852 Amendments of Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI
Amendment 16 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RegretUrges that the support measures for the Russian embargo have not been prolonged given that numerous EU producersfor agricultural producers be kept at the current level with regard to the Russian embargo, given that numerous EU producers - mainly growers of fruit and vegetables - are still being negatively affected;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the effects of the extreme drought affecting the Member States in recent months, causing considerable losses to agriculture and jeopardising a large number of businesses, and highlights in this regard the need to guarantee special support measures aimed at helping the worst-affected farmers;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
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,
Amendment 86 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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;
Amendment 125 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in overcoming stagnation and volatility of farm incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are still lower than in the rest of the economy and in comparison to EUs key competitors;
Amendment 145 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
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;
Amendment 167 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
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;
Amendment 192 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the further strengthening of the CAP’s environmental tasks makes the current model for the distribution of direct payments among Member States irrelevant and outdated, and the area of agricultural land is the best measure of the scale of the demands and challenges faced by farmers in connection with a modernised CAP;
Amendment 215 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
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;
Amendment 240 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into food and farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services;
Amendment 244 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
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;
Amendment 257 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food sector must be incentivised toshould continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 263 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the competitive agriculture and food sector must be incentivised to continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 268 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
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;
Amendment 296 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas there are still disparities in development between the Member States and regions, and CAP support for rural development provides opportunities to increase competitiveness, promote sustainable economies, combat depopulation, unemployment and poverty, and promote social inclusion;
Amendment 299 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
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;
Amendment 316 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
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;
Amendment 321 #
2018/2037(INI)
Na. whereas the activities of the Single Common Market Organisation (CMO) are play an important role in stabilising agricultural markets;
Amendment 370 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Suggests that a notification of strategic plans by the Member States should not entail a formal approval by the Commission, rather a compliance check against the pre-defined objectives should be performed;
Amendment 377 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 402 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 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;
Amendment 429 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In CAP Pillar II the strict rules for irrigation should be mitigated in order to extend the irrigation especially in those Member States, where the irrigated area is less than the EU average;
Amendment 439 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 447 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomeUnderstands the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 461 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasizes that the new system should bring substantial simplification and reduction of administrative burden for both beneficiaries and national / regional administrations;
Amendment 464 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that the new CAP implementation regime proposed in the Commission communication on the basis of the strategic plans should be limited to 30% of direct payments that are currently dependent on greening;
Amendment 465 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes, however, that a potential delay in adoption of CAP Strategic Plans may lead to late payments which has to be avoided;
Amendment 467 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights that the CAP indicators should be simple, realistic, easily quantifiable and controllable;
Amendment 469 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the development of a system of appropriate institutional and legal adjustments that would be conducive to changing the implementation model in order to prevent additional costs from being incurred and to prevent the absorption of funds in the Member States from being reduced;
Amendment 470 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for simple framework-type CAP Strategic Plans, allowing appropriate flexibility;
Amendment 471 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Considers that the collection of information should rely on satellite images and Integrated Administration and Control System databases rather than individual farmers’ data submission;
Amendment 472 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Stresses that missing out on output targets should not lead to a financial correction;
Amendment 473 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Proposes for due consideration to introduce the following two simple indicators: - a 2 % premium to animal breeders after each 0,1 animal unit / hectare registered in the Integrated Identification and Registration System for Animals which would be called "environmental economic animal breeder premium"; This would incentivise farmers to breed animals on their land which would re-balance European agriculture; - a 20 % premium per farm to those farmers producing on small watershed basins having a nitrate output result - in groundwater and surface-water - measured by the relevant authorities on pre-defined points on the given basin below the threshold limit which would be called "environmental economic nitrate premium"; This latter would incentivise farmers pursuing a reasonable nutrient management determined by the results of soil analysis in order to use the optimal quantity of nitrogen;
Amendment 474 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Requests preserving the simplified Small Farmers Scheme; Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
Amendment 475 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Believes that farmers having a land less than 5 hectares should have the opportunity to voluntarily step into this system;
Amendment 476 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Proposes to grant direct payments only to those animal (equino, sheep, goat, beef cattle) breeders farming on permanent pastures who keep ruminants at least 0,2 animal unit per hectare on that pasture where they apply for direct payments;
Amendment 481 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for guarantees that implementing and delegated acts and guidelines as well (serving as “soft laws”) are kept to the absolute minimum;
Amendment 490 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that these acts must not cover any important legal provision which has to be in the basic acts;
Amendment 491 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers that these shall not reverse the spirit of subsidiarity and simplification of the basic acts to be;
Amendment 493 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onWelcomes the proposal of the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules;
Amendment 494 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules, while securing the integrity of the internal market;
Amendment 505 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls also on the Commission to provide Member States with more flexibility in the framework of the agricultural State aid rules to encourage farmers to setup voluntary precautionary savings in a view to better cope with the upsurge in climate-driven and health risks as well as economic crises;
Amendment 534 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local and sectoral conditions;
Amendment 578 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
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;
Amendment 579 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points to the persistent disparities in development between rural areas in different regions and Member States and therefore considers that cohesion criteria should continue to play an important role in the distribution of second-pillar funds between Member States;
Amendment 591 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the development of new EU policies and objectives must not be to the detriment of the CAP resources;
Amendment 612 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessaryis necessary for small and medium-sized family farms that provide a range of public goods and constitute a distinctive element of the European agricultural model and can be achieved by introducing a compulsory higher support rate for small and medium-sized farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 629 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsovoluntary higher support rate for small farms; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 671 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls forBelieves that the existing systbasic payment scheme for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced by an EU- wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent is too complicated;
Amendment 688 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the simple, justified, transparent and easily executable Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) successfully applied in many Member States and, therefore, asks for the preservation of the SAPS after 2020 and suggests to let it used in any Member State or by any farmer in the EU;
Amendment 695 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that Member States applying the Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should have the option of continuing to apply it, as it is WTO- compatible, straightforward, understandable and adapted to the new tasks of the CAP;
Amendment 724 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 725 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 IIthe principle of equal treatment, socio-economic differences, including differences in the number of farmers, different production costs and the importance of the enhanced environmental dimension of the modernised CAP, which is closely linked to the management of agricultural land, means that equalised amounts of direct assistance per hectare in all Member States are the best compromise in this respect;
Amendment 729 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into accountbased on objective socio- economic differences, different production coscriteria, since all EU farmers must meet the same standards and requirements and face the samounts received by Member States under Pillar IIe challenges; feels, therefore, that the process of convergence begun during the current financial perspective must be brought to a conclusion;
Amendment 742 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, the persistent need to eliminate developmental delays in some countries and regions, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
Amendment 769 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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 principal 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;
Amendment 770 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, the share of voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained at least at current levels, 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; considers, furthermore, that voluntary coupled support payments are important for maintaining the EU’s diversity of agricultural production, agricultural employment and sustainable production systems;
Amendment 773 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 790 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 800 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Confirms that these payments are contributing to the fulfilment of CAP objectives and those of the European Commission related to job preservation;
Amendment 807 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Asks for lifting sectorial limitations because the concept of “sectors being in difficulty” dropped and Member States should be able to dedicate a sufficient share of the national envelope to these payments, while respecting World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 841 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Besides the generational renewal the vitality of the rural areas should be maintained by supporting the development of rural areas in an integrated manner, through a wide range of actions (investments, connectivity and broadband, basic services, preservation of life and nature, renewal of villages, digitalisation etc.) mostly in the form of non-refundable supports;
Amendment 846 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to maintain a strong second pillar of the CAP in order, inter alia, to combat rural depopulation, unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, as well as to level out the developmental gaps that exist between rural areas in the various regions and Member States;
Amendment 918 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights, moreover, that the implementation of financial instruments in rural development should be done on voluntary basis, while investments in rural areas should be strengthened;
Amendment 944 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards and greening, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, 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;
Amendment 947 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri-environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, 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;
Amendment 963 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that binding new environmental and climate protection requirements should be based on simple and feasible measures, so that direct payments can achieve their overriding objective of supporting agricultural incomes;
Amendment 973 #
2018/2037(INI)
17b. Calls, in the interests of simplifying the CAP, for maintaining the existing exemption and not burdening the smallest farms under 15 ha with additional environmental and climate measures under the CAP;
Amendment 991 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that this new framework should be underpinned by the possible allocation of a minimum amount of the total available budget in Pillar II to AEMs, including organic agriculture, support for biodiversity and genetic diversity in animals and plants;
Amendment 1034 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design andto help an effective implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
Amendment 1036 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States; notes that the potential for young farmers or small and medium-sized agricultural holdings to participate in technological progress is much smaller than that of larger farms;
Amendment 1037 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture and food sector by supporting training and agricultural extension as a pre- condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
Amendment 1065 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses the need for special support for the transfer of knowledge to small and medium-sized farms, which tend to have difficulty accessing innovation and new technologies;
Amendment 1101 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of introducing a food voucher system for the poorest citizens or refugees that would provide an additional food distribution buffer on each Member State’s internal market;
Amendment 1113 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that the instruments established under the common market organisation (CMO) should continue to play an important role as a safety net in stabilising agricultural markets, and stresses that it must be implemented more actively and effectively in future in order to prevent and overcome crises;
Amendment 1115 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
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;
Amendment 1123 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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;
Amendment 1135 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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, as well as the impact of external factors, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
Amendment 1139 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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 flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
Amendment 1163 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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;
Amendment 1170 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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 introducing appropriate instruments, including financial instruments, to support the creation and development of bodies aimed at fostering cooperation between agricultural producers, such as agricultural producer organisations and groups, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and by strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1172 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them by providing the necessary financial resources and legal framework to combat unfair commercial practices, as well as to guarantee producers a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, andby monitoring competition policy, and by strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1181 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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, as well as further clarify the legal relationship between the provisions on the Common Market Organisations (CMO) and EU competition rules;
Amendment 1193 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
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;
Amendment 1194 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
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;
Amendment 1195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
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;
Amendment 1196 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
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;
Amendment 1198 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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;
Amendment 1221 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 1227 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for establishing a new mechanism totally independent from direct payments and financed primarily from unspent margins of Heading 2 in the EU budget;
Amendment 1245 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overalleconomy as a whole, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market,market, in relation to EU agriculture they also pose a number of challengethreats that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1248 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
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;
Amendment 1254 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
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;
Amendment 1274 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for further initiatives to promote EU production, safety and environmental standards and to support quality food production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country marketas well as for the establishment of a long-term development strategy for the EU’s agricultural sector in order to ensure stability and predictability for farmers and guarantee food security for EU citizens;
Amendment 1279 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for initiatives to promotereinforce the promotion of EU production, safety and environmental standards and quality production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country markets;
Amendment 1309 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
A transparent decision process for a solid CAP proposal 20201-2027
Amendment 1333 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the application of the NDMintroduction of a totally new system, 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;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2005(INI)
2a. Draws attention to the growing impact of external factors on the situation of the EU agri-food sector, as exemplified by the Russian embargo, the speculation on the global agri-food commodities market, which is one of the causes of the recent crisis in the dairy sector, or the ongoing liberalisation of trade, among other things;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to develop new trade rules and regulations at a global level in order to regulate and harmonise production, social and environmental standards in the agri-food sector;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that, in light of the WTO crisis and growing US protectionism, the European Union is faced with the opportunity and the necessity of becoming a creator of global solutions in international trade, owing, among other things, to its extensive experience in harmonising standards acquired during the construction of the common market or in the process of integrating countries from the former socialist bloc into it;
Amendment 13 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Given the large disparities in the use of Programme funding by the Member States, a geographical balance should be ensured by introducing national envelopes or additional project selection criteria that ensure a fair distribution of support among the Member States;
Amendment 262 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Amendment 282 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point iii
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Amendment 379 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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. The adjustment rate shall not apply to direct payments of EUR 2000 or less.
Amendment 446 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 628 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should lay down the rules that apply to Union support financed by the EAGF and the EAFRD and granted in the form of types of interventions specified in a CAP Strategic Plan drawn up by the Member States and approved by the Commission, with the European Parliament and the national parliament concerned being informed at the stage of the adoption of and possible subsequent amendment to the Strategic Plans.
Amendment 757 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States shouldmay under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry-level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 814 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land, forest fire prevention and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio- economy.
Amendment 914 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average level is brought into line with the Union average. Full external convergence of direct payments will be achieved in 2024. The convergence of direct payments will enable all Member States to receive direct payments per hectare equal to the Union average [EUR xxx/ha] by 2024 at the latest. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation.
Amendment 1371 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance the market orientation and increase the competitiveness of farming and the processing and marketing of agricultural products, including greater focus on research, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1626 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries with more than [x] ha, as defined by the Member States, for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including farm size and structure, soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, and farming practices, and farm structures.
Amendment 1758 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f a (new)
(f a) all agricultural practices which make it possible to reduce the use of fertilisers and plant protection products by promoting natural methods of soil fertility improvement and pest control.
Amendment 2008 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Farms set up to carry out breeding and research and development activities shall be excluded from the payment reduction mechanism.
Amendment 2527 #
2018/0216(COD)
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigmeat, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, tobacco, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2789 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 210% of expenditure under operational programs covers the interventions linked to the objectives referred to in points (d) and (e) of Article 42;
Amendment 2840 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, the financial support may be increased by two percentage points for producer organisations that double the number of members or the value of marketed production relative to the average of the previous five years prior to the implementation of the operational programme.
Amendment 3414 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare or per animals.
Amendment 3415 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare or per animal.
Amendment 3563 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
a) afforestation and, regeneration of forestry and agroforestry systems and other non-productive investments linked to the specific environmental- and climate- related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3947 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) 70% of the eligible public expenditure in the transition regions;
Amendment 4013 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4073 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 103% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4081 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 103% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4112 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2% percentage points, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 103% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 23 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 4118 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 2%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 103% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 4488 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4
Article 106 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the proposed CAP Strategic Plan provided that the necessary information has been submitted and the Commission is satisfied that the Plan is compatible with the general principles of Union law, the requirements set out in this Regulation, the provisions adopted pursuant to it and in Regulation (EU) [HzR]while the European Parliament and the given national parliament are duly informed.
Amendment 4547 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 7
Article 107 – paragraph 7
7. A request for amendment of the CAP Strategic Plan may be submitted no more than ontwice per calendar year subject to possible exceptions to be determined by the Commission in accordance with Article 109.
Amendment 4549 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 8
Article 107 – paragraph 8
8. Each amendment of the CAP Strategic Plan shall be approved by the Commission by means of an implementing decision without applying the Committee procedure referred to in Article 139, while the European Parliament and the given national parliament are duly informed.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap; advocates maintaining the existing cohesion criteria for the distribution of funds among the Member States;
Amendment 73 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that fully equalising the level of direct payments among the Member States is essential in order to ensure a level playing field in the EU single market;
Amendment 75 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for greater use to be made of cohesion policy instruments and funding for sustainable development of rural areas in order to counteract development delays and depopulation in those areas;
Amendment 196 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive shall apply applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agri-food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterpriseo a buyer.
Amendment 225 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) “unfair trading practices” are practices that grossly deviate from good commercial conduct, are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and are unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on another;
Amendment 237 #
2018/0082(COD)
(a) “buyer” means any natural or legal person established in the Union who buys agri-food products by way of trade. The term "buyer" may include a group of such natural and legal persons;
Amendment 241 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
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 agri- food products. 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;
Amendment 264 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 275 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “agri-food products” means products listed in Annex I to the Treaty intended for use as food as well as products not listed in that Annex, but processed from those products for use as food;
Amendment 502 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where a complaint relating to a practice referred to in paragraph 2 is submitted to an enforcement authority, the burden of proof that the supply agreement covers the trading practice at issue in clear and unambiguous terms shall be on the buyer.
Amendment 551 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The supplier may also submit such a complaint to the enforcement authority of its own Member State, which shall forward that complaint to the competent enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer is established.
Amendment 52 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU must refrain from making any sort of commitment concerning the most sensitive agricultural products, such as beef and veal and sheepmeat and specialugar, sugar syrups and products high in sugars;
Amendment 60 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that as regards other sensitive products, liberalisation should be limited by partially reducing tariff rates and/or by introducing tariff quotas and/or transitional periods;
Amendment 62 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the Commission to take measures to protect permanently against threats brought about by liberalised imports, including by incorporating in the agreement provisions on a bilateral safeguard clause of unlimited duration on the agricultural sector;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sectorpartial tariff reductions and/or tariff quotas and/or transition periods;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to take measures that will offer lasting protection against liberalised imports, including by inserting into the agreement an indefinite bilateral safeguard clause for the agricultural sector;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that, following Brexit, all tariff quotas which might be granted to New Zealand will apply to a smaller EU market, and that due account should be taken of this when deciding what concessions the EU can offer;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 90 #
2017/2193(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the cumulative impact of EU trade concessions in agriculture and notes that any agricultural concessions offered to New Zealand must be considered fully in the context of market access alreadyconcessions granted under WTO and other ongoing FTAthe World Trade Organisation or as part of other ongoing or completed free trade negotiations;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas farmbeekeepers receive support for protective measures against Varroa destructor, which there has so far been no success in eradicating as there are no effective remedies as yet and R&D efforts are very inadequate;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas beekeepers never use as many bee colonies in honey production as the statistics show, since producers restore they rebuild the original number of colonies in the course of the year, at the expense of production quantities;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas other beekeeping products such as pollen, propolis, beeswax and, royal jelly and bee venom also contribute significantly to people’s wellbeing and, play an important role in the healthcare and cosmetics industries and are an additional resource serving to improve the economic situation of apiaries;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. whereas the apiculture sector suffers from a particularly serious demographic problem, with statistics showing that only a small percentage of beekeepers are under 50 years of age, leading to a lack of young people that jeopardizes the future of the sector;
Amendment 197 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands that bees perform a basic agricultural service by pollinating crops, without which European agriculture and in particular entomophilous plant cultivation would not exist in any form;
Amendment 206 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understands that financing of beekeeping must be increased significantly in future agricultural policy, which should translate into an increase in the number of bee colonies in the EU;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Proposes a 47.8%significant 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 annuallythis would support the beekeeping sector’s enormous growth potential;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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-2020 owing to the role that bees play in pollination and commensurate with the value that this activity has for EU agriculture;
Amendment 240 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for consideration to be given to the possibility of introducing a system to compensate beekeepers for losses incurred as a result of lost bee fodder plants;
Amendment 243 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to present a long-term strategy for the functioning and development of beekeeping in the EU;
Amendment 254 #
2017/2115(INI)
7. Calls on the Commission to adopt recommendations in order to introduce a uniform, high-quality basic and vocational beekeeping education programme in the EU, as well as programmes to encourage young people to enter the beekeeping profession;
Amendment 281 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for an assessment of the EU market for bee feeds, supplements and medicines to be carried out, and for necessary measures to be taken to streamline it and to prevent counterfeiting and illegal trading in those products;
Amendment 315 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Draws attention to the gradual disappearance of valuable bee fodder plants – such as cornflowers, vetches, thistles or white clover – caused by the intensive chemical protection of cereals, the decrease in the use of grassland for grazing and the increase in its use for hay production; points out that this results in a lack of pollen and thus causes malnutrition in bees, which is one of the causes of the decline in bee health and their increased susceptibility to pathogens;
Amendment 337 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of biodiversity for the health and well-being of bees, and thus its positive impact on the natural environment and agricultural production;
Amendment 355 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of comprehensive and concerted medical efforts following the discovery of diseases or pathogens affecting bees, in order to prevent its spread;
Amendment 449 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Stresses the growing importance of apitherapy as a natural alternative to treatment using conventional medicines;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21
Poland 515
Amendment 24 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the growing impact of external conditions on European agriculture and the CAP and the consequent need for additional instruments to counter possible future crises in agricultural markets originating outside the EU's borders;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to keep direct payments intact as they help to avoid distortions of competition between Member States, and to maintain them without any national co-financing; urges the Commission to continue the process of convergence of direct payments between Member States;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to equalise direct payments among the Member States in the next MFF;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a long-term strategy with an outlook of 2050 for the development of the EU's agricultural sector to ensure stability and predictability for farmers and to guarantee food security for EU citizens;
Amendment 315 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64a. Takes the view, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings does require some improvement, but is against any unjustified radical changes, and with that in mind calls for expenditure on the common agricultural policy to be maintained as a separate budget heading;
Amendment 316 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
Amendment 360 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Draws attention to the need to ensure geographical balance in the use of EU research and innovation funding by introducing national envelopes or additional project selection criteria that ensure a fair distribution of support among Member States;
Amendment 444 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as they generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any renationalisation and any national co- financing in that respect; points out, furthermore, that equalising the level of direct payments among the Member States is essential in order to ensure a level playing field in the EU’s single market; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27;
Amendment 458 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 a (new)
Paragraph 78 a (new)
78a. Underlines the key role of convergence of the direct payments between Member States to ensure a level playing field in the single European market, equal treatment of EU citizens and the implementation of the Treaty objectives in terms of economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 459 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 b (new)
Paragraph 78 b (new)
78b. Points out that the numerous EU rural areas face serious problems such as low employment, underdevelopment of technical and social infrastructure, lack of or low level of basic services, which in turn leads to their rapid depopulation; stresses, therefore, that these areas need more support while the criteria for the distribution of the funds should continue to take into account differences in the level of rural development in Member States;
Amendment 483 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
81. Stresses that cohesion policy post- 2020 should remain the main investment policy of the European Union covering all EU regions while concentrating the majority of the resources on the most vulnerable ones; believes that, beyond the goal of reducing the disparities between levels of development and enhancing convergence as enshrined in the Treaty, it should focus on the achievement of the broad EU political objectives and proposes, therefore, that under the next MFF, the three cohesion policy funds – the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion Fund – should concentrate mainly on providing support for innovation, digitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation, employment and social inclusion; calls, moreover, for a reinforced territorial cooperation component and an urban dimension for the policy; at the same time, calls for greater use to be made of cohesion policy instruments and funding for sustainable development in rural areas in order to counteract development delays and depopulation in those areas;
Amendment 641 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91 a (new)
Paragraph 91 a (new)
91a. Points out that ensuring food security for all EU citizens is also an important aspect of security, and requires adequate funding of the common agricultural policy, which plays a key role in this respect;
Amendment 33 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is insufficient data available to directly quantify how many working equidae are used on small and semi-subsistence farms, 86 %many of which are found in the newer Member States, and in tourism;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to introduce EU-wide measures that will take greater account of the equine sector and its benefits for the rural economy, in particular under the CAP;
Amendment 253 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to establish European rules making it possible to protect against fraudulent practices, particularly doping, in horse racing;
Amendment 81 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The national targets and indirect target values set for 2020 should constitute Member States' minimum contribution to the new 2030 framework. Under no circumstances the national share of renewables in the energy sector should fall below such contribution and, in case this happens, the relevant Member States should take the appropriate measures to ensure that this baseline is maintained as well as contribute to the financial instrument referred to in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 147 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role ingreater effort is needed to further decarbonisinge the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards. To promote ‘highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ and advanced biofuels, and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impactto provide certainty for investors, it is appropriate to reduce the amountmaintain the 7 % share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops in the total consumption of energy in transport that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
Amendment 161 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Directive (EU) 2015/151323 of the European Parliament and of the Council called on the Commission to present without delay a comprehensive proposal for a cost-effective and technology-neutral post-2020 policy in order to create a long- term perspective for investment in sustainable biofuels with a low risk of causing indirect land-use change and in other means of decarbonising the transport sector. An incorporationambitious 15 % obligation imposed on fuel suppliers can provide certainty for investors, ensure that decarbonisation in the transport sector is achieved, and encourage the continuous development of alternative renewable transport fuels including advanced biofuels, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport. It is appropriate to set the obligation on fuel suppliers at the same level in each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. As transport fuels are traded easily, fuel suppliers in Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources should be able to easily obtain renewable fuels from elsewhere. _________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 239, 15.9.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 265 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a (new) ‘Highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ shall mean biofuels which: - are produced from cereals, other starch- rich crops, sugars and oil crops, - make it possible to reduce GHG emissions by at least 60 %, as compared with fossil fuels, in accordance with the methodology laid down in Article 28(1), and – generate high value proteins, other livestock feed or cellulosic by-products; are produced from feedstocks obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards established under the provisions referred to Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy; or are certified to be in compliance with equivalent sustainability standards.
Amendment 298 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 319 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The limit provided for in paragraph 4 shall not apply to ‘highly sustainable crop-based biofuels’ or to the feedstocks listed in Annex IX, and their minimum share shall not be less than the ceiling reached by the Member State in 2020 by meeting the target for the share of renewable energy in transport.
Amendment 379 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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 IX, 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 yeargradually increase the share of renewable energy supplied to the transport sector to at least 15 % by 2030.
Amendment 528 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – part C – point 15
Annex V – part C – point 15
15. Emission saving from carbon capture and replacement or use, eccr u, shall be related directly toof CO2 generated by the production of biofuel or bioliquid they are attributed to, and shall be limited to emissions avoided through the capture of CO2 of which the carbon originates from biomass and which is used in the energy or transport sector which is used for commercial purposes.
Amendment 563 #
Amendment 329 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 269 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 50 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 2a (new)
3 a. In Article 50, the following paragraph is added: 2a. Member States may decide not to grant payment for young farmers to legal persons.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants’ nutrition processes. Where the dominant effect of such products aim solelys at improving the plants’ nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21. Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 21 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 245 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B)(II) – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B)(II) – point 2 – indent 2
- 21% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or
Amendment 300 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(II)(b) – point 2 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(II)(b) – point 2 a (new)
2a. Where the CE marked fertilizing product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the primary declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: – 2% by mass of total nitrogen, of which 0,5% by mass of the CE marked fertilizing product shall be organic (N), – or 2% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), – or 2% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), – and 6% by mass of total sum of nutrients.
Amendment 354 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 1
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – point 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- dryingsieving, milling, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying, buffering, extrusion, frost- treatment, sanitation by using heat, or extraction with water.
Amendment 413 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– are listed in the table below: Azotobacter spp. Mycorrhizal fungi Rhizobium spp. Azospirillum spp. Enterobacter spp. Pantoea spp. Peanibacillus spp. Pseudomonas spp. Rhizobium spp. Serratia spp. Streptomyces spp.
Amendment 500 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3 – table 1 – row 2 – column 2
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3 – table 1 – row 2 – column 2
± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,00.9 at any time in the distribution chain
Amendment 502 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3 – table 1 – row 8 – column 2
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3 – table 1 – row 8 – column 2
-5% relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture -215% relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distribution chain
Amendment 505 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4 – table 1
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4 – table 1
Amendment 4 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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) ;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
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;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. is convinced that a strong CAP for the EU, both in terms of content and financing, is paramount in achieving these objectives, while guaranteeing a level playing field and transparent food chains within the internal market, as well as viable rural areas; considers, furthermore, that increasing resilience and improving employment and quality of life in rural areas should be prioritised in order to combat rural depopulation; considers that, for Pillar II, we will still need instruments after 2020 to support modernisation, investment and innovation in order to boost the competitiveness of the agri-food sector and to reduce differences between Member States and between regions in the development of agriculture and rural areas.
Amendment 93 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
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;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that the Cohesion Policy after 2020 should also play an essential role in supporting the development of rural areas with regard to technical infrastructure, the job market, the development of businesses and basic services, revitalising locations in rural areas and investment linked to water and sewage infrastructure.
Amendment 118 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
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;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. 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; warns that the current margin within the agriculture budget may prove insufficient, with market volatility, veterinary and phytosanitary risks and other unforeseen events making increasing demands on the budget to such an extent that the margin is expected to be depleted at the end of this planning period;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out the difficult situation with regard to agricultural markets and the new and growing challenges that European agriculture is facing; warns against the consequences of the current crisis in agricultural markets, the weakening position of farmers in the food chain and in current and future trade negotiations; believes, furthermore, that adopting over-ambitious reduction targets linked to the energy-climate package and the NEC directive will cause the costs of agricultural production to rise.
Amendment 164 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Insists that the amounts for direct payments in Heading 2 should be left untouched; points out that this is crucial for the income situation of many farmers, particular in times of crises, and that the absorption rate per year is almost 100%;
Amendment 180 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Insists that the current amount in Heading 2 as foreseen in the current MFF remains at least at the same level; refers in this respect to Art.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;
Amendment 1 #
2015/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 43(2)114 thereof,
Amendment 13 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a major barrier to agri-food trade between the EU and the US, and one which makes trade in certain items impossible, is the lack of common standards in this area;
Amendment 175 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da. ensure that the liberalisation of sensitive goods in the TTIP is limited by means of a tariff rate quota (TRQ), and that for the small number of highly sensitive products the possibility of their total exemption from liberalisation is not excluded;
Amendment 176 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
db. secure the inclusion in the TTIP of special bilateral protection clauses to address any potential difficulties which may arise in a given sector or area of the economy as a result of liberalisation;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a new EU forest strategy and the accompanying working documents, and stresses that an EU forest strategy must focus onensure better coordination, because the increasing number of European policy initiatives in areas such as economic and employment policy, energy supply, environmental and climate policy, call for a greater contribution from the forestry sector;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as a raw material, and derived from sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio- political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of management is inimical to these goals;
Amendment 205 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that sustainable forest management must be based on generally acknowledged and accepted criteria and indicatorsprinciples and tools, such as criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management which must always apply to the sector as a whole; strongly supports in this connection the sustainability criteria devised in the framework of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1, which form a pan-European basis for uniform reporting on sustainable forest management and a basis for sustainability certification; __________________ 1 Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/
Amendment 217 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes in this connection that the negotiations within Forest Europe towards a ‘European Forest Convention’2 as a binding framework for sustainable forest management and for improving the balance of interests in forestry policy have made significant progress, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to make all necessary efforts to bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion; __________________ 2 See http://www.forestnegotiations.org/
Amendment 221 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that forest management plans can beis an important strategic instrument for the implementation of concrete measures at the level of individual businesses, while supporting the principle that such measures should be voluntary, in accordance with entrepreneurial freedom; calls at the same time for a clear separation between forest management plans and the management plans under Natura 2000, in view of the need to curb excessive bureaucracy, particularly for small and medium-sized forestry undertakings;long-term planning and implementation of sustainable forest management in European forests, however, the implementation of concrete measures therein at the forest holding level must remain subject to national regulations
Amendment 253 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that forest-based industries have great potential for growth, and that further investments in innovation in the sector may bring new production niches and more efficient industrial processes that minimiswould ensure smarter use of available resources and could minimise negative impact on forestry resources, and therefore calls on the Commission to examine the European R&D programmes (Horizon 2020) and the programme for the competitiveness of small and medium- sized enterprises (COSME) for forestry priorities and, where appropriate, to develop new instruments for the forest- based sector;
Amendment 308 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that bio-economics as a core element of smart, green growth in Europe is necessary to realise the objectives of the flagship initiatives ‘Innovation Union’ and ’Resource efficient Europe’ under the Europe 2020 Strategy, and that timber as a raw material has a significant role to play in thimaking progress towards bio-based economy;
Amendment 336 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view, therefore, that the mandate of Standing Forestry Committee should be strengthened to enable the Commission to fully use the expertise from the Member States to be exploited to that end and to play an active role in the implementation processwhilst implementing the new EU forest strategy at EU level;
Amendment 344 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Encourages the Commission to review its organisational structures relevant to forests and forest-based sector to ensure effective implementation of the strategy through enhanced co-ordination and communication;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ab (new)
Recital Ab (new)
A b. whereas producer organisations are subject to a number of restrictions compared to private commercial firms, such as for example restrictions on the use of investments relating to the revenue structure or the need to sell;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Fa (new)
Recital Fa (new)
Fa. whereas there is significant differentiation in organisation between the so-called new and old Member States, arising from different historical backgrounds, beyond the producers’ control; i.e. in the new EU states , the organisations are still small and have a small share in the market;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas market crises occur frequently in the F&V sector since even small production surpluses can cause large falls in producer prices; whereas F&V are mostly perishable products and must therefore be sold quickly, leaving farmers in this sector in a structurally weak bargaining position vis-à-vis major retailers and processors;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the Commission’s report recognises that the F&V regime’s crisis prevention instruments have been little used since the 2007 reform, and in addition, in the majority of cases, apart from the withdrawal from the market, they are administratively difficult to apply due to the unclear regulations in that respect;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. is of the opinion that support must compensate for the negative, from the market point of view, consequences of the restrictions imposed on the producer organisations,
Amendment 198 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is of the opinion that the funds arising from fines for exceeding milk quotas in the 2014/2015 quota year should remain within the CAP budget;
Amendment 341 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that bilateral trade negotiations may represent strategic opportunities for the EU dairy sector, in connection with which it calls on the Commission to engage more in opening new markets in third countries and removing trade barriers;
Amendment 436 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to implement more responsive and realistic safety net provisions, and for thto revise intervention price to be mores so that they reflective of production costs and are adapted as the market changes;
Amendment 650 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The conversion period shall start at the earliest when the farmer or the operator producing seaweedalgae or aquaculture animals has notified his activity to the competent authorities in accordance with this Regulationor control bodies and his holding is submitted to the organic certification and control system.
Amendment 834 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The organic production logo of the European Union may be used in the labelling, presentation and advertising of products which comply with this Regulation, including products for which specific production rules may be set on the basis of Article 16.
Amendment 868 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may exempt from the notification obligation referred to in paragraph 1 operators who sell products directly to the final consumer or user provided that they do not produce, prepare, store other than 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.
Amendment 879 #
Amendment 941 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts as regards the system to be used for transmitting the information referred to in paragraph 1, the details of information to be transmitted, and the date by which that information is to be transmitted. The information shall relate to the organic production of the Member States as regards: - the numbers of organic operators and groups of operators, - the numbers of organic holdings including mixed holdings, - the crop area under conversion and under organic production, - the organic livestock numbers, - the number of organic aquaculture animal production sites. The date of first transmission of data shall be at least one year after the publication of the implementing act. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
Amendment 1115 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6 (new)
Annex II – part II – point 1.7.6 (new)
1.7.6. Tethering or isolation of livestock shall be prohibited, unless for individual animals for a limited period of time, and in so far as this is justified for veterinary reasons. Competent authorities may authorise cattle in micro-enterprisesIsolation of livestock may be authorised, for a limited period of time, only when workers safety is compromised and for animal welfare reasons. Competent authorities may authorise cattle in farms with a maximum of 50 animals (excluding young stock) to be tethered if it is not possible to keep the cattle in groups appropriate to their behaviour requirements, provided they have access to pastures during the grazing period, and at least twice a week access to open air areas when grazing is not possible.
Amendment 109 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the most dangerous plastics, those that are the most disruptive to human health and the environment (such as micro- and oxo-biodegradable plastics) and those which contain heavy metals that can also make recycling processes more difficult, should be phased out of the market or banned outright, as soon as possible before 2020; also believes that, as demanded by a majority of European citizens (and consumers), it is finally time to phase out or ban single-use, non- recyclable, non-biodegradable and non- compostable plastic products, also before 2020;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas small agricultural holdings are not treated fairly under the common agricultural policy, and whereas the reasons for this include: the fact that the structure of the policyCAP support is principally based on surface area and past production levels, rather than on employment and the level of income; the fact that some Member States place minimum funding thresholds in the second pillar; and the Member States’ failure to bring in implementing measures that meet the needs of small agricultural holdings;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. and curb rural depopulation; Calls for an increase in direct sales – for example of traditional products – on local and regional markets, and for the development on smallholdings of a simplified, responsible form of processing, but without extensive monitoring system and an essential monitoring system; encourages the Commission and Member States to review the provisions on food safety with a view to reducing the burdens and eliminating the obstacles that they may cause for the development of food processing and sales by small agricultural holdings; encourages the Commission and the Member States to establish a platform for exchanging best practices on how to regulate and monitor processing carried out by small agricultural holdings; calls, furthermore, on regional authorities to be more active with regard to the development of infrastructure for direct sales, including rural and urban marketplaces, making it easier for consumers to get hold of cheap, healthy, high-quality farm produce;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that in the process of solving the problems of small agricultural holdings, other EU policies, including the cohesion policy, must be brought in alongside the common agricultural policy to help improve technical infrastructure and access to public services in rural areas, whilst resources from the European Social Fund should be used to finance community and social action involving social inclusion, education, training and knowledge transfer; takes the view, furthermore, that since these smallholdings do not have a significant impact on the market, permission could be given for additional support to be provided from national resources in line with rules agreed upon with the Commission and without hindering free competition;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is very pleased that the support scheme for small-scale farmers has been established under the first pillar of the CAP, but takes the view, nevertheless, that it is only the form of the transfer that has been simplified, whilst the low direct payment rates allow no room for development, and that these measures are still insufficient to improve the lot of smallholdings in the EU; feels that a mechanism should be established which would enable small agricultural holdings to submit multiannual applications for direct payments, with such applications being updated only in the event of changes occurring on the holding;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for: free advice to be better tailored to the needs of smallholdings; procedures to be simplified; information campaigns to be mounted; the sharing of best practices where the short food supply chain is concerned; and technical assistance to be provided to help those applying for EU funding, as well as for advice that helps smallholdings to adapt the profile of their production activity to productive and environmental potential;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the need for smallholdings to come together to form organisations, producers’ groups or cooperatives and mount joint marketing campaigns; takes the view that smallholders’ organisations should receive special support under EU and national mechanisms;
Amendment 119 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the Member States to include, in their pillar I and II programmes, subprogrammes and measures geared towards smallholdings; takes the view that the majority of funds under the second pillar should be earmarked for the modernisation and development of small agricultural holdings;
Amendment 120 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. takes the view that in order to develop production on smallholdings, it is vital to enable them to obtain production-linked payments;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 49 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 53 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The aim of these measures is to enhance the competitiveness of European agriculture and market shares in both the internal market and third countries by increasing consumers' awareness of the merits of the Union's agricultural products and food products based on agricultural products and developing and opening up new markets. They usefully complement and reinforce the measures implemented by the Member States.
Amendment 59 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to comply with the competition rules, measures targeting the internal market should be limited toinclude measures that providinge information on, and promote, the specific characteristics of agricultural production methods in the Union or on themes which are relevant to the Union, such as the European quality systems established by Regulation (EU) No 1151/201216 of the European Parliament and of the Council16. __________________ 16 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 (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 93 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Financing rules should be set. As a general rule, so that interesting proposing organisations assume their responsibilities, the Union should cover only part of the cost of programmes. The Member States may cover part of the cost of programmes. Certain administrative and staff costs which are not linked to implementation of the CAP form an integral part of information provision and promotion measures and could be eligible for Union funding.
Amendment 128 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 - point b a (new)
(ba) promotion measures aimed at increasing sales of agricultural and food products from the EU.
Amendment 160 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Treaty’), excluding the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No [COM(2011)416] of the European Parliament and of the Council19 and tobacco; __________________ 19 Regulation (ECU) No [COM(2011/416] of ... on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ ...).
Amendment 199 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) national quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Amendment 221 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By way of a delegated act, the Commission shall adopt the European information and promotion strategy, which defines the priorities on the markets, as well as the products and communications.
Amendment 223 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Every two years, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament and to the Council with a report on the implementation of the strategy referred to in the previous subparagraph.
Amendment 226 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, adopt 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.
Amendment 251 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union's financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 50 % of the eligible expenditure. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisationsMember States may contribute a maximum of 30 %.
Amendment 255 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union's financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 50 % of the eligible expenditure. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
Amendment 262 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may participate in the financing of simple programmes. The financial contribution of Member States must not exceed 30% of the amount of eligible expenditure.
Amendment 280 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information and promotion measures on milk or fruit and vegetables specifically targeting children in Union educational establishments,
Amendment 281 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information and promotion measures on milk, fruit and vegetables specifically targeting children in Union educational establishments,.
Amendment 293 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the absence of programmes that are to be implemented on the internal market with reference to one or several information activities referred to in Article 5(4)(a), (b) and (c), each interested Member State may develop a programme and its specifics on the basis of a work programme referred to in Article 8(3) and shall choose, by way of public call for proposals, a body responsible for the implementation of the programme that it undertakes to finance.
Amendment 308 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 60 % of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
Amendment 310 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 60 % of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations.
Amendment 316 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may participate in the financing of multi programmes. The financial contribution of Member States must not exceed 30% of the amount of eligible expenditure.
Amendment 330 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
In the context of implementing this Regulation, the Commission mayshall consult the Advisory Group on Promotion of Agricultural Products established by Commission Decision 2004/391/EC27. __________________ 27 Commission Decision 2004/391/EC of 23 April 2004 on the advisory groups dealing with matters covered by the common agricultural policy (OJ L 120, 24.4.2004, p. 50).
Amendment 331 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Advisory Group on Promotion should be involved in the work carried out on the work programme referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 338 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
By way of derogation from Article 146 of Regulation (EU) XXXX/20.. [of the European Parliament and of the Council* of ... establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (COM(2011)626)] and from Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/200628 [1], and by virtue of Article 42, first subparagraph, of the Treaty, Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty shall not apply to payments made by Member States pursuant to this Regulation, and to the share in financing, and in compliance with its provisions, nor to financial contributions coming from Member States' parafiscal charges or mandatory contributions in the case of programmes eligible for Union support pursuant to Article 42, second subparagraph, of the Treaty which the Commission has selected in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 of 24 July 2006 applying certain rules of competition to the production of, and trade in, agricultural products (OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 7).
Amendment 339 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29
Article 29
By way of derogation from Article 146 of Regulation (EU) XXXX/20.. [of the European Parliament and of the Council* of ... establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (COM(2011)626)] and from Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/200628, and by virtue of Article 42, first subparagraph, of the Treaty, Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty shall not apply to payments, including co-financing contributions, made by Member States pursuant to this Regulation and in compliance with its provisions, nor to financial contributions coming from Member States' parafiscal charges or mandatory contributions in the case of programmes eligible for Union support pursuant to Article 42, second subparagraph, of the Treaty which the Commission has selected in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 of 24 July 2006 applying certain rules of competition to the production of, and trade in, agricultural products (OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 7).
Amendment 118 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point a
Article 2 – point 28 – point a
(a) animals, plants, plant products, other objects or goods;
Amendment 119 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point b
Article 2 – point 28 – point b
(b) activities under the control of operators falling within the scope of the rules referred to in Article 1(2) and equipment, means of transport, substances and material, materials and plant protection products used to perform those activities;
Amendment 120 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 28 – point c
Article 2 – point 28 – point c
(c) places where operators perform their activities and, when necessary, adjacent areas;
Amendment 155 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) animals, pests, plants, plant products, other objects and goods;
Amendment 161 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point a
Article 9 – point a
(a) on animals, plants, plant products, use of plant protection products and goods at all stages of production, processing and distribution;
Amendment 163 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – point c
Article 9 – point c
(c) on operators and the activities and operations under their control, on their premises and other areas and processes, on the storage, transport, and the use of goods and the keeping of animals.
Amendment 171 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) primary producers' installations and other businesses, including their surroundings, premises and other areas, offices, equipment, installations and machinery, transport and their animals, plants, plant products, other objects, plant protection products and goods;
Amendment 176 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) their premises and other areas;
Amendment 178 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) their animals, plants, plant products, other objects, plant protection products and goods;
Amendment 219 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 221 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 100 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 – introductory part
Recital 1 – introductory part
(1) The following Directives set out rules for the production and marketing of seeds and propagating material of agricultural crops, vegetables, vine, fruit plants, forest reproductive material and ornamental plants:
Amendment 102 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 – point e
Recital 1 – point e
Amendment 105 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The basic objective of the above Directives is sustainable agricultural, and horticultural and forestry production. In order to ensure productivity, the health, quality and diversity of plant reproductive material is of outmost importance for agriculture, horticulture, food and feed security, and the economy in general. Moreover, to ensure sustainability, legislation should take account of the need to meet consumers' expectations, to ensure the adaptability of production to manifold agricultural, horticultural and environmental conditions, to face the challenges of climate change and to foster the protection of agro-biodiversity.
Amendment 107 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Evolution in the areas of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, plant breeding and making available on the market of plant reproductive material has shown that the legislation needs to be simplified and further adapted to the developments of the sector. Therefore, the above Directives should be replaced by a single Regulation on the production, with a view to making available on the market, and the making available on the market, of plant reproductive material within the Union.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to determine the scope of the several provisions of this Regulation it is necessary to define the concepts of ‘professional operator’ and ‘making available on the market’. In particular, in view of the marketing developments of the sector, the definition of ‘making available on the market’ should be as wide as possible to ensure all forms of transactions of plant reproductive material. That definition should include inter alia persons concluding sales through distance contracts (e.g. electronically) and persons who collect basic forest material.
Amendment 133 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
Amendment 135 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
Amendment 137 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
Amendment 139 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 141 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
Amendment 143 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 146 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
Amendment 149 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
Amendment 150 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
Amendment 151 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
Amendment 153 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
Amendment 155 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point a
Recital 79 – point a
(a) authorisation of Member States to adopt more stringent requirements than those adopted pursuant to this Regulation concerning plant reproductive material of listed genera or species and forest reproductive material of listed species and artificial hybrids,
Amendment 157 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point i
Recital 79 – point i
Amendment 159 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point j
Recital 79 – point j
Amendment 161 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79 – point k
Recital 79 – point k
Amendment 188 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind between persons other than professional operators, in accordance with provisions on the legal protection of varieties.
Amendment 263 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 9
Article 3 – point 9
Amendment 307 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In the case of plant reproductive material, other than forest reproductive material, professional operators shall keep records of the plant reproductive material referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 for three years after that material has been respectively supplied to or by them.
Amendment 312 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 318 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III
Part III
PLANT REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL OTHER THAN FOREST REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL
Amendment 320 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
This Part shall apply to the production, with a view to making available on the market, and to the making available on the market of plant reproductive material other than forest reproductive material.
Amendment 376 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Varieties which are solely exploited for ornamental use shall be excluded from the list of species covered by Annex I to the Regulation.
Amendment 562 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a The seed mixture shall be permitted to contain a small percentage amount of a component that does not belong to the genera or species mentioned in Annex I.
Amendment 594 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 851 #
Amendment 1061 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 94 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1099 #
Amendment 1135 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2
Article 140 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(5), 16(2), 17(4), 18(4), 18(6), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(4), 38(4), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 65(3), 67(2), 72(2), 74(1), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2) and 135(4) and 138(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 1137 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 3
Article 140 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(5), 16(2), 17(4), 18(4), 18(6), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(4), 38(4), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 65(3), 67(2), 72(2), 74(1), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2), 135(4) and 138(1) 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.
Amendment 1139 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 5
Article 140 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 11(3), 13(3), 14(3), 15(5), 16(2), 17(4), 18(4), 18(6), 20(4), 21(5), 23(3), 30(4), 32(1), 33(3), 34(6), 36(4), 38(4), 39(3), 44(1), 56(5), 56(6), 59(2), 64(4), 65(3), 67(2), 72(2), 74(1), 119, 124(4), 127, 131(2) 135(4) and 138(1) 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.
Amendment 1146 #
Amendment 1149 #
Amendment 1152 #
Amendment 1155 #
Amendment 1158 #
Amendment 1161 #
Amendment 1173 #
Amendment 1176 #
Amendment 1185 #
Amendment 1188 #
Amendment 1199 #
Amendment 1206 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 44
Annex I – item 44
Amendment 1208 #
Amendment 1225 #
Amendment 1236 #
Amendment 1239 #
Amendment 1248 #
Amendment 1250 #
Amendment 1252 #
Amendment 1255 #
Amendment 1277 #
Amendment 1280 #
Amendment 1283 #
Amendment 1286 #
Amendment 1289 #
Amendment 1292 #
Amendment 1295 #
Amendment 1298 #
Amendment 1301 #
Amendment 1304 #
Amendment 1307 #
Amendment 1310 #
Amendment 1313 #
Amendment 1323 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 135
Annex I – item 135
Amendment 1335 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – item 144
Annex I – item 144
Amendment 1340 #
Amendment 1343 #
Amendment 1346 #
Amendment 1349 #
Amendment 1352 #
Amendment 1355 #
Amendment 1358 #
Amendment 1364 #
Amendment 1377 #
Amendment 1380 #
Amendment 1433 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part B – point l
Annex III – Part B – point l
Amendment 1443 #
Amendment 1445 #
Amendment 1447 #
Amendment 1449 #
Amendment 1451 #
Amendment 1453 #
Amendment 1455 #
Amendment 1457 #
Amendment 1460 #
Amendment 57 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [RD], expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries, undertaken under the measures of Article 20(a)(ii) and (iii), Article 20(b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (v), Article 20(c)(ii), Article 20(d)(ii), Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and of Article 36(b)(i) and (iii) of that Regulation in relation to the annual premium, shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period in the following cases:
Amendment 58 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No […...] [RD], expenditure relating to legal commitments to beneficiaries, undertaken under the measures ofreferred to in Article 20 (a)(ii), Article 20(b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (v) and Article 36(a)(i) to (v) and (b)(iv) and (v) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 and ofin Article 36(b)(i) and (iii) of that Regulation in relation to the annual premium, shall be eligible for an EAFRD contribution in the 2014-2020 programming period in the following cases:
Amendment 65 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. The expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 may be declared to the Commission for reimbursement in reference periods starting from the first month after the end of the first reference period when expenditure covering commitments from previous rural development programmes has been used up.
Amendment 75 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 133b (new)
Article 133b (new)
(8a) In Title V, the following Article is added: Article 133b "Transitional national aid in 2014 1. The new Member States applying the single area payment according to Article 122 may decide to grant transitional national aid in 2014. 2. Bulgaria and Romania may grant aid under this Article only if they decide by [one month from the date of application of this Regulation] not to grant in 2014 any complementary national direct payments under Article 132. 3. The aid may be granted to farmers in sectors in respect of which transitional national aid according to Article 133a, or in the case of Bulgaria and Romania complementary national direct payments according to Article 132, were granted in 2013. 4. The conditions for granting the aid shall be identical to those authorised for the granting of payments pursuant to Articles 132 or 133a in respect of 2013, with exception of the reductions due to the application of Article 132(2) in conjunction with Articles 7 and 10 of this Regulation. 5. The total amount of aid that may be granted to farmers in any of the sectors referred to in paragraph 2 shall be limited to 80% of the sector specific financial envelopes in respect of 2013 as authorised by the Commission according to Article 133a(5), or for Bulgaria and Romania as authorised according to Article 132(7). For Cyprus, the sector specific financial envelopes are set out in Annex XVIIa of this Regulation. 6. New Member States shall notify the decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the Commission at the latest by 31 March 2014. The notification of the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following: (a) the financial envelope for each sector; (b) the maximum rate of transitional national aid where appropriate. 7. The new Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and within the limits authorised by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 5, on the amounts of transitional national aid to be granted."
Amendment 81 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 82 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by the date referred to in that subparagraph. That decision shall set out the percentage as referred to in that sub- paragraph which may vary by calendar year.
Amendment 86 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 88 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Member States which do not make use of the provisions in the first subparagraph for financial year 2014 may take the decision referred to in the first subparagraph, as regards the period 2015-2020, before 1 August 2014 and shall notify it to the Commission by 1 August 2014.
Amendment 89 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3b (new)
Article 136a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3b (new)
Member States may decide to review the decision in this paragraph with effect for financial year 2019 and 2020. Member States shall notify the Commission of any such decision on review by 1 August 2017.
Amendment 94 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No […][DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. [Member States] not using the possibility under paragraph 1, [may decide, before ...* , to make available as direct payments under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and this Regulation up to [15] % 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 […] [RD]].Before ...* Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments an [additional] [10%]up to 25% of the amount allocated under rural development financed under the EAFRD in the period 2014-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RD]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming. __________________ * OJ please insert the date 7 days from the date ofthree months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 96 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall be notified to the Commission by the date referred to in that subparagraph. That decision shall set out the percentage as referred to in that sub- paragraph which may vary by calendar year.
Amendment 100 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 101 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3a (new)
Member States which do not make use of the provisions in the first subparagraph for financial year 2014 may take the decision referred to in the first subparagraph, as regards the period 2015-2020, before 1 August 2014 and shall notify it to the Commission by 1 August 2014.
Amendment 102 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Regulation (EU) No [....] [DP]
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3b (new)
Member States may decide to review the decision in this paragraph with effect for financial year 2019 and 2020. Member States shall notify the Commission of any such decision on review by 1 August 2017.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0117(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 a (new)
Annex II – point 1 a (new)
(1a) In Annex II, Point 9 of Point B. 'Public, animal and plant health' is replaced by the following: 9. Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p.1) Article 55, first and second sentence
Amendment 31 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 39 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The prohibition of tobacco products with characterising flavours does not prohibit the use of individual additives altogether, but obliges the manufactures to reduce the additive or the combination of additives to such an extent that the additives no longer result in a characterising flavour. The use of additives necessary for manufacturing of tobacco products should be allowed, as long as they do not result in a characterising flavour. The Commission should ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provision on characterising flavour. Independent panels should be used by the Member States and by the Commission to assist in such decision making. The application of this Directive should not discriminate between different tobacco varieties.
Amendment 50 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
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’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they 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.
Amendment 63 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, in particular concerning the format of ingredients reporting, the determination of products with characterising flavours or with increased levels of toxicity and addictiveness and, the methodology for determining whether a tobacco product has characterising flavour, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201143Commission may lay down, by means of implementing acts and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21, the methodology for determining increased levels of toxicity and addictiveness of additives used.
Amendment 83 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 93 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Amendment 110 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 c (new)
(36c) ‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the Community who places a product from a third country on the Community market;
Amendment 111 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16 b) One of the aims of this Directive is to reduce the consumption of tobacco products, especially among young and vulnerable consumers, which will result in the decrease of the production of the tobacco in the Union and can lead to loss of jobs, moving the industry outside the Union and need to restructure the farms traditionally basing its production on tobacco. Therefore appropriate measures and financial support must be envisaged in the framework of the Union budget in order to counteract the economic and social consequences of this Directive.
Amendment 111 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 d (new)
(36d) ‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who manufactures a product or has a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under his name or trademark;
Amendment 112 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 c (new)
Recital 16 c (new)
(16 c) The implementation of the Directive’s provisions could lead to a reduction in demand for raw tobacco originating in EU Member States. A support fund for tobacco growers should therefore be established in regions where tobacco is grown in order to compensate growers for the losses that they incur as a consequence of the Directive’s implementation.
Amendment 116 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 122 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 127 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 129 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 135 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 143 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of 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.
Amendment 147 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 148 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 158 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 160 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
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
Amendment 161 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) caffeine and taurine and other additives and stimulant compounds that are associated with energy and vitality, or
Amendment 163 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Amendment 174 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Amendment 176 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Amendment 191 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 223 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 230 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 238 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 244 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 248 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 252 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 270 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 277 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 290 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Amendment 317 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 320 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 585 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a A support fund for tobacco growers shall be established in regions where tobacco is produced to compensate for losses incurred by growers as a result of implementing the Directive. Money from this fund shall be allocated to growers affected by the fall in demand for raw tobacco, as well as to growers who wish to cease cultivating tobacco and change their production profile.
Amendment 1264 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The negative economical and social consequences of the implementation of this Directive shall be counteracted by appropriate measures and financial support in the framework of the EU budget.
Amendment 1300 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. No later than 2 years from the date specified in Article 25 paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the economic and social consequences of the application of this Directive
Amendment 32 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The operational programme of each Member State should identify and justify the forms of material deprivation to be addressed, and describe the objectives and features of the assistance to the most deprived persons that will be provided through the support of national schemes. ItAccess to food should be the first deprivation to be addressed by the Member States. The programme should also include elements necessary to ensure its effective and efficient implementation of the operational programme.
Amendment 183 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The food and the goods for homeless persons or for childrenthe most deprived persons may be purchased by the partner organisations themselves.
Amendment 194 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the costs of purchasing food and basic consumer goods for personal use of homeless persons or of childrenthe most deprived persons;
Amendment 199 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where a public body purchases the food or basic consumer goods for personal use of homeless persons or of childrenthe most deprived persons and provide them to partner organisations, the costs of transporting of food or goods to the storage depots of the partner organisations at a flat rate of 1 % of the costs referred to in point (a);
Amendment 44 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land.
Amendment 51 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 70 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
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 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 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 high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework by setting 2% target for advanced biofuels.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 89 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7d – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 91 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Amendment 92 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint b
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint b
Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7d – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 7d – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 93 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
'1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10aimplementing acts concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of the permitted analytical methods referred to in Annexes I, II and III.'
Amendment 95 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 97 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) 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.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 99 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 5
Article 10 a – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 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 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 101 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 111 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
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 or yield increases, should be assigned a zero emissions factor.
Amendment 115 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d
Amendment 118 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 126 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 98/70/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly diverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation and reporting of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, the permitted level related to the metallic additives content in fuels, the permitted analytical methods related to the fuel specifications and the vapour pressure waiver permitted for petrol containing bioethanol.
Amendment 127 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point e – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point e – subparagraph 2
The Commission will propose a procedure on which Member States shall ensure that no raw materials are intentionally modified to be covered by categories (i) to (iii).
Amendment 129 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts implementing accordance with Article 25 (b)ts concerning the adaptation of the energy content of transport fuels as set out in Annex III to scientific and technical progress.
Amendment 132 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 2009/28/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of biofuel feedstocks that are counted multiple times towards the target set in Article 3(4), the energy content of transport fuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly biodiverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, and the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels and bioliquids.
Amendment 134 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
'The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) to establish the criteria and geographic ranges to determine which grassland shall be covered by point (c) of the first subparagraph.'
Amendment 135 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b a new
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint b a new
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
(ba) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 obtained from agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to under the common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and in accordance with the minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition defined pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(3) to (5).
Amendment 139 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which could include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021.
Amendment 139 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -b
Article 2 – point 7 – point -b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 141 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -c
Article 2 – point 7 – point -c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 142 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -d
Article 2 – point 7 – point -d
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Amendment 143 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 8
Article 2 – point 8
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 21
Article 21
8. Article 21 paragraph 2 is deleted.
Amendment 145 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 9 – introductory part
Article 2 – point 9 – introductory part
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
9. In Article 22, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:deleted
Amendment 146 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 9
Article 2 – paragraph 9
Amendment 148 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 2
Article 25b – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(4)(d), Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), Articles 19(5), 19(6) and 19(7) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time5 years from [the date of entry into force of this Directive] with the possibility of lengthening this period.
Amendment 149 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7 a – paragraph 6
Article 7 a – paragraph 6
Amendment 167 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 176 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 179 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Amendment 188 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 2
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 189 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 3
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) 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.
Amendment 190 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 5
Article 10 a (new) – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(6), 7d(7), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 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 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 197 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 –subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 –subparagraph 2
Amendment 224 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – 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 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011,advanced biofuels shall be no less than 2% of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
Amendment 228 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) the following point (da) is inserted: "(da) The share of energy from renewable sources shall be maintained by Member States at least at the level provided in the first subparagraph in the subsequent years after 2020."
Amendment 267 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Article 2 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 273 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
(ba) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: "6. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 obtained from agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions referred to under the common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and in accordance with the minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition defined pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(3) to (5)."
Amendment 280 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 281 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point c
Article 2 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 285 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point d
Article 2 – point 7 – point d
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Amendment 299 #
Amendment 315 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – part C
Annex V – part C
Amendment 324 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2
Annex II – point 2
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII (new)
Annex VIII (new)
Amendment 17 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that before we undertake a further greening of the CAP we should examine the impact of such actions on the competitiveness of EU farming in the global market;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that the Commission proposal for greening the first pillar of the CAP runs counter to the aim of food security; in particular, the requirement to designate 7% of eligible land as ‘ecological focus areas’ limits the extent to which the production potential of commercial farms, on which food production and security depend, can be exploited; believes that in order to achieve the environmental goals it is vital for the land in question to be determined and geographically distributed at regional or national level, not farm level;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that simplification should be a key element of CAP reform, but without compromising the effectiveness of action; believes that this would make the CAP easier for farmers and the general public to understand; takes the view that the role of the two pillars should be clarified;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that, in view of the new challenges facing the CAP and the need to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and implement the arrangements agreed in the accession negotiations with the new Member States, in the next multiannual financial framework the EU budget for the CAP needs to be maintained at a level which ensures that these tasks can be achieved;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Shares the view that even beyond 2013 the common agricultural policy and the cohesion policy should remain key EU policies, including in budgetary terms;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that it is extremely important to minimise the distorting effects of direct payments on competition in the single market, not merely by decoupling direct payments from production volumes as far as possible, but also by aligning payment rates between individual EU regions and Member States, and particularly between areas with similar or identical types of production;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that the Member States should have the possibility to reduce direct payments in line with farm size or the level of payments received by a given farm, taking into account the benefits resulting from the scale of production;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Emphasises that goods traded between the EU and non-EU countries, particularly food, should meet European quality requirements and standards; points out that the specific nature of agriculture, i.e. the fact that production depends on climate conditions, and also the recent events in the financial markets, highlight the need to improve the monitoring of agricultural markets, while in order to ensure their stability there needs to be the possibility of intervention in years of overproduction, particularly in the cereals market, which affects, among other things, the pork and poultry markets;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports a broader view of rural areas, which, as providers of public goods and services, are, or can become, a good place to live and work for many EU citizens, and believes that, consequently, appropriate funding should be guaranteed for their development; points out that this also applies to less-favoured areas and mountain areas;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the current rules for the allocation ofsome countries still need support for catching up and that consequently the second- pillar funding were agreed on the basis of the cohesion criterion, i.e. the agricultural and rural development disparities existing between individual Member States and regions; believes, in view of the fact thaof the CAP should be kept sufficiently strong by maintaining the current criteria for allocating funds, which take into account those disparities still exist, that the current criteria and funding arrangements for rural development should be retained, in particular in the context of expanding the second pillar to take account of the Europe 2020 strategy objectives; points out that this wilfferences in development between countries and help to strengthen European integration; points out, too, that further expansion of the second pillar to include new challenges, including the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, will require the provision of appropriate support for rural arequireas under the cohesion policy, and appropriate coordination and distribution of tasks between the CAP and cohesregional policy.;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that abrupt changes in the allocation of second-pillar funding should be avoided, as Member States expect continuity of financial planning and reliability; supports, therefore, the pragmatic approach of maintaining the current distribution criteria under the second pillar; points out, furthermore, that its ‘greening’ must be carried out in proportion to the development of rural areas;
Amendment 75 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the need to improve coordination between the CAP and cohesion policy, including as regards strategy, by means of common guidelines on principles (along the lines of the solutions adopted for the cohesion policy) and uniform treatment of beneficiaries under the various funds, including as regards implementation;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that efforts should be made to improve coordination between the CAP and the EU’s finance, trade and climate and energy policies in order to ensure that the CAP is capable of meeting its objectives;
Amendment 430 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a swift 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;
Amendment 450 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that Member States which currently apply the simplified Single Area Payment Scheme (SAPS) should switch to the single farm paymentbe able to use it as an alternative to the system with entitlements; calls for support in making the conversionfor Member States changing system;
Amendment 470 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this should be combined with a simplification of the system and must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 567 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm; takes the view, however, that capping of support for the largest farms should be considered, at least with reference to that portion of direct payments that serves as income support, and should be degressive above a given support threshold;
Amendment 653 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should beis already directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without, which obviates 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 losses; is aware that good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC) standards and other aspects of cross-compliance are not implemented in the same way in all the Member States; takes the view, accordingly, that harmonisation of GAEC standards and binding cross-compliance standards could make the first pillar greener and ensure a level playing field across the EU;
Amendment 688 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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 further greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact 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 paydirect payment (subject to penalties in the same way as under the cross-compliance arrangements); 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;
Amendment 746 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that, as a rule, resources from the firstsecond 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 gihaven 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-pillar funds;
Amendment 759 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the secondfirst pillar and rejects a complementary payment with a view to simplifying the first pillar on account of the additional administrative work involvedCAP support system;
Amendment 842 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net; takes the view that these market measures, and in particular intervention, should only be used as a safety net in case of price crises and potential market disruption;
Amendment 921 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 957 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers rather that these measures should be promoted optionally, by decision of the Member State, in the first pillar (now Article 69) within the existing financing ceiling of the Member State concerned and that Member States should be allowed, initially, on the basis of national and regional needs, to use up to 2% of direct payments for risk management, stabilisation and prevention measuressecond pillar; considers that, in justified cases, Member States should be allowed to make additional resources available from national funds;
Amendment 1076 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements and the need for further development of the agri-foods sector and a better quality of life in rural areas, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers;
Amendment 1145 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing rate appears to be appropriatefirst pillar; calls on the Commission to retain the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 1200 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for abrupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing; calls, in this connection, for the current criteria for distributing funding among Member States to be retained;
Amendment 1246 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
Amendment 1261 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Considers that the Commission’s proposal concerning the definition of the term ‘active farmer’ should be supported and that, if an appropriate definition (taking due account of the specific features of farming in each country) is arrived at, it will be an appropriate criterion for the granting of support, which will go to people carrying out farming activities rather than, as is currently the case in some Member States, land owners alone;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment, including the rural outermost areas; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions); notes, in this context, the opportunity for the economic development of particularly disadvantaged regions through appropriate exploitation of, and support for, the endogenous potential of rural areas, including their environmental and cultural assets;
Amendment 113 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the Union will be able to hold its own in the face of global competition only if its cohesion policy can tap the development potential of all the regions in response to the challenges of the EU 2020 strategy; in this context, sees the endogenous potential of rural areas as offering an opportunity for development not only around agglomerations and big cities;
Amendment 166 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the key role of towns and cities in achieving the economic, environmental and social EU 2020 objectives; calls for support for ideas and projects which can serve as models, on the basis of integrated development plans, and for the upgrading of urban-rural linkslinks between towns and cities and the rural areas functionally linked to them;
Amendment 185 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that, in the context of structural and cohesion policy must not be biased towards specific types of region; calls for urban-, urban-rural partnerships should be seen more in terms of providing rural partnerships to be seen in their broader socio-eas with the same conditions for development and quality of life with regard to social and economic contextfactors;
Amendment 454 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Recognises the leverage effect of new financial instruments and their potential to mobilise investment, supports increased financing from credit in principle, and calls for the use of revolving financial instruments to be extended to more areas eligible for funding (including research and infrastructure); calls for procedures to be simplified to that end and for a greater degree of legal certainty throughout the entire funding periodrecommends, to that end, the establishment of an EU register showing which projects are provided with loans and which with subsidies; takes the view that at the end of a funding period, at the latest, responsibility for how the funds are spent should transfer to national level or project level;
Amendment 542 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Supports the Commission’s proposal that the N+2 rule should be applied systematically except in the first year of funding and that derogations from it should be abolished, but takes the view that it should be possible to apply the N+3 rule in certain situations; considers this will guarantee that a balance is struck between high-quality investment and smooth and speedy programme implementation;
Amendment 3 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Horizon 2020 pursues three priorities, namely generating excellent science (“Excellent science”), creating industrial and agricultural leadership (“Industrial and agricultural leadership”) and tackling societal challenges (“Societal challenges”). Those priorities should be implemented by a specific programme consisting of three Parts on indirect actions and one Part on the direct actions of the Joint Research Centre (JRC).
Amendment 4 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) There is a critical need to reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union’s science base and ensure a supply of world class research and talent to secure Europe's long term competitiveness and well-being. Part I “Excellent science” should support the activities of the European Research Council on frontier research, future and emerging technologies, Marie Curie Actions and European researchthe research infrastructures of Member States jointly forming a European network of science infrastructures. These activities should aim at building competence in the long term, focusing strongly on the next-generation of science, systems and researchers, and providing support for emerging talent from across the Union and from associated countries. Union activities to support excellent science should help consolidate the European Research Area and make the Union’s science system more competitive and attractive on a global scale.
Amendment 6 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The direct actions of the Joint Research Centre should be implemented in a flexible, efficient and transparent manner, taking into account the relevant needs of the users of the Union and Joint Research Centre and Union policies, as well as respecting the objective of protecting the Union's financial interests. Those research actions should be adapted where appropriate to these needs and to scientific and technological developments and aim to achieve scientific excellence.
Amendment 7 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Joint Research Centre should continue to generate additional resources through competitive activities, including participation to the indirect actions of Horizon 2020, third -party work and, to a lesser extent, the exploitation of intellectual property.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
d) strengthening European researchthe research infrastructures of the Member States forming a European network of science infrastructures, including e- infrastructures.
Amendment 9 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Part II “Industrial and agricultural leadership” shall strengthen industrial and agricultural leadership and competitiveness in accordance with the priority “Industrial and agricultural leadership” set out in Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No XX/2012 [Horizon 2020] by pursuing the following specific objectives:
Amendment 11 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The specific programme shall be assessed in relation to results and impact as measured against performance indicators, including, where appropriate, publications in high impact journals, the circulation of researchers, the accessibility of research infrastructures, investments mobilised via debt financing and venture capital, SMEs introducing innovations new to the company or the market, references to relevant research activities in policy documents as well as occurrences of specific impacts on policies and the implementation of research results in practice.
Amendment 12 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
The work programmes for the implementation of the Parts I, II and III referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 2(2) shall set out the objectives pursued, the expected results, the method of implementation and their total amount, including indicative information on the amount of climate related expenditure, where appropriate. They shall also contain a description of the actions to be financed, an indication of the amount allocated to each action, an indicative implementation timetable, as well as a multi-annual approach and strategic orientations for the following years of implementation. They shall include for grants the priorities, the essential evaluation criteria and the maximum rate of co-financing. They shall allow for bottom-up approaches that address the objectives in innovative ways.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0402(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.1. – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.1. – paragraph 3
Particular attention will be paid to ensuring a broad approach to innovation, which is not only limited to the development of new products and services on the basis of scientific and technological breakthroughs, but which also incorporates aspects such as the use of existing technologies in novel applications, continuous improvement, non-technological and social innovation and implementation in practice. Only a holistic approach to innovation can at the same time tackle societal challenges and give rise to new competitive businesses and industries.
Amendment 5 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to achieving the Europe 2020 strategy, which has set the objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, highlighting the role of research and innovation and application of the results thereof as key drivers of social and economic prosperity and of environmental sustainability and setting itself the goal to increase spending on Research and Development to reach 3 % of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020 while developing an innovation intensity indicator. In this context, the Innovation Union flagship initiative sets out a strategic and integrated approach to research and innovation, setting the framework and objectives to which future Union research and innovation funding should contribute. Research and innovation are also key factors for other Europe 2020 flagship initiatives, notably on resource efficient Europe, an industrial policy for the globalisation era, and a digital agenda for Europe. Moreover, for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives relating to research and innovation, Cohesion policy has a key role to play through building capacity and providing a stairway to excellence.
Amendment 6 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in the European Union (hereinafter 'Horizon 2020'), focuses on three priorities, namely generating excellent science in order to strengthen the Union's world-class excellence in science and farming, fostering industrial leadership to support business, including small and medium- sized enterprises (SME) and innovation and tackling societal challenges, in order to respond directly to the challenges identified in the Europe 2020 strategy by supporting activities covering the entire spectrum from research to market. Horizon 2020 should support all stages in the innovation chain, especially activities closer to the market including innovative financial instruments, as well as non- technological and social innovation, and aims to satisfy the research needs of a broad spectrum of Union policies by placing emphasis on the widest possible use and dissemination of knowledge generated by the supported activities up to its commercial exploitation. The priorities of Horizon 2020 should also be supported through a programme under the Euratom Treaty on nuclear research and training.
Amendment 8 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The implementation of Horizon 2020 may give rise to supplementary programmes involving the participation of certain Member States only, the participation of the Union in programmes undertaken by several Member States, or the setting up of joint undertakings or other arrangements within the meaning of Articles 184, 185 and 187 TFEU, although these must be open to participation by other Member States and include procedures facilitating participation by new countries.
Amendment 10 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and reinforcing public confidence in science, Horizon 2020 should favour an informed engagement of citizens and civil society on research and innovation matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by developing responsible agendas for research and innovation agendasnd application of the results thereof that meet citizens' and civil society's concerns and expectations and by facilitating their participation in Horizon 2020 activities.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Horizon 2020 should promote cooperation with third countries, in particular European Neighbourhood Policy countries, based on common interest and mutual benefit. International cooperation in science, technology and innovation should be targeted to contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives to strengthen competitiveness, contribute to tackling societal challenges and support Union external and development policies, including by developing synergies with external programmes and contributing to the Union's international commitments such as the achievement of Millennium Development Goals.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) ("Horizon 2020") and determines the framework governing Union support to research and innovation activities and application of the results thereof and fostering better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) industrial leadershipleadership in industry and farming;
Amendment 41 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facilityrespecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fundfor projects listed in the Annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;
Amendment 52 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 53 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 618 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 644 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 111 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 112 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 117 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support under paragraph 1(b) at its maximum rate shall be limited to micro, small and medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC. For enterprises that are not covered by Article 2(1) of that recommendation with less than 750 employees or with a turn over of less than EUR 200 million the maximum aid intensity is halved.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
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, to other inhabitants of rural areas and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
Amendment 120 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
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 and to other inhabitants of rural areas.
Amendment 142 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the tasks referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] local action groups may also perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency.:
Amendment 143 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency; or
Amendment 144 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) implement alone or together with partners operations with wide territorial dimension called „umbrella project" within local development strategy.
Amendment 146 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Local action groups may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agency if such possibility is provided for in the rural development programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 580% of the public support related to the running and animation costs.
Amendment 147 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) preparatory support mentioned in point (b) can be in form of advance payment up to 100% of public contribution, if such possibility is foreseen in the programme.
Amendment 150 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 85% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions, the phasing – out regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 ;
Amendment 151 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28 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 less developed the phasing – out regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 155 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) shall examine the activities and outputs relaevaluation plan presented toby the evaluation plan of the programme;Managing Authority and progress in its implementation.
Amendment 156 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 20232, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The final implementation report shall be submitted by the Member State by 31 December 2023. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
Amendment 157 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 89 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If the rural development programme provides for instruments containing the elements of state aids these instruments shall not be subject to separate notification.
Amendment 322 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and forestry and the processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 323 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and processing sector and enhancing farm viability, with a focus on the following areas:
Amendment 344 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
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;
Amendment 364 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) improving competitiveness, including improving the efficiency and increasing the added value of the manufacturing sector;
Amendment 426 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
(d) reducing nitrous oxide and methane emissions from agriculture and improving air quality;
Amendment 509 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) another sub-programme, taking into account the specific needs of vulnerable groups.
Amendment 584 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 596 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 600 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 810 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall converging tangible and/or intangible investments whichshall concern the following measures:
Amendment 823 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments improveing the overall performance of the agricultural holding;
Amendment 826 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process mayshould be a product not covered by that Annex, or a biofuel, or bioenergy;
Amendment 831 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, marketing and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or cotton. The output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex;
Amendment 846 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) concern infrastructure related to the development and adaptation of agriculture, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, energy supply and, water management; or
Amendment 854 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) are non productive investments linked to the achievement of agri- and forest- environment commitments, biodiversity conservation status of species and habitat as well as enhancing the public amenity value of a Natura 2000 area or other high nature value area to be defined in the programme.
Amendment 898 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support under paragraph 1(b) at its maximum rate shall be limited to micro, small and medium- sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC. For enterprises that are not covered by Article 2(1) of that recommendation with less than 750 employees or with a turn over of less than EUR 200 million the maximum aid intensity is halved.
Amendment 913 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall covercovering farm and business development shall concern the following measures:
Amendment 969 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
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, to other inhabitants of rural areas and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas.
Amendment 984 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
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 and to other inhabitants of rural areas.
Amendment 1017 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be in the form of a flat rate payment, which may be paid in at least twoone or more instalments over a period of maximum five years. In case of choosing option of dividing payment into instalments, they may be digressive. TIn such case the payment of the last instalment, under paragraph 1(a)(i) and (ii) shall be conditional upon the correct implementation of the business plan.
Amendment 1023 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
7. Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be equal to 1250% of the annual payment that the beneficiary received under the small farmers’ scheme, paid in yearly instalments or as a lump sum.
Amendment 1025 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 8
Article 20 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the minimum content of business plans and the criteria to be used by Member States for setting the thresholds referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1036 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation, improvement or expansion of all types of small scale infrastructure, including investments in renewable energy; particular the development and expansion of the local marketing and value added chains, including investments in renewable energy, energy-efficient systems and sustainable resource and waste management systems;
Amendment 1252 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support under this measure shall be granted in order to facilitate the setting up and development of producer groups in the agriculture and forestry sectors for the purpose of:
Amendment 1274 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member States’' competent authority on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEswhose annual turnover does not exceed 50 million EUR.
Amendment 1302 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Agri-environment-climate payments cover only those commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012 and other relevant obligations established under Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such mandatory requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1351 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall only be granted for commitments with organic production going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1369 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Support under this measure shall be granted annually and per hectare of UAAagricultural land or per hectare of forest in order to compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from disadvantages in the areas concerned, related to the implementation of Directives , 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC and 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 1382 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point b
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 ofArticle 94 and Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) No DPHR/2012;.
Amendment 1434 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1447 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1597 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover for loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 30 % of the average annual production 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. Such insurance should cover losses calculated on basis of average annual production of a sector covered by insurance.
Amendment 1621 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1659 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1670 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the tasks referred to in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] local action groups may also: (a) perform additional tasks delegated to them by the Managing Authority and/or the paying agency, or (b) implement alone or together with partners operations with wide territorial dimension called „umbrella project" within local development strategy.
Amendment 1672 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Local action groups may request the payment of an advance from the competent paying agency if such possibility is provided for in the rural development programme. The amount of the advances shall not exceed 580% of the public support related to the running and animation costs.
Amendment 1676 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) preparatory support mentioned in letter b) can be in form of advance payment up to 100% of public contribution, if such possibility is foreseen in the programme.
Amendment 1685 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1717 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of irrigation, onlynew investments that lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25%, including the modernisation of existing systems for the improvement of water use efficiency, shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards investments in new irrigation installations can be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an environmental analysis, carried out if required by the law, provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.
Amendment 1722 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 5
Article 46 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1915 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performancrtial contribution by public funds to initial capital stock is possible.
Amendment 1917 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) past performance with reference to the period 2007-2013.
Amendment 1931 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The rural development programmes shall establish a single EAFRD contribution rates applicable to all measures. Where applicable, a separate EAFRD contribution rate shall be established for less developed regions, and for outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93. The maximum EAFRD contribution rate shall be:
Amendment 1934 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 85% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions, the phasing – out regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 ;
Amendment 1954 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28 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 less developed the phasing – out regions,, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;
Amendment 2008 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Beneficiaries of operations, notwithstanding article 42 paragraph 2, may request the payment of an advance of up to 50% of the value of the investment or public aid from the competent paying agencies if that option is included in the rural development programme.
Amendment 2010 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) providing the Commission, on a quarteyearly basis, with relevant indicator data on operations selected for funding, including key characteristics of the beneficiary as well as the projectinformation about output indicators and financial indicators;
Amendment 2033 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) shall examine the activities and outputs relaevaluation plan presented toby the evaluation plan of the programme;Managing Authority and progress in its implementation.
Amendment 2036 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1
Article 82 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 May0 June 2016 and by 31 May0 June each subsequent year until and including 20232, the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report on implementation of the rural development programme in the previous calendar year. The final implementation report Member State shall submit by 31 December 2023. The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the calendar years 2014 and 2015.
Amendment 2058 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 89 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
If the rural development programme provides for instruments containing the elements of state aids these instruments shall not be subject to separate notification.
Amendment 2075 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
ANNEX I – Article 18(3)
Amendment 2083 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 27(5)
ANNEX I – Article 27(5)
Amendment 640 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The reference prices referred to in Article 7 should be updated in order to take account of the increase in production costs; for instance, the price should be EUR 130 per tonne for cereals, EUR 283.35 per 100 kg for butter, and EUR 195.27 per 100 kg for skimmed milk powder.
Amendment 665 #
Amendment 673 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) beef, veal and vpigmealt, throughout the marketing yeafrom 1 January to 31 December;
Amendment 690 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) The Commission may – by way of implementing acts – decide to open public intervention in the pigmeat sector when the average EU market price for pig carcasses, as established by reference to the prices recorded in each Member State on the representative markets of the Community and weighted by means of coefficients reflecting the relative size of the pig herd in each Member State, is less than 103% of the reference price and once the market price/production cost ratio has been taken into account.
Amendment 725 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
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, barley, maize and paddy rice. Moreover, taking into account the need toin order to: (a) 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; (b) encourage the conclusion of long-term cultivation contracts between producers and entities buying cereals, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases of the public intervention price.
Amendment 921 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) objective criteriathe method for the reallocation of aidng between Member States, the indicative allocation of aid between Member States and the method for reallocating aid between Member Statesreferred to in Article 21(4a), based on aid applications received;
Amendment 937 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall draw up a list of products that will be eligible under their respective schemes.
Amendment 948 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 c (new)
Article 26 c (new)
Article 26c Aid for skimmed milk and skimmed milk powder for use as feedingstuffs 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 162(2), decide that aid shall be granted for Union-produced skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for use as feedingstuffs according to conditions and product standards to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 25c. For the purposes of this Article, buttermilk and buttermilk powder shall be regarded as skimmed milk and skimmed- milk powder. 2. Measures on the fixing of the aid amounts shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
Amendment 949 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 d (new)
Article 26 d (new)
Article 26d Aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates 1. When surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, creating or likely to create a serious imbalance in the market, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, decide that aid shall be granted for Union-produced skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates, according to conditions and product standards of such milk and the casein or caseinates produced from it to be determined by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 25c. 2. Measures on the fixing of the aid amounts shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
Amendment 950 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 e (new)
Article 26 e (new)
Amendment 951 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 f (new)
Article 26 f (new)
Amendment 952 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 g (new)
Article 26 g (new)
Amendment 953 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 h (new)
Article 26 h (new)
Article 26h Delegated powers In order to guarantee the effectiveness of the Union aid referred to in Article 25b, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules: (a) making the use of casein and caseinates referred to in Article 25e subject to prior authorisation; (b) on the maximum percentage of casein and caseinates to be incorporated in cheese on the basis of objective criteria having regard to what is technologically necessary.
Amendment 954 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 i (new)
Article 26 i (new)
Article 26i Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures as regards the use of casein and caseinates referred to in Article 25e, including in particular: (a) the granting by Member States of authorisations as regards the use of casein and caseinates in the manufacture of cheese; (b) the obligations to be respected by the undertakings authorised in accordance with point (a).
Amendment 1043 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) credit insurance.
Amendment 1088 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 a (new)
Article 36 a (new)
Amendment 1090 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 b (new)
Article 36 b (new)
Article 36b Producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector 1. In Member States which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 or thereafter, or in the outermost regions of the Union as referred to in Article 349(2) of the Treaty, or in the smaller Aegean Islands as referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006, producer groups may be formed as a legal entity or clearly defined part of a legal entity, on the initiative of farmers who are growers of one or more products of the fruit and vegetables sector and/or of such products solely intended for processing, with a view to being recognised as a producer organisation. Such producer groups may be allowed a transitional period in which to meet the conditions for recognition as a producer organisation in accordance with Article 106. In order to qualify, those producer groups shall present a phased recognition plan to the relevant Member State, acceptance of which shall signal the start of the transitional period referred to in the second subparagraph and shall constitute a preliminary recognition. The transitional period shall be no more than five years long. 2. Before acceptance of the recognition plan, Member States shall inform the Commission of their intentions and the likely financial implications thereof.
Amendment 1092 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36 c (new)
Article 36c Delegated powers In order to ensure an efficient and targeted use of support to producer groups in the fruit and vegetables sector, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on: (a) the thresholds and ceilings for aid and the degree of Union, Member State and beneficiary co-financing; (b) the basis for the calculation of the aid and value of the marketed production of a producer group; (c) the additional conditions relating to aid for investment; (d) the continuation of aid in the event of producer groups joining together.
Amendment 1094 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36 d (new)
Article 36d Implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt all necessary measures related to this subsection regarding: (a) the submission, content and approval of recognition plans; (b) aid applications, including payments of aid; (c) the implementation of recognition plans and changes to these plans; (d) the consequences that recognition has on aid payments.
Amendment 1188 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3
3. The alcohol resulting from the supported distillation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used exclusively for industrial or energy purposes to avoidin a way that does not distortion of competition.
Amendment 1191 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In order to prevent dual support being granted for distillation, the alcohol referred to in paragraph 3 shall not be subject to the preference referred to in Article 21(2) of Directive 2009/28/EC concerning biofuels produced from wastes and their contribution towards attaining the final consumption rate for energy from renewable sources in transport being considered to be twice that made by other biofuels.
Amendment 1207 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
Amendment 1516 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 k (new)
Article 103 k (new)
Amendment 1518 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 l (new)
Article 103 l (new)
Article 103l Subsection II National quotas 1. The national quotas for the production of milk and other milk products marketed during seven consecutive periods of twelve months commencing on 1 April 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “twelve-month periods”) are fixed in Annex VIIa. 2. The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between producers in accordance with Article 105d, 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 of Annex VIIa 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. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt all rules necessary for uniform implementation of this Article in Member States. Those rules may relate to procedures, notifications and technical criteria.
Amendment 1521 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103m Individual quotas 1. The producers' individual quota or quotas at 1 April 2014 shall be equal to their individual quotas at 31 March 2014 without prejudice to transfers, sales and conversions of quota that take effect on 1 April 2014. 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. 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 adapted in accordance with Article 105f, taking account of any reductions made for allocation to the national reserve as provided for in Article 105h.
Amendment 1524 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103 m (new)
Article 103m Allocation of quotas from the national reserve Member States shall adopt rules allowing the allocation to producers of all or part of the quotas from the national reserve provided for in Article 105h on the basis of objective criteria to be notified to the Commission.
Amendment 1527 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 o (new)
Article 103 o (new)
Amendment 1530 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 p (new)
Article 103 p (new)
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 2014 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 105c(2) and where quotas are acquired, transferred or temporarily transferred in accordance with rules to be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(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 implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(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 VIIb.
Amendment 1533 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 q (new)
Article 103 q (new)
Article 103q National reserve 1. Each Member State shall set up a national reserve as part of the national quotas fixed in Annex VIIb, in particular with a view to making the allocations provided for in Article 105e. The national reserve shall be replenished, as appropriate, by withdrawing some quantities as provided for in Article 105i, retaining part of transfers as provided for in Article 105m, 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 quota 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.
Amendment 1536 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 r (new)
Article 103 r (new)
Article 103r Cases of inactivity 1. When a natural or legal person holding individual quotas no longer meets the conditions referred to in point (c) of Article 105b(1) during a twelve-month period, the corresponding quantities shall revert to the national reserve no later than 1 April of the following calendar year, unless that person becomes once again a producer within the meaning of point (c) of Article 105b(1) before 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.
Amendment 1539 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 s (new)
Article 103 s (new)
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 105i(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.
Amendment 1542 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 t (new)
Article 103 t (new)
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.
Amendment 1545 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 u (new)
Article 103 u (new)
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.
Amendment 1549 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. In the case of transfers as referred to in Articles 105k and 105l, 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 105k and 105l 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 attributed solely to producers, whether and under which conditions all or part of the transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
Amendment 1552 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 w (new)
Article 103 w (new)
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.
Amendment 1555 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 x (new)
Article 103 x (new)
Amendment 1558 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 y (new)
Article 103 y (new)
Article 103y Contribution of producers to the surplus levy due The surplus levy shall be entirely allocated, in accordance with Articles 105r and 105u, among the producers who have contributed to each of the overruns of the national quotas referred to in Article 105c(2). Without prejudice to Articles 105r(2) and 105u(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 105f, 105g and 105r, for the mere fact of having overrun their available quotas.
Amendment 1561 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 z (new)
Article 103 z (new)
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. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the deliveries, adjusted in accordance with the first subparagraph. 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. Where the third subparagraph of Article 105o(1) applies, Member States, in establishing each producer’s contribution to the amount of levy payable due to the application of the higher rate referred to in that subparagraph, shall ensure that this amount is contributed proportionately by the producers responsible according to objective criteria to be set by the Member State.
Amendment 1564 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 aa (new)
Article 103 aa (new)
Amendment 1567 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ab (new)
Article 103 ab (new)
Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall 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 105x(f), and in accordance with the procedure laid down, by means of implementing acts, pursuant to Article 105y(i).
Amendment 1570 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ac (new)
Article 103 ac (new)
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 reallocated, 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 105x(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. By means of implementing acts pursuant to Article 105y(d) and (f), the Commission shall establish how and when the surplus levy must be paid to the relevant Member State authority.
Amendment 1573 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ad (new)
Article 103 ad (new)
Amendment 1576 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 ae (new)
Article 103 ae (new)
Article 103ae Subsection IV Procedural provisions Delegated powers In order to ensure that the milk quota system achieves its objective, in particular the efficient utilisation of individual quota and the sound calculation, collection and utilisation of the levy, the Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules as regards: (a) temporary and definitive conversions of quota; (b) the conditions governing marketed milk and dairy products that need to be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the surplus levy; (c) the reallocation of unused quota; (d) adjusting a fat content correction; (e) producers’ obligations to deliver to approved purchasers; (f) the criteria for Member State approval of purchasers; (g) the objective criteria for the redistribution of the excess levy; (h) the adjustment of the definition of ‘direct sale’, taking into account the definition of ‘delivery’ given in Article 105b(1)(f).
Amendment 1577 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 af (new)
Article 103 af (new)
Article 103af Implementing powers By means of implementing acts, the Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to implement milk quotas, including: (a) definitive conversions of quota and division of national quota between deliveries and direct sales on the basis of Member State notifications; (b) the establishment of coefficient for the individual quota fat content, fat content correction and recording of overrun of the national quota fat content; (c) the establishment by Member States of milk equivalences; (d) the procedure, time limit and the operative event for the applicable exchange rate regarding payment of the levy and for redistributing the excess levy, reduction of advances in cases where time limits fail to be respected; (e) applicable interest rates in cases of late payment, correct charge of the levy and use of the 1% levy non-payable to the EAGF; (f) informing producers of new definitions, communication of individual quota and notification of the levy; (g) communication of information on the application of arrangements for the levy in the milk sector; (h) the drawing-up of a statement of deliveries and declarations of direct sales; (i) the declarations that need to be made, the records that need to be kept and the information that must be provided by purchasers and producers; (j) checks on deliveries and direct sales.
Amendment 1878 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 118 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Taking into account the evolution of trade and market developments, the needs of the markets concerned and the monitoring of imports and exports of the products concernedneed to monitor imports of products, the need for sound market management and the need to reduce the administrative burden, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt in accordance with Article 160 delegated acts, to determine:
Amendment 1960 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 135 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In exceptional and duly justified cases where cereal grains are concerned, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), differentiate the level of export refunds for Member States.
Amendment 2044 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 152 – paragraph 2
Article 152 – paragraph 2
Member States may finance those payments from the national budget, by means of a levy on the sector concerned or by any other contribution from the private sector.
Amendment 2045 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 152 – paragraph 3
Article 152 – paragraph 3
Member States may, in addition to Union aid provided for in Article 21, make national payments for financing accompanying measures necessary to make the Union scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetable, processed fruit and vegetable and banana products effective, as provided for in Article 21(2). The total amount of co-financing shall not exceed 100% of the costs actually incurred.
Amendment 2091 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 560 % of the expenditure borne by Member States for the measures provided for in paragraph 1.
Amendment 2093 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
However, with regard to the beef and veal, milk and milk products, pigmeat and sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors, the Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 670 % of such expenditure when combating foot-and-mouth disease.
Amendment 2184 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part IV – point 2
Annex II – Part IV – point 2
2. ‘adult bovine animals’ means bovine animals aged 812 months or more.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 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;
Amendment 58 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirementsshall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or - Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural laind down inof the holding, or - areas under agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007 as regard° [...] [RDR] covers morganic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter. e than 50% of agricultural land of the holding - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 as regards organic farming.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 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, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall cover less than 5 not exceed 70% of the arable land and the 2 main onecrops shall not exceed 70 95% of the arable land.
Amendment 63 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 72 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FarmerMember States shall ensure at the national or regional level that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, agricultural areas under agri-environmental schemes, areas without nitrogen fertilisation and without use of pesticides, set-aside land, agricultural area under Nature 2000 or other nature conservation area, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 74 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to agricultural areas used for fruit or vegetable crops cultivation or holdings which arable land covers less than 15 hectares.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
Article 47 – paragraph 4
Amendment 79 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Farmers wishing to participate in the small farmers scheme shall submit an application by 15 October 2014. a date to be fixed by Member States but not later than by: 1. 15 October 2014 with effect from 2014, or 2. 15 October 2015 with the effect from 2015. The date fixed by Member States cannot, however be earlier than the last day for submission of an application to the basic payment scheme.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Amendment 82 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Amendment 83 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Amendment 84 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3a (new)
3a. The amount of annual payment for the small farmers scheme shall be equal to the amount that would be entitled to a farmer under Article 18, Article 29, Article 34, Article 36 and Article 38 in the year of entering into the scheme, but not higher than 1500 EUR.
Amendment 166 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such a system should however take into account salaried labour intensitylabour employed, including salaries and contractor costs, to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effects. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation under Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of….on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].
Amendment 175 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 177 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a better distribution of support amongst agricultural land in the Union, including in those Member States which applied the single area payment scheme established under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009in the Union, a new basic payment scheme should replace the single payment scheme established under Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers , and continued under Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, which combined previously existing support mechanisms into a single scheme of decoupled direct payments. Such a moveMember States should entailmodify their expiry of payment entitlements obtained under those Regulations and the allocation of new ones, although still based on the number of eligible hectares at the disposal of farmers in the first year of implementation of the schemeisting support systems in line with this Regulation, without necessarily abolishing their current direct payments models.
Amendment 191 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. It is therefore vital that coherence is ensured between the uniform duties and requirements imposed on farmers throughout the EU and the level of direct support. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States and better focused on the new objectives, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal and harmonious distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90 % of the average should close one third of the gap between their currIn addition to the convergence of support payments at national and regional levels, the national envelopes for direct payments should also be adjusted so that Member States with a current level of direct payments per hectare below 50% of the Union average receive 70% of that average. In the case of Member States in which the level of direct payments is between 50% and 70% of the average, direct payments should be increased to 80% of the average, and in the case of Member States in which the level of direct payments is between 70% and 80% of the average, direct payments should be increased to 90% of the EU average. Following application of these mechanisms, the level received should not, in any Member State, be less than 70% of the Union average. In the case of Member States with payment levels and this levelbove the Union average, the convergence effort should not pull those levels below the average. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.
Amendment 211 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Member States using the single area payments scheme (SAPS) may retain this system, subject to modifications to accommodate the new basic payment scheme and conditions laid out in Chapter 2 of this Regulation.
Amendment 299 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A simple and specific scheme for small farmers shouldmay be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. However for breaches of national environmental legislation, penalties on the payment should be imposed. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
Amendment 349 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) a voluntary simplified scheme for small farmers;
Amendment 529 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
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 to be chosen by the Member State under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No […...] [RDR].
Amendment 558 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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 persons, where one of the following applies:
Amendment 576 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 609 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) theirwhose agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and theywho do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(c).
Amendment 638 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 659 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a) Member States may decide not to apply Article 9 to farmers who received up to 5000 EUR of direct payments for the previous year.
Amendment 682 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States may decide that no direct payments shall be granted to public legal persons such as States, regional and local authorities, or to natural or legal persons, or to groups of natural or legal persons, if the persons concerned operate airports, railway companies, waterworks, real estate companies, sport and recreational grounds, hunting estates, fishing and aquaculture estates, camping sites, or any other like non-agricultural businesses or activities to be defined, where appropriate, by Member States on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria, unless those persons can provide verifiable evidence, in accordance with prescriptions to be established by Member States, demonstrating that the annual amount of direct payments is at least 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non- agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year for which such evidence is available.
Amendment 697 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where farmers receiving the animal- related coupled support referred to in Title IV hold fewer hectares than the threshold selected by a Member State for the purposes of point (b) of paragraph 1, that Member State shallmight apply point (a) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 775 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by subtracting the salaries effectively paid and declared by the farmer in the previous year, including taxes and social contributions related to employment, as well as costs incurred as a result of the use of contractors for specific farming operations, from the total amount of direct payments initially due to the farmer without taking into account the payments to be granted pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title III of this Regulation.
Amendment 786 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 818 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 10 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments and shall be subject to co-financing.
Amendment 870 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. In order to evaluate the new CAP, a review of the implementation of the reforms and their impact on the environment and agricultural production should be carried out by the Commission by the end of 2017.
Amendment 883 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Support under the basic payment scheme shall be available to farmers if they obtain payment entitlements under this Regulation through first allocation pursuant to Article 21, from the national reserve pursuant to Article 23 or, by transfer pursuant to Article 27 or by maintaining existing payment entitlements obtained in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.
Amendment 889 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Payment entitlements in Member States: - obtained under the single area payment scheme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 shall expire on(SAPS), may continue to do so after 31 December 2013; or - operating the single payment scheme on a regional or regional hybrid basis, obtained under the single payment scheme in accordance with Article 59 or Title III Chapter 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, may continue to apply these entitlements after the 31 December 2013.
Amendment 1251 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment: Member States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 if they observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) one of the following practices: (a) to use at least 10 % of the national ceiling for direct payments by Member States to finance targeted agri- environmental measures under the second pillar: over and above the existing level and 100 % EU-financed; (b)(1) ‘farmers who are green, by definition.’ Member States may select from the following criteria: - organic farming - 100 % certified sustainable agriculture, - > 50 % grassland or < 15 ha or 1/3 of the average farm size in the Member States (which may select one of the options), arable land, - farms with at least 20 % of their utilised agricultural area involved in specific agri- environmental programmes, - farms with at least 20 % of their utilised agricultural area in Natura 2000 areas, - farms which have at least 20 % of their eligible area as forest on plots no larger than 15 ha. (b)(2) Others / ‘farmers who are not green, by definition’ Member States must select at least three of the following greening measures, which will be binding for farmers. As an alternative, Member States may permit farmers to select three greening measures from a longer list to be determined by the Member States. The basic payment will be independent of the 15 % greening payment. The list should include: - ecological priority areas; areas included in the 5 % ecological priority areas: arable areas of a farm which are situated in Natura 2000 areas or other protected areas. Areas of farmland of a farm which benefit from specific agri-environmental programmes. Areas where nitrate fertilisation is not practised. Areas of farmland with landscape features (e.g. afforested areas, hedges, terraces), buffer strips, uncultivated areas (land left fallow). Areas with permanent crops should be exempt from the requirements. In order to increase the benefits to the environment and biodiversity of the ecological priority area measures, Member States may decide on a collective approach whereby the requirements are satisfied by a group of farmers at regional level. - crop diversification, - protection of permanent grassland, - 2 % of ecological priority areas on grassland - land cover/catch crops, - areas with pasture and other perennial crops - fertilisation and/or soil management plans, - certified energy efficiency (reduced input, improved resource efficiency, provision of alternative energies or renewable raw materials, - use of [less than 10 % of] the national ceiling of direct payments by the Member States to finance targeted agri- environmental measures (priorities 4 and 5 of the second pillar: over and above [the existing level] and 100 % EU-financed; (c) in cross-compliance rules, that 2 % on areas of over 50 ha is made available for environment and climate protection, taking into account the existing landscape features.
Amendment 1252 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environmentMembers States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1. Farmers who fulfil the criteria of "green by definition", in accordance with Article 29(4), shall qualify ipso facto for this payment. Member States shall select four measures from the following list and farmers shall observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) two of the nationally or regionally selected agricultural measures:
Amendment 1299 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
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 315 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;
Amendment 1305 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 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;
Amendment 1328 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to maintain existing permanent grassland on their holding; and
Amendment 1337 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to havemaintain ecological focus areas on their agricultural area.rable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 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; or alternatively, to apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover;
Amendment 1342 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to have an ecological focus area on their agricultural area. The cultivation of multiannual energy crops and/or protein plants, inter alia, shall be permitted on these agricultural areas.
Amendment 1386 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, and 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 threewo practises referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31 and 32..
Amendment 1410 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 1419 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Farmers complying with the requirements laid down inshall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within the following categories: - the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or - Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural land of the holding, or - areas under agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29(1) of Regulation (ECU) No 834/2007 as regard° [...] [RDR] covers morganic farming shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter. e than 50% of agricultural land of the holding - farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29 (1) of Regulation (EC) N° 834/2007 as regards organic farming.
Amendment 1449 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding thatin which the arable land of the holding covers less than 15 hectares, or Nature 2000 covers more than 50% of agricultural land of the holding, or are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No° 834/2007 or more than 50 % of their agricultural area is covered by agri-environment-climate measures in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR].
Amendment 1527 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 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, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall not cover lessmore than 75 % of the arable land and the main crop shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land. The rest of the arable land shall be used for at least one other crop. Permanent grassland will be recognised as an agricultural crop of equal value.
Amendment 1533 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 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, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least three different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall cover less than 5 not exceed 70% of the arable land and the 2 main onecrops shall not exceed 70 95% of the arable land.
Amendment 1556 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1578 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. For the purposes of this Article, a "crop" shall mean a culture of any of the different genera defined in the botanical classification of crops and left fallow, set- aside land and temporary grassland.
Amendment 1582 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. TIn order to ensure that the obligations referred to the crop diversification measure are applied in a proportionate and non-discriminatory way and lead to an enhanced environmental protection, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying downin order to add other type of crops to those definition of ‘crop’ anded in paragraph (1b) of this Article and to establish the rules concerning the application of the precise calculation of shares of different crops.
Amendment 1608 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1610 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1623 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1631 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1641 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1642 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1665 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent grassland, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decreaselimit referred to in paragraph 21 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.
Amendment 1671 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph 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 modificmaintenance of permanent grassland in particular to ensure that measures to maintain the ratio of permanent grassland, including individual obligations to be comply with, such as the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland if the ration of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of lands decreasing.
Amendment 1698 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Farmers shall ensure that at least 7When the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall maintain 3 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland and pasture, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).field margins, hedgerows, internal watercourses, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen-fixing crops, short rotation coppice, temporary grassland and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). The inclusion of such features as ecological focus areas does not preclude these measures being aided under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR];
Amendment 1708 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FarmerMember States shall ensure at the national or regional level that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, agricultural areas under agri-environmental schemes, areas without nitrogen fertilisation and without use of pesticides, set-aside land, agricultural area under Nature 2000 or other nature conservation area, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii).
Amendment 1749 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Farmers may apply minimum soil disturbance and/or permanent soil cover as an alternative to maintaining ecological focus areas. By way of derogation, Member States may apply the 3% calculation on a regional basis, rather than at farm level.
Amendment 1770 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The first paragraph shall not apply to agricultural areas used for fruit or vegetable crops cultivation or holdings which arable land covers less than 15 hectares.
Amendment 1792 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph, and to laying down rules concerning the maintenance of ecological focus area in particular to ensure that measures to maintain, specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, the percentage of ecological focus area, including individual obligations to be comply with if the indicated percentage is decreasing.
Amendment 1844 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The basis for funding under this Chapter should be the average of a Member State’s direct payments as a reference value, to ensure that the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and environment is the same for each Member State;
Amendment 1977 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:fix a limit which may be up to a minimum of 50 hectares, granting flexibility to Member States to increase it above this, to reach at least 2% of the national envelope.
Amendment 1985 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1989 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2023 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
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 ;
Amendment 2035 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, fodder legumes, soya, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, pigs, tobacco, olive oil, silk worms, ,dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice.
Amendment 2138 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation as well as Member States having applied complementary national direct payments as laid down in Chapter 4 of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and separate payments, may decide to use more than 10 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II upon approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 41.
Amendment 2144 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States may, by 1 August 20165 and/or 1 August 2017, review their decision pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and decide, with effect from 2017the subsequent year:
Amendment 2214 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
Article 47 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2220 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Farmers wishing to participate in the small farmers scheme shall submit an application by 15 October 2014a date to be fixed by Member States but not later than by: - 15 October 2014 with effect from 2014, or - 15 October 2015 with the effect from 2015. The date fixed by Member States can not, however be earlier than the last day for submission of an application to the basic payment scheme.
Amendment 2235 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2236 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay set the amount of the annual payment for the small farmers scheme at one of the following levels, subject to paragraphs 2 and 3:
Amendment 2254 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2261 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The amount of annual payment for the small farmers scheme shall be equal to the amount that would be entitled to a farmer under Article 18, Article 29, Article 34, Article 36 and Article 38 in the year of entering into the scheme, but not higher than 1500 EUR.
Amendment 2263 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2269 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Payment entitlements activated in 2014the year of entering into the scheme pursuant to Articles 25 and 26 by a farmer participating in the small farmers scheme shall be considered as activated entitlements for the duration of the participation of the farmer in that scheme.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4a — paragraph 1 —subparagraph 1
Article 4a — paragraph 1 —subparagraph 1
The means of identification provided for in Article 4(1) shall be applied within a maximum period from the birth of the animal to be determined by the Member State in which the animal was born. That period shall not be longer than: (a) 20 days for the first means of identification; (b). By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days for the second means of identification.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4b — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2
Article 4b — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2
That period shall not exceed 20 days following the veterinary checks referred in paragraph 1. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification. In any event, the means of identification shall be applied to the animals before they leave the holding of destination.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4b — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4b — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification.
Amendment 36 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2 a (new)
The third subparagraph of Article 4(1) notwithstanding, in cases where it is not possible to apply an electronic identifier with the same unique identification code to the animal, the competent authority may, under its supervision, allow for the second means of identification to bear a different code provided that full traceability is ensured and the individual identification of the animal, including the holding on which it was born, is possible.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — introductory part
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — introductory part
Where the holding of destination is situated in a Member State that has introduced national provisions to make compulsory the use of an electronic identifier, the animals shall be identified with that electronic identifier: at the latest in the holding of destination within a maximum period to be determined by the Member State where that holding is located. The maximum period referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed 20 days from the date of arrival of the animals on the holding of destination. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 2
The maximum period referred to in point (b)the first subparagraph shall not exceed 20 days from the date of arrival of the animals on the holding of destination. By way of derogation, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may be extended to up to 60 days of their age for the second means of identification. In any event, the means of identification shall be applied to the animals before they leave the holding of destination.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 6
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 6 — paragraph 1 — letter (c)
Article 6 — paragraph 1 — letter (c)
(c) upon arrival of the animal at the holding of destination, the passport accompanying the animal shall be surrendered to the competent authority of the Member State where the holding of destination is located, which shall return it to the competent authority of the issuing Member State.
Amendment 4 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. An agreement on the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 should be reached before the end of 2012, as otherwise the EU could well be facing a loss of credibility and stability;
Amendment 9 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that funding for the first and second pillars of the CAP should not be cut; believes that, if there are to be cuts in funding for the first pillar, they should first and foremost affect Member States where per-hectare direct payment rates are higher than the EU average, with Member States with per-hectare direct payment rates below the EU average being exempted from the cuts;
Amendment 13 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is necessary for the EU to have both a budget and a budgetary procedure which fully reflect the transparent and democratic essence of the parliamentary decision-making and control process, on a basis of general respect for the principles of unity and universality, which require that all revenue and expenditure be entered in full with no adjustment against each other, and that there be a public debate and vote on both revenue and expenditure;
Amendment 14 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the important role played by the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment and job creation in rural areas and to enhancing the effectiveness and competitiveness of the farming industry; believes that it would be consistent with the achievements of previous CAP reforms to strengthen the second pillar, which would make the CAP significantly more efficient and effective, particularly in the light of the new challenges referred to, inter alia, in the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 19 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is firmly opposed to any cut in funding for the second pillar of the CAP, as this would undo the achievements of previous CAP reforms and drastically reduce the policy's efficiency and effectiveness, particularly in the light of the new challenges referred to, inter alia, in the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 27 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the programme of assistance to the most deprived persons in the Union should continue after 2013, while acknowledging the need for its implementation to be adjusted to take account of changing market circumstances; points out that, in addition to providing tangible proof of the fact that the EU feels a responsibility towards its most deprived citizens, the programme has for more than 20 years been helping to ensure EU food security and agricultural market stability, promote a spirit of solidarity and build a civil society, and is thus helping to meet the Europe 2020 strategy goals; takes the view that the Union budget for this purpose should not be cut;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that this is the first CAP reform in an EU of 27 Member States and that it is important to take account of the varied types and levels of development of agriculture carried on in European countries and territories, whilst avoiding any attempt to renationalise what is a common policy;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, given the wide range ofneed to retain the objectives which agricultural policy is currently called upon to meet and the need, while broadening them to take account of a range of new challenges, as well as to ensure real added value, the share of the budget allocated to EU agricultural policy must be at least maintained beyond 2013;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Council Directive 96/25/EC7, which sets out rules for the marketing and labelling of feed materials, 7. OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 35Regulation (EC) No 767/20097 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC, 7. OJ L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1 as amended.
Amendment 56 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, in terms of agricultural biodiversity, the extended use of protein crops that are adapted to European climatic conditions, such as beans, peas, lentils, lupins, chick peas, alfalfa/lucernelucerne, clover, Phacelia spp, Lotus corniculatus and sainfoin, will substantially stabilise and enhance diversity within the production system, thereby strengthening plant health and making sustainable use of locally adapted crop varieties, many of which currently cannot be marketed or exchanged under European seed marketing legislation,
Amendment 69 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swillfood waste, bone and meat meal must remain in place as long as there is no guarantee that forced cannibalism or transmission of diseases can be ruled out,
Amendment 75 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 17 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
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,
Amendment 28 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Condemns the Commission’s approach, which far too often makes concessions on agriculture in order to obtain enhanced market access in third countries for industrial products and services; takes the view that the interests of the EU’s agricultural sector and its farmers should be taken into account as much as possible in EU trade policy;
Amendment 54 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that decisions to further open up the EU market to imports of agricultural goods should not be taken without ensuring that EU farmers can be compensated for their losses;
Amendment 61 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the Commission to consider making more active use of WTO instruments (e.g. the dispute settlement mechanism) to counter unjustified barriers to trade, with special reference to unjustified non-tariff barriers of a veterinary or phytosanitary nature, since other trade partners often use such instruments in their relations with the EU;
Amendment 81 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that WTO partners might treat the unilateral restriction by the EU of the use of agricultural production and export support instruments as a signed and sealed concession and a starting point for even further-reaching demands to be placed on the EU in the WTO’s DDA round;
Amendment 82 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Stresses the need for the ‘single undertaking’ principle to be upheld in the WTO’s DDA negotiations; points out that, for some time now, there has been a tendency for the negotiations to focus on a limited range of negotiating areas, including agriculture, in which the EU has major defensive interests, with relatively less progress being made in other negotiating areas, and this is threatening to undermine the EU’s negotiating position; points out, in addition, that this is making it difficult to take stock of the Round as a whole;
Amendment 86 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to be mindful of the fact that, in the context of the negotiations to establish agricultural free trade areas with third countries, it might be advantageous to forgo overly ambitious tariff liberalisation objectives that are encountering resistance from partners and might also pose a threat to agricultural sectors that are sensitive for the EU; considers that a less ambitious agreement could be reached, without relinquishing the principle of symmetrical concessions and leaving the door open for talks on increasing the level of ambition to be held in the future, when the partners are ready; takes the view that such an approach would not only make it possible for the sensitivity of the EU’s agricultural sector to be taken into account to a greater extent, but also make it easier to conclude free trade area-type agreements with partners that are vital from the point of view of the interests of EU exporters;
Amendment 87 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Takes the view that curbs should be put in place to prevent irregular practices in agri-food trade, such as triangular trade, when a country exports its production to the EU, taking advantage of EU market access preferences, and then meets its own needs by importing the products from abroad; considers that, in order to prevent such irregularities, EU market access concessions offered by the EU in trade agreements concluded with third countries should not exceed the actual production and export capabilities of the countries concerned;
Amendment 121 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that there are symmetrical tariff concessions in free trade area agreements concluded by the EU with countries with significant agricultural production and export capabilities, e.g. Mercosur;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
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;
Amendment 52 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that any effects of climate change are felt most of all, and first, in forestry and agriculture; while farmers and foresters are accustomed to adapting their practices to changing weather conditions, the scope, complexity and increasing frequency of these changes are having an adverse impact on production and creating an increasing risk for them;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Considers that maintaining and strengthening the specific functions of forests through appropriate management should be the responsibility of individual countries and implemented at national or lower (regional, local) level;
Amendment 61 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Considers that, given the need for effective research into the ‘defence potential’ of forest ecosystems, prognostic research and research into strategies for mitigating the effects of climate change for the entire forestry and timber sector, coordination and funding at EU level is required;
Amendment 112 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 f (new)
Paragraph 14 f (new)
Amendment 221 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(c)(ii) and (iii), even where the threshold of 33% is not exceeded,in Member States in which total annual milk production does not exceed 1.5% of total annual Union production the competition authority referred to in the second subparagraph may decide in an individual case that the negotiation by the producer organisation may not take place if it considers that this is necessary in order to prevent competition being excluded or in order to avoid serious prejudice to SME processors of raw milk in its territory.
Amendment 73 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 94 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i
(i) originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, country,
Amendment 154 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A name shall be eligible for registration as a traditional speciality guaranteed where it describes a specific processed product that:
Amendment 159 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 168 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Names registered in accordance with the requirements laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1), and in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, including those registered pursuant to applications referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 55(1) of this Regulation, may continue to be used under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, until 31 December 2017, unless Member States use the procedure set out in paragraphs 3 to 7.
Amendment 172 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall, no later than [31 December 2012], submit to the Commission a list of traditional specialities guaranteed registered in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and complying with this Regulation. Names of those traditional specialities guaranteed may be adjusted in order to comply with Article 18 paragraph 2 (b). Member States shall, where appropriate, assure the national opposition procedure. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, without the assistance of the Committee referred to in Article 54, publish the full list in the Official Journal of the European Union. Within the two months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, a statement of opposition may be submitted to the Commission by the authorities of a Member State or of a third country or a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established in a third country. Articles 48 and 49 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The Commission, after the opposition procedure, shall, where appropriate, adjust the entries in the register referred to in Article 22. The corresponding specifications shall be the specifications referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 191 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title IV a (new)
Title IV a (new)
Amendment 232 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that operators willing to adhere to the rules of a quality scheme set out in Titles III and IV are able to do so and do not face obstacles to participation that are discriminatory or otherwise not objectively foundedmay exempt from the application of this Article operators who sell products directly to the final consumer or user, provided they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
Amendment 264 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 28 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 2 a
Article 2 a
Amendment 31 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 33 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 45 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 65 a (new)
Article 1 – point 65 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Article 122 – paragraph 3
(65a) In Article 122, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. For all new Member States the single area payment scheme shall be available until 31 December 2015. New Member States shall notify the Commission of their intention to terminate the application of the scheme by 1 August of the last year of application.’
Amendment 47 #
2010/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 69 a (new)
Article 1 – point 69 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Article 129
Article 129
Amendment 48 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the average physical size of agricultural holdings has increased as a result of the restructuring of the sector, but small farms still remain predominant in the EU, with an average farm size of 12 hectares; whereas subsistence farms remain a critical challenge, especially in new Member States, where subsistence farming accounts for half of the total labour force; whereas small farms and the farmers who run them are particularly important in the delivery of non-production public goods,
Amendment 78 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the current distribution and level of support to Member States and farmers results from the distribution and level of that support in the past, when it was coupled to the type and scale of production and represented compensation for the fall in farmers’ incomes as a result of the substantial drop in guaranteed prices; whereas that method of distribution gives rise to an understandable sense of injustice on the part of some EU farmers, and maintaining it, moreover, is inconsistent with the future goals of the CAP,
Amendment 147 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture, strengthening cohesion in the enlarged EU and improving product marketing and competitiveness;
Amendment 302 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and that only a harmonised and balanced level of support across the EU with a common set of objectives and rules 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;
Amendment 515 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
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 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities; calls, also, for the introduction of a new and fair distribution of direct support to Member States and farmers in line with current and future challenges;
Amendment 605 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their area payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities, without prejudice, however, to the standardisation of the direct support system in all Member States;
Amendment 629 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Identifies the need for five key building blocks, namely: Food Security and Fair Trade, Sustainability, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and GreenSustainable Growth, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP which promotes EU cohesion and strengthens the integration of the single market;
Amendment 208 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
Paragraph 15 – indent 1
Amendment 229 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 5
Paragraph 15 – indent 5
Amendment 251 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes the view that, owing to economic and logistical problems, the ban on the use of unenriched cage systems should enter into force on 1 January 2017, rather than 1 January 2012; considers that steps should be taken to enable EU producers to comply with these strict standards;
Amendment 48 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Union should be a leadermaintain its leading role in the fight against global warming by disseminating best practice in this field,
Amendment 65 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subpoint a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subpoint a (new)
(a) Considers that, if agriculture is to be more actively involved in the global process of curbing climate change, care must be taken to ensure that the competitive position of the EU’s agri- foodstuffs sector in the world market does not suffer;
Amendment 223 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subpoint a (new)
Paragraph 17 – subpoint a (new)
(a) Considers that, to enable European agriculture to contribute in future to food security and climate protection, an ambitious CAP must be maintained, including in particular the system of direct payments from the Community budget and simplified and fair payments for the EU as a whole
Amendment 242 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that, although the CAP is not a European climate policy, it must nevertheless be the basis for the introduction of effective instruments and incentives to combat climate change, something which should also be borne in mind when discussing the future of the EU budget;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the proposed eight biophysical criteria and the proposed threshold value of 66% of the area are not anticipated to be suitable in all cases for determining the actual handicap, as this partly depends on the crop grownmany factors, including those linked to biophysical constraints which interact with each other,
Amendment 36 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the eight biophysical criteria proposed by the Commission may beare not completely suitable for delimiting areas with natural handicaps; therefore proposes that further studies should be undertaken and further discussions on the matter held;
Amendment 44 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the discussions and studies so far conducted by the Member States on the question of new methods of delimiting LFAs point to the need to change the definition of some criteria (e.g. soil texture) and to introduce additional biophysical criteria (e.g. soil acidity), in order to ensure that the new LFAs include all areas with natural handicaps affecting agricultural production in a manner consistent with the Council regulation;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a new CAP should be more market- oriented and focused on reducing the excessive protectionism that hinders competitionproviding equal competition conditions for all EU farmers,
Amendment 26 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas legislation should be more flexible, in order to make the CAP adapt to recognise specific regions and territoriesapplied in general in a uniform way and with a certain degree of flexibility in cases where specific conditions of regions and territories can objectively justify such flexibility,
Amendment 79 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the system of fines for farmers for errors in payment claims should be commensurate with the importance of the infringement, and that penalties should not be applied in the case of unimportant mistakes, and particularly not in the case of errors that are not the fault of the farmer;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights the need to avoid penalising farmers twice for the same infringement and recognises that the imposition of an administrative fine should rule out criminal responsibility for the same infringement, except in the case of deliberate and intentional fraud;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Points out that any administrative fines, including the obligation to pay back any payments obtained by the farmer, should not be based on circumstances objectively beyond the farmer’s control, and particularly not on unforeseeable events;
Amendment 82 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Points out the problem of farmers with spouses who run separate agricultural holdings, who should therefore have separate rights and obligations with respect to claims for CAP payments;
Amendment 111 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises that farmers should have the possibility to lodge objections against the controls, and that those objections should be investigated objectively without delay;
Amendment 149 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the requirement of maintaining the agricultural area in good agricultural condition on 30 June 2003 (Council Regulation (EC) 73/2009, Article 124) in order to be eligible for direct payments, applied to a new Member State other than Bulgaria and Romania, should be abolished to make the payment system used in these Member States simpler and more understandable for farmers;
Amendment 185 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that the rules concerning eligibility of the VAT to be financed under Pillar II of the CAP, especially for activities performed by bodies governed by public law, should be harmonised with those used for the Structural Funds;
Amendment 189 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)
Paragraph 26 h (new)
26h. Stresses that a reduction of the administrative burden relating to monitoring and reporting imposed on producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector would make these organisations more attractive to farmers and encourage them to associate and act together;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to focus its efforts on making more effective use of economic instruments that cover the use of bio-waste in producing renewable electricity, heat and gas, as well as different legal requirements setting out how bio-waste should be processed;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that the monitoring of gases given off by substances in landfill may be hindered during composting, which may pose a major threat to the environment and the atmosphere; it should be borne in mind that correct composting – particularly of municipal bio-waste – involves protecting groundwater against leachate from the composting plant;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers the protected designations of origin and geographical indications system to be one of the CAP instruments intended to support the development of rural areas, protect the cultural heritage of regions and foster the diversification of employment in rural areas;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the new EU quality policy should be more 'open' to products from the new Member States, which gained access to the system for registering geographical indications only a few years ago; believes that the requirements to be met in order to register a given product should be transparent and understandable not just to applicants (producers) but also to consumers;
Amendment 84 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes the view that there is no need to introduce further Community-wide foodstuff certification systems, as this would devalue the existing systems and confuse consumers;
Amendment 99 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to streamline the processing of applications for registration, but does not support the idea of shortening the scrutiny process by arbitrarily rejecting applications which the Commission deems incomplete at an early stage; deplores the fact that, in many cases, the Commission's initial views are formed too hastily or do not fit the case in hand, owing to an imperfect understanding of the specific characteristics of the product or the local market;
Amendment 118 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes the view that no new means of promoting traditional products should be introduced, as this could devalue the Traditional Specialties Guaranteed system;
Amendment 141 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a
Paragraph 25 a
25a. cConsiders that the appearance of non- organic products labelled in such a way as to suggest that they are products of organic farming harmsmay hamper the development of a single EU market in organic products; in this connection, expresses concern at the attempts to extend the scope of the organic ecolabel to cover food products not produced in accordance with organic farming principles;
Amendment 153 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. supports European action to communicate, as extensively and as effectively as possible, the benefits of the EU's policies for food quality and safety; recommends that the Commission and Member States step up their information and promotion efforts regarding quality and food safety standards for Community products;
Amendment 25 #
2009/0011(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) broadband internet infrastructure in rural areas or facilities for public Internet access in rural communities.
Amendment 41 #
2009/0011(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 71 – paragraph 3 – point a
(8a) In Article 71(3), point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) recoverable VAT’.
Amendment 6 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas consumers associate certification schemes with a guarantee of higher quality,
Amendment 48 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the optional reserved terms should be promoted as an alternative to compulsory marketing standards; does not find it necessary for the Union to create its own definition of 'optional reserved terms', given that Member States' own legislation codifies those aspects and that the country of origin principle can be applied for the mutual recognition of the standards concerned without distorting the common market;considers, however, that the introduction of these uniform definitions satisfying all interested parties may encounter difficulties, bearing in mind the differences in dietary habits and traditions, with an increase in the amount of consumer information provided and the need to develop a system to monitor the use of these terms:
Amendment 58 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that there needs to be a more transparent labelling system enjoying broad consumer recognition; advocates, in addition, indicating place of origin for agricultural and unprocessed food products and for the most important raw materials in all systems adoptedconsiders also that consumer education should not be confined to extending the amount of information included on the packaging, but should help consumers to understand the information that has to be provided, particularly as regards the importance of information on nutritional value;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a.Points out, in this connection, that, for the average consumer, the difference between protected designation of origin and protected geographical indication is not clear and that an information campaign is needed to explain this to consumers;
Amendment 114 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that the appearance of non-organic products labelled in such a way as to suggest that they are products of organic farming may harm the development of a single EU market in organic products; in this connection, expresses concern at attempts to extend the scope of the ECOLABEL to food products not produced in accordance with organic farming principles;
Amendment 127 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Considers that there is no need to introduce new certification schemes for foodstuffs at EU level, as this would undermine existing schemes and mislead consumers;
Amendment 129 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Points out that regional products are highly significant for local economies and communities and that therefore any proposals to limit the number of geographical indications which may be registered should be opposed;
Amendment 131 #
2008/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Considers that there is no need to develop new initiatives for promoting traditional products, as this may undermine the 'traditional specialities guaranteed' scheme;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that many mountain areas are having to face up to urban pressures caused by their attractiveness to tourists, and, at the same time, to protect traditional landscapes that are becoming less agricultural and losing their beauty as well as qualities of essential importance to the ecosystem;
Amendment 83 #
2008/2066(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that in some EU mountain areas, particularly in the new Member States, there is a growing risk of depopulation and an impoverishment of the social lives of local communities, which are also facing the threat of a curtailment or even a discontinuation of farming, which would result in changes to the landscape and the ecosystem;
Amendment 32 #
2008/0105(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 12 a – paragraph 1
Article 12 a – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shallmay revise, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12(1), its national strategy plan following the review of the Community strategic guidelines as referred to in Article 10.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0105(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
1. From 1 January 2010, Member States other than the new Member States shall provide in their rural development programmes, in accordance with their specific needs, for types of operations having the following priorities as described in the Community strategic guidelines and specified further in the national strategy plan:
Amendment 137 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 21
Article 4 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Part II – Title I – Chapter IV – Section I – Subsection III – Article 95 a – paragraph 1
Part II – Title I – Chapter IV – Section I – Subsection III – Article 95 a – paragraph 1
1. A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid foruntil the 2009/10 and 2010/1113/2014 marketing years to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up to the quota limit referred to in Article 84a(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers a minimum price for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit.
Amendment 141 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 24
Article 4 – point 24
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 101
Article 101
(24) Article 101 is deleted.replaced by the following: “Article 101 Aid for the purchase of cream, butter and concentrated butter at reduced prices Under conditions to be determined by the Commission, when surpluses of milk products build up or are likely to occur, the Commission may decide that aid shall be granted to enable cream, butter and concentrated butter to be purchased at reduced prices by a) manufactures of pastry products and ice-cream; b) manufacturers of other foodstuffs to be determined by the Commission.”
Amendment 143 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 24 a (new)
Article 4 – point 24 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 101 a (new)
Article 101 a (new)
Amendment 144 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 25 a (new)
Article 4 – point 25 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 102 a (new)
Article 102 a (new)
(25a) The following article 102a is inserted: "Article 102a A Dairy Sector Restructuring Fund is being established. It is financed by EU budgetary sources not used for intervention during the previous years. The detailed rules for granting the aid shall be determined by the Commission."
Amendment 360 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – Introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – Introductory part
2. The amounts corresponding to the reduction by 5 percentage pointsresulting from the reduction under Article 7(1) shall be allocated to the all Member States concernedUE-27 in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2) on the basis of the following criteria:
Amendment 382 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Article 7 shall only apply to farmers in a new Member State in any given calendar year if the level of direct payments applicable in that Member State for that calendar year under Article 110 is no less than the level in Member States other than the new Member States, taking into account any reductions applied under Article 7(1)as from year 2013.
Amendment 723 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 – point (b)
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 – point (b)
(b) requirements referred to in points B and C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2011;
Amendment 724 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 – point (b a) (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 2 – point (b a) (new)
(ba) requirements referred to in point C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2016;
Amendment 729 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 – point (b)
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 – point (b)
(b) requirements referred to in points B and C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2014;
Amendment 731 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 – point (b a) (new)
Article 113 – paragraph 4 – indent 3 – point (b a) (new)
(ba) requirements referred to in points C of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2016
Amendment 780 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – Part I – indent 7 a (new)
Annex X – Part I – indent 7 a (new)
- from 2013, the transitional soft fruit payment provided for in section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of this Regulation.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point o
(o) ‘Batch’ or ‘lot’: unit of production from a single plant using uniform production parameters or a number of such units, when produced in continuous order and stored together. It consists of an identifiable quantity of feed and is determined to havehaving common characteristics, such as origin, variety, type of packing, packer, consignor or labelling;
Amendment 62 #
2008/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point p
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point p
(p) ‘Labelling’: attribution of 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;
Amendment 84 #
2008/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
8. Without prejudice to the conditions of use provided for in the Regulation authorising the respective feed additive, complementary feed shall not contain feed additives incorporated at levels more than 1050 times the relevant fixed maximum content in complete feed or five times in case of coccidiostats and histomonostats. In individual cases, complementary feed may, subject to authorisation from the veterinarian responsible, contain a higher level of additives, without that level exceeding 100 times the fixed maximum content for such feed additives.
Amendment 102 #
2008/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The mandatory labelling particulars shall be given in their entirety in a prominent place on the packaging, the container or on a label attached thereto or, where appropriate, in an accompanying document, in a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible manner, in at least the language or one of the official languages of the Member State in which it is placed on the market. Or. pl Justification
Amendment 116 #
2008/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – introductory part
Article 19 – introductory part
Article 19 Article 19 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:
Amendment 150 #
2008/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
Article 34
This Regulation shall enter into force on [the twentieth day] following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from twelve months after the date of its publication; however, in the case of feed for animals not intended for food production, a transitional period of 36 months from the date of publication shall apply, in accordance with Article 17(3).
Amendment 151 #
2008/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
Amendment 41 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) TheRationalised European energy consumption and increased use of energy from renewable sources constitutes an important part of the package of measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and with further European and international greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments beyond 2012. ItThey also hasve an important part to play in promoting security of energy supply, promoting technological development and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural areas.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. That share should be achieved first and foremost by exploiting the Community's potential.
Amendment 140 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 − paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 − paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall monitor imports of biomass and biofuels from third countries intended for energy purposes as well as the compliance with current EU environmental standards of the methods used to produce them.
Amendment 16 #
2007/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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;