Activities of Alyn SMITH related to 2010/0353(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Agricultural product quality schemes (debate)
Agricultural product quality schemes (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on agricultural product quality schemes PDF (388 KB) DOC (584 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 3
Article 3 – point 3
(3) ‘traditional’ means proven usage on the domestic market for a time period allowing transmission between generations; this time period should be the one generally ascribed to two generations, that is, at least 50 years;. However, exemptions should be made for old products and recipes which have been revived in recent times. In these cases, the period will be the one ascribed to one generation, that is, at least 25 years.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
A scheme for traditional specialities guaranteed is established in order to assist producers of traditional product in marketing and communicating the value adding attributes of their traditional recipes and products to consumers.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Applications for registration of names under the quality schemes referred to in Article 45 may only be submitted by groups or individuals.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission may, on its own initiative or onat the request of any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, after a full and impartial inquiry of which the procedure is set out in paragraph 2, by means of implementing acts, cancel the registration of a protected designation of origin or of a protected geographical indication or of a traditional speciality guaranteed in the following cases: