Activities of Renate SOMMER related to 2010/0208(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (A8-0038/2014 - Frédérique Ries) DE
Amendments (18)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Restrictions on or prohibitions of cultivation of particular GMOs by Member States shall not in any way prevent or restrict the use of authorised GMOs by other Member States.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, in all or parts of their territory, provided that:
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) those measures ensure that farmers who want to cultivate GMOs are not discriminated against;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) in cases where those measures concern crops which are already authorised at Union level, Member States ensure that farmers who cultivated GMOs have sufficient time to adapt and that they cannot be made liable retroactively;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) those measures are made publicly available at least 12 months prior to the start of the growing season;
Amendment 98 #
Council position
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In addition, and only where the notifier/applicant has refused to adjust the geographical scope of the notification/application of a GMO as requested by a Member State, there should be the possibility for that Member State to adopt reasoned measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO once authorised in all or part of its territory, on the basis of grounds distinct from those assessed according to the harmonized set of Union rules, that is Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, which are in conformity with Union law. Those grounds may be related to environmental or agricultural policy objectives, or other compelling grounds such as town and country planning, land use, socio-economic impacts, and co-existence and public policy. Thoese grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 2
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b a (new)
Article 26 b a (new)
(1a) The following Article shall be inserted: ‘Article 26 ba Seed thresholds The Commission shall establish thresholds for labelling GMO traces in conventional seeds at the lowest practicable, proportionate and functional levels for all economic operators.’
Amendment 181 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 26b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Where the notifier/applicant opposes a request of a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1, the notifier/applicant shall notify the Commission and the Member States within 30 days from the communication by the Commission of that request. In the event of explicit or tacit agreement of the notifier/applicant, the adjustment of the geographical scope of the notification/application shall be implemented in the written consent or authorisation. (This amendment applies throughout the entire text.)
Amendment 185 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/CE
Article 26 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The written consent issued under this Directive and, where applicable, the decision issued in accordance with Article 19 as well as the decision of authorisation adopted under Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, shall be issued on the basis of the adjusted geographical scope of the notification/application as explicitly or tacitly agreed by the notifier/applicant.
Amendment 224 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Amendment 237 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, with the exception of the ground set out in point (g) which cannot be used individually, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply, but shall, in no case, conflict with the environmental risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Amendment 247 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A Member State which intends to adopt measures pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article shall first communicate a draft of those measures and the corresponding grounds invoked to the Commission. This communication may take place before the GMO authorisation procedure under Part C of this Directive or under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 has been completed. Dduring a period of 7590 days starting from the date of such communication:
Amendment 258 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
On expiry of the 7590-day period referred to in the first subparagraph, and no later than two years after the date that the consent/authorisation is granted, the Member State concerned may adopt the measures either in the form originally proposed, or as amended to take account of any comments received from the Commission. Those measures shall be communicated to the Commission, the other Member States and the notifier/applicant without delay.
Amendment 263 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 5
Article 26 b – paragraph 5
Amendment 293 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c – paragraph 2
Article 26 c – paragraph 2
2. Where the application is pending and the notifier/applicant has explicitly or tacitly agreed to such a request within 30 days from the communication of that request, the geographical scope of the notification/application shall be adjusted accordingly. The written consent issued under this Directive and, where applicable, the decision issued in accordance with Article 19 as well as the decision of authorisation adopted under Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 shall be issued on the basis of the adjusted geographical scope of the notification/application as explicitly or tacitly agreed by the notifier/applicant.
Amendment 301 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 26 c – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure that farmers who are cultivating GMOs which were already authorised previously are given sufficient time to adapt and cannot be held liable retrospectively. Measures to revoke the authorisation of GMOs which are already being cultivated must therefore be published at least 12 months before the beginning of the cultivation phase. Farmers shall receive compensation for GM seed which they have already acquired and are no longer permitted to sow after a ban on cultivation.
Amendment 302 #
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c a (new)
Article 26 c a (new)
(1a) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 26ca Seed thresholds The Commission shall establish thresholds for labelling GMO traces in conventional seeds at the lowest practicable, proportionate and functional levels for all economic operators.'