683 Amendments of Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU
Amendment 90 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws attention to the problems created by fraud in the food sector, undermining consumer confidence in agricultural products;
Amendment 159 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned that up to a third of edible produce is wasted because of its appearance and calls on the Commission to create possibilities for marketing a wider range of quality specifications of produce; considers it necessary also to develop industrial fruit and vegetable processing facilities;
Amendment 161 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges Member states to include in their rural development programmes measures to facilitate the storage of agricultural products;
Amendment 164 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Urges Member States to include in their rural development programmes support measures for cultivation in heated conservatories and greenhouses;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for CAP provisions to focus on independent producers and small farms in these areas, given that they are structurally more labour intensive and make a valuable contribution to sustained employment levels and rural development;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the reforms of the milk products sector must not endanger family farms, of which there are many and which make a significant contribution to sustainable economic growth; believes dairy livestock breeding at a family-farm level, using local human resources and fodder, to be the model which offers the best solution for the future of the dairy sector while also meeting social expectations and the expectations of livestock breeders;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States and regions to formulate a specific rural development programme for milk production in these areas, awarding priority to integrated projects that include production, processing and distribution;
Amendment 117 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that in-situ processing and marketing on farms or alpine pastures means greater added value for independent producers, smallholdings and micro farms in mountain areas and enhances the tourist potential of these locations; stresses that such initiatives should be funded under the second CAP pillar;
Amendment 123 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in formulating legislation, to take account of the need to avoid excessive bureaucracy and keep health, labelling and compulsory information requirements within reasonable bounds, so as to ensure that they are feasible for small undertakingproducers and processors;
Amendment 151 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote and support the incorporation into the production cycle of abandoned pastures, increased grassland yields and the rational use thereof;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Draws attention to the importance of measures to help young farmers set up in mountain areas, bearing in mind the above-average rate of ageing of the population in such areas;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Member States to create the requisite framework to enable producers and processors in mountain areas and disadvantaged areas to access training courses and credit;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that simply reducing the number ofeliminating small agricultural holdings should not be the main objective of restructuring, as this will not boost the competitiveness of larger holdsince it is necessary to appropriate solutions to the problems arisings; with this in mind, calls on the Member States to: come up with appropriate solutions and development models for smallholdings, taking account of the specific characteristics of farming in the country concerned and of regional variations; boost the competitiveness, viability and profitability of smallholdings; foster entrepreneurship; create jobs; and curb rural depopulation;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Draws attention to the upward pressure on farmland prices resulting from the forthcoming property market deregulation in the new Member States; points out that small farmers will be the hardest hit by rising land prices;
Amendment 82 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Draws attention to the upward pressure on farmland prices resulting from urban expansion;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Draws attention once more to the major disparities between farm subsidies in the various Member States to the disadvantage of the new Member States;
Amendment 105 #
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; stresses that programmes are needed to encourage the collective management of farming, the joint purchase of equipment and cooperation in the marketing and processing of agricultural products;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights the potential benefits of informal consumer networks, such as the community-supported agriculture (CSA) scheme which has enjoyed notable success in France;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that consumer confidence in the safety of food in the EU has been undermined by instances of fraud in the food chain which have impacted negatively on the whole food chain, from producers through to consumers;Does not affect English version.
Amendment 12 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that a clear, legally valid and EU-wide definition of food fraud is essential in order to facilitate the effective combating of fraud in the food chain;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to review the criminal law on food fraud to ensure that the severity of sentences is commensurate with the profits that can be generated through fraud, and to make sentences tougher where necessarydissuasive penalties are introduced;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 53 #
2013/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends the introduction of an obligation for all research laboratories and their staff to notify the competent supervisory authorities of the results of all food and feed teststests relevant to combating fraud;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in the current period of crisis, improving EE can prove to be a decisiven important means of boosting competitiveness and the creation of jobs, social protection and growth, and represents a win-win option in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
(a) Urges the Member States to introduce within their operational programmes simple and non- bureaucratic procedures for the use of funding earmarked for the improvement of household energy efficiency;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b (new)
Paragraph 9 – point b (new)
(b) Urges Member States to ensure that decentralisation arrangements give municipal authorities direct access to funding for household energy efficiency;
Amendment 175 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) intended solely for, and maintained by, officially recognised gene banks, organisations and networks of conservation of genetic resources, or persons belonging to those organisations or networks;
Amendment 183 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind in small quantities between persons other than professional operators. for their own needs, without prejudice to legislation on plant variety protection. Such exchanges in kind between persons may take place only once without the plant reproductive material being further transferred to any other person;
Amendment 259 #
Amendment 270 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Plant reproductive material shall be subject to no restrictions concerning its production and making available on the market, other than those laid down in this Regulation, in Directive 94/62/EC, Regulation (EC) No 338/97, Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Regulation (EU) No …/… [Office of Publication, please insert number of Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants] and in Union legislation restricting the production or making available on the market of invasive alien species.
Amendment 278 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
If, on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the professional operators are already registered by the competent authority in registers other than those referred to above, those registers shall remain valid;
Amendment 282 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Professional operators shall ensure that plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market under their control fulfils the requirements of this Regulation and shall take responsibility for this.
Amendment 311 #
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, orchard and vineyard 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 314 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
In the case of forest, orchard and vineyard reproductive material, the respective period shall be ten years.
Amendment 325 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 3
Article 10 – point 3
(3) 'officially recognised description' means a description of a variety, which has been recognised by a competent authority, includes the specific characteristics of the variety, makes it identifiable and has been obtained by means other than examination of the variety's distinctiveness, uniformity and stability pursuant to the rules applicable at the time of registration of that variety in accordance withand meets the requirements laid down in Article 579;
Amendment 332 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 6
Article 10 – point 6
(6) 'pre-basic material' means plant reproductive material which is at the first step of production under official supervision and is intended for the production ofpre-basic material or other categories of plant reproductive material;
Amendment 335 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 7
Article 10 – point 7
(7) 'basic material' means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, and is intended for the production of basic or certified material;
Amendment 338 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 8
Article 10 – point 8
(8) 'certified material" means plant reproductive material which has been produced from pre-basic or basic material, basic or certified material and is intended for the production of certified material or marketed for the production of cash crops;
Amendment 391 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 427 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market only if it belongs to a variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52, with the exception of varieties intended for ornamental purposes.
Amendment 428 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 596 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the market in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;
Amendment 652 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. In order to remove temporary difficulties in the general supply of plant reproductive material that may occur in a Member State, the competent authority of the Member State concerned may authorise the making available on the market of seed with a reduced germination rate, provided that such rate is reduced by less than 510% compared to the germination rate required pursuant to Article 16(2).
Amendment 745 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) where applicable, a summary of the results of the examinations for satisfactory value for cultivation and/or use as referred to in Article 58, orand sustainable value for cultivation and/or use as referred to in Article 598.
Amendment 772 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in case they belong to genera or species with particular importance for the sustainable development of agriculture in the Union, as referred to in paragraph 6, they have a sustainable value for cultivation and/or use pursuant to Article 598.
Amendment 777 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 56 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 842 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – title
Article 58 – title
Satisfactory and sustainable value for cultivation and/or use
Amendment 844 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Article 58 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of paragraph 2(b) of Article 56, varieties shall be deemed to have a satisfactory and sustainable value for cultivation and/or use if, compared to other varieties examined under similar agro-climatic conditions and similar production systems, their characteristics, taken as a whole, offer, at least as far as production in any region is concerned, susceptibility to pests, input of resources, susceptibility to undesirable substances or adaptation to divergent agro-climatic conditions, a clear improvement either for cultivation in general or for the specific uses which can be made of the crops or the products derived therefrom.
Amendment 847 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall adopt rules concerning the examinations to determine the satisfactory and sustainable value for cultivation and/or use of the varieties to be registered in their national variety register. Those rules shall concern the characteristics of the varieties in one or more of the following areas:
Amendment 848 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) resistance to pests;
Amendment 849 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) decreased content of undesirable substances;
Amendment 850 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) increased adaptation to divergent agro-climatic environment.
Amendment 904 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) a description of the main characteristics of the variety and, if available, a completed technical questionnaire;
Amendment 909 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) where applicable, a declaration that the variety has satisfactory value for cultivation and/or a use as referred to in Article 58(1) and/or sustainable value for cultivation and/ornd for sustainable use as referred to in Article 59(1)8.
Amendment 947 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 999 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the variety continues complying with the requirements of Article 56, with the exception of provisions concerning satisfactory and sustainable value for cultivation and/or use under paragraph 2 (b) and (c) and, where applicable of Article 57;
Amendment 1004 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) if the competent authority concludes, on the basis of any new evidence, that the requirements for registration, as set out in Article 56, with the exception of provisions concerning satisfactory and sustainable value for cultivation and/or use under paragraph 2 (b) and (c), are no longer fulfilled;
Amendment 1006 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) if the person responsible for the maintenance of the variety, as referred to in Article 86(1), so requests, unless maintenance of the variety is assured by another person; the competent authority shall set a deadline for the applicant to find another person to maintain the variety;
Amendment 1009 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 3
Article 85 – paragraph 3
3. After a variety is deleted from the national variety register, the competent authority shall submit a sample of that variety, and its description, to an officially recognised gene bank dedicated to the conservation of genetic resources, without prejudice to legislation on the protection of plant varieties.
Amendment 1016 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The cCompetent authorities shall charge fees to recover the necessary costs incurred for the following actions:
Amendment 1023 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the audit referred to in Article 72.
Amendment 1024 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2
Article 87 – paragraph 2
2. The actions referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be carried out on demand submitted by the applicant to the competent authority, and after the respective fees have been paid. The demand shall be deemed not to have been made, if the fees have not been paid within one month from the date on which the competent authority requested payment of the fees and indicated in that request the consequences of the failure to pay.
Amendment 1025 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 3
Article 87 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegatedimplementing acts, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 1401, setting out the specific cost items to be covered pursuant to paragraph 1(a) to (f).
Amendment 1035 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2
Article 89 – paragraph 2
2. Applicants employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million100 000 shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 87 and Article 88.
Amendment 155 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States bordering a coastal zone or maritime area of a third country shall make every effort to coordinate, in drawing up their maritime spatial plans and integrated coastal management strategies with, bear in mind similar plans and strategies adopted by that third country in the marine region or sub-region and the related coastal zone concerned. The Commission shall actively support dialogue with third countries so as to ensure alignment between the abovementioned plans and strategies.
Amendment 9 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that aquaculture should contribute to food production on a sustainable basis throughout the Union so as to guarantee long-term food security; considers that the development and innovation of the sustainable aquaculture and fish processing industryies should be encouraged, improving the quality of life in coastal and rural areas;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the advantages of growth in different marine sectors, e.g. the development of offshore energy installations and marine mineral mining; stresses, however, that when realising these activities the utmost attention must be paid to avoiding damage tomust be compatible with the marine environment and to fishing groundtenance and development of fisheries activities; supports, in this connection, the development of Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management as a means of achieving a coherent and effective use of marine space;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a successful blue economy requires secure EU maritime borders, with a view to ensuring the protection of the marine environment, fisheries controls and law enforcement; stresses the importance of stepping up regional cooperation initiatives relating to the fisheries sector;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in supporting the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture and for economicish processing and for revenue diversification in fishing communities;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU to guarantee that the promotion of renewable resources iDraws attention to the need for cohesive policies that strike a balance between the producmotion and use of renergy will not jeopardise food security or high-qualitywable resources and sustainable food production;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a sound renewable energy strategy should regard reduction ofthe efficient processing of agricultural, urban and household waste, and of forestry residues, as well as energy saving, as fundamental objectives, in addition to that of making better use of renewable energy resources;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is aware of the role that innovation provisions under the CAP reform proposals for Rural Development should play in the development of new types of crop with high energy potential, and in researching and disseminating techniques for sustainable production and uses for renewable energy and waste;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2259(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the importance of policies in respect of energy crops being predictable and cohesive;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that equal attention should be given to internal and external market promotion policy, since both are of benefit to producers and consumers;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes, however, that the rationale for EU promotion policy needs to be better defined in order to provide it with a clearer identity; stresses that promotion activities should focus on quality and highly localised food products, rather than on basic agricultural products;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that Union promotion policy should reward farmers and food promotion actions which have made substantial efforts to implement production systems which respond to the new challenges European farmers face, such as loss of biodiversity and soil fertility, as well as climate changeactions for the production of food using systems which respond to the new challenges facing society;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to introduce a fourth type of promotion measure providing technical support; considers this essential for an effective promotion policy, especially externally;
Amendment 57 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges the potential of the single ‘banner’ system for information and promotion measures;
Amendment 58 #
2012/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recommends preserving the generic nature of information and promotion activities;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls its firm position regarding certain measures regarding animal welfare, such as the welfare of laying hens; stresses, however, its concern at the impact of such measures on the availability and pricing of agri-food products, and the undesirable consequences for processors and consumers;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Commission's reform proposals and its commitment on animal welfare; underlines the importance of a strong support for farmers that respect standards and good practices of animal husbandry and invest in better farming facilities; underlines the importance of an adequate funding for the future CAP, as we need a budget compatible with the level of our ambitions;
Amendment 168 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – introductory part
Paragraph 20 – introductory part
Amendment 169 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point a
Paragraph 20 – point a
Amendment 170 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point b
Paragraph 20 – point b
Amendment 176 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point c
Paragraph 20 – point c
Amendment 180 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d
Paragraph 20 – point d
d. a certificate or other proof of competence for any unqualified person handling animals in the course of their professional duties, along with adequate training requirements for specific animal welfare responsibilities when needed, and a system for pre-testing permits for the construction or reconstruction of animal premises;eleted
Amendment 191 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point e
Paragraph 20 – point e
Amendment 194 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point f
Paragraph 20 – point f
Amendment 199 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point g
Paragraph 20 – point g
Amendment 202 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point h
Paragraph 20 – point h
Amendment 212 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point i
Paragraph 20 – point i
Amendment 217 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Appreciates that any future EU animal welfare framework legislation should have efficiency, applicability, proportionality and the avoidance of needless bureaucracy as its basic principles; considers that important issues, such as labour legislation in the livestock sector, should be covered more efficiently at the Member State level, given especially the diversity of legal systems and ways of organising production;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Underlines that the action plan should cover all animals under the EU animal welfare strategy, including for instance companion animals and animals used for sports, and emphasise the logical connection between animal health and the use of antimicrobials, as well as the link between animal health and human health;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the introduction of reliable approaches in order to effect a significant decrease in resistance when rearing animals; particular attention should be paid to the rearing of young animals, which often come from different breeders and are exposed to a risk of infection when brought together;
Amendment 11 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 14 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 18 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the use of antimicrobials in sub-therapeutic levels is prohibited in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure implementation of the ban, adopted in 2006, on antimicrobials being used as growth promoters in the Member States;
Amendment 20 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Is of the view that the main objective of farmers should be to implement suitable rearing methods in order to keep their cattle healthy and productive and to safeguard their wellbeing; stresses, however, that the proper use of antibiotics in animal husbandry is necessary in order to ensure animal wellbeing;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5 d (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Points out that antimicrobial resistance in animals differs between different species and different forms of animal husbandry;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8
Section 1 – paragraph 8
Amendment 36 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Section 1 – paragraph 9
Amendment 45 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10
Section 1 – paragraph 10
10. Proposes that the action point on monitoring should be strengthened by establishing a database on antimicrobial use, to be run by the appropriate competent authorities; notes that farmers are already obliged, under phytosanitary rulesanimal health legislation, to record antimicrobial applications in on- farm registers; that data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the raw data would be used by the competent authorities and would not be available to third parties, and collated data would be available at Member State and EU levels for monitoring purposes.
Amendment 52 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas animal slaughter and meat processing at the closest possible proximity to the breeding location is important for the stimulation of rural areas and their sustainable development, it should be recognised that is not always possible due to lack of proper slaughterhouses;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective and uniform enforcement of existing EU legislation on animal transport across all EU Member States. This together with suffiient controls at national level should guarantee and preserve a good functioning of the internal market avoid distortions of competition among EU Member States
Amendment 81 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 92 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 123 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Further to the concerns described above, cCalls on the Commission to evaluate fully the influence of the coscosts and benefits of animal transport on the price of meat products in the European Union market;
Amendment 158 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on a reconsideration of the issue of limiting the transport time of animals destined for slaughter to eight hours, with some exceptions based on geographicthe urgent need of ensuring the enforcement of the existing regulation in order to improve transport conditions, and the option of longer transportavoid distortion of scome animal species confirmed by scientific research results, provided that the rules on animal welfare are complied with;petition across EU Member States.
Amendment 185 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the improvement in the quality of animal transport, but believes that the Commission findings referred to above are based on the results of surveys carried out among slaughterhouses and business and transport enterprises engaged in the transportation of live animals. The results of the surveys carried out by the Commission may therefore not fully reflect the actual state of affairsnvestments carried out by the industry in order to improve the quality of production systems, transport and slaughter of animals across EU Member States; takes also note that because of considerable investments needed, many farms and slaughter houses of small size have disappeared;
Amendment 198 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In view of the situation described above, calls on the Commission to develop an objective and reliable system for evaluating system to monitor the welfare of animals during transport;
Amendment 204 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that in its report the Commission used the scientific research presented by the EFSA, which highlights the need to significantly reduce the length of transport time for horses, which correlates with the suggestions advanced in Parliament's Written Declaration of 25 February 2010;shows that good animal welfare conditions during the transport are more affected by the conditions of transport in relation to stocking density, straw, food, water and ventilation rather than duration of time.
Amendment 259 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is concerned that significant differences have arisen in individual Member States' interpretation of the rules, since this threatens the aims of the Regulation and distorts competition; calls therefore on the Commission to introduce appropriate amendments to the Regulation so aguidelines to eliminate the possibility of it being interpreted arbitrarily;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, on account of the austerity measures approved in many Member States in order to rebalance national budgets and reduce public debt, a realistic EU budget stipulating both positive and negative priorities is needed; notes that the commitments budgeted for agriculture and rural development have been raised slightly, with increases in commitments of 0.4% and 1.3% respectively compared with 2012, and increases in payments of 0.5% and 5.4% respectively, resulting in a total increase in payments under Heading 2 of 1.6%, which is well below the overall budget increase of 6.8%; calls on the Commission continually to search for possible budget savings, especially through reducing administrative expenditure and providing financing only for real needs;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. (new) As the direct payments represent an important part of the commitments budgeted for agriculture and the fact that European taxpayer rightly expects that these sums are correctly spent, recalls the Commission’s engagement to amend Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 259/2008, taking account of the objections made in the judgment of the European Court of Justice;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2016(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its concern about the volatility of agricultural markets causing uncertainty to farmers and agribusinesses; calls on the Commission to monitor developments in agricultural markets, to deliver better forecasts and to react swiftly and effectively when needed; strongly urges the Commission to increase the level of knowledge among farmers as to how to respond to volatile markets;
Amendment 107 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Fund for the period 2014-2020 shall be EUR 23 500 000 000 at 2011 prices, in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex II.
Amendment 109 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The level of resources available may be revised on the Commission's initiative, taking account of the impact of developments in the economic situation on the standard of living.
Amendment 134 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, approve the amendment of an operational programme no later than fivthree months after their formal submission by the Member State provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account.
Amendment 145 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and each Member State shall meet every year from 2014 to 2022, unless otherwise agreed, to examine the progress in implementing the operational programme, taking account of the annual implementation report and the Commission's observations referred to in Article 11(7), where applicablein the event that such meetings are necessary.
Amendment 146 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 147 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 158 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The managing authority shall, in order to ensure transparency in the support of the Fund, maintain a list of operations supported by the Fund in CSV or XML format which shall be accessible through a website. The list shall include at least information on the beneficiary name, its address and allocated amount of Union funding as well as the type of material deprivation addressed. The list shall also include information on the method used for selecting the beneficiary and the activity report submitted by the beneficiary.
Amendment 162 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those beneficiaries and partner organisations which have websites shall also provide a short description of the operation, including its aims and results, andshall be obliged to offer the public access to all information on the activities carried out, with the exception of information on the identity of the final recipients, highlighting the financial support from the Union.
Amendment 179 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. At the request of a Member State, interim payments and payments of the final balance may be increased by 10 percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable to the operational programmeMember States facing temporary budget difficulties may, on request, benefit from a co-financing rate of 100%. The increased rate, which can not exceed 100%, shall apply to requests for payment relating to the accounting period in which the Member State has submitted its request and subsequent accounting periods during which the Member State meets one of the following conditions:
Amendment 186 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Material assistance may be provided in the form of vouchers exclusively intended for food purchases.
Amendment 190 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
Article 21 – paragraph 5
5. An operation supported by the Fund shall not receive support from another Union instrument. Beneficiaries may access other Union instruments for other types of operation that are not covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 205 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. At the initiative of the Member States, subject to a ceiling of 41 % of the Fund allocation, the operational programme may finance preparation, management, monitoring, administrative and technical assistance, audit, information, control and evaluation measures necessary for implementing this Regulation. It may also finance technical assistance and capacity building of partner organisations.
Amendment 224 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the audit authority shall meet on a regular basis and at least once a year, unless otherwise agreed,where necessary to examine the annual control report, the opinion and the audit strategy, and to exchange views on issues relating to improvement of the management and control systems.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0260(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1
Article 1 – point -1
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Amendment 140 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The members of the European panel shall declare any actual or potential conflict of interest in respect of a specific candidate city. In the event of such a declaration by a member, or if such a conflict of interest comes to light, that member shall not participate in the selection procedure for the Member State concerned or, where appropriate , in the selection procedure for candidate or potential candidate countries. The members of the European panel shall not participate in the selection procedure for their Member State of origin, where appropriate. The member concerned shall not be replaced for this procedure and the selection shall be carried out by the remaining members of the European panel.
Amendment 141 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When organising the competition among candidate cities on its territory, each Member State shall respect the principle of equidistance and impartiality. Public authorities in the Member States shall not favour any one of the candidate cities in any way.
Amendment 19 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to ensure the continuation of proper conservation and management of marine biological resources in the Black Sea, minimum landing and mesh size for the turbot fishery should be established.
Amendment 22 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation N° 850/98
Article 2
Article 2
Amendment 46 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Regulation N° 850/98
Annex XII
Annex XII
(13a) In Annex XII, a new column is added for Region 9 for the species Turbot (Psetta maxima) with a minimum size of 45 cm.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– whereas the future EMFF should guarantee the right of local populations to fish, for family consumption, in accordance with specific customs and to maintain their traditional economic activities,
Amendment 33 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas small-scale fishing mainly targets low-value species, thus generating less income, which has restricted new investment;
Amendment 159 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
– renewal and modernisation of fleets with a view to making them safer, and more economically and environmentally sustainable (selection of techniques, energy efficiency, hygiene and food safety requirements, etc.);
Amendment 167 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 2 a (new)
– construction of specialised fishing ports, specific facilities for the landing, storage and sale of fishery products;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 6
Paragraph 11 – indent 6
– support for sustainable shellfishmollusc and crustacean harvesting practices, for activities carried out on land and for related professionals, whilst enhancing the role of women in fishing;
Amendment 192 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers it urgent to promote the fairer and more adequate distribution of value added along the sector’s value chain, by reducing operating margins, increasing the prices paid to producers and limiting the prices paid by end consumers; considers that, in cases where there are serious imbalances in the chain, the Member States should adopt means of intervention, such as setting maximum operating margins for each agent in the chain; underlines the importance of the availability and accessibility of processing facilities for fishery products, at a community level; draws attention to the fact that land transportation infrastructure plays an important role in product exploitation;
Amendment 169 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the proposal to introduceRejects the mandatory application of ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, which raises concerns regarding the concentration and creation of monopolies; stresses that in a number of countries transferable fishing rights have allowed fishing capacity to be reduced, which is commendable; emphasises, however, that adequate safeguards would need to be introduced in order to protect and regarding the possible socio- economic effects on small-scale and coastal fishing, which is the most economically endangered partsector of the industry but alsoand that providing most of the jobs and economic activity in coastal regions;
Amendment 185 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 197 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 269 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Believes, more generally, that the role of the RACs should be strengthened; in this respect, urges the Commission to table a new proposal aimed at strengthening the participation of stakeholders and small- scale fisheries, thus leading to genuine regionalisation in the CFP; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal to set up a Black Sea Advisory Council;
Amendment 271 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to establish a Black Sea Advisory Council; stresses also that the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) is not an adequate framework for the management of the Black Sea, a new Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) being necessary; calls on the Commission to intensify the dialogue with the Black Sea countries, particularly with regard to the exploitation and conservation of fish stocks;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a study published by the Commission estimates annual food waste generation in the 27 Member States at approximately 89 million tonnes, or 179 kg per capita, varying considerably between individual countries and the various sectors, without even considering agricultural food waste or fish catches returned to the sea; whereas total food waste will have risen to approximately 126 million tonnes (a 40% increase) by 2020 unless additional preventive actions or measures are taken,
Amendment 8 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Notes that the world grain production has risen from 824 million tonnes in 1960 to around 2.2 billion tonnes in 2010, 27 million tonnes being added to production every year; if global agro-production continues this trend, by 2050 the increase in grain production relative to today would be sufficient to feed the world’s population; in the mean time, as post- harvest losses amount to about 14% of total production, and another 15% is lost in distribution and in household waste, three-fifths of the total supply increase needed by 2050 could be obtained if we just stopped wasting food,
Amendment 33 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that food waste has a number of causes: overproduction, faulty product targeting (unadapted size or shape), deterioration of the product or its packaging, marketing rules (problems of appearance or defective packaging), and inadequate stock management or marketing strategies;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers that, in order to reduce food waste as much as possible, it is necessary to involve all participants in the food supply chain and to target the various causes of waste sector by sector;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the retargeting of support measures at EU level regarding the distribution of food products to the Union's least-favoured citizens, Community aid for the supply of milk and dairy products to schoolchildren, and the programme for encouraging the consumption of fruit in schools, with a view to preventing food waste;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the initiatives already taken in various Member States aimed at recovering, locally, unsold agricultural products and foodstuffs in order to redistribute them to groups of citizens who lack purchasing power; stresses the importance of the exchange of best practices in this connection between Member States, as also of initiatives at local level; points out in this regard the valuable contribution made, on the one hand, by volunteers in sorting and distributing such products and, on the other, by professional companies that are developing anti-waste systems and measures;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 44 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 81 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 150 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Draws attention to the potential offered by plants grown for the production of biofuels which can be rotated with cereals and/or cultivated on marginal, degraded or polluted land, thus not affecting food production;
Amendment 198 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls for an effective regulatory framework that supports the development of new plant varieties as part of an innovative European farming sector;
Amendment 199 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for measures to encourage the cultivation of local fodder crops such as flax, triticale and spring vetch (Vicia Lathyroides), etc;
Amendment 202 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 207 #
2011/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 7 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that agriculture will need to respond to specific challenges in the coming decades: catering for the food needs of a growing population, with more resource-efficient and environmentally sustainable practices in response to growing scarcities (water, energy, soil depletion, etc.), taking into account the need to mitigate, and adapt to, climate change (drought, flooding, higher salinity); considers that these challenges mean that in the future agriculture will be ever more affected by developments such as significantly falling numbers of farmers and reduced diversity of crops;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for more research to enhance the smart use of biological (animal and plant production and health and their inputs, biomass availability, forestry management, waste) and physical (land use, soil integrity, water availability, climate change) resources; believes that the European Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development can play a key role in developing research and training in the agricultural field; insists on maintaining this fund at no less than its present level of financing;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the research and innovation should focus on, in particular, crop productivity, as well as on growth- inhibiting factors stemming from the changing climate, including the possible proliferation of plant and animal diseases. The advancement of knowledge in the sustainable management, production and use of biological resources (microbial, plant and animal) will provide the basis for safer, more eco-efficient and competitive products and services for agriculture and related industries; stresses the importance of new technologies for boosting agricultural production, and points out that the EU needs to take advantage of all available innovations if it is to remain competitive on the world market;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes with concern the falling growth rhythm of agricultural production, against a backdrop of slower progress in research and innovation in agriculture;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recognises the crucial role of research and innovation, both for the objective of reducing CO2 emissions in agriculture and for developing renewable energies and increasing the efficiency of bioenergy production with a view to reducing the effects on the agri-food sector;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it crucial that the investment in science should be coupled with investment in the skills of people. Education, training and advisory services are essential components driving knowledge-based growth of rural businesses. It is therefore necessary to focus advisory and training services on the drive for innovation at every level (product innovation, process innovation and management innovation); stresses, above all, the need to support young farmers in developing the skills needed for the administration and management of agricultural enterprises;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that agriculture is a cross- disciplinary activity and is best served by multidisciplinary research. Agricultural activity combines the research achievements of several research fields, e.g. technology and life sciences, and depends largely on public policies; believes, further, that it is essential to prioritise transfers of knowledge and experience among European farmers by financing study visit programmes for young farmers;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Believes that research and technological innovation need to aim at achieving balanced forms of supporting all participants in the agri-food production chain;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that emission mitigation efforts are expected to increase demand for bio- energy and stresses that agriculture is not part of the problem but a solution to it, being a producer of biomass and biofuels; emphasises that synergies should be sought between the development of renewable energies and rendering bio-energy production more efficient, with a view to reducing the impact on the agrifood sector;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the importance of new technologies in the development of renewable energies and the production of bio-energy and indicates that the EU should harness every available innovation in order to achieve its objectives for the reduction of CO2 emissions;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that improved agricultural and forestry practices should increase the capacity of the sector to preserve and sequester carbon in soils and forests; stresses at the same time that most forest owners are also farmers;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that there is a need for better management of bio-waste and of agriculture and forestry by- products; emphasises the importance of providing support for small farmers to enable them to help protect the environment by implementing ecological farming practices such as returning abandoned land to the agricultural circuit, maintaining grazing land, restoring wetlands and peat lands, and conserving traditional crop varieties;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the analysis provided by the Commission with regard to agricultural products in the context of global food security, with diminishing global food reserves and increasing hunger, and; recalls that four EU Member States are currently among the world's countries considered most vulnerable to rising food prices; from a market perspective, underlininges the extreme price volatility in food and feed, the imperfections of the food and feed chains and the role of financial instruments and speculative behaviour as a cause of instability;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the precarious state of supply in the case of imported agricultural products, given the restrictions on exports recently imposed by certain countries; believes the EU needs to protect its citizens from the consequences of such phenomena by reducing levels of dependency;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that Member States need to move towards an optimum level of exploitation of available agricultural land, by rehabilitating deteriorated land and returning abandoned or uncultivated land to the agricultural circuit;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. With regard to food security, supports the finding of the Communication that without a sound, coherent and adequately financed Common Agricultural Policy and a direct support mechanism, European agriculture is unlikely to survive; agrees, furthermore, that the EU does and should continue to play a role in ensuring sufficient food for a growing world population; is therefore supportive of a strategy on raw materials and commodities that is based on an integrated approach which encompasses agricultural, financial, energy, environmental and development policy concerns;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is aware of the impact on agricultural production of the large-scale use of farmland for the production of renewable energies; considers, nonetheless, that the agri-food sector also has an important role to play in terms of bioenergy production, and therefore calls for the identification of possible synergies between the two fields;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirms its support for a system of global food reserves, under the aegis of the UN system of institutions, and believes the EU should play a leading role in promoting this initiative; is supportive of the recent efforts undertaken by the G20 towards more information exchange in food production forecasts; stresses the value of measures to develop the availability, quality and transparency of the information on stocks at Union and international level;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas food prices are at their highest levels for 20 years, and four EU Member States head the list of the states most vulnerable to the increase in the price of food, and whereas agriculture is the only sector able to provide a response to the challenges this poses,
Amendment 95 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the share of CAP expenditure in the EU budget has steadily decreased from nearly 75% in 1985 to a projected 39.3% in 2013, whereas the CAP, despite being one of the longest-standing policies of the EU and the only one which has been communitised, accounts for less than 5% of the EU’s GDP, while public expenditure accounts for some 50% of GDP, and whereas, following the successive enlargements of the European Union, the area of agricultural land has increased by 40% and there are twice as many farmers as in 2004,
Amendment 97 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas Romania and Bulgaria are still gradually phasing in EU agricultural direct payments and will not have reached 100% in 2014,
Amendment 122 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there should not be any differentiation in the treatment of farmers according to size of holding and legal form for the purpose of direct payments, although the possibility of introducing a basic allowance for small farmers should not be excluded,
Amendment 427 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away fromdiscontinuing historical and individual reference valuepayments and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing periodas soon as is reasonably possible; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, requiring special measures per region;
Amendment 466 #
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; considers that Member States should have the freedom to define the small farmers according to the national or regional specificities; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;
Amendment 493 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for the direct payments system to be updated with a view to reducing the cost of its administration by the Member States;
Amendment 609 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be made only to active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort or expenditure, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part-time) are classified as active farming;
Amendment 615 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Rejects the introduction of an upper limit for direct payments;
Amendment 617 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Suggests that the Commission assess the possibility of providing fresh incentives for the long-term leasing (e.g. 50 years) of land, with the option of introducing a pre-emptive right of purchase by the lessee; points out that measures of this type would contribute to greater aggregation of farmland, in a perspective of resolving the structural problems in some Member States;
Amendment 637 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separateadditional support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained;
Amendment 669 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 764 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Believes that the future CAP should also take into account territorial balance in agricultural production, placing the emphasis on a more effective exploitation of unused and abandoned land and its reintegration into the agricultural circuit;
Amendment 880 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on the Commission to provide a framework for the Member States to allow primary producers to set aside pre- tax primary production income in profitable years to establish cash reserves to mitigate losses in low-income years;
Amendment 1089 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Considers that the generation change in agriculture should represent a priority for the rural development policy; calls for a coherent policy with an adequate financial support from this point of view, while expecting sustainable programs that favour young farmers; suggests the possibility of an additional payment in their favour, in an amount decided by the Member States in the first pillar; these measures should not be conditioned by national co-financing;
Amendment 1104 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
48 b. Considers that the allocation of funds for the second pillar should take into account considerations related to cohesion objectives at the EU level;
Amendment 1127 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Draws attention to the fact that the updating of basic physical infrastructure is a prerequisite for rural development, and calls for the continued funding, under the second pillar, of the measures geared towards this;
Amendment 1131 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)
Paragraph 49 b (new)
49b. Calls on the Commission to publish urgently the summarising report under Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);
Amendment 1154 #
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 appropriate; calls on the Commission to retain the existing criteriafavours a flexible system, adaptable to specific national or regional characteristics, for demarcation ofng disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports the extension of the pilot project on an exchange programme for young farmers, which provides an opportunity for cross-border exchange of knowledge, the potential integration of farm management methods and the promotion of practices that allow farmers to meet the demands of consumers and the dissemination of best-practice techniques in environmental protection, taking into particular account the challenges facing European agriculture;
Amendment 263 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the case of European Research Council (ERC) frontier research actions, the SME instrument, actions in the area of primary agricultural production, programme co- fund actions and in justified cases provided for in the work programme or work plan, the minimum condition shall be the participation of one legal entity established in a Member State or associated country.
Amendment 452 #
2011/0399(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, actions in the area of primary agricultural production will benefit from grants covering maximum 100% of the total eligible costs.
Amendment 1685 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – title
Article 51 – title
Encouraging new aquaculture farmerfarmers in the sector of aquaculture and processing aquaculture products
Amendment 1687 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1
Article 51 – paragraph 1
1. In order to foster entrepreneurship in aquaculture, the EMFF may support the setting up of aquaculture enterpriseenterprises in the sector of aquaculture or processing aquaculture products by new starting farmers.
Amendment 1693 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Support 1 shall be granted to aquaculture farmers entering the sector of aquaculture or processing of aquaculture products provided that they:
Amendment 1697 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) are setting up for the first time an aquaculture micro or small enterprise in the sector of aquaculture or processing aquaculture products as heads of such enterprise;
Amendment 1699 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) submit a business plan for the development of their aquaculture activitiectivities in the sector of aquaculture or processing aquaculture products.
Amendment 1704 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 3
Article 51 – paragraph 3
3. In order to acquire adequate professional skills, aquaculture farmers entering the sector of aquaculture or processing aquaculture products may benefit from support under Article 49(1)(a).
Amendment 1790 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) infestation of aquaculture farms by invasive species;
Amendment 1988 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) establishing wholesale markets and exchanges for fishery products.
Amendment 2016 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) managed directly by fishermen or groups of fishermen;
Amendment 2421 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring the establishment of a single website or a single website portal providing information on, and access to, the operational programme in each Member State; that website or portal shall be updated promptly in the event of any changes being made;
Amendment 2424 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) informing potential beneficiaries, using a range of accessible methods, about funding opportunities under the operational programme;
Amendment 2426 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 143 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any change to the information referred to in points (a) and (b) shall be available publicly, at least three months before that change comes into effect.
Amendment 214 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) obligations at farm level deriving from the statutory management requirements and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land as laid down in Chapter I of Title VI;
Amendment 216 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) information on the activities of the operational groups in the framework of the European Innovation Partnership network with a special focus on the agricultural practices targeted towards innovation
Amendment 221 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 237 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 255 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the sustainable development of the economical activity of holdings other than those referred to in paragraph (2)(d);
Amendment 262 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal and plant disease notification as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation and those linked to green growth as defined in the rural development regulation new Art.18bis in line with the measures proposed in the rural development programmes
Amendment 269 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(bb) the sustainable development of the economical activity of the small farms as defined by the Member States and at least of the farms participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP].
Amendment 439 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 539 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Article 91 – paragraph 2
However, for forest areas this penalty shall not apply in so far as no support is claimed for the concerned area in accordance with Articles 22(1)(a), 31 and 35 of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[RD]. Furthermore, this penalty shall not apply when the non- compliance is due to a technical failure of the systems for identification and registration of animals.
Amendment 564 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 2
Article 93 – paragraph 2
Amendment 566 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 93 – paragraph 2 a (new)
By means of an implementing act, a set of common requirements for the good agricultural and environmental condition (GAEC) listed in Annex II should be defined.
Amendment 572 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Article 93 – paragraph 3
Amendment 583 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Article 93 – paragraph 4
Amendment 591 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 5
Article 93 – paragraph 5
Amendment 594 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 6
Article 93 – paragraph 6
The preceding subparagraph shall not apply to land under permanent grassland to be afforested, if such afforestation is compatible with the environment and with the exclusion of plantations of Christmas trees and fast growing species cultivated in the short term.
Amendment 598 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 8
Article 93 – paragraph 8
Amendment 600 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 93 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 93 – paragraph 8 a (new)
By way of derogation farmers who have at least 70% of the area of their holding in 2014 in 'permanent grassland' and 'grasses or other forage' as defined in article 4.1 (h) Regulation (EU) No DP/2012, hereinafter referred to as 'reference areas under total grassland', shall maintain at least the same number of hectares under grassland as their reference area under total grassland. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas they are required to maintain. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 606 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1
Article 94 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that all agricultural area, including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall definespecify, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiariethe scope of the controls of beneficiaries based on the set of common requirements for standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land on the basis of Annex IIas laid down in article 93, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures. Member States shall not define minimum requirements which are not established in Annex II.
Amendment 684 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Title
Annex 1 – Title
Amendment 159 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Agri-environment-climate payments should continue to play a prominent role in supporting the sustainable development of rural areas and in responding to society's increasing demands for environmental pubic goods and services. They should further encourage farmers and other land managers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural practices contributing to land related climate change mitigation and adaptation and compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, the landscape and its features, natural resources, the soil, biodiversity and genetic diversity. In this context the conservation of genetic resources in agriculture and the additional needs of farming systems that are of high nature value should be given specific attention. Payments should contribute to covering additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments undertaken and should only cover commitments going beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements, in accordance with the ‘polluter pays’ principle. In many situations the synergies resulting from commitments undertaken jointly by a group of farmers multiply the environmental and climate benefit. However, joint action brings additional transaction costs which should be compensated adequately. In order to ensure that farmers and other land managers are in a position to correctly implement the commitments they have undertaken, Member States should endeavour to provide them with the required skills and knowledge. Member States shouldall maintain the level of efforts made during the 2007- 2013 programming period and have to spend a minimum of 2540% of the total contribution from the EAFRD to each rural development programme for climate change mitigation and adaptation and land management, through the agri- environment-climate, organic farming measures and payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints measurescovered by the implementation of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds or of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for the community action in the field of water policy. Special attention should be given to the transition between current and future agri-environment and climate commitments undertaken by farmer and land managers taking into account the change in the baseline.
Amendment 235 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ‘short supply chain’: a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, in direct selling, local markets and community supported agriculture, committed to co-operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
Amendment 494 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) High Nature Value Farming systems
Amendment 496 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) Organic Farming
Amendment 551 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms, High Nature Value farming, organic farming and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 564 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) relevant combinations of measures are included in relation to the Union priorities for rural development included in the programme, logically following from the ex ante evaluation referred to in point (a) and the analysis referred to in point (b); , to address climatic challenges and increase environmental delivery, member states shall consider measures under article 29, 30, 31, 34 and 35 of this regulation
Amendment 644 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Support may also cover short-term farm management exchange and farm visit, farm visit and exchanges of good practice between public entities in rural areas.
Amendment 659 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector, land managers, public entities and other economic actors which are SMEs operating in rural areas.
Amendment 767 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Support should also cover costs arising from informational and promotional activities for products under the quality schemes promoting organic and high nature value farming.
Amendment 802 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support may also cover expenditure relating to the assistance needed to participate in the quality schemes referred to in paragraph 1(a),(b) and (c) and information and promotion activities relating to the products forming the subject of those schemes.
Amendment 829 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concern the processing, marketing, storage and/or development of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty or of cotton. The output of the production process may be a product not covered by that Annex;
Amendment 880 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. In the case of investments to support farm restructuring, only farms not exceeding a certain size, to be defined by the Member States in the programme based on the SWOT analysis carried out in relation to the Union priority for rural development “enhancing competitiveness of all types of agriculture and enhancing farm viability”, shall be eligibleSupport under paragraph 1(b) may be granted to farms or public entities in rural areas.
Amendment 888 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Support under this measure shall be limited to the maximum support rates laid down in Annex I. These maximum rates may be increased for young farmers, organic farmers and measures related to the fulfilment of Natura 2000 and the Water Framework Directive, collective investments and integrated projects involving support under more than one measure, investments in areas facing significant natural constraints as referred to in Article 33(3) and operations supported in the framework of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability in accordance with the support rates laid down in Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate may not exceed 90%.
Amendment 939 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) payments for farmers who decide to cease farming activities with a view to making over their farm holdings to other farmers.
Amendment 942 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 998 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be granted to farmers participating in the small farmers scheme, at the time of submitting their application for support, for at least one year and who commit to permanently transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer. Support shall be paid from the date of the transfer until 31 December 2020who permanently transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer. Support shall be paid in at least two instalments equivalent to 120% of the payment entitlements established for a period of five years, starting from the date of the transfer. The Member States shall establish the conditions for the granting of that support.
Amendment 1006 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be conditional on the submission of a business plan. Implementation of the business plan has to start within six monthsone year from the date of the decision granting the aid.
Amendment 1019 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States may grant an annuity to the farmers referred to in paragraph 1(c) who are at least 65 years of age, without this being considered state aid.
Amendment 1022 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Article 20 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1034 #
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 necessary for the renovation and development of villages;
Amendment 1048 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the setting-up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including healthcare, transport, leisure and, culture, and the related infrastructure;
Amendment 1066 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) studies and investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural, educational, religious and natural heritage of villages and rural landscapes, including related socio- economic aspects;
Amendment 1072 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Support under this measure shall only concern small-scale infrastructure, as defined by each Member State in the programme. However, rural development programmes may provide for specific derogations from this rule for investments in broadband and renewable energy. In this case, clear criteria ensuring complementarity with support under other Union instruments shall be provided directly connected with the renovation and development of villages and intended to increase the agricultural competitiveness and viability of rural areas.
Amendment 1256 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) jointly placing goods on the market and promoting this, including preparation for sale, centralisation of sales and supply to bulk buyers;
Amendment 1263 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) other activities that may be carried out by producer groups, such as development of business, storage and marketing skilpotentials and organisation and facilitation of innovation processes.
Amendment 1357 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20 % of the premium paid for the commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.
Amendment 1398 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Payments to farmers in mountain areas and other areas facing natural or other specific constraints, particularly High Nature Value farming systems, shall be granted annually per hectare of UAA in order to compensate farmers for additional costs and income foregone related to the constraints for agricultural production in the area concerned.
Amendment 1422 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6
Article 32 – paragraph 6
6. In Member States which have notshall completed the delimitation referred to in Article 33(3) before 1 January 2014, paragraph 5 shall apply to farmers receiving payments in areas which were eligible for such payments during the 2007-2013 period. Following completion of the delimitation, farmers in areas that remain eligible shall receive full payments under this measurat the latest by the date on which this Regulation enters into force. Farmers in areas that are no longer eligible shall continue to receive payments in accordance with paragraph 5.
Amendment 1431 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) poor accessibility.
Amendment 1432 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) low population density;
Amendment 1438 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32, areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 6650% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensured at the appropriatelowest level of local administrative units ("LAU 2" level)on.
Amendment 1516 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) activities with the goal to inform and promote products under quality schemes through particular farming systems such as organic or High Nature Value.
Amendment 2118 #
2011/0282(COD)
Conservation of High Nature Value farm systems: - knowledge transfer and information actions - advisory services, farm management and farm relief services - quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs - agri-environment- climate - organic farming - Natura 2000 and Water framework directive payments - enhancement of biodiversity in rural areas - co-operation - investment in physical assets
Amendment 636 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Within 6 months after the entry into force of the Regulation, the Commission shall review the reference prices in the milk and milk products and the beef and veal sectors and the reference price for paddy rice taking into account the evolution of production costs over a representative period
Amendment 642 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Prices, production costs and margins reporting systems The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set up an information system on prices, production costs and margins in the commodities market, including a system for the publication of price levels, production cost and margin indicators for the commodities market. The system shall be based on information submitted by operators involved in the commodities trade. This information shall be treated with confidentiality. The Commission shall ensure that the information published does not permit the identification of individual operators.
Amendment 662 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
c a ) fresh and chilled meat of sheep and goats sector
Amendment 676 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) butter and skimmed milk powder, from 1 March to 31 Augustthroughout the year.
Amendment 684 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) mayshall be opened for the beef and veal sector by the Commission, by means of other implementing acts, ifbefore the average market price over a representative period adopted pursuant to Article 19(a) in a Member State or in a region of a Member State recorded on the basis of the Union scale for the classification of carcasses as adopted pursuant to in Article 18(8) is belowreaches EUR 1 560/tonne.Within six months after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall review the intervention price in the beef and veal sector taking into account the evolution of production costs over a representative period.
Amendment 688 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) may be opened by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, for the sheep and goats sector if the market situation so requires.
Amendment 750 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) dried fodder;
Amendment 755 #
Amendment 765 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) flax and hemp fibres;
Amendment 769 #
Amendment 780 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 784 #
Amendment 798 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) starch potato;
Amendment 801 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Aid for private storage shall be granted for butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow's milk.
Amendment 820 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it may decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and the reference prices for the products concerned or the need to respond to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments in the sector in one or more Member States. As regards the olive oil sector, the activation price for private storage for each category of olive oil shall reflect the real market situation, in particular taking into account the production costs. A periodic review should also be put in place. The aid provided must cover all storage costs as well as the financial implications of production being left in storage. The Commission shall automatically activate the private storage when all the conditions are fulfilled.
Amendment 859 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Amendment 943 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 2 a (new)
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 2 – section 2 a (new)
AIDS IN THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS SECTOR FOR SPECIAL USE
Amendment 944 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a 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 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. The aid may be fixed in advance or by means of tendering procedures. For the purposes of this Article, buttermilk and buttermilk powder shall be regarded as skimmed milk and skimmed- milk powder. 2. Aid amounts shall be fixed by the Commission taking into account the reference price fixed in point (e)(ii) of Article 7 (1) for skimmed- milk powder, and the development of the market situation as regards skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder.
Amendment 946 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b 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 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. The aid may be fixed in advance or by means of tendering procedures. 2. Aid shall be fixed by the Commission taking into account the development of the market situation for skimmed-milk powder and the reference price for skimmed-milk powder, fixed in point (e)(ii) of Article 7(1). The aid may vary, according to whether the skimmed milk is processed into casein or caseinates and according to the quality of those products.
Amendment 1115 #
Amendment 1120 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Support under this Article shall cover information or promotion measures concerning Union wines on the internal market in third countries, thereby improving their competitiveness in those countries.
Amendment 1138 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. Support for the setting up of mutual funds shall provide assistance to producers seeking to insure themselves against market fluctuations.
Amendment 1140 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. Support for the setting up of mutual funds may be granted in the form of temporary and degressive aid to cover the administrative costs of the fundto cover: (a) the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, in the form of temporary and degressive aid; (b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to farmers. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to capital and interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to farmers in case of crisis.
Amendment 1158 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support may be granted for tangible or intangible investments in processing facilities, winery infrastructure and marketing of wine, including intangible investments which improve the overall performance of the enterprise and concern one or more of the following:
Amendment 1167 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1174 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1185 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48a According to Article 48, other eligible expenses are material assets or qualified human resources to improve the wine product marketing produced in the EU and defined in the Part II of Annex VI of this Regulation.
Amendment 1201 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may draw up national programmes for the apiculture sector covering a period of three years. These programmes have to be developed in close cooperation with representative organisations and cooperatives in the beekeeping field.
Amendment 1206 #
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 1291 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59 a (new)
Amendment 1484 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 p (new)
Article 101 p (new)
Article 101 p Delegated powers In order to take into account the specificities of the sugar sector and to ensure that the interests of all parties are duly taken into account, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt rules on the price adjustments to be applied as provided for in Article 101 g(3).
Amendment 1604 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are constituted and controlled by producers in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2);
Amendment 1608 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are formed on the initiative of the producers;producers dispose of adequate human, material or technical resources for carrying out their activities
Amendment 1619 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) optimising production costs and stabilising producer prices such as by providing risk management instruments;
Amendment 1622 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
(iiia) negotiating contract terms;
Amendment 1628 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v a (new)
(va) promoting and providing technical assistance for the use of production standards, improving product quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin, a protected geographical indication or covered by a national quality label.
Amendment 1653 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1695 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 a (new)
Article 107 a (new)
Amendment 1738 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point x
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point x
(x) encouraging healthy, moderate or responsible consumption of the products and informing about the harm linked to hazardous consumption patterns;
Amendment 1854 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 c (new)
Article 113 c (new)
Article 113 c Contracts in the hops sector 1. Any contract to supply hops produced within the Union concluded between a producer or producer organisation on the one hand and a buyer on the other shall be registered by the bodies designated for that purpose by each producer Member State concerned. 2. Contracts relating to the supply of specific quantities at agreed prices for a period covering one or more harvests and concluded before 1 August of the year of the first harvest concerned shall be known as 'contracts concluded in advance'. They shall be registered separately. 3. The data on which registration is based may be used only for the purposes of this Regulation. 4. The Commission shall lay down the detailed rules concerning the registration of contracts to supply hops
Amendment 1855 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Taking into account the need to ensure that the objectives and responsibilities of producer organisations, operator organisations in the olive oil and table olives sector and interbranch organisations are clearly defined so as to contribute to the effectiveness of the actions of such organisations, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts individually for each sector listed in article 1 (2) in accordance with Article 160 regarding producer organisations, associations of producer organisations, interbranch organisations and operator organisations on the following:
Amendment 1859 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the rules of association, the recognition, structure, legal personality, membership, size, accountability and activities of such organisations and associations, the requirement referred to in point (d) of Article 106 for recognition of a producer organisation that it does not hold a dominant position on a given market unless this is necessary in pursuance of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty, the effects deriving from recognition, the withdrawal of recognition, and mergers;
Amendment 1863 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the extension of certain rules of the organisations provided for in Article 110 to non-members taking into consideration the aims that each of these organisation may pursue in accordance with article 106, 107 and 108, and the compulsory payment of subscriptions by non-members referred to in Article 111, including a list of the stricter production rules which may be extended under point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 110(4), further requirements as regards representativeness, the economic areas concerned, including Commission scrutiny of their definition, minimum periods during which the rules shall apply before their extension, the persons or organisations to whom the rules or contributions may be applied, and the circumstances in which the Commission may require that the extension of rules or compulsory contributions shall be refused or withdrawn.
Amendment 1865 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 1
Article 115 – paragraph 1
The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt the necessary measures concerning this Chapter, in particular on the procedures and technical conditions as regards the implementation of the measures referred to in Articles 110 and 112. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts adopt the necessary measures concerning the implementation of the concept of "economic area" as referred to in Article 110 (2)
Amendment 1902 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to ensure the efficiency of the system, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to provide that the checks carried out by the customs authorities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall, in addition to, or as an alternative to, the check of the customs value against the unit value, include a check of the customs value against another value. In any case this faculty will never bring a deductive method which allows to reduce to the minimum or to avoid the implementation of this additional right.
Amendment 2011 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to the agreements, decisions and practices referred to in Article 143 of this Regulation necessary for the attainment of the main objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty.
Amendment 2013 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Taking into consideration the need for ensuring harmonized implementation of EU competition rules in the agricultural sector, the European Commission shall develop [within... years after the entry of this Regulation] specific guidelines aiming at facilitating the implementation by national competition authorities of Articles 101 to 106 of the Treaty to agreements, decisions and practices related to the production of, or trade in, agricultural products.
Amendment 2032 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 145 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) may create distortions of competition which are not essential to achieving the main objectives of the CAP pursued by the interbranch organisation activity;
Amendment 2134 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 a (new)
Article 158 a (new)
Amendment 2190 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
Amendment 154 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 173 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 196 #
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. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal 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 level should close one third 66% of the gap between their current level and this level. No Member State should receive support below 75% of the average level. 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 242 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas, crop rotation, leguminous based systems, farm energy and self-efficiency measures, water and soil management, buffer strips, precision farming techniques or permanent cultures or sustainable certified schemes. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘Natura 2000’ areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘greening’ component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘greening’ component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
Amendment 373 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
– maintaining the agricultural area in a state which makes it suitable for grazing or cultivation without any particular preparatory action going beyond traditional agricultural methods and machineriesunder GAEC, or
Amendment 380 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
– carrying out a minimum activity to be established by Member States on agricultural areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation;
Amendment 423 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘permanent grasslandpasture’ means land used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holdingforage and that has not been ploughed or reseeded for fiseven years or longer; it maythis will include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominant;
Amendment 451 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) "High Nature Value Farming": farming systems that host farming activities and farmland that, because of their characteristics, can be expected to support high levels of biodiversity or species and habitats of conservation concern. These systems are characterized by low intensity farming and high proportions of natural or semi-natural vegetation. It may also be characterized by a high diversity of land cover.
Amendment 706 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 713 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Amendment 773 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 787 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1273 #
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 package of agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
Amendment 1506 #
Amendment 1542 #
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 3 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 a rotation of at least three different crops. NoOne of those threeleguminous crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable landbe included in the rotation.
Amendment 1768 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the minimum percentage indicated therein shall be reduced to 5% in cases of joint undertakings of groups of farmers establishing continuous, adjacent ecological focus areas, even if those groups are not organised on a formal basis.
Amendment 1781 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b Ecological focus areas, such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas, shall be eligible for the granting of direct payments.
Amendment 1837 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the payment referred to in this Chapter, Member States shall use 30 at least 20% of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1902 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to finance the payment referred to in Article 34, Member States may decide, by 1 August 2013, to use up to 510% of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 1981 #
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:tablish a maximum limit of 100 ha.
Amendment 1986 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1990 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1994 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to finance the payment referred to in Article 36, Member States shall use a percentage of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II which shall not be higher than 24%. They shall notify the Commission, by 1 August 2013, of the estimated percentage necessary to finance that payment.
Amendment 2026 #
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 coppicesectors designated by each Member State from those listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 2293 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) With a view to ensuring that the amounts for the financing of the CAP comply with the annual ceilings referred to in Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR], an adjustment of the level of direct support in any calendar year should be maintained. The adjustment of the direct payments should only be applied to payments to be granted to farmers in excess of EUR 5 000 in the corresponding calendar year. Taking into account the levels of direct payments for farmers in Bulgaria, Croatia and RomanCroatia in the framework of the application of the phasing-in mechanism to all direct payments granted in thoseis Member States, this instrument of financial discipline should only apply in Bulgaria and Romania as from 1 January 2016 and in Croatia as from 1 January 2022.
Amendment 2294 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 – last sentence
Recital 14 – last sentence
To ensure equal treatment of farmers whose direct payments are subject to phasing-in in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania,Croatia the minimum threshold should be based on the final amounts to be granted at the end of the phasing-in process.
Amendment 2295 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. In the framework of the gradual introduction of direct payments as provided for in Article 16, paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply to Bulgaria and Romania as from 1 January 2016 and to Croatia as from 1 January 2022.
Amendment 2297 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – Title
Article 16 – Title
Amendment 36 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
Recital 87
(87) The frequency of audits on operations should be proportionate to the extent of the Union's support from the Funds. In particular, the number of audits s carried out should be reduceda single audit should be carried out where the total eligible expenditure for an operation does not exceed EUR 1200 000. Nevertheless, it should be possible to carry out audits at any time where there is evidence of an irregularity or fraud, or, following closure of a completed operation, as part of an audit sample. In order that the level of auditing by the Commission is proportionate to the risk, the Commission should be able to reduce its audit work in relation to operational programmes where there are no significant deficiencies or where the audit authority can be relied on.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the review of performance undertaken in 2017 and 2019 reveals that a priority within a programme has not attained its milestones set for the years 2016 and 2018, the Commission shall make recommendations to the Member State concerned and, where appropriate, activate technical assistance for the managing authority.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3
Article 84 – paragraph 3
3. At least 215 % of the Structural Funds resources for less developed regions, 430% for transition regions and 352% for more developed regions in each Member State shall be allocated to the ESF. For the purposes of this provision, the support to a Member State through the [Food for deprived people instrument] shall be considered as part of the share of Structural Funds allocated to the ESF.
Amendment 89 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 5
Article 84 – paragraph 5
Amendment 90 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 6
Article 84 – paragraph 6
Amendment 95 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring the establishment of a single website or a single website portal providing information on, and access to, all operational programmes in that Member State; that website or portal shall be updated promptly in the event of any changes being made;
Amendment 96 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) informing potential beneficiaries, using a range of accessible methods, about funding opportunities under operational programmes;
Amendment 100 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 1
Article 140 – paragraph 1
1. Operations for which the total eligible expenditure does not exceed EUR 1200 000 shall not be subject to more than one audit by either the audit authority or the Commission prior to the closure of all the expenditure concerned under Article 131. Other operations shall not be subject to more than one audit per accounting year by the audit authority and the Commission prior to the closure of all the expenditure concerned under Article 131. These provisions are without prejudice to paragraph 4.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3.1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3.1 – point 2 – introductory part
2. The managing authority shall ensure that potential beneficiaries are informed, using a range of accessible methods, on at least the following:
Amendment 102 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – parargraph 3 – subparagraph 3.1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
Annex 5 – parargraph 3 – subparagraph 3.1 – point 2 – point d a (new)
(da) any change to the information referred to in points (a)-(d), at least three months before that change comes into effect;
Amendment 30 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The scope of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 was broadened in 2009 by Regulation (EC) No 546/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 as part of the European Economic Recovery plan to include workers made redundant as a result of the global financial and economic crisis. In order to enable the EGF to intervene in future crisis situations, its scope should cover redundancies resulting from a serious economic disruption when caused by an unexpected crisis comparable to the financial and economic crisis that hit the economy from 2008 onwards.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when the number of redundancies reaches a minimum threshold. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, and in exceptional circumstances, applications may be submitted for a lower number of redundancies. As regards farmers, the necessary criteria should be determined by the Commission in relation to the consequences of each trade agreementor isolated regions, regions with low population densities or regions particularly dependent on one economic sector, and in exceptional circumstances, applications may be submitted for a lower number of redundancies.
Amendment 55 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point c
Article 2 — paragraph 1 — point c
Amendment 57 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1a (new)
This Regulation shall not apply to the agricultural sector. The measures necessary to attenuate the unexpected economic and social effects of any agricultural trade agreements and budgetary appropriations for the funding thereof shall be secured by means of European funds relating to the common agricultural policy.
Amendment 59 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 1 — point a
Article 4 — paragraph 1 — point a
(a) at least 500 workers being made redundant over a period of foursix months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant in its suppliers or downstream producers;
Amendment 60 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 — paragraph 1 — point b
Article 4 — paragraph 1 — point b
(b) at least 500 workers being made redundant over a period of nintwelve months, particularly in small or medium-sized enterprises, operating in one economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS II level, or in more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS II level provided that more than 500 workers are made redundant in two of the regions combined.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 — paragraph 1
Article 8 — paragraph 1
1. The Member State shall submit a complete application to the Commission within a period of 12 weeks from the date on which it is considered necessary to take action in accordance with the criteria set in Article 4(1) or (2) are met or, where applicable, before the deadline set by the Commission in accordance with Article 4(3). In exceptional and duly justified circumstances the application may be supplemented with additional information by the applicant Member State within six months from the date of application, following which the Commission shall assess the application on the basis of the available information. The Commission shall complete its assessment of the application within twelve weeks of the date of receipt of a complete application or (in the case of an incomplete application) six months after the date of the initial application, whichever is the earlier.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0229(COD)
(7) Electronic identification systems based on radio frequency identification have considerably improved in the last ten years. That technology allows a faster and more accurate reading of individual animal identity codes directly into data processing systems resulting on a reduction of time needed to trace potential infected animals or infected food, saving labour costs but at the same time increasing equipment costs. However, since the electronic systems may produce errors, the failure of technology should not lead to penalties for farmers.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Member States have very different husbandry systems, farming practices and sector organisations. Member States should therefore be allowed to make EID compulsory on their territory only after consulting farmers, when they deem it appropriate, after considering all those factors including any negative impact on small farmers. Member States should be allowed to create special regimes for small farmers. Any distortion of competition within the single market should be avoided.
Amendment 31 #
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 2
Article 4a — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2
No animal may leave the holding where it was born before the two means of identification have been applied except in case of force majeure.
Amendment 40 #
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 — letter (a)
Article 4c — paragraph 2 — subparagraph 1 — letter (a)
Amendment 46 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 7
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 7 — paragraph 5 — letter (b)
Article 7 — paragraph 5 — letter (b)
(b) enters up-to-date information directly into the computerised database within twenty-four hourhree days of the occurrence of the event.
Amendment 2 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of the Common Agricultural Policy with regard to guaranteeing food supply for its citizens according to the Treaties; notes that demand for food is growing faster than supply, the effects of climate change being felt even more intensely in agriculture; insists that Europe, as the biggest importer of agricultural products, needs to maintain and increase its agricultural potential in order to tackle current and future demands for food in the EU, as well as the efficiency of its agri-food sector;
Amendment 15 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the Commission proposals for reform of the common agricultural policy now being debated would impose additional obligations on farmers; efforts to fulfil them must be rewarded financially;
Amendment 22 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of granting flexibility to Member States to move funds between the two pillars of the CAP, in order to address the challenges of rural areas in the most appropriate waya way adapted to the specific circumstances and their own strategies;
Amendment 17 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Article 15(3) of Directive 2003/96/EC allows Member States to apply to agricultural, horticultural and piscicultural works as well as to forestry not only the provisions generally applicable to business uses but also a level of taxation down to zero. A with the goal of ensuring the economic viability of agricultural concerns, which are already confronted with high social, plant health and environmental requirements, with rising production costs at a time when farmers’ incomes are diminishing, without this being sufficiently compensated for by the market, and with heightened competition on the international agricultural marketplace. Despite this, an examination of that option has revealed that as far as general energy consumption taxation is concerned its maintenance would be contrary to the Union'’s wider policy objectives unless it is linked to a counterpart ensuring advances in the field of energy efficiency and resulting in a simultaneous reduction, in the medium term, in fixed production costs in the sectors concerned. Such advances in energy efficiency should form part of a sufficiently long cycle and be subject to public planning and monitoring by public bodies. As regards CO2 related taxation, the treatment of the sectors concerned should be alignetake into account the specific carbon capture and sto the rules applying to industrialrage capacities and risk of carbon leakage for each of the sectors and sub-sectors concerned, as well as the possible impact on the productivity and viability of the agriculture sectors. .
Amendment 24 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21) The biomass sector is a strategic sector as regards shaping not only the future energy mixes of Member States but also strategies for developing high added value biomass products for a low carbon economy, owing to the fact that biomass production acts as a carbon sink. All Member States should therefore impose general and similar rates of taxation, including in the case of VAT, to avert the risk of a ‘frontier effect’ arising between Member States, and even of their unequal development in the biomass sector.
Amendment 28 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Every fivthree years and for the first time by the end of 2015, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, examining in particular the minimum level of CO2-related taxation in the light of the evolution of the market price in the EU of the emission allowances, the impact of innovation and technological developments and the justification for the tax exemptions and reductions laid down in this Directive, including for fuel used for the purpose of air and maritime navigation. The list of sectors or sub-sectors deemed to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage shall be the subject of regular review, taking into account the new data available. In view of the challenges faced by the agriculture sector and the goal of the future CAP reform to increase agricultural productivity, the Commission should assess, in particular, taking into account the availability of emerging evidence. he risk of carbon leakage in the agriculture sector and, where appropriate, within six months of the entry into force of this directive, submit to the Council and the European Parliament a proposal on a suitable extension of the list of sectors exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 12 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the CAP, in addition to its fundamental objectives, has a multifunctional role in delivering public goods, such as environmental protection, high-quality food production, high animal welfare standards, and in shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU; notes that the CAP plays an important role in achieving European energy objectives; points out that it also plays a key part in avoiding territorial imbalances and combating land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate funding for rural communities; recalls that in some less- favoured rural areas agriculture is the only economic activity that can be carried on;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that CAP's share of the total EU budget has steadily decreased, and will continue to decrease, from about 75% in 1985 to 39.3% by 2013, a figure which represents less than 0.45% of total EU GDP, even though the policy enhances food security for 500 million Europeans, provides 13.6 million jobs, and directly protects and maintains 47% of the whole territory of the European Union; recalls that, as a result of the successive enlargements of the European Union, agricultural surface area has increased by 40% and the number of farmers has doubled by comparison with the 2004 figures; notes that a CAP that ensures greater equity among the Member States requires significant budgetary resources;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the recent economic crisis has had a significant adverse impact on agriculture;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that food prices have reached their highest levels for 20 years and points out that four of the EU Member States are amongst the countries most vulnerable to rising food prices; stresses that agriculture is the only sector capable of responding to this challenge;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that European producers are obliged to comply with high European standards, in particular as regards product quality, food safety, the environment, social legislation and animal welfare; takes the view that, in the absence of adequate budget resources for the CAP, European producers will no longer be able to guarantee compliance with these standards;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Notes that the EU continues to experience a widening trade deficit in agricultural products and has lost a significant market share in the past 10 years; recalls that the European economy is highly dependent on imports in areas such as raw materials rich in plant proteins;
Amendment 128 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reaffirms the position set out in its report on the future of the CAP after 2013; reaffirms its commitment to a strong agricultural and rural development policy which ensures food security for all, maintains the vitality of rural Europe, is supportive of innovation, competitiveness and employment, and plays its part in meeting major global challenges, such as climate change; emphasises also the need for further simplification and debureaucratization of the CAP in order to reduce the implementing costs for beneficiaries;
Amendment 158 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Regrets the fact that, in many Member States, substantial areas of land lie fallow year on year, which is one reason that full agricultural potential is not reached; calls for a programme encouraging land leasing to be introduced in order to promote the cultivation of fallow land;
Amendment 159 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Emphasises also that the excessive subdivision of farmland in some Member States is an impediment to agricultural productivity, and that steps need to be taken to encourage the amalgamation of small agricultural holdings;
Amendment 160 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Believes also that the CAP should promote measures to restore the production capacities of land affected by degradation, desertification, drought, flooding, pollution, landslip or soil erosion, etc.;
Amendment 167 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Emphasises that measures are needed to step up public and private sector research into developing new solutions, products and technologies that generate an increase in agricultural yield and a decrease in costs via the scaling-down of inputs;
Amendment 171 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, and greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in some Member States substantial areas of farmland remain fallow year on year, with their productive potential going to waste,
Amendment 17 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas these imports represent the equivalent of 20 million hectares cultivated outside the EU, or more than 10% of the EU’s arable land, which in some countries has led to unsustainable farming on sensitive grassland and deforestation of rainforest areas, with negative effects such as soil erosion and the depletion of water resources and biodiversity,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the high degree of imports of protein crops for animal feed has made the entire EU livestock sector extremely vulnerable to price volatility and trade distortions, reflecting the consequences of increasingly liberalised agricultural markets,
Amendment 54 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 99 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward measures to promote an increase, in the livestock sector, of the number of animals with biological material of high value and productive potential, and the dissemination of good practices in the introduction of optimum feeding patterns, with a view to guaranteeing an appropriate yield of the protein crops used for animal feeds;
Amendment 131 #
2010/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward incentive-based measures to promote the entry into production of fallow land, which could contribute significantly to reducing the protein deficit in the EU;
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 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 23 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the assistance granted to developing countries should have the long-term aim of ensuring the economic growth and sustainable development of agriculture and the foodstuffs industry in the countries concerned;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the European Union should cooperate more closely with developing countries in the agri-food sector to facilitate a better regional integration of agricultural and food markets with the aim of creating a sustainable agri-food chain and, in the long term, sustainable regional agri-food markets;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that, in the interests of the sustainable development of agriculture in developing countries, support should be given to the ‘fair trade’ system and the corresponding labelling of marketed agricultural products, which facilitates access to the EU markets;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that European policies regarding the living conditions of women in rural areas must also take into account the living and working conditions of female immigrants employed as seasonal farm workers;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of early retirement arrangements for farmers and farm workers with regard to living conditions for women in rural areas; calls on Member States which have not already done so to implement these arrangements;
Amendment 65 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that, as in urban areas, a further precondition for pursuing the above aims is the adaptation of infrastructure for everyday life – such as basic physical infrastructure, childcare facilities, care services, educational facilities, local outlets for everyday goods, public transport and leisure and cultural facilities – and calls for agricultural policies to be framed in such a way that women in rural areas are enabled to fulfil their potential in making multifunctional farming a reality;
Amendment 134 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to include in its summary report to be presented in 2011 under Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) an in-depth analysis of the impact of the measures taken regarding the situation of women in rural areas;
Amendment 211 #
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 2 a (new)
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from points (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 2(c), in Member States with a total annual milk production which is deemed to be small and not more than 2 % of total Union production, negotiations by the producer organisation may take place provided that the total volume of raw milk included by a particular producer organisation in such negotiations does not exceed: - 75% of the total national production of any particular Member State, and - 75% of the total combined national production of all Member States
Amendment 287 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii a (new)
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii a (new)
(iiia) payment periods;
Amendment 289 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii b (new)
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii b (new)
(iiib) rules applicable to renegotiation of the contract;
Amendment 290 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii c (new)
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint iii c (new)
(iiic) rules applicable in case of force majeure.
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 264 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 36 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – indent 6 a (new)
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – indent 6 a (new)
- Where the product contains added carbon dioxide, the term "carbonated" or "sparkling" shall appear on the label near the name of the product.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – subparagraph 2
Salt, spices and aromatic herbs, and natural extracts thereof, may be added to tomato juices and tomato juicecarrot juices and to tomato juices and carrot juices from concentrate.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – Section II – point 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 39 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex II – point 1
Annex II – point 1
Fruit For the purposes of the present Directive, tomato isand carrot are also considered as ato be fruits.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should therefore be authorised to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOGMOs on a case-by-case basis in all or part of their territory, and respectively amend those measures as they deem appropriate, at all stages of the authorisation, re- authorisation or withdrawal fromprovided the relevant measures are adopted and are made publicly accessible to all operators concerned, including producers, at least one year before the start of the cultivation season, and to respectively amend those market of the concerned GMOseasures as they deem appropriate. This should apply as well to genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material which are placed on the market in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and plant propagating material and, in particular, in accordance with Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC. Measures should refer to the cultivation of GMOs only and not to the free circulation and import of genetically modified seeds and plant propagating material, as or in products, and of the products of their harvest. Similarly they should not affect the cultivation of non genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material in which adventitious or technically unavoidable traces of EU authorised GMOs are found.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) According to the legal framework for the authorisation of GMOs, the level of protection of human/animal health and of the environment chosen in the EU cannot be revised by a Member State and this situation must not be altered. However Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory on the basis of properly substantiated grounds relating to the public interest other than those already addressed by the harmonised set of EU rules which already provide for procedures to take into account the risks that a GMO for cultivation may pose on health and the environment. Those measures should furthermore be in conformity with the Treaties, in particular as regards the principle of non discrimination between national and non national products and Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as with the relevant international obligations of the Union, notably in the context of the World Trade Organisation.
Amendment 56 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point aa (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point aa (new)
((aa) they are adopted and are made publicly accessible to all operators concerned, including producers, at least one year before the start of the cultivation season;
Amendment 16 #
2010/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It is necessary to strengthen cooperation between the authorities involved in the drawing up and publication of European statistics.
Amendment 17 #
2010/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In the process of preparing and drawing up European statistics, account should be taken of international recommendations and best practices.
Amendment 18 #
2010/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a common framework for systematic production of comprehensive and reliable European statistics on the permanent crops listed in Annex I.
Amendment 22 #
2010/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Holdings can be excluded if they are of less than 0.13 hectare, producing entirely or mainly for the market of each permanent crop referred to in each Member State if their cumulated area represents less than 5% of the total planted area of the individual crop.
Amendment 25 #
2010/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shallmay adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10 for the purpose of modifying the list in Annex I and the statistics set out in Annexes II and III, provided that the system for statistical data collection is not affected.
Amendment 30 #
2010/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) While delegated acts are being prepared and drawn up, the Commission shall allow the European Parliament access to preparatory meetings, exchanges of views and consultations.
Amendment 214 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that public procurement, for example in the context of specific programmes for dairy products, fruit and vegetables being implemented in schools, should guarantee access for small local producers and local producer groups;
Amendment 215 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Considers that measures should be taken to encourage agricultural markets directly administered by farmers, the creation of marketing outlets for producers to offer their products directly to consumers and the introduction of programmes to encourage the sale of products on local markets;
Amendment 219 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that measures relating to prices, competition and contracting cannot resolve the problems arising with regard to ensuring fair earnings for farmers in the absence of structural measures to increase the competitiveness of the farming sector;
Amendment 223 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. In this context considers that the European Union's rural development policy plays a particularly important role in ensuring fair earnings for farmers by increasing the competitiveness of the farming sector, for example through the introduction and development of new technologies and procedures, product diversification, the promotion of investments in farming, etc.; takes the view that rural development policies are necessary particularly in the new Member States; stresses in this context the need for future CAP appropriations to include adequate funding earmarked for this objective;
Amendment 224 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Notes that it has become more difficult for farmers to obtain credit and that this is limiting their access to co- funding from rural development programmes;
Amendment 226 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Stresses the importance of encouraging the formation of producer groups with a view to promoting market access for their members and the balanced development of relations between producers and the processing and marketing sectors; producer groups can contribute to increasing farmers' earnings by planning production and bringing it into line with market requirements, promoting supply concentration and the placing of products on the market, trimming production costs and stabilising producer prices;
Amendment 227 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22e. Stresses the importance of farm consolidation, for example through long- term land-lease arrangements; considers it useful for measures to be taken, accompanied by state support schemes, to encourage the purchase of land for consolidation purposes;
Amendment 228 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 f (new)
Paragraph 22 f (new)
22f. Stresses that investment in facilities for the conservation and packaging of farm products could make a significant contribution to ensuring fair prices for these products;
Amendment 229 #
2009/2237(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 g (new)
Paragraph 22 g (new)
22g. Stresses the need to ensure sustainable development of the rural economy by encouraging the processing of agricultural products on farms, as well as non-agricultural activities, with a view to increasing the number of jobs and generating additional revenue;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 29 March 2007 on the integration of the new Member States into the CAP,
Amendment 37 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture provides the main land cover in the EU, occupying 47% of the entire territory of the European Union; whereas across the EU there are 14.5 million agricultural holdings, generating over €355 billion in production; whereas most of the EU farms can be found in the EU-12, whilst most of the agricultural area remains in the EU-15 with more than 70% of agricultural land,
Amendment 45 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas agriculture in the majority of the new Member States differs significantly from agriculture in the EU- 15 in terms of production levels and structures and the number of farms; it is characterised by lower levels of general efficiency, technological development and vertical and horizontal integration than in the old Member States; however agriculture plays a greater economic and social role in the majority of the new Member States than in the EU-15, as the sector’s contribution to the GNI and the proportion of employees working in the sector are above the EU average, (new recital)
Amendment 46 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Amendment 47 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Act of Accession introduced a long phasing-in (nine years), with a low starting level (25 %) for the direct payments in the new Member States, though internal market and budgetary contribution rules have been fully applied to them; whereas cost and income levels in the new Member States do not justify this degree of differentiation, which results in unequal conditions for the new Member States’ farmers in terms of competition, (new recital)
Amendment 56 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas rural development policies potentially contribute to economic recovery in the Member States following the financial crisis,
Amendment 69 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas transparency in the food supply chain have to be improved and action against unfair commercial practices has to be taken, especially in the new Member States where the clear shortage of producer-owners in the food‑processing industry and abuse of the dominant position of commercial chains seriously limit the competitiveness of the farmers and their cooperation and integration, (new recital)
Amendment 142 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the 2003 CAP reform and the 2008 Health Check have allowed EU farmers to better respond and react to market signals and conditions; firmly advocates the continued implementation of measures adopted under the health check for farmers, in particular those concerning the elimination of milk quotas;
Amendment 212 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes research and development have an important role to play in making European agriculture more competitive and sustainable and regrets the dramatic drop of investment in this sector;
Amendment 221 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the major contribution which can be made by rural development policies to economic recovery in the Member States following the financial crisis;
Amendment 223 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Advocates a dynamic, effective and non-bureaucratic regional development strategy as part of the CAP; stresses that in this connection the Member States have a major role to play by making available to potential beneficiaries simple, accessible and reliable procedures for securing available funding;
Amendment 237 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Takes the view that the CAP should provide ongoing support for agricultural modernisation in the new Member States;
Amendment 239 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that, in the light of these challenges, the CAP post-2013 must send strong signals and provide answers to the concerns of both the rural community and wider society through a strong, sustainable, well supported, reliable and credible multi- functional food policy;
Amendment 242 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that the considerable differences between the agricultural sectors of the new Member States result in differences in the impact of the CAP application and in the scope and vigour of the challenges the new Member States are facing; Stresses that the Commission should take the special problems and concerns of the new Member States more into account in its decisions within the framework of the CAP; (new paragraph)
Amendment 261 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph a (new)
(a) Draws attention to the possibly unfavourable impact of any reduction in CAP funding on the value of farms with serious repercussions especially for farmers with bank loans, particularly in the context of the economic crisis which has seriously affected European agriculture;
Amendment 264 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes with concern the stance adopted by the Commission regarding a possible reduction of CAP funding; questions the advisability of such a measure, given the potentially harmful consequences thereof;
Amendment 290 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that there is an urgent need to attract younger generations to rural areas and provide new and alternative economic opportunities for them to ensure a sustainable rural population; proposes creating a programme on the lines of ERASMUS for young farmers, given that this group needs access to information and exchange of best practices;
Amendment 307 #
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 must observe the principle of solidarity, notably as regards the financial dimension; believes that only a harmonised 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 362 #
Amendment 420 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. notes the discriminative treatment of the new member states, joined the EU in 2004 and 2007, concerning the allocation of agricultural subsidies, considering that the average combined level of pillar 1 and pillar 2 subsidies by 2013 will be 339 EUR/ha in the EU-27, 354 EUR/ha in the EU-15, while only 299 EUR/ha in the EU- 12; (new paragraph)
Amendment 425 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States8 ;
Amendment 433 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. notes that the new Member States lag behind the EU-15 in terms of technology, logistics and production- efficiency, which has been further aggravated by a long phasing-in (nine years), with a low starting level (25 %) for the direct payments in the new Member States. Remarks that in the absence of specific measures of preferential treatment the new Member States' competitive disadvantage will remain. As a consequence producers of new Member States will further lose ground on domestic markets and agricultural production will be ceased in many areas resulting massive rural unemployment and social tensions; (new paragraph)
Amendment 434 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37 b. believes that modernisation of the agricultural systems in some New Member States is capital to take up the challenges of food security, social development of rural communities and competitiveness of holdings. Calls on the Commission to work out 'specific measures for preferential treatment of new member states', to ensure the catching up of their agricultural sector with the average technological, logistical and production-efficiency level of the EU- 15; (new paragraph)
Amendment 435 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37 c. recognises that as a natural consequence of technological development in the new member states workplaces will disappear in the primary production sector; notes that labour released in the primary production sector should be redirected to the processing industry, or their retraining should be fostered by different European policies; (new paragraph)
Amendment 441 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. takes the view that the present system of direct payments promotes arable cropping too significantly, does not assist properly the establishment of a sustainable animal husbandry and does not promote and facilitate the necessary structural changes, especially in Member States and regions where specialised farms play a decisive role in the agriculture; (new paragraph)
Amendment 575 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 2
Paragraph 48 – point 2
(2) Calls for fair and objective criteria to be clearly defined for the allocation of funds for rural development objectives, taking account of the need for the new Member States to make good the development gap;
Amendment 695 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)
Paragraph 58 a (new)
58 a. emphasizes that the development of the quality policy for foodstuff, particularly in the field of geographical indications (PDO/PGI) should be a priority of the Common Agricultural Policy and should be deepened and strengthened to enable the EU to maintain its leadership in this field;
Amendment 700 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 b (new)
Paragraph 58 b (new)
58 b. in particular, it must be admitted that the overall control of the production potential of some categories of agricultural commodities may be necessary and essential to enable the sustainable development of specific quality products within these categories;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the importance of the internet as a way of providing information on and promoting consumers’ rights;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for greater accountability of private companies who register and distribute domain names, carrying out a service which society has become largely dependent upon; considers in this context that there is a need to establish a common set of criteria to follow, with a view to increasing transparency and ensuring that such companies take on increasing responsibilities;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for meetings with internet governance stakeholders on an annual basis; stresses the importance of having a European pParliament and Commission representatives attend the ICANN International meeting in June;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for easier access and development of the internet in newer Member States, particularly in rural areas, and in developing countries through programmes funded by the European Union; further calls for these countries to be granted greater influence in shaping internet governance policy;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that any future governance arrangements should reflect the public interest of society as a whole and should not be subject to capture by narrow commercial or regional interests; considers that in this sense the public policy framework needs to be improved.
Amendment 90 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to adopt a proposal for new rules on animal transport and the associated issue of developing a satellite system to monitor such transport, and urges the Commission, in the time still remaining before the action plan expires, to take the initiative in this field, within a reasonable timeframe;
Amendment 115 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission likewise to ensure that the ban on systems which lack cages with nests for laying hens, which enters into force in 2012, is genuinely complied with; stresses that new livestock farming systems should be the subject of ongoing technical and economic modifications; urges the Member States to guarantee support for livestock farmers under the rural development programmes and encourage them to convert to new farming systems;
Amendment 130 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and urges the Commission therefore to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should cover the fields below, backed by the requiredsetting realistic targets and deadlines and backed by the corresponding, accessible funding;
Amendment 198 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 267 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a European centrenetwork for animal welfare and animal health should be established no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above; considers that this network should be a flexible, non-bureaucratic structure that would operate in an informal manner;
Amendment 283 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that such a centrenetwork should compriseperform the tasks envisaged for the 'central coordination institute' referred to in the aforementioned Commission communication of 28 October 2009;
Amendment 305 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers furthermore that, having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such a centrenetwork should, inter alia, be assigned the tasks of assessing and stating views on future legislative and policy proposals and their impact on animal welfare and animal health, defining and assessing animal welfare standards on the basis of the latest available knowledge, providing training and information about animal welfare and animal health, and coordinating an EU system for testing new techniques;
Amendment 326 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to perform comprehensive inspections to ascertain how the Member States are applying and enforcing existing animal welfare rules, particularly concerning animal transport and pigs, and if necessary to propose in 2012 at the latest recommendations, guidelines and other necessary measures to tackle problems;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that European initiatives in the area of public procurement must be coordinated more effectively in order not to jeopardise consistency with the public procurement directives and create legal problems for those applying the rules; calls, therefore, for compulsory coordination measures within the Commission, including a uniform Internet presence and regular information for the contracting authorities, with a view to making the relevant legal provisions more transparent and more user friendly;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Criticises the lack of transparency regarding the composition, activities and results of the work of the internal Commission advisory committee on public procurement and calls on the Commission to take steps to ensure that both this committee and the planned new committee on public-private partnerships have a balanced composition and work in a transparent manner, providing clear indicators of the results at each stage and at the end of the process;
Amendment 101 #
2009/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the great importance of public procurement for climate protection, energy efficiency, the environment and innovation, and stimulating competition, and reiterates that public authorities should be encouraged and put in a position to base public procurement on ecological, social and other criteria; welcomes the practical assistance given to public authorities and other public bodies in connection with sustainable procurement and urges the Commission and the Member States to organise frequent training courses and campaigns to raise awareness of this issue; supports the idea of a transparent process, involving the Member States and local authorities, to develop the relevant criteria further; points out that in the area of social criteria in particular such a process offers good prospects for improvements;
Amendment 119 #
2009/2175(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the lack of clarity in the area of socially responsible public procurement and calls on the Commission to provide assistance in the form of manuals; in that connection, draws attention to the changes in the legal framework brought about by the Lisbon Reform Treaty and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and looks to the Commission to implement the relevant provisions in an appropriate manner; emphasises the underlying problem that social criteria relate to the manufacturing process, so that their impact is generally indiscernible in the final product, and that globalised production systems and complex supply chains make compliance with the criteria difficult to monitor; expects, therefore, precise, verifiable criteria and a harmonised database containing product- specific criteria to be developed for the area of socially responsible public procurement as well; draws attention to the problems contracting authorities have, and the costs they incur, in verifying compliance with criteria and calls on the Commission to offer suitable assistance and to promote instruments which can be used to certify the reliability of supply chains;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas climate change has already had adverse effects on EU agriculture (including declining water resources and more frequent drought in, desertification of the southil, a significant increase in winter rainfall and flooding in the north, storms and other extreme weather events, landslides and the proliferation of insect pests and animal and plant diseases), and whereas the expected acceleration of such problems will have serious economic, social and environmental repercussions for the agricultural, forestry and tourism sectors,
Amendment 90 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
- the development of agroforestry, forest shelter systems, hedges, wooded areas on farmland, permanent or temporary grassland pasture systems and reforestation;
Amendment 141 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for action to speed up research into and the testing and promotion of plant varieties which tolerate water stress and extremely high temperatures, as well as the relevant crop techniques; takes the view that this measure could offer a viable alternative to the current costly and inefficient irrigation systems in some areas, and that it also offers the advantage of being more acceptable to local communities;
Amendment 170 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
- optimising water resource management (more efficient irrigation systems, hillside reservoirs, etc.), making users responsible;
Amendment 193 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Takes the view, likewise, that the CAP should provide financial incentives for local authorities in the Member States to take measures aimed at: - restoring the production and protection capacities of natural ecosystems, agricultural crops and other assets that are affected by drought and desertification or flooding; - improving practices with regard to the use of water resources, soil and vegetation which have proved to be unsustainable over time; - identifying, improving and promoting plant species and animal breeds in areas affected by drought and/or at risk of aridity; - improving preventive measures;
Amendment 226 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of creating and permanently guaranteeing the basis for the development of alternative economic activities that will gradually reduce local communities' dependence on drought-affected agricultural production or natural resources; takes the view that access to financing from European funds is a key factor in safeguarding the conditions in which alternative economic activities are carried out;
Amendment 229 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of promoting integrated development planning practices in rural areas in line with local needs, by introducing principles based on optimising land use in order to adapt to changing environmental conditions (prolonged drought, landslides, floods, etc.) and to the market for products and services that can be supplied at local level;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to manage these less-favoured areas not only with a view to producing nutritious foodstuffs, but also as a contribution to the overall economic development ofand increased quality of life in these areas;
Amendment 45 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to study the possibility of rounding off the list of criteria with other criteria relating to: - humus reserve; - saturation and pseudosaturation; - total porosity; - soil reaction (acidity); - risk of floods, landslides and soil erosion; - level of soil degradation and degree of pollution; - livestock rearing potential; - lack of alternative activities in the area to offset natural handicaps or of a potential for such activities; - population density;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers it desirable for the Commission to submit a proposal in the future for flexible rules that will also make it possible to grant aid to farmers in areas with natural handicaps that have a small surface area, located for administrative purposes in units that do not meet the criteria set;
Amendment 74 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of a sound correlation between the support granted to farmers in the less-favoured areas and the funding available for them and for the local community within the framework of rural development programmes;
Amendment 79 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Takes the view that the delimitation of areas with natural handicaps should be based on homogenous ecological areas rather than on LAU2 areas if it is to be relevant;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to the requests made by several Member States for the electronic identification of sheep and goats to remain optional after 31 December 2009,
Amendment 33 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that further simplification of the CAP is necessary to reduce its implementation costs for EU institutions, Member States and the beneficiaries themselves; this way, the policy will also become more understandable to farmers and taxpayers;
Amendment 42 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the CAP to be outcome-driven rather than focused on regulation, with Member States offering more help and advice to farmers, and believes that, to that end, a telephone helpline with the financial support of the EU, and believes that, to that end, an efficient information and advisory policy should be instituttroduced in all Member States to assist farmers;
Amendment 77 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that simplification of the CAP must go hand-in-hand with information measures for beneficiaries, and calls on the Commission to expand and develop information measures on the common agricultural policy; takes the view that those information measures should be based not only on the mass media, but also, more importantly, on direct meetings with the rural population;
Amendment 116 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that a telephone helplineefficient information and assistance systems for farmers, established by the Member States’ departments of agriculture, would help prevent infringements and give Member States the means to steadily reduce their inspection quota;
Amendment 133 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -16 a (new)
Paragraph -16 a (new)
-16 a. Considers that direct payments should be simplified, transparent and more equitable, being applied in a unified way ensuring fair competition and fostering sustainable agriculture across the EU, and should not be linked to historical parameters (production intensity);
Amendment 135 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph - 16 b (new)
Paragraph - 16 b (new)
-16b. Considers that farmers must have access to workable systems that allow them easily and without needless bureaucracy to submit applications for direct payments, typically in the place in which they live;
Amendment 173 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes with concern the high level of errors in applications for direct payments recorded in some Member States; stresses that these errors are attributable mainly to the ortho-photographic equipment used, rather than to farmers; calls for such errors to be punished only in cases of clear attempted fraud;
Amendment 186 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that simplification of the CAP must go hand-in-hand with simplification of its implementation, and calls on the Member States to minimise the bureaucratic formalities required of potential CAP beneficiaries, especially in the area of rural development;
Amendment 187 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on Member States, in their national rural development programmes, to place at the disposal of potential beneficiaries systems that guarantee transparency, and to grant them the necessary time to prepare applications for financing and meet the various eligibility criteria for the aid schemes; calls on the Commission to ensure that this matter is a permanent feature of the bilateral discussions with the Member States;
Amendment 221 #
2009/2155(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls for deferment of the obligation on the electronic identification of sheep and goats starting from 31 December 2009, given its excessive cost in a time of economic crisis;
Amendment 48 #
2009/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish and implement programmes to promote 'smart gardening', grass recycling and composting by small and medium-sized farms, as well as the composting of food leftovers by private households;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the key elements of the Community approach, but considers them insufficient for the agricultural sector; is of the opinion that knowledge-based disaster prevention is essential; highlights the need to draw up maps of areas at risk, create a database of economic and social disaster records, in the interest of efficient monitoring, including the mapping of areas at increased risk, as well as to formulate measures appropriate to the specific nature of the major risks in each region;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that investments in sustainable ecosystem management or sound environmental management can offer cost-effective solutions to reducing community vulnerability to disasters; healthy ecosystems act as natural buffers to hazard events, are often less expensive to install or maintain, and are often more effective than physical engineering structures; according to the World Bank (2004), investments in preventive measures, including in maintaining healthy ecosystems, are seven times cheaper than the costs incurred by disasters;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that agricultural and forestry production are vulnerable to climatic phenomena such as drought, storms, frost, hail, forest fires and floods, to health risks such as plagueepidemics and epidemiczootics, to destruction due to wild animals, and to human activities like pollution, acid rain and unintentional genetic contamination, to landslides because of problems related to urban planning, to technological and transport-related hazards, to forest fires due to absence of forest maintenance andor criminal behaviour, and to contamination of rivers due to chemical discharges from factories;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that natural and man-madethropogenic disasters endanger the economic viability of farms and lead to rural depopulation, intensify erosion and desertification, damage ecosystems, endanger biodiversity and seriously affect the quality of life of the remaining rural population; believes that the consequences are more critical in areas with natural handicaps and no possibilities of economic diversification, where agriculture is the major or only sector of the economy;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create a suitable financial instrument for disaster prevention that will strengthen and link instruments such as cohesion policy, rural development policy, regional policy, the Solidarity Fund and the Seventh Framework Programme; requests that means of financing be established in order to support disaster prevention and risk assessment and reduction actions, also taking account of microfinance and microinsurance for low-income population categories; asks that in this context, prevention should be taken into account in the post-2013 Financial Perspective;
Amendment 38 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regards as essential cooperation on the dissemination of information and experience, technical and scientific applications and also the coordination of strategies for the development of intervention capacities.
Amendment 39 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the need to prepare the healthcare systems of the Member States from the point of view of human resource structure, good practice and risk awareness so that they are able to cope with disaster situations.
Amendment 41 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Draws attention to the importance of agricultural practices and the choice of periods during which fertilisers are used, to avoid the transportation into lakes or rivers, by water from precipitation, of nitrogen-based fertilisers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the implementation of good agricultural practices, which in some Member States has made it possible to halve infiltration of nitrogen-based fertilisers without reducing crop yields;
Amendment 42 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that water is often involved in natural disasters, not only throughin floods – often relateddue to inadequate planning – frost, hail and contamination of river basins, but also through its scarcity, which can wreak significant change, such as the desertification of large areas of southern Europe and south-eastern Europe;
Amendment 43 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Draws attention to the risk of landslides from overgrazing and agricultural practices such as perpendicular ploughing along contour lines.
Amendment 54 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that an adequate financial framework on response to disasters should be provided and would be better articulated via the Solidarity Fund, the Rural Development Policy, the Regional Policy, the Seventh Framework Programme, State aids, the Forest Focus programme and the Life+ programmes; calls for special funds, outside the CAP, to be partially used for private prevention measures, reforestation, protection of wetlands and associated ecosystems, monitoring erosion and sedimentation in water courses and alternative uses for recovering high-risk land; further calls for prevention and, intervention and public information to be appropriately included in the next financial perspective;
Amendment 70 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the importance of drawing up standards to analyse and express the socio-economic impact of disasters on communities.
Amendment 72 #
2009/2151(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recommends the development of public information and education programmes of an institutional nature with regard to disasters and their effects, risk management practices and prevention activities so as to raise awareness of the risks and the means of intervention in natural, technological and environmental disaster situations.
Amendment 4 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's Communication and the incorporation therein of several of Parliament's recommendations, following the reflection process launched through the Green Paper on agricultural product quality; wishes to see the measures proposed by Parliament in this resolution implemented as soon as possible, so as to effectively put into practice the feedback received from farmers and producers during the consultation process and with a view to assessing the desirability, necessity and proportionality of the proposed regulatory framework;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that quality is a key issue for the entire food chain and an essential asset for supporting the competitiveness of European agrifood producters; considers that quality can constitute the grounds for important business advantages for European producers and can make an indirect contribution to rural development;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the EU quality policy can bring about increased competitiveness and added value to the economy of Europe's regions; and that quality agricultural and agri-food production is often the only chance for many rural areas with limited production alternatives; further considers quality as an engine for product diversity and a means of developing workforce skills;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Believes that European quality policy must be closely linked to the reform of the CAP after 2013; takes the view that in the context of that policy the EU needs to offer financial support with a view to obtaining agri-food production of high quality; believes that such support should take the form of developing, diversifying and stimulating the accessibility of the second pillar of the CAP, especially as regards the modernisation of farms and the creation and development of microbusinesses in the countryside; stresses that financial support for product quality development can help produce a shift towards market orientation for semi- subsistence farmers; believes that producers' organisations need more support, especially so as not to disadvantage small producers;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that marketing standards still retain an important role in the production chain, and consequently they should be kept; they render transparent the changes on the market and allow purchasers to compare prices, sizes and quality of products and ensure a level playing-field in European competition; nonetheless, believes that the rules need to be simplified with a view to cutting red tape for producers and processors;
Amendment 75 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12a (new)
Paragraph 12a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to launch a reflection process on the possibility of introducing quality indicators related to the social conditions of production, e.g. producers' incomes and contractual relations between producers, processors and marketers;
Amendment 92 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that no additional criteria should be added to the certification process for any of those instruments, but rather the aim should be simplification; advocates simplifying the process for registering designations of origin and shortening the time required;
Amendment 122 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for greater protection of geographical indications in third countries, through inclusion in international registries and international recognition within the WTO system and under bilateral agreements with trade partners; supports the Commission's aim to include geographical indications within the scope of the "Anti- counterfeiting trade agreement" and in the work of the future "European observatory on counterfeiting and piracy";
Amendment 140 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the appearance of non- organic products labelled in such a way as to suggest that they are products of organic farming harms the development of a single EU market in organic products; in this connection, expresses concern at attempts to extend the scope of the organic label to food products not produced in accordance with organic farming principles; calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up a harmonisation plan and a control system in the context of means of implementing the eco-labelling of food products;
Amendment 154 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28a (new)
Paragraph 28a (new)
28a. Stresses that information policy should be targeted not only on consumers but also on producers, since the behaviour of the latter is closely linked to their knowledge of the market and of consumers' appreciation of their products' quality;
Amendment 158 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Favours encouraging agricultural markets that are directly managed by the farmers as points of sale for seasonal local products, since this is a means of ensuring a fair price for quality products, while also consolidating the link between the product and its locality of origin and encouraging consumers to make informed choices based on quality; believes the Member States should encourage the creation of marketing units where producers can directly introduce consumers to their products;
Amendment 159 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29b (new)
Paragraph 29b (new)
29b. Calls for the establishment of programmes for the promotion of sales on the local market, with a view to supporting local and regional processing and marketing initiatives; believes this could be achieved, for instance, by the producers' cooperatives, in view of their contribution to enhancing value added in the countryside;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2012(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to the Report on Implementation of the Hague Programme for 2007 (COM(2008)0373), the level of achievement in judicial cooperation in criminal matters has been rather low, with policy blockage and delays which are reflected in the diminishing number of instruments adopted, while satisfactory developments have been registered in other fields, such as cooperation in civil matters, border management, legal and illegal migration, asylum policies,
Amendment 17 #
2009/2012(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas lawyers too are not currently given the means to properly defend their clients' rights, and should also be given access to information and training in relation to the new instruments and support to organise themselves, to establish networks to safeguard defence rights, from the investigation stage right through to the enforcement stage, in order to maintain a balance between the interests of the prosecution and those of the defence and to ensure continuity and effective defence in cross-border cases,
Amendment 32 #
2009/2012(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point c
Paragraph 1 - point c
(c) effectively implement, together with the Member States, the mutual recognition principle in the area of criminal justice, giving due attention to difficulties and achievements in the implementation and daily application of the European Arrest Warrant, and making sure that in the application of the principle by the Member States they respect fundamental rights and the general principles of law as established in Article 6 of the EU Treaty,
Amendment 33 #
2009/2012(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point c a (new)
(ca) take measures for more moderation and proportionality in the use European Arrest Warrant, avoiding excessive use by means of other appropriate instruments (such as hearings by videoconference, in absentia judgments, imposition of financial penalties, etc.),
Amendment 34 #
2009/2012(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point e
Paragraph 1 - point e
(e) establish, together with the Commission and with Parliament, a committee of wise persons (jurlegal specialists) with the task of preparing a study on similarities and differences between the criminal law systems of all Member States and to submit proposals for the development of an EU criminal justice area that will balance effectiveness in criminal proceedings with safeguarding individual rights,
Amendment 41 #
2009/2012(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point h
Paragraph 1 - point h
(h) urge Member States to fully implement without delay Council Decision on the strengthening of Eurojust and amending Council Decision 2002/187/JHA (5613/2008) and to encourage national authorities to involve Eurojust in the early stages of the cooperation procedures, to overcome the reluctance to share information and to fully cooperate which has been shown at national level, and calls on the Council, together with the Commission and with Eurojust, to fully involve Parliament closely in the forthcoming activities with a view to the correct implementation of the Decision implementing Eurojust,
Amendment 10 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A major disruption of gas supply to the Community canis liable to impact on the EU's strategic interests, as well as affecting all Member States and Contracting Parties of the Energy Community Treaty and lead to severe economic damages across the Community economy, as well as indirectly affecting subsidiary sectors. Likewise, the disruption of gas supply can have severe social impacts in particular on vulnerable groups of customers.
Amendment 11 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Sufficient gas infrastructure within a Member State and across the Community isand emphasising preparation and coordination capacity for emergencies are essential factors for tackling supply interruptions. Common minimum criteria on security of gas supply should ensure a level playing field for security of gas supply and should create significant incentives to build the necessary infrastructure and to improve the level of preparedness in case of crisis. Demand side measures such as fuel switching may have a valuable role to play in ensuring energy security where they can be applied quickly and reduce demand appreciably to react to a supply disruption.
Amendment 12 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Investments in new gas infrastructure should be strongly promoted. They should enhance the security of gas supply while ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market in natural gas from the political and institutional viewpoint and should be financed via the various specific instruments existing at national and Community level. Where an infrastructure investment is of cross-border nature the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators established by Regulation (EC) No .../… of the European Parliament and of the Council ("ACER") and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas ("ENTSO-G") should be closely involved in order to take better account of the cross -border implications.
Amendment 14 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This Regulation should enable natural gas undertakings and customers to rely on market mechanisms for as long as possible when coping with disruptions. It should also provide for emergency mechanisms to be used when markets are no longer able to deal adequately with a gas supply disruption. Even in an Eemergency, market based instruments should be given priority to mitigate the effects of the supply disruption, provided the general interest of consumers in the Member States concerned is not affected.
Amendment 20 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) It is essential for the well-functioning of the market that the necessary investments in indigenous production and infrastructures, such as interconnections, equipment allowing physical bidirectional flows on pipelines, storage, and LNG re- gasification facilities, are made by the natural gas undertakings in time, bearing in mind possible supply disruptions such as the one that occurred in January 2009. With a view to ensuring the necessary balance for the proper functioning of the market in an emergency, Member States should be able to participate in the cofinancing of projects that are essential to prevent possible blockages, on the basis of a selection made by the Commission.
Amendment 21 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is important that gas supply is maintained, particularly as regards household customers, as well as other protected customers such as schools and hospitals, in cases in which the market cannot continue to supply them. It is essential that the measures to be taken during a crisis are defined in advance of any crisis, in the framework of a joint representative committee (made up of representatives of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament) which would be the only authority empowered to centralise requirements and propose measures to be taken at Union level in case of a disturbance of security of supply.
Amendment 27 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The ENTSO-G and ACER, as members of the Gas Coordination Group, should be fully involved in the process of cooperation and, identification and formulation of solutions, as well as in the consultations at Community level.
Amendment 1 #
2008/2337(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Commission, as announced in its above-mentioned Communication of 5 September 20071, has, in the annual report under review, described the priority actions it intends to pursue in certain areas of complaint and infringement management; welcomes the statements according to which priority will continue to be given to ‘problems having a wide-ranging impact on fundamental rights and free movement’2 and, with regard to the environment, to ‘large infrastructure projects, especially those receiving Community finance; ; stresses the importance of urgent and determined action in these fields, as acts of violence related to racism and xenophobia have become frequent in certain Member States; equally welcomes the priority given to ‘infringements where citizens are on a significant scale or repeatedly exposed to direct harm or serious detriment to their quality of life’3; calls on the Commission to provide the parliamentary committees responsible with a detailed plan setting out the time limits and deadlines for the specific actions it intends to launch in these areas;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2337(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reminds the Commission that any correspondence which may contain a complaint about a genuineny breach of Community law must be registered as a complaint unless it is covered by the exceptional circumstances referred to in point 3 of the annex to the above- mentioned communication of 20 March 2002; notes that the Commission has declared that a fundamental directive such as Directive 2004/38/EC has essentially not been properly transposed in any Member State; notes that the Commission has received more than 1 800 individual complaints in relation to this directive, registering 115 of them as complaints and opening five cases of infringement on the grounds of failure to apply the directive properly; expresses grave concern over the Commission’s ability to perform its role as ‘urges the Commission to regulardian of the Treaty’ and the opportunity Parliament has to check the complaily inform Parliament about all developments registration policy implemented by the various Commission departments1; 1 ‘In the thirty months since the Directive has been applicable, the Commission has received more than 1800 individual complaints, 40 questions from the Parliament and 33 petitions on its application. It has registered 115 complaints arding this issue and about the progress made in addressing this problem; expresses grave concern over the Commission’s ability to perform its role as ‘guardiand opened five infringement cases for incorrect application of the Directive.’ – Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (COM(2008)0840), p. 9.f the Treaty’ and the opportunity Parliament has to check the complaint registration policy implemented by the various Commission departments1; Or. en
Amendment 13 #
2008/2337(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the national courts play a vital role in applying Community law and fully supports the Commission’s efforts to identify supplementary training courses for national judges, legal professionals and officials in the national administrations; underlines that this support is essential in the new Member States, especially with regard to access to legal information and legal literature in all the official languages;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2334(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the Economic Recovery Plan proposes multi-layered coordinated action to strengthen Europe's economies; reiterates Parliament's readiness to enter into negotiations with the Council for the EUR 5 000 000 000 revision of the MFF 2007-2013 proposed by Commission and any other modification of instruments that would have a budgetary impact; considers that negotiations should concentrate on extending the area of projects supported within this budgetary revision, in accordance with Member States’ priorities;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2334(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the predominant role of the European Investment Bank in contributing to financing investments and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD(EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in contributing to financing investments and enhancing access to financing for business (SMEs and mid- sized corporations);
Amendment 27 #
2008/2334(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Emphasises that the Economic Recovery Plan proposed is a temporary measure and the budgetary stimulus should be consistent with the flexibility provided by the Stability and Growth Pact; monitoring procedures should prevail in order to ensure the efficiency of this Plan;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the information about procedures is largely in writing and that the deadlines are very short, which poses a problem of understanding and constitutes an obstacle to asylum seekers effectively exercising their rights when they submit an application; calls for brochures explaining all the rights of asylum seekers and immigrants to be made available to them in several languagesthe main international languages and in the languages spoken by a significant number of asylum seekers and immigrants in the Member State concerned; calls on the Member States also to provide information by other means, including orally and televisually;
Amendment 50 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its concern over the lack of interpreters, including at official interviews; urges the Member States to provide a public interpreting service free of charge, in the main international languages and in the languages spoken by a significant number of asylum seekers and immigrants in the Member State concerned, if necessary by telephone;
Amendment 53 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Member States to make use of financial assistance under the European Refugee Fund in order to improve access to information and, in particular, to increase the number of languages, or media, in which the information is made available; calls on the Commission to send the Member States information on the financial instruments available for that purpose and on the current best practices relating to their use;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that continuity of access to lawyersegal assistance is made more difficult when detainees are moved between different reception or detention centres;
Amendment 91 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that access to health care, and particularly to psychological care, is often made difficult by the prison conditions; calls on the Member States to provide appropriate, independent medical attention in detention centres, including psychological care, day and night;
Amendment 95 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States to improve contact with the outside world, including by allowing regular visits, increasing telephone access and making internet and mass media access available in all the centres;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Recalls that the legal core of European citizens' rights also includes the right to move and reside within the European Union and that that right can be fully exercised only if, among other measures, an effective system of recognition of professional qualifications is established; therefore urges the Commission and the Member States, within their respective remits, further to enable European citizens who have obtained a professional qualification in one Member State, especially in the area of legal professions, to gain access to the same profession in another Member States and to practise it under the same conditions as nationals of that country.
Amendment 11 #
2008/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas residential buildings offer an energy-saving potential of approximately 27%,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas there is a visible lack of capacity for implementing energy efficiency projects,
Amendment 48 #
2008/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers it necessary for the National Action Plans to formulate realistic, substantiated targets and to ensure that energy-efficiency measures are implemented and that measures are put in place which conform to the requirementse and will have the appropriate effect;
Amendment 69 #
2008/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to significantly increase the proportion of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund devoted to improving the energy efficiency of existing housing, under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006, and to require the Member States to take full advantage of this option;
Amendment 71 #
2008/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the European Commission to examine whether the institutional capacity of the Member States is sufficient for the preparation and implementation of effective National Action Plans, as well as for supporting education and training programmes in energy efficiency for the public;
Amendment 80 #
2008/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the European Commission to make a proposal for Community legislation which willto promote the energy-efficiency certification of buildings and new standards for new buildings, as well as ensureing the leading role of the public sector in the area of energy efficiency investments;
Amendment 82 #
2008/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Asks that the European Commission examine possible ways of reinforcing public procurement procedures with a set of energy efficiency conditions, to be achieved by giving priority to 'green' products in public contracts;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the structured dialogue established with the Commission on the implementation of the Instrument for Pre- Accession (IPA) and recalls its position in this respect, notably the need to grant all beneficiary countries equal access to the full range of policy tools available under the instrument, to give adequate priority to the fight against corruption and organised crime and to pay increased attention to parliamentaryinstitutional capacity-building, particularly at parliamentary level, development of civil society organisations, measures to promote the principle of tolerance and non-discrimination, human development and regional cooperation in key policy areas;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is pleased by the high implementation rate of IPA commitments in 2007; regrets, however, that the first IPA programmes were only adopted at the end of 2007 and the actual implementation started only in 2008, due in part to the late adoption of the new instrument and in part to delays on the part of beneficiary countries in setting up the required structures and management systems; hopurges that the Commission willto push ahead with the implementation of projects in order to ensure that the money allocated producesand monitor the allocation of funds and the results obtained so as to ensure that the IPA has a visible resultsimpact in the countries concerned;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the inauguration of the new US President opens up a new era in the history of the United States, has been received with great expectations in the world and has the potential to give the transatlantic partnership a new impetus, 1Or. ro Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0230.
Amendment 9 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to surveys most Europeans support the idea that the EU should assume a more prominent role on the world stage; whereas the majority of Europeans and Americans feel that the EU and the US should address international threats in partnership,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas many Europeans expect from the new US administration a cooperative attitudnew willingness to cooperate in the international field and a strengthening of the EU-US relationship,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transatlantic partnership is founded on shared core values such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law and cooperation in the framework of international institutions as well as openfree market economies and sustainable development,
Amendment 21 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU and the US play key roles in the world's politics and economy, and sharetogether with their other international partners and multilateral institutions, particularly under the UN, bear responsibility for promoting peace, respect for human rights and stability and for tackling various global dangers and challenges, such as the deep financial crisis, the eradication of poverty and fulfilment of other MDGs, climate change, energy security, terrorism and nuclear proliferation,
Amendment 27 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 124 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the ratification of the US- Iraqi agreement on the presence in Iraq of US military forces; underlines the readiness of the EU to continue helping with the reconstruction of Iraq, in particular focusing on the rule of law, respect for human rights and consolidation of the state institutions and support for the economic development of Iraq and its reintegration into the world economy; calls on the partners to continue, by means of coordinated efforts, to work with the Iraqi government and the UN in order to improve stability and national reconciliation and to contribute to the unity and independence of Iraq;
Amendment 160 #
2008/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the recent extension of the visa waiver programme to another six EU Member States; however calls once again onurges the US to lift the visa regime for the remaining six Member States and to treat all EU-citizens equally and on the basis of full reciprocity; asks the Commission to treat this as a priority matter with the new US administration;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, althoughIs aware that the proposed system and alert information might help to a significant extent to deter third-country nationals (TCNs) from overstaying, as well as provideing data and information on patterns, further contac; believes, however, that with law enforcement is still necessary for the individual who overstays his or her period of admission to be apprehended, and therefore does not believe that the proposed system will put an end to the 'overstay' phenomenon as such is also necessary to establish a coherent and efficient system for passing the data collected to law enforcement agencies so that the necessary measures can be taken;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Does not have sufficientAsks the Commission to provide further information on how this system will be integrated in - and interact with the existing framework, on the possible changes that might be required to existing systems and on the actual costs generated by it; is therefore of the opinion that the absolute necessity of implementing such a system remains doubtful;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, without a doubt and following the lessons learned in the US, it is more challenging to implement exit capability than entry, and in particular with regard to sea and land exit; has furthermore, following the same lessons learned, considerable concerns about the cost-effectiveness of such acalls on the Commission to provide additional information on the concrete possibilities of ensuring the proper performance of the proposed system;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the fact that in considerably more than half of the Member States facilities for video-conferencing are not yet available, together with the Commissions finding that modern means of communication are 'still used rather rarely', confirms the wisdom of the plans for the European e-Justice strategy recently recommended by Parliaments Legal Affairs Committee, and urges Member States to put more resources into installing modern communications facilities in the courts and training judges to use them; takes the view that the appropriate degree of EU assistance and financial support should be provided as soon as possible;
Amendment 50 #
2008/2160(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 point i
Paragraph 1 point i
Amendment 2 #
2008/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ea (new)
Recital Ea (new)
Amendment 6 #
2008/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses concern that the bilateral projects being carried out may lead to fragmentation and to particular solutions being adopted that are not necessarily compatible with each other or the best for Europe as a whole; calls on the Commission to develop a set of good practices based on the data gathered as a result of the work conducted by the Working Party on Legal Data Processing, pilot projects and feasibility studies, starting from the premise that Member States are at different stages of development in terms not only of the legal framework but also information and communications technology;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2125(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to award the necessary attention to developing e-learning tools for the judiciary in the context of e-Justice.
Amendment 13 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the regions of the Member States which joined the European Union in 2004 to 2007 and potential beneficiaries in these countries are not receiving enough accurate and useful information concerning the use of structural resources and best practices in this respect,
Amendment 14 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas an efficient supply of information concerning the use of structural resources depends on the availability of data in all the EU official languages,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C − indents 2, 2 a and 2 b (new)
Recital C − indents 2, 2 a and 2 b (new)
- too many regulations which are hard to understand, in certain cases available on-line only, thereby excluding many potential beneficiaries from access to these resources - frequent modification by certain Member States of eligibility criteria and requisite documentation - short deadlines imposed by certain Member States for funding applications on submission of projects,
Amendment 21 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas established practices (best practices) should apply not only to the regions and potential beneficiaries but also to the Member States, which should take them into account in drawing up rules governing access to structural resources,
Amendment 38 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends the European Commission to go further and develop a concerted approach to the interregional and inter- Member-State exchange of best practices regarding the administration, management and use of structural resources, with a view to enabling actors involved in cohesion policy to draw on the experiences of others; calls for measures to ensure respect for the principle of full multilingualism regarding the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the approach laid down in the context of the Regions for Economic Change initiative, firstly, to identify and to publicise best practices with the annual award of 'REGIO STARS' and, secondly, to set up a website for best practices; draws attention to the limited effectiveness of an Internet site alone;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends that the Commission offer a similar annual award to Member States which make the greatest efforts to eliminate bureaucracy regarding the use of structural resources and simplify access for potential beneficiaries to information concerning these resources;
Amendment 77 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new)
- greater energy efficiency in homes in accordance with the proposals contained in the Commission proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing (COM(2008)0838);
Amendment 97 #
2008/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Commission to organise the exchange of best practices through a network of regions to be coordinated by the Commission; recommends the introduction by the Council of a European e-Cohesion portal as part of a comprehensive strategy for the exchange of best practices, to be developed as a forum for the exchange of information and ideas by the regions; stresses the urgent need for a programme of action in this field;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 9 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 11 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 12 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the formal status granted in the Lisbon Treaty to the MFF, which will becomes a legally binding act when the Treaty enters into force; points out that the MFF establishes expenditure programming for the Union and places a ceiling on Union spending over a given period, thereby helping to strengthen budgetary discipline;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 17 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports, therefore, the switch to a five-year MFF, but calls for a negotiating period of at least one yearsix months maximum so that each new Parliament and each new Commission can take fundamental financial policy decisions during their terms of office;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 35 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 44 #
2008/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Regards it as vital that the institutions should reach a political agreement on these matters before the end of 2008 so that, once the Lisbon Treaty has entered into force, the requisite changes to the Financial Regulation can quickly be made using the new procedure;
Amendment 70 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
7. In order to take account of new risk profiles, while at the same time ensuring the functioning of the internal market for medicinal products, safety features designed to ensure the identification, authentication and traceability of prescription and over-the-counter medicinal products should be established at Community level. When introducing obligatory safety features for prescription and over-the-counter medicinal products, due account should be taken of the particularities of certain products or categories of products, such as generic medicines. This includes the risk of falsifications in view of their price and past incidences in the Community and abroad, as well as the consequences of falsifications for public health in view of the specific characteristics of the products concerned or of the severity of the conditions intended to be treated.
Amendment 96 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) European citizens should be made aware of the risks of purchasing medicinal products from illegal suppliers. An information campaign should be organised by the Member States and at EU level. The Commission and Member States should adopt measures to make the public aware of the risks of purchasing medicinal products over the internet.
Amendment 118 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Member States should collaborate, within Europol and elsewhere, in enforcing existing rules designed to restrict the illegal activities of those supplying medicinal products over the internet.
Amendment 321 #
2008/0261(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 13 – point b
Article 1 – point 13 – point b
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 80 – point i – paragraph 2
Article 80 – point i – paragraph 2
Moreover, in cases where these infringements or suspected infringements relate to a falsified medicinal product, the holder of the marketing authorisation or of the trademark that has been falsified shall be informed.’ In their turn, holders shall inform the other operators along the supply chain for the medicinal product concerned regarding the infringements or suspected infringements.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A common policy on asylum, including a Common European Asylum System, is a constituent part of the European Union's objective of progressively establishing an area of freedom, security and justice open to those who, forced by circumstances, legitimately seek international protection in the Community.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) For the purposes of applying Council Regulation (EC) No […/…] [establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person], it is necessary to establish the identity of applicants for international protection and of persons apprehended in connection with the unlawfulauthorised crossing of the external borders of the Community. It is also desirable, in order effectively to apply the Council Regulation (EC) No […/…] [establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person], and in particular points (b) and (d) of Article 18(1) thereof, to allow each Member State to check whether a third country national or stateless person found illegally present on its territory has applied for international protection in another Member State.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Third In view of the fact that the possibility for third-country nationals or stateless persons who have requested international protection in one Member State may have the option of requesting international protection in another Member State for many years to come. Therefore, the maximum period during which fingerprint data should be kept by the Central System should be of considerable length. Given that most third country nationals or stateless persons who have stayed in the Community for several years will have obtained a settled status or even citizenship of a Member State after that periodto lodge another application for international protection in another Member State remains open for many years, a period of ten years should be considered a reasonable period for the conservation of fingerprint data.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The conservation period should be shorter in certain special situations where there is no need to keep fingerprint data for that length of time. Fingerprint data should be erased immediately once third -country nationals or stateless persons obtain citizenship of a Member State or a long- term residence permit in one of the Member States.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0242(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Data relating to a person who has acquired citizenship of any Member State or has obtained a long-term residence permit issued by a Member State before expiry of the period referred to in Article 8 shall be erased from the Central System, in accordance with Article 20(3) as soon as the Member State of origin becomes aware that the person has acquired such citizenship or has obtained such a permit.
Amendment 76 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point b a (new)
Article 3 - point b a (new)
(ba) “medical device” means the electrical equipment covered by the scope of Directive 93/42/EC and Directive 98/79/EC.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point j – introductory part
Article 3 – point j – introductory part
(j) ‘producer’ means any natural or legal person in the Member State who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance communication in accordance with Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts:
Amendment 82 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point j– point i
Article 3 – point j– point i
(i) manufactures electrical and electronic equipment under his own name or trademark, or has electrical and electronic equipment designed or manufactured and markets that electronic equipment under his name or trade mark within the territory of the Member State,
Amendment 84 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point j – point iii
Article 3 – point j – point iii
(iii) is established within the Community and places electrical and electronic equipment from a third country on a professional basis onto the Community marketmarket of the Member State.
Amendment 97 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point o
Article 3 - point o
(o) "making available on the market” means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the CommunityMember State national market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point p
Article 3 - point p
(p) "placing on the market" means the first making available of a product on the CommunityMember State national market;
Amendment 128 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 5(1), Member States shall ensure that producers or third parties acting on their behalf achieve a minimum collection rate of 65%40% in 2016, increasing to 65% in 2020. The collection rate is calculated on the basis of the total weight of WEEE collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 in a given year in that Member State, expressed as a percentage of the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market in the twohree preceding years in that Member State. This collection rate shall be achieved annually and starting in 2016.
Amendment 223 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 - paragraph 2
Article 16 - paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that any producer on their territory can enter in their national register all relevant information, including reporting requirements and fees, reflecting its activities across all oin ther Member States. . The registers shall be inter-operational to exchange such information, including on quantities of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the national market and for the transfer of money related to the intra-Community transfers of products or WEEE.
Amendment 29 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, or of any other grounds which might give rise to discrimination
Amendment 130 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive lays down a framework for combating discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientationnon-contagious chronic disorders, HIV/AIDS, age, sexual orientation, income or appurtenance to a social class, with a view to putting into effect in the Member States the principle of equal treatment other than in the field of employment and occupation.
Amendment 135 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
(a) direct discrimination shall be taken to occur where one person is treated less favourably than another is, has been or would be treated in a comparable situation, on anyone or more of the grounds referred to in Article 1, if the aim or effect of that treatment is the denial, refusal to recognise or limitation of a legitimate right or the exercising thereof;
Amendment 139 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) indirect discrimination shall be taken to occur where an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of a particular religibelonging to one or belief, a particular disability, a particular age, or a particular sexual orientationmore of the categories defined in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 1 at a particular disadvantage compared with other persons, unless that provision, criterion or practice is objectively justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary.
Amendment 155 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 158 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) Discriminatory conduct shall include any form of active or passive conduct, the effects of which foster direct or indirect discrimination within the meaning of paragraphs 2, 3 or 4.
Amendment 159 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 b (new)
(4b) The provisions of paragraph 4a cannot be interpreted in such a way as to limit the right to freedom of expression, the right to hold an opinion or the right to information.
Amendment 160 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 c (new)
(4c) Discrimination by association shall be considered to mean any act of discrimination committed against a person who, although not belonging to any of the categories defined in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 1, is associated with a person or persons belonging to one of those categories.
Amendment 179 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Article 2 – paragraph 7
Amendment 185 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 8
Article 2 – paragraph 8
8. This Directive shall be without prejudice to general measures laid down in national law which, in a democratic society, are necessary for public security, for the maintenance of public and moral order and the prevention of criminal offences, for the protection of health, the protection of minors and the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
Amendment 202 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d
d) Access to and supply of goods and other services which are available to the public, including housing. Subparagraph (d) shall apply to individualnatural persons only insofar as they are performing a professional or commercial activity.
Amendment 203 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 - point d a (new)
(da) Participation in social activity.
Amendment 220 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. This Directive is without prejudice to the responsibilities of Member States for the content of teaching, activities and the organisation of their educational systems, including the provision of special needs education. Member States may provide for differences in treatment in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief. Where separate educational institutions are set up: (a) their object shall not be to secure the exclusion of any group but to provide educational facilities in addition to those provided by the public authorities if the institutions are conducted in accordance with that objective and if the education provided conforms to such standards as may be laid down or approved by the competent authorities in particular for education of the same level; (b) if participation in such systems or attendance at such institutions is optional and if the education provided conforms to such standards as may be laid down by or approved by the competent authorities, in particular for education of the same level; and (c) if these systems or institutions offer equivalent access to education, provide a teaching staff with qualifications of the same standard and afford the opportunity to take the same of equivalent courses of study.
Amendment 241 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
3a. Access to public places for persons or groups of persons falling within a category identified in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 1 may not be prevented.
Amendment 261 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of assessing whether measures necessary to comply with paragraph 1 would impose a disproportionate burden, account shall be taken, in particular, of the size and resources of the organisation, its nature, the estimated cost, the life cycle of the goods and services, the number of potential beneficiaries, alternatives producing an equivalent result and the possible benefits of increased access for persons with disabilities. The burden shall not be disproportionate when it is sufficiently remedied by measures existing within the framework of the equal treatment policy of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 283 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Procedures initiated under this article shall be exempt from stamp duty or other equivalent duties.
Amendment 291 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 300 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate a body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientationnon-contagious chronic disorders, HIV/AIDS infection, age or sexual orientation, income or social category. These bodies may form part of agencies charged at national level with the defence of human rights or the safeguard of individuals' rights, including rights under other Community acts including Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC.
Amendment 307 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – indent -1 (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – indent -1 (new)
- facilitating administrative or legal proceedings concerning discrimination where the victim thereof is resident in a Member State other than that of the respondent, by contacting the equivalent organisation or organisations in the Member State of the respondent;
Amendment 308 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – indent -1a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – indent -1a (new)
- ensuring access by the complainant to legal aid in accordance with Council Directive 2003/8/EC to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes, where appropriate;
Amendment 48 #
2008/0122(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The contact points shall respond to all requests submitted to them without delay and at the latest within ten days of receipt thereof. If a contact point cannot reply to a request within ten days of receipt thereof, it shall inform the requester briefly of this fact, indicating how long it considers it will need to reply. Under no circumstances should this period exceed 30 days.
Amendment 52 #
2008/0122(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. In order to respond as efficiently and rapidly as possible to the requests referred to in paragraph 1, the contact points shall use the most appropriate technological facilities made available to them by the Member States, with the financial assistance of the European Union.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0122(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 13 a
Article 13 a
The Network's contact points shall gradually be made more accessi shall make available to the public, using the most appropriate technological facilities to, inform itation about the content and application of Community or international instruments on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters and, where necessary, to direct it to on the authorities responsible for their actual application, in particular those referred to in Article 6.'
Amendment 65 #
2008/0122(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Decision 2001/470/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 4 –point b
Article 17 – paragraph 4 –point b
'(b) arrange, within the limits of available resourcesas quickly as possible, for the translation into the official languages of the Institutions of the Community of information on the relevant aspects of Community law and procedures, including Community case law, and of the information system's general pages and the information sheets referred to in Article 15, and install them on the Network's dedicated site.'
Amendment 89 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point a
Article 3 – point a
(a) «document» means any content whatever its medium (written on paper or stored in electronic form or as a sound, visual or audiovisual recording) drawn- up and held by an institution and formally transmitted to one or more recipients or otherwise registered, or received by an institution; data contained in electronic storage, processing and retrieval systems are documents if they can be extracted in the form of a printout or electronic-format copy using the available tools for the exploitation of the system;
Amendment 109 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 paragraph 7a (new)
Article 4 paragraph 7a (new)
(7a) The exceptions as laid down in this Article shall not be interpreted as referring to information of public interest regarding the beneficiaries of European Union funds that is available within the framework of the financial transparency system.
Amendment 113 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. An application for access to a document shall be handled promptly. An acknowledgement of receipt shall be sent to the applicant. Within a maximum of 15 working days from registration of the application, the institution shall either grant access to the document requested and provide access in accordance with Article 10 within that period or, in a written reply, state the reasons for the total or partial refusal and inform the applicant of his or her right to make a confirmatory application in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article.
Amendment 114 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In exceptional cases, for example in the event of an application relating to a very long document or to a very large number of documents, the time-limit provided for in paragraph 1 may be extended by a maximum of 15 working days, provided that the applicant is notified in advance and that detailed reasons are given.
Amendment 116 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of a total or partial refusal, the applicant may, within a maximum of 15 working days of receiving the institution's reply, make a confirmatory application asking the institution to reconsider its position.
Amendment 117 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. A confirmatory application shall be handled promptly. Within a maximum of 30 working days from registration of such an application, the institution shall either grant access to the document requested and provide access in accordance with Article 10 within that period or, in a written reply, state the reasons for the total or partial refusal. In the event of a total or partial refusal, the institution shall inform the applicant of the remedies open to him or her.
Amendment 118 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. In exceptional cases, for example in the event of an application relating to a very long document or to a very large number of documents, the time limit provided for in paragraph 1 may be extended by a maximum of 15 working days, provided that the applicant is notified in advance and that detailed reasons are given.
Amendment 119 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. An explicit or tacit refusal by an institution employee who is responsible for applying the provisions of this Regulation shall constitute a breach and shall entail disciplinary responsibility.
Amendment 120 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a If, following the information received, the applicant requests fresh information on the institutions' documents, that request shall be dealt with as a fresh application and the reply shall be sent in accordance with Articles 7 and 8. Persons carrying out studies and research for their own purposes or for professional purposes shall have access to the documents held by authorities or institutions.
Amendment 121 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Information that favours or conceals a violation of the law by a person or an institution may not be included in the category of sensitive documents.
Amendment 117 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) information on the identity and composition, method of processing, properties or other characteristics of the food;
Amendment 118 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint ii a (new)
Amendment 120 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to derogations provided for by Community legislation applicable to natural mineral waters and foods for particular nutritional uses, food information shallmust not attribute to any food the property of preventing, treating or curing a human disease, nor refer to such properties.
Amendment 121 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By ….* at the latest, the Commission shall draw up a legislative proposal on regulation of the following aspects of the food information provided to consumers: a) the meaning of descriptive words such as ‘balanced’ and ‘prescribed’; b) the meaning of comparatives and superlatives such as ‘the best’ and of accentuating terms; c) references to scientific and technical works or terms, laws and regulations, surveys and questionnaires, approvals, awards and seals of approval; d) references to expressions that refer to religious dietary requirements, such as ‘kosher type’ or ‘kosher style’.
Amendment 131 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases the indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5)of the food and of its basic ingredient/s, where this represents over 50% of the net quantity of the product;
Amendment 140 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Mandatory food information shallmust be available and shall be easily accessible, in accordance with this Regulation, for all foods.
Amendment 141 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of prepacked food, mandatory food information shallmust appear on the package or on a label attached thereto.
Amendment 148 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters of a font size of at least 32 mm, scaled with reference to a lower case letter ‘o’, and shall be presented in such a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and background.
Amendment 161 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The minimum font size referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of packaging or containers the largest affixing surface of which has an area of less than 10 cm2.
Amendment 162 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Packaging and containers with an affixing area smaller than 15 cm2 shall be considered ‘small packages’ for which the particulars set out in Article 9(1) need not be provided, as long as those particulars are available on the inside of the packaging/container.
Amendment 163 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Abbreviations, including initials, may not be used if they are liable to mislead consumers.
Amendment 168 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 9(2), mandatory food information shall appear in athe language easily understoodmost commonly spoken by the consumers of the Member States where a food is marketed.
Amendment 169 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Within their own territory, the Member States in which a food is marketed may stipulate that the particulars shall be given in one or more languages from among the official languages of the Community or among the other languages used in that Member State.
Amendment 172 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The following ingredients may be listed in any order, at the end of the list of ingredients referred to in paragraph 1: condiments, aromatic plants and condiments (except salt), natural and artificial flavourings, flavour enhancers, food additives, vitamins and nutrients, and minerals and their salts.
Amendment 185 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The net quantity must be rounded up or down to the nearest three-figure number, except in cases where it is smaller than 100 units, when it may be rounded up or down to the nearest two- figure number.
Amendment 221 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Amendment 222 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Amendment 57 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
(38) Stresses that there is no common criterion for national minorities’ rights in Community policy and that there is no common EU definition either of membership of a national minority; recommends that such a definition be laid down at European level on the basis of Council of Europe Recommendation 1201 (1998);
Amendment 74 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 – first indent
Paragraph 43 – first indent
- segregation of the Roma as regards access to housing, and their exclusion from employment and public education, public institutions and the health system;
Amendment 182 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98 a (new)
Paragraph 98 a (new)
98a. Calls on the Member States to take measures to put an end to the practice of unofficial marriage of minors, often at a very young age, existing in some Roma communities; believes this practice to be a form of sexual abuse which damages child development and is an incitement to drop out of school;
Amendment 237 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 141 a (new)
Paragraph 141 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2007/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate rigorously the results of this framework programme, in the light of the present report and to formulate new proposals for the development and diversification of measures to promote professional training for judges;
Amendment 13 #
2007/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Notes that the implementation of Community law by national judges is a more complex challenge in the Member States which joined the European Union in May 2004 and subsequently, making it necessary to step up measures to promote professional training for judges in those Member States;
Amendment 20 #
2007/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes also the important role played in this context by organisations responsible for defending the interests of individuals facing the legal system and calls for their activities to be promoted by funding and other means;
Amendment 84 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 3 – point 17
Article 3 – point 17
(17) "hazardous substances" means substances or mixtures as defined in points 7 and 8 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, or groups of substances as defined in point 29 of Article 2 of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy;
Amendment 85 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 3 – point 22
Article 3 – point 22
Amendment 118 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c –point i
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c –point i
(i) measurement methodology, frequency and evaluation procedure or equivalent methods; and
Amendment 138 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, temission limit values laid down for installations under point 6.6 of Annex I shall take into account practical considerations appropriate to these categories of installations as well as the costs and benefits of these measures. The competent authority may, in specific cases, on the basis of an assessment of the environmental and economic costs and benefits taking into account the technical characteristics of the installation concerned, its geographical location and the local environmental conditions, set emission limit values deviating from those set by the application of paragraph 3.
Amendment 182 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Where the activity involves the use, production or release of significant amounts of relevant hazardous substances and having regard to the possibility of soil and groundwater contamination at the site of the installation, the operator shall prepare and submit to the competent authority a baseline report before starting operation of an installation or before a permit for an installation is updated for the first time after …*. In cases where provisions regarding water and soil protection are already being implemented at national level, Member States shall not draft a baseline report.
Amendment 185 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The baseline report shall contain the information necessary to determine the state of soil and groundwater contamination so as to make a quantified comparison with the state upon definitive cessation of activities provided for under paragraph 3.
Amendment 205 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The period between two site visits shall be based on a systematic appraisal of the environmental risks of the installations concerned and shall not exceed one year for installations posing the highest risks and threfive years for installations posing the lowest risks.
Amendment 209 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3– point c
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3– point c
(c) participation in the Community eco- management and audit scheme (EMAS) or other accredited industry compliance regimes undertaking regular checks or inspections.
Amendment 273 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 73 – paragraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 2
Amendment 56 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To prevent the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals, employers should be required before recruiting a third-country national, including in cases where the third country national is being recruited for the purpose of posting to another Member State in the context of the provision of services, to check that they have a residence permit or another authorisation for stay valid for the period of employment. The burden on employers should be limited to checking that the document is not manifestly incorrect, such as bearing a manifestly wrong photograph. To enable Member States in particular to check for forged documents, businesses and legal persons should also be required to notify the competent authorities of the employment of a third-country national. Member States should ensure that employers are adequately informed as to the form and content of the residence permit issued to third country nationals.
Amendment 67 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To supplement the complaint mechanisms, Member States should grant residence permits of limited duration, linked to the length of the relevant national proceedings, to third-country nationals who have been subjected to particularly exploitative working conditions and who cooperate in criminal proceedings against the employer, as well as to their family members. Such permits should be granted under the same conditions as those granted under Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration who cooperate with the competent authorities.
Amendment 81 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States must ensure that employers handle job applications equitably and conduct a non-discriminatory check on the papers of all applicants offered employment.
Amendment 124 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 - paragraph 1
Article 14 - paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for effective mechanisms through which third- country nationals in illegal employment can lodge complaints against their employers, directly or through designated third parties, and anyone learning of a case of illegal employment can report this to the competent authorities.
Amendment 126 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 - paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Persons who denounce cases of illegal employment must be afforded legal protection against any unfair measures taken as a consequence of that denunciation.
Amendment 130 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 - paragraph 3
Article 14 - paragraph 3
(3) In respect of criminal offences covered by Article 10(1)(c), Member States shall, under the conditions of Articles 4 to 15 of Directive 2004/81/EC, grant residence permits of limited duration, linked to the length of the relevant national proceedings, to third-country nationals who are or have been subjected to exploitative working conditions and cooperate in proceedings against the employer, as well as to their family members.
Amendment 135 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 1
Article 15 - paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that at least 103% of companies established on their territory per year are subject to inspections to control employment of illegally staying third-country nationals.
Amendment 142 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 - paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) In the case of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, Article 15(1) shall take effect 48 months from the date of publication of this Directive in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 32 #
2006/0135(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003
Article 20a a (new)
Article 20a a (new)
Article 20aa Confirmation of the existence of consent by the parties (1) The court seized to judge the case shall confirm, in the first place, the existence of consent by the parties in relation to the judgment of the affair, pursuant to the options laid down in the agreement attributing competence, i.e. the agreement to designate the law applicable, and shall ensure that the parties are fully aware of the legal consequences of the choices made. (2) If the parties maintain their consent, the court shall proceed to judge the case. (3) If the parties do not maintain their consent to the initial agreement but, instead, reach a new agreement, the court shall take note of that agreement's existence.