Activities of Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1

1. Competent authorities, other concerned authorities and the Agency shall cooperate in monitoring the data in the pharmacovigilance database to determine whether there is any change to the benefit- risk balance of veterinary medicinal products with a view to detecting risks to animal health, public health and protection of the environment (‘signal management process').

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2

2. Persons qualified to prescribe veterinary medicinal products in accordance with applicable national law shall ~~retail~~dispense antimicrobial products only for animals which are under their ~~care~~immediate care and after a clinical diagnosis, and only in the amount required for the treatment concerned.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Members States may impose stricter conditions, justified on grounds of public health, animal health and environment protection, for the retail of veterinary medicinal products on their territory.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2

2. A veterinary prescription shall only be issued by a person qualified to do so in accordance with applicable national law and after a clinical diagnosis.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. A veterinary prescription of a veterinary medicinal product which has anabolic, anti-infectious, anti- inflammatory, hormonal or psychotropic properties or substances shall only be issued by a veterinarian.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 3

3. Where a veterinary medicinal product is supplied on prescription, the quantity prescribed and supplied shall be restricted to the amount required for the treatment or therapy concerned. Prophylactic use of antibiotics shall not be allowed.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Metaphylactic use of antibiotics shall only be allowed, after a proper diagnosis, on animals which are in contact with animals with clinical signs of an infectious disease, to prevent the further spread of the disease. The administration must be accompanied by a health plan specifying measures to take to reduce the need to resort to such use in the future.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jan HUITEMA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Frédérique RIES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 4

4. Veterinary prescriptions issued by a veterinarian shall be recognised throughout the Union. A veterinary medicinal product prescribed shall be supplied in accordance with applicable national law.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1

1. Veterinary medicinal products shall be used responsibly in accordance with the principle of good animal husbandry and with the terms of the marketing authorisation.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jan HUITEMA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Antibiotic veterinary medicinal products must not be used for prophylactic purposes, unless there is a high risk of infection for the individual animal concerned due to trauma, surgery or similar incidents. They must not under any circumstances be used to improve performance or compensate for poor animal husbandry.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0257(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY

Proposal for a regulation
Article 136 – paragraph 2

2. The competent authorities shall cooperate with each other and other concerned authorities in the performance of their tasks under this Regulation and shall give the competent authorities of other Member States necessary and useful support to this end. Competent authorities shall communicate the appropriate information to each other, particularly regarding compliance with the requirements for the manufacturing and wholesale distribution authorisations, for the certificates of good manufacturing practice or for marketing authorisations.

2015/06/17
Committee: ENVI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Taking into account the serious public health risk posed by resistance to antimicrobials, it is appropriate to limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for food-producing animals. ~~Preventive~~Group treatment with medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products should only be used in justifiable cases where individual treatment is not appropriate. Preventive (prophylactic) use or use to enhance the performance of ~~food-producing~~ animals should in particular not be allowed.

2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Taking into account the serious public health risk posed by resistance to antimicrobials, it is appropriate to limit the use of medicated feed containing antimicrobials for ~~food-producing animals. Preventive use~~animals. Group treatment with medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products should only be used in justifiable cases where individual treatment is not appropriate. Preventive (prophylactic) use of veterinary medicine products containing antimicrobials or use to enhance the performance of ~~food-producing~~ animals should in particular not be allowed.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The supply of medicated feed to animal holders shall be subject to the presentation and, in case of manufacturing by on-farm mixers, the possession of a veterinary prescription issued by a veterinarian and to the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 to 6.

2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5

5. The prescribed medicated feed may be used only for animals examined by the ~~perso~~veterinarian who issued the prescription and only for a diagnosed disease. The ~~perso~~veterinarian who issued the prescription shall verify that this medication is justified for the target animals on veterinary grounds. Furthermore he shall ensure that the administration of the veterinary medicinal product concerned is not incompatible with another treatment or use and that there is no contra-indication or interaction where several medicinal products are used.

2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI

2014/0255(COD)

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jan HUITEMA, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. Medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products shall ~~not~~ be used ~~to prevent diseases in food-producing animals or to enhance their performance~~in accordance with good animal husbandry standards and not be used for preventive treatment (prophylactic use).

2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. Feed business operators feeding food- producing animals with medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 69 of Directive 2001/82/EC. Those records shall be kept for five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the animal is slaughtered during the five-year period. Member States shall ensure that the data in those records is collected and transferred to the Union database on veterinary medicinal products (referring to Article 51 and 54 in the Regulation on veterinary medicinal products 2014/0257 (COD)).

2015/04/28
Committee: ENVI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The supply of medicated feed to animal holders shall be subject to the presentation and, in case of manufacturing by on-farm mixers, the possession of a veterinary prescription issued by a veterinarian and to the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 to 6.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5

5. The prescribed medicated feed may be used only for animals examined by the ~~perso~~veterinarian who issued the prescription and only for a diagnosed disease. The ~~perso~~veterinarian who issued the prescription shall verify that this medication is justified for the target animals on veterinary grounds. Furthermore he shall ensure that the administration of the veterinary medicinal product concerned is not incompatible with another treatment or use and that there is no contra-indication or interaction where several medicinal products are used.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Marit PAULSEN, Hannu TAKKULA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title

Use in ~~food-producing~~ animals

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. Medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products shall ~~not~~be used in accordance with good animal husbandry standards and never be used tofor prevent ~~diseases in food-producing animals~~ive treatment (prophylactic use) or to enhance their performance. of animals. Group treatment should only be used in justifiable cases where individual treatment is not appropriate.

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0255(COD)

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Marit PAULSEN, Hannu TAKKULA, Jan HUITEMA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. Feed business operators feeding food- producing animals with medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 69 of Directive 2001/82/EC. Those records shall be kept for five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the animal is slaughtered during the five-year period. Member States shall ensure that the data in those records is collected and transferred to the Union database on veterinary medicinal products as provided in Articles51 and 54 of Regulation (EU) 2015/…(Veterinary Medicinal Products )

2015/07/02
Committee: AGRI

2014/0100(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The risk of non-compliance with the organic production rules is considered higher in agricultural holdings which include units not managed under organic production rules. Therefore, after an appropriatMixed farms should be allowed if a clear separation between the organic and the conversntion ~~period, all agricultural holdings in the Union which aim to become organic should be entirely managed in compliance with the requirements applicable to organic production~~ally managed units can be made and contamination between the two can be avoided. Organic agricultural holdings should undergo the same conversion period in all Member States, irrespective of whether they have previously adhered to agri-environmental measures supported by Union funds. However, no conversion period is necessary in the case of fallow land. In order to ensure quality, traceability and compliance with this Regulation and adaptation to technical developments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing rules supplementing the general conversion rules or supplementing and amending the specific conversion rules.

2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI

2014/0100(COD)

George LYON, Julie GIRLING, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) t~~he entire agricultural holding or aquaculture operation shall be managed in compliance with the requirements app~~o encourage the conversion to organic production and possibility for the farmer to adapt to market conditions, a holding is allowed to be split into clearly separated units that can be managed either organically or in a conventional manner. In the case of multiple modes of production, a relicable ~~to organic production~~record of the separation shall be kept by the operator;

2015/03/09
Committee: ENVI

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Where it is both too costly and too time-consuming to develop improved new varieties;, such costs could be compensated by extending the length of plant variety protection rights after a proper impact assessment

2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI

2013/2099(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Expresses its concern that, as things stand, and partly due to the present CPVR regulations, the global plant-breeding market is dominated by just a few large multinational undertakings which invest only in a limited number of varieties~~, with the aim of promoting the use of thei~~. Plant breeding improves crops and will reduce the number ownf chemicals used;

2013/12/04
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) A high level of protection of human health and of consumers’ interests and of the environment and the effective functioning of the internal market should be assured in the pursuit of Union food policies, whilst ensuring transparency.

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) Emerging technologies in food production processes may have an impact on food and thereby on food safety and on the environment. Therefore, it should also be clarified that a food should be considered as a novel food where a production process which was not previously used for food production in the Union is applied to that food or when foods contain or consist of engineered nanomaterials, as defined in Article 2(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . __________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directive 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation lays down rules for the placing of novel foods on the market within the Union in order to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market while providing a high level of protection of human health, the environment and consumer interests.

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Catherine BEARDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, pose a safety risk to human health and where applicable the environment;

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation lays down rules for the placing of novel foods on the market within the Union in order to ensure the effective functioning of the internal market while providing a high level of protection of human health, the environment and consumer interests.

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c

(c) scientific evidence demonstrating that the novel food does not pose a safety risk to human health and where applicable the environment;

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission ~~may~~shall request EFSA to render its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human health.

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) whether the composition of the novel food and the conditions of its use do not pose a safety risk to human health in the Union and where applicable to the environment.

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Catherine BEARDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) whether the composition of the food and the conditions of its use, do not pose a safety risk to human health in the Union and where applicable the environment.

2014/10/14
Committee: AGRI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) it does not, on the basis of the scientific evidence available, pose a safety risk to human health and where applicable to the environment;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Catherine BEARDER, Ulrike MÜLLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) its ~~use~~intended use, presentation and labelling does not mislead the consumer, especially when there is a significant change in the nutritional value of a food intended to replace another food;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) where it is intended to replace another food, it does not differ from that food in such a way that its normal consumption would be nutritionally disadvantageous for the consumer.~~deleted

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Catherine BEARDER, Ulrike MÜLLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The procedure for authorising the placing on the market within the Union of a novel food and updating of the Union list provided for in Article 8 shall start either on the Commission's initiative or following an application to the Commission by an applicant. The Commission shall make the application available to the Member States without delay.

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) the name and description of the novel food and an explanation of the intended use;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)

(aa) the name and address of the applicant;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Catherine BEARDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a b (new)

(ab) the description of the methods used to produce the novel food;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c

(c) scientific evidence demonstrating that the novel food does not pose a safety risk to human health and where applicable to the environment;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Catherine BEARDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission ~~may~~shall request EFSA to render its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human health.

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) whether the composition of the novel food and the conditions of its use do not pose a safety risk to human health in the Union and where applicable to the environment .

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the name and a description of the traditional food and an explanation of the intended use;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) the name and address of the applicant;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Catherine BEARDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) its country/countries of origin;

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0435(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) whether the composition of the food and the conditions of its use, do not pose a safety risk to human health in the Union and where applicable to the environment.

2014/10/20
Committee: ENVI

2013/0169(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the general objective of contributing to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas and a high level of protection for consumers, animals and the environment while enabling the Union food and feed industry to operate in an environment favouring competitiveness and the creation of jobs;

2013/10/16
Committee: ENVI

2013/0169(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – title

European Union reference laboratories and reference centre for animal welfare

2013/10/16
Committee: ENVI

2013/0169(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. Grants may be awarded to the European Union reference laboratories referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and the reference centre for animal welfare referred to in in Article 95 of Regulation (EC) No xxx/xxx on official controls (…) for the costs they incur to implement the work programmes approved by the Commission.

2013/10/16
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61

(61) For the performance of official controls and other official activities on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material, and in the field of animal welfare, the competent authorities should have access to updated, reliable and consistent technical data, to research findings, new techniques and expertise necessary for the correct application of Union legislation applicable in those areas. For that purpose the Commission should be able to designate, and rely on the expert assistance of, European Union reference centres for plant reproductive material and for animal welfare. The structure of the reference centres for animal welfare should be based on experience gained from the EUWelNet (Coordinated European Animal Welfare Network) pilot project.

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61

(61) For the performance of official controls and other official activities on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material, and in the field of animal welfare, the competent authorities should have access to updated, reliable and consistent technical data, to research findings, new techniques and expertise necessary for the correct application of Union legislation applicable in those areas. For that purpose the Commission should be able to designate, and rely on the expert assistance of, European Union reference centres for plant reproductive material and for animal welfare. The structure of the reference centre for animal welfare should reflect the experience made from the pilot project "EUWelNet, Coordinated European Animal Welfare Network".

2013/12/18
Committee: ENVI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission ~~may~~shall, by means of implementing acts, designate European Union reference centres that shall support the activities of the Commission and of the Member States in relation to the application of the rules referred to in point (f) of Article 1(2).

2013/11/11
Committee: AGRI

2013/0140(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) coordinating a network of institutions with recognised knowledge on animal welfare that could assist the competent authorities and stakeholders in implementing relevant EU legislation.

2014/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. To reduce the administrative burden, micro-businesses shall be exempt from paying the full registration fee.

2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Furthermore, the preventive and control measures for each transmissible animal disease should be "tailor-made" in order to address its unique epidemiological profile and its consequences. The preventive and control rules applying to each of them should therefore be disease specific, and strict attention should be paid to different regional conditions.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation in relation to transmissible animal diseases at Union level, it is necessary to establish a harmonised list of transmissible animal diseases ('listed diseases'). ~~Thus implementing powers to lay down such a~~Powers to amend this list should be conferred on the Commission.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) The prevention and control rules of this Regulation for a specific transmissible animal disease should apply to species of animals which can transmit the disease in question, by being susceptible to it or by acting as its vector. . In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, it is necessary to establish a harmonised list of species to which the measures for specific listed diseases should apply at Union level ('listed species') and thus ~~implementing powers to lay down such a~~powers to amend this list should be conferred on the Commission.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76

(76) However, those control strategies may substantially vary between different listed diseases. Thus this Regulation should provide for rules on the use of veterinary medicinal products for the prevention and control of ~~listed~~certain diseases and for harmonised criteria for consideration when determining whether or not to use and how to use vaccines, hyper-immune sera and antimicrobials. In order to ensure a flexible approach and to address the specificities of different listed diseases and the availability of the effective treatments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the restrictions, prohibitions or obligations to use certain veterinary medicinal products in the framework of the control of certain ~~listed~~ diseases. In the case of urgency and in order to address emerging risks with possible devastating implications for animal or public health, economy, society or environment, it should be possible for these measures to be adopted by the urgency procedure.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 104

(104) The legal framework, currently laid down in Union legislation for the movement of terrestrial animals lays down harmonised rules primarily for the movement of terrestrial animals and products between Member States, while leaving it up to the Member States to determine the necessary movement requirements within their territory. A comparison of the current situation with an option where rules for movements within Member States would also be harmonised at Union level, was extensively elaborated in the Impact Assessment on the EU Animal Health Law. It has been concluded that the current approach should be maintained, as complete harmonisation of all movements would be very complex and the benefits in terms of the facilitation of movements between Member States do not outweigh the negative impact this could have on the ability to control diseases. Common requirements should however apply with regard to health certificates.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 115

(115) Kept terrestrial animals that are moved ~~between Member States~~ should comply with the requirements for such movements. In the case of species presenting a health risk and of greater economic importance, they should be accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 125

(125) When Member States take national measures concerning movements of animals and germinal products or decide to take national measures to limit the impact of transmissible animal diseases other than listed diseases within their territory, those national measures ~~should not~~may only interfere with the rules on the internal market laid down in Union legislation when this is scientifically justified on the grounds of controlling infectious disease and is proportionate in relation to the risk. Therefore, it is appropriate to set the framework for such national measures and ensure that they remain within the limits permitted under Union law.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall, b~~y means of implement~~e empowered to adopt delegated acts ing ac~~ts, establish a list of listed diseases, as referred to in paragraph 1(a)~~cordance with Article 253 so that, with due regard for the opinions of the European Food Safety Authority, it can amend the list of the diseases that can be found in Annex -1a hereto. Such acts shall include a detailed explanation of why the amendment is necessary.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

c) the availability, feasibility and effectiveness of the different sets of disease prevention and control measures provided for in this Regulation with respect to the disease, paying strict attention to the prevailing regional conditions.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)

Article 12a Member States shall, with technical assistance at Union level as regards animal diseases listed in Annex -1a to this Regulation, ensure that appropriate preventive, risk-based biosecurity measures are applied along their external borders, in cooperation with the competent authorities of the third countries concerned.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Operators shall only move the following species and categories of kept terrestrial animals ~~to another Member State~~ if they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State ~~of origin~~ in accordance with Article 146(1):

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Operators shall not move kept terrestrial animals ~~within a Member State or from one Member State to another Member State~~ unless they are accompanied by an animal health certificate issued by the competent authority of the Member State ~~of origin~~ in accordance with Article 146(1), where the conditions referred to in the following points (a) and (b) are meet:

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 146 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The competent authority shall, upon request by the operator issue an animal health certificate for the movement of kept terrestrial animals ~~to another Member State~~, where required by Article 140 or by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Articles 141(1) and 143(2) provided that the following movement requirements have been complied with:

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 169 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Member States shall notify the Commission in advance of any proposed national measures referred to in paragraph 1 that may affect movements between Member States.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 169 – paragraph 1 b (new)

The Commission shall approve and if necessary amend the national measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 255(2).

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 169 – paragraph 1 c (new)

The approval referred to in paragraph 3 shall only be granted where the establishment of movement restrictions between Member States is necessary to prevent the introduction of or to control the spread of the disease referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account the overall impact of the disease and the measures taken on the Union.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 257 – paragraph 2

2. The national measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in this Regulation and shall ~~not~~: (a) only hinder the movement of animals and products between Member States when this is scientifically justified on the grounds of controlling infectious disease; (b) not be in contradiction with the rules referred to in paragraph 1.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 258 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 19

~~– Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000,~~deleted

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 258 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 19

– Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, Title I.

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 258 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 24

~~– Regulation (EU) No[XXX/XXX [Publication office: Number to be inserted… non-commercial movements of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003],~~deleted

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0136(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex -1 (new)

Annex - I Part 1 Diseases of terrestrial animals Subject to Article Article Article Article Article Listed species rules as set 8(1)(a) 8(1)(b) 8(1)(c) 8(1)(d) 8(1)(e) out in Immediate Compulsor Optional Trade Notification, disease y “voluntary” reporting & control & eradicatio eradication surveillance eradicatio n n Classical X X 0 X X Suidae and Swine Fever Tayassuidae Bluetongue X X 0 X X All ruminants VECTORS: Culicoides, etc. Epizootic X X 0 X X All ruminants haemorrhagi c disease of VECTORS: deer Culicoides, etc. Swine X X 0 X X Suidae and Vesicular Tayassuidae Disease Highly X X 0 X X Poultry, captive Pathogenic birds and wild Avian birds Influenza Low X X 0 X X Poultry and Pathogenic captive birds Avian Influenza (H5, H7) African X X 0 X X Suidae and Swine Fever Tayassuidae VECTORS /RESERVOIRS SOFT TICKS – Genus Ornithodorus) Foot and X X 0 X X Any domestic or Mouth wild animal of Disease order Artylodactyla, suborders Ruminatia, Suina and Tylopoda; (Also, some measures: Rodentia and Proboscidae) Rinderpest X X 0 X X Ungulates Peste des X X 0 X X Bovidae and Petits Suidae Ruminants (PPR) Rift Valley X X 0 X X All species of Fever ungulates other than those of family Suidae VECTORS: mosquitos (Aedes, Culex) midges (Culicoides) Lumpy Skin X X 0 X X Bovidae and Disease Giraffidae Sheep and X X 0 X X Bovidae Goat Pox (Capripox) Contagious X 0 0 X X Species of the bovine genus Bos pleuropneum onia African X X 0 X X Equidae Horse VECTORS: Sickness Midges: Culicoides Equine X 0 0 X X Equidae encephalomy elitis VECTORS: (Incl. EEE, Mosquitoes, WEE and birds, other equine reservoirs… encephalomy elitis Japanese encephalomy elitis) Venezuelan X 0 0 X X Equidae equine VECTORS: encephalomy Mosquitoes, elitis) birds, other reservoirs… West Nile 0 0 0 X X Equidae Virus VECTORS: Mosquitoes Newcastle X X 0 X X Poultry, other Disease captive birds, including pigeons Vesicular X X 0 X X Ungulates stomatitis Teschen X 0 0 X X Suidae Disease Glanders 0 0 0 X X Equidae Dourine 0 0 0 X X Equidae Equine 0 0 0 X X Equidae Infectious Anaemia Rabies 0 0 X X Bovidae, Suidae, 0 Ovidae, Capridae, Equidae, Carnivora and Chiroptera Anthrax 0 0 0 X X Bovidae, Camelidae, Cervidae, Elephantidae, Equidae and Hippopotamidae Bovine 0 X X X X Mammalia, in tuberculosis (for apes particular and felids) Antilocapridae, (COMMENT Bovidae, : Camelidae, Mycobacteri Cervidae, um Giraffidae, and tuberculosis Tragulidae complex : bovis, caprae) Brucella 0 X 0 X X Antilocapridae, melitensis* Bovidae, Camelidae, Cervidae, Giraffidae, Hippopotamidae and Tragulidae Brucella 0 X 0 X X Antilocapridae, abortus* Bovidae, Camelidae, Cervidae, Giraffidae, Hippopotamidae and Tragulidae Brucella 0 0 0 X X Antilocapridae, ovis* Bovidae, (contagious Camelidae, epididymitis) Cervidae, Giraffidae, Hippopotamidae and Tragulidae Brucella 0 0 X X X Cervidae, suis* Leporidae, Ovibos moschatus, Suidae and Tayassuidae Avian 0 0 0 X X Psittaciformes chlamydiosis Enzootic 0 X 0 X X Bovine animals bovine (including Bison leukosis bison and Bubalus bubalus) Small Hive 0 0 0 X X Apis and Beetle Bombus (Aethina tumida) Tropilaelaps 0 0 0 X X Apis mite (Tropilealaps spp.) American 0 0 0 X X Apis Foulbrood 0 0 0 0 X Rodentia and Monkey Pox non-human primates Ebola 0 0 0 0 X Non-human primates (Apes) Aujesky's 0 0 X X X Pigs Disease 0 0 X X 0 Ovine and Caseous caprine Lymphadenit is (Corynebacte ium pseudotuberc ulosis) Pulmonary 0 0 X X 0 Ovine and Adenomatosi caprine s Paratubercul 0 0 X X 0 Ovine and osis caprine Maedi-visna 0 0 X X 0 Ovine and caprine Caprine 0 0 X X 0 Ovine and Viral caprine Arthritis/Enc ephalitis Contagious 0 0 X X 0 Ovine and Agalactia caprine Border 0 0 0 X 0 Ovine and Disease caprine Infectious 0 0 X X 0 Bovine animals bovine rhinotracheit is/ infectious pu stular vulvov aginitis Bovine 0 0 0 X 0 Bovine animals [genital] campylobact eriosis – C. foetus ssp. Venerealis Bovine Viral 0 0 0 X 0 Bovine animals Diarrhoea/M ucosal Disease Trichomonas 0 0 0 X 0 Bovine animals foetus Transmissibl 0 0 X X 0 Pigs e gastroenteriti s European 0 0 X X 0 Bees Foulbrood Echinococcu 0 0 X X X Dogs s multiloculari s Salmonella 0 0 X X 0 Poultry of animal health relevance Salmonella Pullorum, Salmonella Gallinarum and Salmonella arizonae Zoonotic X 0 X X X Poultry Salmonellosi (Also, some s (other than measures: pigs) above) Mycoplasma 0 0 X X X Poultry: gallisepticum M. gallisepticum and – fowls and Mycoplasma turkeys meleagridis M. meleagridis – turkeys Tuberculosis 0 0 X X X Apes, felids, (other than ruminants Bovine tuberculosis) ** Tularaemia 0 0 X X 0 Lagomorphs Myxomatosis 0 0 X X 0 Lagomorphs Rabbit 0 0 X X 0 Lagomorphs haemorrhagi c disease Viral 0 0 X X 0 Mink Enteritis (Mink) Aleutian 0 0 X X 0 Mink Disease (Mink) Varroosis 0 0 X X 0 Bees Acariasis 0 0 X X 0 Bees Crimean 0 0 0 X 0 Ratites Congo haemorrhagi c fever TSEs (Reg 999/2001 and Dir 92/65) Bovine X X 0 X X Bovine animals, Spongiform ovine and Encephalopa caprine animals thy Scrapie X X 0 X X Ovine or caprine animals Chronic X X 0 X X Cervidae Wasting Disease X X 0 0 X All animals TSEs not BV/OV/CP Zoonoses (Dir 2003/99/EC and Reg 2075/2005 for Trichinellosis) Trichinellosi 0 0 X X X Pigs, horses, wild s boar and other wild animals (susceptible to Tricinella infestation) Listeriosis 0 0 0 0 X Not specified Campylobact 0 0 0 0 X Not specified eriosis Verotoxigeni 0 0 0 0 X Not specified c E.coli Leptospirosis 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Yersiniosis 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Vibriosis 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Toxoplasmos 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified is Cryptosporid 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified iosis Cysticercosis 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Anisakiasis 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Borreliosis 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Botulism 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Influenza 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Virus Echinococco 0 0 0 0 X Not specified sis [hydatidosis] - 'echinococco sis and agents thereof' Antimicrobia 0 0 0 0 X Poultry, pigs and l Resistance bovine animals (AMR) hazards (resistant microorganis m and resistance determinants ) Calicivirus 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified Hepatitis A 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified virus Viruses 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified transmitted by arthropods Other 0 0 0 0 X*** Not specified zoonoses and zoonotic agents Annex - I Part 2 Aquatic animal diseases Article Article Article 8(1)(a) Article 8(1)(b) 8(1)(e) Subject to Immediate 8(1)(c) Article Compulsor Notification rules as set disease Optional 8(1)(d) Listed species y & out in control & “voluntary” Trade eradicatio surveillanc eradicatio eradication n e n Epizootic X X 0 X X Rainbow trout haematopoiet (Oncorhynchus ic necrosis mykiss) and redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) Infection X X 0 X X Australian mud with oyster (Ostrea Bonamia angasi) and exitiosa Chilean flat oyster (O. chilensis) Infection X X 0 X X Pacific oyster with (Crassostrea gigas) Perkinsus and Eastern oyster marinus (C. virginica) Infection X X 0 X X Pacific oyster with (Crassostrea Microcytos gigas), Eastern mackini oyster (C. virginica), Olympia flat oyster (Ostrea conchaphila) and European flat oyster (O. edulis) 2002/99 (95/70) Taura X X 0 X X syndrome Gulf white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus), Pacific blue shrimp (P. stylirostris), and Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei) Yellowhead X X 0 X X Gulf brown shrimp disease (Penaeus aztecus), Gulf pink shrimp (P. duorarum), Kuruma prawn (P. japonicus), black tiger shrimp (P. monodon), Gulf white shrimp (P. setiferus), Pacific blue shrimp (P. stylirostris), and Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei) Viral 0 0 X X X Herring (Clupea haemorrhagi spp.), whitefish c septicaemia (Coregonus sp.), (VHS) pike (Esox lucius), haddock (Gadus aeglefinus), Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus), Atlantic cod (G. morhua), Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) rainbow trout (O. mykiss), rockling (Onos mustelus), brown trout (Salmo trutta), turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), sprat (Sprattus sprattus), grayling (Thymallus thymallus) and olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Infectious 0 0 X X X Chum salmon haematopoeit (Oncorhynchus ic necrosis keta), coho salmon (IHN) (O. kisutch), Masou salmon (O. masou), rainbow or steelhead trout (O. mykiss), sockeye salmon (O. nerka), pink salmon (O. rhodurus) chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Koi herpes 0 0 X X X Common carp and virus (KHV) koi carp (Cyprinus disease carpio) Infectious 0 0 X X X Rainbow trout salmon (Oncorhynchus anaemia mykiss), Atlantic (ISA) salmon (Salmo salar), and brown and sea trout (S. trutta) Infection 0 0 X X X Australian mud with oyster (Ostrea Marteilia angasi), Chilean refringens flat oyster (O. chilensis), European flat oyster (O. edulis), Argentinian oyster (O. puelchana), blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and Mediterranean mussel (M. galloprovincialis) Infection 0 0 X X X Australian mud with oyster (Ostrea Bonamia angasi), Chilean ostreae flat oyster (O. chilensis), Olympia flat oyster (O. conchaphila), Asiatic oyster (O. denselammellosa), European flat oyster (O. edulis), and Argentinian oyster (O. puelchana) White spot 0 0 X X X All decapod disease crustaceans (order Decapoda) Notes: • * OIE Code = in future B. abortus, B. melitensis or B. suis in one chapter, with recommandations for (according to current draft): bovids [cattle (Bos taurus, B. indicus, B. frontalis, B. javanicus and B. grunniens), bison (Bison bison and B. bonasus) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)], sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra aegagrus), pigs (Sus scrofa), camelids [dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), llama (Lama glama), alpaca (Lama pacos), guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and vicuna (Vicugna vicugna)], cervids [roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus), wapiti/elk (C. elaphus canadensis), sika (C. nippon), samba (C. unicolor unicolor), rusa (C. timorensis), fallow deer (Dama dama,), white-tailed, black-tailed, mule deer (Odocoileus spp.) and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), European hare (Lepus europaeus). • ** M. tuberculosis not OIE listed; however included in Chapter 6.11. on Zoonoses transmissible form non-human primates as M. tuberculosis complex, for specific testing / treatment recommendations during quarantine • *** Optional in Directive 2003/99/EC, depending on the epidemiological situation in MS • Regulation 142/2011 (on ABPs) defines 'serious transmissible diseases' as follows: "The diseases listed by the OIE in Article 1.2.3 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2010 edition, and in Chapter 1.3 of the Aquatic Animal Health Code, 2010 edition, shall be regarded as serious transmissible diseases for the purposes of general animal health restrictions, as provided for in Article 6(1)(b)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009"

2013/12/09
Committee: AGRI

2013/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The mechanism of the financial discipline~~, together with the modulation,~~ was introduced with the 2003 CAP reform. ~~Both~~The instruments provided for a linear reduction of the amount of direct payments to be granted to farmers. T~~aking into account the implications of the unequal distribution of direct payments between small and large beneficiaries, modulation has~~he financial discipline should been applied to amounts in excess of EUR 5000 in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of payments. In respect of calendar year 2013, the adjustment of direct payments referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 continues to provide for the same exemption as the modulation. The financial discipline should be applied in a similar way to also contribute to achieving the objective of a more balanced distribution of payments;in a way that will ensure equal treatment of all farmers, therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the application of the adjustment rate ~~only for amounts in excess of EUR 5000~~to all amounts.

2013/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2013/0087(COD)

(4) The mechanism of the financial discipline~~, together with the modulation,~~ was introduced with the 2003 CAP reform. ~~Both~~The instruments provided for a linear reduction of the amount of direct payments to be granted to farmers. T~~aking into account the implications of the unequal distribution of direct payments between small and large beneficiaries, modulation has~~he financial discipline should been applied to amounts in excess of EUR 5000 in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of payments. In respect of calendar year 2013, the adjustment of direct payments referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 continues to provide for the same exemption as the modulation. The financial discipline should be applied in a similar way to also contribute to achieving the objective of a more balanced distribution of payments;in a way that will ensure equal treatment of all farmers, therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the application of the adjustment rate ~~only for amounts in excess of EUR 5000~~to all amounts.

2013/04/30
Committee: BUDG

2013/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to all farmer ~~in excess of EUR 5000~~s for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by ~~4.981759~~[XXX] %.

2013/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2013/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1– paragraph 1

1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to all farmer ~~in excess of EUR 5000~~s for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by ~~4.981759 %~~XXX% ("the adjustment rate").

2013/04/30
Committee: BUDG

2013/0087(COD)

George LYON, Jan MULDER, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1 shall bewithout prejudice to the Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020 and the Inter-institutional agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management, once that Regulation and that Inter- institutional agreement are adopted. If, as a result of the adoption of the that Regulation and that Inter-institutional agreement, it becomes necessary to correct the adjustment rate the Commission shall present a revised proposal to the European Parliament and the Council, in accordance with Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy 1 before 1 December 2013. The adjustment rate shall be revised by the budget authority in the framework of the adoption of Budget 2014 on the basis, inter alia, of the Amending letter to the Draft General Budget 2014 by which the Commission provides updated estimates of the need for market related expenditures and direct payments. __________________ 1 OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1..

2013/04/30
Committee: BUDG

2013/0087(COD)

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Olle SCHMIDT, Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Nils TORVALDS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a The provisions of articles 1 and 2 are adopted without prejudice to the subsequent adoption of Regulation (EU) [No XX/XX of ... laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020] and the Inter- institutional agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management. In the instance that a correction to the adjustment rate defined in Article 1(1) is required as a consequence of the adoption of the aforementioned Regulation and Inter-institutional agreement, the European Commission shall present a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to fix a new adjustment rate. The amount of financial discipline required shall be revised by the budget authority in the framework of the adoption of the Budget 2014 on the basis inter alia of the Amending letter to the Draft General Budget 2014 whereby the Commission provides updated estimated needs on market related expenditures and direct payments.

2013/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2012/2309(INI)

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 1920 United Kingdom 73

2013/02/01
Committee: AFCO

2012/2259(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Marian HARKIN, George LYON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of environmental sustainability; Stresses the importance of resource efficiency in energy consumption and production on a farm level; reminds the potential of livestock farm biogas system development based on biowaste;

2013/01/30
Committee: AGRI

2012/2077(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that quality products are those that are linked to specific production methods, geographical origins, traditions or cultural contexts, and notes that schemes to protect these already exist in the form of PDOs, PGIs, organic products or TSGs; calls for a new ‘local farming and direct sale’ scheme to cover local quality products that preserve cultural and genetic diversity and are intended for consumption in the region where they are produced;

2012/08/30
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication on Options for animal welfare labelling and the establishment of a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals, COM(2009)584;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)

- having regard to written declaration 0049/2011 of the European Parliament of 15 March 2012 on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered1;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Deplores that the Strategy has not received the financial backing which the Parliament requested in its resolution of 5 May 2010; Calls on the Commission to increase this backing by reprioritising and by ensureing a better integration of animal welfare in other EU policy areas, such as consumer policy, research programmes, and the CAP, as appropriate;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that farmers today face multiple challenges, such as climate change, and have to meet numerous requirements, of which a good animal welfare is but one; Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure proper policy coherence in accordance with Article 7 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Urges the Commission to include animal welfare in its trade policy and when negotiating international trade agreements, and to promote animal welfare in third countries by requiring equivalent welfare standards for imported animals and products;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing and health of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to ~~its~~this Strategy and ensure an efficient coordination with the Animal Health Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance; Calls on the Commission to pay proper attention to the health risks posed by wild animals;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that the Parliament in its resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistance stressed the need to get a full picture of when, where, how, and on which animals antimicrobials are actually used today, and believes that such data should be collected, analysed and made public by the Commission without delay;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Patrick LE HYARIC, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that one specific field in need of better enforcement is animal transport, which, although corresponds to only a very limited length of time in the life of an animal, needs to be improved in the light of the scientific data gathered by EFSA as required by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resources and powers to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls the obligation for the Commission to, when there is due reason for concern, undertake controls of the national inspections as regards the compliance of Directive 2010/63/EU on animal testing;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on all European major retailers to commit themselves, through the adoption of a joint public declaration, to only sell products which respect or go beyond EU animal welfare legislation;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the importance of information and education being adapted and made available at regional and local level, by e.g. regional workshops and the use of modern technology, and that information concerning new legislation and scientific advances reach all animal handlers; Recalls the role which could be played by an EU coordinated network of animal welfare centres in this regard;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to promote existing animal welfare guidelines and other voluntary initiatives by developing a web-based portal through which such documents, after validation, could be collected and disseminated;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Considers that animal welfare requirements should be made mandatory in the future rural development programmes; Believes furthermore that the European added value of high animal welfare should be reflected in the co- financing rates;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Bill NEWTON DUNN, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that the Parliament considers that such a Framework Law should not prevent producers from introducing voluntary systems which go beyond EU rules, and believes that those systems should also be science based and could be promoted by certified labels;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d

d. a certificate or other proof of competence ~~for any unqualified~~, when needed, while recognising skills and knowledge already acquired through practical experience or from theoretical education, for any 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;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Jill EVANS, Bas EICKHOUT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point f

f. effective timely actions against those Member States who do not submit reports or do not fulfil their obligations to carry out controls and inspections;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2043(INI)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point h

h. a structure for science-based sectoral legislation, such as that concerning ~~dairy cow~~livestock animals, aquaculture and animal transport;

2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI

2012/2041(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Britta REIMERS, Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU, Liam AYLWARD

Draft opinion
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;

2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2012/2041(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Britta REIMERS, Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3

~~3. Proposes to promote sustainable livestock systems which reduce dependency on costly and unsustainable high-risk inputs;~~deleted

2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2012/2041(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Britta REIMERS, Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8

~~8. Calls for a statutory management requirement on prudent use of antimicrobials to be developed and included in cross-compliance;~~deleted

2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2012/2041(INI)

Martin HÄUSLING, Ulrike RODUST, Marit PAULSEN, Julie GIRLING

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10

10. PTo this end, 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 th~~ detailing species, diagnosis, active substance, dose and treatment period, to be run by the Member States; data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the database should use existing monitoring data f~~armers are already obliged, under phytosanitary rules, to record antimicrobial applications in on-farm registers; that data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the raw~~rom networks operated by EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), the ESVAC network (EMA (European Medical Agency) European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption, the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Control) European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net), the ECDC European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS- Net), and the ECDC Food- and Waterborne Disease Network (FWD-Net). Raw farm 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.

2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI

2012/2031(INI)

Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Pilar AYUSO, María Auxiliadora CORREA ZAMORA, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES, Giovanni LA VIA, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Marco SCURRIA, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
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 geographic conditions, and the option of longer transport of some animal species confirmed by scientific research results, proviAcknowledges Written Declaration 49/2011 of the European Parliament supporting an eight-hour limit for animals to be slaughtered, but recognises that such a demand is not scientifically based; considers that animal welfare during transport to a large extent depends on proper vehicle facilities and on the good handling of animals, as documented in the EFSA opinion of December 2010; nevertheless, asks the European Commission and the Member States to lay down guidelines for best practices to improve the correct implementation of Regulation (EC) N° 1/2005 and to reinforce control mechanisms in ordedr t~~hat the rules on~~o guarantee animal welfare; a~~re complied with;~~ sks Member States to introduce adequate and proportionate sanctions on the infringements to the Regulation;

2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI

2012/2031(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Believes that animal welfare legislation, as a matter of principle, should be based on science; Calls therefore on the Commission to update the animal transport rules with regards to the gaps between legislation and the latest scientific evidence as identified by EFSA

2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI

2012/2031(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Recalls its resolution of 5 May 2010, where the Parliament asked for proper implementation of the rules on animal transport, especially concerning the development of satellite systems to monitor such transport; Deplores that the Commission concludes that such a system is still not fully in use, without suggesting any solutions to remedy the situation; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to, without further delay, make use of modern technology

2012/06/05
Committee: AGRI

2012/2016(BUD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Sylvie GOULARD, Vincenzo IOVINE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes th~~at there is an~~e Commission’s proposed increase of 5.4% in payment appropriations for rural development, with further payments under the European Economic Recovery Plan also expected in 2013; urges the Commission to monitor the correct implementation of rural development projects with a view to guaranteeing the legitimacy of EU spending and ensure that funds are targeted at economic growth and job creation in rural areas; calls on the Commission to verify with Member States that their estimated demands for a 5.4% increase in payments are accurate and realistic;

2012/05/11
Committee: AGRI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour.

2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. EWith the exception of products referred to in Article 15, each unit packet of tobacco products and any outside packaging shall carry health warnings in the official language or languages of the Member State where the product is placed on the market.

2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

EWith the exception of products referred to in Article 15, each unit packet and any outside packaging of smokeless tobacco products shall carry the following health warning:

2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. TWith the exception of products referred to in Article 15, the labelling of a unit packet and any outside packaging and the tobacco product itself shall not include any element or feature that:

2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.

2013/05/07
Committee: AGRI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavour.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. EWith the exception of products referred to in Article 15, each unit packet of tobacco products and any outside packaging shall carry health warnings in the official language or languages of the Member State where the product is placed on the market.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

EWith the exception of products referred to in Article 15, each unit packet and any outside packaging of smokeless tobacco products shall carry the following health warning:

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. TWith the exception of products referred to in Article 15, the labelling of a unit packet and any outside packaging and the tobacco product itself shall not include any element or feature that:

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. With the exception of products referred to in Article 15, Member States shall ensure that all unit packets of tobacco products shall be marked with a unique identifier. In order to ensure their integrity, unique identifiers shall be irremovably printed/affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or by the opening of the packet. In relation to products manufactured outside the Union the obligations laid down in this Article apply only to those destined to or placed on the Union market.

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 24

24. Although nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the EU environment have decreased considerably over the past 20 years, excessive nutrient releases continue to affect air and water quality and to have a negative impact on ecosystems, causing significant problems for human health. In particular, ammonia release from inefficient fertiliser management and inadequate waste water treatment urgently need to be tackled to achieve further significant reductions in nutrient releases. Further efforts to manage the nutrient cycle in a more cost-effective and resource- efficient way, and to improve efficiency in use of fertilisers are also required~~. This calls for~~, as well as creating a sustainable nutrient cycle between urban and rural areas. This calls for investments in research, improving the implementation of EU environmental legislation to address these challenges, tightening standards where necessary and addressing the nutrient cycle as part of a more holistic approach which interlinks and integrates existing EU policies, for example Horizon 2020, that play a role in tackling excessive nutrient releases and eutrophication.

2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI

2012/0337(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 1 – point g

(g) Forests and the multitude of services they provide are protected and sustainably managed and their resilience to climate change and fires is improved, since forests are an important renewable source of raw materials.

2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI

2012/0337(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 26 – subparagraph 2 – point g

(g) Developing and implementing a new EU Forest Strategy that addresses the multiple demands on and benefits of forests and contributes to a more strategic approach to protecting and enhancing forests, while respecting the different regional conditions for sustainable forestry.

2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI

2012/0337(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 28

28. IResearch and innovation to improve resource efficiency is required across the economy to improve competitiveness in the context of rising resource prices, scarcity and supply constraints. There is a need for innovation in the energy consumption of the agriculture and forestry sectors in order for them to be self-sufficient on their own renewable energy. The business sector is the prime driver of innovation, including eco-innovation. However, markets will not deliver on their own. Government action, at Union and Member State level, is essential to provide the right framework conditions for eco-innovation, stimulating the development of sustainable business or technological solutions to environmental challenges.

2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI

2012/0337(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 69 – indent 1

– Advanced research to fill data and knowledge gaps and adequate modelling tools are needed to better understand complex issues related to environmental change, such as climate change and disaster impacts, the transformation of bio-waste in urban areas into agricultural inputs through efficient cleaning, the implications of species loss for ecosystem services, environmental thresholds and ecological tipping points. While available evidence fully warrants precautionary action in these areas, further research into planetary boundaries, systemic risks and our society's ability to cope with them will support the development of the most appropriate responses. This should include investment in closing data and knowledge gaps, mapping and assessing ecosystem services, understanding the role of biodiversity in underpinning them and how they adapt to climate change.

2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI

2012/0337(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 87

87. The EU is densely populated and by 2020, 80% of the EU population is likely to live in urban and peri-urban areas. Quality of life ~~will be directly influenced by~~in rural areas will depend on the state of the urban environment. The environmental impacts of cities ~~also~~ spread well beyond their physical limits, as they rely heavily on peri-urban and rural regions to meet demand for food, energy, space and resources, ~~and to accommodate waste~~while the waste created belongs to a cycle of nutrients.

2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI

2012/0337(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – paragraph 91 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) Defining and agreeing a set of criteria to assess the environmental performance of cities, taking into account economic and social impacts and the interdependency with the surrounding rural areas.

2013/03/06
Committee: AGRI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 1 – point g

(g) Forests and the multitude of services they provide are protected and sustainably managed and their resilience to climate change and fires is improved, since forests are an important renewable source of raw materials.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point g

(g) Developing and implementing a new EU Forest Strategy that addresses the multiple demands on and benefits of forests and contributes to a more strategic approach to protecting and enhancing forests, while respecting the different regional conditions for sustainable forestry.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 69 – indent 1

– Advanced research to fill data and knowledge gaps and adequate modelling tools are needed to better understand complex issues related to environmental change, such as climate change and disaster impacts, the transformation of bio-waste in urban areas into agricultural inputs through efficient cleaning, the implications of species loss for ecosystem services, environmental thresholds and ecological tipping points. While available evidence fully warrants precautionary action in these areas, further research into planetary boundaries, systemic risks and our society's ability to cope with them will support the development of the most appropriate responses. This should include investment in closing data and knowledge gaps, mapping and assessing ecosystem services, understanding the role of biodiversity in underpinning them and how they adapt to climate change.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 91 – subparagraph 2 - point a

(a) Defining and agreeing a set of criteria to assess the environmental performance of cities, taking into account economic and social impacts and the interdependency with surrounding rural areas.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) The 5% limit set up in Article 3(4)d does not affect the Member States' freedom to arrange their own trajectory as to compliance with this prescribed share of conventional biofuels within the overall 10% target. As a consequence, the access to the market of the biofuels produced by the installations in operation before the end of 2013 remains fully open. Therefore this amending directive does not affect the legitimate expectations of the operators of such installations.

2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI

2012/0288(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– point d

(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 53%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.

2013/05/14
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that our natural heritage is a major ecological asset which ~~contributes~~is fundamental to human wellbeing; takes the view that all EU Member States should cooperate and coordinate their efforts to ensure a more effective use of natural resources and ~~limit damage to the biodiversity~~avoid net losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the new EU biodiversity strategy and the Commission recommendations for CAP reform, including clearly formulated measures under both the first and second pillars seeking to conserve and improve biodiversity, based on good agricultural practice including sustainable use of water resources;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers it necessary to strike a balance between European biodiversity strategy and rural development projects within the Member States so as to ensure the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development in rural and urban areas;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support initiatives by European citizens to protect biodiversity and encourage their participation through the introduction of a civilian biodiversity and environmental volunteering scheme to identify basis procedures and good practices also highlighting successful examples of ecosystem service payments both public and private, which could be subsequently applied at European level;

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2307(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to organise biodiversity awareness and information campaigns for all ages and social categories; takes the view that education and professional training, particularly in farming, forestry and related sectors, should be concentrated more on the protection of biodiversity.

2012/02/08
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is concerned by the fact that the environmental costs of production, for instance the amount of fresh water used to produce a hamburger, are not properly reflected in consumer prices;

2011/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2011/2175(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas food waste occurs across the entire food supply chain from the agricultural production stage, to the storage, processing, distribution, management and consumption stages,

2011/10/03
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the players in the food supply chain are chiefly responsible for food security and addressing avoidable food waste where possible,

2011/10/03
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Council, Commission ~~and~~, Member States ~~to encourage ways of improving the efficiency of~~and players in the food supply chain ~~and~~to address~~ing~~ as a matter of urgency the problem of food waste along the entire supply chain~~; urges them to prioritise both of these aspect~~ and to devise guidelines and support ways of improving the efficiency of the food supply chain sector by sector and urges them to prioritise this within the European policy agenda;

2011/10/03
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Council, Commission, Member States and players in the food supply chain to work together to develop a system of resource mapping and implement a policy to encourage resource efficiency over the entire lifecycle of food products;

2011/10/03
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Invites the Commission to work towards harmonising EU food waste data requirements as there is no reliable evidence base to validate food waste figures across EU Member States and to use as the basis for designing effective food waste policy measures;

2011/10/03
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and processors to develop guidelines to address avoidable food waste and to implement greater resource efficiency in their section of the food supply chain, to continuously work to improve processing, packaging and transporting so as to cut down on unnecessary food waste;

2011/10/03
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Urges the Commission, Member States and retailers to devise and implement voluntary agreements to pledge to take further resource efficiency measures and to address unnecessary food waste in their section of the food supply chain;

2011/10/03
Committee: AGRI

2011/2175(INI)

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)

(a) Believes that new technological developments such as smart refrigerators and packaging with nanotechnology, can play a significant role in reducing food waste; urges the Commission to give special attention to reducing food waste in its research programmes.

2011/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2011/2175(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Britta REIMERS, Antonyia PARVANOVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the issue of food efficiency receives as much attention and awareness-raising as the issue of energy efficiency, since they are equally important for the environment and our future;

2011/10/21
Committee: ENVI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Vincenzo IOVINE, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. Whereas higher food prices do not automatically translate into higher farm incomes, mainly due to the speed at which farm input costs increase and the growing divergence between producer and consumer prices;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas certified and patented seeds and royalties for use of these seeds represent ~~the m~~one of the factors which can explain increase in seed costs for farmers;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas crop rotation shcould be included in ‘greening’ measures as part of CAP reform where local conditions allow and with regard to its significant contribution to climate change mitigation and the potential for reducing the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas farm saved seeds, when allowed by EU Regulation /EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights, can offer significant economic and environmental benefits, including cost reductions for farmers and less commodity dependence, thereby responding to specific agronomic conditions in farms; whereas improved infrastructure in this field can significantly reduce animal feed and seed production costs in the long term;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Vincenzo IOVINE, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Asks for greater scrutiny and better analysis to be given at EU and global level to the economic fundamentals which explain rising food prices, predominantly interactions between supply and demand fluctuations, as well as increasing interactions between the price movements of energy, inputs, and food commodities;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Vincenzo IOVINE, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Asks the Commission to refine its analysis on the reasons behind extreme market fluctuations and seek greater clarity on the interactions between speculation and agricultural markets, as well as energy markets and food commodities prices; stresses that this should be part of the efforts to better regulate, increase transparency and the quality of information on financial markets at global and EU level, including in the upcoming review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD);

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Stresses in particular the need for a European Food Prices Monitoring Tool which w~~Welcomes the European Food Prices Monitoring Tool set up by Eurostat and the setting up of the High Level Forum for a better functioning of the food supply chain, which must include the input sector operating upstream and should deliver better transparency on input price development and ~~allow~~contribute to improved farm-gate prices ~~to be linked to production costs~~; Insists that regular reporting of progress made and concrete proposals should be transmitted to and discussed with the European Parliament;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers that primary producers cannot fully benefit from increased output prices as they are being 'squeezed' between, on the one side, low farm-gate prices due to the strong positions of processors and retailers, and high input prices due to increased concentration of input companies on the other side;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on national and European competition authorities to address robustly the abuses of dominant position of agribusiness traders and input companies, ~~and to consider proposals for anti-trust legislation~~in particular in the fertilizers sector where farmers face tremendous difficulties to forward-buy essential fertilizers for their production; European competition authorities should therefore consider launching a full sector inquiry to challenge all potential anti-competitive practices applied by fertilizers and crop protection products companies so as to ensure a freely operating input market;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the new ~~rural development policy~~CAP to include specific support measures for better and more efficient resource management and for sustainable practices which reduce input use and costs and ~~vulnerability to price volatility, and which specifically~~improve farmers' ability to adapt to price volatility, including measures to support short input and food chains;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that efficient measures for on-farm and local energy saving and management should be made available throughout the EU ~~via rural development programmes and should become~~by creating new incentives and targeted support mechanisms at the heart of the CAP reform, including as part of farm extension services;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP where local conditions allow, and without interfering with farmers' production choices or limiting their productive capacity, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers'’ finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers);

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Sylvie GOULARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Insists that, as part of the reform of the CAP, an EU-wide list of 'greening' measures should primarily reward increased resource efficiency, nutrient management including precision farming techniques for a competitive and less input intensive and fossil-fuel dependent EU agriculture;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support ~~efforts to maintain~~ the use of farm saved seed in EU farming ~~in view of its significant~~only in cases where there are no intellectual property rights attached to the seeds used, in view of the economic and environmental benefits and contribution to agro- biodiversity this practice can bring;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls in particular on the Commission to ~~propose the withdrawal of restri~~ensure fair and balanced protections o~~n the use of farm saved seed as laid down in Article 14(1) and (2)~~f plant breeding rights in the context of the forthcoming revision of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 on Community plant variety rights~~, in the context of the forthcoming revision of this regulation~~;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2114(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls, in the light of the upcoming Rio+20 global conference, for a new EU initiative on the conservation, sustainable use and quality marketing of agro- biodiversity, in order to ~~reduce seed purchase costs and~~ increase added value from farming;

2011/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EU to support both the development of healthy agricultural production and rural development in the region, in order to strengthen the stabilisation process; stresses, to that end, the importance of institutional and infrastructural (e.g. irrigation, handling, storage, packaging, transportation, marketing systems) improvements, in addition to the technological ones, as well as the significance of education and training programmes, especially for women; emphasises the role of extension services in facilitating diffusion of knowledge; underlines that global environmental and climate change concerns should direct the support to the promotion of sustainable uses of natural resources and energy, and compatible methods of production; stresses that diversification of production to increase resilience during market fluctuations and environmental crisis should be encouraged in face of an increasing global demand for food;

2012/02/02
Committee: AGRI

2011/2113(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Jan MULDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls, furthermore, on the Commission to take the necessary measures to enhance the export potential of the Southern Mediterranean, by helping it achieve regulatory convergence in priority areas for the EU and the region – including competition, investment, and trade related standards and procedures – as well as alignment of production to the EU standards for quality and food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; underlines~~, however, the imperative of simultaneously protecting sensitive sectors in EU agriculture from the potential of full liberalisat~~ that, in parallel, the regional trade potential in the Southern Mediterranean should be further encouraged, facilitating an increased access to markets for producers in the region;

2012/02/02
Committee: AGRI

2011/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Member States to make better use of the support for applied research and investment in innovation and modernisation beneficial to animal welfare which is available from EU rural development funds and the EU Research Framework Programmes, and calls on the Commission to ensure appropriate focus and financing on this matter in the future;

2011/06/14
Committee: AGRI

2011/2107(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Jan MULDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. To meet the challenge of global food security, calls on the Member States and the Commission to step up financial investments in independent biotechnical and biotechnological research;

2011/06/14
Committee: AGRI

2011/2107(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Jan MULDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reiterates its call for more coordinated research to be performed on new antimicrobials as well as other alternatives (vaccination, bio security etc) and evidence based strategies to avoid and control infectious diseases in animals; underlines the importance of the EU's Research Framework Programmes in this respect; stresses in this context the importance of developing systems for animal husbandry which reduce the need for antimicrobials to be used;

2011/06/14
Committee: AGRI

2011/2107(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Jan MULDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out that the development of sustainable, climate-friendly agriculture requires substantial research into effective pesticides that revert to non- hazardous components and do not pollute the groundwater, which should enable no- tillage agriculture;

2011/06/14
Committee: AGRI

2011/2107(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Jan MULDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Emphasises that the establishment of a vital lifecycle for nutrients, specifically phosphates, between town and country requires well-funded research into innovative systems to clean urban sewage sludge of pharmacological and toxic substances so that the sludge can be reused in fields as a nutrient;

2011/06/14
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

Lena EK, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Notes that there is a~~Deplores the fact that too much agricultural waste is currently not used to its full potential; considers that agricultural waste should be seen as an asset; calls on the Commission and Member States to put forward national strategies on the need for better management of bio-waste and of agriculture and forestry by- products;

2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Lena EK, George LYON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Already with the knowledge and techniques available today agricultural holdings may become self-sufficient in energy with the possibility to both increase profitability and create environmental gains through the local production of bio-energy from organic waste;

2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI

2011/2095(INI)

George LYON, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Marit PAULSEN, Fiona HALL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18d. Calls for the CAP to include targets for the use of sustainable energy; believes that the agriculture sector could use 40% renewable fuels by 2020 and be fossil free by 2030;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

George LYON, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Marit PAULSEN, Fiona HALL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18e. Calls for the 30% greening component of the CAP direct payments to be used as an EU-wide incentivisation scheme targeted at enhancing nutrient, energy and carbon efficiency by focussing in particular on increasing carbon soil sequestration, reducing GHG emissions, and improving nutrient management, making EU agriculture more competitive and more sustainable at the same time;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2095(INI)

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Marit PAULSEN, Corinne LEPAGE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 j (new)

19j. Stresses the urgent need to tackle environmentally harmful subsidies; calls for coordinated action aimed at identifying and phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020, in order to support budget consolidation;

2011/12/12
Committee: ENVI

2011/2056(INI)

Lena EK, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasize the importance of phosphorus to the agricultural sector; calls on the Commission to put forward a Strategy on Phosphorus, which should include initiatives on resource-efficiency, recycling and a life cycle approach to the sustainability of fertilizers;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Lena EK, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Reaffirms its commitment to free and fair trade, which is a prerequisite for European farmers to get access to raw materials and energy;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

George LYON, Lena EK, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Insists, in line with the Commission, that the international community must adopt a long-term coordinated approach for global food security, including increased research efforts and investment in the agricultural sector in developing countries, notably through development policy priorities in order to increase resilience and adaptability to food shocks;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

Lena EK, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its commitment to tackling extreme price volatility, given market behaviour in the case of agricultural commodities; recalls the fact that the market for agricultural products is structurally volatile, with seasonality of production, climatic events and other factors that prevent producers from adapting to demand fluctuations in a short time; recalls that agriculture is a sector of strategic interest and that ~~its functioning may not be left only to market forces; stresses that~~the raw materials strategy should emphasize better market access for farmers; stresses that reforms in the food chain should aim at making sure higher prices for agricultural commodities ~~rarely~~ result in higher incomes for farmers;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2056(INI)

George LYON, Lena EK, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Deplores the fact that too much agricultural waste is currently not used to its full potential; considers that agricultural waste should be seen as an asset and therefore asks the Commission to investigate new means of using it as raw materials for other sectors;

2011/05/31
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Communication from the Commission, ‘A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’ (COM(2011)0112),

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 5 May 2010 on an evaluation and assessment of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006- 20101,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the European Union must still have sufficient instruments to be prepared for market and supply crises ~~and market and price fluctuations~~ in the agricultural sector in the future,

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Lena EK, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
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,deleted

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Giommaria UGGIAS, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas, because the world economy is becoming integrated more rapidly, trade systems are as rule being liberalised more by multilateral negotiations (the Doha Round) and whereas in relation to imports from third countries environmental, animal welfare, plant protection and consumer protection standards need to be raised to EU level and minimum employment standards should be complied with,deleted

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Britta REIMERS, Anne E. JENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. WBroadly welcomes the cCommission Communication ~~from the Commission concerning a reform of agricultural policy; calls, however, for the principles set out below to be incorporated in the legislative proposals~~"The CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future", in particular option 2 for reform; calls, however, for the Commission to clarify as soon as possible its overall strategy for a viable and sustainable CAP for the future;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Vincenzo IOVINE, Giommaria UGGIAS, Lena EK, Carl HAGLUND, Anne E. JENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Expects the re-design of the CAP to align with the EU 2020 Strategy priorities of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth; Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to tackling climate change, creating new jobs through green growth and supplying renewable energy whilst at the same time continuing to provide safe, high quality food products and food security for European consumers;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Carl HAGLUND, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for the CAP to remain structured around two pillars; Points out that pillar 1 should remain fully financed by the EU budget and yearly based, while multiannual programming, a voluntary and contractual approach and co- financing should continue to apply under pillar 2;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Vincenzo IOVINE, Giommaria UGGIAS, Carl HAGLUND, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Insists that the two pillar structure should serve the purpose of clarity, each pillar complementing the other without overlapping; the first pillar should deliver EU-wide objectives which require 'across- the-board' action whereas the second pillar should be outcome-oriented and flexible enough to easily accommodate national, regional and/or local specificities;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. In the case of direct farm payments, advocates moving away from historical and individual reference values and calls for a transition to a uniform area-based regional or national premium for decoupled payments in the next financing period; recognises, however, that the situations in the individual Member States are very disparate, often requiring speci~~al measures per region~~fic regional adjustments through targeted measures;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Vincenzo IOVINE, Lena EK, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Insists, in line with the Commission Communication, that direct payments be distributed to active farmers only, defined according to appropriate objective and non-discriminatory criteria granting the possibility of support to all natural or legal persons whose agricultural activity forms a significant part of their economic activities, or whose principal business or company object consists of exercising an agricultural activity, in line with Article 28(2) of Regulation EC No. 73/2009;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Does not believe that the Commission's proposal to introduce an upper ceiling for direct payments would deliver its objectives as it would simply result in the administrative splitting up of large agricultural holdings for pure accountancy purposes; is of the opinion that a degree of degression in the amounts large-scale farms receive from the basic direct payments could be envisaged;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for these Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that this must not hamper the necessary structural change;deleted

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for a further simplification of the direct payment system, for example simplified transfer rules for payment entitlements in the event of non- activation, merging of minimum payment entitlements, simplification of the rules governing the national reserve and changes to gear them more to young farmers or reduce them, depending on the transition to the regional/national single area payment, abolition of handwritten cattle registries, an effective and unbureaucratic monitoring system for both pillars and uniform penalties; considers that administrative systems which can be proven to be operating well should be looked upon favourably in the light of the scale of monitoring prescribed;deleted

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls for the introduction of a second-tier of direct payments consisting of 25 to 40% of the direct payments in each Member State to be used as an EU- wide incentivisation scheme targeted at enhancing sustainability by improving both resource and production efficiency, making EU agriculture more competitive, in line with the recently published Commission's 'Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050';

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls for a list of EU agreed measures to be established that will deliver the above-mentioned sustainability element of the first pillar with the twin- objective of enhancing farm environmental sustainability throughout Europe while improving farm competitiveness2; __________________ 2 See Annex 2 for an indicative list of measures

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls for Member States, on a compulsory basis, to choose at least 2 to 3 measures from that EU list according to their priorities; Notes that in order to take account of the diversity of agricultural practices, productions, and ecosystems which characterises some of the Member States, the choice of measures may differ in different regions within a Member State;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Believes that the EU has a role to play in meeting the challenges of food security and energy security, and therefore needs to ensure that agriculture plays a full role in meeting both these challenges; Believes therefore, that it is inappropriate for compulsory set-aside to be included in the list of sustainability measures as proposed by the Commission;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Vincenzo IOVINE, Giommaria UGGIAS, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)

14e. Calls, however, for farmers to have the freedom to opt in to the measures if they want to receive the sustainability payment, and there will be no additional penalties if they choose not to;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Vincenzo IOVINE, Giommaria UGGIAS, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)

14f. Believes that any controls put in place to check the implementation of the payments received under the sustainability top-up should be accommodated within the current integrated agricultural control system (IACS), so as to avoid the duplication of control systems under pillar 1, and that when on-farm checks are necessary, they take place at the same time as the checks already carried out for cross-compliance requirements and direct payments entitlements, or at the same time as checks on compliance with agri- environmental measures under pillar 2;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 g (new)

14g. Believes that compensation for natural disadvantages should still lie in the second pillar; however calls, in line with the Commission's proposals to strengthen the fight against land abandonment and to guarantee local food production for local communities across the EU, for the possibility to be left to Member States to top up the support received by farms situated in areas with natural handicaps through an additional support scheme under pillar 1 using up to 10% of the national basic direct payments;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production- based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013;deleted

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that decoupling has essentially proved its worth, ~~given the increased effect on income and~~allowing greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges, therefore, that production- based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013, ensuring farmers respond to market signals, placing the vast bulk of the CAP into WTO green box and the associated simplification of the CAP, therefore calls for decoupling to continue to apply as a general guiding principle for direct payments;

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Observes that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm;deleted

2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
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, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of part- time) are classified as active farming;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 20

~~Resource protection and environmental policy component~~deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate 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;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureaucratic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income losses;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration procedures;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Calls for the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greening;~~deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be given the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States' modulation resources should be used;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the second pillar and rejects a complementary payment in the first pillar on account of the additional administrative work involved;~~deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls for necessary measures within the CAP that would support research, education efforts, etc, with the goal of enabling the use of agricultural residues in the production of sustainable energy, thereby adding an additional revenue stream to the income of farmers;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC system should apply to all recipients of direct payments19;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Richard ASHWORTH, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Points out that the cross-compliance system makes the granting of direct payments subject to compliance with statutory requirements and the maintenance of farmland in good agricultural and environmental condition, and remains one of the appropriate means of optimising the provision of baseline eco-system services by farmers and meeting new environmental challenges by securing the provision of basic public goods; notes, however, that the introduction of cross-compliance has raised a whole range of problems relating to administrative issues and acceptance by farmers, who had the impression that they were losing a degree of freedom in their work; calls therefore for the administrative burden on farmers to be reduced through a simplified implementation system for cross- compliance requirements;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Richard ASHWORTH, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)

27c. Believes that genuine efforts are being made to simplify the system and reduce the administrative red-tape placed on farmers; calls however for a simplified, more proportionate and risk-based approach by the Commission and Member States to the implementation of regulatory controls, the conduct of compliance audits and the system of penalties;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)

27d. Is ready to consider the introduction of a small farmers' scheme under pillar 1, only if the primary objective of such a system is to simplify administrative procedures and paper work for small farmers and as long as it does not undermine competitiveness or frustrate the necessary modernisation of EU agriculture; such a scheme could consist of taking recipients of direct payments out of the mainstream basic direct payments system when they are currently below a certain amount of annual support; Takes the view that such a scheme should be voluntary on Member States and allow them sufficient flexibility to determine who is eligible as a 'small farmer' in each country;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls, in view of the greater concentration of direct payments on resource protection and environmental measures, for a substantial reduction of the scope of CC; calls on the Commission to make significant progress in simplifying and harmonising rules on monitoring;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 32

Market ~~instruments and safety net~~safety net and trade relations

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained ~~and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retained~~;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Considers that the health check approach should be pursued further~~, as these existing market instruments have also demonstrated their value as a safety net~~; takes the view that these market measures, ~~and in particular intervention,~~ should only be used as a safety net in case of ~~pric~~extreme crises ~~and potential market disruption~~;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Considers that, in view of the anticipated environmental and climate dangers and the risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at individual farm level;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Considers that a multi-stage safety net comprising private storage, public intervention, market disruption instruments and an emergency clause would confer the greatest possible benefit; calls for private storage and public intervention to be permitted for specific sectors where market disruptions are of limited duration; calls furthermore for a market disruption instrument and an emergency clause to be established for all sectors in common, making it possible for the Commission, under certain circumstances, in the event of crises to take action over a limited period which goes beyond the existing instruments;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Considers that the use of these instruments ~~which have been described should be triggered only by a political assessment by the EU leg~~could be complemented by new economic and financial tools that are innovative and flexible such as futures markets or private mutualislat~~ure~~ion funds;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Continues to support the Commission's proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case of wheat;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

~~42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors and incorporated into the risk prevention schemes;~~deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimum any distortion of competition and trade; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessment with the legislative proposal;deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Acknowledges that in the WTO negotiations the EU has offered to abolish export refunds, albeit with the proviso that other trading partners (particularly the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) also bring their export support into line ~~with WTO rules; calls for the EU likewise to formulate a system for export credits which complies~~ with WTO rules;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Vincenzo IOVINE, Giommaria UGGIAS, Carl HAGLUND, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44 a. Recalls that EU farmers are required to produce food to the highest safety, environmental, quality and animal welfare standards and should be rewarded for doing so; believes that imports from third countries should, respecting WTO rights and obligations, meet equivalent standards to ensure fairer competition; calls on the Commission to uphold the interests of European farmers in the context of multilateral and bilateral trade agreements negotiated on behalf of the EU;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform should not be extended ~~to 2020~~ in its existing form in order to develop a system ~~for the subsequent period~~ which can operate without quotas;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. ~~Observes that~~Asks for solutions to be formulated at global level to tackle abuses of speculation in agricultural commodities ~~should be combated; ad~~and extreme price voclat~~es a worldwide notification system for agricultural stocks; observes~~ility as they potentially put food security at risk; insists in thatis con~~sideration should be given to maintaining stocks of vital agricultural commoditie~~text that the EU should adopt a coordinated approach with its trade partners in order to avoid further markets disruptions;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Lena EK, Carl HAGLUND, Anne E. JENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47 a. Calls for measures to be taken to strengthen primary producers' and producer organisations' management capacity and bargaining power vis-à-vis other economic operators in the food chain (primarily retailers, processors and input companies), provided these developments do not hinder the proper functioning of the internal market; takes the view that the functioning of the food supply-chain should be improved, through greater transparency of food prices and action to address unfair commercial practices, enabling farmers to obtain the added value they deserve; believes that the appointment of ombudsmen should be considered with a view to solving disputes between the operators along the food supply-chain;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 48

Pillar 2: Rural development

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Vincenzo IOVINE, Carl HAGLUND, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. ~~Is aware of the importance of~~Points out that rural development under the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second-pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of grows now an integral part of the CAP architecture and should remain an important element of the future CAP through a well-equipped rural development strategy with a reinforced focus on growth and innovation in rural areas, improving th,e e~~mployment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmer~~nvironment, mitigating and adapting to climate change, modernising and restructuring agriculture, strengthening cohesion in EU rural areas, revitalising disadvantaged areas and areas at risk of abandonment, improving agricultural added-value and competitiveness and creating new jobs in rural areas;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Advocates therefore introducing targeted measures, to be decided by the Member States in the second pillar, to attain priority objectives of the EU (2020 Strategy); observes that these measures should be applied in addition to the basic programmes for greening of direct payments in the first pillar and that a reduced national cofinancing rate of 25% should apply, for a targeted approach under the second pillar, with sufficient flexibility left to Member States and regions to prioritise their rural development programmes at key priorities providing instruments to achieve the EU 2020 Strategy objectives;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)

49 a. Calls, in line with the Commission Communication, for a more outcome- oriented approach through a general move towards the use of delivery tools that set goals and empower farmers and rural communities to choose their own systems to meet multiannual targets and objectives, such as outcome agreements and simple contracts;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Richard ASHWORTH, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)

49 b. Believes that Green growth should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy that focuses on creating new opportunities in terms of: - developing rural areas' potential to produce more renewable and sustainable energy from second-generation biofuels, from biomass, agro-materials, agro-waste and the by-products of agriculture; - boosting on-farm small-scale renewable energy production; - investing in innovative techniques as well as projects for applying research and development on farms; - providing technical support and advice to farmers, especially young farmers, in applying new agricultural techniques;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Lena EK, Liam AYLWARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)

49 b. Asks the Commission to establish new financing tools supporting especially farmers entering the agricultural sector in getting access to favourable loans, or a new system, for instance called JERICHO ("Joint Rural Investment CHOice"), for the Rural Development Fund, based on the experience from the JEREMIE initiative under the Structural funds;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Carl HAGLUND, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 c (new)

49 c. Emphasises in the context of the EU 2020 Strategy that research and development, the use of new technologies and best agricultural practices are crucial to develop sustainable intensive and precision farming techniques in order to improve competitiveness and increase production and agricultural productivity while reducing the use of scarce resources such as water, land and energy; takes the view that investment in agricultural innovation should be further encouraged with a view to increase the use of the best available technologies on farms, inter alia through the CAP and EU research and development framework programmes, in order to address new challenges, starting with feeding a projected global population of 9 billion people in 2050 while making a better use of resources;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 c (new)

49 c. The cofinancing rates in the rural development programmes should be put in relation to the European added value of different types of measures;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 re~~tain~~view the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantaged areas;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)

50 a. Stresses that less favoured areas are often of high value in terms of the cultivated landscape, biodiversity preservation and provision of environmental benefits, as well as rural areas dynamism; Asks the Commission, therefore, to orientate its compensatory programmes for these specific areas towards these goals through a careful choice of biophysical selection criteria; Recalls in this context that the European Parliament, in its resolution of 5th May 2010, asked for additional criteria to be considered such as 'isolation' to address difficulties arising from distance from the market, remoteness and limited access to services, as well as the inclusion of a 'field-capacity days' criterion to address the interaction between soil types and climate and notably reflect maritime climate difficulties;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States to adopt voluntary measures~~, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time~~;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Advocates that, in the case of measures which are of particular importance to Member States, an optional increase of ~~25% in~~the national financing in the second pillar (top- up) should be possible; Stresses however, that these top-ups should not lead to a renationalisation of pillar 2 or increase the gap in Member States' ability to co- finance their priorities;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. Calls for a~~brupt changes in the allocation of appropriations in the second pillar to be avoided, as Member States require certainty to enable them to plan and continuity of financing~~ fair redistribution of second pillar funds to be achieved between Member States, according to objective criteria that must reflect the diversity of needs in European rural areas and the different priority objectives to be achieved by different Member States; Advocates for these changes to be achieved after a transition period in parallel with the changes made to first pillar funds distribution and so as to avoid sudden changes that may be disruptive;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Esther DE LANGE, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Calls for simplification and a review of the cross-compliance rules for the second pillar, considers simplification of the current indicator system to be necessary and takes a ~~critical~~positive view of the introduction of quantitative targets;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Lena EK, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Welcomes the move towards greater coordination at EU level ~~of EU funds; advocates, however, that the funds be preserved as politically autonomous instrument~~between rural development programmes and cohesion policy in particular, with a view to avoiding duplication, contradictory objectives and overlapping; recalls however, that the scale of the projects under EU cohesion policy and rural development programmes is different and therefore advocates for the funds to remain distinct and for rural development programmes to maintain their focus on rural communities;

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Giommaria UGGIAS, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 57

~~Miscellaneous~~deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2051(INI)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

~~57. Observes that there is a need for action with regard to national tax law applicable to farms in order to distribute the tax burden more evenly over a period of years;~~deleted

2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the establishment of the pilot projects proposed, in particular the pilot project aimed at ~~developing agricultural programmes and support~~filling in existing data gaps to develop robust evidence-based instruments that reward producers who deliver extra- environmental public goods, the pilot project establishing a European coordinated network for animal welfare, and the pilot project to provide information to consumers, in schools, at points of sale and at other contact points, concerning the high quality, food safety, environmental and animal welfare standards that European farmers have to meet; calls for the extension of the pilot project on an exchange programme for young farmers; calls on the Commission to implement all the proposed pilot projects.

2011/09/06
Committee: AGRI

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Underl~~Supports, in an effort to make savinegs in the ~~imp~~Union budget and in accortdance ~~of adequate financing for~~with the principle of subsidiarity, the discontinuation of specific programmes such as ~~the~~ school fruit schemes, school milk, ands well as programmes for deprived persons; re~~call~~minds that those specific programmes ~~not only~~which benefit ~~farmers but also support~~ vulnerable population groups and encourage a healthier diet can equally be implemented at national level as they do not bear an intrinsic European added-value;

2011/05/10
Committee: AGRI

2011/2019(BUD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Reiterates its call for the establishment of a European coordinated network for animal welfare1 and suggests that a new budget line should be created to support this network and its coordinating body;

2011/05/10
Committee: AGRI

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – point 1.4 – paragraph 1

There is a need for an improved understanding of health and disease, in people of all ages, so that new and better prevention measures, diagnosis and treatments can be developed. IGiven the link between human and animal health, interdisciplinary, translational research on the patho-physiology of disease is essential to improve the understanding of all aspects of disease processes, including a re- classification of normal variation and disease based on molecular data, and to validate and use research results in clinical applications.

2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI

2011/0402(CNS)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – point 1.10

The integration of infrastructures and information structures and sources (including those derived from cohort studies, protocols, data collections, indicators, etc.) as well as the standardisation, interoperability, storage, sharing of and access to data, both concerning humans and animals, will be supported to enable such data to be properly exploited. Attention should be given to data processing, knowledge management, modelling and visualisation.

2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI

2011/0402(CNS)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – title

2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and the bio- economy

2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI

2011/0402(CNS)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – Part IV – point 3 – point 3.2 – title

3.2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and the bio- economy

2012/06/11
Committee: AGRI

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 14 – point b

(b) Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research, and the bio- economy;

2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1

Effective health promotion, supported by a robust evidence base, prevents disease, improves wellbeing and is cost effective. Health promotion and disease prevention also depend on an understanding of the determinants of health, including the link between human and animal health, on effective preventive tools, such as vaccines, on effective health and disease surveillance and preparedness, and on effective screening programmes, also covering the use of antibiotics in animals.

2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – title

2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and ~~the~~ bio- economy

2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2

Over the coming decades, Europe will be challenged by increased competition for limited and finite natural resources (in particular water, land, and fossil carbon sources), by the effects of climate change, in particular on primary production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) and by the need to provide a sustainable, safe and secure food and drinking-water supply for the European and an increasing global population. A 70 % increase of the world food supply is estimated to be required to feed the 9 billion global population by 2050. Agriculture accounts for about 10 % of Union greenhouse gases emissions, and while declining in Europe, mainly due to innovation in production efficiency techniques and reduced numbers in livestock in some areas, global emissions from agriculture are projected to increase up to 20 % by 2030. Furthermore, Europe will need to ensure sufficient supplies of raw materials, energy and industrial products, under conditions of decreasing fossil carbon resources (oil and liquid gas production expected to decrease by about 60 % by 2050), while maintaining its competitiveness. Bio-waste (estimated at up to 138 million tonnes per year in the Union, of which up to 40 % is land-filled) represents a huge problem and cost, despite its high potential added value. For example, an estimated 30 % of all food produced in developed countries is discarded. Major changes ~~are needed to reduce this amount by 50 % in the Union by 2030~~from primary production to final consumption points along the whole food supply-chain are needed to reduce this amount by 50 % in the Union by 2030, and further initiatives are needed to turn agricultural bio-waste into an asset. In addition, national borders are irrelevant in the spread of animal and plant pests and diseases, including zoonotic diseases, and food borne pathogens. While effective national prevention measures are needed, action at Union level is essential for ultimate control and the effective running of the single market. The challenge is complex, affects a broad range of interconnected sectors and requires further inter-sector synergies and a plurality of approaches.

2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI

2011/0401(COD)

George LYON, Marian HARKIN, Britta REIMERS, Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d

The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient~~, sustainable and competitive European bio-based industrie~~ (including nutrient, energy, carbon, water and soil use efficiency), sustainable and competitive European bio-based industries, while making bio-waste an asset used at its full potential. It is vital to create a closed circuit between urban and rural areas. The activities shall focus on fostering the bio-economy by transforming conventional industrial processes and products into bio- based resource and energy efficient ones, the development of integrated second and third generation biorefineries, utilising biomass ~~from prima~~and other residues from primary agricultural and forestry production, biowaste and bio- based industry by- products, and ~~opening new market~~through efficient transformation of bio-waste in urban areas into agricultural inputs. This will foster new markets and create potential new revenue streams for primary producers through supporting standardisation, certification schemes, regulatory and demonstration/field trial activities and others, while taking into account the implication of the bio-economy on land use and land use changes.

2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part IV – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – introductory part

(b) Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research and the bio- economy

2012/06/12
Committee: AGRI

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Hannu TAKKULA, Jens ROHDE, Fiona HALL

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point b

(b) FBioeconomy: food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime research, and ~~the bio- economy;~~bio-based industry; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)

2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Hannu TAKKULA, Jens ROHDE, Fiona HALL, Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 14 – point e

(e) Climate action, resource efficiency and sustainable use of raw materials;

2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Hannu TAKKULA, Jens ROHDE, Fiona HALL

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 12

A major component of ‘Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies’ are Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), defined as micro- and nanoelectronics, photonics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing systems. These multi- disciplinary, knowledge and capital- intensive technologies cut across many diverse sectors providing the basis for significant competitive advantage for European industry. An integrated approach, promoting the combination, convergence and cross-fertilisation effect of KETs in different innovation cycles and value chains can deliver promising research results and open the way to new industrial technologies, products, services and novel applications (e.g. in space, transport, environment, health, agriculture etc.). The numerous interactions of KETs and enabling technologies will therefore be exploited in a flexible manner, as an important source of innovation. This will complement support for research and innovation in KETs that may be provided by national or regional authorities under the Cohesion Policy Funds within the framework of smart specialisation strategies.

2012/07/02
Committee: ITRE

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Jens ROHDE, Fiona HALL

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – paragraph 1

The aim is to sustainably exploit aquatic living resources to maximise social and economic benefits/returns from Europe's oceans and seas. The activities shall focus on an optimal contribution to secure food supplies by developing sustainable and environmentally friendly fisheries and competitive European aquaculture in the context of the global economy and on boosting marine innovation through biotechnology to fuel smart ‘blue’ growth, with due respect for both the limitations and the potentials of the marine environment. Seas and oceans also play a crucial role in climate regulation and they are heavily impacted by human activities and climate change. The overall objective is to develop cross-cutting marine and maritime scientific and technological knowledge with a view to unlock the blue growth potential across the range of marine and maritime industries, while reducing the CO2 footprint and pollution, protecting the marine environment and adapting to climate change.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

2011/0401(COD)

Kent JOHANSSON, Marit PAULSEN, Jens ROHDE, Fiona HALL

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point d – paragraph 1

The aim is the promotion of low carbon, resource efficient~~, sustainable and competitive European bio-based industrie~~ (including nutrient, energy, carbon, water and soil use efficiency), sustainable and competitive European bio-based industries, while making bio-waste an asset used at its full potential, for which it is vital to establish a closed circuit of nutrients between urban and rural areas. The activities shall focus on fostering the bio-economy by transforming conventional industrial processes and products into bio- based resource and energy efficient ones, the development of integrated second and third generation biorefineries, utilising biomass ~~from prima~~and other residues from primary agricultural and forestry production, biowaste and bio- based industry by- products, and ~~opening new market~~transformation of bio-waste in urban areas into agricultural inputs through efficient cleaning. This will foster new markets and create potential new revenue streams for primary producers through supporting standardisation, certification schemes, regulatory and demonstration/field trial activities and others, while taking into account the implication of the bio-economy on land use and land use changes.

2012/07/03
Committee: ITRE

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

However Member States may determine, in accordance with objective criteria, the categories of beneficiaries that have priority access to the farm advisory system. Member States shall nevertheless ensure that priority is given to farmers ~~whose access to an advisory service other than the farm advisory system is most limited~~participating in the measures delivering carbon, nutrient and/or energy efficiency described in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No [DP/2012].

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1

The identification system for agricultural parcels shall be established on the basis of maps or land registry documents or other cartographic references. Use shall be made of computerised geographical information system techniques, including aerial or spatial orthoimagery, with a homogenous standard guaranteeing accuracy at least equivalent to cartography at a scale of 1:510000.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States may decide that an aid application or a payment claim that fulfils the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 is to remain valid for a number of years provided that beneficiaries concerned are under the obligation to report any change to the information they first submitted. The multiannual application shall however be conditional upon annual confirmation by the beneficiary.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 f

(70f) In order to observe a balance between the pursued objective of the public control of the use of the money from the EAGF and the EAFRD on the one hand and the beneficiaries’ right to respect for their private life in general and to protection of their personal data on the other hand, the importance of the aid should be taken into account. Following the extensive analysis and the consultation with the stakeholders it appeared that in order to reinforce the effectiveness of such publication and to limit the interference with the beneficiaries' rights, a threshold should be set up as regards the amount of aid received below which the name of the beneficiary should not be published.deleted

2012/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70 g

(70g) The threshold should reflect and be based on the level of the support schemes set up within the framework of the CAP. As the structures of the Member States' agricultural economies vary considerably and may differ significantly from the average Union farm structure, the application of different minimum thresholds that reflect the particular situation of the Member States should be allowed. Regulation xxx/xxx [DP] sets out a simple and specific scheme for small farms. Article 49 of that Regulation lays down criteria for calculating the amount of aid. For reasons of consistency, those criteria should also be used for fixing specific thresholds per Member State for the publication of the name of a beneficiary. Except for the name, below that specific threshold the publication should contain all the relevant information in order to allow the taxpayers to have an accurate image of the CAP.deleted

2012/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0288(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 b

Where the amount of aid received in one year by a beneficiary is equal or less than the amount fixed by a Member State pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx that Member State shall not publish the name of that beneficiary as provided for in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 110a(1) of this Regulation. The amounts fixed by a Member State pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No DP/xxx and notified to the Commission under that Regulation shall be made public by the Commission in accordance with the rules adopted under Article 110d. Where the first paragraph of this Article applies the Member States shall publish the information referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 110a(1) and the beneficiary shall be identified by a code. Member States shall decide on the form of that code.Article 110b deleted Threshold

2012/10/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0286(COD)

Britta REIMERS, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Marit PAULSEN, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The financial transfers to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development provided for in Articles 134~~, 135~~ and 1365 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 relate to the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial perspectives. However, calendar year 2013 corresponds to financial year 2014 falling under the next multi-annual financial framework which permanently sets out the amounts available for rural development programming. Consequently, such financial transfers should be abolished.

2012/03/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0286(COD)

Britta REIMERS, Peter JAHR, Albert DESS, Marit PAULSEN, Ulrike RODUST

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5

Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Articles 134, 135, 136

(5) Articles 134~~, 135~~ and 1365 are deleted.

2012/03/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, animal welfare improvements, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks, and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector and promoting linkages between rural and urban areas for improved nutrient circuits. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) In order to ensure the immediate start and efficient implementation of rural development programmes, support from the EAFRD should be based on the existence of sound administrative framework conditions. Member States should therefore assess compliance with certain ex ante conditionalities. Each Member State should prepare either a national rural development programme for its entire territory or a set of regional programmes, taking care to ensure that underrepresented groups, in particular women, can play their rightful role in the bodies set up to devise these development programmes, so that local development strategies take proper account of their needs. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for rural development and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities for rural development, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular the agricultural market policy, cohesion policy and the common fisheries policy. Member States which opt for a set of regional programme should be able to also prepare a national framework, without a separate budgetary allocation, in order to facilitate co-ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Member States should be able to include in their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes to address specific needs in areas of particular importance to them. Thematic sub- programmes should concern among others young farmers, small farms, mountain areas ~~and~~, the creation of short supply chains and the role of women in rural areas, in particular with the aim of offering them prospects and a reason not to move elsewhere. Thematic sub-programmes should also be used to provide for the possibility to address restructuring of agricultural sectors which have a strong impact on the development of rural areas. As a means to increase the efficient intervention of such thematic sub- programmes Member States should be allowed to provide for higher support rates for certain operations covered by them.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘SMEs’) in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector and rural SMEs to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. Pursuant to Article 15, Member States are required in particular to support the provision of training for women in rural areas in order to foster their role in developing and expanding SMEs in rural areas and activities in areas downstream from agriculture and in the social sphere, thereby giving women a reason not move elsewhere. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) The evolution and specialisation of agriculture and forestry and the particular challenges faced by micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter ‘"SMEs’") in rural areas require an appropriate level of technical and economic training as well as an increased capacity to access and exchange knowledge and information including in the form of diffusion of best agricultural and forestry production practices. Knowledge transfer and information actions should take not only the form of traditional training courses but be adapted to the needs of rural actors. Workshops, coaching, apprenticeship schemes, demonstration activities, information actions but also short-term farm exchange or visit schemes should therefore also be supported. Knowledge and information acquired should enable farmers, forest holders, persons engaged in the food sector and rural SMEs to enhance in particular their competitiveness and resource efficiency and improve their environmental performance while at the same time contributing to the sustainability of the rural economy. In order to ensure that knowledge transfer and information actions are effective in delivering these results it should be required that the providers of knowledge transfer services have all the appropriate capabilities.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)

(15 a) In particular, with the objectives of generational renewal in rural areas and increased knowledge and skills transfer in agriculture, Member States are encouraged to establish agricultural apprenticeship schemes as part of their rural development programmes whereby young persons would be invited to register as apprentices. The schemes should be multiannual, spread over 3 to 5 years where the apprentice would be employed on the holding of a participating farmer. In the final year(s) of the scheme, the apprentice would be sent to a hosting farm in another Member State to ensure best practice exchange across the Union. Professional training should be provided throughout the apprenticeship period. Upon successful completion, the apprentice shall be eligible to apply for business start-up aid and business development support either as a young farmer, new entrant, small farmer or rural entrepreneur.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, James NICHOLSON, Marian HARKIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouraged. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […]14 should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […]15 , requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice may also cover issues linked to the economic, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding. Furthermore, in the context of the growing number of farm fatalities and accidents, farm advisory services should offer advice and guidance on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Farm advisory services help farmers, forest holders and SMEs in rural areas to improve the sustainable management and overall performance of their holding or business. Therefore both the setting up of such services and the use of advice by farmers, forest holders and SMEs should be encouraged. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice offered, provision should be made for the minimum qualifications and regular training of advisors. Farm advisory services, as provided for in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No HR/2012 of […]14 should help farmers assess the performance of their agricultural holding and identify the necessary improvements as regards the statutory management requirements, good agricultural and environmental conditions, agricultural practices beneficial to the climate and the environment set out in Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No DP/2012 of […]15 , requirements or actions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, protection of water, animal disease notification and innovation at least as laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No HR/2012. Where relevant, advice should also cover occupational safety standards. Advice may also cover issues linked to the economic, animal welfare related, agricultural and environmental performance of the holding or enterprise. Farm management and farm relief services should help farmers improve and facilitate management of their holding.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point m

(m) information on the complementarity with measures financed by the other common agricultural policy instruments, through cohesion policy or by the EMFF;, and application of financing instruments referred to in Title IV of Regulation (EU) No. [CSF/2012].

2012/05/22
Committee: ENVI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up,. As part of this measure, farmers and their families should also be helped with diversification ~~of farmers~~ into non-agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas. The aim should be to encourage the taking-up of entrepreneurial activities, which are often neglected in rural areas, in order to offer young people and women in particular an incentive not to move elsewhere. The development of small farms which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non-agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas including small scale slaughter houses. The development of small farms which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The creation and development of new economic activity in the form of new farms, new businesses or new investments in non-agricultural activities is essential for the development and competitiveness of rural areas. A farm and business development measure should facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and those who have completed apprenticeships and the structural adjustment of their holdings after initial setting up, diversification of farmers into non- agricultural activities and the setting up and development of non- agricultural SMEs in rural areas. The development of small farms which are potentially economically viable should also be encouraged. In order to ensure the viability of new economic activities supported under this measure, support should be made conditional on the submission of a business plan. Support for business start up should cover only the initial period of the life of a business and not become operating aid. Therefore, where Member States opt to grant aid in instalments these should be for a period of no more than five years. In addition in order to encourage the restructuring of the agricultural sector, support in the form of annual payments should be provided for farmers participating in the small farmers scheme established by Title V of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 who commit to transfer their entire holding and the corresponding payment entitlements to another farmer who does not participate in that scheme.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) The development of local infrastructure and local basic and social services in rural areas, including leisure and culture, the renewal of villages and activities aimed at the restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages and rural landscapes is an essential element of any effort to realise the growth potential and promote the sustainability of rural areas. Support should therefore be granted to operations with this aim, including the access to Information and Communication Technologies and the development of fast and ultra-fast broadband. In line with these objectives, development of services and infrastructure leading to social inclusion and reversing trends of social and economic decline and depopulation of rural areas should be encouraged. In that connection, particular emphasis should be placed on countering the flight of what are mostly young women from the land by using the scope for providing support created by Article 20 to offer them prospects and, hence, a reason not to move elsewhere. In order to achieve the maximum effectiveness for such support, covered operations should be implemented in accordance with plans for the development of municipalities and their basic services, where such plans exist, elaborated by one or more rural communes. In order to ensure coherence with the Unions climate objectives the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the types of renewable energy infrastructure that shall be eligible for support.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51

(51) Rural development programmes should provide for innovative actions promoting a resource-efficient, productive and low-emission agricultural sector, with the support of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability. The EIP should aim to promote a faster and wider transposition of innovative solutions into practice. The EIP should create added value by enhancing the uptake and effectiveness of innovation-related instruments and enhancing synergies between them. The EIP should fill gaps by better linking research and practical farming, facilitating a dialogue.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, George LYON, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)

(54 a) To contribute to the achievement of specific objectives set out under a priority, financing instruments may be used based on an ex ante assessment which has identified market failures or suboptimal investment situations, and investment needs. These instruments may be established as laid down in Title IV Articles 32-40 of Regulation (EU) No...CSF/2012.

2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, James NICHOLSON, Marian HARKIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) strengthening farm safety awareness and training;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) Facilitating innovation in the agricultural sector to secure a sustainable future, notably on environmental, climate, resource-efficiency and animal welfare issues.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)

(b a) creating perspectives for the future in rural areas to counter the exodus of young, well-qualified people from such areas;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

All of the priorities shall contribute to the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation, and encouraging people to stay.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The bodies involved in formulating these development programmes and the thematic sub-programmes for rural areas must be encouraged to include a suitable number from underrepresented groups, particularly women, in order to ensure that their needs are taken into account when local development strategies are drawn up.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) in relation to local development, a specific description of the coordination mechanisms between the local development strategies, the measure co- operation referred to in Article 36, the measure basic services and village renewal in rural areas referred to in Article 21 ~~and~~, the support for non-agricultural activities in rural areas under the measure farm and business development in rural areas referred to in Article 20 and the planned linkages between rural and urban areas for improved nutrient circuits;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point m

(m) information on the complementarity with measures financed by the other common agricultural policy instruments, through cohesion policy or by the EMFF, and application of financing instruments referred to in Title IV Articles 32-40 in Regulation (EU) No...CSF/2012;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Support under this measure shall cover vocational training and skills acquisition actions, demonstration activities and information actions. Vocational training and skills acquisition actions may include training courses, apprenticeship schemes, workshops and coaching.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Bodies providing knowledge transfer and information services shall have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and regular training to carry out this task and access to relevant information from the EIP network.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Britta REIMERS, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of eligible costs~~, the minimum qualifications of bodies providing knowledge transfer services and the duration and content of farm exchange schemes and farm visits~~.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) help farmers, forest holders ~~and SMEs in rur~~, SMEs in rural areas and economic actors in agriculture related as well as social areas to benefit from the use of advisory services for the improvement of the economic, animal welfare related and environmental performance as well as the climate friendliness and resilience of their holding, enterprise and/or investment;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~where applicable~~as a priority, the agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment as laid down in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012 and the maintenance of the agricultural area as referred to in Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No DP/2012;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, James NICHOLSON, Marian HARKIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e

(e) where relevant, advice and information on improving farm safety measures and the safety of those working and living on farms and occupational safety standards based on Union legislation. .

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) the "One health" aspects of animal husbandry.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth KÖSTINGER, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 9

~~9. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of the minimum qualifications of the authorities or bodies providing advice.~~

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) improve the bio security of a holding including animal welfare improvements;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. Support under paragraph 1(a) shall be granted to agricultural holdings. Farmers participating in the measures delivering carbon, nutrient and/or energy efficiency described in Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EU) No [DP/2012] shall have priority access to available support under paragraph 1(a) in order to complement the actions they carry out through the payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. 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 eligible.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) young farmers and those who have completed apprenticeships;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Support under paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be granted to young farmers and those who have completed apprenticeships.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Support under paragraph 1(a)(ii) shall be granted to farmers or members of the farm household diversifying into non- agricultural activities and to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas, with stringent application of the requirements of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No...CSF/2012, stating that the Member States and the Commission shall ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of gender perspective is promoted in the preparation and implementation of programmes. The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation and implementation of programmes.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to non- agricultural micro- and small- enterprises in rural areas and to farmers or members of the farm household, including for the setting up or development of small scale slaughter houses.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) investments in the setting-up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including crafts and leisure and culture activities, and the related infrastructure;

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) investments in new forestry technologies and in processing and marketing of forest products for SMEs.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Liam AYLWARD, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5

5. Commitments under this measure shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain the environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer or shorter (minimum 1 year) period in their rural development programmes for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Member States shall endeavour to provide farmers undertaking commitments under this measure with the knowledge and information required to implement them.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 66% 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 appropriate level of local administrative units (‘LAU 2’ level) or smaller units if motivated based on objective criteria presented in the programme.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Areas affected by specific constraints shall comprise farming areas which are homogeneous from the point of view of natural protection conditions and their total extent shall not exceed 10% of the area of the Member State concerned, except under circumstances where major shifts would occur in area delimitations from the 2007- 2013 programme period and a higher percentage is duly justified and motivated by Member States based on the objective natural protection conditions.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the definition of the areas in which animal welfare commitments shall provide upgraded standards of production methods, taking into account knowledge from a European coordinated animal welfare network and practices based on the latest research.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) co-operation approaches among different actors in the Union agriculture and food chain, forestry sector and bio- based economy and among other actors that contribute to achieving the objectives and priorities of rural development policy, including inter-branch organisations;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the development and/or deployment of new products, practices, processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and bio-based products

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)

(ha) promotion of linkages between rural and urban areas for improved nutrient circuits;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 9

9. Co-operation under this measure may be combined with projects supported by Union funds other than the EAFRD in the same territory. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure with other national or Union support instruments is avoided. Specification of the characteristics of pilot projects, clusters, networks, short supply chains and local markets that will be eligible for support shall be laid down in programmes submitted by the Member States.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 10

~~10. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of the characteristics of pilot projects, clusters, networks, short supply chains and local markets that will be eligible for support, as well as concerning the conditions for granting aid to the types of operation listed in paragraph 2.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided. ~~Direct income support received under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund36 (hereinafter ‘EGF’) shall also be taken into consideration when estimating the income levels of farmers.~~

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3 – footnote 36

~~36. Regulation (EU) No […] of […] of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020), OJ L […], […], p. […].~~deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1

1. Support under Article 37(1)(c) may only be granted where the drop of income exceeds 30% of the average annual income of the individual farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry. Income for the purposes of Article 37(1)(c) shall refer to the sum of ~~revenues~~income the farmer receives from ~~the market, including any form of public support, deducting input costs~~agricultural produce on the market. Payments by the mutual fund to farmers shall compensate for not more than 70% of the income lost.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) demarcation with other measures, conversion to units other than those used in Annex I, calculation of transaction costs and conversion or adjustment of commitments under the agri-environment- climate measure referred to in Article 29, the organic farming measure referred to in Article 30, the animal welfare measure referred to in Article 34 and the forest- environmental and climate services and forest conservation measure referred to in Article 35;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1

1. In order to be eligible for EAFRD support investment operations shall be preceded by an assessment of the expected environmental impact in accordance with legislation specific to that kind of investment where the investment is likely to have negative effects on the environment. Support shall not be granted for investments in rearing systems that are likely to have a detrimental effect on animal welfare.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3

3. In the case of irrigation, the only investments that ~~lead to a reduction of previous water use by at least 25% shall be considered as eligible expenditure. By way of derogation, in the Member States that adhered to the Union from 2004 onwards~~shall be considered as eligible expenditure shall be those undertaken in areas where river basin management plans, with associated implementation programmes, have been drawn up under Directive 2000/60/EC, and which are in accordance with the environmental objectives of such plans. In the case of investments in new irrigation installations can ~~be considered eligible expenditure in cases where an~~d the extension of existing ones, an independent environmental analysis shall be required to provides evidence that the investment concerned is sustainable and has no negative environmental impact.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Elisabeth JEGGLE, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 6

6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the conditions under which other costs connected with leasing contracts, second hand equipment and simple replacement investments may be considered as eligible expenditure, and also concerning the conditions that must be met in relation to minimum standards for improving the efficiency of irrigation systems in order for new investments in existing systems or in their extension to be eligible.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, Sylvie GOULARD, George LYON, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

(d a) Establish a dialogue between farmers and the research community;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point vii a (new)

(vii a) a plan to encourage local "one stop shops", digital or physical, to make information on rural development programmes and the other CSF Fund programmes locally accessible for potential beneficiaries.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Liam AYLWARD, Mairead McGUINNESS, Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) 80% for the measures referred to in Articles 15, 28, 29 and 36, for the LEADER local development referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012] and for operations under Article 20(1)(a)(i). It may be increased to 90% for the programmes of less developed regions, the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93;

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee called ‘Rural Development Committee’. That Committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. A representative nominated by the Committee of the Regions shall be associated to this committee.

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0282(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Liam AYLWARD, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 20(6)

20(6) Farm and business 70.000 Per young farmer under 33(1)(a)(i) development 70.000 Per enterprise under 33(1)(a)(ii) 15.000 Per small farm under 33(1)(a)(iii) Text amended 20(6) Farm and business 70.000 Per young farmer or person who development has completed an apprenticeship under 33(1)(a)(i) 70.000 Per enterprise under 33(1)(a)(ii) 15.000 Per small farm under 33(1)(a)(iii)

2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94

(94) A single market involves a trading system at the external borders of the Union. That trading system should include import duties ~~and export refunds and should, in principle, stabilise the Union market~~. The trading system should be based on the undertakings accepted under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in bilateral agreements.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 107

(107) Provisions for granting refunds on exports to third countries, based on the difference between prices within the Union and on the world market, and falling within the limits set by the commitments made within the WTO, should serve to safeguard the Union's participation in international trade in certain products falling within this Regulation. Subsidised exports should be subject to limits in terms of value and quantity.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 108

(108) Compliance with the limits in terms of value should be ensured at the time when the export refunds are fixed through the monitoring of payments under the rules relating to the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. Monitoring can be facilitated by the compulsory advance fixing of export refunds, while allowing the possibility, in the case of differentiated refunds, of changing the specified destination within a geographical area to which a single export refund rate applies. In the case of a change of destination, the export refund applicable to the actual destination should be paid, with a ceiling on the amount applicable to the destination fixed in advance.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 109

(109) Compliance with the quantity limits should be ensured by a reliable and effective system of monitoring. To that end, the granting of export refunds should be made subject to an export licence. Export refunds should be granted up to the limits available, depending on the particular situation of each product concerned. Exceptions to that rule should be permitted only for processed products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty, to which volume limits do not apply. Provision should be made for a derogation from strict compliance with management rules where exports benefiting from export refunds are not likely to exceed the quantity laid down.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 110

(110) In the case of the export of live bovine animals, provision should be made whereby export refunds are granted and paid only if the provisions established in Union legislation concerning animal welfare, in particular those concerning the protection of animals during transport, are respecdeleted.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 111

(111) In order to ensure equality of access to export refunds for exporters of agricultural products covered by this Regulation, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of applying certain rules for agricultural products to products exported in the form of processed goods.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 112

(112) In order to encourage exporters to respect animal welfare conditions ~~and to enable the competent authorities to verify correct expenditure of export refunds where this is conditional on respect for animal welfare requirements~~, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of animal welfare requirements outside the customs territory of the Union, including the use of independent third parties.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 113

(113) In order to ensure that operators respect their obligations when participating in tendering procedures, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of designating the primary requirement for release of licence securities for tendered export refunds.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 114

(114) In order to minimise the administrative burden for operators and authorities, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of acts to set thresholds below which the obligation to issue or present an export licence may not be required, designate destinations or operations where an exemption for the obligation to present an export licence can be justified and permit in justified situation export licences to be granted ex- post.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 115

(115) In order to adhere to practical situations justifying full or partial eligibility to export refunds, and in order to help operators bridge the period between the application for and the final payment of the export refund, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures pertaining to: another date for the refund; the consequences for the payment of the export refund when the product code or destination mentioned in a licence is not in conformity with the actual product or destination; advance payment of export refunds including the conditions for the lodging and release of a security; checks and proof when doubts on the real destination of products exist including the opportunity for re- importation into the customs territory of the Union; destinations treated as exports from the Union, and inclusion of destinations within the customs territory of the Union eligible for export refunds.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 116

(116) In order to ensure that products benefiting from export refunds are exported from the customs territory of the Union and to avoid their return to that territory, and in order to minimise the administrative burden for operators in generating and submitting proof that refund products reached a country of destination for differentiated refunds, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures pertaining to: the time limit by which the exit from the customs territory of the Union must be finalised, including the time for temporary re-entry; the processing that products benefiting from export refunds may undergo during that period; the proof of having reached a destination for differentiated refunds; the refund thresholds and conditions under which exporters may be exempted from such proof; and conditions for approval of proof of reaching a destination for differentiated refunds by independent third parties.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 117

(117) In order to take account of the specificities of the different sectors, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of specific requirements and conditions for operators and of the products eligible for an export refund including, in particular, the definition and characteristics of the products, and the establishment of coefficients for the purposes of calculating export refunds.deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1

Member States ~~shall~~may recognise, on request, associations of producer organisations in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2) which are formed on the initiative of recognised producer organisations.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. For interbranch organisations in the olive oil and table olive ~~and tobacco~~ sectors, the specific aim referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1 may also include at least one of the following objectives:

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – chapter 6 – title

Export ~~refund~~provisions

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 133

~~[...]~~deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 134

Export refund distribution The quantities which may be exported with an export refund shall be allocated (a) is most suited to the nature of the product and the situation on the relevant market, allowing the most efficient use of the resources available, taking into account the efficiency and structure of Union exports and their impact on the market balance without creating discrimination between the operators concerned and in particular between large and small operators; (b) is least cumbersome administratively for operators, taking into account the administrative requirements.Article 134 deleted by the method which:

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 135

1. The same export refunds shall apply to the same products in the whole Union. They may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty make this necessary. 2. Measures on the fixing of refunds shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.Article 135 deleted Export refund fixation

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 136

~~[...]~~deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 137 – title

Export ~~refunds for~~of live animals ~~in the beef and veal sector~~

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 137 – paragraph 1

1. With regard to products of the beef and veal sector, the granting and the payment of the refund for exports of live animals shall be subject to compliance with the animal welfare requirements established in the Union legislation and, in particular, the protection of animals during transport.deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 137 – paragraph 2

2. Taking into account the need to encourage exporters to respect animal welfare conditions ~~and to enable the competent authorities to verify correct expenditure of export refunds where that is conditional on respect for animal welfare requirements~~, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on the respect of animal welfare requirements outside the customs territory of the Union, including the use of independent third parties.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 138

The volume commitments resulting from the agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty shall be respected on the basis of export licences issued for the reference periods applying to the products concerned. The Commission may adopt implementing acts necessary to respect the volume commitments, including ceasing or limiting the issue of export licences when such commitments are or can be exceeded. With regard to compliance with the obligations under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, the ending of a reference period shall not affect the validity of export licences.Article 138 deleted Export limits

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139

~~[...]~~deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140

Implementing powers in accordance with the examination procedure The Commission shall by means of implementing acts, adopt necessary measures for the application of this Section, in particular: (a) on the redistribution of exportable quantities which have not been allocated or utilised; (b) on products referred to in point (b) of Article 133(1). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).Article 140 deleted

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141

~~The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, fix coefficients adjusting export refunds in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to Article 139(6).~~Article 141 deleted Other implementing powers

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 a (new)

Article 143 a The relevant market 1. The definition of the relevant market is a tool to identify and define the boundaries of competition between firms, and is founded on two cumulative elements: (a) The relevant product market: for the purposes of this Chapter, 'product market' means the market comprising all those products which are regarded as interchangeable or substitutable by the consumer by reason of the products' characteristics, their prices and their intended use; (b) The relevant geographic market: for the purposes of this Chapter, 'geographic market' means the market comprising the area in which the firms concerned are involved in the supply of the relevant products, in which the conditions of competition are sufficiently homogeneous and which can be distinguished from neighbouring areas, particularly because the conditions of competition are appreciably different in those areas. 2. For the purpose of defining the relevant market, the following principles apply: (a) The relevant product market shall be considered in the first instance, for raw products, to be the market in products from a given species of plant or animal; wherever a smaller subdivision is used, this shall be duly substantiated; (b) the relevant geographic market shall be considered on a case-by-case basis and shall be duly substantiated according to the particular circumstances of each case.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 b (new)

Article 143 b Dominant position For the purposes of this Chapter, 'dominant position' means a position of economic strength enjoyed by an undertaking which enables it to prevent effective competition being maintained in the relevant market by giving it the power to behave to an appreciable extent independently of its competitors, customers and ultimately of consumers.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0281(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 1

1. Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to the agreements, decisions and concerted practices of interbranch organisations recognised under Article 108 of this Regulation with the object of carrying out the activities listed in point (c) of Article 108(1) of this Regulation, and for the olive oil and table olive ~~and tobacco sectors~~, Article 108(2) of this Regulation.

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
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 should close one third of the gap between their current level and this 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 20219 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.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) In order to guarantee the protection of the rights of beneficiaries and in order to clarify the specific situations that may arise in the application of the basic payment scheme, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of adopting rules on eligibility and the access in respect of the basic payment scheme of farmers in case of inheritance and anticipated inheritance, inheritance under a lease, change of legal status or denomination and in the case of merger or scission of the holding; adopting rules on the calculation of the value and number or on the increase in the value of payment entitlements in relation to the allocation of payment entitlements, including rules on the possibility of a provisional value and number or of a provisional increase of payment entitlements allocated on the basis of the application from the farmer, on the conditions for establishing the provisional and definitive value and number of the payment entitlements and on the cases where a sale or lease contract could affect the allocation of payment entitlements; adopting rules on the establishment and calculation of the value and number of payment entitlements received from the national reserve; adopting rules on the modification of the unit value of payment entitlements in the case of fractions of payment entitlements and criteria for the allocation of payment entitlements pursuant to the use of the national reserve and to farmers who did not apply for support in either 2009, 2010 or 2011.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
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~~30% of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for three compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practisces should take the form of simple, ~~generalised, non-contractual and~~equivalent, tailor-made annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to ~~agriculture~~national and/or regional agricultural conditions such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland ~~and~~, ecological focus areas~~. The compulsory nature of t~~, nutrient management plan, on-farm energy-efficiency plan and winter soil cover. Those practisces 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. The same applies to farmers who comply with the requirements of independently approved national or regional certified schemes beneficial to the environment and climate. Non-respect of the ‘"greening’" component should lead ~~to penalties~~, as the maximum applicable administrative sanction, to the total exclusion of the farmer concerned from aid receivable under this component on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR].

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)

(26a) In order to ensure that the 'greening' measures chosen by Member States applicable in their territory provide equivalent benefits for the environment and the climate, Member States shall choose three relevant measures from a list of six possible measures determined at EU level, and they shall obtain the approval of their choice by the Commission within two months after their notification.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29a) In order to ensure that nutrient management plans provide full records and an optimisation of the nutrient use and fertilisers application by farmers, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of further rules concerning the application of the measure.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)

(29b) In order to ensure that energy efficiency plans guarantee an optimisation of farmers' use of energy and minimise recourse to fossil fuels on farms, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of further rules concerning the application of the measure.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 c (new)

(29c) In order to ensure that winter soil cover is provided while maximising the benefits for the environment and the climate of this measure, Member States should determine the dates applicable for creation and destruction of the cover that best suit their territory, and the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of further rules concerning the application of the measure.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers and other new entrants is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for that reason, an income support to young farmers and new entrants commencing their agricultural activities should be established in order to facilitate the initial establishment of young farmers and new entrants and the structural adjustment of their holdings after the initial setting up. Member States should be able to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual area- based payment, on top of the basic payment, to young farmers and new entrants. That payment should only be granted during a period of maximum five years, since it should only cover the initial period of the life of the business and should not become an operating aid.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) ~~A simple and specific scheme for small farmers should be put in place in ord~~Member States should be authorised to use part of their national direct payments ceiling to put in place a simple and specific scheme for small farmers to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to controls on cross-compliance ~~and to controls~~ as laid down in Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR] applies to small farmers. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures and without hampering structural change in agriculture. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h

(h) ‘permanent grassland’ 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 holding for ~~five~~ten years or longer; it may include other species ~~suitable for graz~~which can be grazed provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remaing pr~~ovided that th~~edominant. Member States may decide to include land which can be grazed and which forms part of established local practices where grasses and other herbaceous forage are~~main predominant~~ traditionally not predominant in grazing areas;

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) establishing the criteria to determine the predominance of grasses and other herbaceous forage ~~for the purpose of~~and the criteria to determine the established local practices referred to in point (h) of paragraph 1.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) the annual amount of direct payments is less than 5 % of the total receipts they obtained from non-agricultural activities in the most recent fiscal year; or~~deleted

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) they satisfy objective and non- discriminatory criteria established by Member States which ensure that: (i) their agricultural activities form only an insignificant part of his/its overall economic activities, and/or (ii) their principal activity or company object does not consist in exercising an agricultural activity; and/or,

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Anne E. JENSEN, Marielle DE SARNEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(b b) they operate, as their main activity, transport activities, airports, real estate companies, sport and recreational grounds, camping sites, mining companies or other non-agricultural activities to be defined accordingly by Member States on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory criteria. Member States may decide that those persons can claim to be eligible if they can provide verifiable evidence that they do not fall under the categories described in (b) and (ba); Member States may add other entities to and/or exclude entities of the ones listed above provided they inform the Commission of their decision and provide objective and non-discriminatory grounds of justification motivating their decision.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. ~~Paragraph 1 shall~~Member States may decide not to apply Paragraph 1 to farmers who received less than EUR 5 000 of direct payments for the previous year.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in respect of cooperatives or other legal entities including non-profit organisations whose constitutional purpose is to actively protect and manage land and/or the historic environment for conservation and public benefit, which group a number of beneficiaries of direct payments or farm holdings and which receive and channel the payments before distributing them in full to their members or farm holdings, who, as individuals, are subject to paragraph 1 or would be subject where a Member State chooses to recognise a group of holdings as individual and separate businesses for the purpose of this Regulation.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The funds transferred to the EAFRD in application of this article shall be co- financed in accordance with the general co-financing rates pursuant to Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR].

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

The percentages notified in accordance with the second subparagraph ~~shall be the same~~may vary for the years referred to in the first subparagraph.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States and regions that, on 31 December 2013, are operating the single payment scheme on the basis of the regional model laid down in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 may decide, by 1 August 2013, to maintain the payment entitlements allocated in accordance with Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 and/or with Regulation (EC) N° 73/2009.

2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. ~~Farmers~~Member States shall grant an annual payment for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 ~~shall~~when they observe on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) three of the following agricultural practi~~ses beneficial for the climate and the environment:~~ ces:

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) to have a nutrient management plan on their holding.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

(c b) to have an on-farm energy efficiency plan on their holding.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)

(c c) to ensure winter soil cover of their agricultural area.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Member States shall choose the set of three measures from the list established in paragraph 1 that farmers will observe in their territory. Members States using the possibility to apply the basic payment scheme at regional level pursuant to Article 20(1) of this Regulation may choose to implement a different set of measures in different regions, according to regional practices and climate conditions, following objective and non- discriminatory criteria. Member States shall notify their decision to the Commission before 1 August 2013. The Commission shall approve the set of measures chosen by Member States taking into account equivalent environmental and climate performance criteria and the balance achieved between the measures chosen under this chapter and agri- environment-climate programmes established pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR]. Where the Commission disagrees with the set of measures notified by a Member State, the Member State's competent authorities and the Commission services are invited to exchange information and reasons justifying their respective position aiming at finding a conciliatory solution. If the Commission considers, after two months from the date of the initial notification, that the set of measures chosen in the Member State does not meet sufficient and equivalent level of environmental and climate protection, it may decide to impose on the Member State the measures listed in Articles 30, 31 and 32 as the set of measures applicable thereafter in this Member State.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4 and to the application of financial discipline, linear reductions in accordance with Article 7, and any reductions and penalties imposed pursuant to Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR], Member States shall grant the payment referred to in this Chapter to farmers observing those of the three practisces referred to in paragraph 1 that are relevant for them, and in function of their compliance with Articles 30, 31, 32, 32a, 32b and/or 32.c.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Farmers shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this Chapter when they fall within at least one of the following categories: - Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards organic farming ~~shall be entitled ipso facto to the paym~~. - Farmers complying with the requirements laid down in independently re~~ferred to in this Chapter~~cognised certified national or regional schemes providing environmental and climate benefits.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

The first subparagraph shall apply only to the units of a holding that are used for organic production in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 or are covered by the national or regional certification scheme beneficial to the environment and climate.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 in order to further define the conditions to apply subparagraph 2 in relation to the certification schemes referred to in subparagraph 1 with the objective of guaranteeing that they provide at least equivalent environmental and climate benefits as the measures laid down in Articles 30, 31, 32, 32a, 32b and 32c.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. By way of derogation from Paragraph 1, farmers with at least 70% of permanent grassland on their holding shall be considered as complying with the crop diversification requirements for the purpose of this Article.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. By way of derogation from Paragraph 1, farmers cultivating non-cereal break crops on at least 25% and up to 70% of the arable land on their holding shall be considered as complying with the crop diversification requirements for the purpose of this Article. 'Break crop' shall mean, for the purpose of this Article, one of the following: oilseed or oleaginous fruits, protein crops, flax, hemp, vegetables, grassland and fallow.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 in areas where length of growing period is less than 180 days, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of two different crops.

2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Farmers are allowed to renew their permanent grassland. For the purpose of this paragraph, "permanent grassland" means land as defined in Article 4(1)(h) which has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for ten years or longer.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent grassland as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, ~~the renewal of permanent grassland,~~ the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent grassland in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent grassland in case of transfer of land.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the types and size of ecological focus areas referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and to add and define other types of ecological focus areas that can be taken into account for the respect of the percentage referred to in that paragraph.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)

Article 32 a Nutrient management plan 1. Farmers shall, on an annual basis, draw up a nutrient management plan on areas of their holding eligible for support as defined in Article 25(2). This shall consist of a farm record sheet and a field record sheet which include at least: - An up-to-date soil analysis report of all eligible areas of the holding, - A nutrient analysis of all the organic manure to be used on the holding in the year and their quantification, - An optimisation plan setting out the intended utilisation of fertilisers and their precise application, - Calibration and tray tests of fertiliser spreaders and sprayers to ensure precision application, The nutrient management plan shall be drawn up on the basis of the analysis above and the balance between the requirement of the crop and the nutrient supply to crops from soil and fertilization and shall include targets to optimise nutrient and fertiliser use and reduce nitrogen leaching and run-off. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the conditions and rules applying to the content of the farm and field records sheets that farmers shall complete to record and optimise their nutrient use and planning.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Phil BENNION, Sylvie GOULARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 c (new)

Article 32 c Winter soil cover 1. Farmers shall ensure that their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) that would otherwise remain bare during winter are covered by a temporary plant cover according to the following conditions: - The soil cover may include grasses, natural vegetation, small grains and catch crops, leguminous and cruciferous crops, clover, and stubble, - Land stewardship elements and landscape features left bare are included in the soil cover measure to the extent that they are compatible with the objectives pursued under agri-environment-climate measures taken pursuant to Article 29 of Regulation (EU) N° [...] [RDR], - The soil is covered for a period determined by the Member State according to soil type and climate conditions, and the soil cover is destroyed at the appropriate time as determined by the Member State to ensure maximum environment and climate benefits, pursuant to Subparagraph 2. Market gardens, plant nurseries and forestry land shall be exempted from soil cover requirements, 2. Member States applying this Article shall determine the dates for creation and destruction of the soil cover, taking into account soil type and climate conditions. They shall notify the dates applicable to the Commission in due time. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to further define the conditions and rules applying to the soil cover requirements as set out in paragraph 1, including specific rules applicable to late harvested crops.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 4 – title

Payment for young farmers and new entrants

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall grant an annual payment to young farmers and new entrants who are entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘young farmers’ and 'new entrants', shall mean:

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) in the case of 'young farmers' only, who are less than 40 years of age at the moment of submitting the application referred to in point (a).

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States may determine certain additional objective and non- discriminatory criteria that young farmers and/or new entrants shall fulfil as regards, in particular, appropriate skills, experience and/or training requirements.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Member States shall ensure that no payment pursuant to this chapter is made to persons for whom it is established, as from the date of publication of the Commission proposal for this Regulation, they artificially created the conditions to be entitled to the payment referred to in paragraph 1.

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Sylvie GOULARD, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a

~~(a) in Member States where the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI is lower than, or equal to, 25 hectares, a maximum of 25;~~deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Sylvie GOULARD, Marit PAULSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b

~~(b) in Member States where the average size of agricultural holdings as set out in Annex VI is higher than 25 hectares, a maximum that shall be no less that 25 and no greater than that average size.~~deleted

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Kent JOHANSSON, Anne E. JENSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1

1. Member States may operate a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as 'small farmers scheme'. Farmers holding payment entitlements allocated in 2014 pursuant to Article 21 and fulfilling the minimum requirements provided for in Article 10(1) may opt for participation in a simplified scheme under the conditions laid down in this Title, hereinafter referred to as ‘small farmers scheme’

2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2011/0280(COD)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Phil BENNION, Marit PAULSEN, Sylvie GOULARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~keep at least a number of hectares corresponding to the number of entitlements held~~increase their farming area to at least a total of 5 hectares;

2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI

2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which creates synergies and complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, taking account of the Integrated Guidelines, the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

2011/0276(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Liam AYLWARD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6

6. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination among the CSF Funds, and with other Union policies and instruments, including those in the framework of the Union's external action and ensure policy coherence for development in accordance with Article 208 TFEU.

2012/05/10
Committee: AGRI

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
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; 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, with increased focus on sustainable productivity and climate change mitigation;

2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI

2011/0177(APP)

George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN, Esther DE LANGE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls, on the~~refore, on the Council to increase~~ Council to recognise that agriculture spending has already taken significant reductions in Heading 2 and the subheading for direct payments and market related expenditure ~~to EUR 420 682 million and EUR 336 685 million respectively, correspond~~and therefore believes that if there are to be any further reductions ing t~~o a freeze in real terms, as requested in its earlier resolution~~he EU budget, the Council should look to other areas to make the necessary savings;

2012/09/05
Committee: AGRI

2010/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Takes note of the above-mentioned Commission Report on the overall operation of official controls in the Member States in food safety, animal health and animal welfare, and plant health; points out that the report reveals certain shortcomings with regard to the quality of reports from the Member States and urges the Member States to improve the quality of reporting; calls on the Commission to execute, through its Food and Veterinary Office, efficient monitoring of the controls performed by the Member States;

2011/05/04
Committee: ENVI

2010/2249(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Expresses its concern about the contamination of food and feed, e. g. with dioxin, and calls on the Member States to enforce and apply existing regulations on food and feed controls and risk management very strictly and if needed, to strengthen those rules and ensure a more harmonised implementation across the internal market;

2011/05/04
Committee: ENVI

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
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; points out that it also plays a key part in combating ~~land~~the abandonment of agricultural land, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU by providing appropriate funding for rural communities;

2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that the JEREMIE initiative has been very successful with more than six billion euro made available for SMEs, and suggests that a similar financial mechanism, which could be called JERICHO (=Joint European Rural Investment CHOice), is developed for the rural development programmes in the next programming period;

2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2010/2211(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Britta REIMERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that, given the wide range of objectives which agricultural policy is called upon to meet in the Europe 2020 strategy and elsewhere and the need to ensure real added value, ~~the share of~~ the budget allocated to EU agricultural policy must be ~~at least maintain~~modernized beyond 2013;

2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2010/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for improved policy coherence and better use of existing cohesion and research policy instruments in order to increase investments in agriculture and animal welfare related R&D of relevance for the rural community;

2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2010/2211(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Britta REIMERS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recommends that, as a matter of principle for the future, the level of EU co-financing should reflect the European added value of the different investments made under the rural development programmes;

2011/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2010/2206(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Marian HARKIN, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)

3a. Believes that future rural and regional development programmes should effectively support the tourism sector. Special attention should be given to the promotion of knowledge transfer and cross-border exchanges of best practice, building upon the work of existing European networks such as NECSTouR;

2011/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2010/2206(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)

4a. Underlines that tourism activities must always respect the landscape and the environment. The objective – as stated in the European Landscape Convention – should be a balanced and harmonious relationship between social needs, economic activity and the environment;

2011/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2010/2206(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Marian HARKIN, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)

6a. Considers that there is a need to improve farmers’ marketing capacity and their access to local markets, thus enabling the catering sector to buy the local produce that they need more easily;

2011/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2010/2206(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)

6a. Emphasises that, since food gives an understanding of local cultures and traditions, food tourism could contribute to a feeling of affinity within Europe;

2011/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2010/2206(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Marian HARKIN, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Liam AYLWARD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recognises the importance of the ‘ICT and tourism’ platform proposed by the Commission, but believes that greater efforts are needed to equip rural areas with the latest IT infrastructure (e.g. broadband Internet connection services) and provide training in how to use it, as well as further development, for instance in the framework of the CIP programme, of multilingual IT resources which could facilitate international tourism;

2011/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2010/2206(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Marian HARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Suggests that the Commission ~~prolong~~end the CALYPSO initiative ~~until after 2011 and that it award increased attention to rural and farm tourism in the programmes developed~~by 2011;

2011/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2010/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Proposes, in view of the success of the ‘European capitals of culture’ and the ‘European heritage label’ initiatives, that a similar initiative be developed to devise a European label for rural areas of tourist interest; calls for that label to be ~~the centrepiece of the promotion measures contemplated.~~voluntary but based on commonly agreed standards inspired by, for instance, the European Landscape Convention;

2011/02/03
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas at recent meeting of the Committee on World Food Security in the FAO, the EU highlighted the problem of extreme price volatility and the new High Level Panel of Experts have been asked to report on causes and measures in relation to price fluctuations,

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

George LYON, Liam AYLWARD, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Whereas food security is a central issue for Europe and requires coherence and coordination between various sectoral policy areas at EU level namely: the CAP, energy policy, research programmes, development and trade policies, and financial regulation;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Further believes that the European Union should guarantee an adequate standard of living for every person and particularly for those with insufficient economic resources, who are often children, elderly persons, migrants, refugees and unemployed persons;deleted

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Believes that action needs to be taken to address the problem of food waste throughout the food supply chain and calls on the Commission to examine the feasibility of implementing an awareness campaign on the wasting of food;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the EU should support education and awareness-raising about nutrition, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe; ~~also calls for more dietary support programmes, such as the School Fruit and School Milk programmes, and for the budgets for these programmes to be increased;~~

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Re~~affirms its support~~calls that a ruling is pending on the programme for the Mmost Ddeprived Ppersons programme; recalls that through its Farm Bill the US allocates significant support to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, which generates substantial revenues for the sector and the economy in general, in addition to alleviating some of the food needs of its poorest peoplewhich will help determine whether this should remain part of the CAP expenditure in the future; believes that social policy is better dealt with at Member State level;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

George LYON, Liam AYLWARD, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that energy security and food security are very closely linked; recognises that energy costs are a key factor in determining the profitability of agriculture; encourages measures t~~o reduce the costs of energy and to foster more consistent support for research and development~~hat incentivise farmers to become more energy-efficient and therefore more sustainable, and recalls that further research and development is needed to achieve these objectives;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Is concerned about the growing problem of land grabbing and its implications for food security, the future of agriculture and farmers, calls on the Commission to investigate this situation in relation to land tenure and natural resources;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories; wishes to see ~~further instruments introduced to combat extreme price volatility as part of the new CAP post-2013~~more market based safety nets against extreme price volatility available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; wishes to see coordination on legislation between the EU and third countries such as the US, in order to reduce opportunities for ~~reg~~speculator~~y arbitrage~~s to take unfair advantage of the differences between various regulatory systems;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. C~~onsiders, therefore, that~~alls on the Commission to investigate whether a global system of food stocks would be beneficial, in helping to facilitate world trade when price spikes occur, warding off recurring protectionism and easing the pressure on world food markets; considers that these stocks should be managed by a common body under the aegis of the United Nations and make full use of the experience amassed by the FAO and the UN World Food Programme; calls on the Commission to play a leading role in advocating this global food-stock system;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that the EU has so far responded with aid and money, including through the Food Facility; wishes to see reports on the effectiveness of this facility and calls on the Commission to ~~analyse the possibility of introducing a permanent crisis instrument,~~take all necessary action to help fight famine in the world;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Considers that a sustained programme of long term support for agricultural development in developing countries is required, which focuses on small scale farmers and on the issues pertaining to women farmers in particular;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Liam AYLWARD, George LYON, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Stresses that increased transparency and fairness in the food supply chain is required to ensure a fair return for farmers and a viable agricultural sector that will deliver food security;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Believes that access to education, knowledge transfer and best practice must be strengthened for farmers and that innovation and research is supported and enhanced with a view to developing better-quality, less costly and sustainable forms of production;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

George LYON, Mairead McGUINNESS, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of timall forms of sustainable agricultural practices make a valuable contribution to food security, particularly sustainable intensive practices which represent the most effective way of combining high productivity with sustainable land use, preservation of natural habitats, a positive impact on biodiversity and the fight against climate change;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2112(INI)

Mairead McGUINNESS, Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Highlights the fact that products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, which is more environmentally sustainable than transported food and helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission to address these agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including the possibility of creating special financial incentivesneed to preserve the diversity of agriculture in the EU; underlines the importance of farming in less favoured areas and calls on the Commission to provide continued support in these areas so as to ensure food production across Europe;

2010/11/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2111(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 16 July 2010 entitled "The TSE Road map 2. A Strategy paper on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies for 2010-2015" (COM(2010)384),

2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI

2010/2111(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swill, bone and meat meal ~~must remain in place as long as there is no guarantee~~was introduced in times of crisis, it should be reconsidered for animals other than ruminants, provided that forced cannibalism or transmission of diseases can be ruled out,

2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI

2010/2111(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament on the current use of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal and other animal protein sources in the Member States in accordance with the EU legislation on animal by-products, including, an overview (dates etc.) of calories used, and to propose options for the treatment and use of such protein sources in biogas plants, incineration and animal feed; urges the full application of the precautionary principle in relation to the possible use of animal proteins in any kind of animal feed, but calls on the Commission to - as suggested in the TSE Road map 2 - work towards the lifting of the suspension of the use of processed animal protein in feed for all animals other than ruminants, provided that the ban on intra-species recycling is maintained;

2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the EU agricultural sector 1 OJ L 194, 18.7.2001, p. 26 has a clear added value for the European economy and a strategic role to play in the EU 2020 strategy towards tackling the economic, social and environmental challenges that the EU is facing; underlines the need to ensure policy coherence between the EU agriculture, trade and development policies;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Condemn~~Encourages the Commission~~'s approach, which far too often makes concessions on agriculture in order~~ to carry on seeking bilateral and multilateral trade agreements to obtain enhanced market access in third countries for industrial products and services; insists, however, that the impact of the concessions made on agriculture should be properly assessed and communicated to the Council and the Parliament prior to deals being reached in order to ensure progress on trade while providing EU agriculture with a sustainable future;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that EU producers are obliged to meet the highest standards in terms of product hygiene, sustainable production methods, plant health, animal health and welfare, traceability, pesticide residue control, veterinary medicine and additives;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Urges the Commission proactively to promote the EU's offensive agricultural interests, given the vast export potential of the EU's high quality agri-food products; underlines, inter alia, the need to step up promotion programmes, including through an increase in the percentage of EU cofinancing; notes that these measures are WTO-compatible, falling as they do into the ‘green box’;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that, in a bid to secure a successful outcome to the DDA, the EU made an ~~extremely generous~~ offer on agriculture, ~~but this was not reciprocated by an equivalent level of ambition from other developed and advanced developing countries~~and urges the Commission to continue to seek an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive outcome of the DDA;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that the EU has already significantly reduced its trade-distorting domestic support and asks for firm commitments to do the same from other trading partners; underlines the importance of free and fair trade, which entails common European standards, for instance in the area of animal welfare;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that the general reduction in customs tariffs should be assessed in the light of the EU offer concerning the domestic support and export competition pillars, and should depend on the possibility of keeping the Special Safeguard clause during a transitional period for a limited number of tariff lines, on a specific exemption from tariff simplification disciplines and on adequate flexibility in the formula for tariff cuts ~~and in the designation of sensitive products; is of the opinion that the proposed mechanism for~~through the designatingon of sensitive products ~~is fatally undermined by the obligation to achieve a significant tariff quota expansion~~;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Elisabeth JEGGLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Asks the Commission vigorously to defend the EU regime for authorising and marketing GMOs against challenges in the WTO;~~deleted

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Regrets that the Commission is not willing to require, in the framework of trade agreements, that equivalent standards be imposed on imported goods; considers that these agreements must provide at least for compliance with international obligations and standards (such as sanitary and phytosanitary standards); calls for animal welfare standards to be discussed in the WTO under the Non-Trade Concerns agenda;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Points out that any additional bilateral EU sugar market access concessions granted to third countries (for example Latin America countries) will be destabilising for the EU sugar market and will cause preference erosion for LDCs and ACP countries; is all the more concerned by the fact that such concessions, when granted to net importing countries, encourage swap mechanisms; calls on the Commission to continue to exclude sugar and sugar- derived products, including ethanol, from the scope of bilateral negotiationsould imply a continued market orientation of the EU sugar market;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2110(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, George LYON, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Considers it unacceptable that the Commission resumed negotiations with Mercosur without making publicly available a detailed impact assessment and without engaging in a proper political debate with the Council and the Parliament and calls on the Commission to keep the Council and the Parliament informed in due time as the negotiations continue;

2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that agricultural development must be grounded in the right to nourishment and the right to produce food; insists that the EU must recognise and defend the developing countries' right to food s~~overeign~~ecurity;

2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that since less-favoured communities tend to derive their subsistence from agriculture, the development of non-industrial forms of agriculture is necessarily a condition for realising the Millennium Development Goals; believes that subsistence agriculture can offer a response to the challenge of food se~~lf-sufficienc~~curity, by means of strengthening the vital role played by women, notably via on-the-spot processing and the widespread use of loans and microcredits, and involving small producers' cooperatives as key players in the definition of effective agricultural and commercial policies;

2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI

2010/2100(INI)

George LYON, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that the EU should support regional commercial agreements promoting local products and enable economic development that prioritises local food production and local food processing capacity;

2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the fact that CAP reforms until now have considerably improved its impact on trade distortion and developing countries, and insists that this trend should be reinforced in the next CAP reform, notably through the phasing-out of export refunds by 2013;

2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI

2010/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Insists on the need to reinforce ~~research on a basis of public funding~~technological transfers to developing countries, research and access to innovation and new technologies (including biotechnologies, crop selection, and crop protection) as well as appropriate farm and soil management techniques, and to transmit the know-how to the farmers in the field of sustainable agriculture;

2010/10/15
Committee: AGRI

2010/2054(INI)

Marian HARKIN, George LYON, Britta REIMERS, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Insists on the fact that the wide range of rural businesses, including service- orientated businesses (e.g. farm tourism, direct marketing, care of the elderly and childcare), underpins service provision in rural areas and should be supported in a sustainable way ~~via the CAP~~;

2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for greater account to be taken, in company-level and regional-level development strategies, of women’s agricultural and non-agricultural vocational skills; stresses how important it is for women farmers and other women in rural areas to be able to obtain qualifications and training as producers and entrepreneurs, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, in consultation with rural organisations and women’s and farmers’ associations, to propose rural development programmes accordingly;(Does not affect the English version)

2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Expresses concern in relation to the Commission's optimistic assumptions regarding developments in agricultural markets in 2011; r~~Recalls the severe volatility in dairy markets in 2009; stresses the need for uncomplicated access to funding should the markets experience a similar volatility over the course of 2011; proposes therefore to allocate funds to reserves within Heading 2; considers that such "ring-fencing" of funds is essential to ensure a rapid response to any market difficulties in the main agricultural commodity markets;

2010/09/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Stresses the need for a permanent approach for dealing with price volatility within agricultural markets; r~~Recognises the benefit of the EUR 300 000 000 in exceptional funding for the dairy sector that was provided for in Budget 2010; stresses that this was a 'one- off' measure'; proposes therefore to create a new budget line to act as a 'milk fund' in order to provide support for modernisation, diversification and restructuring, to improve marketing and support producer organisations;

2010/09/08
Committee: AGRI

2010/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In order to avoid speculation which would be harmful to end users in the smaller Aegean islands, it is important to specify that the specific supply arrangements may only apply to products of sound, fair and marketable quality.deleted

2011/07/13
Committee: AGRI

2010/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) Emphasis should be placed to the preservation of cultural heritage which is in the form of physical and traditional characteristics of agricultural production methods.

2011/07/13
Committee: AGRI

2010/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) A derogation may be granted from the Commission's consistent policy of not authorising State operating aid for the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products listed in Annex I to the Treaty in order to mitigate the specific constraints on farming in the smaller Aegean islands as a result of their remoteness, insularity and distant location, small area, mountainous terrain and climate ~~and~~, their economic dependency on a small number of products and their distance from markets.

2011/07/13
Committee: AGRI

2010/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation lays down specific measures for agriculture to mitigate the difficulties caused by the isolation, remoteness, insularity, distance from markets and small size of the smaller Aegean islands, referred to as ‘smaller islands’.

2011/07/13
Committee: AGRI

2010/0370(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. For the agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 thereof apply, the Commission may authorise, in accordance with Article 108 of the Treaty, operating aid in the sectors producing, processing and marketing those products, with a view to mitigating the specific constraints on farming in the smaller islands as a result of their isolation, remoteness, insularity, small size, mountainous terrain and climate and their economic dependency on a small number of products and their distance from markets.

2011/07/13
Committee: AGRI

2010/0362(COD)

Liam AYLWARD, Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, George LYON

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 6

Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 177 a – paragraph 4 -– point a

(a) agreements, decisions and concerted practices which may lead to the partitioning of markets in any form ~~within~~and/or interfere with the proper functioning of the internal market of the Union;

2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2010/0208(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Peter JAHR

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a a (new)

(aa) those measures are adopted and made publicly available to all operators concerned, including growers, at least six months prior to the start of the growing season;

2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI

2010/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1

Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point b

(b) that theyose measures are in conformity with the Treaties, in particular with the principle of proportionality and the Union's international obligations.

2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI

2010/0208(COD)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Peter JAHR

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1 Directive 2001/18/EC

Article 26 b a Seed thresholds The Commission shall assess the need for the establishment of thresholds for labelling GMO traces in conventional seeds which shall be set at the lowest practicable, proportionate and functional levels for all economic operators. It shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by …1, submitting at the same time, if appropriate, relevant proposals. __________________ 1 OJ, please insert the date twelve months from the entry into force of this Regulation

2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets the failure to establish a correlation between high consumer prices and the prices paid to European farmers, and stresses the need to achieve a fairer distribution of value added along the various links of the chain, from the primary input markets which precede farmers in the chain, to the final consumers at the end of the chain;

2010/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2009/2237(INI)

Olle SCHMIDT, Marit PAULSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for a broader debate taking greater account of the link between price and quality, and considers that consumers should be provided with information, e.g. via the producers’ websites or terminals in shops, including information about methods of rearing and cultivation;

2010/05/10
Committee: ENVI

2009/2237(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the imbalance of power in the whole food supply chain between the primary input market actors, the primary producers, processors and retailers caused by differences in economic size, market power and position in the chain; emphasizes that balanced commercial relations will improve the functioning of the food supply chain and benefit consumers;

2010/05/11
Committee: IMCO

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the food supply chain involves the input markets, farmers, food processing industries, wholesalers, retailers, catering, restaurants, direct supply from subsistence and private production; whereas this complexity and high diversity must be taken into account in order to improve the sustainability of the whole chain,

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Britta REIMERS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas farmers are affected by energy prices on the world market and the dominance of the "the big six" (Syngenta, Bayer, Monsanto, DuPont, BASF, Dow Chemical) in the input market,

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that an imbalance in business transparency between agricultural undertakings and up- and downstream actors in the food chain may have negative consequences for farmers’ and producer groups’ negotiating position;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Britta REIMERS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Marit PAULSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the distribution of margins in the food chain is unequal; calls on the Commission to adapt the price transparency of agricultural enterprises to that of other actors in the food chain;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on national and European competition authorities to take action against abusive ~~buyer~~ practices of dominant global high-profit input companies, wholesalers and retailers which systematically put farmers in an extremely unequal bargaining position;:

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament by the end of 2010 providing data on buyer power abuse in the EU, anticompetitive behaviour and unfair contractual practices throughout the food chain from the input sector through to the consumer, and proposing suitable responses;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal on better implementation of competition rules in the food chain so as to effectively limit the development of dominant market positions within the input sectors, the food processing industry and the retail sector and strengthen farmers’ bargaining power through efficient producer organisations and SMEs;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Suggests that Member States make the establishment of codes of good commercial practices ~~in the food chain compulsory~~compulsory at all levels of the food chain from the input sector through to the consumer;

2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas since the background to the reform is one of economic crisis and serious financial difficulties facing Member States, taxpayers, farmers and consumers, we must set out a coherent and credible way forward for the CAP post-2013;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas agri-environmental indicators show an important potential for the agricultural sector in the effort to mitigate the effects of climate change, particularly with regard to carbon sequestration and the production of renewable energy; whereas aGood Agricultural Practi~~vity~~ce is essential for the preservation of biodiversity, water management and combating soil erosion and can be a key factor in addressing climate change,

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the EU must continue to ensure ~~food security~~the availability of supplies for its citizens as well as help feed the world's poor through free and fair trade; whereas the number of hungry people now exceeds 1 billion and in the European Union today there are over 40 million poor people who do not have enough to eat,

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas according to the latest Eurobarometer, while most Europeans do not know what the CAP is, 90% of EU citizens surveyed consider agriculture and rural areas to be important for Europe's future, 83% of EU citizens surveyed are in favour of financial support to farmers and, on average, they believe that agricultural policy should continue to be decided upon at European level,

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the CAP is, together with the trade policy, one of the most integrated of all EU policies and ~~therefore logically~~ accounts for the largest share of the EU budget; recognises that its share of the budget has steadily decreased from about 75% of the total EU budget in 1985 to 39.3% by 20135 , representing less than 0.45% of total EU GDP6 , whilst at the same time support is more thinly spread today with 12 new Member States joining the EU;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that the availability of supplies which, as stated in Article 39 of the Lisbon Treaty, should reach the consumers at reasonable prices, is of great importance since basic food security remains ~~the~~a central challenge for EU agriculture as the world population is predicted to grow from 6 to 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food will double by 2050 according to the FAO (especially in emerging economies such as China or India);

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that the global energy crisis and increasing energy prices will drive agricultural production costs up, leading to rising food prices and growing market price volatility for both farmers and consumers, which will have a detrimental effect on the stability of food supply and will seriously constrain the ability to maintain and increase current production levels; considers, however, that energy self-sufficiency for the agri-sector could increase its sustainability;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that the CAP must provide immediate responses to the effects of the economic crisis on farming businesses such as the lack of access to credit for farmers, constraints on farm incomes7 , lack of viable private insurance solutions, and increasing rural unemployment;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is of the opinion that ~~a strong~~in view of the Europe 2020 strategy, a smart, sustainable and inclusive European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidised trading partners; believes that free and fair trade can help the EU ~~can~~not ~~afford to~~to solely rely on other parts of the world to provide for European basic food security in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is of the opinion that a strong European Common Agricultural Policy is needed to ensure that EU farmers remain competitive on the world market against well subsidised trading partners, while at the same time not undermining agricultural production in developing countries; believes that the EU cannot afford to rely on other parts of the world to provide for European basic food security in the context of climate change, political instability in certain regions of the world and potential outbreaks of diseases or other events potentially detrimental to production capacity;

2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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; recognises that the current system for CAP support has contributed to higher land prices which has had a negative impact on the possibilities of entering the agri-sector; considers that the availability of favourable loans and credit for investments in key objectives, such as animal welfare, farm efficiency and alternative energy production, must be assured.

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Points out, most importantly, that in the future European agricultural policy must remain a common policy and 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;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises that farmers deliver a range of public goods which the market does not reward them for; therefore insists that they must be fairly rewarded and further incentivised to continue delivering higher- quality products, better animal welfare conditions and additional environmental benefits, without distorting free and fair trade;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Believes, in line with the latest research available, that without a common agricultural policy~~, unbalanced~~ and Good Agricultural Practice, unsustainable modes of production would develop across the EU (extreme intensification on the best land and widespread land abandonment in disadvantaged areas), causing serious damage to the environment; insists that the cost of support through a strong CAP is nothing compared to the costs of no action and its negative unintended consequences;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to delivering the new EU 2020 Strategy priorities of tackling climate change and creating new jobs in rural areas through green growth whilst at the same time continuing to provide basic food security for European consumers by producing safe and high- quality food products;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Recalls that EU farmers should produce food to the highest safety, quality and animal welfare standards; believes that imports from third countries should, respecting WTO rights and obligations, meet the same requirements to ensure fair competition; insists on giving special consideration for developing countries exports;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Insists that the maintenance of farming activity across the whole of Europe is fundamental to maintain diverse and local food production and prevent the threat of land abandonment across EU territory; considers that the specific challenge of subsistence farming must be addressed in a wider policy context;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 ; calls for the support to be targeted to farmers for the delivery of such public goods which the market does not reward them for; firmly believes that the processing industry should not receive CAP support;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Notes that the market fails to reward farmers for protecting the environment; therefore believes that the CAP must become greener by incentivising farmers to ~~max~~optimisze the delivery of eco-system services to further improve the sound environmental resource management of EU farmland;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Believes that farmers are well placed to contribute to green growth and respond to the energy crisis through the development of green energy in such forms as biomass, biowaste, biogas, second-generation biofuels and small-scale wind, solar and hydro energy, which will also help create new green job opportunities; considers that all materials, with the exception of raw materials for food and feed, may be used in this context.

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States; ~~therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities~~believes, however, that since the scarce EU resources must be used more efficiently and better targeted in the future, there is, in view of the Europe 2020 strategy, a need to reduce the agriculture percentage of the total EU budget and to use the money made available to invest in education, applied research and development, also to the benefit of the agricultural community;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Recognises the wide range of new priorities for the CAP and notes that the new Member States' expectation when they joined the European Union was that CAP support would, over time, reach parity with old Member States; ~~therefore calls for the 2013 CAP budget amount to be at least maintained post-2013 if the EU is to meet its current commitments and successfully deliver the new priorities;~~

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

~~46. Calls for the CAP budget to have an end-of-year flexibility mechanism in order to carry over and reallocate under-spends in the following year;~~deleted

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Insists that the CAP should not be renationalised and therefore believes that core direct support for certain public goods should remain ~~fully~~ financed by the EU budget, when~~ce rejecting any further co-financing which could harm~~ it provides a European value added, in order to ensure fair competition within the EU Single Market;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1

(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as ~~a purchasing power coefficient to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution~~the actual delivery of certain public goods under cross- compliance;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1

(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria ~~such as a purchasing power coefficient~~ to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Believes that direct support should move to an public goods related area basis in all Member States by 2020, allowing those that are still using the historical payments system the flexibility to phase in the difficult changes at their own speed9 ;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their ~~area~~ payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Considers that there should be no return to coupled payments as a guiding principle of the CAP; however, given the move from a historical to an area support model, takes the view that a limited margin for flexibility should be left to Member States to respond to the specific needs of their territory, in the form of capped coupled payments for vulnerable grassland livestock areas, in compliance with WTO requirements;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Identifies the need for five key building blocks, namely: Basic Food Security and Fair Trade, Sustainability, Agriculture across Europe, Biodiversity and Environmental Protection, and Green Growth, to achieve a fairer, greener and more sustainable CAP;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12

FBasic food security and fair trade

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct public goods related area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high- quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

57. Believes that ~~an EU-funded top-up direct area payment should be made available to farmers through simple contracts~~since agriculture, as stated in Article 39 of the Lisbon Treaty, is closely linked with the economy as a whole, the agri-sector should remain covered by the common emission reduction targets set up for the EU as a whole; the involvement of the agri-sector in the EU ETS would reward~~ing~~ them farmers for reducing their carbon emissions per unit of production and increasing their sequestration of carbon; notes that this would have the double benefit of making EU agriculture more environmentally and economically sustainable through improved efficiency and would also ensure that farmers can financially benefit from increased carbon sequestration on their land and put them on the same footing as other industries which are in the EU ETS; calls for clear and measurable criteria and targets to be defined appropriately to allow these payments to be implemented as soon as possible;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

58. Calls for the continuation of specific measures to compensate farmers producing in areas with natural handicaps in order to ensure that agricultural activity takes place and local food is produced across the EU, reducing the threat of land abandonment and ensuring balanced territorial management across the EU; considers that this support scheme should remain co- financed as it currently is; recalls in this context that, according to Article 39 of the Lisbon Treaty, the objective of the CAP is to ensure the rational development of agricultural production;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

60. Believes that 'green growth' should be at the heart of a new rural development strategy focussing on creating new green jobs through: the development of biomass, biowaste, biogas and small-scale renewable energy production as well as encouraging the production of second-generation biofuels, investing in modernisation and innovation as well as new research and development techniques for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, providing training and advice to farmers for applying new techniques and to assist young farmers entering the industry, and adding value to high-quality products ~~through promotion and marketing measures~~;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)

60 a. Believes that research and new technology must be further promoted and applied, if a sustainable use of natural resources is to be ensured;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a mainly market based minimum safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that ~~a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that~~ new innovative financial tools should ~~also~~ be considered such as risk insurance schemes and futures markets to help reduce market volatility, without disturbing private schemes that are being developed on the market;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Believes that to underpin the five key building blocks of the CAP, a minimum safety net against extreme price volatility should still be available as a rapid reaction crisis tool; to that end, considers that ~~a special reserve budget line should be made available in the EU budget which could be activated rapidly to respond to crises which arise, and that~~ new innovative financial tools should ~~also~~ be considered such as risk insurance schemes and futures markets to help reduce market volatility;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2236(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, George LYON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

62. Insists that, to complement market measures, there is an urgent need to strengthen the primary producers' position in the food chain through a range of actions to address transparency, contractual relationships and commercial practices; takes the view that possible adjustments to competition rules should also be investigated to allow the primary producer organisations to ~~grow in scale and size~~work more efficiently, equipping them with the power to stand up to major retailers and processors;

2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets, nonetheless, that more has not been done to ~~adopt a proposal for new~~ensure proper implementation of the existing rules on animal transport ~~and the associated~~, in particular the 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;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls in this respect on the Commission to propose, without undue delay, a minimum proportion of checks on animal transport as provided for in Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/20051;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Elisabeth JEGGLE, George LYON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need for the Commission’s own evaluation exercise, to be undertaken in 2010, to contain a thorough analysis of the achievements made and the lessons to be learned from potential flaws;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal situation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its institutions and considers that this article applies to all ~~animals and not only food- producing animals~~domestic animals, including feral animals, and animals in captivity;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, George LYON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that this general animal welfare legislation, like Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety4 , should establish a common basic level of animal welfare in the European Union, which is the precondition for free and equitable competition within the internal market for both domestic products and third countries’ imports; considers, however, that itMember States and regions should bhave the possib~~le for any person, region or Member State~~ility to allow for individual producers or groups of producers to introduce voluntary systems which are more far-reaching;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, George LYON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6

-– a ban on ~~rear~~genetic breeding of animals ~~in ways which hamper their natural behaviour;~~that results in characteristics which hamper their right to a decent life,

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that a European centre for animal welfare and animal health should be ~~established~~set up under the existing Community or Member State institutions, no later than 2012, whose work should be based on the general animal welfare legislation proposed above;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recalls, in this respect, that as early as in its resolution of 2006 Parliament called on the Commission, before setting up an additional Community body for animal protection, to improve links between existing Community institutions which deal with animal protection issues;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, George LYON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission as soon as possible to perform comprehensive inspections to ascertain how the Member States and third countries 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;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2202(INI)

Marit PAULSEN, Liam AYLWARD, Britta REIMERS, Elisabeth JEGGLE, George LYON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the European Union budget must include sufficient appropriations to enable the Commission to monitor the Member States and third countries more effectively and comprehensively in this regard;

2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recommends introducing an effective forestry policy that promotes sustainable forestry management and production and does more to tap the potential of this industry, which is the one that makes the greatest contribution to carbon capture; considers that this policy should pay close attention to the different regional conditions for forestry, because there are different opportunities and threats for forest environments in northern and southern Europe;

2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that nitrous oxide emissions can be cut significantly by making more limited and effective use of nitrogen fertilisers (precision farming), encouraging the use of organic fertilisers based on recovered waste (local biomass from intercropping, and forest waste), developing intermediate crops such as forage legumes and identifying new varieties with superior carbon and nitrogen capture potential; also points out that fertilisation using the residual mass from biogas production provides opportunities for organic precision fertilisation and thus the reduction of emissions;

2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that better animal manure storage and application systems and the processing of such manure in biogas factories are currently some of the most promising ways of reducing methane emissions, particularly in regions characterised by high-density livestock farming; considers that this biogas helps make agriculture self-sufficient in energy;

2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI

2009/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that the Union’s position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to the lower environmental standards often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of appropriate carbon footprint labelling, to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissions, and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins);deleted

2010/02/05
Committee: AGRI

2009/2156(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 of these areas; underlines the importance of good animal husbandry in this respect;

2010/02/09
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas all legislation must be proportionate to ~~risk~~the objective and should only be introduced after a full impact assessment analysing the financial burden which legislation would impose, and including a full cost benefit analysis, has been carried out,

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the CAP should seek to harmonise regulation by removing duplication; also asks the Commission, when introducing new regulation, to simultaneously seek to remove unnecessary burdens;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the Commission to consult widely and regularly with agricultural stakeholders in order to better assess the impact of regulation on the ground, and to identify practical, simple and transparent rules for farmers;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that CAP measures should be proportionate to ~~risk~~the objective;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the CAP to be outcome-driven rather than focused on regulation, with Member States and regional authorities offering more help and advice to farmers, and believes that, to that end, a ~~telephone helpline~~variety of means of communication should be ~~institut~~used, in ~~all Member States to assist farmers~~cluding the Internet;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Expects that, in line with the principles of Better Regulation, all future legislation will be accompanied by a full impact assessment with consideration for regulatory and administrative burdens, and ensuring that any new regulation is proportionate to the aims it seeks to achieve;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need for the CAP to be simpler, more transparent and more equitable; ~~in this respect a single flat rate payment would be preferable;~~

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Insists that, when Member States apply penalties to farmers for failure to comply with regulations, these penalties must be applied in a transparent, simple and proportionate manner which takes account of the realities on the ground;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that ~~a telephone helpline for farmers, established by the Member States' dep~~more help and advice provided to fartme~~nts of agriculture,~~rs would help prevent infringements and give Member States the means to steadily reduce their inspection quota;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that ~~the future single payment should be based on a simplified flat rate basic support system based on uniform payments in order to make the CAP simpler, fairer and more transparent~~simplification, transparency and fairness should be key priorities of the CAP reform;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers that the Commission should adopt a more proportionate and ultimately a risk-based approach to the application of regulatory controls, the conduct of compliance audits and the imposition of financial corrections;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Invites the Commission to come forward with proposals in which the audit and control framework for the CAP might be improved;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 quater (new)

20c. Recognises that, in order to cope with environmental challenges, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, farmers have an important role to play in defining the practical measures required to meet these objectives and believes that outcome agreements rather than regulation are the best mechanisms to deliver those objectives;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2155(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Asks the Commission to examine the use of outcome agreements as a simple and more efficient method for the delivery of public goods in the future;

2010/02/26
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
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 plagues and epidemics, and to human activities like pollution, acid rain and unintentional genetic contamination, to landslides because of problems related to urban planning, to forest fires due to absence of forest maintenance and criminal behaviour, and to contamination of ~~river~~water resources due to chemical discharges ~~from factories~~and nutrient leakage;

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. economies and curbs migration to urban areas, providing good environmental conditions for the land, reducing carbon emissions and contributing to their sequestration~~, returning river and coastal water systems to their natural state and promoting the recovery of natural spaces~~;

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that forest fires are a serious problem in many parts of Europe and that measures should be taken there to avoid dense afforestation and alter the composition of the forest; believes preference should be given to native species and mixed forests in the interest of higher resistance to fires, storms and insect damage, observing the different natural conditions in Nordic Boreal forests as compared with the forests in the south of Europe; calls on the Commission to urge Member States to include legal provisions on civil and criminal liability for arsonists, and to coordinate assessment teams to be consulted on the recovery of the affected area, in order to avoid speculative activity;

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on Member States to include in agri-environmental measures (such as Regulation (EC) No 1257/99) the preservation of firebreaks, pruning of dead branches, removal of dead plants, and organized feed stocks where climate conditions require these preventive activities;

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Invites the Commission to report on the implementation in the Member States of Articles 70 and 71 of the Health Check provisions on risk insurance and mutual fund schemes; urges the Commission to co~~me forward with a proposal for a European mandatory joint system to better~~nsider ways to address the risk and income instability of farmers related to natural and man-made disasters; ~~stresses that it must be more ambitious than the present voluntary model in order to avoid a multiplicity of different insurance schemes in the EU, creating huge imbalances between farmers’ incomes;~~

2010/03/02
Committee: AGRI

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls in this respect on the Commission to conduct a study on the various options available for giving European producers the possibility of displaying on their products their commitment to quality, food safety and respect of all European standards of production, including through the option of a European Union quality logo, which should be made available only to agricultural goods resulting entirely from European production; .such a study should start from the assumption that all producers, without exception, should be able to prove scientifically every assertion about the qualities of their products; furthermore, it should be possible to restrict labelling to the information most important to the consumer, provided that detailed additional information is made available on the producers’ websites;

2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Wishes to see legislation for ‘place of farming’ labelling in place also for processed foods, taking account of the main raw materials used., such as information on the quantity of wild- caught fish used in raising farmed fish;

2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Considers that, in order to prevent the disappearance of knowledge about traditional food and how it has been prepared for generations, the Commission should consider creating a European knowledge bank for old recipes and historical food preparation methods;

2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Reaffirms its belief that organic farming offers European farmers a major growth opportunity, even though it is not in itself the solution to the issue of future global food supplies; supports recent efforts to develop a new EU organic logo, applicable to all EU farmed products.

2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) Timber produced in a sustainable way binds greenhouse gases and is one of the most environmentally friendly materials that exists. In view of the growing demand worldwide, sustainable production of timber should be encouraged, both within and outside the Union. Imposing excessively far-reaching requirements on timber products may lead to a loss of competitiveness compared with other, non-renewable materials (such as plastic, aluminium and concrete), which are not subject to legality requirements; such product migration would in turn hurt the ability to reach the EU's climate targets.

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Recital 10

(10) Taking into account the complexity of illegal logging as regards the underlying factors and the impacts, the incentives for illegal behaviour should be reduced by targeting the behaviour of operators. Strengthening requirements and obligations and enhancing the legal means to prosecute operators for placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the internal market are among the most effective solutions to deter operators from trading with suppliers of illegally harvested timber.

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Recital 12

(12) Many timber products undergo numerous processes before and after they are placed on the market for the first time. In order to avoid imposing any unnecessary administrative burden, only those operators that place timber and timber products on the internal market for the first time, rather than all operators involved in the distribution chain, should be subject to the full due diligence requirements laid down in this Regulation. Operators placing timber or timber products on the internal market for the first time should be bound by the prohibition against placing illegally harvested timber or timber products on the market, and should exercise due care to this effect.

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Article 1

This Regulation lays down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the internal market for the first time, to ~~minimise the risk of~~avoid the placing of illegally harvested timber or timber products derived from such timber on the market.

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – title

Status of timber and timber products covered by FLEGT ~~and~~, CITES and existing, globally recognised forest certification schemes

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Timber and timber products which have been certified by a credible third-party certification scheme shall be considered to have been legally harvested for the purposes of this Regulation.

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

3. ~~In order to take~~Taking into account market developments and the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation, in particular as identified through the reporting referred to in Article 18(3), the Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU ~~as regards further relevant risk assessment criteria that may be necessary to supplement~~to supplement paragraph 1 of this Article with a view to increasing those ref~~erred to in the second paragraph of point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article. When adopting such delegated acts, the Commission shall act in accordance with the relevant provisions~~fectiveness of the due diligence systems in preventing illegally harvested timber or timber products being placed ofn th~~is Regulation~~e internal market.

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)

Council position
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5a Labelling Member States shall ensure that by …* all timber and timber products placed on the market are labelled, as appropriate, with the information specified in Article 4(2a)(i) and (ii). The Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts, detailed rules in order to guarantee the effective functioning of the labelling system. For the delegated acts referred to in this paragraph the procedures set out in Articles 13, 14 and 15 shall apply. * OJ: two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.

2010/04/27
Committee: ENVI

2008/0198(COD)