741 Amendments of Sergio BERLATO
Amendment 18 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reminds that farmers and rural communities are key actors in food quality and, affordability and safety and the preservation of rural areas, as well as having a strategic role in areas characterized by high seismic and hydrogeological risk that need a special support from the CAP;
Amendment 45 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the CAP budget cut in the MFF revision, in particular the halving to the programs dedicated to the promotion of EU agricultural products, and calls for a CAP budget increase in the next MFF to ensure food security and a fair income for farmers; this is linked to the growing interest in promotion programmes in 2024, which has seen an increase in project submissions;
Amendment 48 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for maintaining an inclusive and strong promotion policy budget of at least EUR 185,9 million to ensure that the policy continues to support all agricultural sectors proportionately, guarantee the competitiveness of agriculture and our food sovereignty and allow the creation of new international markets for European agricultural products;
Amendment 59 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the recent CAP simplification package and notes it has no budgetary impact; calls for the prosecution of this package until the end of this programming period and additional measures and resources to address the causes of farmers’ discontent across the EU with a focus to strengthen their position in the agri-food value chain;
Amendment 72 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the strengthening of support measures for young farmers and asks for investments on generational change and a greater involvement of women through aimed funding programs;
Amendment 88 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to providallocate sufficient and solid funding for the agricultural reserve to safeguard food security and in future the crisis reserve funding should come from outside the CAP budget;
Amendment 96 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of CAP support between Member States, including direct payments, considering the differences in production and living costs in different Member States;
Amendment 111 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is key to boosting investment in high-performance, sustainable trans-European networks and to decarbonising the Union economy, thereby accelerating the green transition and promoting interconnectivity; proposes, to increase appropriations for CEF Transport by EUR 40 million above the DB in 2025; further proposes to top-up CEF Energy with an additional EUR 30 million, emphasizes the need to address the specific challenges of island regions and, to this end, proposes an additional allocation of EUR 20 million within the CEF Transport specifically dedicated to improving connectivity in island regions; this allocation will prioritise projects in these regions, ensuring they are better integrated into the EU transport network and are able to address the specific geographical and environmental challenges they face;
Amendment 116 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Reaffirms the need to invest in resources dedicated to research and development of new technologies for underwater exploration and the creation of advanced technological infrastructures, such as transatlantic submarine cables, which are essential to ensure greater interconnectivity; encourages targeted investment in scientific and technological research in the marine sector, with particular attention to deep-sea technologies, in order to support Europe's progress and competitiveness in the international context, while simultaneously strengthening the strategic position of the Mediterranean as a hub of innovation and development;
Amendment 119 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that a well-functioning Single Market is critical for the Union’s competitiveness and to enhance access to markets for EU businesses; emphasises that SMEs in particular have been hit hard by high inflation and energy prices and proposes, e importance of supporting SMEs as the main drivers of the European economy; notes that SMEs in particular have been hit hard by high inflation and energy prices; highlights the importance of considering insularity when reinforcing economic cohesion to ensure that policies effectively support island communities and address their specific challenges; proposes to increase a result,llocations for the COSME programme and other initiatives aimed at facilitating access to credit, internationalisation, and innovation of SMEs, including an increase of EUR 520 million above the DB for the SME strand of the Single Market programme, also calls for the promotion of administrative simplification and the reduction of bureaucratic burdens for businesses;
Amendment 124 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to better address the impact of floods, droughts and wildfires on primary production, food security and farmers’ income through an agricultural reserve that reflects the needs of farmers to cope with adverse climatic events.
Amendment 124 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Opposes the proposed reduction of close to EUR 35 million in funding for the EU Space Programme; underscores the strategic importance of the EU Space Programme in enhancing the Union's technological autonomy, competitiveness, security and defence;
Amendment 130 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Asks the Commission that any environmental fund in the future shall not involve financial resources shifted from the CAP.
Amendment 133 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Recognizes the unique challenges faced by island regions within the Union, including geographic isolation, higher transport costs, and limited economic diversification; calls for targeted measures and increased funding under the cohesion policy to address the specific needs of these regions, promoting their sustainable development, improving connectivity, and fostering full integration into the internal market;
Amendment 152 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that programmes under Heading 2b play a key role in ensuring resilience and values by providing support and opportunities for young people through Erasmus+, including the Special Olympics World Games (SOWG) 2025, and through the European Solidarity Corps; reinforcing support for the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme; investing in preventing cardiovascular diseases (CVD), cancer diseases affecting children and improving mental health by increasing EU4Health; investing in skills development; ensuring social security coordination in order to facilitate labour mobility and easier transfer of social security benefits; supporting vulnerable communities, as well as rural, isolated, insular and mountainous areas, social dialogue and trade unions, cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 160 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is alarmed by the growing impact of natural disasters in Europe and its neighbourhood including earthquakes, floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, droughts, heatwaves, and severe storms and the drying up of lakes and rivers, and concerned about the Union’s ability to respond effectively; underlines that these disasters are often linked to climate change and are therefore likely to occur with greater frequency and intensity in the future; wishes to protect human lives and to augment the Commission’s crisis response capacity; increases, therefore, appropriations for the Union Civil Protection Mechanism by EUR 42 million above DB; calls for a prioritisation of investments that help reduce the impact of natural disasters; stresses that the Union, being based on solidarity, will find the resources for the citizens affected by the recent floodclimate-related events;
Amendment 163 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Emphasizes the need to establish a Prevention and Rapid Alert Fund aimed at reducing the risk of natural disasters such as fires, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, droughts, and the drying up of lakes and rivers. Highlights that islands and coastal regions, particularly in the Mediterranean, are especially vulnerable due to climate change. Encourages the Commission and Member States to integrate risk assessments with post-event interventions and immediate alert plans within the framework of disaster prevention strategies. Stresses the importance of acting swiftly to strengthen resilience in the most at-risk areas, ensuring that the Prevention Fund complements existing programs and addresses gaps not covered by the current cohesion policy cycles.
Amendment 165 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33 b. Emphasizes the need to provide specific support to regions affected by earthquakes or characterized by high seismic risk; proposes to establish a dedicated fund for prevention, risk mitigation, and reconstruction in the affected areas, while simultaneously promoting the dissemination of anti- seismic technologies in construction;
Amendment 166 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 c (new)
Paragraph 33 c (new)
33 c. Emphasizes the crucial role of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) in providing rapid financial assistance to Member States affected by major natural disasters; calls for an increase in the resources allocated to the EUSF to ensure a swift and effective response to emergencies; emphasizes that this increase must be accompanied by a revision of the evaluation and approval procedures to accelerate response times and ensure that funds reach the affected regions promptly; proposes to streamline the application and disbursement processes to facilitate quicker access to funds for affected regions, thereby supporting timely reconstruction and recovery efforts; additionally, calls for ensuring that, in the event of natural calamities, there is extraordinary flexibility in the use of Cohesion Policy funds, allowing for the full utilization and interchange of resources between different funds—namely, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), and the Cohesion Fund—to maximize support for affected areas;
Amendment 169 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines the importance of a stronger Health Union and enhanced preparedness; highlights the vital role that the EU4Health programme plays in this respect; proposes, therefore, to increase the programme’s appropriations by EUR 5170 million above DB to strengthen health resilience and preparedness for future health crises and in support of investments in preventing cardiovascular diseases (CVD), cancer, diseases affecting children and improving mental health;
Amendment 172 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the fragility of national healthcare systems and the challenges related to the production and supply of medicines and medical devices. In light of these challenges, it is essential to ensure adequate support for the EU4Health program in order to enhance the availability of medicines, medical devices, improving mental health and to strengthen the resilience of national healthcare systems in the face of serious cross-border threats;
Amendment 174 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Reiterates its unwavering support for promoting the learning mobility of young people; proposes to reinforce, against this background, the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps (ESC) programmes, which play a vital role in supporting learning mobility opportunities, improving people’s skills and employability and promoting social inclusion; emphasises that both programmes aim to boost participation rates among people with fewer opportunities with particular attention to those from regions facing insularity, who may have reduced access to mobility opportunities due to their geographic isolation - an objective that is challenged by soaring inflation and the increased cost of living; is committed to ensuring that Erasmus+ does not become a de facto selective programme open only to those who can afford to participate and recalls that the Commission is required to put in place financial support measures for people with fewer opportunities; proposes, therefore, an increase of EUR 70 million for Erasmus+ (57 million EUR for Promoting learning mobility of individuals and groups, and cooperation, inclusion and equity, excellence, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of education and training — Indirect management; 5 million EUR for Promoting non-formal and informal learning mobility and active participation among young people, and cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of organisations and policies in the field of youth; 8 million EUR for Promoting learning mobility of sport staff, and cooperation, inclusion, creativity and innovation at the level of sport organisations and sport policies); insists that the top-up be used to contribute in particular to the programme’s over- arching aim of becoming more accessible, including by providing the necessary increased financial support per participant with fewer opportunities; proposes, moreover, a reinforcement of EUR 1 million for the ESC above DB, specifically to ensure the programme is accessible for all;
Amendment 180 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Underscores the continued socio- economic challenges in the cultural and creative sectors, which are often made up of small organisations and individual artists; underlines the importance of protecting and promoting European cultural heritage as a key element of the Union's identity and values; proposes, therefore, to increase financing for programmes dedicated to the conservation, restoration, and enhancement of cultural and historical sites, as well as for the promotion of regional traditions and languages; additionally, proposes, therefore, to increase financing for the various strands of the Creative Europe programme by a total of EUR 8 million above the DB;
Amendment 208 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Reiterates its concern about the negative impact of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on global food security and affordability and about farmers’ ability to withstand inflationary pressure and increased input prices; emphasises the need to help new and young farmers and asks for investments on generational change through aimed funding programs as well as small and medium-sized farmers with additional means and thereby ensure the sustainability of the sector and generational renewal; proposes, therefore, to increase income support to young farmers by EUR 40 million above the DB;
Amendment 209 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Emphasizes that farmers and rural communities are vital contributors to quality, food security, and the safeguarding of European food sovereignty, and they play a key role in the preservation of rural areas and in countering the depopulation of the most remote areas; it further underscores that they also have a strategic role in zones characterized by high seismic and hydrogeological, and drought risk, and therefore require special support from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP);
Amendment 213 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Underscores the negative impact of droughts and other extreme, climate change induced, weather patterns on the agricultural sectorprimary production, food security and farmers’ income through an agricultural reserve that reflects the needs of the farmers to cope with the adverse climatic events; underlines the importance of the fruit and vegetables sector, of school schemes as well as promotional measures of agricultural products under the Common Agricultural Policy; decides, therefore, to increase the allocation of these budget lines under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund by a total of EUR 56 million above the DB; emphasises equally the importance of investing in the digitalisation of small and medium-sized farms and the acquisition of equipment to implement good environmental practices in farming and to contribute to environmental sustainability in Union agriculture;
Amendment 217 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Calls for maintaining an inclusive and strong promotion policy budget of at least 185,9 million to ensure that the policy continues to support all agricultural sectors proportionately, guarantee the competitiveness of agriculture and our food sovereignty and allow the creation of new international markets for the European agricultural products;
Amendment 218 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44 b. Welcomes the recent CAP simplification package and notes it has no budgetary impact; calls for the prosecution of this package until the end of this programming period and additional measures and resources to address the causes of farmers' discontent throughout the EU in future programming, with the aim of strengthening their position in the agri- food value chain;
Amendment 219 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)
Paragraph 44 c (new)
44 c. Asks the European Commission that any environmental fund in the future shall not involve financial resources shifted from the CAP;
Amendment 274 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Stresses the importance of the Southern Neighbourhood line in supporting political, economic and social reforms in the region; taking into consideration the increasing humanitarian needs in the region as well as other purposes of regional cooperation in providing assistance to refugees, in particular Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and in enabling support along the southern migration routes; proposes to increase appropriations for the line by EUR 60 million above the DB, including to reinforce funding for UNRWA based on EU regulations and values;
Amendment 275 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Emphasizes the importance of strengthening cooperation with African countries, particularly in the areas of sustainable development, migration management, and economic partnership, in line with the existing instruments of enhanced cooperation between EU Member States and African countries, such as the 'Mattei Plan';
Amendment 276 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 b (new)
Paragraph 61 b (new)
61 b. Calls for increased funding and strategic investments in targeted development initiatives for African countries. These investments, in line with the existing instruments of enhanced cooperation between EU Member States and African countries, such as the 'Mattei Plan,' should focus on strengthening infrastructure, education, and economic opportunities, thereby addressing the root causes of irregular migration, combating human trafficking networks, and promoting legal migration pathways, ultimately contributing to a safer and more prosperous Europe and Africa;
Amendment 277 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 c (new)
Paragraph 61 c (new)
61 c. Insists that the Commission must guarantee that EU funds are not allocated or linked to any form of terrorism and/or religious and political radicalisation; reiterates its position that all schoolbooks and school materials supported by Union funds must be in line with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non-violence; is concerned about the antisemitism, hate speech and incitement to jihad and violence taught in Palestinian school textbooks, indirectly funded by the EU; underlines the importance of EU funds to be directed towards the proper training of Palestinian teachers in line with UNESCO education standards; stresses that conditionality of EU financial assistance in the educational sector needs to be duly considered;
Amendment 49 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) With a view to safeguarding the sector's competitiveness, due consideration must be paid to the costs incurred by the companies involved, especially SMEs, as a result of the implementation of this Regulation. Possible forms of support and compensation will have to be identified by means of cooperation between the EU, Member States and operators in the sector.
Amendment 50 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules governing import and export authorisation, and import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components , ammunition and alarm and signal weapons , for the purpose of implementing Article 10 of the United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (the ‘UN Firearms Protocol’).
Amendment 53 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 57 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 59 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 62 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 73 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) d) collectors and bodies interested in the sporting, cultural and historical aspects of firearms, their parts and essential components and ammunition and recognised as such for the purposes of this Regulation by the Member State in whose territory they are established, provided that tracing measures are ensured;
Amendment 75 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb.) e) deactivated firearms;
Amendment 78 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 79 #
2022/0288(COD)
Amendment 81 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 82 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators established in the customs territory of the Union shall only import a firearm, their essential components, ammunition and alarm and signal weap and ammunitions as listed in Annex I, if they comply with the obligations set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 84 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 87 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) keep all certificates according to paragraph 2 point (a) of this Article and relevant documentation according to Articles 9 and 10 of this Regulation at the disposal of the authorities referred to in Article 34(2) of this Regulation and ensuring that the technical documentation shall be made available to those authorities upon request;
Amendment 90 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) further to a reasoned request from an authority referred to in Article 34(2) provide that authority with all information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the firearms, their essential components, and ammunition and alarm and signal weaponsin English or, alternatively, in a language, which can be easily understood by that authority;
Amendment 94 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Firearms or their essential components shall be importedmay be placed on the single market provided that they are marked in accordance with Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2021/555.
Amendment 98 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In the absenceevent that firearms ofr the requiredir essential components are not marked ing according toance with paragraph 1 of this Article, the firearms or their essential components shall be placed under ano, they shall be placed under another customs procedure and the importer shall complete the marking, under the supervision of ther customs procedureauthorities.
Amendment 100 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In accordance with Article 8 of the United Nations Protocol, all firearms and their essential components shall be marked with a unique marking providing the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture and the serial number, or with any alternative unique user-friendly marking with simple geometric symbols in combination with a numeric and/or alphanumeric code, permitting ready identification of the country of manufacturemported firearms and firearms parts must bear the marking required by Article 8(1)(b) of the UN Protocol.
Amendment 104 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 106 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 107 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 108 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 110 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 111 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 112 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 114 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Import authorisation shall be necessary for the import of a firearm, an essential component, ammunition and alarm and signal weap and ammunitions into the customs territory of the Union. Such import authorisation shall be established in accordance with the form set out in Annex II, part I. Such authorisation shall be granted by the competent authorities of the Member State where the importer is established and shall be issued by electronic means, through the electronic licensing system referred to in Article 28.
Amendment 120 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Competent authorities shall process applications for import authorisations within a period of time, which shall not exceed 6015 working days, from the date on which all required information has been provided to the competent authorities. Under exceptional circumstances and for duly justified reasons, that period may be extended to 930 working days.
Amendment 132 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. As soon as the shipment of firearms, their essential components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons listed in Annex I has been imported or has been exported from the customs territory of the Union, the customs office of import or of export shall inform the competent authority of dispatch or destination in the customs territory of the Union of the completion of the intra-EU transit procedure, via the electronic licensing system referred to in Article 28.
Amendment 136 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authoritiesIn the absence of a specific import authorisation, or where the identity of the recipient of the shipment is not entirely clear, the competent authority may only grant export authorisations for firearms of categories A and B of Annex I if the application for such authorisation is accompanied by an end-user certificate delivered by the authorities of the country of final destination. Annex IV establishes the content ofdeclaration compliant with Annex IV issued by the importer in the country of final destination. In the case of export to a private company that resells the goods on a local market, that company will be regarded as the end- user certificatefor the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 142 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may decide that, if no objections to the transit are received within 20 working days from the date of the written application for approval of the transit submitted by the exporter, the consulted third country of transit shall be deemed to have no objection to the transit.
Amendment 143 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 147 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall process applications for export authorisations within a period of time , which shall not exceed 6015 working days, from the date on which all required information has been provided to the competent authorities. Under exceptional circumstances and for duly justified reasons, that period may be extended by the competent authorities to 930 working days.
Amendment 155 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Firearms, their essential components and ammunition shall be exported provided that they are marked in accordance with Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2021/5558(1)(a) of the UN Protocol.
Amendment 156 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 172 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Firearms, their essential components, or ammunition or alarm and signal weapons as listed in Annex I to this Regulation entering, leaving, or transiting through the customs territory of the Union shall be subject to the controls and measures laid down in this Chapter. The application of this Chapter shall not affect other provisions of this Regulation and other Union legislation governing the import or export of goods, in particular Articles 46, 47, 134 and 267 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. In accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No. 2019/1020, Articles 25 to 28 of that Regulation shall not apply to controls on firearms, their essential components and ammunition entering the Union market.
Amendment 175 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Competent authorities shall be responsible for the overall enforcement of this Regulation with regard to the firearms, and their essential components, ammunition and alarm and signal weapons listed in Annex I entering, leaving, or transiting through the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 6
Article 22 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to paragraph 5 of this Article, customs authorities shall carry out controls on the customs declaration lodged in relation to the firearms, their essential components, ammunition and alarm and signal weap and ammunitions listed in Annex I to this Regulation entering, leaving or transiting through the customs territory of the Union. Such controls shall be based primarily on risk analysis, as established in Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
Amendment 180 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The risk information, including risk analysis and control results, relevant for the enforcement of this Regulation and, in particular, in relation to suspicion of trafficking of firearms, their essential components, ammunition and alarm and signal weap and ammunitions shall be exchanged and processed between customs authorities and the Commission in accordance with: Between customs authorities in accordance with Article 46(5) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; and
Amendment 184 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Where in relation to firearms, their essential components, ammunition and alarm and signal weap and ammunitions listed in Annex I that are either in temporary storage or placed under any customs procedure, customs authorities have reason to believe that those products are not compliant, they shall in addition to taking the necessary measures as described in Article 22 transmit all relevant information to the competent authorities.
Amendment 192 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where customs authorities discovers an illicit shipment of firearms, their components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons, they shall without delay inform the competent authority in the country of the customs authority thereof. That competent authority shall:
Amendment 194 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in case of intra-EU transit or external-transit, without delay inform the competent authority of dispatch in the customs territory of the Union of the illegal shipment of firearms, their components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons.
Amendment 197 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The customs authorities, which discovered the illicit shipment of firearms, their components and ammunition, shall seize the firearms, their essential components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons until the competent authority of destination in the customs territory of the Union has decided otherwise and has communicated that decision in writing to the competent authority in the country of the customs authority in which the illegal shipment of firearms, their components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons is detained.
Amendment 199 #
2022/0288(COD)
2. In case of suspicion of trafficking of firearms, their essential components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons, the information related to firearms, their essential components and ammunition seized during customs controls shall be shared by the customs authority with the competent authorities referred to in Article 34(2) of this Regulation through Europol’s Secure Information Exchange Network Application.
Amendment 203 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) information about manufacture: including the reactivation of deactivated firearms, the conversion of alarm and signal weapons, hand-made firearms manufactured by additive manufacturing or any other information of interest, if it is already available;
Amendment 209 #
2022/0288(COD)
(b) the information on firearms, essential components, and ammunition and alarm and signal weapons seizures listed in Article 25(3).
Amendment 213 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) registration of economic operators and natural persons authorised, pursuant to Directive (EU) No 2021/555, to manufacture, acquire, possess or trade firearms, their essential components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons listed in Annex I to this Regulation before placing firearms, their essential components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons listed in Annex I to this Regulation under the customs procedure ‘import’ or ‘export’; inclusion of the Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number as assigned by the customs authority upon registration for customs purposes in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, shall be included in their registration profile;
Amendment 215 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) allow the risk profiling by competent authorities, customs authorities and the Commission of economic operators, which are person authorised, pursuant to Directive (EU) No 2021/555, to manufacture, acquire, possess or trade firearms, their essential components or ammunition listed in Annex I to this Regulation and risk profiling of firearms, their essential components, ammunition and alarm and signal weap and ammunitions for the purpose of identifying high risk consignments according to the risk analysis in Article 25 of this Regulation;
Amendment 217 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) allow communication between competent authorities, economic operators and person authorised, pursuant to Directive (EU) No 2021/555, to manufacture, acquire, possess or trade firearms, their essential components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons listed in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall provide access to the electronic licensing system to customs authorities, competent authorities, economic operators and person authorised, pursuant to Directive (EU) No 2021/555, to manufacture, acquire, possess or trade firearms, their essential components, and ammunition or alarm and signal weapons listed in Annex I to the extend depending on their respective obligations under this Regulation.
Amendment 238 #
2022/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 276 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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– The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal (The proposal is inconsistent with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.)
Amendment 284 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty requires a high level of protection of human health and of the environment to be ensured in the definition and the implementation of all Union policies and activities and provides that Union policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection. The precautionary principle is set out in Article 191 of the Treaty, acknowledging that is already taken into account in of the authorisation procedure.
Amendment 319 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Commission Communication entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47 set out a roadmap of key measures, including legislative, to significantly reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides. In the Farm to Fork Strategy48 , EU Biodiversity Strategy for 203049 and the Zero Pollution Action Plan50 , the Commission committed to take action to reduce by 50% the overall use and risk from chemical pesticides by 2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more hazardous pesticides (plant protection products containing one or more active substances approved as candidates for substitution in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council51 and listed in Part E of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/201152 , or containing one or more active substances listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/40853 ) by 2030. The sustainable use of plant protection products is also complementary to the promotion of organic farming and achieving the Farm to Fork Strategy target of at least 25% of the Union’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. It supports the objectives of the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work54 and thereby contributes to the implementation of principle 10 of the European Pillar of Social Rights on a healthy, safe and well- adapted work environment. As plant breeding and seed production contribute to the overall reduction targets, through the marketing of resistant varieties and the supply of healthy seeds to the market, the above mentioned activities are exempt from the overall reduction targets. __________________ 47 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The European Green Deal COM/2019/640 final. 48 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, COM/2020/381 final. 49 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing nature back into our lives, COM/2020/380 final. 50 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400 final. 51 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). 52 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1). 53 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and establishing a list of candidates for substitution (OJ L 67, 12.3.2015, p. 18). 54 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work, COM/2021/323 final.
Amendment 338 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 342 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In their latest advice about the ECI “Save bees and farmers”, the EESC points out that many legislative acts are being prepared or have already been adopted by the Commission in favour of bees, pollinators, biodiversity, the sustainable use of pesticides, and support for farmers in the agro-ecological transition. It recognises, however, that these measures have not fully achieved their objectives. It therefore calls on the Commission to take additional measures to achieve its ambitious objectives more effectively in practice. For example, it recommends stronger support for precision agriculture, digital agriculture, biological control, and robotics, as well as agro-ecology. The EESC stresses the need to take into account all three pillars of sustainability (environmental, social and economic), without neglecting the economic situation, which is often overlooked, in an essential context of systemic sustainability and food sovereignty The EESC also calls on the Commission to carry out impact assessments before taking any decision, in order to assess, in particular, the costs of the initiative for agricultural production and the economy, compared to the financial cost of biodiversity loss for farmers.
Amendment 356 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable controlis one type of alternative to the use of chemical products, to combine with other solutions like agronomic practices, genetics, innovative agricultural equipment, etc. for the control of harmful organisms. As noted in Council Decision (EU) 2021/110257 , biological control agents have a growing importance in sustainable agriculture and forestry and have an instrumental role to play in the success of integrated pest management and both organic, high-technological and conventional farming. Access to biological controls would facilitates moving away from chemical plant protection products and apply them as a last resort following the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, including reduced use through precision farming techniques. It is appropriate to encourage farmers to switch to low input agricultural methods including organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to define the concept of biological control as a basis for Member States to set indicative targets to increase the percentage of crops on which biological control agents are used. __________________ 57 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28 June 2021 requesting the Commission to submit a study on the Union’s situation and options regarding the introduction, evaluation, production, marketing and use of invertebrate biological control agents within the territory of the Union and a proposal, if appropriate in view of the outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 81).
Amendment 379 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Since the European Commission presented the Green Deal, including the Farm to Fork Strategy in May 2020, numerous impact assessments have been conducted in order to measure the impact of the Commission proposals on European agriculture and food security in the Union. One of these studies, conducted by Wageningen University and Research, found that the proposed targets could lead to an average production decline of up to 20%12a. __________________ 12a https://www.wur.nl/en/research- results/research-institutes/economic- research/show-wecr/green-deal-probably- leads-to-lower-agricultural-yields.htm
Amendment 380 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
Amendment 384 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibilityadaptation to farm realities in their National Strategic Plans when setting their own binguiding national targetreduction ambitions (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use isand risk should best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placedthrough a scientifically justified formula, taking into account the particular conditions onf the mfarket, and therefore used, in the form of plant protems (e.g., technical and mechanical solutions to reduce risk should be taken into account; for closed farming systems, the impacti on products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances wethe environment is much lower and not related to sales, etc.) and the Member States (e.g., geography, climate, production methods, IPM measures applied. Intensity in th jointly with the possible use of csynthemtical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sust when needed) and developing comparable usage indicators that would not rely on adaptation of sales data but on usage per unit of harvested product. Intensity in the use of synthetic and/or hazardous pesticides may depend on the avainlable farming pracility of alternaticves. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of or low-risk products and tools to be used instead. Availability of suitable alternatives allows farmers to use of csynthemtical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of cas a last recourse following IPM principles. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to consider both the availability in the market of synthemtical pesticides than the Union average into account in sett, low-risk and non-synthetic tools for plant protection when designing their national 2030 reduction targets. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of csynthemtical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity and risk of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reduction targets. TMember States territories, including the EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity and high expo, should be allowed to take into account the specific needs of their different regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and cropailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In some particular regions, tailored- measures should be further developed to cope with problems derived from remoteness, insularity and/or high exposure to climate change. This should allow a case-by-case decision-making process regarding the level of pesticide reduction targets in both EU continental and outermost regions. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of csynthemtical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 403 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In its Staff Working Document on the Drivers of Food Security, the European Commission acknowledges that “Soil, water, biodiversity, and air are basic requirements for food production” and confirms how availability and access to food for consumers at reasonable prices are objectives that cannot be taken for granted.
Amendment 473 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that follows integrated pest management in ensuring careful consideration of all available means that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, while keeping the use of chemical plant protection products to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and minimising risks to human health and the environment is necessary for the protection of human health and the environment. ‘Integrated pest management’ emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages natural pest control mechanisms and uses chemical control only when all other control means are exhausted. To ensure that integrated pest management is implemented consistently on the ground, it is necessary to lay down clear rules in this Regulation. In order to comply with the obligation to follow integrated pest management, a professional user should consider and implement all methods and practices that avoid the use of plant protection products. Chemical plant protection products should only be used when there are no viable alternatives or all other control means have been exhausted. In order to ensure and monitor compliance with this requirement, it is important that professional users keep a record of the reasons why they apply plant protection products or the reasons for any other action taken in line with integrated pest management and of advice received in support of their implementation of integrated pest management from independent advisors. These records are also required for aerial applications.
Amendment 505 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) UImproper use of plant protection products may have particularly negative impacts in certain areas that are frequently used by the general public or by vulnerable groups, communities in which people live and work and ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council67 and Council Directive 92/43/EEC68 , such as parks or urban areas and sports and leisure facilities, urban areas covered by a watercourse or water feature, to be defined at a case-by-case basis considering the particular conditions of each Member State. If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high. In order to protect human health and the environment, the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be prohibited. Derogations from the prohibition should only be allowed under certain conditions and on a case-by-case basis. __________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliaor 1 meter when efficient drift control nozzles are used, should therefore be prohibited. If a physical buffer zone is already present, no addition buffer zones are needed. Exemptions and derogations from the prohibition should be foreseen for cases where the use of PPPs contributes to the achievement and of the Council of 30 November 2009overall objectives onf the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 68 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7)is Regulation, e.g. the use of PPPs in plant breeding and seed production to assure the supply of healthy commercial seed for farmers and growers compliant with EU Regulation 2016/2031 and specific standards laid down in the EU seed marketing legislation.
Amendment 584 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection products collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council74 should be used in calculating these harmonised risk indicators based on real use of pesticides and progress towards achieving binguiding Union and national targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use fluctuates between years depending, in particular, on the weather, a three year baseline period is appropriate to take account of such fluctuationt least a ten year timespan should be considered to see the real usage trends in use of pesticides. The baseline period for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as this was the first three year period for which data was received by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The baseline period for the calculation of progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets is 2015–, therefore, 2011 – 20173, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategyin order to fully reflect and respect the achievements already made by European farmers. The baseline period for the calculation of a new harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, as this will be the first three year period for which data on the areas treated under each authorisation for an emergency situation in plant protection will be available. __________________ 74 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 598 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plantThe EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 recognises the need for urgent action to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of a widespread reduction of species, in particular insects and pollinators, in the Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other factors such as decrease in livestock proteduction granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used inor a deviation from the principles of the calirculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 2030 reduction targets and national 2030 reduction targets bar economy, driven by the incorrect or redundant use of plant protection products. It is therefore essential to ensure that plant protection products are used oin the Farm to Fork Strategy. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better such a way as to mitigate the risk of harmful effects of such products on wildlife, through a number of measures including training, inspection of application equipment in professional use and protection of the aquantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protectionc environment and sensitive areas.
Amendment 654 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this Regulation by Member States will result in new and enhanced obligations for farmers and other pesticides users. Some of them constitute statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council78 , which, in accordance with that Regulation, farmers must comply with to receive CAP payments, whereas other requirements, which go beyond the baseline of mandatory requirements, may be rewarded with additional payments under voluntary regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that the CAP funding is only available for practices implemented under an eco- scheme or agri-environmental-climate commitment which go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and the standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land established under that Regulation and the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law. Since farmers and other users need to be financially supported in theirThe transition towards a more sustainable use of pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 needs to be amended to allow the financing of requirements imposed in accordance with this Regulation during a transitional period. This exceptionallant protection products, at EU and Member State level must be financed through the Just Transition Fund. This will guarantee an adequate transition in an appropriate time span, allowing for medium- and long-term alternatives to be developed and deployed. No CAP funding should be used in this context. The option for Member States to provide additional funding for measures taken in implementing this Regulation should apply to any obligation for farmers and other users resulting from the application of this Regulation, including compulsory farming practices imposed by the crop-specific rules for integrated pest management. Further, pursuant to Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, investments by farmers to comply with new requirements imposed by Union law may be supported for a maximum of 24 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding. Similarly, aA longer transition period should be set out for investments complying with requirements imposed on farmers in accordance with this Regugoing beyond the provisions set in the current legislation. and Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 78 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013, OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1.
Amendment 2142 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2150 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 2153 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 2162 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2164 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2175 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 2183 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2190 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Amendment 2288 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2432 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2446 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) precision farming techniques, including use of seed treatments, space data and services;
Amendment 2548 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) use the central electronic register to receive and process third party entries regarding ownership, transfer of ownership, sale, withdrawal from use and return to use of application equipment in professional use, for recording and tracking purposes;
Amendment 2558 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the designated competent authority does not carry out the inspection of application equipment in professional use, it shall designate one or more bodies to carry out such inspections, or develop a certification system to which inspection services must comply.
Amendment 2575 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 or a body designated by it shall inspect application equipment in professional use every three years, starting from the date of first purchase. The competent authority shall ensure that there is sufficient staff, equipment and other resources necessary for the inspection of all application equipment due for inspection, within the three year cycle. The competent authority may develop a certification system enabling a fast implementation of inspections by service organisations compliant with the certification.
Amendment 2594 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 10
Article 31 – paragraph 10
Amendment 2628 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the nozzle type(s) present on the application equipment at the time of inspection, as well as any type of drift reduction equipment;
Amendment 2646 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targetcontributions and the two national 2030 reduction targets until and including 2030 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
Amendment 2652 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 2030 reduction targetcontributions annually until and including 2030 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 2661 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2700 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States may recover the costs related to carrying out their obligations under this Regulation by means of fees or charges. No additional levy or tax on plant protection products shall be imposed.
Amendment 2756 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation is the instrument used to achieve the pesticide reduction targets contained in the Farm to Fork Strategy by requiring each Member State to contribute to achieving by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’). This Regulation also regulates the contribution of each Member State to these Union targets. Each Member State contribution, set in the form of a national target, to Union 2030 reduction target 1 is referred to as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 1’, while a Member State contribution to Union 2030 reduction target 2 is referred to as a ‘national 2030 reduction target 2’. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving these targets is set out below:
Amendment 1837 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include thea description of the support to stakeholders, such as landowners and land managers affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, compensation for possible property disadvantages and yield losses of the landowners concerned, and the means of intended financing, public or private funding, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments, including through a dedicated EU Fund for Restoration;
Amendment 1865 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
Amendment 17 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Therefore, it should be possible for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) established by Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 to support specific measures to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products. Those measures should comprise financial compensation to recognised producer organisations and associations of producer organisations which store fishery or aquaculture in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 , and financial compensation to operators of the fishery and aquaculture sector, including the processing sector and the whole supply chain, for their income forgone, and for additional costs they incurred due to the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine and its effects on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products. Expenditure for operations supported under those measures shouldwill be eligible as of 24 February 2022, which is the date of the start of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine. _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149 20.5.2014, p. 1). 4 Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354 28.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 19 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It should also be possible for the EMFF to support financial compensation for the temporary cessation of fishing activities where the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain. Such temporary cessation should occur as of 24 February 2022, which is the date of the start of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine.
Amendment 24 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Given the significant socio- economic consequences of the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products, it should be possible to support the temporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine with a maximum co- financing rate of 75100 % of eligible public expenditure.
Amendment 30 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
(d) where the temporary cessation of fishing activities occurs between 1 February and 31 December 2020 as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, including for vessels operating under a Sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, or occurs as of 24 February 2022 as a consequence of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 65(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph thereof, expenditure for operations supported under point (d) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be eligible as of 1 February 2020 if they are the consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, or as of 24 February 2022 if they are the consequence of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain.
Amendment 34 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 44 – paragraph 4a
Article 44 – paragraph 4a
4a. The EMFF may support measures for temporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the COVID-19 outbreak or by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain, as provided for in point (d) of Article 33(1), under the conditions laid down in Article 33.
Amendment 19 #
2022/0115(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is therefore necessary to firstly, ensure fair competition for producers of craft and industrial products in the internal and external market; secondly, guarantee the availability to consumers of reliable information pertaining to such products; thirdly, safeguard and develop cultural heritage and traditional know-how; fourthly ensure an efficient registration of geographical indications for craft and industrial products both for the Union and at international level; fifthly provide for an effective enforcement of intellectual property rights throughout the Union and in electronic commerce within the internal market and accordingly make use of special safeguards included in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and lastly, ensure the link with the international registration and protection system based on the Geneva Act.
Amendment 23 #
2022/0115(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The competent authorities must ensure that the use of a sign, symbol or other form of product labelling or presentation bearing a phonetic or visual resemblance to the registered geographical indication is not unduly exploited for commercial purposes, thereby misleading the consumer.
Amendment 29 #
2022/0115(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Given the limited resources available to micro, small and medium- sized enterprises for administrative tasks, the authorities should provide them with all necessary support and financial assistance during the registration process.
Amendment 41 #
2022/0115(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The EU should also extend promotion campaigns and financial assistance to EU craft and industrial products designated with recognised geographical indications. These campaigns are designed to create new external market opportunities and, in particular, facilitate the internationalisation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 77 #
2022/0115(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) at least one of the qualifying production steps of the product takes place in the defined geographical area. The qualifying stage of the process is defined under the product specification, as that at which the specific characteristics establishing a link between the quality, reputation or other characteristic of the product and the geographical origin referred to in Article 5(b) come into being;
Amendment 153 #
2022/0115(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) monitoring of the use of geographical indications in the marketplace, with a view, in particular, to combating unfair trading practices, including electronic commerce.
Amendment 405 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 a (new)
In Article 3, paragraph 1, point 53a (new) is inserted (53a) Deep industrial transformation: Adoption of completely different process routes and/or primary process techniques that facilitate a significant reduction of emissions. Secondary, or ‘end-of-pipe’ techniques would not qualify as ‘deep transformation’.
Amendment 698 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14a
Article 14a
Amendment 797 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 201/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 822 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Amendment 961 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 d (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(15d) In Article 21, paragraph 3a (new) is inserted as follows: 3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 3 and within 8 years of publication of Decision of BAT conclusions, the competent authority shall, in case undertakings implementing deep industrial transformation towards EU objectives on a clean, circular and climate neutral economy, exempt the operator to their consideration and updating the permit conditions for the activities concerned until the transformation is completed.
Amendment 965 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) where it is necessary to comply with an environmental quality standard referred to in Article 18, including in the case of a new or revised quality standard or where the status of the receiving environment requires a revision of the permit in order to achieve compliance with plans and programmes set under Union legislation. and the specific contribution of the installation is proven, including in the case of a new or revised quality standard. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Article 1, p. 16, Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1071 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – number
Article 27 d – number
Amendment 1079 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – title
Article 27 d – title
Amendment 1090 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1108 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Amendment 1130 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1148 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1153 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Amendment 1169 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Amendment 1247 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40 000 places for poultry, (b) with more than 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg); (c) with more than 750 places for sows; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Directive 2010/75/EU, Article 1, p.25)
Amendment 1269 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Article 70b – paragraph 1
If two or more installations are located close, engaged in identical types of farming activities, are adjacent to each other and if their operator is the same or if, the installations are under the control of operators who are engaged in an economic or legal relationship, the installations concerned shall be considered as a single unit for the purpose of calculating the capacity threshold referred to in Article 70a , except where there are separate neighbouring installations as a result of the division of an inherited farm. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (See the wording of Directive 2010/75/EU, Article 70a. , p.25)
Amendment 1458 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1460 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
2. In order to allow the provisions of this Directive to meet its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environme6nt, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 76, to amend Annex I or Annex Ia by including in those Annexes an agro- industrial activity that meets the following criteria: : (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Directive 2010/75/EU, Article 1, p.27)
Amendment 1493 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79 – paragraph 1
Article 79 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the obligations of Member States under Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law, Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to violations of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are applied. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall without delay notify the Commission of those rules and of those provisions, and shall notify without delay any subsequent amendment affecting them. Member States shall ensure that any criminal and administrative sanctions respect the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including but not limited to the ne bis in idem principle and the proportionality principle. Member States shall ensure that any criminal sanctions are imposed only if culpability of the person responsible for the violation has been established. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (See texting art.1 p.31 Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1504 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79 – paragraph 2
Article 79 – paragraph 2
2. The penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall include fines proportionate to the naturnover of the legal person or to the income of the natural person having committed the infringemente and severity of the violation concerned, and not exceed the level necessary for fines to be effective and dissuasive. The level of the fines shall be calculated in such a way as to make sure that they effectively deprive the person responsible for the violation of the economic benefits derived from that violation. The level of the fines shall be gradually increased for repeated infringements. In of the case of a violation committed by a legal person, the maximum amount of such fines shall be at least 8 % of the operator’s annual turnover in the Member State concerned. same nature. . (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (art.1 p.31. Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1533 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a
Article 79a
Amendment 1575 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1585 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 1593 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a a
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a a
Amendment 1601 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a b
Amendment 1606 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b
(b) operation of smitheries with hammers the energy of which exceeds 250 kilojoule per hammer; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (See texting Annex I p.2.3 Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1608 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b a
Amendment 1657 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Amendment 164 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 208 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To deliver in the most efficient way on the European Green Deal’s objectives and to address the most impactful products first, the Commission should carry out a prioritisation of products to be regulated under this Regulation and requirements that will apply to them. Based on the process followed for prioritisation under Directive 2009/125/EC, the Commission should adopt a working plan, covering at least 35 years, laying down a list of product groups for which it plans to adopt delegated acts as well as the product aspects for which it intends to adopt delegated acts of horizontal application. TIn prioritising, the Commission should consider in particular those product groups identified in this Regulation, and base its prioritisation on a set of criteria pertaining in particular to the delegated acts’ potential contribution to the Union climate, environmental and energy objectives and their potential for improving the product aspects selected without disproportionate costs to the public and economic operators. Considering their importance for meeting the Union’s energy objectives, the working plans should include an adequate share of actions related to energy-related products. Member States and stakeholders should also be consulted through the Ecodesign Forum. Due to the complementarities between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for energy-related products, the timelines for the working plan under this Regulation and the one provided for under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 should be aligned.
Amendment 217 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. The Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of the product environmental footprint and the technical implementation of the product passport. In addition, SMEs and their representatives should be helped to participate effectively in the Ecodesign Forum and within standardisation bodies. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86
Recital 86
(86) In order to incentivise consumers to make sustainable choices, in particular when the more sustainable products are not affordable enough, mechanisms such as eco-vouchers and green taxation should be provided for. Incentives should also be provided for the repair, reuse and recovery of products already placed on the market. When Member States decide to make use of incentives to reward the best- performing products among those for which classes of performance have been set by delegated acts pursuant to this Regulation, they should do so by targeting those incentives at the highest two populated classes of performance, unless otherwise indicated by the relevant delegated act. However, Member States should not be able to prohibit the placing on the market of a product based on its class of performance. For the same reason, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by further specifying which product parameters or related levels of performance Member States’ incentives concern in case no class of performance is determined in the applicable delegated act or where classes of performance are established in relation to more than one product parameter. The introduction of Member State incentives should be without prejudice to the application of the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 475 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
When establishing ecodesign requirements in delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall grant economic operators sufficient time to adjust to the new requirements, taking into special consideration any impact on micro-enterprises and SMEs or on specific product groups mainly manufactured by SMEs. The Commission shall also supplement this Regulation by specifying the applicable conformity assessment procedures from among the modules set out in Annex IV to this Regulation and Annex II to Decision No 768/2008/EC, with the adaptations necessary in view of the product or ecodesign requirements concerned, in accordance with Article 36.
Amendment 600 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) there shall be no disproportionate negative impact on the competitiveness of economic actors, at leastnd especially of micro-enterprises and of SMEs;
Amendment 612 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point f
(f) there shall be no disproportionate administrative or financial burden on manufacturers or other economic actors.
Amendment 759 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the actors that shall have access to information in the product passport and to what information they shall have access, including customers, end-users, manufacturers, importers and distributors, dealers, repairers, including independent repairers, remanufacturers, recyclers, competent national authorities, public interest organisations and the Commission, or any organisation acting on their behalf;
Amendment 842 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) consumers, economic operators, repairers, including independent repairers, collection and reuse operators, waste management operators and other relevant actors shall have free access, at no cost, to the product passport based on their respective access rights set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;
Amendment 886 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt and regularly update a working plan, covering a period of at least 35 years, setting out a list of product groups for which it intends to establish ecodesign requirements in accordance with this Regulation. That list shall include products aspects referred to in Article 5(1) for which the Commission intends to adopt horizontal ecodesign requirements established pursuant to Article 5(2), second subparagraph.
Amendment 889 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When adopting or updating the working plan referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall take into account the criteria set out in paragraph 1 of this Article and shall consultthe opinion issued by the Ecodesign Forum referred to in Article 17, which must be consulted on this matter.
Amendment 892 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) For the period 2024-2030, the Commission shall prioritise the following product groups in the first working plan. - iron and steel; - cement; - aluminium; - plastics; - wood; - chemical products; - paints; – textiles and yarns.
Amendment 904 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure that when it conducts its activities, it observes a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with the product or product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups, waste management operators, social enterprises and consumer organisations. These parties shall contribute in particular to preparing ecodesign requirements, examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms and assessing self-regulation measures.
Amendment 909 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
To that end, the Commission shall establish an expert group, in which those parties shall meet, referred to as the ‘Ecodesign Forum’. The European Commission shall systematically consult the Ecodesign Forum when establishing and updating the working plan and when defining the ecodesign requirements for all product groups.
Amendment 925 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the market share in terms of volume of the signatories to the self-regulation measure in relation to the products covered by that measure is at least 850 % of units placed on the market or put into service;
Amendment 944 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
In addition, without prejudice to applicable State aid rules, such measures mayshall include:
Amendment 947 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) financial support to facilitate the participation of SMEs and their representatives in standardisation bodies and the Ecodesign Forum referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 1060 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Member State incentives shall also relate to the promotion of the repair, re- use and recovery of products. Such incentives shall be aimed at consumers who use authorised or independent producers or repairers to carry out certain work to repair or recover goods instead of replacing them.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) on obligations for companies regarding actual and potential human rights adverse impacts and environmental adverse impacts, with respect to their own operations, the operations of their subsidiaries, and the valuesupply chain operations carried out by entities with whom the company has an established business relationship and
Amendment 126 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The nature of business relationships as ‘established’ shall be reassessed periodically, and at least every 12 monthsonly in the event of changes along the supply chain in the reference year.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Directive shall apply to companies which are formed in accordance with the legislation of a Member State and which, operate outside the EU and fulfil one of the following conditions:
Amendment 140 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the company had more than 500 employees on average and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the Union in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared;
Amendment 148 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) the company did not reach the thresholds under point (a), but had more than 250 employees on average and had a net worldwide turnover of more than EUR 40 million in the Union in the last financial year for which annual financial statements have been prepared, provided that at least 50% of this net turnover was generated in one or more of the following sectors:
Amendment 157 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) agriculture, forestry, fisheries (including aquaculture)forestry, the manufacture of food products, and the wholesale trade of agricultural raw materials, live animals, wood, food, and beverages;
Amendment 211 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘valuesupply chain’ means activities related to the production of goods or the provision of services by a company, including the development of the product or the service and the use and disposal of the product as well as the related activities of upstream and downstream established business relationships of the company. As regards companies within the meaning of point (a)(iv), ‘value chain’ with respect to the provision of these specific services shall only include the activities of the clients receiving such loan, credit, and other financial services and of other companies belonging to the same group whose activities are linked to the contract in question. The value chain of such regulated financial undertakings does not cover SMEs receiving loan, credit, financing, insurance or reinsurance of such entities;
Amendment 345 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
In order to provide support to companies or to Member State authorities on how companies should fulfil their due diligence obligations, the Commission, in consultation with Member States, organisations representing SMEs, business organisations and stakeholders, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Environment Agency, and, where appropriate, with international bodies having expertise in due diligence, mayust issue guidelines, including for specific sectors or specific adverse impacts.
Amendment 356 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to applicable State aid rules, Member States may provide financial and digitaly support to SMEs.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
No later than … [OP please insert the date = 7 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive2 years after the transposition of this Directive into national law], the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Directive. The report shall evaluate the effectiveness of this Directive in reaching its objectives and assess the following issues:
Amendment 415 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) whetherreview the thresholds regarding the number of employees and net turnover laid down in Article 2(1) need to be lowered;
Amendment 424 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 429 #
2022/0051(COD)
(da) impacts on SMEs;
Amendment 430 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
(e) the availability of the means of support;
Amendment 432 #
Amendment 433 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(g) the terms of the model contract;
Amendment 434 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 c (new)
(h) other flanking measures;
Amendment 412 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 Without prejudice to Section I of this Chapter, where imports of products listed in Annex I to the TFEUfrom countries listed in column C of Annex I of products listed in Annex I to the TFEU exceed the quota referred to in point 4 of Annex IV and thereby cause, or threaten to cause, serious disturbance to Union markets, in particular to one or more of the outermost regions, or those markets' regulatory mechanisms, the Commission, on its own initiative or at the request of a Member State, after consulting the committee for the relevant agriculture or fisheries common market organisation, shall adopt an implementing act in order to suspend the preferential arrangements in respect of the products concerned in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(32).
Amendment 424 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – subheading 1
Annex IV – subheading 1
Modalities for the application of Articles 8 and 30
Amendment 438 #
2021/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 a (new)
Annex IV – point 3 a (new)
3a. New paragraph 4 Article 30 shall apply for the products listed in Annex I to the TFEU when the percentage referred to in Article 8 (1) exceeds 10%.
Amendment 43 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 20168, 20179 and 201820, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. _________________ 32 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 51 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
Amendment 61 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 76 #
2021/0201(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and solidarity;
Amendment 96 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 114 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 124 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 126 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent ofan average increase in net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030 of some 15%, calculated on the basis of average greenhouse gas removals in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017 and 2018recent years, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. To this end, progress in the coming years should be reviewed and readjusted with a view to achieving the 2030 targets. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 154 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 157 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in [2022], on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during [2021, 2022 and 2023] and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
Amendment 162 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
Amendment 200 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidlygradually achieve climate-neutrality by 2035 in a cost-effective mannerby means of carbon removals, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate- neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. If they are to be achieved, those targets need to be redistributed in an optimum manner among sectors and the Member States. __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1).
Amendment 216 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13c
Article 13c
Amendment 225 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling. Therefore, more thorough studies must be conducted so that we can ensure, that if Member States choose to deploy such practises, they have the means to adequately support individual farmers or forest managers so that there are no detrimental socio-economic effects.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 231 #
2021/0201(COD)
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environment.;
Amendment 233 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a substantial increase in direct incentives to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 235 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1) – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1) – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the Union objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;
Amendment 242 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 38 – paragraph 1a
Article 38 – paragraph 1a
In 2025, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the national inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of this Regulation, in order to determine the indicative annual targets of net greenhouse gas emissions reduction of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and in order to determine the annual emission allocations of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.;
Amendment 263 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates a need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in order to address uncertainties due to natural processes or as a result of climate change in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. A flexibility mechanism linked to natural disturbances should be available to Member States in [2032], provided that they have exhausted all other flexibilities at their disposal, put in place appropriate measures to reduce the vulnerability of their land to such disturbances and that the achievement by the Union of the 2030 target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is completed.
Amendment 286 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In view of setting out the net greenhouse gas removals targets for the Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030, the Commission should exercise a comprehensive review to verify the greenhouse gas inventory data for the years [2021, 2022 and 2023]. For this purpose, a comprehensive review should be carried out in 2025, in addition to the comprehensive reviews that the Commission is to carry out in 2027 and 2032 in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 356 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
g) hcarvested woodbon storage products;
Amendment 422 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The value of the 310 million tonnes CO2shall be equivalent to a circa 15% increase, based on the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, and equivalent net removals as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 459 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025 and on the basis of integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by each Member State pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 by 30 June 2024,: – present an impact assessment of the 2035 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target; – use the results of this assessment as a basis for creating a suitable policy framework enabling farmers and foresters to incorporate carbon sequestration on agricultural land into their production activities; – provide appropriate incentives for the agricultural and forestry sectors so that they have the right means with which to become climate neutral and make proposals for the contribution of each Member State to the net emissions reduction.’;
Amendment 461 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Greenhouse gas removals in forests and the land sector are subject to natural fluctuations. Regular reviews are therefore needed to assess the progress made towards the collective reduction target, ensuring, if necessary, timely adaptation to those natural fluctuations.
Amendment 483 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. Based on the proposed forest reference levels submitted by Member States, on the technical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article and, where applicable, on the revised proposed forest reference level submitted under paragraph 7 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 amending Annex IV with a view to laying down the forest reference levels to be applied by the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2025.
Amendment 504 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity.;
Amendment 672 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environmentmay, following close consultation with Member States, make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate.;
Amendment 687 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the Union objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;;
Amendment 698 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a
In 2025, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the national inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of this Regulation, in order to determine the indicative annual targets of net greenhouse gas emissions reduction of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and in order to determine the annual emission allocations of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842;
Amendment 77 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 133 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Amendment 156 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 1
Article 19 a – paragraph 1
1. Large undertakings and, as of 1 January 2026, small and medium-sized undertakings which are undertakings referred to in Article 2, point (1), point (a), shall include in the management report information necessary to understand the undertaking’s impacts on sustainability matters, and information necessary to understand how sustainability matters affect the undertaking’s development, performance and position. When sustainability matters have a negative impact on the development, performance and position of the undertaking, it shall be clearly indicated.
Amendment 173 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the plans of the undertaking to ensure that its business model and strategy are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 185 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) a description of the role of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies with regard to sustainability matters, when applicable;
Amendment 195 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point iii
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point iii
Amendment 204 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 212 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19 a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Where appropriate, the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall contain information about the undertaking’s value chain, including the undertaking’s own operations, products and services, its business relationships and its supply chain, to the extent possible. This provision should not be construed as an obligation to share business sensitive information.
Amendment 268 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) specify the information that undertakings are to disclose about social factors, including information about:
Amendment 269 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 19b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) equal opportunities for all, including gender equality and equal pay for equal work, training and skills development, employment and inclusion of people with opposing political views, and employment and inclusion of people with disabilities;
Amendment 302 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the plans of the group to ensure that the group’s business model and strategy compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 318 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 29a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 339 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2013/34/EU
Article 51 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 51 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 345 #
2021/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 4 of this Directive shall apply to financial years starting on or after 1 January 20237.
Amendment 11 #
2021/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the alignment of the Semester process with the EU’s long-term climate and environmental objectives must be accelerated, as per the Commission’s engagements under the Green Dealproportionate; notes that without sustainable fiscal policy and credible financial situations of Member States any future financing model of the European Green Deal is endangered, therefore demands that public ‘green investment’ be treated under the Stability and Growth Pact, just like any other public spending; underlines that the coordination of the Member States’ macroeconomic policies is, among others, an essential tool to achieve the Green Deal;
Amendment 29 #
2021/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to extend the current Semester approach by developing a new climateset up a distinct framework dealing with the implementation of ecological indicators, without watering down the Semester process, to assess the discrepancy between the structure of the Member States’ budgets and a Paris-aligned scenario for each of their national budgets; further stresses that this would enable the extended Semester to provide recommendations on reducing climate debtand the coordination of those indicators between EU Member States. Recalls that the European Semester cycle is a framework of EU Member States to coordinate budgetary and economic policies;
Amendment 40 #
2021/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the Semester to be adapted, taking into account the economic recession caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic, and to be aligned with the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the key EU instrument for recovery; stresses that the EU’s recovery provides a unique opportunity to build back a stronger EU by providing guidance to Member States on where reforms and investments are most needed in order to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive EU;
Amendment 54 #
2021/0000(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission’s guidance to Member States to include in their Recovery Plans investments and reforms in flagship areas that are in line with the EU’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest – such as renewable energbiodiversity, renovation, sustainable mobility, the circular economy and biodiversitrenewable energy – given their potential to create jobs and growth.
Amendment 2 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the damage to the planet’s biodiversity is almost at the point of no return and that biodiversity loss is a driver of zoonotic pathogens such as COVID-19; highlightNotes the scientific evidence on the role of trade in biodiversity loss, in particular with regard to trade in minerals, biomass and certain agricultural commodities, and biodiversity loss due to land-use changes, invasive alien species, overexploitation of resources and pollution;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of the role of fishers, farmers, hunters and all mainstays of rural culture in defending biodiversity and protecting the ecosystem;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to promote trade practices that protect geographical indications (GIs) more effectively, focusing in particular on local production, which is more in line with the objective of preserving biodiversity;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU’s trade policy and green diplomacy should aim to phase outreplace fossil fuels and environmentally harmful subsidies as a matter of urgency in accordance with the commitments taken at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in 2009; invites the Commission to agree on a roadmap with each trade partner covered by a trade agreement, with milestones in place, and to show leadership in relevant international forums;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that a step-by-step approach should be adopted with regard to the introduction of a new trade agreement in order to avoid harming EU companies, especially SMEs, and ensure that we do not place our businesses at an economic disadvantage by requiring them to comply with new rules;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for compliance with European production standards when it comes to trade and imports from third countries; considers that imported food and products that do not comply with EU biodiversity standards should not be allowed into the internal market;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 75 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present a legislative proposal in Spring 2021 that will prohibit the placing of products associated with deforestation or forest degradation from the EU market; calls on the Commission to adopt a moratorium on imports of wild animals from reported emerging infectious disease hotspots;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the benefits of promoting EU agricultural products, thereby heightening third-country awareness of the environmental, social and sustainability aspects of European methods of production; points out that priority should be given to organic, traditional and typical products with geographical indications and forming part of short food supply chains;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade policy has a major role to play in the transition towards more sustainable agri-food systems, in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal; points out, however, that this transition needs to take place in an acceptably gradual manner;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a new model of EU trade policy has a major role to play in the transition towards more sustainable agri- food systems, in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to fully revise the EU trade policy in order to be consistent with the European ambition on the farm to fork and biodiversity strategies; Highlights that the farm to fork strategy will not be credible if trade policies on agriculture products are not modified in depth.
Amendment 21 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU internal market is the world’s biggest importer and exporter of agri-food products; is convinced that the EU should use this position to set the benchmark in terms of standards for sustainable food systems, based on the precautionary principle, environmental protection and animal welfare, as well as the economic sustainability of all stakeholders in the agri-food supply chain; calls on the Commission in this regard to limit, and maybe even abolish, imports of agri-food products that do not meet the high standards required by the EU from the European agri-food sector;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls the Commission to ensure consistency and coherence between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Common Agriculture and Fisheries Policies, the Trade Policy, the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030,as well as other related EU Policies and Strategies in accordance with the principle of better regulation;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that an EU Promotion Policy including all EU agricultural products and different models of farming, can actively contribute to this benchmark setting on the sustainability of agricultural products;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights that it is essential to give substance to the objective of the Farm to Fork Strategy to put European food security and independence at the centre of the future EU trade policy and of any bilateral trade agreements."
Amendment 50 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable production should gradually become a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspect, environmental and economic aspects; considers it vital in this regard to use new technologies based on genomic techniques, which are useful for selecting more resistant and hence sustainable varieties;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2260(INI)
3. Believes that sustainable production should become further promoted as a key characteristic of EU agri-food products, expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to pursue in a realistic and pragmatic way the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy through the development of Green Alliances in all relevant forums, including the UN Food Systems Summit 2021;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to pursue the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy through the development of Green Alliances in all relevant forums, including the UN Food Systems Summit 2021that are able to achieve the goals set;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2260(INI)
4a. Underlines that the Commission should base legislative proposals on scientifically-sound ex-ante impact assessments describing the methods of calculation of the targets and the baselines and reference periods of each individual target, after consultation with the Member States; the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should be taken into account;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote biodiversity, foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability; urges to engage in a constructive dialogue with governments and stakeholders globally;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote biodiversity, and foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that European production standards must be respected when it comes to trade and imports from third countries. Imported food that does not comply with relevant EU environmental standards should not be allowed on EU markets in order to maintain a level playing field;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 135 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a reinforcement in European ports border controls in order to prevent new animal and plant pests and diseases; Stresses the need for a better control and accountability of customs rights and import taxes from Morocco agriculture products.
Amendment 144 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the JRC study on ‘A cross-scale impact assessment of European nature protection policies under contrasting future socio-economic pathways’, which states that some of the aggregate effects of nature protection have very different implications at local and regional level in different parts of Europe; due to nature protection measures, agricultural production has shifted from more productive land in Europe to less productive land, on average, in other parts of the world; at global level, this increases the allocation of land resources for agriculture, leading to a decrease in tropical forest areas, reduced carbon stocks and higher greenhouse gas emissions outside Europe1a, __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/cro ss-scale-impact-assessment-european- nature-protection-policies-under- contrasting-future-socio.
Amendment 198 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system shouldagricultural, agri-food and fishing system is responsible for delivering food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being, including decent living conditions for farmers, fishermen and their families, and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range ofhas already demonstrated its ability to reduce the impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order tobe further guided in a transition that ensures coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers and fishing businesses;
Amendment 256 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy and the European production system must guarantee food supply in all circumstances, taking into account not only environmental sustainability but also economic and social sustainability;
Amendment 268 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas consistency must be ensured between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the common agricultural and fisheries policies, the trade policy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 288 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farmsand agri-food sector, with diverse forms of activity, continues to ensure quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU; underlines the active role of farmers, not only in food production, but also in maintaining and managing the land, counteracting, too, the depopulation of rural areas;
Amendment 326 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the multifunctional agricultural model also ensures that age- old traditions and culture with a high intangible value are passed on; whereas this has enormous economic potential, for example in the field of rural tourism, and generates positive social effects, involving disadvantaged categories with low contractual power in the production chain (social agriculture);
Amendment 382 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also thransparency and correct display of information to facilitate heaslthy and affordsustainable choices, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to tmake responsibility for the consequences of theirinformed choices of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health in relation to diet while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 400 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the results obtained from the implementation of the environmental standards currently in force;
Amendment 416 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European agri-food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, fisheries and hunting operators, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment;
Amendment 442 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there have already been significant results in the areas of sustainability, organic production, resilience of production and agricultural trade;
Amendment 457 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas it is essential to take into account the provisions of the regulations proposed by the Commission on the rules on support for the strategic plans to be drawn up by the Member States under the common agricultural policy, on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, and on the establishment of the Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium- sized enterprises, and European statistics; whereas it is necessary to ensure consistency between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 470 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. having regard to the serious situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on all players in the European agri-food chain, from primary production to food service industries;
Amendment 513 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the farm to fork strategy as an important preliminary step into ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to that is fair for all actors in the food chain, and which is helpful in achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 527 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the issue of sustainability, in its social, environmental and economic dimensions, to be addressed while also taking into account the situation in which the various actors in the sector operate, namely the global market, in order to effectively meet the climate and environment targets while preventing production being relocated to third countries;
Amendment 540 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that all the targets and content of the strategy should be based on scientific data and must take into account the efforts made so far by every Member State in relation to the targets proposed;
Amendment 547 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Commission to conduct a cumulative impact assessment of the strategy to ensure that it is sustainable in environmental, economic and social terms;
Amendment 550 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that it is important for the strategy to adopt an inclusive approach that takes account of all EU policies, such as the CAP and trade, fisheries and internal market policies;
Amendment 551 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Invites the Commission to put not only environmental but also economic and social sustainability at the heart of the strategy; requests, therefore, that a priori judgements disregarding the reality that every sector has more or less sustainable production methods be avoided; believes that there is no justification for the attack on animal- derived proteins, whose production the Commission is seeking to reduce; calls on the Commission, therefore, to base its regulatory decisions on scientific evidence, emphasising that a balanced diet should include all foods; reiterates that the farm to fork strategy must be a process requiring a thorough impact assessment, a sound scientific basis, and measured, steady and constant steps, without sudden jumps that would only to serve to risk compromising, without any justification, entire sectors of the national economies;
Amendment 552 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the Commission to consider the different positions of European consumers; stresses that marketing products and campaigns aim to activate certain purchasing mechanisms according to the personality and needs of the different consumer groups; reminds the Commission that all types of consumers have the right to adequate representation, especially where public funds are being used;
Amendment 566 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal based on scientific data and on realistic estimates that set out the strategy’s environmental, social and economic impact on producers for a legislative framework for sustainable agri-food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policyfood policy that is tailored to the needs of consumers, aimed at further reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen itsappropriate deadlines, to be set following the presentation of the impact assessment, and to strengthen resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultur-food sector that is sustainable from an environmental, sectorocial and economic viewpoint, while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 590 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policyfood policy that is tailored to the needs of consumers, aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security, quantity and quality in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic, achievable and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, storage, transport, distribution and retail, disposal and recycling of secondary materials;
Amendment 639 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission not to forget the key role that young farmers will have to play in accomplishing the much- needed transition to sustainable farming; calls for measures designed to support income, generational renewal and training to create a space enabling the inclusion and retention of young people in agriculture;
Amendment 648 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that the Commission should base the legislative proposals on ex-ante scientific impact assessments describing the calculation methods for the targets, the baselines and the reference periods of each individual target, following consultation with the Member States; considers that the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should also be taken into account;
Amendment 705 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics, which must take into account the efforts already made by operators to achieve more sustainable crop and livestock production; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets on the basis of scientific relevance through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices, precision agriculture and the use of all genetic improvement techniques; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support and training measures ensuring accountabilitythe possibility of contributing at all levels to help reach these targets, taking into account, in addition, national legislation already in force in the Member State; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the scientific baselines for these targets, taking into account the results already achieved in recent years; calls for consideration to be given to a reasonable time for the transition, highlighting, at the same time, the need to balance protection of crops with the gradual elimination of conventional protection tools, calling for the provision of new solutions and therefore the allocation of investments to look for active substances with a lower environmental impact that are equally effective, and by incentivising the use of new technologies;
Amendment 715 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets or precision agriculture; insists that quantitative reduction targets must be based on a cumulative economic impact assessment and accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets, putting farmers in a position to use fewer products, or to optimise their use, through greater development both in terms of capacity for investment and knowledge in the areas of research, innovation and precision agriculture tools and techniques; in this regard, hopes for clarity to be introduced concerning the ever-expanding world of new plant breeding techniques (NBTs), in order to regulate their scope and future prospects and thus provide the requisite legislative basis for their development on the ground; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 810 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to invest in research into new active substances with better ecotoxological profiles, able to ensure adequate crop pest management, in view of the new challenges linked to climate change;
Amendment 901 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks, taking into consideration both positive and negative externalities, as well as the emission reduction efforts already made, the difficulty in achieving further significant emission reductions because they are by nature difficult to limit, but also the importance of recognising the central role played by agriculture and silviculture in absorbing CO2 in soils and plants; stresses the need to enhance carbon absorption and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and liv; calls for the definition of policies and measures tock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reduc encourage and support improved climatic performance of agricultural and livestock production through reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increased CO2 absorptions, in all GHG emissions in these sectors; line with the principle of ensuring access for all population groups in Europe to healthy, safe and sufficient food;
Amendment 905 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectorsStresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide; recognises the key role that agriculture and silviculture already play in carbon sequestration in soils; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions and calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal that includes adequate financial resources to compensate farmers for the increased costs incurred or the loss of income they suffer in pursuing the decontamination target and to ensure more ambitious action on carbon sequestration and the use of products that biodegrade in the soil;
Amendment 971 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls also for the offsetting of emissions for agricultural-forestry and livestock systems;
Amendment 975 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that European agriculture and silviculture play a crucial role in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation because of their significant potential to reduce emissions and sequester carbon and their contribution to the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the European regions;
Amendment 1029 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economyespecially areas within the European region, contributing to protecting them from depopulation and abandonment, and forms part of the European food system;
Amendment 1048 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the implementation of modern indoor livestock rearing facilities and techniques that ensure the supply of food of animal origin required by the EU population while also contributing to reducing emissions, combating climate change and respecting animal welfare;
Amendment 1105 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding farmers for carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, howev using public resources other, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farmingn those allocated for the CAP; stresses, however, that agriculture models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1107 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Dealshould be assisted in the transition to more sustainable farming models, whilst avoiding the funding of farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity;
Amendment 1158 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins with a view to ensuring an internal supply in line with the consumption habits of European consumers that recognises different eating habits linked to factors such as traditions and at the same time enables self-sufficiency in the event of a crisis in the market system such as the situation occurring in the recent COVID-19 crisis; to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1184 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the importance of promoting research and innovation for the development of new seed varieties to address the challenges of sustainability and the green transition for agriculture, preserving the rules currently applicable in relation to seeds, in particular to protect intellectual property rights, and, in any case, allowing compliance with the ‘farmers’ privilege’ principle;
Amendment 1197 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the new plant breeding techniques (NBTs), such as genome editing, are excluded from the scope of the GMO legislation, following specific case-by-case assessments of the individual techniques to verify their agricultural, economic and environmental viability, in order to provide farmers in the EU with further tools that allow, on the one hand, the farm to fork objectives to be met, in particular those regarding the reduction of inputs, and on the other hand, a greater resilience and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 1238 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentivfor all players in the food chain to guarantee adequate living conditions for farmers, fishers and their families, to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains, sustainable local and identity-based supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1301 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European foodagri-food and fisheries system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of foodagri-food supply-chain producers will ultimately increase their resilience if it contributes to the use of raw materials of European origin; encourages the Commission to consider the agri-food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1331 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that robust and reliable legal frameworks for the fisheries and aquaculture sector should provide the basis for better protection measures with subsequent increases in fish populations and more clarity regarding the use of space and licenses in aquaculture, allowing for greater predictability for investments; stresses that good traceability mechanisms and high sustainability standards for all products sold on EU markets are essential to ensure transparency for consumers, the sector and the different administrations, and to achieve the targets of the Green Deal and the SDGs; calls for strategic management that includes both a substantial awareness campaign for operators designed to create the basis for a new waste management culture at sea and in port, and the development of projects able to incentivise the collection of maritime waste by operators in the fisheries sector, by recognising the strategic role they already play and could play further in cleaning up the sea. Initiatives should be supported by strategies to improve the economic conditions for producers through policies to support, protect and maximise the value of fishery products, so as to enable operators to support environmental policies. Recognition of organic production could become a valuable support for sustainable growth;
Amendment 1364 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), wWhich is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current less innovative food production systems, which are deficient in terms of good health and biosecurity practices, and by the importing of agri-food products from third countries that do not apply the same high standards in terms of quality, safety and respect for the environment and human rights required for producers in the EU;
Amendment 1422 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production; takes the view that supply chain agreements should be implemented and supported to ensure a fair distribution of value to farmers and fishing contractors and to guarantee greater transparency and traceability in the supply chain as a whole;
Amendment 1423 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through compliance with competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation among the various actors involved in the supply chain within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus forso that farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain tocan be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production and to maintain adequate income levels even in the case of smaller enterprises, thus fostering the launch of new economic initiatives and the growth of youth employment in the sector;
Amendment 1444 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production;
Amendment 1485 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers with requirements above the standards already established by the regulations while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sectorneed to include, among the business practices to be prevented, the practice of acquiring raw materials and agricultural products that are clearly below production costs in order to ensurguarantee fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1510 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Supports the Commission in its efforts to combat food fraud, which misleads consumers and distorts competition in the internal market; regards it as essential to make the penalties imposed on fraudsters more dissuasive, to earmark sufficient resources so that checks can be stepped up and to establish a legal definition at EU level of the concepts of ‘food fraud and crime’ and ‘counterfeiting’;
Amendment 1522 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates from primary school onwards; calls for an assurance that educational and information campaigns will be based on scientific assessments tailored to the specific target audience and will be included within the broader framework of activities focused on promoting a balanced lifestyle that are not limited to diet; takes the view that educational and information campaigns should include all agricultural production so that support can be guaranteed for all production sectors and they can be made more sustainable, contributing to enhanced overall production and sustainable consumption;
Amendment 1572 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that all European products are sustainable and therefore eligible for promotion programmes, which should not discriminate between products; calls for the list of eligible products to be extended in order to raise awareness of the wealth of diversity in the food cultures of European countries;
Amendment 1602 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective, efficient, innovative and flexible Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable bygricultural enterprises to stay on the market in a competitive and sustainable way, ensuring vitality in rural areas, and all food chain actors to become sustainable while maintaining adequate income levels and at the same time speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections; recognises that farmers’ organisations are valuable contacts in developing information brokerage services geared towards innovation;
Amendment 1612 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer to farmers; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections;
Amendment 1628 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to better inform consumers through mandatory labelling of all foods in relation to country of origin, including rabbit and game meat;
Amendment 1631 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that the assessment and establishment of additional labelling systems, such as animal welfare or sustainability labelling, should take into due consideration the need to safeguard the economic sustainability of European farms;
Amendment 1635 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health;regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencepromote healthier diets through consumer awareness campaigns and activities providing information on the importance of a varied and balanced diet that does not exclude any food, provided that it is consumed in the right amount and frequency and is accompanied by adequate physical activity; welcomes efforts to harmonise systems for possible EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling provided that these are voluntary, informative, non-discriminatory, based on actual portions consumed and on independent science, eschewing simplistic solutions that could influence consumers’ decisions, as opposed to providing them with information on actual nutritional intake and balanced diets; considers that an EU-wide harmonised front-of-pack nutrition labelling system must meet the requirements laid down in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;notes, in this regard, that differences in consumption are linked not only to the availability of raw materials but also to different climates that require greater or lesser intake of certain nutrients, as well as to local traditions and typical recipes that must be taken into account and protected when formulating a balanced diet;
Amendment 1697 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the possibility of encouraging the harmonisation of front- of-pack nutrition labelling schemes, provided that this is voluntary rather than a regulatory requirement and is based on clear scientific evidence; calls for a guarantee that nutrition labelling schemes will take into account the actual portions consumed and nutritional content;
Amendment 1708 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that consumer choices must be informed, knowledgeable and based on the principle that a balanced diet requires not only consumption at each meal of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in a balanced manner, in terms of quantity and quality, but also rotation of the nutrients consumed; considers that labelling that does not take into account the actual quantitative nutritional content of simple and processed foods could influence consumer choices in a misleading way;
Amendment 1732 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM i, based on the scientific work of the EFSA, with a view to establishing an line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicalscreasingly comprehensive and harmonised European regulatory framework in relation to specific issues and areas in the light of scientific developments and the need for research and technological innovation;
Amendment 1754 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1765 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers tooffer consumers the possibility of chooseing healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers while protecting producers’ incomes; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice shoulcan also combine environmental, social and become the most affordable onenomic sustainability, from the point of view of both producers and consumers;
Amendment 1798 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that ‘best diets’ should be defined holistically as balanced diets, without focusing on ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ assessments of individual food types in relation to consumption patterns, amounts regularly consumed and combinations with other foods;
Amendment 1820 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 1852 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 1859 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-basedCalls on the Commission to promote eating patterns that lead to the adoption of varied diets (where all foods cand less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benef be consumed in the right quantities and with the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines forright frequency) that are balanced and sustainable, and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based dietsdapted to the specific needs of each consumer, while recognising and protecting the heritage of the different eating habits, traditions, preferences and production methods of EU countries and the businesses that represent them;
Amendment 1874 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognitionNotes the assertions made in the strategy that certain Europeans’ diets are not considered to be in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a (except for the Mediterranean diet, which was inscribed on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010), and that more population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fatoptions need to be introduced by providing a wider choice of products, including more healthy and plant-based foods, but not by eliminating animal proteins, which willare also benefit the environmenan essential element of a balanced diet; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1920 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU, without prejudice to proteins of animal origin, which are essential for growth and an important component of complete and balanced diets, is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU; and reducing Europe’s current dependence regarding its supply of plant proteins; calls, therefore, for greater control over imports from third countries and for restrictions on imports that do not meet European standards on sustainable production;
Amendment 1978 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make thsustainable and certified production of traditional and typical foods from short supply chains and with geographical indications, combining the use of quality products and sustainable raw materials with the service provided, and to promote more healthy choicediets;
Amendment 2038 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve thi; underlines that proportionate, balanced and realistic targets are needed to achieve this, taking into account the different levels of food waste in individual countries;
Amendment 2067 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality;
Amendment 2118 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both, digitalisation, the circular bioeconomy and other forms of social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; stresses, further, the importance of extending this possibility to all actors in the chain, without additional administrative burdens;
Amendment 2140 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the need to enable the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as innovative animal and plant breeding techniques, artificial intelligence and digital technologies, at EU level as soon as possible; notes, in particular, that new breeding techniques (NBTs) could improve the tolerance of plant varieties to abiotic stresses and pests, as well as resistance to animal diseases, thereby helping to achieve the Green Deal objectives; calls, therefore, for EU provisions to enable such practices;
Amendment 2205 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all agricultural, food and feed products imported to the EU, including the raw materials needed to produce them, fully meet relevant EU regulations and the standards imposed by such regulations on European producers, and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental, economic and social impacts of requested import tolerances on European entrepreneurs into account;
Amendment 2267 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to prevent imports of agricultural products treated with active substances banned in the European Union from harming the health of European consumers;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that sustainable corporate governance can help the EU to build a more resilient and sustainable economy, improve the level playing field and protect EU businessenotes that all this cand citizens, and is therefore hugely beneficial to EU trade policy; be achieved only through effective protection from unfair competition from third countries and the full implementation of the principles of reciprocity.
Amendment 53 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that directors’ duties should be encompass an obligationuraged to develop, disclose and implement a corporate sustainability strategy for all aspects of the company’s operations, including its supply chains;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the requiremente importance to disclose information on how companies' sustainability issues affect the company and how the company affects society and the environment should include the sharing of all relevant information on all actors throughout the entire supply chain;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that sustainable corporate governance cannot reach its full potential without due diligence legislation that requirencourages companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights abuses and environmental damage in their global value chains.
Amendment 17 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. stresses multiple voluntary initiatives and actions by EU businesses in the area of responsible business conduct; emphasizes that companies will need to be further supported and accompanied in this process;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. underlines that corporate due diligence has been increasingly introduced into legal standards in the Member States;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. is convinced that mandatory due diligence is necessary to create a level playing field and avoid unfair competitive advantages arising in international trade;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. stresses that the capacity constraints, administrative costs and burdens of SMEs need to be duly taken into account in the, analysed and assessed before any future due diligence legislation is adopted; notes that certified industry schemes are not a replacement for legislation;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. is concerned with mandatory due diligence’s impact as regards competitiveness of EU business, calls for detailed analysis of additional costs and obligations;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. emphasises that engagement with trade partners, in a spirit of reciprocity, is crucial to ensure due diligence undertakings effect change; requests that financial instruments such as Aid for Trade are used to support responsible business conduct;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2129(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. requests that trade instruments and EU Delegations be linked to the monitoring of the application of the due diligence regulation; calls for specific technical assistance to our companies, especially SMEs, in order to be able to comply with due diligence requirements;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R (new)
Recital R (new)
R. whereas Trade policy must play its full roll in the recovery from theCOVID19 pandemic and towards more dynamic, innovative and competitive Europe in the world;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S (new)
Recital S (new)
S. whereas international trade in goods and services is to increase by 8.4%in 2022 according to estimations by International Monetary Fund1a ; __________________ 1a World Economic Outlook, April 2021: Managing Divergent Recoveries(imf.org)
Amendment 41 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the incorporation of the Paris Agreement as an essential element in all trade, investment and partnership agreements; stresses that ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) core conventions and respect for human rights are requirements for concluding FTAs; asks for ambitious chapters on gender, women empowerment and on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be included in all trade agreements;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the post-COVID-19 recovery is a unique opportunity to set the agenda for sustainable growth; calls on the Commission, therefore, to present its review of the 15-point action plan on TSD chapters without delay; expects the review to address the enforceability of TSD commitments as a matter of urgency, as it is not currently included; recalls, in this regard, the non-paper from the Netherlands and France on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development11 ; suggests that, as a minimum, recent advances in enforceability should be applied to EU trade policy, namely the ability to tackle any non-compliance by partners through unilateral sanctions, including thesuch as an introduction of tariffs or quotas on certain products or the cross- suspension of other parts of an agreement; __________________ 11Non-paper from the Netherlands and France on trade, social economic effects and sustainable development, accessed at ‘the Netherlands at International Organisations (permanentrepresentations.nl)’.
Amendment 78 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to take a leading role at a multilateral level to end harmful subsidies by advocating transparency and strict regulation and disciplines in trade agreements and at the World Trade Organization (WTO); stresses the importance of drawing up sustainability impact assessments on an ex-ante, intermediate and ex-post basis; stresses the need to develop a comprehensive framework with concrete targets to advance the SDGs, the Green Deal and the ILO Decent Work Agenda in trade and investment agreements; emphasises that new agreements should only be concluded once these targets have been fulfilledwhen tangible commitments are made by our trading partners and that existing agreements should be revised accordingly;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of fair value chains that respect human rights, labour rights and environmental standards; recalls that mandatory due diligence throughout the entire supply chain is a necessary instrument to achieve this; stresses that more attention should be paid to the vulnerable position of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), especially in developing countries, whereas large companies are more likely to overcome a sudden drop in demand;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of ensuring fair competition and a level playing field for European businesses in both the internal market and third-country markets; stresses, in this regard, the importance of trade defence instruments and calls on the Commission to swiftly complete the EU’s trade defence toolbox through legislative proposals, supported by impact assessments in 2021, giving priority to an instrument to tackle distortions caused by foreign subsidies and state-owned enterprises and to the conclusion of negotiations on the International Procurement Instrument12 ; __________________ 12Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 January 2016 on the access of third- country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries (COM(2016)0034).
Amendment 124 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that openness should go hand in hand with safeguarding our strategic sectors and should be closely connected with an ambitious, forward- looking industrial policy in line with the Green Deal and digital strategy, boosting economic recovery, increasing competitiveness of our businesses, creating quality jobs and ensuring that Europe plays a crucial role in the production of innovative goods and future services;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that the EU is too dependent on a limited number of suppliers for critical goods and services; insists that the EU should overcome these undesirablexcessive dependencies via a mix of policies to incentivise companies to stockpile, diversify sourcing strategies and promote nearshoring, which could create new trading opportunities for partners in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhoods and shall be accompanied by regulatory approximation in strategic sectors; underlines that our priority should be further diversification of sources and constant private sector adaptation to shocks;
Amendment 211 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Commission to set out concrete and specificmap vulnerable supply chains and identify possible actions and a roadmap to implement the concept of open strategic autonomy; stresses that the EU’s market strength, values and adherence to cooperation, fairness and rule-based trade should be the basis of such openness; strongly recommends that the EU seeks out partnerships with like-minded partners; stresses, however, that where cooperation is not possible, the EU should pursue its interests through autonomous measures to protect its values and fight unfair trading practices;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the TPR’s affirmation of multilateralism and extensive proposals for the necessary in-depth reform of the WTO; shares the Commission’s emphasis on sustainable development in its vision for WTO reform and urges the Commission to bring to bear all efforts to implement a sustainable development agenda; stresses the importance of taking forward the WTO initiative on trade and climate, technology and climate and make progress on plurilateral negotiations on e-commerce and investment facilitation;
Amendment 235 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Shares the suggestion made in the TPR that the G20 should cooperate and take a leading role in achieving carbon neutrality worldwide; stresses, however, that in order for this approach to be effective, some members will need to raise their emission reduction commitmentshowever stresses that reintroducing new trade tariffs would have implications for trade and global economy at a time when we want to maximise the strength of the post-Covid recovery;
Amendment 243 #
2020/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the new, forward-looking transatlantic agenda based on common interests and, shared values and goals; urges the Commission and the US administration to cooperate closely in orderto find a solution to ongoing transatlantic trade disputes such as Boeing-Airbus conflict, digital taxes or tariffs on steel and aluminium, to cooperate in the framework of Transatlantic Trade and Technology Council and to work together on a new ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement; in order to increase market access to EU companies, to secure a level playing field and to agree on ambitious social and environmental standards and build on each other’s experience to enforce these more efficiently; calls for joint efforts to overcome the pandemic, speed up the economic recovery and facilitate trade in essential medical goods; reiterates that we should work together to achieve meaningful WTO reform and find common solutions to common problwith regard to the WTO’s dispute settlement systems;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the Council’s effortsposition seeking to promote the development of an EU animal welfare label based on harmonised and technically substantiated criteria;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for any legislative proposal to be preceded by an impact assessment covering the three levels of sustainability – environmental, economic and social;
Amendment 167 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the common agricultural policy (CAP) seeks to enhance the welfare of on-farm animals by providing financial incentives and by focusing on the enforcement of animal welfare legislation; calls on the Member States to offer greater and effective support to farmers who voluntarily comply with more stringent animal welfare requirements, including through national support programmes; calls, therefore, for the financial incentives to come from funds other than those of the CAP;
Amendment 215 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to allow imports from third countries which comply with the same animal welfare standards as those in the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the EU is Africa’s largest trading partner, the main investor on the African continent and the most important destination market for products manufactured in this part of the world, and it is estimated that by 2050 there will be 2.5 billion people living in Africa;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to implement measures to further develop and modernise the logistics hubs of EU Member States on the Mediterranean, in order to facilitate trade to and from Africa;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the EU should direct its efforts to creating social and economic conditions that enable African citizens to have a decent future on their own continent, without being forced to emigrate; stresses that tackling the root causes of emigration depends closely and directly on the stability and economic development of the African continent;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that new EPAs with African countries should include clauses concerning the real cooperation of African countries in managing and controlling migration flows, in order to prevent economic migrants from constantly coming to Europe;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point i
Paragraph 13 – point i
(i) reciprocal arrangement for mutually beneficial market access for goods, services, public procurement without any restrictions on imports and exports, recognition of professional qualifications and where relevant foreign direct investment to be negotiated in full compliance with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 13 – point ii a (new)
(ii a) commitment by both parties not to adopt trade restrictive measures that violate the principles of proportionality and necessity;
Amendment 240 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that given the UK’s geographic proximity and economic interdependence with the EU, the breadth and depth of the agreement on a level playing field will be essential in determining the extent of the overall future EU-UK relationship; considers, therefore, that a level playing field must be ensured and EU standards safeguarded in order to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’ as well as measures having an unjustified and disproportionate damaging effect on trade flows, with a view to dynamic alignment; stresses the need to ensure that the UK does not gain an unfair competitive advantage through the undercutting of levels of protection and to prevent regulatory arbitrage by market operators;
Amendment 265 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that these provisions should ensure that standards are not lowered, while empowering both parties to modify commitments over time to lay down higher standards or include additional areas, in full respect of the proportionality and necessity principles; stresses, moreover, that commitments and provisions should be enforceable by autonomous interim measures, a solid dispute settlement mechanism and remedies, with a view to dynamic alignment;
Amendment 32 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As serious cross-border threats to health are not limited to Union borders, joint procurement of medical countermeasures should be extended to include European Free Trade Association States and Union candidate countries, in accordance with the applicable Union legislation. The Joint Procurement Agreement, determining the practical arrangements governing the joint procurement procedure established under Article 5 of Decision No 1082/2013/EU, should also be adapted to include an exclusivity clause regarding negotiation and procurement for participating countries in a joint procurement procedure, to allow for better coordination within the EU. The Commission should ensure coordination and information exchange between the entities organizing and participating in any action under different mechanisms established under this Regulation and other relevant Union structures related to procurement and stockpiling of medical countermeasures, such as the strategic rescEU reserve under Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . __________________ 16Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 38 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The primary purpose of joint procurement should be to guarantee stability in an unpredictable environment in the context of a cross-border health crisis only, ensuring equitable access for patients and increased visibility and predictability for actors involved.
Amendment 42 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The Joint procurement shall be carried in a transparent, timely and effective way to prevent market disruption and to ensure actors involved can fulfil their contractual responsibilities. In this respect, it is crucial to define clear and transparent steps since the beginning of the procedure in terms of process, scope, tender specifications, timelines and formalities. A preliminary consultation phase involving participating actors shall be guaranteed, as well as a two-way communication throughout the whole procedure.
Amendment 49 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 e (new)
Recital 9 e (new)
(9e) Joint procurement implies shared responsibilities and a fair approach with rights and obligations for all parties involved, relevant authorities and manufacturers. In this respect, commitments should be defined since the beginning and respected, from the manufacturers to deliver on the production, and from the authorities to purchase their agreed reserved volumes. This is also important to avoid waste of medicinal products.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 f (new)
Recital 9 f (new)
(9f) If used, in order for joint procurement to be sustainable, it is crucial to define criteria beyond the price/cost only to be considered in the awarding process. Such criteria should take into consideration for instance the ability of the bidder to ensure security of supply in a health crisis situation.
Amendment 117 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the purpose of joint procurement should be to guarantee stability in an unpredictable environment during a serious cross-border threat to health only. In other circumstances, other measures shall be privileged, such as procurement at national level;
Amendment 119 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the joint procurement shall be carried in a transparent, timely and effective way defining clear steps since the beginning of the procedure in terms of process, scope, tender specifications, timeline sand formalities. A preliminary consultation phase involving participating actors shall be guaranteed, as well as a two-way communication throughout the whole procedure;
Amendment 123 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Member States, EFTA States and Union candidate countries participating in a joint procurement shall procure the medical countermeasure in question through that procedure and not through other channels, and shall not run parallel negotiation processes for that product. In addition, joint procurement shall not exempt participating countries from honouring existing contractual agreements nor shall replace countries regular procurement processes;
Amendment 127 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) commitments should be defined and respected by all parties involved from manufacturers, supply chain stakeholders and authorities;
Amendment 130 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the joint procurement shall not affect the internal market, shall not constitute discrimination or a restriction of trade and shall not cause distortion of competition, nor replace existing procurement procedures implemented by participating countries;
Amendment 132 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) qualitative criteria beyond the lowest price shall be defined and be considered in the awarding process of the joint procurement bids;
Amendment 141 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall, in liaison with the Member States, ensure coordination and information exchange between the entities organizing and participating in any action, including, but not limited to joint procurement procedures, stockpiling and donation of medical countermeasures under different mechanisms established at Union level, in particular under:
Amendment 51 #
2020/0097(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To improve planning in prevention and preparedness, the Union should continue advocating for investment in prevention of disasters across sectors, including that of hydrogeological instability, and for comprehensive risk management approaches that underpin prevention and preparedness, taking into account a multi- hazard approach, an ecosystem-based approach and the likely impacts of climate change, in close cooperation with the relevant scientific communities and key economic operators. To that effect, cross- sectoral and all-hazard approaches should be put at the forefront and be based on Union wide resilience goals feeding into a baseline definition of capacities and preparedness. The Commission is to work together with Member States when defining Union wide resilience goals.
Amendment 65 #
2020/0097(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) To strengthen cooperation in aerial forest firefighting, all unnecessary red tape hampering a rapid response as regards the use of the most appropriate resources should be removed, in order to ensure prompt intervention.
Amendment 74 #
2020/0097(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
-1 In Article 1, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The protection to be ensured by the Union Mechanism shall cover primarily people, but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, against all kinds of natural and man-made disasters, including the consequences of acts of terrorism, technological, radiological or environmental disasters, marine pollution, hydrogeological instability and acute health emergencies, occurring inside or outside the Union. In the case of the consequences of acts of terrorism or radiological disasters, the Union Mechanism may cover only preparedness and response actions. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013D1313-’ Or. it 20190321&qid=1594118872421
Amendment 75 #
2020/0097(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
-1a. In Article 1, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. The Union Mechanism shall promote solidarity between the Member States through practical cooperation and coordination, without prejudice to the Member States' primary responsibility to protect people, the environment, land and property, including cultural heritage, on their territory against disasters and to provide their disaster-management systems with sufficient capabilities to enable them to prevent, and cope adequately and in a consistent manner with, disasters of a nature and magnitude that can reasonably be expected and prepared for. ’ Or. it https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013D1313- 20190321&qid=1594118872421
Amendment 76 #
2020/0097(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
-1b. In Article 3(1), point (c) is replaced by the following: ‘(c) to facilitate rapid and efficient response in the event of disasters or imminent disasters, including by taking measures to mitigate the immediate consequences of disasters; removing any obstacles of a bureaucratic nature.’ Or. it https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013D1313- 20190321&qid=1594118872421
Amendment 77 #
2020/0097(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
-1c. In Article 5(1), point (h) is replaced by the following: ‘(h) promote the use of various Union funds which may support sustainable disaster prevention, including those caused by hydrogeological instability, and encourage the Member States and regions to exploit those funding opportunities; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013D1313-’ Or. it 20190321&qid=1594118872421
Amendment 4 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 April2014 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU)No … /2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer product safety and repealing Council Directive87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Amendment 8 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 May 2016 on the single market strategy,
Amendment 9 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the single market for goods is one of the most important economic cornerstones of the EU, and trade in goods currently generates around a quarter of the EU’s GDP and three quarters of intra-EU trade and whereas the single market needs to be further equipped at its “external borders” with more effective, stronger and harmonized tools in order to detect unsafe products coming from third countries and prevent their circulation in the single market;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas emerging technologies transform and improve the characteristics of products, and therefore need to be addressed so as to ensure consumer protection and legal certainty while at the same time not hindering innovation; whereas the Commission´s report on the safety and liability of artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and robotics paves the way to achieving this;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas traceability of products along the supply chain is essential for improving the safety and protect consumers and whereas the indication of origin, and more specifically of the country of origin, are necessary elements that contribute to this aim;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the compliance with the EU regulatory framework, and in particular with product safety rules, contributes to guarantee the quality of the manufacturing process and ultimately the safety of products;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the need to adapt product safety rules to the digital world; asks the Commission to address the challenges of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and robotics in its revision of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), and to identify and close gaps within existing legislation such as the Machinery Directive and Radio Equipment Directive, while avoiding duplicating legislation; and ensuring consistency and coherence among all different initiatives;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Commission to develop measures, such as risk-based assessment schemes and conformity assessment mechanisms, where they do not yet exist, to ensure the safety and security of products with embedded emerging technologies, and to provide support to micro enterprises and SMEs to reduce the burden such measures can create;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission and the Member States to take account of the autonomous self-learning behaviour of AI throughout a product’s lifetime; calls for human oversight and effective checks on high-risk AI products to ensureall along the supply chain to ensure trust and product safety;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages economic operatorproviders of emerging technologies to integrate safety mechanisms in emergingthese technologies, including self-repair mechanisms, to prevent the upload of unsafe software, raise awareness of safety problems of their products, and ensure safety throughout their lifecycle;
Amendment 128 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that the cybersecurity threats of connected devices can compromise product safety, and that this needs to be addressed in the revision of the relevant rules in compliance with the applicable regulations, main security standards and considering also emerging cybersecurity trends;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to speed up its efforts to develop a European cybersecurity certification schemes covering all the product lifecycle for AI, IoT and robotics products, andlways taking into account sector specific aspects, and to assess whether to create mandatory certification schemes for specific consumer products that can be quickly updated to adapt to current risks without hindering innovation;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027proposal, to provide increased and adequate resources for the new Single Market Programme[1],with the aim of effectively supporting Member States in their efforts to strengthen market surveillance and product safety crucial activities; Programme for Single Market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and European statistics 2021- 20272018/0231(COD)
Amendment 155 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages Member States to increase the resources and expertise of their market surveillance authorities, to enhance cooperation among them, including at cross-border level, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of checks, and properly staff custom authorities so as to be able to identify unsafe products, in particular from third countries, track their origin and prevent their circulation in the internal market including for products sold online;
Amendment 177 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that products directly purchased by consumers from non-EU economic operators must be subject to effective controls including on quality of the manufacturing process of products in compliance with the EU regulatory framework, and on the origin; calls on market surveillance authorities to undertake adequate checks on these products;
Amendment 197 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Commission to improve, at European and international level, cooperation between consumer protection, market surveillance and customs authorities so as to enable the swift transfer of information on unsafe products and on quality checks of the manufacturing process of products coming from outside the EU that should be in compliance with the EU regulatory framework;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen their cooperation in order to harmonize both, governance and powers of the market surveillance authorities; insists that in order to avoid disproportionate burden and obstacles to business activity, this harmonization process has to be done taking into account the proportionality principle, especially concerning the powers exercised by the market surveillance authorities and their effective independence;
Amendment 235 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and Member states to enhance the interrelation and interaction between national and EU databases on illegal unsafe products in order to create useful synergies and favour the information flow across the single market;
Amendment 239 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks the Commission to evaluate the necessity of requiring online platforms to put in place effective and appropriate safeguards to tackle the appearance of advertisements for unsafe products, provide reliable information to consumers and guarantee the quality of the manufacturing process of products in compliance with the EU regulatory framework, in order to protect consumers;
Amendment 247 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to consider and assess if a timely procedure for blocking the payments for unsafe products sold online, could be an effective tool for improving actions to contrast the online sale of unsafe products;
Amendment 258 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises that traceability along the supply chain is key to improving the safety of products, since clear and reliable information on productsand the quality of the manufacturing process of products incompliance with the EU regulatory framework, and the protection of EU consumers, since clear and reliable information on products, such as the mandatory indication of the country of origin, empowers consumers, including persons with disabilities, to make informed choices, and allows market surveillance authorities to carry out their activities; asks the Commission to update the rules for the traceability requirements of non- harmonised products accordingly;
Amendment 262 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Insists on the importance of providing relevant information to consumers to improve the product safety within the internal market, including by supplementing the basic traceability requirements with necessary elements such as the indication of the country of origin of a product according to the non- preferential origin rules of the EU Customs Code; calls on the Commission to consider the setting up an EU mandatory system to that aim; underlines that this objective should be pursued also with the support of digital technologies;
Amendment 277 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that consumers respond poorly to recalls, and that unsafe products continue to be used even though they have been recalled; asks the Commission to publish guidelines on recall procedures, including a check list with concrete requirements, in order to increase the number of consumers reached, while taking into account that recalls can create considerable challenges for SMEs, and in particular for micro enterprises;
Amendment 701 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available through public means to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities. Fees or charges should be established only if the official control is performed exclusively in the interest of the food business operator.
Amendment 728 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shall collectuse public means fees to recover the costs they incur in relation to:
Amendment 740 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2
Article 77 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the official controls referred to in point (a) of that paragraph shall include official controls performed to verify compliance with measures adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 137 of this Regulation, Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Articles 27(1), 29(1), 40(2), 41(2), 47(1), 49(2) and 50(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants], Articles 41 and 144 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on the production and making availableensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shall collect fees for: (a) The official controls performed in the interest of the food business operator in view onf the market of plant reproductive material] and Part VI of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health], unless the decision establishing the measures requires otherwiseissuance of official certificates or to supervise the issuance of official attestations.
Amendment 768 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The competent authorities shall disclose the details of the calculation of fees
Amendment 146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
Amendment 262 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 266 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 303 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘ingredient’ means an additive, tobacco (leaves and other natural, processed or unprocessed partsy substance used in the manufacture or preparation of a tobacco plants including expanded and reconstituted tobacco), as well as any substance present in a finished tobacco product roduct or of any constituent thereof (including paper, filter, inks, capsules and adhesives) and still present in the finished tobacco product;
Amendment 316 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘maximum level’ or ‘maximum yield’ means the maximum content or emission, including 0, of a substance in a tobacco product measured in grams;
Amendment 325 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) ‘place on the market’ means to make products available to consumers located in the Union, with or without payment, including by means of distance sale; in case of cross-border distance sales the product is deemed to be placed on the market in the Member State where the consumer is located;
Amendment 366 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 386 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 468 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not restrict or prohibit the use of additiveingredients which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additiveuse of those ingredients does not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 575 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 617 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm. For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 633 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 672 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 688 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 711 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 745 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 788 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 822 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) suggests that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others or has vitalising, energetic, healing, rejuvenating, natural, organic or otherwise positive health or social effects;
Amendment 829 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 833 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) in the case of tobacco for oral use, resembles a food product.
Amendment 837 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves, or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diame. The provision to consumers of factual information on the product may not be prohibited. Trade marks registered prior to the dater of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleadingn which this Directive enters into force may not be prohibited.
Amendment 863 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 947 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 953 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 955 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the actual shipment route from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser, including all warehouses used;
Amendment 963 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the identity of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser;
Amendment 969 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) the invoice, order number and payment records of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser.
Amendment 976 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outletfirst purchaser, record the entry of all unit packets into their possession, as well as all intermediate movements and the final exit from their possession. This obligation can be fulfilled by recording in aggregated form, e.g. of outside packaging, provided that tracking and tracing of unit packets remains possible.
Amendment 983 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that manufacturers of tobacco products provide all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outletpurchaser, including importers, warehouses and transporting companies with the necessary equipment allowing for the recording of the tobacco products purchased, sold, stored, transported or otherwise handled. The equipment shall be able to read and transmit the data electronically, in accordance with international standards, to a data storage facility pursuant to paragraph 6.
Amendment 1002 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. TWith due regard for current practices, technologies and commercial arrangements, as well as for international standards governing the tracking, tracing and authentication of consumer products and the requirements relating thereto that are set out in the WTO Protocol to Eliminate Elicit Trade in Tobacco Products, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to:
Amendment 1006 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union and in line with international standards.
Amendment 1008 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Amendment 1037 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall oblige retail outlets intending to engage inprohibit cross- border distance sales to consumers located in the Union to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the retail outlet is established and in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. Retail outlets established outside the Union have to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. All retail outlets intending to engage in cross- border distance sales shall submit at least the following information to the competent authorities:.
Amendment 1053 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1061 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1069 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1076 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1086 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1095 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1103 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1117 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and granting of pre-marketing authorisation for reduced-risk tobacco products
Amendment 1136 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products inform their competent authorities of any new or updated information referred to in point (a) to (c) of paragraph 1. Member States shall be entitled to require tobacco manufacturers or importers to carry out additional tests or submit additional information. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information received pursuant to this Article. In connection with the placing on the market of reduced-risk tobacco products, Member States shall be entitled to introduce an authorisation system and charge a proportionate fee. Member States shall be entitled to lay down specific rules for reduced-risk products governing consumer information, packaging and labelling, ingredients and emissions, as well as the methods used to measure tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide, which may differ from the requirements of this Directive. Member States shall notify those rules to the Commission.
Amendment 1141 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Novel and reduced-risk tobacco products placed on the market shall respect the requirements set out in this Directive. Reduced-risk tobacco products shall be covered by special provisions laid down by Member States under paragraph 2. The provisions applicable depend on whether the products fall under the definition of smokeless tobacco product in point (29) of Article 2 or tobacco for smoking in point (33) of Article 2.
Amendment 1146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 1273 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timehree years from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive]. the date of the entry into force of this Directive]..
Amendment 166 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 also provides that, for a transitional period, pet animals of the species listed in Parts A and B of Annex I thereto are to be regarded as identified when they bear either a clear readable tattoo or an electronic identification system (‘transponder’). This Regulation should therefore clarify the rules for the marking of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I, including the qualifications required for those who carry out the marking, after expiry of the transitional period on 3 July 2011. The marking methods to be used for birds should be those referred to in Article 66 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 of 4 May 2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein1. _________ 1 OJ L 166, 19.6.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 178 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘non-commercial movement’ means any movement which does not, either directly or indirectly, involve or aim at a financial gain or a transfer of ownership; this point does not apply to animals listed in Part B of Annex I;
Amendment 181 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a The number of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I which may accompany the owner or an authorised person in the course of any one movement may not exceed five. This limit shall not apply to species listed in Part B of Annex I.
Amendment 190 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) they are accompanied by a duly completed individual or collective identification document issued:
Amendment 219 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The individual or collective identification document referred to in Article 14(1)(c) shall be supplemented by a written declaration signed by the owner or the natural person acting on behalf of and in agreement with the owner stating that the pet animal is moved into the Union for non-commercial purposes.
Amendment 248 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Applications, dDecision-making procedures and decisions to regulate the prices of medicinal products in accordance with Article 3 or towhich determine their inclusion within the scope of public health insurance systems in accordance with Articles 7 and 9 shall be considered by Member States as administrative procedures which, as such, are independent from the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Amendment 250 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to the Union and national legislation relating to the protection of intellectual property. With a view to ensuring that the provisions of this article are properly applied, those provisions shall not prevent applications submitted to the competent authorities or decisions by competent authorities regarding the setting of the price of a given product or the inclusion of that product in public health insurance systems from being considered objective and reasonable factors that may be taken into account by the competent judicial authorities when determining whether an intellectual property right is being or will be infringed.
Amendment 253 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Paragraphs 1 and 2 may be waived in Member States in which the issue of a marketing authorisation or a reimbursement authorisation for a generic product results in a change in the price of and/or reimbursement terms for the relevant reference product.
Amendment 255 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States may adopt specific measures and legal procedures to protect intellectual property rights in cases where the issue of a marketing authorisation or a reimbursement authorisation for a generic product results in a change in the price of and/or reimbursement terms for the relevant reference product.
Amendment 97 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that full and effective respect for the freedom of religion (at individual, collective, public, private and institutional level) should be identified as a priority, particularly for all religious minorities present in the region, together with the need to provide specific assistance for these groups;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 20 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the costs relating to GMES are already covered until 2013, totalling EUR 3 billion (approximately EUR 2.3 billion for the satellites and EUR 700 million for related services) and that it is estimated that the programme’s operational maintenance costs for the period 2014 - 2020 will average EUR 850 million per year;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges the social benefits to users of GMES services, for whom continuity and sustainability are of the essence if they are to derive maximum advantage from the observation infrastructures offered by the programme;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that inclusion of GMES funding in the 2014 - 2020 multiannual financial framework would save wasting investment to date in the seventh framework programme of research in the field of services and information.
Amendment 7 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Parliament and the European Council have declared their ambition to secure 80-95% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in the context of necessary reductions by developing countries as a group;
Amendment 15 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union mushas not yet agreed specific targets for emission reductions to provide the basis and framework for the necessary legislative acts and other measuresbeyond 2020;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In the meantime, invites the Commission to evaluate all policy options that may help Europe move towards the proposed indicative milestone reduction levels for 2030 and 2040 without further damaging the competitiveness of its industrial base.
Amendment 68 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recognizes that the proposed reduction milestones should be considered in a global rather than domestic context and fully acknowledges the role of international offsets in achieving any reduction level.
Amendment 90 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 163 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Energy efficiency is the most effective instrument to upgrade industrial technological innovation and contribute to overall emissions reduction in an economically efficient way while stimulating job growth. Therefore, calls on the Commission to support efforts made by Member States to promote energy efficiency by putting in place stable long-term incentives schemes to promote technologies which are most effective from a cost-benefit perspective. In order to reach the 2020 energy efficiency objective, an adequate degree of harmonization of European efficiency standards should be guaranteed;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that sport is a major public- health tool and a powerful factor for reducing public medical expenditure; stresses furthermore that, in a number of areas, the White Paper remains an appropriate basis for EU-level activities in the field of sport, including, for example, the promotion of voluntary activity in it, the protection of minors, and environmental protection;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that sport can make a worthwhile contribution to achievid the national, European and international organisations which manage and regulate it can effectively help to attain the EU’s long- the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; adds that, as such, it must be fully incorporated into that strategyerm strategic objectives set forth in the Europe 2020 strategy to create fresh prospects for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers the role of local and regional authorities in developing the European dimension of sport to be fundamental because their institutional tasks include providing services to citizens in the field of sport and allocating funding for sporting activities and for the infrastructure they require;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico must lead the EU to urgently and deeplyreview and, where necessary, revisew its legislation, in respect of the precautionary principle, on allthose aspects of offshore oil and gas extraction and exploration in its territories that require modification; in this context, welcomes the Commission’s will to fill the gap in the existing EU legislation;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission and the Members States to strengthen effective mutual cooperation and to establish an EU 'Control the controllers' systempromote better coordination between the competent national authorities, so as to improve the pooling of good practice and optimise authorisation procedures;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its calls to the Commission to bring forward proposals as soon as possible for establishing an EU Civil Protection Force based on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, integrating specific mechanisms which en coordinated EU response strategy integrating the various technologies already available in the EU to faceMember States for use in the event of massive pollutions being caused by oil offshore installations;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an extension of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) directives to cover all offshore projects phases (exploratory, and operational, and decommissioning) and calls for specific requirements for EIAs in case of drilling activities in deep water; considers, furthermore, that the Commission should ensure that EIAs for offshore projects approved by national authorities also cover the procedures operators must follow during decommissioning;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onWelcomes the Commission to re-examine its proposal on Industrial major accidents: control of hazards involving dangerous sub’s explanatory memorandum concerning the revision of Directive 96/82/EC, in which the Commission stanctes (SEVESO III) in order to extend its scope to oil rigsthat it will assess the appropriate way to strengthen environmental legislation;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that offshore oil and gas activities are excluded from the key provisions of the Industrial Emissions Directive; sSuggests that the European IPPC Bureau defines Best Available Practices (BAT) for offshore hydrocarbon activities;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the creation of Joint Task Forces for the three key areas of food, housing and mobility: these should consist of experts ofrom the Commission, Member States, industry and civil society andin order to develop European Resource Efficiency Action Plans with clear benchmarkappropriate indicators within one year;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the scope of the eco-design directive to non- energy related products and to come forward with additional eco-design requirementconsider product design measures on the performance of products, including recycled content , durability, reusability and reuscyclability, in order to improve their environmental impact and promote recycling markets;.
Amendment 155 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to streamline the waste acquis and to introduce a progressive lbandfill ban, accompanied by appropriate transition measures; on the dumping of selectively collected waste in landfills, including recyclables.
Amendment 173 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the importance of research, development and innovation for speeding up the transformation to a resource- efficient Europe; notes that greater innovation is particularly needed in: environmentally friendly material extra, exploration, extraction, processing, production, chemistry, recycling, re-use potentials, and the substitution of environmental impacting as well as strategically important and critical material, technologies and design for less material and energy use; believes that Horizon 2020 and EU research and innovation partnering programs should be aligned to this goal;
Amendment 247 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the importance of a set of coherent, measurable and clear sectoral targetindicators, including an overall target lead indicator, in order to implement the vision and the milestones of the Roadmap; calls on the Commission to bring forward a concrete proposal for such targetindicators for the EU by 2013 at the latest and to ensure that all EU policies are consistent with the targets set; considers that the milestones included in the Roadmap should be considered as targets until more detailed targets are setset vision; calls on Member States to include corresponding targetindicators in their own resource efficiency strategies;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that some end of life derived products have to be managed as waste, even if they are going to be recycled or remanufactured which is a huge burden adding significant cost over disposal and in many cases acts as a barrier to improved resource efficiency; calls on the Commission urgently to address this via pragmatic end-of-waste criteria measures to further streams as foreseen in the revised EU Waste Framework Directive1; 1 Directive 2008/98/EC
Amendment 21 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the growth of the world population, the rise in consumption and targets for EU economic growth, make the decoupling of growth from raw material use even more essential; insists therefore that reduction targets should be set to stabilise material use and proposstresses that an effective raw materials policy must form part of an integrated approach, drawing on the best of existing European environment legislation which regulates the efficiency of resources ain mannual material EU efficiency target of 3%y sectors; also stresses the need for a clear definition of 'resource efficiency' using a scientific basis;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of the development, promotion and implementation of a life cycle approach for RM, thus extending the highest quality and life of such materials, and the need for indicators to measure efficient and effective resource use, and points to the importance of the full implementation of the Ecodesign Directive in this regard; stresses that innovation is essential for addressing new challenges and that resource efficiency must be an integral part of a policy geared to the promotion of research and innovation that will encourage competitiveness among European firms;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EC and Member States to further increase producer responsibility in legislation to ensure a higher level of RM recovery, reusability and re- and upcyclability and to stimulate efficient use of RMStresses that European producers are already subject to responsibilities and economic burdens under existing European environment legislation. Any proposed effective resources policy should not therefore act as a further burden that would deter European firms by forcing them to cut production, reduce employment and relocate their activities, with the overall impact this would have on society as a whole;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the EC to examine the effects of a tax on mineral resources, non-energy RM, water and land use, and in particular on any side effects, such as non sustainable substitution, tax evasion or a shift of economic activities to third countries; points out that a tax on resources would render resources more valuable, resulting in better use, re-use and recycling of RM and lower export of resourcesCalls for a careful assessment to be made of all legislative and fiscal instruments already available to promote and improve the efficiency of the use of mineral resources, non-energy RM, water and land use;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication "A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy by 2050"(COM(2011)0112), and the statement that “The EU already has legislation in place that ensures a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared with 1990 levels. It maintains its conditional offer of a 30% reduction, provided there are comparable reductions by other developed countries and appropriate contributions from developing countries.”
Amendment 8 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Council Conclusions of June 2010 agreeing that the Commission should “conduct more detailed analysis on the policy options and costs and benefits, including at Member State level, as appropriate."
Amendment 15 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU's climate objective is to limit climate change to 2°C above the pre- industrial level; whereas the climate package adopted in December 2008 represents a first step towards ensuring EU action in line with this objective; whereas countries representing some 80% of global emissions have pledged to reduce emissions, although the Parties to the UNFCCC acknowledged in Cancun that current pledges are insufficient to meet the 2°C objective,. Taking into account that the Cancun conference did not reach a global agreement to turn these pledges into legally binding targets and the European Union is still the only large economic community having adopted unilateral emissions reduction targets.
Amendment 32 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 39 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Article 1 of the Emissions Trading Directive (2003/87/EC) “establishes a scheme for GHG allowance trading within the Community in order to promote reductions of GHG emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner.”
Amendment 54 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 64 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in the absence of a global agreement assuring a level playing field, European industry would be still exposed to unfair competition.
Amendment 70 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 91 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Commission to come forward with proposals to move to a 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011;when a global agreement is reached securing a level playing field between international competitors.
Amendment 105 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, according to IPCC 4AR, to have a 50% chance of limiting climate change to 2°C industrialised countries need to reduce their emissions by 25-40% by 2020; points out that the EU's current target is not in line with its 2°C objective;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that progress internationally is the only way to solve the problem of climate change, and the EU must continue to engage its partners.
Amendment 118 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognizes that a cost - effective approach to long - term targets foresees a non - linear pathway with a 25% target in 2020, a 40% target in 2030, a 60% target in 2040 to a 80% target in 2050.1 __________________ 1 Roadmap 2050
Amendment 120 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that in the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 the Commission indicates that progress an a global scale is the only way to solve the problem of climate change, and the EU must continue to engage its partners.1 __________________ 1 COM(2011)0112, p. 13
Amendment 123 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 126 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that cumulative emissions are decisive for the climate system; notes that even with a pathway of 30% reductions in 2020, 55% in 2030, 75% in 2040 and 90% in 2050 the EU would still be responsible for approximately double its per capita share ofn the global 2°C compatible carbon budget, and that delaying emissions reductionslevel. The EU per capita share must however be considered inc reases the cumulative share significantly;lation to per capita shares in a global context.
Amendment 149 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that the fuel switching towards cleaner fuels and private investment in green technologies depends heavinot only on the price signal delivered by the carbon market, and concludess demonstrated by the refore that, under the current 20% target, the ETS will have a very limited role in driving emission reductions and deployment of low- emission technologies in the sectors it covers;cent experience in third countries which do not have a market mechanism to trade emission allowances.
Amendment 156 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 165 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considering that at international level individual countries have not yet shown an appetite for a target based approach but are making concrete efforts in investing in clean technologies instead
Amendment 172 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 confirms the EU's offer in the international negotiations to take on a 30% reduction target for 2020, if the conditions are right. Recalls that, according to the Commission analysis, stepping up to the 30% reduction target with 25% domestic effort now represents an increase of EUR 11 billion as compared to 2008 projections for the absolute costs of the climate and energy package in 2020; notes the Commission assessment that this will raise the carbon price in the EU ETS to some EUR 30/tonne of CO2, i.e. similar to the level estimated necessary for the 20% reduction target in 2008;
Amendment 185 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that the Commission Communication of May 2010 is no longer valid because it does not take into account the last two years of events into the Member States and at global level.
Amendment 191 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 196 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Considers for encouraging investments in new technologies by the private sector, it is essential to maintain the stability of the legal and economic framework where industries shall operate. A disruption in the current framework would generate uncertainties in the decision-making process and also negatively affect possible investments in this sector.
Amendment 233 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates that, although EU reduction targets need toshould be primarily achieved within the EU in the long term; recalls that the use of international offsets replaces investment into the EU economy and delays domestic reductions in the EUwould contribute to mitigating climate change at lower cost;
Amendment 252 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Takes into account that, as by Council Conclusions of 14 March 2011, Member States have reiterated the importance of ensuring the continuation of existing flexible mechanisms, while improving them, and establishing new sectoral or other scaled-up market-based mechanisms at the Durban Climate Conference in order to enhance the cost- effectiveness of, and to promote, mitigation actions while contributing to sustainable development.
Amendment 265 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 285 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Concurs with the European Commission’s Roadmap for a low carbon economy by 2050 where it states that ‘the creation and preservation of jobs will depend on the EU's ability to lead in terms of the development of new low carbon technologies through increased education, training, programmes to foster acceptability of new technologies, R&D and entrepreneurship, as well as favourable economic framework conditions for investments’
Amendment 286 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes the lack of a thorough assessment of the impacts on employment caused by the low carbon transition which would primarily entail a shift of jobs across sectors, and that there is a need to better identify ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of such transition.
Amendment 288 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that, while moving to a more ambitious climate target does have primarily a positive impact on job creation, measures should be taken to facilitate structural change and labour- force retraining in communities with a large-scale loss of high carbon employment and also to ensure new growth sectors have sufficient access to appropriately skilled labour;
Amendment 297 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 313 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Concludes that stepping up to a 30% target has mormight have benefits than costs for EU citizens and a domestic achievement of the reduction targets would bring the highest overall benefits long as comparable actions are undertaken at global level;
Amendment 328 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Amendment 331 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Notes that the Commission has fully acknowledged that the best protection against the risk of carbon leakage would be effective global action[1] and that there is a need to remain vigilant in order to maintain a strong industrial base in Europe.[2] [1] COM(2011)0112, p. 9 [2] COM(2011)0112, p. 9
Amendment 340 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 352 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Concurs with the Commission analysis that border adjustment measures or including imports in the ETS wcould need to be combined with full auctioning to the sectors concerned; considers that such a system could be envisaged, if absolutely necessary, be taken into consideration especially for some standardised commodities, such as steel or cement, and electricity;
Amendment 2108 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide to use up to 1015 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II provided that:
Amendment 2136 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States having allocated during at least one year in the period 2010-2013 more than 10 % of their amount available for granting the direct payments provided for in Titles III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, with the exception of Section 6 of Chapter 1 of Title IV, for financing the measures laid down in Section 2 of Chapter 2 of Title III of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the support provided for in points (i) to (iv) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraphs 1(b) and (e) of Article 68 of that Regulation, or the measures under Chapter 1, with the exception of Section 6, of Title IV of that Regulation may decide to use more than 105 % of the annual national ceiling set out in Annex II upon approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 41.
Amendment 22 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure that the necessary rules for the proper functioning of the identification, registration and traceability of bovine animals and beef are applied, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of requirements for alternative means of identification of bovine animals, special circumstances in which Member States may extend the maximum periods for the application of the means of identification, data to be exchanged between the computerised databases of the Member States, the maximum period for certain reporting obligations, the requirements for means of identification, the information to be included in the passports and in the individual registers to be kept on each holding, the minimum level of official controls, the identification and registration of movements of bovine animals when put out to summer grazing in different mountain areas, rules for labelling certain products which should be equivalent to the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, the definitions of minced beef, beef trimmings or cut beef, the specific indications that may be put on labels, the labelling provisions related to the simplification of the indication of origin, the maximum size and composition of certain groups of animals, the approval procedures related to labelling conditions on packaging of cut meat It is of particular limportance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up such delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0229(COD)
Amendment 56 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 15
Article 1 — paragraph 1 — point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Article 19 — letter c
Article 19 — letter c
Amendment 99 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 100 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) wThether the product is fresh or has been defrosted; requirement provided for in Article 68(3) of Commission Regulation No 404/2011 is repealed. Products that have been frozen prior to sale and are sold defrosted shall be labelled in accordance with Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
Amendment 104 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Amendment 108 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in the case of fishery products caught at sea, the name of one of the areas, subareas or divisions listed in the FAO Fishing Areas;
Amendment 112 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – point b a (new)
Article 46 – point b a (new)
(ba) Any delegated acts shall be adopted following appropriate consultations with operators conducted through an advisory body to be set up for this purpose (advisory committee on general and market-related matters in the fisheries and aquaculture sector).
Amendment 117 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2013 with the exception of Articles 32, 35 and 36, which shall apply from 1 January 2014. The consumer information provisions laid down in Article 42 shall apply on the basis of the dates of entry into force established in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. 1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5%as a quota of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, as contribution to the national target as set pursuant to Article 3 of this Directive, taking into account the Union’s target of 20% energy savings by 2020. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers. The energy saving target shall be introduced gradually and with a starting level differentiated on a national basis in order to take into full account early actions and results achieved so far, including efficiency measures already adopted in the fuel sector. Measures that target long-term savings or structured programs proposed by operators in the energy efficiency sector should be encouraged through incentives or specific fiscal treatment.
Amendment 186 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject and encouraged to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost- effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 218 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII.. Each national plan shall identify: (a) national cogeneration development targets for year 2020 and corresponding intermediate targets; (b) district heating promotion areas for which cost-benefit analysis have identified cogeneration potential; (c) the information set out in Annex VII. (d) The plans should be based on a comprehensive costs/benefits analysis for each of the planned investments, taking into account the existing level of heat demand and evaluating the different consumption profiles (e. g. industrial, residential or tertiary consumption patterns). Moreover, different types of cogeneration (micro, for self- consumption…) should be considered on the basis of the specificities of different national demand and consumption patterns. (e) The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 229 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. Member States shall ensure that in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:
Amendment 262 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Member States shall ensure that, in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, whenever an existing electricity generation installation with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW is substantially refurbished or when, in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/75/EC, its permit is updated, the technical and economic feasibility of a conversion to allow its operation as a high- efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a preferential condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heare is sufficient can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIIId long-term stable heat demand. The equipment of electricity generation installations with carbon capture or storage facilities shall not be considered as refurbishment for the purpose of these provisions.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States should not set targets for the industries which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage, as determined in Commission Decision 2010/2/EU. Should they nonetheless decide to do so, Member States shall express possible sectoral targets for production processes in these industries in energy use per output unit so as to avoid impeding industrial growth.
Amendment 338 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 341 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 57 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and, on food for special medical purposes and on foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 68 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal- based food and baby food for infants and young children and to, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 76 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.