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20 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2021/2239(INI)

Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products obliges farmers to comply with a conversion period during which they have to apply all rules on organic production; whereas this period may last up to 3 years; whereas farmers during this period have to bear higher costs of production without benefiting from higher market prices for organic products;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas it is essential to ensure that consumers and food services are in a position to make informed choices when purchasing food;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development and growth of the organic sector must be accompanied by market-driven and accompanied by holistic supply chain developments as well as measures to stimulate further the demand for organic food and ensure consumer trust, in order to safeguard the future profitability of the organic market and organic farming in the EU;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development and growth of the organic sector must be accompanied by market-driven and accompanied by holistic supply chain developments as well as measures to stimulate furmeet ther demand for organic food and ensure consumer trust, in order to safeguard the future profitability of the organic market and organic farming in the EU;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that stimulating agricultural sustainability and resilience of the EU foodsystem should be a priority; underlines that co-existence of different farming systems is important as diversity is key to food system security and resilience and benefits sustainable development; points out that there is no single farming model that fits all countries and regions and stresses that the benefits of the different sustainable farming models should be recognised;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that for an EU action plan to succeed, it must stimulate and mobilise the Member States; expresses the view, therefore, that Member States should be encouraged to develop their own national OAPs with concrete, time-bound actions;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States should engage all stakeholders, especially organic farmers and associations, local and regional authorities, consumer and private sector representatives and, the hospitality and food industryies, in a consultative process when adopting their national OAPs to achieve the best possible synergies;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is of the opinion that legislation and OAPs must provide sufficient room for flexibility for Member States' different organic practices and prerequisites, such as climate zones and length of growing seasons;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need for modern and innovative methods when developing new organic seeds and agriculture practices, maintaining high level of protection of human health and the environment;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6a. Expresses its concern about misleading labels, packaging and advertising that makes it difficult for consumers to distinguish conventional products from organic products; emphasizes that the terms 'locally produced' or 'regionally produced' should only be used if the main ingredients of the food product concerned are actually from that region, and that the terms 'authentic' or 'natural' should never be allowed for industrially processed foods;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that local, regional and regnational authorities play an important role in supporting the structuring of the organic sector in terms of production, logistics and trade, facilitating the creation of organised cooperation between producers and consumers, and raising awareness at local level and developing educational programmes for preschools and schools; highlights that all authorities continuously must work with easing the administrative burden and regulations in order to make the regulatory framework better;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that local and regional authorities play an important role in supporting the structuring of the organic sector in terms of production, logistics and trade, facilitating the creation of organised cooperation between producers, food services and consumers, as well as raising public awareness at local levelbout the differences between various sustainable farming methods and developing educational programmes for preschools and schools;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the success of the OAP will depend on stronger involvement of the private sector to stimulate demand, especially in countries with less developed organic markets and production; underlines that an increase in organic production must foremost come from higher private demand and not from political incentives;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that concrete action to promote exports of EU organic products is needed; acknowledge, in this regard, the potential of the existing EU promotion policy for organic production; underlines that any promotion policy should recognise the wide range of sustainable production methods, practises and products in the EU; requests that the Commission report regularly on forthcoming negotiations with the EU’s trading partners to inform Parliament about the potential for expansion of the organic market;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that an adequate common agricultural policy (CAP) budget should be provided to create incentives for farmers to convert to and maintainfurther develop organic farming practices at national level, through rural development measures or newly introduced eco-schemes, or a combination of the two; calls on the Member States to support generational renewal in organic farming;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the availability of eco- schemes under the new CAP to support conversion; reiterates that the uptake and growth of the organic sector must be accompanied by market-driven and supply chain developments1a; welcomes, in this regard, voluntary initiatives by retailers to buy conversion products at a higher price and believes such initiatives should be promoted; takes due note of the difficulties they are facing in marketing these conversion products to consumers due to the lack of harmonised rules and calls on the Commission to assess measures to facilitate their marketing, such as through harmonised labelling; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally- friendly food system (2020/2260(INI))
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the fundamental importance of expanding the structured exchange of knowledge and best practices on organic farming among Member States and farmers; believes in the benefits of growing collaboration between scientists, advisory services, the education sector, farmers and society in this respect; highlights the important role to be played by farm advisory services, which Member States mustcan include in their CAP strategic plans, in the development of the organic sector;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for research and innovation to overcome restrictions in organic agriculture, such as the availability of organic protein feed, vitamins, plant protection products, fertilisers and genetic resources and to encourage meeting societal expectations on animal welfare and efficient resource use; reminds the importance of livestock manure as an organic fertilizer and encourages its sustainable use in the cultivation cycle; welcomes the Commission’s intention to earmark Horizon Europe funding in this respect; calls on the Commission to stimulate and foster cooperation between research communities working on organic and conventional food and farming;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that bio-fertilizers and bio-based soil improvers are important components of organic farming practices; stresses therefore the need to incentivise innovation with regard to the production of bio-fertilizers and bio-based soil improvers from various types of biomass waste such as animal manure and food waste;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the need to support the development of safe, effective and affordable alternative to plant protection products as an important element of the development of organic production;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI