1 000 livestock units of mammals or 150 000 units of poultry per year.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 180 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) actively encourage the development by operators and other interested parties of codes of good practice for the implementation of this Regulation and publish and disseminate such codes, and monitor their application;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Reference centres may be established as a network, made up of separate entities, provided that all the tasks listed in paragraph 1 are allocated for all the relevant activities taking place in the Member States concerned. The competent authority shall ensure appropriate cooperation with the industry concerned in the operations taking place in the slaughterhouses.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) approving training programs, harmonised at EU level, of the courses referred to in point (a) and the content and modalities of the examination referred in point (b);
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23a Financial provisions The above-mentioned new challenges will inevitably have significant financial implications for EU operators. In order to comply with the recommendations laid down in this Regulation, adequate EU funding must be made available to support the financial implications required in order to provide the Community sector with leadership on animal welfare in the international context.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Until 31 December 2014, Member States may provide for certificates of competence, as referred to in Article 18, to be issued without examination to persons demonstrating relevant uninterrupted professional experience of at least [threen] years.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 220 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – chapter I – table I – line No 2 – Category of animals
Ruminants up to 10 kgs, poultry and lagomorphs.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – chapter I – table I – line No 2 – Key parameters - subparagraph 2
Appropriate velocity and diameter of bolt (contact plate) according to animal size and species.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – chapter I – table 2 – line No 2 – Name
Head-to- back electrical/killheart or head-to-back electrical stunning or slaughtering
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 224 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – chapter I – table 2 – line No 2 – Category of animals
All species except lambs or piglets of less than 5 kg live weight and cattle.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 234 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 4.2
4.2. Electrical apparatus shall deliver a constant current.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1.2
1.2. Animals must be unloaded as quickly as possible after arrival and subsequently slaughtered without undue delay. In the case of poultry or lagomorphs, the total time of transport added to the time spent between unloading and slaughter shall not exceed 12 hours. In the case of mammals, except lagomorphs, the total time of transport added to the time spent between unloading and slaughter shall not exceed: (a) 19 hours for unweaned animals; (b) 24 hours for equidae and pigs; (c) 29 hours for ruminants. After the expiry of those time limits, the animals must be lairaged, fed, and subsequently given moderate amounts of food at appropriate intervals. In such cases, the animals shall be provided an appropriate amount of bedding or equivalent material which guarantees a level of comfort appropriate to the species and the number of animals concerned. This material must ensure adequate absorption of urine and faeces.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The measures adopted with this facility should help developing countries to boost agricultural productivity in the next seasons, to respond rapidly to immediate needs of the countries and their population and to take initial steps needed to prevent as far as possible further food insecurity situations, and also contribute to mitigating the effects of the high food prices globally, to the benefit of the poorest people but also of the European consumers and farmers. It will only be possible to mitigate the effects of high global food prices if all the countries in the world - and the rich countries having a major responsibility - consider together the planet’s food balance and act to stabilise global prices so that all the world’s regions are able to develop their agriculture and meet the needs of their populations. This objective requires intelligent regulation of the agricultural economy and the compiling of security food stocks to deal with emergencies (natural disasters, etc.). Furthermore, the Union should promote regional integration among developing countries, which, over and above any geopolitical interest, has the advantage of taking a first step towards the emergence of agricultural policies along the lines of what the Community undertook over fifty years ago. Community assistance should, finally, be made dependent on fulfilment of minimum environmental conditions and compliance with the basic Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
2008/10/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The same conditions which lead to the need for the present financing facility (the high food prices), also lead to lower agriculture market expenditure under Heading 2 of the Financial Framework. Current estimates also indicate a significant unallocated margin under the ceiling of Heading 2 in 2009.deleted
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Those instruments, however, have already been mobilised or re-programmed in 2008 to the fullest possible extent to address the negative effects of the high food prices situation in developing countries. To a very limited extent the same could be done in 2009; however, that would be far from being sufficient to respond to the needs. Faced with the current world food supply shortage and the steep increase in prices, which could continue in the years to come, the development assistance instruments financed under heading 4 of the Community budget should be strengthened, without this jeopardising the European Union’s agricultural interests.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In the current situation whereof high food prices lead to lower CAP expenditure, the Commission proposes to redirect parts of those savings to, the Commission proposes to step up measures to promote agricultural production in developing countries.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The new development assistance should be managed in such a way as to guarantee the supply of foodstuffs to local populations and to avoid encouraging the appearance of agriculture geared solely to the export of raw materials to the developed countries, which would run counter to the objectives pursued by this measure by omitting to attend to local needs and engendering the risk of unfair competition with European products.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) As a consequence, it is necessary to adopt a specific financing facility, under heading 4 of the Community budget, complementary to existing development instruments and the Humanitarian Aid Instrument, and to adopt urgent and supplementary measures that address rapidly the consequences in developing countries of the present soaring food prices situation.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The measures adopted with this facility should help developing countries to boost agricultural productivity in the next seasons, to respond rapidly to immediate needs of the countries and their population and to take initial steps needed to prevent as far as possible further food insecurity situations, and also contribute to mitigating the effects of the high food prices globally, to the benefit of the poorest people but also of the European consumers and farmers. Community assistance should be made dependent on fulfilment of certain minimum environmental conditions and compliance with the basic Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The primary objectives of the assistance and cooperation under this Regulation shall be to encourage a positive supply response of agricultural sector in target countries and regions in the context of their sustainable development and to support activities to respond rapidly and directly to the food needs of local populations to mitigate the negative effects of high food prices in line with food security objectives.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (b a) (new)
(ba) technical consultancy and training measures on fulfilling the environmental standards required by European Union legislation.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Community assistance shall be conditional on compliance with certain minimum environmental requirements and the basic Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The amount committed shall, for each year, leave a margin be financed under heading 24 of the financial framework of at least EUR 600 million, based on the forecast of the most recent early warning system report as established in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005. Should that not be the case for a particular year, the maximum amount which can be committed for that year pursuant to this Regulation shall be reduced in order to restore such a margin under headingCommunity budget in a manner not entailing a review of the decision on the financial perspectives for the current programming period.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2008/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Within the framework of the forthcoming review of the Community budget, the European Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the need to strengthen development assistance through an increase in resources under heading 4, in order to cope with the rise in agricultural prices in poor countries and the food shortages suffered by local populations. That increase must not be to the detriment of the budgetary needs of European farmers.
2008/09/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2008/0105(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 60
(6a) Article 60 is amended as follows: " Demarcation Where a measure falling within this section targets operations eligible also under another Community support instrument, including the Structural Funds and the Community support instrument for fisheries, the Member State shall lay down in each programme the administrative checks for the operations supported by the EAFRD and those supported by the other Community support instrument."
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to achieve a better balance between policy tools designed to promote sustainable agriculture and those designed to promote rural development, a system of compulsory progressive reduction of direct payments ("modulation") was introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. This system should be maintained including the exemption of payments up to EUR 5 000 from its application, other than where the profitability of farms in the Community could be at risk.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 (new)
(23a) The first pillar of the CAP needs to be retained in the future so as to guarantee the key role which farmers play as motors of the economy in numerous rural regions, as well as being guardians of the landscape and ensuring the high standards of food safety required by the EU.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Any amount of direct payments 1. Any amount of direct payments to be granted in a given calendar to be granted in a given calendar year to a farmer that exceeds EUR year to a farmer that exceeds EUR 5 000 shall be reduced for each 5 000 shall be reduced for each year until 2012 by the following year until 2012 by the following percentages: percentages: (a) 2009: 7%, (a) 2009: 5%, (b) 2010: 9%, (b) 2010: 5%, (c) 2011: 11%, (c) 2011: 5%, (d) 2012: 13%. (d) 2012: 5%.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Any payment entitlement which has not been activated for a period of 23 years shall be allocated to the national reserve, except in case of force majeure and exceptional circumstances within the meaning of Article 36(1). Priority shall be given in the utilisation of these funds to facilitating young people's access to agricultural activity with a view to ensuring the transfer between generations.
2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to achieve a better balance between policy tools designed to promote sustainable agriculture and those designed to promote rural development, a system of compulsory progressive reduction of direct payments (“modulation”) was introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. This system should be maintained including the exemption of payments up to EUR 5 000 from its application, other than where the profitability of farms in the Community could be at risk.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new
(23a) The first pillar of the CAP needs to be retained in the future so as to guarantee the key role which farmers play as motors of the economy in numerous rural regions, as well as being guardians of the landscape and ensuring the high standards of food safety required by the EU.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 467 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Any payment entitlement which has not been activated for a period of 23 years shall be allocated to the national reserve, except in case of force majeure and exceptional circumstances within the meaning of Article 36(1). Priority shall be given in the utilisation of these funds to facilitating young people's access to agricultural activity with a view to ensuring the transfer between generations.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 491 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
However, Member States may introduce other clearly defined criteria, such as the quality of the producer or agricultural and/or rural employment, in order to guarantee geographical coherence, diversity and a dynamic rural environment, and the maintenance of traditional models of production that are not linked to the land.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 525 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65
Integration of coupled support excluded 1. The amounts referred in Annex XI that were available for coupled support under the schemes referred under point I of Annex X shall be distributed by the Member States amongst the farmers in the sectors concerned in accordance with objective and non discriminatory criteria taking account, in particular, of support that those farmers received, directly or indirectly, under the relevant support schemes during one or more years of the period 2005 to 2008. 2. Member States shall increase the value of the payment entitlements hold by the farmers concerned on the basis of the amounts resulting from the application of paragraph 1. The value increase per payment entitlement per farmer shall be calculated by dividing the amount referred to in the preceding subparagraph by the number of payment entitlements of each farmer concerned. However, where a farmer in a sector concerned does not hold any payment entitlement, he shall be allocated payment entitlements whose: (a) number shall be equal to the number of hectares he declares in accordance with Article 36(1) in respect of the year of integration of the coupled support scheme into the single payment scheme, (b) value shall be established by dividing the amount referred to in the first subparagraph by the number established in accordance with point (a).Article 65 deleted from the single payment scheme
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 546 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may decide by 1 August 2009 at the latest to use from 2010 up to 10% of their national ceilings referred to in Article 41 corresponding to each of the sectors covered in Annex VI to Regulation No 1782/2003 to grant support to farmers:
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 578 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) in the form of contributions to cropagricultural insurance premiums in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 69,
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 a (new)
Article 68a Community reinsurance scheme The Commission shall study the viability of setting up a reinsurance scheme for market prices within the ceiling for CAP expenditure. The Commission shall submit a report on the subject by December 2009.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 629 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Crop insurance Agricultural insurance
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 631 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may grant financial contributions to premiums for crop insurance againstdesigned to compensate for: (a) losses caused by adverse climatic events which can be assimilated to natural disasters; (b) other losses caused by climatic events; (c) economic losses caused by animal or plant diseases or pest infestations.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 639 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of this article, (a) ‘adverse climatic event’ means weather conditions which can be assimilated to a natural disaster, such as frost, hail, ice, rain or drought and destroy more than 30% of the average of annual production of a given farmer in the preceding three-year period production cycles or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry. ; (b) 'economic losses' means all additional costs borne by a farmer on account of the exceptional measures which he adopts in order to reduce supply to the market concerned or any significant loss of production. The costs in respect of which compensation may be granted pursuant to other Community provisions and those stemming from the application of any other health, veterinary or plant-health measure shall not be regarded as economic losses.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 645 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The financial contribution granted per farmer shall be set at 680% or 50% of the insurance premium due. Member States may decide to increase the financial contribution to 70% taking account of the climatic situation or the situation of the sector concerned in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 650 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3
3. Coverage by crop insurance shall only be available where the adverse climatic event has been formally recognised as such by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 653 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Insurance payments shall compensate for not more than the total cost of replacing losses referred to in paragraph 1 and shall not require or specify the type or quantity of future production.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 682 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71
For the years 2009, 2010, and 2011 and following aid shall be granted to farmers producing rice, falling within CN code 1006 10 under the conditions laid down in this section.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 683 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2 – table
EUR/ha 2009 2010 and 2011and following Bulgaria 345,255 172,627 Greece 561,00 280,5 Spain 476,25 238,125 France 411,75 205,875 Italy 453,00 226,5 Hungary 232,50 116,25 Portugal 453,75 226,875 Romania 126,075 63,037
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 690 #

2008/0103(CNS)

SECTION 1 A SPECIFIC QUALITY PREMIUM FOR DURUM WHEAT Article 74a Scope of application Aid shall be granted to farmers producing durum wheat falling within CN code 1001 10 00, under the conditions laid down in this Chapter. Article 74b Amount and eligibility 1. The aid shall be EUR 40 per hectare. 2. Granting of payments shall be subject to the use of certain quantities of certified seeds of varieties recognised, in the production zone, as being of high quality for the production of semolina or pasta. Article 74c Areas 1. The aid shall be granted for national base areas in the traditional production zones. The base area shall be as follows: Bulgaria 21 800 ha Greece 17 000 ha Spain 594 000 ha France 208 000 ha Italy 1 646 000 ha Cyprus 6 183 ha Hungary 2 500 ha Austria 7 000 ha Portugal 118 000 ha 2. A Member State may subdivide its base area into sub-base areas in accordance with objective criteria. Article 74d Overrun of the area 1. Where the area for which aid is claimed exceeds the base area, the area per farmer for which aid is claimed shall be reduced proportionately in that year. 2. When a Member State subdivides its base area in sub-base areas, the reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall apply only to the farmers in sub-base areas where their limits have been exceeded. This reduction shall be made when, in the Member State concerned, the areas in sub-base areas, which have not reached their limits, have been redistributed to sub-base areas in which those limits have been exceeded.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 691 #

2008/0103(CNS)

SECTION 1 B PROTEIN CROP PREMIUM Article 74e Scope An aid shall be granted to farmers producing protein crops under the conditions laid down in this Chapter. Protein crops shall include: — peas falling within CN code 0713 10, — field beans falling within CN code 0713 50, — sweet lupins falling within CN code ex 1209 29 50. Article 74f Amount and eligibility The aid shall be EUR 55,57 per hectare of protein crops harvested after the stage of lactic ripeness. However, crops grown on areas which are fully sown and which are cultivated in accordance with local standards, but which do not attain the stage of lactic ripeness as a result of exceptional weather conditions recognised by the Member State concerned, shall remain eligible for aid provided that the areas in question are not used for any other purpose up to this growing stage. Article 74g Area 1. A maximum guaranteed area of 1 600 000 ha for which the aid may be granted is hereby established. 2. Where the area for which aid is claimed exceeds the maximum guaranteed area, the area per farmer for which aid is claimed shall be reduced proportionately in that year in accordance with the management committee procedure for direct payments.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 710 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Specific aid for nuts The specific payments for nuts laid down in Articles 83 to 86 of Regulation No 1782/2003 shall be maintained until 2013.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 770 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I – indent 3
– from 2010 the crop specific payment for rice provided for in Chapter III of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of this Regulation, in accordance with the time schedule provided for in Article 72(2) of this Regulation;deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 771 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I – indent 4
- from 2010, the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003;deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 776 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I – indent 5
- from 2011 the aid for processing dried fodder provided for in Subsection I of Section I of Chapter IV of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 779 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I – indent 7
– from 2011 the potato starch premium provided for in Article [95a] of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2004 and, in accordance with the time schedule of Article 75 of this Regulation, the aid for starch potato provided in that Article.deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2008/0051(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) The requirements laid down under Commission Regulation (EC) No 884/20011 of 24 April 2001 do not serve to lighten the disproportionate administrative burden imposed on small wine producers. 1 OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 32.
2008/06/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 11 #

2008/0051(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. ‘Small wine producers’ shall be understood to mean persons producing on average less than 1 000 hl of wine per year.deleted
2008/06/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 54 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘Complete feed’: means compound feed which, by reason of its composition, is sufficient for a daily ration;, as defined in Article 2(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition1; 1 OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) ‘Labelling’: attribution of means any words, particulars, trade marks, brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to a feed byand placing this information on any medium like packaginged on any packaging, document, container, notice, label, document, ring, or collar or the internet referring to or accompanying such feed;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it is sound, genuineunadulterated, fit for purpose and of merchantable quality;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Manufacturers of feedFeed businesses responsible for the labelling particulars as provided for in Article 12 shall make available to the authorities responsible for carrying out official controls any information concerning the composition or claimed properties of the feed they place on the market which enables the accuracy of the information given by the labelling to be verified.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Prohibitioned materials
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Taking into account in particular scientific evidence, technological progress, notifications under the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed or results from official controls according to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the Commission shall adopt athe list in Annex II a of materials whose placing on the market or use for animal nutritional purposes is prohibited..
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. If, on the basis of available scientific and technical information, the Commissionttee referred to in Article 29, has reasons to believe that the use of the specific feed may not meet the particular intended nutritional purpose or may have adverse effects on animal health, human health, the environment and animal welfare, the Commission shall, in accordance with to the procedure laid down in Article 29(3), forward a request for a assessment together with the dossier to the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) within three months. The Authority shall give an opinion within six months of receipt of the request. This time limit shall be extended whenever the Authority seeks supplementary information from the applicant.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the person responsible for the labelling provides on request of the competent authority a scientific substantiation of the truthfulness of the claim, either via publicly available scientific evidence or through documented company research. The scientific substantiation shall be available at the time the feed is placed on the market. Consumers shall have the right to receive confirmation that the claim is scientifically substantiated from the competent authority.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purposes of paragraph 2(b), the Commission shall establish implementing rules establishing the conditions under which: - the feed user may have access to further compositional information and - the manufacturer may be exempted from the obligation to disclose that information. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it with new elements, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 29(4),
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – introductory part
On the label of pet food a free telephone numbercost-free means of contacting the person responsible for the labelling particulars (such as by telephone, e-mail or via the Internet) shall be indicated in order to allow the customer to obtain information in addition to the mandatory particulars on
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The information in points (a) and (b) must be given without prejudice to the right to withhold details either when they are commercially sensitive or when their disclosure could infringe intellectual property rights.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to in Article 15(c), (d) and (ed) and Article 16(2) shall not be required where before each transaction the purchaser has stated in writing that he does not require this information. A transaction may consist of several consignments.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005, the particulars referred to in Article 15(c), (d) and (ed) and Article 16(2) of this Regulation shall not be mandatory for feed materials that do not contain feed additives, with the exception of preservatives or silage additives, and which are produced and delivered by a feed business operator according to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 to a feed user in primary production for use within its own holding.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7
7. For quantities of pet food not exceeding the daily ration of the respective animal species sold in packages with several containers, the particulars referred to in Article 15(b), (c) and (f) and Article 17(1) (b), (c), (e) and (f) may be given only on the outer package instead of each container.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the mandatory labelling requirements, the labelling of compound feed may also include within the mandatory declarations required by Article 14 voluntary labelling particulars, provided that the general principles laid down in Article 11 are respected.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the mandatory labelling requirements, the labelling of feed materials or compound feed may also include voluntary labelling particulars, provided that the general principles laid down in Article 11 are respected.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The additional voluntary labelling may only include the following particulars:
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
For non-food producing animals first placed on the market, it shall apply thirty- six months after the date of publication of the measures referred to in Article 17(3).
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 6 – indent 4
– 14 % in the case of other feedcompound feeding stuffs.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex IIa List of materials whose placing on the market or use for animal nutrition purposes is prohibited as referred to in Article 6(2) The placing on the market or use for animal nutrition purposes of the following materials is prohibited: (1) faeces, urine as well as separated digestive tract content resulting from the emptying or removal of digestive tract, irrespective of any form of treatment or admixture; (2) hide treated with tanning substances, including its waste; (3) seeds and other plant propagating materials which, after harvest, have undergone specific treatment with plant protection products for their intended use (propagation), and any derived by- products; (4) wood, including sawdust or other materials derived from wood, which has been treated with wood preservatives as defined in Annex V of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market1 . (5) all wastes obtained from the various phases of the urban, domestic and industrial waste water as defined in Article 2 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste- water treatment2, irrespective of any further processing of those wastes or the origin of the waste waters3. (6) solid urban waste, such as household waste; (7) the packaging and parts of packaging from the use of products from the agri- food industry. 1 OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1. 2 OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI
1. The following additives shall be listed with their name and/or identification number, added amount and the respective name of the functional group suchAdditives of the functional groups 'preservatives', 'antioxidants' , 'colourants', 'vitamins, pro- vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having a similar effect', and 'compounds of trace elements' as laid down in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 or the category in case of ‘coccidiostats and histomonostats’: (a) additives where a maximum content is set, (b) additives belonging to the categories ‘zootechnical additives’ and ‘coccidiostats and histomonostawill be labelled as follows: “Contains EU- permitted preservatives/antioxidants/ colours/vitamins/trvaace elements, (c) additives belonging to the fas appropriate. 2. Functional groups of ‘urea and its derivatives’ of the category ‘nutritional additives’ as laid down in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. 2. Feed additives not mentioned in paragraph 1 may be voluntarily indicated in the same full form or partially. 3. If a nutritional feed additive as referred to in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 is labelled voluntarily its level offeed additives not referred to in paragraph 1 may be voluntarily indicated. 3. In the event that particular attention is drawn on the label to one or several additives, the amount shall be declared in line with the Code of Practice established pursuant to Article 26. 4. Other additives incorporationed shall be indicated. 4. If an additive belongs to more than one of the functional groups, the group appropriate to its principal funcgiven on request to the customer pursuant to Article 19. 4a. The person responsible for the labelling particulars must, on request, immediately provide to the competent authority full information ion the case of the feed in question shall be indicateall additives incorporated into the pet food.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) With a view to provideing consumers with food information that is necessary to make an informed choice, alcoholic mixed beverages should also provide information on their ingredientson alcoholic beverages that enables them to make an informed choice, the Commission and interested parties should conduct research during the exemption period to ascertain what information might be of most use to consumers, and the most effective way to present it.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 103 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) In general, consumers are notshould be made aware of the potential contribution of alcoholic beverages to their overall diet. Therefore, it is appropriate to ensure that information on the nutrient content of in particular mixed alcoholic beverages is providedthe Commission and interested parties should conduct research during the exemption period to ascertain what information might be of most use to consumers and the most effective way to present it.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
i) particulars of the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate thiwhere failure to give such particulars might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases the indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5);
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters of a font size of at least 3 mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and backgrounda way which ensures that they are clearly legible.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall draw up, in cooperation with interested parties, a code of good practice on label legibility.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Detailed rules concerning the presentation of mandatory particulars and the extension of the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 to the additional mandatory particulars for specific categories or types of food referred to in Articles 10 and 38 may be adopted by the Commission. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).deleted
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The minimum font size referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply in case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 10 cm2.deleted
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
e) wine as defined in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, beer,479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine1, and Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/1991 of 10 June 1991 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails2, similar products obtained from fruit other than grapes, cider, perry, beer and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/893, and other alcoholic beverages. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years ofrom the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of Article 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for labelling ingredients. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted, where appropriate, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3); following procedures: (i) for the products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that regulation; (ii) for the products referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/91, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that regulation; (iii) for the products referred to in Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of that regulation; (iv) for other products, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 290 of the FEU Treaty. Without prejudice to the specific characteristics established by way of the procedures for the products referred to in points i), ii) and iii), the measures referred to in paragraph 1 must be applied consistently and simultaneously for all the products described in the paragraph. 1 OJ L 148, 6.6.2008, p. 1. 2 OJ L 149, 14.6.1991, p. 1. 3 OJ L 39, 13.2.2008, p. 16.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall not apply to wine as defined in CouncilArticle 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council479/2008 and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/1991 of 10 June 1991, similar products obtained from fruit other than grapes, cider, perry, beer and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/8910/2008, and other alcoholic beverages. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years ofrom the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of this paragraphArticle 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for a mandatory nutrition declaration for these produclabelling ingredients. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted, where appropriate, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). following procedures: (i) for the products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that regulation; (ii) for the products referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/91, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that regulation; (iii) for the products referred to in Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of that regulation; (iv) for other products, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 290 of the FEU Treaty. Without prejudice to the specific characteristics established by way of the procedures for the products referred to in points i), ii) and iii), the measures referred to in paragraph 1 must be applied consistently and simultaneously for all the products described.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 234 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicated to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country or place.deleted
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of the food is not the same as the one of its primary ingredient(s), the country of origin or place of provenance of those ingredient(s) shall also be given.deleted
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. For meat, other than beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given.deleted
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5
5. Implementing rules concerning the application of paragraph 3 shall be established by the Commission. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).deleted
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6
6. Implementing rules concerning the conditions and criteria of use of particulars voluntarily provided may be established by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutinyprocedure referred to in Article 49(3)290 of the FEU Treaty, in consultation with interested parties.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 7
This chapter and all its provisions are deleted.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 268 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Foods placed on the market prior to the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be sold until stocks are exhausted.
2009/12/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 366 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point e
(e) wine as defined in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493479/2008 and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/19991, similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, cider, perry, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […]110/2008 of 15 January 2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 and other alcoholic beverages. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of Article 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for labelling ingredients. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3); , as appropriate, in accordance with the following procedures: (i) for the products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that Regulation; (ii) for the products referred to in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/1991 of 10 June 1991, laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation; (iii) for the products referred to in Regulation (EC) 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/1989, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of that Regulation; (iv) for other products, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). Without prejudice to the specific characteristics established by way of the procedures for the products referred to in points (i), (ii) and (iii), the measures referred to in paragraph 1 must be applied consistently and simultaneously for all the products described in this paragraph.
2009/12/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 398 #

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall not apply to wine as defined in Article 1(1), of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999479/2008 and Article 2(1), of Regulation (EC) No 1601/1991, similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, cider, perry, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] 110/2008 of 15 January 2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 and other alcoholic beverages. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of this paragraph on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for a mandatory nutrition declaration for these products. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). , as appropriate in accordance with the following procedures: (i) for the products referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 of 29 April 2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 113(1) of that Regulation; (ii) for the products referred to in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/1991 of 10 June 1991, laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that Regulation; (iii) for the products referred to in Regulation (EC) 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/1989, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of that Regulation; (iv) for other products, in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3). 2. Without prejudice to the specific characteristics established by way of the procedures for the products referred to in points (i), (ii) and (iii), the measures referred to in paragraph 1 must be applied consistently and simultaneously for all the products described in this paragraph.
2009/12/22
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 16 #

2007/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5.Considers it important to make information available about balanced eating and to support initiatives to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables, olive oil and dairy products among young people and low-income population groups, as well as the elderly and women with children;
2008/03/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Points to the need for risk categorisation also to cover issues relating to stocking density; points out that high stocking densities on large farms using industrial breeding methods are usually detrimental to the welfare of the animals and, furthermore, significantly increase the risk of disease and hamper disease control; takes the view that agricultural policy should encourage lower stocking densities and should not provide incentives for the establishment of large holdings; stresses, furthermore, that large, intensive livestock holdings should come under special veterinary, sanitary and environmental surveillance and that their siting should not adversely affect the local population or the environmentdifferent rearing methods; points out, nevertheless, that identical rules can be applied to extensive rearing methods and intensive and factory methods;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points to the importance, in terms of controlling epidemic diseases, of the distance between intensive farms;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the heightened risks involved in long-distance transport of live animals, which spreads disease and hampers disease-control efforts; considers,out that the spread of animal diseases is not directly linked to transport times, but rather to the conditions in twhis connection, that restrictions should be placed on the transport of live animals and that thought should be given to placing an eight-hour ceiling onch transport is effected and the state of health of the animals being transport timesed;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that it is also necessary to take into close consideration the fact that globalisation, climate change and passenger movements are factors favouring the spread of animal diseases, which makes controlling them more difficult;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Strongly supports action to increase the use of vaccination, – where this appears to be the most suitable means of combating a disease – which should foster more effective disease prevention and diminish the number of animals culled as part of disease-eradication operations; draws attention to the fact that the introduction of an effective vaccination system requires the provision of appropriate financial support, in order to encourage its use; considers it essential, furthermore, for EU vaccine banks to be expanded;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Draws attention to the need for more detailed scientific research into the impact of feed on animal health and, indirectly, on human health; points out that this applies in particular to GM feed, the use of which is causing concern among some members of the public and consumer groups, as well as in some scientific circles; recommends that, until such time as irrefutable scientific evidence is available, the concerns about the use of GM feed should be respected and the precautionary principle applied;Deleted
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas one of the priority areas for EU action in the Roadmap for Gender Equality is equal representation in decision-making, including a target of 25 % of women in leading positions in public sector research, to be met by 2010,
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 13 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that culture and a cultural understanding of "research", "good research", "excellence" and "innovation" may impede women’s careers in science;deleted
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 16 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes thean abiding imbalance between the share of women in different levels of scientific careers, and believes that alternatives to the current widely accepted "leaking pipeline" model may be necessary in order to establish effective measures to improve the situation; sees the "push and pull factors" model as an alternative, since it takes account of the interrelation of different factors, such as working environment, role models, competition, mobility requirements and family responsibilitiescalls for effective measures to improve the situation;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 18 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the conventional approach to evaluating "excellence" and "performance" in terms of number of publications tends to underestimate skills which are often deemed more female in character, such as communication skills;deleted
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the breaks women take in scientific careers for family reasons have a negative impact on their career opportunities, as most male colleagues do not take breaks and thus can achieve comparative positions at a younger age and gain an advantage in their further careers; asks therefore that age not be advanced as a criterion for excellence without the family situation's having been taken into consideration;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 28 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that mobility is one of the crucial ways of developing and assuring research career advancement and notes that this can be difficult to reconcile with family life; points out, furthermore, that mobility problems affect women in particular, because, as a general rule, it is they who look after family members with specific needs, such as children, elderly people or other dependants;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses, in particular, that it is usually women who take care of their families, leading to instances whereby they are forced to leave the research sector;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for more transparent recruitment processes and for an obligation to ensure gender balance in evaluation panels and selection committees, ensuring they consist of at least 40% women and at least 40% men;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States for a change in the definitions of excellence and of a "a ‘good researcher", in order to take into account and overcome the differences between male and female scientific careers; stresses that female researchers contributes to the research world with different perspectives and choices of research topics;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 59 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Regrets that nothing has come of the proposal to establish ‘Loyola de Palacio’ traineeships for women researchers at the European Parliament and calls on the High-Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity to back the proposal and champion its approval before the relevant bodies;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 60 #

2007/2206(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Considers that the approval and provision at the European Parliament of ‘Loyola de Palacio’ traineeships for women researchers would serve as a great example of best practice, political will and genuine commitment to promoting women’s involvement in science, and would lend greater visibility to Parliament's activities to promote equality;
2008/03/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 7 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the forthcoming review of the common agricultural policy (CAP) ('health check') is an opportunity to improve the channelling of support for young farmers which should not be missed,
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a young and dynamic farming industry is necessary as an essential element for achieving the objectives laid down by the Lisbon strategy,
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas generation change is necessary to preserve a high level of quality for European food, food safety and the European Union's self- sufficiency in the future,
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission, in its legislative proposal on the 'health check', to propose that the aid for young farmers provided for in the legislation on rural development should figure among the compulsory measures included in the plans drawn up by the Member States, which should also be accompanied by an increase in the amount of setting-up support;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that food education, which young farmers can provide, fosters good eating habits, prevents the growing rise in obesity and boosts the consumption of fresh local products; adds that all this is to the benefit of human health and society in general;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of shifting the focus of agricultural research in line with the CAP reform; considers it necessary for European farmers to have better access to the results of research through the creation of networks for exchanging data obtained from research and the coordination of research at national and European level;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers it necessary to establish an exchange programme for young farmers to facilitate the pooling of best practices;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas sheep and goat farming play a key environmental role that includes the natural upkeep of less fertile areas and the preservation of sensitive eco-systems; whereas natural spaces of the pastureland type have been preserved for centuries thanks to sheep and goat farming; whereas, in addition, the eating patterns concerned, with browsing playing a major role, help maintain the biodiversity of the flora, protect wild fauna, and clean up the natural spaces by removing dry vegetable material, a key factor for fire prevention in Mediterranean countries,
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the systems of sheep and goat production in Northern and Southern Europe are significantly different,; whereas in Southern Europe they occupy the poorest soils and areas of difficult access for other livestock;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory sentence
3. Calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to direct additional financial support as a matter of urgency to the EU sheep and goat producers in order to retain a critical mass of sheep and goat production in the EU; calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to restructure the future financing of these sectors as part of the CAP Health Check through the implementation of a variety of measures, giving each Member State the flexibility of choosing from the following possible financing options:
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3
Amended Article 69 of Council Amended Article 69 of Council Regulation Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 September 2003 establishing common establishing common rules for direct rules for direct support schemes under support schemes under the common the common agricultural policy and agricultural policy and establishing certain establishing certain support schemes support schemes for farmers and amending for farmers and amending Regulations Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and No 2529/20012 as proposed by the (EC) No 2529/20011 as proposed by Commission CAP Health Check the Commission CAP Health Check Communication, to provide flexibility for Communication, to provide flexibility Member States; the monies under Article for Member States, 69 should remain in the sector, i.e. in case of cessation of farming the aid entitlements, and above all the budget, should continue to be earmarked for the sheep and goat sector, in view of its current difficult situation in economic, social, cultural, environmental, professional and demographic terms;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3a (new)
Introduction of complementary aid for ensuring maintenance of production,
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3b (new)
Introduction of aid for slaughtering,
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 4
The use of Modulation support as referenced under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to sheep and goat producers;Deleted
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to introduce an additional payment for traditional mountainous breedsEU-financed payment in order to preserve sheep in sensitive areas, to be either a) financed directly by National Governments or b) co-financed by EU and National Governments;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to review the introduction of an electronic identification system for sheep intended for 31/12/2009´due to the difficulty in implementation, high costs and unproven benefits; asks that each Member State be allowed the discretion of introducing this system on a voluntary basi with a view to providing for Community funding of the costs;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2007/0286(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – point 22
(22) "poultry" means poultry as defined in point 1 of Article 2 of Council Directive 90/539/EEC of 15 October 1990 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs, excluding poultry of the quail species;
2010/03/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 299 #

2007/0286(COD)

Council position
Annex I – point 6.6 – point a
a) with more than 40 000 places for poultry, excluding quail;
2010/03/31
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
(5) All the relevant factors and circumstances pertaining to the specific situation of the cotton sector, including all the elements necessary to assess the profitability of that crop, should be taken into consideration. Cotton is grown in regions which still quality as convergence-objective regions for the 2007-2013 period and which have an essentially agricultural economy with few alternative crops. Furthermore, cotton- growing and the associated agri-industry are a major source of employment and wealth in those areas. To this end, an evaluation and consultation process was launched: two studies were carried out on the socio-economic and on the environmental impact on the cotton sector in the Community of the future cotton support scheme and specific seminars and an internet consultation were organised with stakeholders.
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 10a (new)
(10a) Since there are few alternatives to cotton-growing, aid schemes must be introduced which will ensure that cotton- growing is profitable and that it continues in the European Union's producer regions. For this reason the Member States should be able to increase non- decoupled aid in cases where the area under cultivation is smaller than the base production areas (although such action must be financially neutral and a ceiling must be established for the amount of aid paid to farmers).
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 11a (new)
(11a) In view of the downward trend in the Member States' cotton production, the ginning industry has entered a restructuring process which should be accompanied by appropriate support measures designed to ensure that units which are forced to redirect their production activity experience a smooth transition. For this reason a restructuring fund, financed out of the budget for the COM in cotton should be set up.
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2007/0242(CNS)


Recital 12a (new)
(12a) National support programmes should be financed mainly from funds transferred pursuant to Article 69 and from non-absorbed funds originally earmarked as non-decoupled aid.
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 13a (new)
(13a) In the period since the reform of the cotton sector which was approved in 2004 and nullified by the European Court of Justice (Decision C-310/04) has been in force, production has decreased considerably and all of the parties involved have consequently suffered economic loss – a loss which should be duly assessed in order to enable compensation for the losses incurred to be granted.
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Regulation (EC) 1782/2003
Article 110c – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Greece: 3270 000 ha,
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Regulation (EC) 1782/2003
Article 110c – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Greece: EUR 594 for 300 000 hectares and EUR 342.85 for the remaining 70 000 hectares750,
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Regulation (EC) 1782/2003
Article 110c – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where the admissible cotton area in a given Member State is smaller than the base area established in subparagraph 1, the aid referred to in subparagraph 2 for that Member State shall be increased in proportion to the base area which has not been covered, up to a ceiling established by means of the procedure laid down in Article 144. Any saving brought about by a fall in production shall be allocated to the national support programmes.
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article one
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
Article 110(ea) (new) – Paragraph 1 (new)
Article 110(ea) National support programmes 1. National support programmes shall be established for the purpose of improving competitiveness. The Community shall determine and shall finance the eligible actions. The Member Staes shall select whatever package of measures they consider effective and which are best suited to their regional particularities. That package must include a restructuring fund for the ginning industry.
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2007/0242(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article one
Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
Article 110(ea)(new) – Paragraph 2 (new)
2. The national support programmes shall be financed by means of a percentage of up to 10% of the non-decoupled aid pursuant to Article 69. That amount shall be supplemented by the appropriations which have not been absorbed by means of non-decoupled aid. The Member States shall finance a fund to be earmarked for the ginning industry in accordance with the latter's restructuring requirements.
2008/04/03
Committee: AGRI