124 Amendments of Niels BUSK
Amendment 199 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that those thresholds should be set at the lowest possible level, but at the same time that they should be set so that they are achievable in practice and so that the possibilities of co- existence between genetically modified, organic and conventional crops are maintained;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that the wording of Article 37(3) gives the impression that certain measures which were previously covered by the consultation procedure could now be taken by the Council alone without even consulting Parliament;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the comitology procedures adopted on the basis of Article 202 of the EC Treaty will be repealed; emphasises the key role that Parliament has to play with regard to Article 249C in formulating a new comitology framework (i.e. by adopting acts in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure), especially with regard to the role of committees in the field of agriculture; stresses, therefore, the need to ensure that the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is represented in the interinstitutional negotiations that will formulate the new comitology framework;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a pilot project for assessing the costs for farmers which stem from compliance with EU standards in the fields of the environment, animal welfare and food safety, as well as the costs for farmers associated with the provision of public goods such as landscape preservation through farming activities;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for a significant increase in appropriations for the school fruit scheme;
Amendment 24 #
Amendment 34 #
2008/0160(COD)
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Commission proposal be rejected.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The fundamental economic and social interests of Inuit communities traditionally engaged in the hunting of seals as a means to ensure their subsistence should not be adversely affected. The hunt is an integrated part of the culture and the identity of the members of the Inuit society and is, as such, protected by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples. It represents a source of income and contributes to the subsistence of the hunter. Therefore, seal products deriving from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit communities and which contribute to their subsistence should not be covered by the prohibitions provided for in this Regulation
Amendment 64 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – point 6 a (new)
6a. Inuit means indigenous members of the Inuit homeland - i.e. those Arctic and subarctic areas where, presently or traditionally, Inuit have Aboriginal rights and interests - recognised by Inuit as being of their people and shall include Inupiat, Yupik (Alaska), Inuit, Inuvialuit (Canada), Kalaallit (Greenland) and Yupik (Russia).
Amendment 67 #
2008/0160(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to seal products resulting from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit communities and which contribute to their subsistenceor the limited numbers of hunts by communities dependent on artisanal fishing and which contribute to their subsistence or to the regulated and controlled management of seal populations with a view to mitigating the damage occasioned to fish stocks, in accordance with a national plan for maintaining the balance of naturalresources and protecting biodiversity.
Amendment 393 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 7, 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid for regardless of where it is provided. The Member State of affiliation may elect to reimburse the costs to the insured person which are covered by the Member State of affiliation in advance, in the form of a voucher, for example.
Amendment 452 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of reimbursement of healthcare provided in another Member State in accordance with this Directive, hospital care shall mean: a) healthcare which requires overnight accommodation of the patient in question for at least one night. b) healthcare, included in a specific list, that does not require overnight accommodation of the patient for at least one night. This list shall be limited to: - healthcare that but that: - requires use of highly specialised and cost-intensive medical infrastructure or medical equipment; or - healthcare involvinges treatments presenting a particular risk for the patient or the population.
Amendment 475 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3.The Member State of affiliation may provide for a system of prior authorisation for reimbursement by its social security system of the cost of hospital care provided in another Member State where the following conditions are met: a) had the healthcare been provided in its territory, it would have been assumed by the Member State's social security system; and b) the purpose of the system is to address the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the present Article and to prevent it from seriously undermining, or being likely to seriously undermine: i) the financial balance of the Member State's social security system; and/or ii) the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concerned Member State.
Amendment 487 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The prior authorisation system shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate to avoid such impact, and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.
Amendment 140 #
2008/0110(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. However, for the transport of animal by-products and processed products on their own territory Member States may approve an alternative system, instead of a commercial document. Such a system must be approved by the competent authority and must ensure full traceability of all animal by-products.
Amendment 139 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 21
Article 4 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Part II – title I – chapter IV – section I – sub-section III – Article 95 a – point 1
Part II – title I – chapter IV – section I – sub-section III – Article 95 a – point 1
1. A premium of EUR 22,25 per tonne of starch produced shall be paid for the 2009/10, 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2010/112/2013 marketing years to undertakings producing potato starch for the quantity of potato starch up to the quota limit referred to in Article 84a(2), provided that they have paid to potato producers a minimum price for all the potatoes necessary to produce starch up to that quota limit.
Amendment 152 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 – point 32
Article 4 – point 32
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Article 184
Article 184
"5. before 30 June 2011 to the European Parliament and Council on the conditions for smoothly phasing out the milk quota system, including, in particular, possible further increases in quotas or, possible reductions in the superlevy or other measures to ensure a soft landing in the dairy markets of all Member States. The report shall be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate proposals."
Amendment 155 #
2008/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 144 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Continuous efforts should be made towards achieving simplification, improvement and harmonisation of the cross-compliance system. The Commission should therefore present a report on the application of the cross- compliance system every two years.
Amendment 145 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Reduced administrative burdens, harmonised checks, amalgamation of checks, including within the European institutions, and timely payments would increase the overall support among farmers for the cross-compliance system and thus increase the effectiveness of the policy.
Amendment 146 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
Amendment 147 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 d (new)
Recital 2 d (new)
(2d) Member States should ensure that farmers are not penalised twice (i.e. through the reduction or withholding of payments, as well as a fine following non- compliance with the relevant national legislation) for the same case of non- compliance.
Amendment 156 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to achieve a better balance between policy tools designed to promote sustainable agriculture and those designed to promote rural development, a system of compulsory progressive reduction of direct payments (“modulation”) was introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. This system should be maintained at the current rate of 5 %, including the exemption of payments up to EUR 5000 from its application.
Amendment 192 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 206 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The cross-compliance system and/or the CAP is likely to require further adjustment in the future, as current payment levels do not always seem to be proportionate with the compliance efforts made by the farmers concerned, since payments still depend to a large extent on historic spending. Animal welfare legislation is obviously particularly burdensome for livestock farmers, something which is not reflected in the level of their payments. However, if imported products were to meet the same animal welfare standards, then there would be no need to compensate farmers for their compliance with Community legislation in this area. The Commission should therefore strive for recognition of the non-trade concerns as import criteria within the World Trade Organisation negotiations.
Amendment 216 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use up to 105% 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 agriculfor insurance and mutural 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 sectorfunds. 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 direct economic losses in case of animal or plant 1 Texts Adopted P6_TA(2008)0310. 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 accordinglydiseases. The conditions applicable to the financial contributions to crop insurance and animal or plant disease related compensation should be established accordingly. Moreover, new legislation will be needed, obliging Member States to introduce cost-sharing schemes for farmers, which will deal with the costs which arise due to outbreaks of contagious animal diseases. The new legislation should set a common framework within which Member States will have to set up these cost-sharing schemes. The aim of this new legislation will be to do away with the distortion of competition between farmers from different Member States, caused by differences in national public contributions towards the costs which arise due to outbreaks of contagious animal diseases. The new legislation should also aim to encourage farmers to minimise the risk of infection and spread of contagious animal diseases. Member States that already have cost-sharing schemes for their farmers will have to modify these schemes in such a way as to ensure they are compatible with the common framework.
Amendment 234 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) As a consequence of the 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 or production quotas of farmers 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.
Amendment 258 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural land, especially land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition on the basis of the framework set up in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation, farming practices, and farm structures. For that sake the standards mentioned in the right column of Annex III shall be seen as indicative. Issues and standards of Annex III shall be deemed to have been met by a Member State in case they are already covered by controls on statutory management requirements of Annex II in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 271 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – Introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – Introductory part
1. Any amount of direct payments to be granted in a given calendar year to a farmer that exceeds EUR 5 000 shall be reduced for each year until 2012 by the following percentages:with 5 % until 2012.
Amendment 275 #
Amendment 282 #
Amendment 289 #
Amendment 296 #
Amendment 373 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The remaining amount resulting from the application of Article 7(1) and the amounts resulting from the application of Article 7(2) shall be allocated to the Member State where the corresponding amounts have been generated, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2). They shall be used in accordance with Article 69(5a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
Amendment 391 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Any amount resulting from the application of Article 7(1) and (2) shall be allocated to the new Member State where the corresponding amounts have been generated in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 128(2). They shall be used in accordance with Article 69(5a) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005.
Amendment 403 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall carry out on-the- spot-checks to verify whether the farmer complies with the obligations referred to in Chapter 1. These controls shall take place within a period of not more than one day for a particular farm.
Amendment 406 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
2. Member States may make use of their existing administration and control systems to ensure compliance with the statutory management requirements and good agricultural and environmental condition referred to in Chapter 1. However, Member States shall endeavour to limit the number of controlling agencies and the number of persons carrying out the on-the-spot checks on a particular farm.
Amendment 407 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may make use of private administration and control systems, provided they have been officially accredited by the national authorities.
Amendment 408 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 b(new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 b(new)
2b. Member States shall endeavour to plan controls in such a way that farms which can best be controlled in a particular period during the year, due to seasonal reasons, are indeed controlled in that particular period. However, if the controlling agency could not control a particular statutory management requirement, or a part thereof, or good agricultural and environmental conditions during an on-the-spot check, due to seasonal reasons, those requirements and conditions shall be deemed to be met.
Amendment 415 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where a reduction or exclusion of payments is being applied in case of non compliance with cross-compliance rules, as referred to in Article 25, no fine shall be imposed under the corresponding national legislation for the same case of non-compliance. Where a fine has been imposed following non-compliance with national legislation, no reduction or exclusion of payments shall be imposed for the same case of non-compliance.
Amendment 416 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Amendment 444 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Payments shall be made up to twice a year within the period from 1 December to 30 June of the following calendar year, and shall include a payment of interest at market rates on the amount due from 30 June of the following calendar year.
Amendment 448 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. PNo payments shall be made in respect of an application under support schemes listed in Annex I shall not be made before the controls with regard to eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member State pursuant to Article 22, have been finalised on that application.
Amendment 454 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 514 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
2. In 2010 and 2011, Member States that in accordance with Article 68(1), 68(2)(a)(ii) or 68(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 retained all or part of the national ceilings referred to in Article 41 of this Regulation corresponding to the slaughtering premium for calves, the slaughtering premium for animals other than for calves or the special male premium mayshall make an additional payment to farmer. The additional payments shall be granted on slaughtering of calves, on slaughtering of bovine animals other than calves and for holding male bovine animals, under the conditions provided for in Section 8 of Chapter 1 of Title IV. The additional payment shall be made at 50% of the level applied under Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and within the limit fixed in accordance with Article 53(2) of this Regulation.
Amendment 526 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts referred in Annex XI that were available for coupled support under the schemes referred under point I of Annex X shall be distributed by the Member States amongst the farmers in the sectors concerned in accordance with objective and non discriminatory criteria taking account, in particular, of support that those farmers received, directly or indirectly, under the relevant support schemes or production quotas during one or more years of the period 2005 to 200811.
Amendment 533 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 5 – titre
Chapter 5 – titre
SPECIFIC SUPPORTUPPORT FOR INSURANCES AND MUTUAL FOODS
Amendment 541 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may decide by 1 August 2009 at the latest to use from 2010for every calendar year before 1 August of the year before to use up to 105% of their national ceilings referred to in Article 41 to grant support to farmers:
Amendment 549 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 564 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 572 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 582 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Amendment 590 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3
Article 68 – paragraph 3
Amendment 602 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4
Article 68 – paragraph 4
Amendment 612 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) in paragraph 1(a) and (d) shall take the form of annual additional payments,
Amendment 613 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 615 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 617 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 6
Article 68 – paragraph 6
Amendment 635 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States may grant financial contributions to premiums for crop insurance against losses caused by adverse climatic events, or adverse climatic events for which is know that they cause losses.
Amendment 665 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 'mutual fund' shall mean a system accredited by the Member State in accordance with national law and European legislation still to be decided for affiliated farmers to insure themselves as described in paragraph 2a, by granting compensation payments to such farmers affected by economic losses caused by the outbreak of quarantine animal or plant disease or for affiliated farmers to insure themselves, by granting compensation payments to such farmers affected by direct losses caused by the outbreak of quarantine animal or plant disease;
Amendment 667 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'direct losses' shall mean any direct cost incurred by a farmer as a result of implementation of European veterinary or phytosanitary legislation.
Amendment 669 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 70 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall set up obligatory cost sharing schemes for their farmers, which will cater for the costs of outbreaks of contagious animal diseases within a common framework to be defined as part of new European legislation. The aim of this new legislation is to prevent that future outbreaks will have to be funded by diminishing income support and to abolish the distortion of competition between farmers from different Member States, following the differences in national public contributions to the costs of outbreaks of contagious animal diseases. Another aim of the new legislation is to stimulate farmers in minimising the risk of infection and spread of contagious animal diseases. Member States that already have obligatory cost sharing schemes for their farmers will have to modify these schemes in such a way that they become compatible with the common framework.
Amendment 671 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 − subparagraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 3 − subparagraph 1
3. The mutual funds shall pay the financial compensation directly to affiliated farmers who are affected by economic or direct losses.
Amendment 676 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The first subparagraph shall not prejudice any powers of Member States to cover their participation in the financing of the financial contributions in full or in part through obligatory systems of collective responsibility in the sectors concerned, pending the implementation of new European legislation introducing a framework for the obligatory introduction by all Member States of cost sharing schemes for outbreaks of contagious animal diseases.
Amendment 677 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 7
Article 70 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall define the rules for the constitution and the management of the mutual funds, notably for the granting of compensation payments to farmers in case of crisis, or for the administration and control of these rules. These rules shall be in accordance with the common framework to be established as part of the new European legislation as mentioned in paragraph 2a.
Amendment 739 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 133 a (new)
Article 133 a (new)
Article 133a Study on costs of compliance The Commission shall execute a study assessing the actual costs for farmers stemming from complying with the EU's legislation in the fields of environment, animal welfare and food safety, and which go beyond the standards that import products are subject to. This legislation concerns among others the regulations and directives of Annex II underpinning the Cross Compliance system, as well as the standards defined as Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) of Annex III which is also part of the Cross Compliance requirements. The study shall assess the compliance costs as described above in all Member States, which might differ between Member States and even between regions within Member States following their differences in climatic, geological, production, economic and social features.
Amendment 745 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point A – point 4
Annex II – point A – point 4
4. Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Articles 4 and 5 concerning 6 Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of watersgroundwater against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1) and deterioration
Amendment 764 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – line 5 – column 2 – indent 1
Annex III – line 5 – column 2 – indent 1
– Establishment of buffer strips along water courses in accordance with relevant common legislation on the protection of surface water,
Amendment 53 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) To appeal to the average consumer and to serve the informative purpose for which it is introduced, and given the current level of knowledge on the subject of nutrition, the information provided should be simple and easily understood. Research has indicated that consumers find the information in the principal field of view or 'front ofIt is important that consumers can easily and readily find all the nutrition information, mandatory as well as voluntary, in one plack' is useful when making purchasing decisionse on the package. Therefore, to ensure that the consumers can readily see the essential nutrition information when purchasing foods, such information should be in the principalsame field of view of the label.
Amendment 56 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) In order to allow for additional ways of presenting nutrition information, which will enable consumers to make healthier choices, the mandatory nutrition declaration may be expressed as percentages of reference intakes. These reference intakes must be based on a solid scientific basis. For this purpose, EFSA has given a scientific opinion, which is the basis for the reference values.
Amendment 57 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The declaration in the principal field of view of the amounts of nutritional elements and comparative indicators in an easily recognisable form to enable an assessment of the nutritional properties of a food should be considered in its entirety as part of the nutrition declaration and not be treated as a group of individual claims.
Amendment 59 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Member States should retain the right, depending on local practical conditions and circumstances, to lay down rules in respect of the provision of information concerning non-prepacked foods, and prepacked foods and meals produced, and directly supplied, by local retail establishments or mass caterers to the final consumer. Although in such cases the consumer demand for other information is limited, information on potential allergens is considered very important. Evidence suggests that most food allergy incidents can be traced back to non-prepacked food. Therefore such information should always be provided to the consumer.
Amendment 63 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s a (new)
sa) ‘date of manufacture’ means the date on which the food becomes the product as described;
Amendment 78 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the date of manufacture;
Amendment 112 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point e)
Article 20 – point e)
(e) wine as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, all aromatised wine products defined in Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1601/1991, and similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, cider, perry, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of Article 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for labelling ingredients. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3);
Amendment 120 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b)
(b) the amounts of protein, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt.
Amendment 126 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
This paragraph shall not apply to wine as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, all aromatised wine products as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1601/1991 and similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, cider, perry, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of this paragraph on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for a mandatory nutrition declaration for these products. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).
Amendment 128 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a)
(a) transsaturated fats;
Amendment 132 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b)
(b) mono-unsaturateindustrial trans fats;
Amendment 134 #
Amendment 139 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of energy and nutrients or their components referred to in paragraph 1 shall be expressed per 100 g or per 100 ml or, subject to Article 32(2) and (3),. The amounts may, in addition, be expressed per portion.
Amendment 140 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. TIn addition to Article 31(2), the mandatory nutrition declaration shallmay be expressed, as appropriate, as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation to per 100 g or per 100 ml or per portion. When provided, the declaration on vitamins and minerals shall also be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Amendment 145 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Amendment 147 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to in Article 3129(1) and (2) related to the mandatory nutrition declaration shall be included in the principalsame field of vision. They shall be presented, where appropriate, together in a cletabular format in the following order: energy, protein, carbohydrates, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt.
Amendment 160 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 a (new)
Article 35 a (new)
Amendment 179 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – titre
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – titre
National measures for non-prepacked food
Amendment 180 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3
Article 41 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commmay decide not to require the provission the text of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 without delayof a nutrition declaration, as provided for in Article 9(1)(l), for prepacked foods and meals produced, and directly supplied, by local retail establishments or mass caterers to the final consumer.
Amendment 213 #
Amendment 219 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – part B – point 17 – column 1
Annex VI – part B – point 17 – column 1
17. Skeletal muscles36 of mammalian and bird species recognised as fit for human consumption with naturally included or adherent tissue, where the total fat and connective tissue content does not exceed the values indicated below and where the meat constitutes an ingredient of another food. The productsMeat obtained from flesh-bearing bones by mechanical means, not covered by the EU definition of ‘mechanically separated meat’ are exs referred to in Regulation 853/2004, is included fromin this definition.
Amendment 282 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) in the case of food of animal origin, the date of manufacture;
Amendment 514 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 - paragraph 3
Article 31 - paragraph 3
3. The mandatory nutrition declaration shall be expressed, as appropriate, as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in Part B of Annex XI in relation to per 100 g or per 100 ml or per portion. When provided, the declaration on vitamins and minerals shall also be expressed as a percentage of the reference intakes set out in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI.
Amendment 734 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – part B
Annex XI – part B
Amendment 13 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The existing definition of novel food should be clarified, with an explanation of the criteria for novelty, and updated by replacing the existing categories, with a reference to the general definition of food in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety.
Amendment 14 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The scope of this Regulation should include all foods which have not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. The criteria for novelty in relation to food should include the use of new species of organisms such as plants, animals, microorganisms, fungi or algae. Also the use of new parts of existing organisms and substances with a new molecular structure should be regarded as novel foods. An existing food should be considered novel if it has been modified in a way that changes its chemical composition, molecular structure, particle size or other elements, in a way that is likely to have an impact on food safety. It should also be clarified that a food should be considered as novel when it is applied a production technology, which was not previously used. In particular, emerging technologies in breeding and food production processes, which have an impact on food and thus might have an impact on food safety, should be covered by this Regulation. Novel food should therefore include foods derived from plants and animals, produced by non-traditional breeding techniques, and foods modified by new production processes, such as nanotechnology and nanoscience which might have an impact on food safety. Food derived from new plant varieties, or animal breeds produced by traditional breeding techniques, should not be considered as novel foods.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) If necessary, implementing measures should be adopted to provide for further criteria in order to facilitate the assessment of whether a food has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. If a food has been used exclusively as or in a food supplement, as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, prior that date, it can be placed on the market after that date for the same use without being considered as a novel food. However, that use as or in a food supplement should not be taken into account for the assessment whether it has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. Therefore, other uses of the food concerned, e.g. other than food supplement uses, have to be authorised in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 20 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The provisions of Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use1 should apply where, taking into account all its characteristics, a product may fall within the definition of "medicinal product" and within the definition of a product covered by other Community legislation. In this respect, a Member State may, if it establishes in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC that a substance is a medicinal product, restrict the placing on the market of such product in accordance with Community law. 1 OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Novel foods are subject to the general labelling requirements laid down in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs. In certain cases it might be necessary to provide for additional labelling information, in particular regarding the description of the food, its source, or its conditions of use, which may include information relating to ethical considerations. Therefore, the inclusion of a novel food in the Community list may impose specific conditions of use or labelling obligations.
Amendment 29 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) "novel food" means: (i) food that has not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997;, including (i) food of plant or animal origin when a non-traditional breeding technique not used before 15 May 1997 is applied to the plant or animal; and (ii) food to which is applied a new production process, not used before 15 May 1997, where that production process gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food which affect its nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances. The use of a food exclusively as, or in, a food supplement shall not be sufficient to show whetherthat it has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. However, if a food has been used exclusively as, or in, a food supplement prior that date, it can be placed on the Community market after that date for the same use without being considered as novel food. FBefore the date of application of this Regulation, further criteria for assessing ifwhether a food has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997, which are designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it, mayshall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(3). (ii) food of plant or animal origin when to the plant and animal is applied a non- traditional breeding technique not used before 15 May 1997; and (iii) food to which is applied a new production process, not used before 15 May 1997, where that production process gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food which affect its nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Article 6 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) it is considered to be produced under ethically acceptable conditions.
Amendment 37 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 39 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation − amending act
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Amendment 49 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The existing definition of novel food should be clarified and updated by replacing the existing categories, with a reference to the general definition of food in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety and an explanation of the criteria for novelty.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The scope of this Regulation should include all foods, which have not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. The criteria for novelty of a food should include the use of new species of organisms like plants, animals, microorganisms, fungi or algae. Also the use of new parts of existing organisms and substances with a new molecular structure should be regarded as novel foods. An existing food should be considered as novel if it has been modified in a way that changes its chemical composition, molecular structure, particle size or other elements, which are likely to have an impact on food safety. It should also be clarified that a food should be considered as novel when it is applied a production technology, which was not previously used. In particular, emerging technologies in breeding and food production processes, which have an impact on food and thus might have an impact on food safety, should be covered by this Regulation. Novel food should therefore include foods derived from plants and animals, produced by non-traditional breeding techniques, and foods modified by new production processes, such as nanotechnology and nanoscience which might have an impact on food safety. Food derived from new plant varieties, or animal breeds produced by traditional breeding techniques, should not be considered as novel foods.
Amendment 56 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) If necessary, implementing measures should be adopted to provide for further criteria in order to facilitate the assessment of whether a food has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. If a food has been used exclusively as or in a food supplement, as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC, prior that date, it can be placed on the market after that date for the same use without being considered as a novel food. However, that use as or in a food supplement should not be taken into account for the assessment whether it has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. Therefore, other uses of the food concerned, e.g. other than food supplement uses, have to be authorised in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 57 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The provisions of Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use1 should apply where, taking into account all its characteristics, a product may fall within the definition of ‘medicinal product’ and within the definition of a product covered by other Community legislation. In this respect, a Member State may, if it establishes in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC that a substance is a medicinal product, restrict the placing on the market of such product in accordance with Community law. 1 OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p.67.
Amendment 58 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Foods which are intended for technological uses or which are genetically modified should not fall within the scope of this Regulation as long as these foods are covered by a safety evaluation and approval according to other Community legislations. Therefore, food used solely as additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No XX/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council of [..], flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No XX/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council of [..], extraction solvents falling within the scope of Council Directive 88/344/EEC of 13 June 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients, enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No XX/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council of [..] and genetically modified food falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 69 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Novel foods are subject to the general labelling requirements laid down in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs. In certain cases it might be necessary to provide for additional labelling information, in particular regarding the description of the food, its source, or its conditions of use, which may include information relating to ethical considerations. Therefore, the inclusion of a novel food in the Community list may impose specific conditions of use or labelling obligations.
Amendment 78 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (a) (ii)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (a) (ii)
(ii) food flavourings falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No [on food flavourings], except where the flavourings mentioned in Article 8.1 (a), (b) and (c) of the Regulation on food flavourings are produced from a novel food;
Amendment 79 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (a) (v)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (a) (v)
(v) vitamins and minerals falling within the scope of Directive 89/398/EEC, Directive 2002/46/EC or Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, except where the vitamins or minerals are obtained from new sources or using a production process, which was not taken into account when they were authorised under the respective legislation.
Amendment 84 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 - point (a) (i))
Article 3 – paragraph 2 - point (a) (i))
(a) “novel food” means: (i) food, that has not been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997;, including
Amendment 86 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 - point (a) (i) – subparagraph
Article 3 – paragraph 2 - point (a) (i) – subparagraph
The use of a food exclusively as or in a food supplement shall not be sufficient to show whether it has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997. However, if a food has been used exclusively as or in a food supplement prior that date, it can be placed on the Community market after that date for the same use without being considered as novel food. FBefore the date of application of this Regulation, further criteria for assessing if a food has been used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Community before 15 May 1997, which are designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it, mayshall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(3).
Amendment 114 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – point (c a) (new)
Article 6 – point (c a) (new)
(ca) it is considered to be produced under ethically acceptable conditions.
Amendment 136 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 169 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a European Group on Ethics and new Technologies Where appropriate, on ethical questions relating to science and new technologies of major ethical importance, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, may consult the European Group on Ethics and new Technologies, with a view to obtaining its opinion on ethical issues. The Commission shall make this opinion available to the public.
Amendment 31 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas as antibiotic resistance rises antibiotics are becoming increasingly useless; whereas resistance levels vary across the EU, resulting from different attitudes to the use and control of antibiotics (3 to 4 times greater consumption of antibiotics in some Member States than in other Member States); whereas antibiotic resistance is a European problem as frequent movements including tourism take place increasing the risk of spreading the resistant bacteria, and inappropriate use of antibiotics should therefore be monitored and prudent use of antibiotics encouraged; whereas the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) serves as the appropriate agency to coordinate these activities,
Amendment 93 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Demands effective measures to combat antibiotic resistance including measures to make antibiotics prescription only, guidelines to decrease the prescription of antibiotics to limit it to cases in which the use of an antibiotic is indeed necessary, efforts to improve marker tests in order to encourage a more cautious use of antibiotics, and, where appropriate, hygiene codes; calls for special attention to be paid to the MRSA bacteria; points out that the ECDC should monitor and evaluate the application of the guidelines and codes;
Amendment 106 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the EU to invest in the establishment of centres of excellence for each important disease group, which should serve as a point of reference, information and guidance for patients and their families, doctors, health care workers, industry and others;
Amendment 4 #
2007/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for restrictions on the level of saturated and trans fats and salt and sugar in food products, an excess of which leads to cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and obesity; calls for vegetable oils and fats which are sold to consumers or used in processed foods to contain a maximum of 2 g of industrially produced trans fat per 100 g of oil/fat; also points out that the pace and extent of reformulation of products should take into consideration their quality and the technological and economic capacity of farmers and the food industry;
Amendment 55 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 160 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Strongly supports action to increase the use ofWelcomes the Commission's approach towards more flexible access to vaccination, which should foster more effective disease prevention andith a view to diminishing the number of animals culled as part of disease-eradication operations; draws attention to the fact that the introduction of an effective vaccination system requires the provision of appropriate financial support, in order to encourage its use; considers it essential, furthermore, for EU vaccine banks to be expanded, in each individual situation, vaccination should be carried out taking account of the accessibility and effect of vaccines, validated tests, international rules, possible trade barriers, cost-effectiveness and possible vaccine risks ;
Amendment 185 #
2007/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 107 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 20 – letter v a (new)
Article 3 – point 20 – letter v a (new)
(va) animal waste from the food processing industry, if the heat generated is recovered;
Amendment 41 #
2006/0147(COD)
Article 26a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 110/2008
Annex II
Annex II
Article 26a Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 In Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008, point 24(c) shall be replaced by the following: “(c) Other natural flavouring substances as defined in Article 3(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No …/…H and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 3(2)(d) of that Regulation may additionally be used, but the flavour of these drinks is largely attributable to distillates of caraway (Carum carvi L.) and/or dill (Anethum graveolens L.) seeds, the use of essential oils being prohibited.“