Activities of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2020/2260(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system
Amendments (22)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 4 April 2019 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and repealing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 29 October 2020 on the Farm to Fork Strategy,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s proposal of 18 January 2018 for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to contribute to the European climate change agenda, protect the environment, ensure the products’ position in the value chain, and encourage the consumption of sustainable and healthy foods;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas marketing standards in the EU, including environmental sustainability and social standards, are very high; whereas the EU is importing fishery and aquaculture products that have lower environmental or social standards, to the detriment of EU producers' competitivity.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP) include supplying the Union market with foods of high nutritional value, reducing the Union market’s dependence on food imports and ensuring that foods reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas fish has been described as ‘the perfect protein’ because it is the animal protein with the smallest carbon footprint and the lowest environmental impact since no antibiotics, pesticides or artificial feeds are needed for its production;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas more than half the adult population of the Union is overweight, contributing to a high prevalence of diet- related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, and increasing healthcare costs;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas fishers’ associations, such as guilds, are key players in the food system of some Member States, where they operate as not-for-profit public law and social economy entities representing the fisheries sector and collaborating with the public administration, performing functions of general interest, to the benefit of sea fishing and workers in the fisheries sector, and business functions, marketing products and providing advisory and management services;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses disappointment at the lack of prominence and ambition of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Forkrelevance of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Fork Strategy presented by the Commission; urges the Commission to pay due attention to the specific features of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in any future legislative proposals, strategies or guidelines it may present as a result of this Strategy;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that promoting healthy and sustainable diets, as well as the Union’s climate change strategy, should privilege EU fisheries and aquaculture products, as they are an important source of protein with a small carbon footprint and a crucial component of a healthy diet and also highlight the value of the work of fishers and women in the sector, and of aquaculture;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, thanks to its heart- healthy properties, fish consumption has great potential to address the European public health crisis in terms of the high prevalence of diet-related diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, in the Union;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that, when implementing the objectives and measures proposed in the Strategy, due attention must be paid to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of food systems and to the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Emphasises that the transition to a sustainable food system also involves guaranteeing fair incomes for primary producers;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesNotes that the Commission’s assessment of the CFP, due by 2022, with areport on the functioning of the CFP, due to be published by 31 December 2022, should focus on the risks triggered by climate change for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of specfisheries;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present guidelines for sustainable food procurement in institutional catering and urges the Commission to include fisheries and aquaculture products in these guidelines;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests thatWelcomes the Commission and the Member States im’s intention to consider reforming the origin and prove thnance labelling of all fisheries products, whether fresh, frozen, processed or from aquaculture, marketed in restaurants and through retailers to allow traceability from the place of origin; stresses that this step will enhance the value of sustainablefor specific products, and emphasises that its proposal must be preceded by an impact study that considers the benefits to consumers and producters and protethe impact consumer rights the internal market;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to ensure a level playing field for all fishery products marketed in the EU regardless of their origin.
Amendment 195 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the Union institutions and all Member States launch initiatives to encourage fish consumption, such as tax incentives, green public procurement and appropriately funded dedicated campaigns aimed at consumers be launched to bolster fish consumption.
Amendment 202 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s proposal for a directive on rates of value added tax (VAT) envisages the use of indirect taxation to encourage the consumption of sustainable and healthy food products; urges all Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to fisheries and aquaculture products, lower than the minimum 5% of the taxable base.
Amendment 209 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses that associations such as the guilds (‘cofradías’) in Spain play a fundamental role in achieving the objectives of this Strategy; calls, therefore, for the guilds to be recognised under Union law and for them to eligible to receive financial support on an equal footing with producer organisations; calls, therefore, on the European Commission to present as soon as possible a proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 215 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Notes that, by their very nature, a number of the animal welfare considerations contained in the Commission’s Strategy do not apply to the fisheries sector.