8 Amendments of Vladimir URUTCHEV related to 2014/2147(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas financial support under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for F&V farmers is mainly channelled through operational funds which are managed by POs and to which, as a general rule, they contribute 50 % of the funding, but no more than 4.1 % of the value of marketed production of the PO concerned;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas these figures for the Union as a whole are averages reflecting highly divergent situations between Member States, which are attributable to the structure of agricultural holdings and historical factors and, thus reflecting different starting points in the drive towards setting up POs;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the organisation rate among producers from some southern Member States and some Member States that joined the EU in 2004 and later remains low on average;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the degree of organisation of the sector, as measured by the share of the total value of F&V production marketed by POs, has steadily increased in recent years in the Union as a whole, but this increase can be attributed to only some of the Member States;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that, despite this increase, the degree of organisation among producers remains low on average and that addressing this problem is crucial for the future of the F&V regime in order to alleviate the significant regional imbalances among some of the Member States;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses in this context that it is important to increase the overall level of support to POs and to provide stronger incentives both for the merging of existing POs and the creation of new ones. In this regard, better allocation of funding to POs should be ensured for the Member States and regions with lower level of organisation among producers and with lower value of the marketed production. This could be facilitated by the introduction of a higher ceiling for the EU financial assistance for the operational programmes, coupled with financial envelopes for each Member States to ensure neutrality;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that reducing complexity, including in the rules for creating new POs, should be the first step in making them more attractive for farmers; requests that the Commission identify additional measures for increasing the attractiveness of POs, such as providing support to newly established POs/Producer Groups;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that encouraging healthier eating habits goes hand in hand with understanding more about farming and how food is produced and, supports, in this context, the objective of strengthening the educational dimension of the school fruit and milk programmes. In this regard stresses the importance of POs participation in the school fruit scheme as a way to encourage a short supply chain and the consumption by children of local and seasonal fruit and vegetables;