10 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2013/2100(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of promoting the EU horticulture sector and enabling it to compete in the global marketplace, in which connection particular attention must be paid to research and development, energy efficiency and security, adjustment to climate change and measures to improve marketing;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to establish the same market access conditions, as regards marketing standards, designations of origin, etc., for all market participants in the EU and to carry out checks to ensure that those conditions are observed, in order to prevent distortions of competition;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the measures in the EU F&V regime which are intended to increase market orientation among EU growers, encourage innovation and increase growers’ competitiveness through the provision of support to POs and inter- branch organisations; points out, at the same time, that steps must be taken to ensure that self- and direct marketers do not suffer discrimination;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that cutting red tape is particularly important for small and medium-sized businesses, although such measures must not undermine the legal certainty which such businesses also rely on;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in its review of the EU F&V regime, to produce clearer practical rules about how POs should be designed and managed, and believes that in order to encourage more growers to join POs it is crucially important that the scheme adapts to fit the market structures that exist in Member Statelthough growers must remain free to take their own decisions on these matters;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that both the Plant Protection Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009) and the new Biocides Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012) require the Commission to specify scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine- disrupting properties by December 2013; is concerned that these criteria have the potential to remove significant substances which could still be used with acceptable risk; emphasises how important it is that the procedure should be transparent, so that the market actors concerned understand the scientific basis for the decisions and know which actors were involved in developing new criteria; urges the Commission to fully consider the impact of different approaches when presenting proposals for endocrine disruptors;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to reassess the current restrictions on the use of some neonicotoinoids in light of new scientific evidence and urges the Commission to properly assess the economic and environmental impact of such restrictions, as regards location, type and time of use, before bringing them into force;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to prioritise economically important horticultural crops for funding and research using new and innovative plant breeding techniques, and to provide clarity about the regulatory status of plants produced by these newusing new and innovative breeding techniques;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the renewed emphasis on apprenticeships in workforce training but notes with concern that the numbers of people completing horticulture apprenticeships in some Member States remains worryingly low and that the young people taking such apprenticeships are not always suited to them;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Takes the view that efforts to encourage young people to consider jobs in the horticulture sector and to provide them with training should be supported by means of awareness-raising and information campaigns at European level, for example in the form of flanking measures implemented as part of the EU School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme;