BETA

Activities of Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS

Plenary speeches (182)

Safety at sea
2016/11/22
EC-Denmark/Greenland fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
European Maritime Safety Agency
2016/11/22
International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage
2016/11/22
Recovery of the Northern hake stock
2016/11/22
Announcement by the President
2016/11/22
Safety at sea
2016/11/22
EC-Côte d'Ivoire fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
Conversion of fishing vessels and fishermen
2016/11/22
EU-Mozambique fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
Enhancing ship and port facility security
2016/11/22
Recovery of cod stocks
2016/11/22
Common fisheries policy
2016/11/22
Fishing fleets (2001 [amp] 2002)
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Presentation by the Council of draft general budget - 2004
2016/11/22
Safety at sea
2016/11/22
Cohesion policy
2016/11/22
Mid-term review of EU-Greenland fisheries protocol
2016/11/22
EC-Guinea fishing agreement
2016/11/22
Fisheries resources in the Mediterranean
2016/11/22
Fisheries
2016/11/22
Single hull oil tankers
2016/11/22
Fleet conversion in the light of the fishing agreement with Morocco
2016/11/22
European aquaculture
2016/11/22
Fishing in international waters
2016/11/22
Question Time (Council)
2016/11/22
Safety at sea and measures to alleviate the effects of the Prestige oil tanker disaster
2016/11/22
Fisheries
2016/11/22
The oil tanker 'Prestige' wrecked off the coast of Galicia
2016/11/22
The oil tanker 'Prestige' wrecked off the coast of Galicia
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Common fisheries policy (CFP)
2016/11/22
CITES
2016/11/22
2003 budgetary procedure
2016/11/22
General debate on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003
2016/11/22
Management of fishery resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean
2016/11/22
Common fisheries policy
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
AIEM tax applicable in the Canary Islands
2016/11/22
Recovery of cod and hake stocks
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Common fisheries policy
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Fish processing industry
2016/11/22
EC-Gabon fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
Question Time (Council)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Council)
2016/11/22
Future of the common fisheries policy
2016/11/22
Stocks of cod and hake
2016/11/22
Spanish Presidency programme
2016/11/22
Flags of convenience in fisheries
2016/11/22
EC/Islamic Republic of Mauritania fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Conversion of vessels and of fishermen dependent on the fishing agreement with Morocco
2016/11/22
Fisheries and poverty reduction
2016/11/22
Community fisheries (1997-2001)
2016/11/22
EEC/Senegal fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
EEC/Madagascar fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
Reporting formalities for ships
2016/11/22
Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS)
2016/11/22
Structural measures
2016/11/22
EEC-Denmark/Greenland Fisheries Agreement
2016/11/22
Deadlock in negotiations on the EU/Morocco Fisheries Agreement
2016/11/22
Fishing accidents
2016/11/22
Highly migratory fish stocks
2016/11/22
EC/Equatorial Guinea fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
Lisbon (continuation)
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Recovery of cod stocks in the Irish Sea
2016/11/22
Common fisheries policy
2016/11/22
2001 budget
2016/11/22
New EU/Morocco fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
2001 budget procedure
2016/11/22
Progress towards accession by the 12 candidate countries
2016/11/22
Fisheries agreements
2016/11/22
2001 budget (conciliation procedure)
2016/11/22
Non-NAFO vessels
2016/11/22
Protection of juveniles of marine organisms
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Interoperability of the trans-European rail systems
2016/11/22
Vote
2016/11/22
Mediterranean policy
2016/11/22
Shipwreck of the Erika
2016/11/22
Fisheries management and nature conservation in the marine environment
2016/11/22
Sustainable urban development – rural development – EQUAL initiative
2016/11/22
Common fisheries policy: closer cooperation between the fishing industry and groups affected
2016/11/22
Multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets (1997)
2016/11/22
Action programme of the Portuguese Presidency including the situation in Angola
2016/11/22
Oil slick off the French coast
2016/11/22
Fisheries
2016/11/22
WTO Millennium Round (continuation)
2016/11/22
Adoption of the Minutes of the previous sitting
2016/11/22
EC-Morocco fisheries agreement
2016/11/22
Question Time (Council)
2016/11/22
Statement by Mr Prodi
2016/11/22
Protection of animals at the time of killing (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0180(CNS)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0183(COD)
Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) - Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) - Port State control (recast) - Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector - The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents - Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners - Compliance with flag State requirements (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0236(COD)
Multi-annual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (debate)
2016/11/22
Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP - European Security Strategy and ESDP - The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2241(INI)
Applied research relating to the common fisheries policy (short presentation)
2016/11/22
The placing on the market and use of feed for animals (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0050(COD)
The dramatic consequences of the ‘Klaus’ storm in Southern Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Animal transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Mediterranean diet (debate)
2016/11/22
Amendment of the single CMO Regulation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0156(CNS)
Situation in the bee keeping sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Support schemes for farmers under the CAP - Modifications to the common agricultural policy - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Community strategic guidelines for rural development (2007 to 2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0106(CNS)
Piracy at sea (B6-0537/2008) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2635(RSP)
Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector - The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident - Port State control (recast) - Ship inspection and survey organisations (Directive recast) - Ship inspection and survey organisations (Regulation recast) (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Sea piracy (debate)
2016/11/22
EC/Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement for the period 1 August 2008 to 31 July 2012 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0093(CNS)
European Union fishing fleet affected by the economic crisis (debate)
2016/11/22
The crisis in the fisheries sector caused by rising fuel oil prices (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2596(RSP)
Future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2192(INI)
Import of poultry carcases (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2600(RSP)
Rising food prices in the European Union and developing countries (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2564(RSP)
Animal health strategy 2007-2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2260(INI)
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2009(INI)
Management of deep-sea fish stocks (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2110(INI)
Management of deep-sea fish stocks (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2110(INI)
Zero tolerance regime for unauthorised GMOs and the economic consequences thereof (debate)
2016/11/22
Commission Question Time
2016/11/22
Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0114(CNS)
Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products as regards the national quotas for milk (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0281(CNS)
Reduction in unwanted by-catches and elimination of discards in European fisheries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2112(INI)
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (debate)
2016/11/22
Ovine and caprine animals: electronic identification (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0244(CNS)
Common organisation of the market in wine (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0138(CNS)
Recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0058(CNS)
The rise in foodstuff prices, consumer protection (debate)
2016/11/22
Council Question Time
2016/11/22
Set aside for year 2008 (debate)
2016/11/22
Sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2224(INI)
Dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption - Common organisation of the milk and milk products market - Additional rules on the common organisation of the milk and milk products markets (debate)
2016/11/22
Sustainable mobility (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2227(INI)
Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2299(INI)
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Denmark and Greenland (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0262(CNS)
Community vessel traffic monitoring - Investigation of accidents - Liability of carriers of passengers by boat in the event of accidents - Port State control - Ship inspection and survey organisations (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0241(COD)
Illegal fishing (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2225(INI)
Common organisation of the market in wine (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2109(INI)
Strategy for a strengthened partnership with the Pacific Islands (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2204(INI)
Decision on urgent procedure
2016/11/22
Milk quotas (debate)
2016/11/22
Decision on urgent procedure
2016/11/22
Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) – Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2018B(BUD)
The protection and welfare of animals 2006-2010 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2046(INI)
Improving the economic situation in the fishing industry (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2110(INI)
Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2054(INI)
Eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2189(INI)
Funding to deal with pollution caused by ships (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0098(COD)
Forest fires and floods (debate)
2016/11/22
Inshore fishing (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2264(INI)
Seventh framework programme – Nuclear research and training activities (2007-2011) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0043(COD)
IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management – Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2028(ACI)
Recovery of the stock of European eel (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0201(CNS)
EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0280(CNS)
Exceptional market support measures (avian sector) (debate)
2016/11/22
Commission Question Time
2016/11/22
EU forestry strategy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2054(INI)
Strategic guidelines for rural development (2007-2013) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0129(CNS)
Management of Mediterranean Fishery Resources
2016/11/22
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0118(CNS)
Common fisheries policy and the Law of the Sea
2016/11/22
Protocol to the EEC-Seychelles fishing agreement
2016/11/22
Natural disasters (fires and floods)
2016/11/22
Equal opportunities in employment and work
2016/11/22
Structural Funds
2016/11/22
Sustainable exploitation of Mediterranean fishery resources
2016/11/22
International Dolphin Conservation Programme
2016/11/22
EAFRD support for rural development
2016/11/22
Renewal of fish stocks
2016/11/22
Commission's annual policy strategy for 2006
2016/11/22
Common organisation of the markets in sugar
2016/11/22
Fisheries Control Agency
2016/11/22
Transport of animals
2016/11/22
Protection of deep-water coral reefs in certain areas of the Atlantic Ocean
2016/11/22
Consequences of the rise in oil prices for the European economy, agriculture and fisheries
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
Recent environmental disasters (fires in southern Europe)
2016/11/22

Reports (22)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean - Committee on Fisheries PDF (200 KB) DOC (46 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2003/0332(AVC)
Documents: PDF(200 KB) DOC(46 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Local Government of Greenland, on the other - Committee on Fisheries PDF (261 KB) DOC (103 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2003/0236(CNS)
Documents: PDF(261 KB) DOC(103 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2561/2001 aiming to promote the conversion of fishing vessels and of fishermen that were, up to 1999, dependent o the fishing agreement with Morocco - Committee on Fisheries PDF (140 KB) DOC (85 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2003/0157(CNS)
Documents: PDF(140 KB) DOC(85 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on enhancing ship and port facility security - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (572 KB) DOC (194 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2003/0089(COD)
Documents: PDF(572 KB) DOC(194 KB)
Report on a communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on mid-term review of the fourth fisheries protocol between the EU and Greenland - Committee on Fisheries PDF (145 KB) DOC (65 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2003/2035(INI)
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(65 KB)
Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation on the establishment of a common classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (169 KB) DOC (49 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2001/0046(COD)
Documents: PDF(169 KB) DOC(49 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp. - Committee on Fisheries PDF (28 KB) DOC (98 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2002/0184(CNS)
Documents: PDF(28 KB) DOC(98 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing a system for the statistical monitoring of trade in bluefin tuna, swordfish and bigeye tuna within the Community - Committee on Fisheries PDF (141 KB) DOC (95 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2002/0200(CNS)
Documents: PDF(141 KB) DOC(95 KB)
Report on fisheries in international waters in the context of external action under the common fisheries policy - Committee on fisheries PDF (177 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2002/2024(INI)
Documents: PDF(177 KB) DOC(67 KB)
Report on the Commission Green Paper on the future of the common fisheries policy - Committee on Fisheries PDF (415 KB) DOC (164 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2001/2115(COS)
Documents: PDF(415 KB) DOC(164 KB)
PDF (200 KB) DOC (153 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2001/0163(CNS)
Documents: PDF(200 KB) DOC(153 KB)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) - Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism PDF (175 KB) DOC (119 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: RETT
Dossiers: 2001/0046(COD)
Documents: PDF(175 KB) DOC(119 KB)
PDF (86 KB) DOC (115 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2000/2028(INI)
Documents: PDF(86 KB) DOC(115 KB)
PDF (40 KB) DOC (105 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 1999/0163(CNS)
Documents: PDF(40 KB) DOC(105 KB)
REPORT on applied research relating to the common fisheries policy PDF (146 KB) DOC (78 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2008/2222(INI)
Documents: PDF(146 KB) DOC(78 KB)
REPORT Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Review of the management of deep-sea fish stocks PDF (156 KB) DOC (87 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2007/2110(INI)
Documents: PDF(156 KB) DOC(87 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 PDF (168 KB) DOC (124 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2007/0001(CNS)
Documents: PDF(168 KB) DOC(124 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets PDF (153 KB) DOC (86 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2006/0169(CNS)
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(86 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species PDF (155 KB) DOC (113 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2006/0030(CNS)
Documents: PDF(155 KB) DOC(113 KB)
REPORT on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels PDF (127 KB) DOC (72 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2006/2054(INI)
Documents: PDF(127 KB) DOC(72 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the conclusion of the Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Federated States of Micronesia on fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia PDF (198 KB) DOC (175 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2005/0206(CNS)
Documents: PDF(198 KB) DOC(175 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 PDF (205 KB) DOC (121 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2003/0318(CNS)
Documents: PDF(205 KB) DOC(121 KB)

Opinions (5)

OPINION on Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(74 KB)
OPINION on EU relations with the Pacific Islands - A strategy for a strengthened partnership
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Documents: PDF(93 KB) DOC(64 KB)
OPINION 2007 general budget
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Documents: PDF(106 KB) DOC(67 KB)
OPINION Commission Working Document: Revised Proposal for renewal of the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Documents: PDF(108 KB) DOC(60 KB)
OPINION Annual Policy Strategy for 2006
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Documents: PDF(89 KB) DOC(72 KB)

Amendments (282)

Amendment 4 #

2008/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recommends that, in the field of scientific marine research, priority be given not only to research to gain knowledge of the state of fish stocks but also to the ecosystemic, commercial, economic and social aspects that determine fisheries management, since all these aspects are of crucial importance;
2008/12/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 6 #

2008/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes with concern that the total amount spent by Member States on collecting data in the fisheries sector has declined constantly since 2006;
2008/12/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned at the complexity of the European system of basic standards and at the multiplicity of rules which farmers in the EU have to comply with; favours a simplified system and the adoption of rules capable of ensuring adequate standards of food safety at European level and objective and harmonised parameters for quality criteria that facilitate commercial relations between operators on an impartial basis;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12.Considers that, provided food safety requirements are complied with, marketing standards should not have the effect of blocking market access for products on grounds of their look, shape or size;Deleted
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2008/2220(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Advocates taking measures to simplify the EU rules, without this resulting in their dismantling, and to limit the scope for self- regulation; believes that common marketing standards are necessary and can be established in a more efficient fashion; considers, in this connection, that joint regulation should be promoted as the usual means of adopting EU legislation in the field; calls for municipal authorities, food industry representatives and farmers' representatives to be involved in the process;
2009/01/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, against the background of the increased food prices in 2007, there has also been a considerable rise in agricultural production costs as a result of increased costs of animal feed, fertilisers and phytosanitary products, and whereas, although the cost of agricultural products is at present falling steadily, there is no accompanying and corresponding decrease in the production costs involved,
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the fall in the prices of agricultural products, which is not matched by a fall in production costs, is putting farmers in an unsustainable financial situation, and many of them are abandoning production because it is unprofitable,
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that, within the framework of the CAP, market management measures are called for to provide stability for the agricultural sector and the agri-food market, and to maintain sustainable European agricultural production at reasonable prices, avoiding a ‘see-saw’ effect on both sale prices and production factors;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that the concentration of agricultural production supply by means of producers’ organisations, cooperatives or other similar bodies, would make it possible to shift the balance of power within the food chain, by increasing farmers’ negotiating strength, giving greater added value to their products, and shortening marketing channels to consumers;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that measures to encourage producer organisations, such as cooperatives or other, within the EU, are clearly inadequate; calls therefore on the Commission to strengthen such measures, both within the CAP and in other European policies;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to implement action to facilitate mergers and cooperation between producers’ organisations, cooperatives and other similar bodies with a view to increasing their size, so as to adapt to the supply conditions demanded by the globalised market;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2008/2175(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Urges for a reinforcement of the cooperation between producers either by following the traditional format of producer organizations or by introducing new forms of cooperation in marketing operations of farmers in a specific region;
2009/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2008/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes investigating the possibility of creating, post-2013, a third Structural Fund which would be a European non- agricultural rural development fund.Deleted
2008/07/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Advocates more support from the European Union to improve water management on farmland and on livestock farms by providing incentives for the introduction of more water-efficient irrigation systems tailored to different crops, promoting research in this field andwater saving and water-efficient installations and irrigation systems; calls on the Commission to boost research, development and innovation as part of the Seventh Framework Programme, encouraging the use of biotechnological developments;
2008/05/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the contribution made by European farmers to combating soil erosion and desertification and seeks recognition of the pivotal role played by European producers in preserving plant cover in regions affected by persistent drought; emphasises the specific benefits of permanent crops, pasture and forestry for water collection;
2008/05/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2008/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. States that water management policies that are primarily based on the 'consumer pays'must be based on the principle aof re condemned to failure unless they are accompanied byvery of the costs of water services as laid down in Article 9(1) of the Water Framework Directive; calls for the better use of water resources, starting with measures to put an end to the significant losses that occur in the distribution systems as a result of defective equipment; asks that water 'pricing' does not jeopardise the viability of farms that areaccount be taken of the fact that water is needed to ensure the self-sufficiency ofcurity of food supply in the European Union;
2008/05/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2008/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the new Treaty will apply to all legislative proposals that are under way at the moment of its coming into force;
2008/05/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Warns, however, that the current large margin within the agriculture budget is likely to be a temporary phenomenon, as the phasing-igradual integration of the EU-12new Member States, declining prices with additional pressure for market expenditure, the agreed reform in the fruit and vegetables sector, the introduthe volatility of agricultural markets, veterinary and phytosanitary risks, the most recent sectoral or horizontal reforms and other support measures for certain sections of the school fruit scheme and the increase in the most deprived persons programmepopulation, adopted within the framework of the CAP, will make increasing demands on the budget, as a result of which this margin is expected to disappear towards the end of this planning period; stresses, therefore, that no structural use can be made of the current margin;
2008/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the implementation of integrated-management policies involves the planning in coastal areas of population-related, tourism-related and economic uses and of landscape and environmental protection,
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas a level of technological development has not yet been reached in aquaculture which will enable that activity (which is intensive in nature) to be pursued away from coastal areas,
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. having regard to the fundamental and hitherto poorly acknowledged role played by women in fisheries-dependent areas,
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 6 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for representatives of the fishing and aquaculture sector to be involved in activities linked to the planning and development of ICZM (bearing in mind that their involvement in sustainable-development strategies will increase the added value of their products) and recalls that the European Fisheries Fund may support such collective actions;
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 7 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges the important role of women in fisheries-dependent areas and calls upon the Commission and the Member States to promote and support projects which will add value to and diversify women’s activities and their networks in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and in related spheres, as part of a strategy geared to the sustainable development of the areas in question;
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 8 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in order to promote and incorporate the principle of equal opportunities at the various stages of the implementation of the European Fisheries Fund (including the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages), as provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006;
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 12 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that greater research efforts should be made in aquaculture with a view to introducing closed-circuit intensive-production cultivation systems, so as to reduce the demand for water and to enable farms to be transferred to areas which are less valuable in landscape terms than coastal areas;
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2008/2014(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Proposes that aquaculture projects which use renewable energy sources and which do not infringe areas protected under EU environmental law should be given priority under ICZM;
2008/05/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1 #

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the provisions laid down in the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on 23 February 2006, a single instrument encompassing and adapting the maritime labour conventions adopted by the ILO since 1919,
2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the fact that the Action Plan on European maritime policy addresses the challenges of climate change only in a very non-binding way: reaffirms its view that one task of a European maritime policy has to be to prepare for the consequences of climate change, and in particular and, as a matter of urgency, lay down the adjustment measures required, especially in view of the rise in sea levels, together with the increased risk of flooding of ports and coastal regions, and in this connection calls for all relevant policies, and in particular research policy, to play their part;
2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the Commission to launch a plan to survey and map wrecked ships and submerged archaeological sites – since these form part of the Community’s historic and cultural heritage – and hence to facilitate understanding and the study of such sites and help prevent the despoliation to which they are being subjected, thus enabling them to be properly preserved;
2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 46 #

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges those Member States which have not yet done so to ratify, as soon as possible, the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, adopted by the International Labour Organisation on 23 February 2006 with a view to improving the living and working conditions of seafarers and to preventing unfair competition in the shipping industry by updating and codifying the entire body of international labour standards in force;
2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Urges the Commission to update the acquis communautaire, in particular Directive 95/21/EC on port State control and Directive 1999/95/EC on seafarers’ working hours, and the legislation on matters falling under the Commission’s responsibility but not covered, or covered only in part, at Community level, for instance the rules governing temporary recruitment agencies or a worker’s right to have a signed employment contract;
2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Renews its call for the approach to an integrated European maritime policy to be continued in future and calls on the Commission to strengthen the political framework thereof, as well as the territorial, social, and economic cohesion providing the link to inland Europe and its constituent policies; proposes that a report on European maritime policy be published every two years and that a regular public exchange of views be held with all those involved; calls on future Council presidencies to deal with maritime policy as part of their work programmes; over and above this, calls for all maritime- related projects supported by EU funding to be identified annually by the Commission;
2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 47 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
This Regulation establishes a Community system for control, monitoring, surveillance, inspection, and enforcement (hereinafter to be referred to as "Community control system") ofwith the aim of guaranteeing compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 49 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – introductory wording
This Regulation shall apply to all fishing activities carried out on the territory of Member States or in Community waters or by Community fishing vessels or, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State, nationals of Member States, which relate to
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 50 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point 1
(1) "Fishing activity" means searching for fish, shooting, setting, hauling of a fishing gear, taking catch on board, transhipping, retaining on board, landing, processing on board, transferring and cag, caging and fattening of fish and fishery products;
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 51 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point 3
(3) "Activities covered by the Common Fisheries Policy" means conservation, management and exploitation of living aquatic resources, aquaculture and processing, transport and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products;Does not affect English version.)
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 52 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point 4
(4) "Control" means monitoring, surveillance, and inspection and enforcementthat ensure compliance with the rules;
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 55 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point 7
(7) "Fishing licence" means an official document conferring on its holder the right, as determined by national rules, to use a certain fishing capacitycarry out fishing activity with a particular type of gear for the commercial exploitation of living aquatic resources. It contains minimum requirements concerning the identification, technical characteristics and fitting out of a Community fishing vessel;
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 57 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point 8
(8) "Fishing authorisation" means a fishing authorisation issued in respect of a Community fishing vessel in addition to its fishing licence, entitling it to carry out fishing activities in Community waters in general and/or specific fishing activities during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions;
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 59 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point 17
(17) "Processing" means the process by which the presentation was prepared. It includes cleaning, filleting, icing, packing, canning, freezing, smoking, salting, cooking, pickling, drying or preparing fish for market in any other manner;
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 68 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall control the activities carried out by any natural or legal person within the scope of the Common Fisheries Policy on their territory and within waters subject to their sovereignty or jurisdiction, and those carried out by their nationals within waters not subject to their sovereignty or jurisdiction, in particular fishing, transhipments, transfer of fish to cages or aquaculture installations including fattening installations, landing, import, transport, marketing and storage of fishery products.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 70 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall ensure that control, inspection, monitoring, surveillance and enforcement is carried out on a non-discriminatory basis as regards the sectors, vessels or persons chosen for inspection, and on the basis of risk management.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 71 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The payment of contributions from the European Fisheries Fund pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and of Community financial contributions to measures referred to in Article 8, paragraph a, of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 shall be conditional upon respect by the Member States of their obligation to ensure compliance with and enforcement of the rules on conservation, control, inspection and enforcement under the Common Fisheries Policy related to, or having an impact on the effectiveness of, the measures being financed, and to operate and maintain an effective inspection, monitoring, surveillance and enforcement regime to this effect.deleted
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 76 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) a scheme of progressive reduction of discards;eleted
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 77 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) fishing activities with bottom gears in areainternational waters not under the responsibility of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation;
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 81 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. A fishing vessel exceeding 105 meters length overall shall have installed on board a fully functioning device which allows that vessel to be automatically located and identified through the Vessel Monitoring System by transmitting position data at regular intervals. It shall also allow the Fisheries Monitoring Centre of the flag Member State to poll the fishing vessel. For vessels exceeding 10 meters length and up to 15 meters length overall this paragraph shall apply as from 1 January 2012.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 87 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point a
a) operate exclusively within the territorial seas of the flag Member Statinside the baselines of Member States or are non-fishing vessels performing auxiliary tasks in fisheries and aquaculture or
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 96 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific rules, the masters of Community fishing vessels exceeding 10 meters length overall shall keep a logbook of their operations, indicating specifically all quantities greater than 150 kg of live-weight equivalent of each species caught and kept on board, the date and the relevant geographical area, expressed by reference to a sub-area and division or sub-division, or where applicable statistical rectangle in which catch limits apply pursuant to Community legislation, of these catches and the type of gear used. The quantities of each species discarded at sea shall also be recorded in the logbook. The accuracy of the data recorded in the logbook shall be the responsibility of the master.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 105 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The permitted margin of tolerance in estimates recorded in the logbook of the quantities in kilograms of fish retained on board shall be 58 %.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 108 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The master of a Community fishing vessel exceeding 105 meters length overall shall record by electronic means fisheries logbook information and shall send it by electronic means to the competent authority of the flag Member State at least once a day
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 111 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply to Community fishing vessels exceeding 15 meters length and up to 24 meters length overall as from 1 Julanuary 20110, and to Community fishing vessels exceeding 10 meters length and up to 15 meters length overall as from 1 Januaruly 20121. Community vessels up to 15 meters length overall may beA Member State may grant an exemptedion from this paragraph 1 if they: a) operate exclusivelyvessels are absent from port for 24 hours or less within the waterritorial seas of the flag Member State or b) never spend more than 24 hours at sea taken from the time of departure to the return to ports under its sovereignty or jurisdiction on condition that they do not land their catch outside the territory of the flag Member State.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 117 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
1. Without prejudice to specific provisions contained in multiannual plans, masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State whose port or landing facilities they wish to use at least 4 hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, unless the competent authorities have given permission for an earlier entry, of the following information: a) vessel identification; b) name of the designated port of destination and the purposes of the call, such as landing, transhipment, access to services; c) fishing authorisation or, where appropriate, authorisation to support fishing operations or to tranship fishery products; d) dates of the fishing trip and the areas in which the catches were taken; e) estimated date and time of arrival at port; f) the quantities of each species retained on board, including zero catches returns; g) the quantities for each species to be landed or transhipped. 2. A master of a Community fishing vessel, or his representative, who records logbook information by electronic means according to Article 15 shall transmit the prior notification referred to in paragraph 1 by electronic means to the competent authority of the flag Member State. The logbook information referred to in Article 14 and the prior notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be sent in one transmission if this transmission contains the required information regarding each of them. 3. When a Community fishing vessel intends to enter a port in a Member State other than the flag Member State and has transmitted the prior notification referred to in paragraph 1 by electronic means, the competent authorities of the flag Member State shall immediately upon receipt forward the prior notification referred to in paragraph 1 by electronic means to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State. 4. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 111, may exempt certain categories of fishing vessels from the obligation set out in paragraph 1 for a limited period, which may be renewed, or make provision for another notification period taking into account, inter alia, the type of fishery products, the distance between the fishing grounds, landing places and ports where the vessels in question are registered.Article 17 deleted Prior notification
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 127 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) if the transhipment has taken place in a port of another Member State, to the competent authorities of the port Member State concerndeleted.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 131 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to specific provisions contained in multiannual plans, the master or his representative of a Community fishing vessel exceeding 105 meters length overall shall transmit landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State within 24 hours after completion of the landing.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 137 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraph 2 shall apply to Community fishing vessels exceeding 15 meters length and up to 24 meters length overall as from 1 Julanuary 2011,0 and to Community fishing vessels exceeding 10 meters length and up tothose exceeding 15 meters length overall as from 1 Januaruly 20121. Community vessels up to 15 meters length overall may be exempted from paragraph 2 if they: a) operate exclusively within the territorial seas of the flag Member State or b) never spend more than 24 hours at sea taken from the time of departure to the return to portMember States may exempt their vessels from the application of paragraph 2 if they are absent from port for a period of 24 hours or less in waters subject to their sovereignty or jurisdiction, provided that they do not land their catches outside the territory of the flag Member State.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 139 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24
1. Without prejudice to Article 23, the Member States of landing shall provide, at the request of another Member State, by electronic means, data on landings, sales, transhipments or transport of fishery products carried out in its ports or waters under its sovereignty or jurisdiction by fishing vessels flying the flag of the requesting Member State. 2. This information shall at least consist of the name and the external identification mark of the vessel in question, the quantities of fish by stock or group of stocks landed, sold or transhipped by that vessel as well as the date and place of landing, sale, transhipment or transport. This information shall be transmitted within four working days following the date of the request by the Member State unless otherwise agreed between the Member States concerned. 3. The Member State where the landing, sale, transhipment or transport has taken place shall transmit to the Commission, at its request, by electronic means, this information at the same time as it is communicated to the flag Member State of the vessel.Article 24 deleted Exchange of data
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 140 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State shall inform the Commission, without delay, when it establishes thIf the Commission ascertains that, for a given Member State: a) the catches of a stock or group of stocks subject to a quota made by the fishing vessels flying its flag are deemed to have exhausted 80 % of that quota, or b) 80 % of the maximum fishing effort level for a fishing area and applicable to all or part of the fishing vessels flying its flag is deemed to have been reached, it may ask this Member State for more detailed and more frequent information than provided for in Article 23.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 141 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. In such an eventuality, it shall provide the Commission, at the Commission's request, with more detailed and more frequent information than provided for in Article 23.deleted
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 142 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall be made public by the Member State concerned and immediately communicated to the Commission andwhich shall inform the other Member States. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union (C series). As from the date that the decision has been made public by the Member State concerned, Member States shall ensureverify, with the aid of the corresponding documentation, that no retention on board, landings, cagings or transhipments of the relevant fish caught, since the date of closure, by vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned take place in their waters and on their territory.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 151 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28a Transfer of unused quotas 1. If all or part of the quotas for a Member State will not be used during the year in which they were granted, these quotas may be used, that same year, by other Member States. The Commission shall first of all inform the Member States concerned, asking them to confirm that they are not going to use these fishing opportunities. Following this confirmation, the Commission shall assess all the unused fishing opportunities and inform the Member States thereof, before taking the decision on their reallocation, in close cooperation with the Member States concerned. 2. The transmission of applications in accordance with this Article shall in no way affect the allocation of fishing opportunities or their exchange amongst Member States, in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, and in particular those referring to the conditions for the use or transfer of quotas, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 111.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 262 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. When the Commission has established that a Member State has overfished its quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to it the Commission shall operate deductions in the following year or years from the annual quota, allocation or share of the Member State which has overfished by applying a multiplying factor according to the following table:
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 264 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – table
Tablehe percentages in the Commission proposal shall be replaced by the brackets contained in Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 266 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notwithstanding the contents of the previous table, the penalty shall be linear when the quotas are less than 100 tonnes.
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 268 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3
3. If a Member State takes catches from a stock subject to a quota for which it has no quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to it, the Commission may deduct in the following year or years quotas for other stocks or groups of stocks available to that Member State in accordance with paragraph 1.deleted
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 273 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98
Deduction of quotas for failure to comply with the objectives of the Common 1. Where there is evidence that rules on conservation, control, inspection or enforcement under the Common Fisheries Policy are not being complied with by a Member State and that this may lead to a serious threat to the conservation of living aquatic resources or the effective operation of the Community control and enforcement system, the Commission may operate deductions from the annual quotas, allocations or shares of a stock or group of stocks available to that Member State. 2. The Commission shall inform in writing the Member State concerned of its findings and set a deadline of no more than 10 working days for the Member State to demonstrate that the fisheries can be safely exploited. 3. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall only apply if the Member State fails to respond to this request of the Commission within the deadline given in paragraph 2 or if the response is considered unsatisfactory or is clearly indicative of the fact that the necessary measures have not been implemented. 4. Detailed rules for the application of this article, and in particular for determining the quantities concerned, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 111.Article 98 deleted Fisheries Policy
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 277 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100
The Commission may exclude the possibility to exchange quotas according to Article 20 paragraph 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002: a) for quotas for which there was an overfishing of more than 10% of the quotas available to one of the Member State concerned in one of the immediately preceding two years or b) if the Member State concerned does not take appropriate measures to ensure a proper management of the fishing opportunities of the stocks concerned, in particular by not operating a computerized validation system as referred to in Article 102 or by insufficiently operating the systems providing the data for this validation system.Article 100 deleted Refusal of quota exchanges
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 290 #

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112
Regulation (EC) No 768/2005
Article 17a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the enforcement powers conferred by the Treaty on the Commission, the Agency shall assist the Commission for the purpose of evaluating and controlling the application of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy by the Member States. The Agency may, using its own resources, undertake inspections of public authorities and private operators in the Member States. For this purpose it may, in compliance with the legal provisions of the Member State concerned,
2009/03/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 134 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) On 24 November 1986 the Council adopted Directive 86/609/EEC in order to eliminate disparities betweenharmonise laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes. Since the adoption ofAccordingly, thatis Directive, further disparities between Member States have emerged. Certain Member States have adopted national implementing measures that ensure a high level of protection of animals used for scientific purposes while others only apply the minimum requirements laid down in Directive 86/609/EEC. Accordingly, this Directive should provide for more detailed rules in order to reduce such disparities and to ensure a proper functioning of the internal market should guarantee the application of harmonised objectives and minimum standards throughout the European Union.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) The methods selected should avoid, as far as possible, death as an end-point due to severe suffering caused by the approaching death. Where possible, it should be substituted by more humane end-pointethical methods using clinical signs that determine the impending death thereby allowing the animal to be killed by a humann appropriate method without any further suffering.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) To monitor compliance with this Directive, Member States should carry out at least two inspections annually in each establishment. To ensure public confidence and promote transparency at least one inspection a year must be unannounced. Programmes for joint inspections by Member States should be established to foster an environment of sharing good practice and expertisen average of one inspection per year.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) live non-human vertebrate animals, including independently feeding larval forms and embryonic or foetal forms of mammals as from the last third of their normal development;
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the improvement of the production conditions and welfare of animals reared for agricultural purposes.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – title
HumanAppropriate methods of killing/slaughter.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that animals are killed in an authorised establishment, by an authorised person and with a minimum of pain, suffering and distress and, in relation to the species included in Annex V, using the appropriate humane method of killing as set out in that Annex.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities may grant exemptions from paragraph 1 on the basis of scientific justification that the purpose of the procedure cannot be achieved by the use of a humann appropriate method of killing or that other methods providing better animal protection have been developed.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that animals belonging to the species listed in Annex II may only be used in procedures where those animals have been bred for use in procedures or for agronomic purposes.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 287 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States shall apply the care and accommodation standardsguidelines, tailored to the scientific objective, set out in Annex IV as from the dates provided for in that Annex.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 289 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. National inspections shall be carried out by the competent authority at least twice a yearon average once a year, with the competent authority adapting the frequency of inspection on the basis of a risk analysis for each establishment.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2008/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
At least one of the inspections shall be unannouncdeleted.
2009/03/16
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) The European Parliament has consistently called on the Commission to review the Directive 86/613/EEC, in particular to improve the situation of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples in agriculture.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The European Parliament proposed, in its resolution of 21 February 1997 on the situation of the assisting spouses of the self-employed, the mandatory registration of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples so that they cease to be invisible workers, as well as an obligation on Member States to make it possible for assisting spouses to be members of sickness and invalidity insurance schemes and pension schemes for self-employed workers.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) In view of their contribution to the family business, assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples should be entitled, at their request, to benefit from at least an equal level of protection as self- employed workers, under the same conditions applicable to self- employed workers, notably on contributions. Member States should be required to take the necessary measures to make that choice possible. In any case, the level of protection of self-employed workers and assisting spouse or to include assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples in the compulsory social security scheme, under the same conditions applicable to self- employed workers. In any case, the level of protection of self-employed workers, assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples can be proportional to the rate of participation in the activities of the family business.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Protection of self-employed workers, assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples from discrimination based on sex should be strengthened by the existence of a body or bodies in each Member State with competence to analyse the problems involved, to study possible solutions and to provide practical assistance to the victims. The body or bodies may be the same as those with responsibility at national level for the defence of human rights or the safeguarding of individuals' rights, or the implementation of the principle of equal treatment. In exercising their powers and fulfilling their responsibilities under this Directive, these bodies should operate in a manner consistent with the United Nations Paris Principles relating to the status and functioning of national institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that assisting spouses can, at their request,d the assisting member of unmarried couples benefit from at least an equal level of protection as self- employed workers under the same conditions applicable to self-employed workers. These measures shall ensure that assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples become members in their own right of the social insurance schemes in place for self- employed workers and covering sickness, invalidity and old age, provided they contribute to those schemes on the same basis as self-employed workers and even if their contributions have to be calculated on a flat-rate basis. The insurance contributions of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples shall be tax-deductible as operating expenditure, on terms similar to those applying to the remuneration actually paid to the spouse and to the life partner, subject to the double condition that the services have been correctly provided and that the remuneration is that normally practised for such services.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that female self- employed workers and, assisting spouses can, at their request, bd the assisting member of unmarried couples are entitled to the same period of maternity leave as provided for in Directive 92/85/EEC.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 43 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that female self- employed workers, assisting spouses and the assisting spousmember of unmarried couples have access as far as possible to services supplying temporary replacements or to any existing national social services, as an alternative to the allowance referred to in paragraph 2.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 45 #

2008/0192(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 — paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7a Recognition of the work of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples Member States shall undertake to examine under what conditions recognition of the work of assisting spouses and the assisting member of unmarried couples may be encouraged and, in the light of such examination, consider any appropriate steps for encouraging such recognition.
2009/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – sub-point i
(i) during technical or scientific experiments carried out under the supervision of the competent authorityhe context of the activities regulated by Directive 86/609/EEC;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – sub-point ii
(ii) during hunting or recreational fishing activities;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) “competent authority” means the central authority of a Member State competent to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, or any other authority to which that central authority has delegated that competence;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point f
(f) ) “stunning” means any intentionally induced process which causes loss of consciousness and sensibility without pain, including any process resulting in instantaneous death;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point k
(k) “slaughterhouse” means any establishment used for slaughtering terrestrial animalsand dressing animals, the meat of which is intended for human consumption;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) are prevented from adverse interaction.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 90 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where such methods are prescribed by religious rites, animals may be killed without prior stunning, provided that the killingslaughter takes place in a slaughterhouse which the competent authority has authorised for that purpose.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The personnel responsible for stunning shall carry out regular checks to ensure that the animals do not present any signs of consciousness or sensibility in the period between the end of the stunning process and the confirmation of death.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 103 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Bleeding should start as soon as possible after stunning.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
However, any such amendments must ensure a level of animal welfare at least equivalent to that of the existing methods as demonstrated by. The appropriate scientific evidence published in appropriate, internationally recognised, peer reviewed journalsshould be provided to that effect.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Operators shall draw up and implement such standard operating procedures to ensure that killing and related operations are carried out in accordance with Article 3(1). To that effect, the procedures laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 may be applied to slaughterhouses.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The killing of fur animals shall be supervised by a person holding a certificate of competence as referred to in Article 18 which corresponds to all the operations carried out under his supervision.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point a
(a) the categorspecies or weights of animals for which the equipment is intended to be used;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point c a (new)
(ca) maintenance and calibration methods for that equipment.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. During slaughterkilling operations, appropriate back-up stunning equipment shall be immediately available on-the-spot and used in the case of failure of the stunning equipment initially used..
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purposes of this Regulation the competent authority, referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall approve for each slaughterhousetake into account, for the authorisation of each slaughterhouse, the information provided by the food business operator on:
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the maximum throughput for each slaughter line;deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the maximum capacity for each lairage area intended for equidae and animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and poultry, ratites and lagomorphs.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) derogations from the rules set out in Annex II for mobile slaughterhouses;deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
However, points (a) and (b) shall not apply to the shackles used for poultry or lagomorphs.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph -1 (new)
- 1. Operators shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the rules laid down in this Regulation.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Operators shall designate an animal welfare officer for each slaughterhouse, to be responsible for ensursupervising compliance with the rules laid down in this Regulation in that slaughterhouse. He or she shall report directly to the operator on matters relating to the welfare of the animals..
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Within one year from the date of the end of depopulation operation, the competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission and make publicly available, in particular through the internet, an evaluation report on the results thereof. That report shall include, in particular: (a) the reasons for the depopulation; (b) the number and the species of animals killed; (c) the stunning and killing methods used; (d) a description of the difficulties encountered and, where appropriate, solutions found to alleviate or minimise the suffering of the animals concerned; (e) any derogation granted in accordance with paragraph 3.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
In the case of emergency killing, the person in charge of the animals concerned shall take all the necessary measures to kill the animal as soon as possible. , without prejudice to the conditions laid down in Section I, Chapter VI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 concerning emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 - introductory part
1. Each Member State shall appoint a national reference centre (hereinafter referred to as the “reference centre”) tothe competent authority responsible for performing the following tasks:
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority may decide whether the duties listed in paragraph 1 are to be fulfilled by a national reference centre. Within one year from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall submit details of the responsible competent authority or their reference centre to the Commission and the other Member States, and shall make such information publicly available on the internet.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Reference centres may be established as a network, made up of separate entities, provided that all the tasks listed in paragraph 1 are allocated for all the relevant activities taking place in the Member States concerned.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purposes of Article 7, Member States shall designate the competent authority responsible forfood business operators must ensure:
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring that training courses are available for personnel involved in killing and related operationsthat personnel involved in killing and related operations are provided with instruction or training on the basis of the categories of animals in question and the operations listed in Article 7(2) and the subjects set out in Annex IV;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) delivering certificates of competence attesting the passing of an independent final examination; the subjects of this examination shall be relevant for the categories of animals concerned and correspond to the operations listed in Article 7(2), and the subjects set out in Annex IVthat anyone responsible for developing or maintaining the procedures set out in Article 6 of this Regulation has received appropriate training;
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) approving training programmes of the courses referred to in point (a) and the content and modalities of the examination referred in point (b);deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority may delegate the organisation of the courses, the final examination and the issuance of the certificate of competence to a separate body or entity which: (a) has the expertise, staff and equipment necessary to do so; (b) is independent and free from any conflict of interest as regards the issuance of the certificates of competence; (c) is accredited by the reference centre. The details of such bodies and entities shall be made publicly available, in particular via the internettraining programmes must be developed and, where applicable, run, by the business itself or by an organisation authorised by the competent authority. That business or organisation shall issue the certificates of competence in this field. The competent authority may, where it considers this necessary, develop and run training programmes and issue certificates of competence.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 196 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Certificates of competence shall indicate for which categories of animals and for which of the operations listed in Article 7(2) or (3) the certificate is validMember States shall appoint the responsible competent authority to approve the content of the training programmes referred to in paragraph 2.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 210 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December As from 1 January 20189, Article 11(1) shall only apply to new slaughterhouses or for any new construction, layout or equipment covered by the rules set out in Annex II, which have not. Before that date it shall only apply to those entereding into operation beforeafter the date of [application/entry into force] of this Regulation.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Until 31 December 2014, Member States may provide for certificates of competence, as referred to in Article 18, to be issued without examination to persons demonstrating relevant uninterrupted professional experience of at least [ten] years.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 245 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1.2 – subparagraph 2
In the case of poultry or lagomorphs, the total time of transport added to the time spent between unloading and slaughter shall not exceed 12 hours.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 246 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1.2 – subparagraph 3
In the case of mammals, except lagomorphs, the total time of transport added to the time spent between unloading and slaughter shall not exceed: (a) 19 hours for unweaned animals; (b) 24 hours for equidae and pigs; (c) 29 hours for ruminants.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 250 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1.2 – subparagraph 4
After the expiry of those time limits, the animals must be lairaged, fed, and subsequently given moderate amounts of food at appropriate intervals. In such cases, the animals shall be provided an appropriate amount of bedding or equivalent material which guarantees a level of comfort appropriate to the species and the number of animals concerned. This material must ensure adequate absorption of urine and faeces.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1.5
1.5 For the purpose of slaughter, unweaned animals, lactating dairy animals, females having given birth during the journey or animals delivered in containers shall be given priority over other types of animal. If this is not possible, arrangements shall be made so as to relieve them from their suffering, in particular by: (a) milking dairy animals at intervals of not more than 12 hours; (b) providing appropriate conditions for suckling and the welfare of the newborn animal in the case of a female having given birth; (c) providing water in the case of animals delivered in containers.deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2008/0180(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3.3
3.3. Birds shall not be slaughtered by means of automatic neck cutters unless it can be ascertained whether or not the neck cutters have effectively severed the blood vessels. When neck cutters have not been effective the bird shall be killslaughtered immediately.
2009/02/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2008/0112(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 - paragraph 1
1. Where the quantity of undersized fish caught, in accordance with Annex I, exceeds 10% of the total quantity of the catches in any one haul, and this situation recurs in a series of three consecutive hauls, the vessel shall move away to a distance of at least five nautical miles from any position of the previous haul before continuing fishing. By way of derogation from the previous subparagraph, for local and inshore fisheries with particular characteristics owing to both the depth and composition of the seabed and distance from the coast, and subject to a scientific report substantiating these characteristics, the obligation to move away may be less than five nautical miles provided that it is guaranteed that fishing activity is not carried out on a concentration of juveniles.
2009/02/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 42 #

2008/0112(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 - paragraph 2
2. If the minimum and/or maximum percentages of target species, excluding undersized fish of the target species pursuant to Annex I, allowed to be caught with the mesh size range admissible for that species and retained on board, in any onthree consecutive hauls have not been in agreement with the percentages laid down in detailed rules adopted in accordance with Article 22, the vessel must immediately move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previouslast haul and throughout the next haul keep a minimum distance of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous haul. By way of derogation from the previous subparagraph, for local and inshore fisheries with particular characteristics owing to both the depth and composition of the seabed and distance from the coast, and subject to a scientific report substantiating these characteristics, the obligation to move away may be less than 10 nautical miles provided that it is guaranteed that fishing activity is not carried out on a concentration of juveniles.
2009/02/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 45 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 allows for the feeding of Category 1 material to endangered species of necrophagous birds living in their natural habitat. In order to provide an adequate tool for the preservation of those or other endangered or protected species, that feeding practice should continue to be permitted under this Regulation, in accordance with conditions laid down to prevent the spread of diseases.
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 –paragraph 2 – point da (new)
(da) egg by-products that are generated, preserved, eliminated or used on the farm of origin;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point db (new)
(db) small quantities of category 3 animal by-products produced by retail establishments whose activity is marginal, localised or restricted, in line with national rules;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish, within their territory, the rules governing the activities, establishments and personnel referred to in paragraph 2(db) of this article. These rules shall be aimed at ensuring compliance with the objectives of this regulation.
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase
1. Member States shall haveensure the existence of an adequate infrastructure in place on their territory that ensures that animal by-products are
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – Point a
a) provideensure the existence and operations of a system for the collection and disposal of animal by-products, which operates efficiently and which is monitored continuously by the competent authority;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) the handling or manufacture of petfood as referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 45.Deleted
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – Point fa (new)
(fa) the handling or manufacture of by- products other than those referred to in Article 2(3) and excepting the handling or manufacture of petfood and the storage of animal products for incorporation as raw materials into the production of feedingstuffs;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) biogas and composting plants in which animal by-products or derived products are transformed in accordance with the standard parameters laid down pursuant to Article 9(c);Deleted
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) plants and establishments subject to Section 2 of Chapter VI, except plants referred to in Article 6(1)(f).Deleted
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) the formaminimum content of records to be kept;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point e – subpoint ii
ii) ; in the case of manure, digestive tract content separated from the digestive tract, milk, milk-based products and colostrum, and eggs and egg products, which the competent authority does not consider to present a risk for the spread of any serious transmissible disease, following or without prior processing;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point f
f) applied to land without processing, in the case of manure, digestive tract content separated from the digestive tract, milk, milk-based products and colostrums, and eggs and egg products, which the competent authority does not consider to present a risk for the spread of any serious transmissible disease;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point e – subpoint ii
ii) used for the feeding to pet animals;Deleted
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point ea (new)
ea) used for petfood, in the case of category 3 material and subject to approval by the competent authority;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority may authorise, by way of derogation from Sections 1 and 2, and in accordance with conditions laid down pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the feeding of the Category 1 material referred to in Article 11(b)(ii) to zoo animals and to endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds living in their natural habitat.
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint i
i) the species of necrophagous birds in certain Member States to which such material may be fed;
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point b – subpoint ii
ii) the measureconditions which are necessary to ensure that access of other species to the material fed is being preventedavoid risks to human and animal health.
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The size of the remote areas in a particular Member State referred to in paragraph 1(b) may not exceed a percentage of the sizeto be determined ofn the surface of its land territorybasis of geographical criteria and the area's livestock headcount.
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b
b) the maximum percentage of the territory as referred to in paragraph 2;Deleted
2008/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2008/0108(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6a (new)
6a. Obligatory indication of EU origin for meat will allow consumers to make more informed choices.
2009/02/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2008/0105(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 60
(6a) Article 60 is amended as follows: "Where a measure falling within this section targets operations eligible also under another Community support instrument, including the Structural Funds and the Community support instrument for fisheries, the Member State shall lay down in each programme the administrative checks for the operations supported by the EAFRD and those supported by the other Community support instrument."
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2008/0104(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex I
Member State 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Belgium 3 427 288.740 3 461 561.627 3 496 177.244 3 531 139.016 3 566 450.406 3 602 114.910 3 602 114.910 Bulgaria 998 580.000 1 008 565.800 1 018 651.458 1 028 837.973 1 039 126.352 1 049 517.616 1 049 517.616 Czech Republic 2 792 689.620 2 820 616.516 2 848 822.681 2 877 310.908 2 906 084.017 2 935 144.857 2 935 144.857 Denmark 4 612 619.520 4 658 745.715 4 705 333.172 4 752 386.504 4 799 910.369 4 847 909.473 4 847 909.473 Germany 28 847 420.391 29 135 894.595 29 427 253.541 29 721 526.076 30 018 741.337 30 318 928.750 30 318 928.750 Estonia 659 295.360 665 888.314 672 547.197 679 272.669 686 065.395 692 926.049 692 926.049 Ireland 5 503 679.280 5 558 716.073 5 614 303.234 5 670 446.266 5 727 150.729 5 784 422.236 5 784 422.236 Greece 836 923.260 845 292.493 853 745.418 862 282.872 870 905.700 879 614.757 879 614.757 Spain 6 239 289.000 6 301 681.890 6 364 698.709 6 428 345.696 6 492 629.153 6 557 555.445 6 557 555.445 France 25 091 321.700 25 342 234.917 25 595 657.266 25 851 613.839 26 110 129.977 26 371 231.277 26 371 231.277 Italy 10 740 661.200 10 848 067.812 10 956 548.490 11 066 113.975 11 176 775.115 11 288 542.866 11 288 542.866 Cyprus 148 104.000 149 585.040 151 080.890 152 591.699 154 117.616 155 658.792 155 658.792 Latvia 743 220.960 750 653.170 758 159.701 765 741.298 773 398.711 781 132.698 781 132.698 Lithuania 1 738 935.780 1 756 325.138 1 773 888.389 1 791 627.273 1 809 543.546 1 827 638.981 1 827 638.981 Luxembourg 278 545.680 281 331.137 284 144.448 286 985.893 289 855.752 292 754.310 292 754.310 Hungary 2 029 861.200 2 050 159.812 2 070 661.410 2 091 368.024 2 112 281.704 2 133 404.521 2 133 404.521 Malta 49 671.960 50 168.680 50 670.366 51 177.070 51 688.841 52 205.729 52 205.729 Netherlands 11 465 630.280 11 580 286.583 11 696 089.449 11 813 050.343 11 931 180.847 12 050 492.655 12 050 492.655 Austria 2 847 478.469 2 875 953.254 2 904 712.786 2 933 759.914 2 963 097.513 2 992 728.488 2 992 728.488 Poland 9 567 745.860 9 663 423.319 9 760 057.552 9 857 658.127 9 956 234.709 10 055 797.056 10 055 797.056 Portugal 1 987 521.000 2 007 396.210 2 027 470.172 2 047 744.874 2 068 222.323 2 088 904.546 2 088 904.546 Romania 3 118 140.000 3 149 321.400 3 180 814.614 3 212 622.760 3 244 748.988 3 277 196.478 3 277 196.478 Slovenia 588 170.760 594 052.468 599 992.992 605 992.922 612 052.851 618 173.380 618 173.380 Slovakia 1 061 603.760 1 072 219.798 1 082 941.996 1 093 771.416 1 104 709.130 1 115 756.221 1 115 756.221 Finland 2 491 930.710 2 516 850.017 2 542 018.517 2 567 438.702 2 593 113.089 2 619 044.220 2 619 044.220 Sweden 3 419 595.900 3 453 791.859 3 488 329.778 3 523 213.075 3 558 445.206 3 594 029.658 3 594 029.658 United Kingdom 15 125 168.940 15 276 420.629 15 429 184.836 15 583 476.684 15 739 311.451 15 896 704.566 15 896 704.566 Member State 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 Belgium p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Bulgaria p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Czech Republic p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Denmark p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Germany p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Estonia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Ireland p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Greece p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Spain p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. France p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Italy p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Cyprus p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Latvia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Lithuania p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Luxembourg p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Hungary p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Malta p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Netherlands p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Austria . p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Poland p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Portugal p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Romania p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Slovenia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Slovakia p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Finland p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Sweden p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. United Kingdom p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Experience drawn from the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 shows that certain elements of the support mechanism need to be adjusted. In particular the decoupling of direct support shcould be extended and the functioning of the Single Payment Scheme shcould be simplified. It should also be noted that Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 has been substantially amended since its entry into force. In the light of these developments and in the interest of clarity it should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The savings madefunds obtained through the modulation mechanism introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are used to finance measures under the rural development policy. Since the adoption of that regulation the agricultural sector has been faced with a number of new and demanding challenges such as climate change, the increasing importance of bio- energy, as well as the need for a better water management and a more effective protection of biodiversity. The European Community, as party to the Kyoto Protocol, has been called to adapt its policies in the light of the climate change considerations. Furthermore, following serious problems related to water scarcity and droughts, water management issues should be further addressed. Protecting biodiversity remains a major challenge and while important progress has been made, the achievement of the European Community's biodiversity target for 2010 will require additional efforts12. The Community acknowledges the need to tackle these new challenges in the framework of its policies. In the area of agriculture, rural development programs adopted under Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2006 of 20 September 2005 on 1 Council Conclusion, Brussels, 18.12.2006, 16164/06. support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)13 are an appropriate tool to deal with them. To enable Member States to revise their rural development programmes accordingly without being required to reduce their current rural development activities in other areas, additional funding needs to be made available. However, the financial perspectives for the period 2007 to 2013 do not provide for the financial means to reinforce the Community's rural development policy as necessary. Under these circumstances it is appropriate to mobilise a large part of the financial resources needed by providing for a gradual increase of the reduction of direct payments through modulation.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of a large share of payments to a rather limited number of large beneficiaries. It is clear that larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently attained. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier to larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It therefore seems equitable to expect farmers with high amounts of support to make a particular contribution to the financing of rural development measures addressing new challenges. Therefore, it appears appropriate to establish a mechanism providing for an increased reduction of the highest payments the proceeds of which should also be used to deal with new challenges in the framework of rural development or in the framework of the first pillar to cope with specific situations. To ensure the proportionality of this mechanism the additional reductions should increase progressively according to the amounts of the payments concerned.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The amounts resulting from the application of 5 percentage points corresponding to modulation reductions fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 should be allocated between Member States according to objective criteria. However, it is appropriate to establish that a certain percentage of the amounts should remain in the Member States where they have been generated. In view of the structural adjustments resulting from the abolition of rye intervention, it is appropriate to provide for specific measures for certain rye production regions financed with part of the amounts generated by modulation. However, the amounts raised by the application of any furtherthe new modulation reductionpercentages and maximum aid thresholds should be made available to the Member States where they have been generated.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The management of small amounts is a burdensome task for the competent authorities of the Member States. To avoid excessive administrative burden it is appropriate for Member States who so decide to be able to refrain from granting direct payments where the payment would be lower than the Community average support for one hectare or the eligible area of the holding for which support is claimed would relate to less than one hectare. Special provision should be made for those Member States whose farm structure differs significantly from the average Community one. Member States should be given discretion to opt for the implementation of one of the two criteria taking account of the particularities of the structures of their agricultural economies. As special payment entitlements were allocated to farmers with so-called "landless" holdings the application of the hectare-based threshold would be ineffective. Such farmers should therefore be subject to the averages support-based minimum amount.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The experience with the application of the single payment scheme shows that decoupled income support was in a number of cases granted to beneficiaries other than natural persons whose business purpose is not or only marginally targeted at exercising an agricultural activity. To prevent agricultural income support from being allocated to such companies and firms, and to ensure that the Community support is entirely used to ensure a fair standard of living to the agricultural community, it is appropriate to empower Member States, where such allocation occurs, to refrain from granting them direct payments under this Regulation.deleted
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Further to the integration of formerly coupled market support into the single payment scheme, the value of payment entitlements was, in those Member States opting for a historic implementation, based on the individual level of past support. With a growing number of years elapsing since the introduction of the single payment scheme and following the successive integration of further sectors into the single payment scheme, it becomes increasingly harder to justify the legitimacy of significant individual differences in the support level which are only based on past support. For this reason Member States that chose the historic implementation model should be allowed under certain conditions to review the allocated payment entitlements with a view to approximating their unit value while respecting the general principles of community law and the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy. In this context Member States may take into account the specificities of geographical areas when fixing closer values. The levelling of payment entitlements should take place during an adequate transition period, depending on the pace of implementation chosen by each Member State, and within a limited range of reductions in order to allow farmers to reasonably adapt to the changing levels of support.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, while introducing a decoupled single payment scheme allowed Member States to exclude certain payments from that scheme. At the same time Article 64(3) of that Regulation provided for the revision of the options provided for in Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 5 of its Title III, in the light of market and structural developments. An analysis of the relevant experience shows that decoupling could introduces flexibility in the choice of producers, enabling them to take their production decisions on the basis of profitability and market response. This is particularly the case for the arable crops, hops and seeds sectors, and to a certain extent, also the beef sector. Therefore, the partially coupled payments in these sectors should be integrated into the single payment scheme. In order for farmers in the beef sector to gradually adjust to the new support arrangements provision should be made for a phasing-in of the integration of the special premium for male animals and the slaughter premiumerefore, it is desirable to authorise those Member States which so decide to continue decoupling aid. Since the partially coupled payments in the fruit and vegetable sectors were only recently introduced, and only as a transitional measure, no review of such schemes is necessary.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) However, as regards the suckler cow and sheep and goat sector it appears that maintaining a minimum level of agricultural production may still be necessary for ensuring a balance in some sectors and for the agricultural economies in certain regions and, in particular, where farmers cannot have recourse to other economic alternatives. Against this background, Member States should have the option to maintain coupled support at the current level or, for suckler cows, at a lower level. In that case, special provision should be made for the respect of the identification and registration requirements provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 and Council Regulation (EC) No 21/. OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. OJ L 5, 9.1.20042, in particular with a view to secure the traceability of animals. 1 2p. 8.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use up to 120% of their ceilings for granting specific support in clearly defined cases. Such support should allow Member States to address environmental issues and improve the quality and marketing of agricultural products. Specific support should also be available to buffer the consequences of the phasing-out of milk quotas and the decoupling of support in particularly sensitive sectors. Given the growing importance of an effective management of risks Member States should be given the option to financially contribute to the premiums farmers pay for crop insurance as well as to the financing of financial compensation of certain economic losses in case of animal or plant diseases. With a view to respect the Community’s international obligations the resources that could be used for any coupled support measures should be limited at an appropriate level. The conditions applicable to the financial contributions to crop insurance and animal or plant disease related compensation should be established accordingly.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 224 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) In view of the increasing importance of effective risk management, Member States should be offered the option of contributing financially to the payment of the agricultural insurance premiums paid by farmers, as well as to the funding of financial compensation for certain economic losses arising from animal and plant diseases.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) The de-coupling of direct support and the introduction of the single payment scheme were essential elements in the process of reforming the common agricultural policy. However several reasons called in 2003 for maintaining specific support for a number of crops. Experience gained through the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 together with the evolution of the market situation indicates that schemes that were kept outside the single payment scheme in 2003 can now be integrated into that scheme to promote a more market-oriented and sustainable agriculture. This is the case in particular for the olive oil sector, where only marginal coupling was applied. It is also the case for the durum wheat, protein crops, rice, potato starch, and nuts payments, where the decreasing effectiveness of remaining coupled payments, supports the decoupling option. In the case of flax it is also appropriate to abolish the support for processing and to integrate the relevant amounts into the single payment scheme. As regards rice, dried fodder, potato starch and flax a transitional period should be provided for in order to ensure their shift to decoupled support to be as smooth as possible. As regards nuts, Member States should be allowed to continue to pay the national part of the aid in a coupled way in order to cushion the effects of decouplingould now, at Member States' discretion, be integrated into that scheme to promote a more market-oriented and sustainable agriculture.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) As a consequence of the possible integration of new schemes into the single payment scheme, provision should be made for the calculation of the new level of individual income support under that scheme. In the case of nuts, potato starch, flax and dried fodder, such increase should be granted on the basis of the support farmers received in most recent years. However, in the case of the integration of payments that were so far partially excluded from the single payment scheme, Member states should be given the option to use the original reference periods.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 237 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) Attention should be drawn to the situation as regards support for tobacco producers, a sector in which experience shows that it is advisable to extend coupled support until 2013 in order to avoid serious socio-economic repercussions in certain regions and better prepare producers for the transition to the new scheme.
2008/09/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point d
d) support schemes for farmers producing rice, protein crops, starch potatoes, cotton, sugar, fruit and vegetables, nuts, tobacco, sheep meat and goat meat and beef and veal;
2008/09/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 372 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The remaining amount resulting from the application of Article 7(12) and the amounts resulting from the application of Article 7(2) shall be allocated to the Member State where the corresponding amounts have been generat2a shall be used, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2). They shall be used in accordance withArticle 69(5a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 or for the cases set out in Article 69(5a) of8 of this Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
2008/09/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 399 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Where appropriate the identification system for agricultural parcels may include a geographical information system for olive cultivation.deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 401 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may decide that the aid application needs to contain only changes with respect to the aid application submitted the previous year. A Member State shall distribute pre-printed forms based on the areas determined in the previous year and supply graphic material indicating the location of those areas and, where appropriate, the positioning of olive trees.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 413 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where a Member State decides to make use of the option provided for in the first subparagraph, in the following year the competent authority shall take the actions required to ensure thatinform the farmer remediesof the findings of non-compliance concerned. The finding and the remedial action to be taken shall be notified to the farme, and the farmer shall in turn notify the actions taken to remedy the problem. For the purposes of monitoring the measures taken by the farmer, the competent authority shall take these farms into account when carrying out the risk analysis for on-the-spot-checks in the following year.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 420 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay decide not to grant direct payments to a farmer in one of the following cases:
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a)
(a) where the total amount of direct payments claimed or due to be granted in a given calendar year does not exceed an amount set by the Member State that may not exceed EUR 2500, or
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 437 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (b)
(b) where the eligible area of the holding for which direct payments are claimed or due to be granted does not exceed onean area set by the Member State that may not exceed two hectares. However, Cyprus may set a minimum eligible area of 0.3 hectares and Malta of 0.1 hectares.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 458 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point (a)
(a) any agricultural area of the holding, including the areas planted with short rotation coppice (CN code ex 0602 90 41), that is used for an agricultural activity or, in case areas are used as well for non agricultural activities, predominantly used for agricultural activities. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2) of this Regulation, shall lay down detailed rules on the use for non agricultural activities to be allowed on eligible hectares.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
3. In case of a transfer of the special entitlements, the transferee shall not benefit from the derogation of paragraph 2 except in case of inheritance or anticipated inheritance or where he does not have the area necessary to activate them.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 511 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. Member States that in accordance with Article 68(2)(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 retained all or part of the component of national ceilings referred to in Article 41 of this Regulation corresponding to the suckler cow premium or the special premium referred to in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 shall make, on a yearly basis, an additional payment to farmers.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 523 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – subparagraph -1 (new)
As from 2010, Member States which so decide may decouple the specific aid for producers of rice, protein crops, dried fodder and nuts.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 524 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64
Member States shallmay integrate as from 2010 the support available under coupled support schemes referred to in points I, II, and III of Annex X into the single payment scheme in accordance with the rules laid down in this chapter.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 534 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may decide by 1 August 2009 at the latest to use from 2010 up to 120% of their national ceilings referred to in Article 41 to grant support to farmers:
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 560 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) for distributing, among farmers in the same sector, the funds gained through a linear reduction in aid applied within that same sector.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 566 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to address specific disadvantages affecting farmers in the dairy, beef, sheep and goatmeat and riceother sectors in economically vulnerable or environmentally sensitive areasreferred to in Title IV of this Regulation, as the Member States deem appropriate,
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 576 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) in the form of contributions to cropagricultural insurance premiums in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 6927a (new) of Council Regulation (EC) No (...) amending Regulations (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008 and (EC) No [...]/2008 adapting the common agricultural policy,
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 579 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) mutual funds for animal and plant diseases in accordance with the conditions set outlaid down in Article 7027a (new) of Council Regulation (EC) No (...) amending Regulations (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008 and (EC) No [...]/2008 adapting the common agricultural policy.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2.Support for measures referred to in paragraph 1(a) may only be granted: a) if (i) as regards support for the specific types of farming referred to in its point (i), it respects the requirements for agri- environment payments set out in the first subparagraph of Article 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, (ii) as regards support for improving the quality of agricultural products referred to in its point (ii), it is consistent with Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and Chapter I of Title II of Part II of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and (iii) as regards support for improving the marketing of agricultural products referred to in its point (iii), it respects the criteria laid down in Articles 2 to 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 and (b) only for coverage of the additional costs actually incurred and income foregone in order to fulfil the objective concerned.deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 595 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) upon full implementation of the single payment scheme in the sector concerned in accordance with Articles 54, 55 and 71.deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 605 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4
4. Support under the measures referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (e) shall be limited to 2.510% of the national ceilings referred to in Article 41 Member States may set sub-limits per measure.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 611 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (d) shall take the form of annual additional payments,
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 614 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) in paragraph 1(b) shall take the form of annual additional payments such us headage payments or grassland premia,deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 616 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) in paragraph 1(e) shall take the form of compensation payments as specified in Article 70. 27a (new) of Council Regulation (EC) No (...) amending Regulations (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007 and (EC) No [...]/2008 adapting the common agricultural policy.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 8 − introductory part
8. Member States shall raisecollect the funds needed to cover the support referred to:
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 622 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (d): (i) by proceeding to linear reduction of the entitlements allocated to farmers and/or, (ii) by reducing the national ceilings corresponding to sectors with coupled payments, (iii) from the funds provided for in Article 9(4), (iv) from the national reserve, .
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 623 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) in paragraph 1(e) by proceeding, if necessary, to linear reduction of one or several of the payments to be made to the beneficiaries of the relevant payments in accordance with this title and within the limits set out in paragraphs 1 and 3the amounts referred to in point (a)(i) and (ii) of this paragraph.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 624 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 8 – point b a (new)
(ba) Where a Member State has made retentions in accordance with Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, it may continue to use those funds for the sectors in which it applied in accordance with the criteria laid down in paragraph 1(a) of this article.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2008/0103(CNS)

SECTION 1 A AREA PAYMENT FOR NUTS Article 74a Community aid 1. A Community aid shall be granted to farmers producing nuts under the conditions laid down in this Chapter. Nuts shall include: — almonds falling within CN codes 0802 11 and 0802 12, — hazelnuts or filberts falling within CN codes 0802 21 and 0802 22, — walnuts falling within CN codes 0802 31 and 0802 32, — pistachios falling within CN codes 0802 50, — locust beans falling within CN codes 1212 10 10. 2. Member States may differentiate the aid in function of the products or by increasing or decreasing the national guaranteed areas (hereinafter referred to as the "NGA") established in Article 84(3). However, in each Member State, the total amount of aid granted in a given year shall not be higher than the ceiling referred to in Article 84(1). Article 74b Areas 1. A Member State shall grant the Community aid within the limit of a ceiling calculated by multiplying the number of hectares of its NGA as fixed in paragraph 3 by the average amount of EUR 120,75. 2. A maximum guaranteed area of 829 229 ha is hereby established. 3. The maximum guaranteed area referred to in paragraph 2 shall be divided into the following NGA: Belgium 100 ha Bulgaria 11 984 ha Germany 1 500 ha France 17 300 ha Greece 41 100 ha Italy 130 100 ha Cyprus 5 100 ha Luxembourg 100 ha Hungary 2 900 ha Netherlands 100 ha Austria 100 ha Poland 4 200 ha Portugal 41 300 ha Romania 1 645 ha Slovenia 300 ha Slovakia 3 100ha Spain 568 200 ha United Kingdom 100 ha. 4. A Member State may subdivide its NGA into sub-areas in accordance with objective criteria, in particular at regional level or in relation to the production. Article 74c Overrun of the sub-base areas When a Member State subdivides its NGA in sub-base areas and one or more sub- base areas are exceeded, the area per farmer for which Community aid is claimed shall be reduced proportionately in that year for the farmers in the sub- base areas where their limits have been exceeded. This reduction shall be made when, in the Member State concerned, the areas in sub-base areas, which have not reached their limits, have been redistributed to sub-base areas in which those limits have been exceeded. Article 74d Conditions for eligibility 1. Payment of the Community aid shall be conditional on, in particular, minimum plot size and tree density. 2. Areas in improvement plans within the meaning of Article 14(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of the Council of 18 May 1972 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables become eligible for aid under this scheme on 1 January of the year following the year in which the improvement plan expired. 3. Member States may make the granting of Community aid conditional on farmers being members of a producer organisation recognised under Articles 125b or 125e of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. 4. If the provision of paragraph 3 is applied, Member States may decide that the payment of the aid referred to in paragraph 1 is made to a producer organisation on behalf of its members. The amount of aid received by the producer organisation shall be paid to its members. However, Member States may authorise a producer organisation, as compensation for the services provided to its members, to operate a deduction on the amount of Community aid up to a maximum of 2 %. Article 7e National aid 1. Member States may grant national aid, in addition to the Community aid, up to a maximum of EUR 120,75 per hectare per year. 2. The national aid may be paid only for areas receiving Community aid. 3. Member States may make the granting of national aid conditional on farmers being members of a producer organisation recognised under Articles 125b or 125e of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
2008/09/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 742 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – line 5 – column 2
Title IV, Chapter 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/20031, Section 1a of this Regulation
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 768 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X –part I – indent 2
- from 2010, the protein crop premium provided for in Chapter 2 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 769 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I – indent 3
– from 2010 the crop specific payment for rice provided for in Chapter III of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of this Regulation, in accordance with the time schedule provided for in Article 72(2) of this Regulation;deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 773 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I – indent 4
- from 2010, the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003;deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 777 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I – indent 5
- from 2011 the aid for processing dried fodder provided for in Subsection I of Section I of Chapter IV of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007;deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 783 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – part I a (new)
Ia From 2010, where a Member State does not take the decision referred to in Article 64(1) (new) of this Regulation: - the protein crop premium provided for in Chapter 2 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003; - the crop specific payment for rice provided for in Chapter III of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Section 1 of Chapter 1 of Title IV of this Regulation, in accordance with the time schedule provided for in Article 72(2) of this Regulation; - the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003; - the aid for processing dried fodder provided for in Subsection I of Section I of Chapter IV of Title I of Part II of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007;
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 788 #

2008/0103(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – table 5
'Nuts' tableThis table is deleted
2008/09/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products1. 1 OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall not apply to water, either taken in directly by the animals or intentionally incorporated into feed. However, it shall apply to feed designed to be administered in water.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) ‘Oral animal feeding’: the introduction of feedingstuffs into an animal’s gastrointestinal tract through the mouth with the aim of meeting the animal's nutritional needs and/or maintaining the productivity of normally healthy animals.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) ‘Compound feed’: mixture of at least two feed materials, whether or not containing feed additives, for oral animal feeding in the form of complete or complementary feed;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) ‘Feed supplement’: feed consisting of a mixture of additives of all categories, with the exception of those listed in Chapter 3 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005. In addition, it may be mixed with feed materials, but, by reason of its composition, it is not sufficient for a daily ration. Its purpose is to meet animals' temporary increased and/or special nutritional requirements. It is administered either with or separately from the daily ration or in water;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) ‘Carrier’: substance used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a feed additive in order to facilitate its handling, application or use without altering its technological function and without exerting any technological effect themselves;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) ‘Label’: any tag, brand, mark, pictorial or other descriptive matter, written, printed, stencilled, marked, embossed, impressed on, or attached to a container of feed or information in any medium referring to or accompanying such feed;
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point r a (new)
(ra) 'First placing on the market': the first placing on the market of a feed after its manufacture or import.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Manufacturers of feedThe person responsible for the first placing on the market shall make available to the authorities responsible for carrying out official controls any information concerning the composition or claimed properties of the feed they places on the market which enables the accuracy of the information given by the labelling to be verified.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Marketing of nutritional supplements The manufacture, distribution and use of nutritional supplements should conform to the rules laid down in a Community Code of Practice that will be adopted in accordance with this Regulation. This Code should, specifically, cover the composition, intended use and method of use of the nutritional supplement, bearing in mind the requirements of Regulation (EC) 183/2005.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11– paragraph 3
3. Where feed is offered for sale by means of distance communication as defined in Article 2 of Directive 97/7/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council, the mandatory labelling particulars required by this Regulation shall appear on the material supporting the distance selling, or be provided by any other appropriate means. At all events, provision of the particulars referred to in Article 15(d), (e) and (f) and Article 17(d) and (e) shall become mandatory only when the feed is delivered.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the person responsible for the labelling provides on request of the competent authority a scientific substantiation of the truthfulness of the claim, either via publicly available scientific evidence or through documented company research which is open to scientific review. The scientific substantiation shall be available at the time the feed is placed on the market. In order to guarantee appropriate scientific quality and uniform implementation, the Commission shall lay down guidelines concerning the requirements to be met by the scientific substantiation and its documentation. These guidelines shall also incorporate procedures for appraising the scientific substantiation by means of checks to be performed by the competent supervisory authorities. The guidelines shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) If the claim relates or may relate to a function of an additive on the basis of the functional groups referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the presence of the additive in an effective concentration shall be regarded as sufficient substantiation of the truthfulness of the claim. If the claim in question is or cannot be related to a function of an additive, the appraisal of the scientific substantiation of the claim shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 of 25 April 2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives . 1 OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The mandatory labelling particulars shall be given in their entirety in a prominent place on the packaging, the container or on a label attached thereto, in a conspicuous, clearlyIf the feed is sold to a feed business, the purchaser shall be informed of the mandatory labelling particulars in the most appropriate way and in a legible and indelcomprehensible manner, in at least the language or one of the official languages of the Member State in which it is placed on the market.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. If the feed is sold to a person other than a feed business, the mandatory labelling particulars shall be given in their entirety in a prominent place on the packaging, the container or on a label attached thereto, in a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible manner, or on an insert, in the language of the Member State in which it is placed on the market. The mandatory labelling particulars shall be easily identifiable and not be obscured by any other information. They shall be displayed in a colour, font and size that does not obscure or emphasize any part of the information, unless such variation is to draw attention to precautionary statements.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Specifications to the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 may be included in the Community Codes referred to in Article 26. The Codes should, specifically, indicate the manner in which the mandatory labelling particulars should be displayed.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the requirements laid down in Articles 15, 16, 17 and 18, feed containing a level of undesirable substances in excess of that permitted under Directive 2002/32/EC shall be labelled ‘feed with excessive level(s) of … (designation of the undesirable substance(s) in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC), only intended for authorised detoxification establishments’. The authorisation of those establishments shall be based on Article 10(2) or (3) of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005which does not comply with the European legal specifications set out in Annex VIa shall bear the labelling particulars laid down in Annex VIa.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In case the contamination is intended to be reduced or eliminated by cleaning, the additional labelling of contaminated feed shall be ‘feed with excessive level(s) of … (designation of the undesirable substance(s) in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC), only to be used as feed after adequate cleaning’The Commission may amend Annex VIa in order to bring it into line with legislative progress towards the development of standards.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1
1. The following additives shall be listed with their name, added amount, or identification number, added amount and respective name of the functional group such as laid down in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 or the category in case of ‘coccidiostats and histomonostats’:
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 164 #

2008/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI a (new)
ANNEX VIa Specific provisions for the labelling of feed that does not meet safety and marketing requirements 1. Feed containing a level of undesirable substances in excess of that permitted under Directive 2002/32/EC shall be labelled ‘feed with excessive level(s) of … (designation of the undesirable substance(s) in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC), only intended for authorised detoxification establishments’. The authorisation of those establishments shall be based on Article 10(2) or (3) of Regulation (EC) No 183/2005. 2. In case the contamination is intended to be reduced or eliminated by cleaning, the additional labelling of contaminated feed shall be ‘feed with excessive level(s) of … (designation of the undesirable substance(s) in accordance with Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC), only to be used as feed after adequate cleaning’.
2008/07/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas animals are living, sentient beings and theirefore cannot be treated as commodities; whereas the protection and humanecorrect treatment of animals is a cultural and civilisational challenge for 21st- Century Europe,
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas animal welfare is importantamong the factors contributory to animal health and is justified on nbot justh ethical but alsoand economic grounds, and must be grounded on solid scientific bases,
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in the last decade the European livestock population has suffered several outbreaks of disease – some already known and others new, such as SARS – which have entailed serious financial losses for livestock farmers and, in some cases, created concern and a lack of confidence among consumers,
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas trade is becoming increasingly globalised and the trade in animal products is on the increase, both within the EU and internationally,
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the new Animal Health Strategy for the EU covers the time-frame 2007-2013,
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the development of a strategic approach to EU animal health policy as well as the proposals for risk- based objectives and better regulation, and supports the overall aims, objectives and principles set out in the communicationnd supports the overall aims, objectives and principles set out in the communication, which will enable the EU to reinforce its protection mechanisms and preparedness in the face of the onset of new epizootic diseases;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Alerts the Commission and the Council to the fact that the 2007-2013 time-frame laid down in the communication is impossible to respect, given that the discussions on the communication are still on-going and the basic legislation required for its implementation will not exist until 2010 at the earliest;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls, in this respect, for greater ambition and for a longer-term view from the Commission when bringing forward its legislative proposals, which will enable benefits to be derived from other coming discussions that will affect the EU’s budgetary resources and political priorities in the future;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that farmers, breeders and owners have an essential role to play in monitoring the health of animals and in the prevention and detection of diseases;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. EndorsWelcomes the vision and purpose set out by the Commission, under which 'extensive stakeholder consultation' and 'a firm commitment to high standards of animal health' will to hold extensive consultations with stakeholders to facilitate both the establishment of priorities consistent with the strategic goals and a review of what constitute acceptable and appropriate standards; reminds it, however, that the framing and implementation of policies is the exclusive responsibility of the public authorities, which in this specific case are the risk managers (the Commission, Parliament and the Member States);
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the strategy's recognition of thePoints out that although there is a crucial relationship between the health of animals and their welfare, and expects to see both issues considered as going hand ithe primary aim of the strategy is to revise extensively the manner in which Europe combats epizootic diseases, by reinforcing protection hand in the upcoming policy; preparedness in the face of these emerging diseases;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission’s intent to introduce a communication strategy on risk, managed by stakeholders and consumers; points out that although Europe’s livestock production is safer than ever and subject to rigorous checks, the way that the public perceive this area is far from satisfactory, which in the case of some recent crises has already created problems for the market owing to a loss of confidence;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Proposes, as a result, that a Permanent Communication Office be created alongside the Animal Health Advisory Committee, made up of professionals and equipped with the latest technology, and instructed to frame and implement a strategy on communication in times of crisis and in times of plenty;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the animal health strategy should also cover the activities of abattoirs, animal transport businesses and feed suppliersfocus on the four pillars indicated in the document: pinpointing of priority risks, modernisation of legislation, better prevention and preparedness in the face of crises and encouragement of scientific research;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the proposed strategy can produce positive results if clear and transparent arrangements are laid down for the funding of the individual measures, something that the Commission communication fails to do; considers which, as in the case of strengthening surveillance systems and biosafety measures, will require greater funding; criticises the Commission for the fact that the communication makes no mention of the funding requirements for this policy; considers, moreover, that the strategy should clearly indicate by whom, and in what amount, individual measures – such as ensuring biological security on farms, vaccination programmes, scientific research or higher animal welfare standards – are to be funded;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Voices its dissatisfaction at the indications that individual measures will be financed from ‘existing’ funds, since those funds may prove inadequate and calls on the Commission to advocate enhancing the possibilities of the current veterinary fund, preparing its arguments for the budget discussions that will begin in 2009;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Points to the need for risk categorisation also to cover issues relating to stocking density; points out that high stocking densities on large farms using industrial breeding methods are usually detrimental to the welfare of the animals and, furthermore, significantly increase the risk of disease and hamper disease control; takes the view that agricultural policy should encourage lower stocking densities and should not provide incentives for the establishment of large holdings; stresses, furthermore, that large, intensive livestock holdings should come under special veterinary, sanitary and environmental surveillance and that their siting should not adversely affect the local population or the environmentthe process of establishing that risk profiling and categorisation, which is already under way at EU level, to be based on reliable scientific data and to take into account both social issues and ethical and economic ones;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the heightened risks involved in long-distance transport of live animals, which spreads disease and hampers disease-control efforts; considers, in this connection, that restrictions should be placed on the transport of live animals and that thought should be given to p, at Community and global level, in the increase in the movements of animals and people, which spreads disease and hampers disease-control efforts; points out that, since this situation is unstoppable, it is necessary to adopt measures to avert the dangers relacting an eight-hour ceiling on transport timto animal health and avoid the spread of diseases;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Shares the view that the current EU animal health framework is complicated, unclear and non-transpar and fragmented and thushence needs to be made more coherentsimplified; takes the view that the fundamental rules governing action on animal health should, where possible, be set out in a single legislative act;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the need for a revision of the current cofinancing instrument and stresses that cofinancing arrangements should cover, among other things, risk categorisation, on the basis of the principle that the greater the risk, the greater the responsibility of anyone contributing to that riskwhich makes it possible to ensure that all the players assume their responsibilities and play a part in detecting and eradicating diseases;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out in this respect that producers currently only receive partial compensation for the culling of sick animals in the event of an epizootic outbreak, and have to bear every aspect of loss of income, making them the main losers;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Fully shares the view that the compensation system cannot be confined to the provision of compensation to owners of animals that are culled in response to the outbreak of disease, butis system should be combined with risk-prevention incentives, on the basis of the principle that the better the animal health and welfare standards owners maintain, the better they are compensated in the event of a disease outbreak; takes the view that that principle should also apply to Member States, as an incentive to reduce risk levels;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Indicates the need for a substantial Community contribution in respect of those major diseases, in order to ensure equal treatment and opportunities where these are beyond the resources of the countries and producers concerned;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Agrees that there is a need to strengthen the role of the Community at international level in the negotiation of export conditions, as has already been done for import conditions and for consignments to certain third countries;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Takes the view that veterinary and customs controls at EU borders should be particularly rigorous with a view to preventing the illegal import of or trafficking in animals, given the major risk of spreading disease that they entail; draws attention, in this connection, to the need for organisational, training and financial assistance to be provided to veterinary services at the EU's external borders, including its maritime borders, in particular in the new Member States;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to establish mechanisms to ensure better coordination between customs services, veterinary services and tour operators, so that they facilitate better cooperation between Member States at European level and with third countries;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses the need for veterinary surgeons to be provided with effective training in prompt detection of serious animal- related threats and for support for such training at EU level, together with measures to ensure its consistency;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Takes the view that, in connection with action in response to the threat of a crisis, it is essential to ensure the availability of specialist knowledge and of humane means of carrying out any necessary culling of animals that will spare them unnecessary sufferingwith as little suffering as possible, in recognition of the fact that they are living, sentient beings;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2007/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Points to the need for the development of a network of Community and national reference laboratories dealing with animal diseases, and agrees that scientifically uniform test methods shoincreased collaboration between European Agencies and national research bodies dealing with animal diseases, and agrees with the Commission on the need to review, and if necessary broaden, the sphere of competence of the Community Reference Laboratories following their assessment, scheduled be appliedfor this year;
2008/03/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas including young people in the ownership of farms is of vital importance for rural areas, since in most rural areas economic activity and the social fabric are still underpinned by agriculture,
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, even though the various policies in support of young farmers haveare helping to breathed new life into Europe's farming sector by facilitating generation change, generation change among farm owners remains a challenge in the EU,
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the continuing difficulties stemming from high setting-up costs, including agricultural property sale and rental prices and the need to purchase new equipment and machines in order to make technological and logistical improvements;(Does not affect English version.)
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the provision made for the granting of setting-up support to young farmers, even partial setting-up, to be conditional on the submission of a business plan for the development of their farming activitiend non-farming activities linked to rural areas;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for setting-up support for farmers carrying out multifunctional activities (farming and non-farming) to be extended to allow access to initial setting- up support for young farmers who carry out farming activities only, or who complement them with other income acquired in rural areas;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 78 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States to allow access to initial setting-up support for young people, both men and women, who are in a precarious situation as regards ownership and require such support to adapt their farms, either by carrying out farming activities or by complementing them with other income, so that they provide them with a livelihood measured in terms of available income and work;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Proposes that preference be given to young people, and above all women, in all rural development measures (Leader, investment, etc.);
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that, in line with the new thrust of the CAP, the diversification of income sources should be encouraged and the focus should be placed onby supporting farming and complementary activities and the recognition of European agriculture's distinguishingcharacteristic features;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that priority should be given to securing genuine simplification and greater transparency in the implementation of instruments and measures for young farmers carrying out farming activities, even where they are complemented by other non-farming activities linked to rural areas which are necessary for the farm's viability;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that overall setting-up and holding-development plans should include special measures for women farmers, thus promoting gender equality and stimulating genuine equality by means of positive actions to include women;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 169 #

2007/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to bring special incentives to bear with a view to ensuring that, in connection with the granting of initial setting-up support, preference is given to company-based structures, with a view to limiting the breaking up of farms and achieving greater competitiveness;
2008/04/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas sheep and goat farming play a key environmental role that includes the natural upkeep of less fertile areas and the preservation of landscapes and sensitive eco-systems,
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the sheep and goat sectors in the EU, which are concentrated in less favoured areas, are witnessing a critical decline in production and an exodus of producers into other sectors, in other words a trend towards its disappearance,
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ca (new)
Ca. whereas certain aspects of the CAP reform of 2003, such as the decoupling of the ewe premium, have had devastating effects on production;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the sheep and goat sectors in the EU are characterised by low producer incomes, falling domestic production and declining consumption, especially by the younger generations, and are exposed to increasing international market competition,
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the systems of sheep and goat produc, despite the existence of major variations in Northern and Southern Europe are significantly differentthe nature of sheep farms in Europe, the majority are to be found in less-favoured areas,
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Ea (new)
Ea. whereas the systems of sheep and goat production in Northern and Southern Europe are significantly different; whereas in Southern Europe they occupy the poorest soils and areas of difficult access for other livestock;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Eb (new)
Eb. whereas sheep farming, which has always been exposed to a number of well- known diseases, is now also being affected by emerging diseases such as bluetongue;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the urgent need for action to be taken by the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to halt the decline in sheep and goat production in Europe and relaunch the consumption of these products, and advocates the maintenance of these traditional, eco- friendly farming enterprises and a Community supply base of EU lambwith their role in supplying the Community market;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory sentence
3. Calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to direct additional financial support as a matter of urgency to the EU sheep and goat producers in order to retain a critical mass of sheep and goat production in the EU; calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to restructure the future financing of these sectors as part of the CAP Health Check through the implementation of a variety of measure, giving each Member State the flexibility of choosing fromone or more of the following possible financing options:
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1
Introduction of a new Environmental Sheep Maintenance Scheme per ewe to be either a) financed directly by National Government funding or b) co-financed by EU and National Governments to arrest the decline in production, linked to the positive environmental attributes associated with the maintenance of sheep production as well as achieving improvements in technical and quality areas of production
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 4
The use of Modulation support as referenced under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to sheep and goat producerInclusion of measures in support of sheep and goat producers among the new challenges arising from the CAP 'check- up' under the second pillar, with the possibility of using Modulation support funds;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to introduce an additional payment for traditional mountainous breeds in order to preserve sheep in sensitive areas, to be either a) financed directly by National Governments or b) co-financed by EU and National Government farmers and those in other areas with particular difficulties, in order to preserve sheep in sensitive areas, which could take the form of a basic Community premium which the Member States could complement up to a maximum threshold, following the model of the old complementary national premium for suckler cows;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers to review, with regard to the introduction of an electronic identification system for sheep intended for 31/12/2009 due to the difficulty in implementation, high costs and unproven benefits; asks that each Member State be allowed the discretion of introducing this system on a voluntary basis- a system which, while it will improve traceability and flock management and boost the fight against fraud, will involve additional administrative expenses and high costs for a sector in crisis - to examine the possibility of introducing Community funding for its implementation throughout the Union;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to introduce a mandatory EU labelling regulation system for sheepmeat products, which would have an EU wide logo to allow consumers to distinguish between EU products and those from third countries, which would be underwritten by a number of criteria including a farm assurance scheme and a country of origin indicationcreate a 'European mark' for sheepmeat and goatmeat produced in the EU and derived products, via the introduction of a mandatory labelling system, ensurabling thate consumers are fully aware as to the point of origin of the product to distinguish EU products from imports;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to give priority to increaseing the current annual EU Food Promotion Budgetbudget of the Community fund for the promotion of EU agricultural products, which is valued at €45 million for 2008 and to ring fence funding for EU lamb, and to change, simplify and streamline the practical rules governing theits operation of the budget so that lamb products can be given meaningful access to the budget, so that sheepmeat and goatmeat products can be given access to it, including, if necessary, the establishment of a reserve for funding specific measures for the sector;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to undertake, in general terms and at Community level, a communication campaign targeted on consumers as a whole and backed up by innovative actions (from making different consumer preparations available at the various sales outlets to campaigns spearheaded by celebrated European chefs), stressing the quality of the product and disseminating awareness of its culinary potential;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to provide specific aids to finance both holdings' development and innovation costs and the industrial costs arising from the presentation of products, packaging or production processes;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15b (new)
15b. Draws attention to the risk of disappearance of the occupation of sheep or goat farmer, as well as those of milker and shearer, and calls on the Commission, in its strategy for the sector, to include measures for communication and exchange of professionals involving the public and educational establishments, as well as programmes for mobility between Member States for professionals and students of agriculture;
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2007/2192(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15c (new)
15c. Stresses that in some regions of the EU competitiveness would be enhanced by a greater organisation of the sector, and therefore advocates legal recognition of the organisations concerned, as well as incentives for the creation and management of producers' associations (including cooperatives);
2008/05/14
Committee: AGRI