129 Amendments of Alejandro CERCAS related to 2011/0281(COD)
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Olive oil is the key element of the Mediterranean diet. Various studies published over the last few decades have reported a link between eating olive oil and improved cardiovascular health, a stronger immune system and keeping other major public health problems under control. Olive oil consumption in the EU needs to be promoted. With this in mind, the Commission is urged to design, within one year of the entry into force of this Regulation, a programme similar to those aimed at promoting the consumption of dairy products and fruit and vegetables in educational and healthcare establishments. Participation by Member States in this programme would be voluntary. EU funding provided to Member States that decide to participate would be similar to that provided for the existing programmes mentioned above.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) This Regulation distinguishes between fruit and vegetables, which include fruit and vegetables for marketing as fresh produce and fruit and vegetables intended for processing, on the one hand, and processed fruit and vegetables, on the other hand. Rules on producer organisations, operational programmes and Union financial assistance only apply to fruit and vegetables and fruit and vegetables solely intended for processing.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 128
Recital 128
(128) In Finlandregions north of latitude 60°N or south of latitude 44°S, sugar beet growing is subject to particular geographical and climatic conditions which will adversely affect the sector beyond the general effects of the sugar reform. ThatCertain Member States should therefore be authorised, on a permanent basis, to make national payments to itstheir sugar beet growers.
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as regards paddy rice, EUR 15200/tonne for the standard quality as defined in point A of Annex III, related to the wholesale stage for goods delivered to the warehouse, before unloading;
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common wheat, durum wheat, barley and, maize and sorghum;
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Strategic stocks In order to prevent severe market imbalances and to guarantee the continuity of livestock sectors, strategic stocks of raw materials for livestock feed shall be established. By means of delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 160, the Commission shall take the necessary steps to ensure that this system is implemented.
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) common wheat, durum wheat, barley and, maize and sorghum, from 1 November to 31 May;
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) may be opened by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, for barley, maize, durum wheat, sorghum and paddy rice (including specific varieties or types of paddy rice), if the market situation so requires. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2);
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) for durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum, paddy rice and beef and veal.
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum, paddy rice and skimmed milk powder shall be equal to the respective reference prices fixed in Article 7 in the case of buying-in at a fixed price and shall not exceed the respective reference prices in the case of buying-in by tendering;
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The public intervention prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to price increases or reductions for quality reasons for common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and paddy rice. Moreover, taking into account the need to ensure that production is orientated towards certain varieties of paddy rice, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to fix increases and reductions of the public intervention price.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Products may be disposed of by making them available, first and foremost, for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No […] if that scheme so provides. In that case, the accounting value of such products shall be at the level of the relevant fixed public intervention price referred to in Article 14(2).
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Mandatory Aid 1. Aid shall be granted for the private storage of butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow’s milk. 2. The conditions and requirements relating to this subsection, as well as the amount of mandatory aid for the private storage of butter, shall be adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 and by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 162(2).
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 1 – section 3 – title
Part 2 – title 1 – chapter 1 – section 3 – title
Optional Aid for Private storage
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
c a) dried fodder;
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) olive oil and table olives;
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
e a) longkeeping cheeses which are manufactured from sheep and/or goat's milk and require at least six months’ maturing;
Amendment 788 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
e c) rabbitmeat;
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e d (new)
e d) poultrymeat;
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, however, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 with a view to applying this measure to any other sector listed in Article 1 of this Regulation if the circumstances referred to in Article 17(1) apply.
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, however, allow aid for private storage of olive oil to be granted if, for a period of at least two weeks, the average price recorded on the market falls below: – EUR 2 357/tonne for extra virgin olive oil; – EUR 2 266/tonne for virgin olive oil, or; – EUR 2 019/tonne for lampante olive oil having two degrees of free acidity, this amount shall be reduced by EUR 36.70/tonne for each additional degree of acidity. The Commission shall, by means of a delegated act pursuant to Article 160, review these prices each year in line with production and market trends.
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, decide to grant private storage aid for the products listed in Article 16, taking into account the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. For olive oil, the Commission shall allow private storage aid to be granted in the circumstances set out in the new paragraph 1(a) of this article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2)
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Additional conditions for granting storage aid for white sugar 1. Decisions to grant aid for the storage of white sugar, under the terms laid down in Article 17(2), may only be taken in respect of undertakings that have been allocated a sugar quota. 2. Sugar stored in accordance with the provisions of this section during a given marketing year may not be subject to any other of the storage measures referred to in Articles 101(d) and (e).
Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the specificities of the cereals and paddy rice sectors, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt the price increases or reductions for quality reasons referred to in Article 14(3) as regards both buying-in and sales of common wheat, durum wheat, barley, maize, sorghum and paddy rice.
Amendment 855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Taking into account the particular seasonality and/or the specific nature of certain farms in some Member States or regions, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts pursuant to Article 160, set different objective conditions governing factors that may trigger private storage.
Amendment 860 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Taking into account the need to standardise the presentation of the different products for the purposes of improving market transparency, price recording and the application of the market intervention arrangements in the form of public intervention and aid for private storage, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adopt Unionhe Commission may, by means of delegated acts, adapt and update the definitions and arrangements provided for Annex III(a), and lay down rules for the development and implementation of the scales for the classification of carcasses in the following sectors:set out in Article 9(a).
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point a
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point c
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission may lay down, by means of delegated acts, rules on the calculation of average Union prices and the obligations on operators to submit information on beef, pig and sheep carcases, in particular as regards market and representative prices;
Amendment 866 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 9
Article 18 – paragraph 9
9. Taking into account the need to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the classification of carcasses, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, provide for the review of the application of classification of carcasses in Member States by a Union committee composed of experts from the Commission and experts appointed by the Member States. Those provisions may provide for the Union toshall bear the costs resulting from the review activity.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba) implementation of the intervention limits set out in Article 13(1);
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
bb) implementation of the tendering procedure referred to in Article 13(2) for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder beyond the quantities set out in Article 13(1);
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
ka) the amount of the security referred to in Article 18(7)(c);
Amendment 882 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
kb) the requirements to be met by storage places for the products to be purchased under the intervention system, rules on minimum storage capacity for the storage places and technical requirements for keeping products taken over in good condition and for their disposal at the end of the storage period;
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 1004 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operational programmes in the fruit and vegetables sector shall have at least two of the objectives i), ii) and iii) referred to in Article 106(c) or two of the following objectives:
Amendment 1047 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The amount of aid for withdrawals and non-harvesting shall be updated periodically in line with market trends.
Amendment 1049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Union financial assistance shall be limited to 4.1 % of the value of the marketed production of each producer organisation, including, where appropriate, the value of marketed products prior to processing.
Amendment 1061 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
2a) This percentage may, however, be increased to 6.15 % in the event that paragraph 3 of this article applies.
Amendment 1131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6
Article 44 – paragraph 6
6. The Union contribution to the actual costs of the restructuring and conversion of vineyards shall not exceed 50 %. In less developed and transitional regions the Union contribution to the costs of restructuring and conversion shall not exceed 75 %.
Amendment 1153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – title
Article 48 – title
Investments in the internal market and third countries
Amendment 1159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Support may be granted for tangible or intangible investments and other eligible expenditure in processing facilities, winery infrastructure and marketing of wine which improve the overall performance of the enterprise, increase its competitiveness on the internal market and in third country markets and concern one or more of the following:
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For the purposes of this article, eligible expenditure shall be considered to include the recruitment of material and/or human resources to improve the commercialisation of wine products produced in the EU, as defined in Annex VI, Part II, of this regulation. This measure may be applied throughout the territory of the EU, including in the country of origin of the applicant for the aid involved.
Amendment 1171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under paragraph 1 at its maximum rate shall apply onlyto producer organisations as defined in Article 106 of this Regulation and to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises25.
Amendment 1175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the maximum rate may apply to all enterprises for the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and the smaller Aegean islands as defined in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1405/200626. For enterprises not covered by Article 2(1) of Title I of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC with less than 750 employees or with a turnover of less than EUR 200 million, the maximum aid intensity shall be halved.
Amendment 1178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) 50 % in less developed and transition regions;
Amendment 1202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the funding of the apiculture programmes shall not exceed 50be 75 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to any other provisions applicable to agricultural products, as well as the provisions adopted in the veterinary, phytosanitary and food sectors to ensure that products comply with hygiene and health standards and to protect animal, plant and human health, this Section lays down the rules concerning the general marketing standard and marketing standards by sector and/or product for agricultural products, divided between obligatory rules and optional reserved items.
Amendment 1289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59 a (new)
Article 59a Additional requirements for the marketing of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector 1. The country of origin should be indicated on fruit and horticultural products which are sold fresh to consumers; The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 56 and any marketing standard applicable to the fruit and vegetables and the processed fruit and vegetables sectors shall apply at all marketing stages including import and export unless otherwise provided for by the Commission. 2. The marketing standards referred to in paragraph 21 and any marketing standard applicable to the fruit and vegetables and the processed fruit and vegetables sectors shall apply at all marketing stages including import and export unless otherwise provided for by the Commission. 3. The holder of products of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sector covered by marketing standards may not display such products or offer them for sale or deliver or market them in any manner within the Community other than in conformity with those standards and shall be responsible for ensuring such conformity. 4. Without prejudice to any specific provisions which may be adopted by the Commission, in particular on the consistent application in the Member States of the conformity checks, Member States shall, in respect of the fruit and vegetables and the processed fruit and vegetables sectors, check selectively, based on a risk analysis, whether the products concerned conform to the respective marketing standards. These checks shall be focused on the stage prior to dispatch from the production areas when the products are being packed or loaded. For products from third countries, checks shall be done prior to release for free circulation.
Amendment 1347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The application for protection shall be filed with the Member State in whose territory the designation of origin or geographical indication originates. The Member State shall examine the application for protection to determine whether it meets the conditions set out in this Chapter. The Member State shall carry out a national procedure ensuring adequate publication of the application and providing for a period of at least two months from the date of publication within which any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest and established or resident on its territory may object to the proposed protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement with the Member State.
Amendment 1354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3
Article 73 – paragraph 3
3. If the Member State considers that the relevant requirements are met, it shall carry out a national procedure which ensures adequate publication of the product specification at least on the Internet. : (a) publish the single document and the product specification at least on the Internet; and (b) forward to the Commission an application for protection containing the following information: (i) the name and address of the applicant; (ii) the single document; (iii) a declaration by the Member State that it considers that the application lodged by the applicant meets the conditions of this Regulation; (iv) the reference to publication, as referred to in point (a).
Amendment 1357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a Member State has no national legislation concerning the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications, it may, on a transitional basis only, grant protection in accordance with the terms of this Chapter at national level to the name with effect from the day the application is lodged with the Commission. Such transitional national protection shall cease on the date on which a decision on registration or refusal under this Subsection is taken.
Amendment 1364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Third countries shall provide the Commission with the technical report referred to in Article 71(1) of this Regulation in respect of their geographical indications under the previous paragraph. The Commission may decide to cancel the geographical indications of third countries which fail to comply with the terms of Article 70 of this Regulation, within a maximum period of 3 years from the date of their registration.
Amendment 1369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where the proposed amendment involves several amendments to the single document referred to in Article 71(1)(d), Articles 73 to 76 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the amendment application. However, where the proposed amendments are only minor, the implementing acts shall be used to decide whether to approve the application without following the procedure laid down in Article 74(3) and Article 75.
Amendment 1371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Where the proposed amendment does not involve any change to the single document, the following rules shall apply: (a) where the geographical area is in a given Member State, that Member State shall express its position on the amendment and, if it is in favour, shall publish the amended product specification and inform the Commission of the amendments approved and the reasons for them. (b) where the geographical area is in a third country, the Commission shall determine whether to approve the proposed amendment.
Amendment 1375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 86 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 1515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title II – Chapter II – Section III – Subsection 1 (new)
Part II – Title II – Chapter II – Section III – Subsection 1 (new)
Amendment 1632 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v a (new)
(va) establishing production and marketing rules that are stricter than those laid down at Union or national level;
Amendment 1641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii a (new)
(viia) developing initiatives to improve the quality and innovative nature of agri- foodstuffs;
Amendment 1649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii b (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vii b (new)
(viib) optimising production by its members, including processing;
Amendment 1654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, producer organisations constituted by producers in the fruit and vegetables, olive oil and wine sectors should include at last one of objectives i), ii) or iii).
Amendment 1676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 a (new)
Article 106 a (new)
Article 106a Rules of association of fruit and vegetable producer organisations The rules of association of a producer organisation in the fruit and vegetables sector shall require its producer members, in particular, to: (a) market their entire production concerned through the producer organisation; (b) pay the financial contributions provided for in its rules of association for the establishment and replenishment of the operational fund provided for in Article 30. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 4(a), where the producer organisation so authorises and where this is in compliance with the terms and conditions laid down by the producer organisation, the producer members may: (a) sell no more than a fixed percentage of their production and/or products directly on their holdings and/or outside their holdings to consumers for their personal needs, such percentages being fixed by Member States at not less than 10%; (b) market themselves or through another producer organisation designated by their own organisation, quantities of products which are marginal in relation to the volume of marketable production of their organisation; (c) market themselves or through another producer organisation designated by their own organisation products which, because of their characteristics, are not normally covered by the commercial activities of the producer organisation concerned.
Amendment 1678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 b (new)
Article 106 b (new)
Article 106b Recognition of fruit and vegetable producer organisations Member States shall recognise as producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector all legal entities or clearly defined parts of legal entities applying for such recognition, provided that: (a) they have the objective of the use of environmentally sound cultivation practices, production techniques and waste management practices in particular to protect the quality of water, soil and landscape and to preserve or encourage biodiversity, and meet the requirements laid down in Articles 106, 106c and 106d and provide the relevant evidence thereof; (b) they effectively enable their members to obtain technical assistance in using environmentally-sound cultivation practices; (c) they effectively provide their members, where necessary, with the technical means for collecting, storing, packaging and marketing their produce; (d) they ensure proper commercial and accounting management of their activities;
Amendment 1704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are constituted of representatives of economic activities linked to the production and at least one of, trade in, and/or processing of products in one or more sectors;he following links in the chain: processing or trade, including distribution,
Amendment 1708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are formed on the initiative of all or some of the organisations or associations which constitute themrepresentatives referred to in (a);
Amendment 1713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) improving knowledge and the transparency of production and the market, including by publication of statistical data on the prices, volumes and duration of contracts which have been previously concluded, and by providing analyses of potential future market developments at regional or national level, national or international level, establishing benchmarks so that all their members can at least cover their production costs and thus guarantee the profitability of all parties involved in the organisation or avoid selling at a loss;
Amendment 1735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point x
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point x
(x) encouraging healthyresponsible consumption of the products and informing about the harm linked to hazardousalthy consumption patterns;
Amendment 1745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) arranging the orderly withdrawal or coordinated processing of the product at times of clear market imbalances in a marketing year with the goal of restoring the normal functioning of the market;
Amendment 1748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) concentrating and co-ordinating supply and marketing of the produce of the members;
Amendment 1755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) adapting production and processing jointly to the requirements of the market and improving the product;
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point xi a (new)
(xia) promoting the rationalisation and improvement of production and processing;
Amendment 1765 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2
Article 108 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) research, in particular into methods of cultivation permitting reduced use of plant protection or animal health products and guaranteeing conservation of the soil and the environment. In the case of minor uses, it should also be permitted to develop studies on the authorisation of specific molecules or medicines for such products, especially where no authorised treatments exist;
Amendment 1814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point l a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) withdrawal or coordinated processing of the product at times of clear market imbalances in a marketing year with the goal of restoring the normal functioning of the market.
Amendment 1816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point l b (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) establishment of specific benchmarks for each product so that all the members of the interbranch organisation can at least cover their production costs.
Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point l c (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point l c (new)
(lc) blocking of products that do are not up to the quality demanded by the market.
Amendment 1826 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 1
Where rules of a recognised producer organisation, a recognised association of producer organisations or a recognised interbranch organisation are extended under Article 110 and the activities covered by those rules are in the general economic interest of personeconomic operators whose activities relate to the products concerned, the Member State which has granted recognition may decide that individual economic operators or groups which are not members of the organisation but which benefit from those activities shall pay the organisation all or part of the financial contributions paid by its members to the extent that such contributions are intended to cover costs directly incurred as a result of pursuing the activities in question.
Amendment 1829 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Likewise, where one or more of the activities referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph is pursued by a recognised interbranch organisation in the tobacco sector and is in the general economic interest of those economic operators whose activities relate to one or more of the products concerned, the Member State which has granted recognition or the Commission, where recognition has been granted by the Commission, may decide that individual economic operators or groups which are not members of the organisation but which benefit from those activities shall pay the organisation all or part of the financial contributions paid by its members to the extent that such contributions are intended to cover costs directly incurred as a result of pursuing the activities in question. The activities referred to in the above subparagraph shall relate to one of the following objectives: (a) research to add value to the products, in particular through new uses which do not pose a threat to public health; (b) studies to improve the quality of leaf or baled tobacco; (c) research into methods of cultivation permitting reduced use of plant health products and guaranteeing conservation of the soil and the environment.
Amendment 1835 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 112 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Taking into account the need to encourage action by the organisations referred to in Articles 106 to 108 to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, with the exception of action relating to withdrawal from the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, concerning the live plants, beef and veal, pigmeat, sheepmeat and goatmeat, eggs and poultrymeat sectorssectors that have no specific systems of production limitation, on measures:
Amendment 1849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Title II – Chapter III – Section 3 a (new)
Part II – Title II – Chapter III – Section 3 a (new)
Amendment 1856 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the specific aims which may, shall or shall not be pursued by such organisations and associations in the fruit and vegetables, olive oil and table olives, and wine sectors, including derogations from those laid down in Articles 106 to 109;
Amendment 1860 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the rules of association, the recognition, structure, legal personality, membership, size, accountability and activities of such organisations and associations, the requirement referred to in point (d) of Article 106 for recognition of a producer organisation that it does not hold a dominant position on a given market unless this is necessary in pursuance of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty, the effects deriving from recognition, the withdrawal of recognition, and mergers;
Amendment 1873 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 1
Article 117 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to cases where import or export licences are required in accordance with this Regulation, the import for release into free circulation or the export of one or more agricultural products into or from the Union may be made subject to the presentation of a licence, taking into account the need for licences for the management of the markets concerned and, in particular, for monitoring trade in the products concernedDoes not affect English version.
Amendment 1875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 117 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) Products imported by the Union shall meet the same production and marketing requirements as those produced within the Union, and may only be awarded the relevant import licences if they fulfil those conditions.
Amendment 1876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 117 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(2b) When market prices in the Union do not cover Community production costs, the Union shall suspend import licences until the situation regarding those products is resolved.
Amendment 1884 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 120 a (new)
Article 120 a (new)
Article 120a Import duties Save as otherwise provided for pursuant to this Regulation, the rates of import duty in the Common Customs Tariff shall apply to the products referred to in Article 1.
Amendment 1893 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 122 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Where the declared entry price of the consignment in question is higher than the flat-rate import value, increased by a margin set by the Commission which may not exceed the flat-rate value by more than 10%, the lodging of a security equal to the import duty determined on the basis of the flat-rate import value shall be required. The Commission shall calculate this value every working day in relation to each origin, product and period; the value shall be equal to the weighted average of the representative prices of those products in representative import markets in the Member States or, where applicable, in other markets, deducting from those prices a total amount of EUR 5/100 kg and the ad valorem customs duties. The interested party shall also provide information on the marketing and transportation conditions of the product by submitting copies of the documents attesting to delivery between operators and to the costs incurred between the import of the product and its sale. In all cases, the documents shall specify the variety or commercial type of the product in accordance with the provisions on presentation and labelling referred to in the applicable Community marketing rules, the commercial category of the products and their weight.
Amendment 1895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 122 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(1b) The customs value of imported perishable goods for which the application of the Common Customs Tariff duty rate depends on the entry price of the product batch imported in consignment may be determined directly in accordance with point (c) of Article 30(2) of the Customs Code and shall be equal to the flat-rate import value.
Amendment 1897 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 2
Article 122 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Article 122 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 a (new)
Article 125 a (new)
Article 125a Specific provisions In the case of tariff quotas for import into Spain of 2 000 000 tonnes of maize and 300 000 tonnes of sorghum and tariff quotas for import into Portugal of 500 000 tonnes of maize, the Commission may adopt delegated acts to establish the provisions necessary for carrying out the tariff quota imports and, where appropriate, the public storage of the quantities imported by the paying agencies of the Member States concerned and their marketing on the markets of those Member States.
Amendment 2006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In particular, Article 101(1) of the Treaty shall not apply to agreements, decisions and practices of farmers, farmers' associations, or associations of such associations, or producer organisations recognised under Article 106 of this Regulation, or associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 107 of this Regulation, which concern the production or sale of agricultural products or the use of joint facilities for the storage, treatment or processing of agricultural products, and under which there is no obligation to charge identical prices, unless competition is thereby excluded or the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty are jeopardised.
Amendment 2022 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – title
Article 145 – title
Agreements and concerted practices of recognised interbranch organisations, producer organisations and associations of producer organisations
Amendment 2024 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 1
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,or to producer organisations recognised under Article 106 or associations of producer organisations recognised under Article 107 of this Regulation with the object of carrying out the activities listed in point (c) of Article 108(2)6 of this Regulation.
Amendment 2029 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 145 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 145 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) within two months of receipt of all the details requiredthe notification the Commission, by means of implementing acts, has not found that the agreements, decisions or concerted practices are incompatible with Union rules.
Amendment 2040 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 149 – title
Article 149 – title
National payments for the sugar sector in Finland and other Member States
Amendment 2042 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 149 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 149 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States with sugar beet production in areas south of the 44th parallel may also make national payments per hectare per marketing year to sugar beet growers.
Amendment 2061 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Such measures may to the extent and for the time necessary extend or modify the scope, duration or other aspects of other measures provided for under this Regulation, or suspend import duties in whole or in part including for certain quantities or periods as necessary, or provide specific support for producers to mitigate the effects of serious market disturbance.
Amendment 2062 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
In the case of the fruit and vegetables sector specifically, the Commission shall activate a withdrawal mechanism when a series of conditions, listed in the first subparagraph, are recorded at Community level, in order to encourage synchronised market withdrawal between the various Member States.
Amendment 2063 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 2
Article 154 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2067 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 a (new)
Article 154 a (new)
Article 154a Measures against market disturbance in the fruit and vegetables sector 1. Given the specific and perishable nature of fruit and vegetables, a mechanism shall be established to respond to serious market disturbances; these may be caused by significant falls in internal market prices resulting from health concerns and other causes that lead to sudden drops in demand. 2. This mechanism shall be exclusive to the product or products in question, of limited application in time, revisable, automatically activated and accessible to all producers in the sector. 3. It shall include the measures listed in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 31(2) of this Regulation, but they shall be independent of the management of the operational funds used by recognised fruit and vegetables producer organisations. 4. The Union shall finance 100 % of the expenditure for the measures provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. 5. Serious crisis management operations shall be governed by the mechanisms established for crisis measurement measures under the framework of the operational programmes. Those affected who are not members of a producer organisation shall conclude agreements for the purpose of coordinating crisis management operations, in which the producer organisation shall stipulate that 10 % of the support shall be set aside to cover management costs. 6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 in order to apply the measures provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. 7. At the request of Member States, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt exceptional measures. The Commission shall ensure that the public is informed when such measures are introduced and is made aware of the products, areas and amount of support in question. In the case of free distribution, the amount of support shall be adjusted. The end of the crisis period shall also be determined, by means of an implementing act, once the case of serious market disturbance has ended. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).
Amendment 2068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – title
Article 155 – title
Measures concerning animal and plant pests and diseases and loss of consumer confidence due to public, animal or plant health risks
Amendment 2072 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, adopt exceptional support measures:
Amendment 2075 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 155 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
a) for the affected market in order to take account of restrictions on intra-Union and third-country trade which may result from the application of measures for combating the spread of pests and diseases in animals and plants, and
Amendment 2078 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The measures provided for in paragraph 1 shall apply to all agricultural products listed in Annex I, with the exception of measures taken to combat the spread of diseases in animals, which shall apply to the following sectors:
Amendment 2083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) rabbitmeat.
Amendment 2084 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2086 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 4
Article 155 – paragraph 4
4. The measures provided for in point (a) of paragraph 1 may be taken only if the Member State concerned has taken relevant phytosanitary or health and veterinary measures quickly to stamp out the pest or disease, and only to the extent and for the duration strictly necessary to support the market concerned.
Amendment 2088 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 155 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Union shall provide part-financing equivalent to 50 % and 100 %, respectively, of the expenditure borne by Member States for the measures provided for in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1.
Amendment 2114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) by 31 December 2016 at the latest, evaluating the aid referred to in Article 15a, together with any appropriate proposals to convert it into one of the types of aid referred to in Article 16.
Amendment 2119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 31 December 2015 at the latest on the development of the market situation in the beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat, pigmeat, poultrymeat and rabbit meat, rice, dried fodder, raw tobacco, fruit and vegetable, and olive oil and wine sectors, and, in particular, on the possible application to those sectors of the measures referred to in Articles 104 to 107 of this Regulation.
Amendment 2128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 158 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) by 31 December 2018 at the latest, on the development of the market situation in the sugar sector, in particular on the possible application of the measures referred to in Articles 104 to 107 following the end of the production quotas system.
Amendment 2142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) sections 3 and 4 of Chapter II of Title I of Part II.
Amendment 2152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 163 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
However, the following provisions of Regulation (EUC) No [COM(2010)799]1234/2007 shall continue to apply:
Amendment 2186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 1 – introductory part
Annex II – Part VIII – point 1 – introductory part
1. ‘Honey’ means the natural sweet substance produced by Apis mellifera bees from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plant-sucking insects on the living parts of plants, which the bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store and leave in honeycombs to ripen and mature. Honey consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and glucose, as well as other substances such as organic acids, enzymes and solid particles derived from honey collection, including pollen, while none of these substances and particles can be considered an ingredient of honey.
Amendment 2189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2
2. ‘Apiculture products’ means honey, beeswax, royal jelly, propolis orand pollen.
Amendment 2193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
2a. ‘Beeswax’ means lipid natural matter prepared from secretions of the wax glands of Apis mellifera worker bees and used in manufacturing honeycombs.
Amendment 2194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 b (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 b (new)
2b. ‘Royal jelly’ means the natural substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of Apis mellifera nurse worker bees, designed to feed the larvae and the queen and to which no other substance may be added.
Amendment 2195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 c (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 c (new)
2c. ‘Propolis’ means the substance collected from certain plants and subsequently transformed by Apis mellifera worker bees, to which their own secretions (mainly wax and salivary secretions) are added in order to use it as mortar.
Amendment 2196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 d (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 d (new)
2d. ‘Pollen’ means a compact substance, more or less spherical, resulting from the agglutination of the male gametes of flowers by means of nectar, salivary secretions and the mechanical action of the third pair of legs of Apis mellifera worker bees, which is collected and transformed in the form of balls of pollen in order to be deposited and subsequently stored in the hive, and to which no other substance may be added.
Amendment 2197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 e (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 e (new)
2e. ‘Honeycomb pollen or bee bread’ means balls of pollen scattered by bees in honeycomb cells which have undergone certain natural transformations through the presence of enzymes and micro- organisms; this pollen can be covered with honey.