59 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2023/2015(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to recognise, in theensure that the upcoming European pProtein sStrategy, recognises the strategic role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of marine-derivedaquatic protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the good health of marine resources such as fish stocks, and by extension the supply of marine proteins, depends on the good condition of marine ecosystems;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that EU consumption of fish and shellfish in 2021 amounted to 10,41 million tonnes while EU export amounted to 2,56 million tonnes and EU imports to 6,15 million tonnes; notes that in 2021 consumption of fish and seafood products at home increased by 7% compared to 2020;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights that fisheries and aquaculture products have a low carbon footprint; believes that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors can represent real assets to tackle the climate crisis and to provide healthy food for a growing global population; indicates the strategic value of aquatic foods to reach the objectives of the European Green Deal and to contribute to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG 2 “Zero hunger”, SDG 3 "Good health and well-being", SDG 12 "Responsible consumption and production", SDG 13 "Climate action" and SDG 14 “Life below water”;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that WHO considers that fish with unsaturated fats constitute a good source of protein and fat in a healthy diet; considers that consumers are more conscious of the food that they consume and how it has been produced;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fisheryaquaculture and their products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its concerns in relation to unsustainable fishmeal and fish oil as expressed in its resolution on Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU Aquaculture; underlines that some feed production practices like producing fish meal can have a severe impact on stocks and ultimately jeopardize food security, notably in some countries in Africa ; recalls that fish meal production must be sustainable and shall primarily come from fisheries products that is not primarily used for human consumption;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that 3.3 billion people in the world rely up to 20% on fisheries and aquaculture products for their animal protein intake and that in some coastal states and small island developing States these products contribute to half or more of total animal protein intake; insists that the implementation of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) must be in line with the best scientific advice available to ensure sustainable fishing operations that only utilise the surplus allowable catch in the partner country and that sectoral support should contribute to the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, notably via support for small-scale fisheries, while also strengthening local food security and local communities;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the efforts ofalready made by the European fishing sector to improve the state of stocks at EU level; emphasises, in this regard, the need for continueds efforts as this sector plays an essential role in ensuring European food sovereigntecurity; underlines that such efforts shall be accompanied, as the fishing sector shall not bear alone the cost of the transition towards a more sustainable fishery;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out the potential that innovation and new business can bring in terms of new feeds with lower carbon footprint and lower impact on biodiversity such as insects and algae; calls on the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals that will help to address the increasing food price crisis in the EU whiles stimulating development of new innovative production techniques
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to diversify its food supply chainstrengthen its resilience, food security and diversify its food supply chains, in order to reduce its dependence on inputs imported from single or too few suppliers;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of local fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates its demands in its resolution on a Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward in relation to creating a business friendly regulatory environment including simplified permitting procedures and a regulatory framework that supports the development of sustainable aquaculture;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates its calls made in its opinion on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system in relation to making more information available to the consumer on the environmental impact of different food products, including proteins as well as information on its production;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WBelcomeieves that the Commission should build the upcoming European Protein Strategy on initiatives such as the Commission communication of 15 November 2022 entitled ‘“Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector’”2; points out that algae and microalgae can represent an important complementary source of protein in sustainable food production and global food security and calls on the Commission to include this untapped potential in the European protein strategy. _________________ 2 COM(2022)0592.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas plant-basincreased circularity between plant-based and animal sourced proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the environmental footprint of animal products is effected by the feed used, and where the footprint can be reduced by feed additives that contribute to animals ability to digest protein and contribute to the reduction of the animals’ methane and ammonia emissions;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas leguminous crops and grasslands help maintain and improve soil quality and increase biodiversity as well as carbon and nitrogen fixation, so therefore can an increased cultivation and profitability of legumes and grasslands contribute to a more sustainable and diversified agriculture and decrease the need of fertilizer inputs and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and thereby addresses the environmental and climatic challenges in line with the Green Deal objectives;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the CAP provides the possibility to support the growing of protein crops and grasslands;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the processing of protein crops and grasslands generates by-products that can contribute to a circular economy and that can be used for human consumption, renewable energy, fertiliser, animal feed or the production of green chemicals;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas general training and knowledge transfer only reaches about 10 percent of EU farm holdings; whereas there is a critical need to further invest in training and advisory services for farmers, to spread know-how on protein crops, best practises, behavioural changes, cultivation of grasslands and protein extraction from alternative sources
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas new breeding techniques would play a key role in enhancing profitability and reach our Green Deal targets, inter alia by increasing yields, protein quality and content and by letting us make more regional adapted crops and crops more resilient to climate change and pathogens;
Amendment 101 #
Fc. whereas the nitrogen needed to grow crops is mainly provided by synthetic fertilisers, which are costly and energy- intensive to produce; whereas RENURE (REcovered Nitrogen from manURE) as part of manure management systems as well as the usage of safe sewage sludge enables a progression towards a more circular economy and increased resource efficiency;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the market for sustainably produced animal, plant-based and alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand; whereas production of these proteins offers many possibilities for European farmers and food producers;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas alternative proteins such as fungi or fermentation require carbohydrate rich inputs; whereas this production could utilize residues and waste streams from conventional food production, contributing to a more circular economy; whereas the EU waste legislation imposes heavy regulatory burden on producers processing food waste;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing; the potential of insects' based protein for human consumption and especially animal nutrition is growing and already to some extend legal, but remains limited for cultural and legal reasons; whereas insects have a good conversion rate from feed to meat transforming biomass (such as food waste) into high- value proteins and could significantly reduce EU's protein import dependency;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas research and innovation on plant proteins needs to be scaled upsustainably production of all sources of proteins and technological, organizational and behavioural innovations needs to be scaled up, since private and public research and innovation has mainly focused on cereals and oilseeds in the last decades, while countries outside of EU has focused more on plant crops;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas consumers request more transparency and information about the sustainability of food; whereas there are no voluntary standardized label or product declaration to ensure the environmental sustainability for neither proteins for human consumption nor animal feed or feed additives;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for plant-based protein sourcessustainably produced proteins, since the production of high added value products made of protein crops sourced locally secure the value chain and encourage farmers to invest in the necessary machinery;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy covering the sustainable production and consumption of all types of protein in the EU introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of protein in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; stresses therefore that the production of protein must increase in the EU;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources and their role in a circular economy; reminds of the importance of and circularity between sustainable livestock rearing and cultivation of crops;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system; in order to ensure sufficient availability of safe and qualitative food and feed and to maintain functioning and resilient food supply chains and trade flows;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources ofsustainably produced proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental, societal and climate challenges that the EU faces, as well as preventing deforestation and overfishing outside the EU;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers and that they must therefore be central to the strategythe backbone of the strategy, as they are the key to increase the production; stresses that a competitive and profitable agriculture, food and feed sector is a prerequisite for an increased protein production in the EU;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that a competitive agriculture sector is dependent on sustainable and affordable inputs such as energy, feed, feed additives, good plant material, fertilisers and healthy soilssoils of good quality;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the importance of feed additives for reducing emissions, for improving protein consumptiodigestion of protein and for ensuring correct feeding strategies and reformulation of feed; stresses that the authorisation period for feed additives must be shortened and provide flexibility; underlines that the renewal process of authorisations must be created in a way that does not risk the phasing out of effective additives;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that it will be impossible to increase the production of plant-based protein without good-quality plant materials; recalls that new breeding techniques will provide great opportunities to develop regionally adapted plants and species optimized for European conditions; sees that more research and development on cereals, protein plants and grass are needed in order to increase the nutritional value, resistance towards natural threats and local adaptation;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) productsfood and industry waste and manure (RENURE) products, by classifying them as a substitute for chemical fertilisers based on scientific criteria, as an opportunity for farmers to reduce their dependence on chemical fertilisers and increase on-farm circularity through the valorisation of residues such as manure;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that since the growing of protein plants and grasslands has large benefits for soil quality and biodiversity, Member States should consider introducing eco-schemes for legumes and grasslands and create dedicated protein plants funds, as some Member States have;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that the development, growing and utilising of protein-rich crops often requires new management practices and cooperation between farmers and considers that it should therefore be analysed if new organizational structures should be recognized within the CAP;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that, in order to boost investments in healthier soils and new crop rotation practices, long-term goals need to be compatible with strong ownership rights; calls for stronger ownership rights and long-term leasing contracts in the land-based sector as well as financial and organizational structures supporting generation renewal to strengthen the access of younger farmers to land;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Developing plant-based and alternativesustainably produced proteins for the current food and feed systems
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the big potential of plant-bassustainably produced proteins and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate, circular economy and human health;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that insects, if meeting high safety demands, should be considered as a promising and circular alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition, contributing to reducing the EU protein deficit and increasing the agricultural circularity; recognizes that unjustified regulatory burdens hinder the development of circular and sustainable agriculture, such as the ban on using biodegradable waste as feed to insects or for protein fermentation;
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product; high food safety assurances of the product for human consumption; stresses that the authorisation process needs to be faster, more transparent and more efficient, without lowering the high food safety standards;
Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines that policies must create a level playing field between all stakeholders and products and that protein consumption must be more sustainable; supports policy measures that allow consumers to compare performance between products, as indicated in the upcoming legislative framework for a sustainable food system;
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternative proteinsthe sustainable production of proteins in the EU; underlines the urgent need for public and private research, research infrastructure, demo facility and upscaling of protein production;
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; stresses that stronger collective collaborations between the actors should be actively promoted with a view to shaping higher added value chains;
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s target of reducing food waste by 50 %, which could be partly reached through a more circular agriculture sector and food production if biodegradable waste is viewed as a resource rather than as waste;
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase protein production; calls therefore on Member States to introduce investment and research support on system, business and production level;
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls the need to promote effective agricultural knowledge and innovation systems, enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer;
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii
Paragraph 32 – point ii
ii. NA novel food legislation that ensures high food safety standards and simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes, and puts forward scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and submission of applications for novel food, as well as increased staffing at EFSA working with novel food;
Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iii
Paragraph 32 – point iii
iii. A directive on waste that allows more types of biodegradable waste to be considered as feed and that allows food production residues to be used and transported between production sites with greater flexibility and less regulatory burden;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point v
Paragraph 32 – point v
v. An energy taxation directive that provides clear and long-term rules fortaxation rules and that incentivises the production of all bio-based fuels;
Amendment 684 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xi
Paragraph 32 – point xi
xi. A framework that has a higher tolerance towards techregulation on anicmal difficultiesby- products that, while maintaining high safety levels of processed agricultural products, opens up for using more former foodstuffs and fish-origin ingredients as feed;
Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of plant-basedall types of proteins for food and feed in the EU utilizing and unlocking the potential of Horizon Europe, the Innovation Fund, the LIFE Program, EIT Food and other relevant EU funding for food technology and agricultural development;