82 Amendments of Pascal CANFIN related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its Resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU pollinators Initiative and its objection of 23 October 2019 on the draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 546/2011 as regards the assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2019 on the EU Pollinators Initiative1a, __________________ 1a P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency´s report “European Environment – State and outlook 2020”,
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission on the European Citizens' Initiative “Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides” (C(2017) 8414 final),
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication on a Farm to Fork Strategy sets out a holistic approach of the European food system, with agriculture, as a provider of food, fibre and fuel, at the centre, while recognising the interconnectedness and responsibility of all actors throughout the whole supply chain;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being, public health and maintains and restores ecosystems health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible also for a range of negative 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 orderhole food chain, from the way in which we produce food to its consumption, needs to transform in order to bring the food system within planetary boundaries and to ensure 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;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas our food system is an indirect and strong driver of global deforestation; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order to ensure 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;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farms, continues to ensure-food sector should lead to quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility foron the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires and enabled to make informed choices; whereas this requires that the actors in the food sector contribute to a creation of 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 while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the European Parliament adopted a resolution on EU Pollinators Initiative1a which confirms its strong position regarding the importance of pollinators protection, particularly in context of risk and exposure to chemicals and the need to transform away from harmful agricultural practices; __________________ 1a P9_TA(2019)0104
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas antimicrobial resistance may also have impacts on human health;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EFSA Bee Guidance Document (2013) has not been adopted yet and its review has not been finalised, and the process of Biocides - Pollinators Guidance Document by ECHA is ongoing; whereas even full application of the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance would leave butterflies, moths and hoverflies unprotected under the pesticide approval regime;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas biodiversity loss puts European and global agricultural production, food system and nutrition at risk; whereas it is estimated that the social and economic costs related to land degradation mount to €5.5-10.5 trillion per year;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas sustainable farming practices, including IPM uptake, agroforestry, agroecology and organic farming, are viable, including at a global scale, and should be encouraged; whereas scientific evidence1a confirms that pesticide use can be reduced substantially without affecting profitability and productivity negatively; __________________ 1aLechenet, M., Dessaint, F., Py, G. et al. Reducing pesticide use while preserving crop productivity and profitability on arable farms. Nature Plants 3, 17008 (2017)
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas the Commission adopted Recommendations to the Member States1a and highlights the need to address the continued decline of pollinators (key to ecosystem services), in populations of farmland bird species and in the status of agricultural habitats; whereas agricultural intensification and farmland consolidation have increasingly contributed to the loss of a very significant share of valuable landscape features, as well as fallow land, extensively managed grasslands or wetland areas; __________________ 1a Communication on the CAP Strategic Plans Recommendations (COM(2020) 846 final
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E f (new)
Recital E f (new)
Ef. whereas annual value of biological pest control and pollination are estimated at EUR 320 billion and EUR 90 billion respectively1a and both ecosystem services can be stimulated by beneficial practices and measures taken on EU's, Member States', regional, local and farm's level; __________________ 1a Costanza, R., d'Arge, R., de Groot, R. et al. The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature 387, 253–260 (1997)
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes 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 policy 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 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 and transparent objectives; stresses the need for any evaluation of the Strategy to consider the cumulative impact of all actions foreseen along the whole food chain therein in a holistic and systemic manner rather than focus on individual targets, and to also consider impacts on all three pillars of sustainability; 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 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the US Department of Agriculture ordered a study on the consequences of the quantified objectives of the farm to fork strategy at a global level; notes that this study was requested by the Trump administration and failed to demonstrate a solid analysis, since it ignores key factors, such as the diminution of the risk of pesticide and of antimicrobial use, and relies on questionable assumptions, the absence of change in production patterns or in consumption1a; _________________ 1a https://www.agriculture- strategies.eu/en/2021/01/why-are-the- united-states-so-afraid-of-the-green-deal- 2/
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 748 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 794 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that retailers in the food chain should play a strong role in attaining the reduction targets under the farm to fork strategy; is of the opinion that they should act as chain managers in implementing all available IPM-practices and methods for every crop in their chain in view of meeting the reduction targets of the farm to fork strategy; calls for mandatory yearly reporting of every food chain on the implementation of the goals and reduction targets;
Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to include in its revision of the implementing measures of the Market Authorization for Pesticides provisions to respect the EU- wide objective of pesticides reduction set by the Biodiversity Strategy, in particular by including environment provisions in the criteria to grant market access to a pesticides in Regulation 1107/2009; is of the opinion that an approval decision under Regulation 1107/2009 should not be granted when EFSA concludes that there is a high risk for the environment;
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to present its legislative proposal on pesticides data at the latest by mid-2022;
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls its objection of October 23, 2019 and calls on the Commission and EFSA to ensure that the review of the Bee Guidance Document does not reduce the ambition of the previous Bee Guidance Document; notes that EFSA is designing its own modelisation system, ApisRAM, which appears to be more in line with the biology of honeybees than BeeHAVE and less open to conflict of interests;
Amendment 875 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Considers that imports of products from third countries treated with illegal substances in the EU should be banned as well as exports of pesticides that have been prohibited in the EU;
Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising and monitoring 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 sectors;
Amendment 1013 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. PStrongly supports the objective of having at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming and to bring back at least 10% of agricultural area under high-diversity landscape features by 2030; 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 economy;
Amendment 1026 #
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 hascan have multiple positive effects for the environment and, against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy and biodiversity restoration;
Amendment 1051 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that Member States' Habitats Directive Article 17 Reports highlight that many semi natural grasslands are in unfavourable conservation - inadequate or - bad status and that pollinators which depend on them are threatened, putting pollination services in jeopardy;
Amendment 1059 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that EU species and habitats dependant on agroecosystems are identified to be in the worst conservation status across Member States and are at risk of further decline without transformative changes in agriculture policy and practices in line with the EU Green Deal;
Amendment 1067 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of enhancing, incentivizing and rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture andbelieves that nature- based solutions, such as agroecology or ecosystem restoration, especially peatland restoration, are among the most efficient carbon sequestration tools; stresses that low carbon practices and good management practices of livestock implemented by farmers should be incentivised whereas farming models with negative impacts on climate and biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals; calls for the proposals, such as a tax on synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal; calls the Commission to assess the practices favouring carbon sequestration and the sustainability and resilience of the carbon sinks;
Amendment 1068 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of enhancing, incentivizing and rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture andbelieves that nature- based solutions, such as agroecology or ecosystem restoration, especially peatland restoration, are among the most efficient carbon sequestration tools; stresses that low carbon practices and good management practices of livestock implemented by farmers should be incentivised whereas farming models with negative impacts on climate and biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals; calls for the proposals, such as a tax on synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal; calls the Commission to assess the practices favouring carbon sequestration and the sustainability and resilience of the carbon sinks;
Amendment 1123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that rewarding carbon sequestration in soils should be carried out in a way which avoids greenwashing and provides for an increase of the overall EU carbon sinks; calls on the Commission to present a proposition on carbon quantification and certification; calls on the Commission to present swiftly its initiative on Carbon Farming and use the opportunity of carbon market reform and of the LULUCF review to provide additional financing to reward farmers for developing and maintaining good agricultural interventions towards carbon sequestration, which should lead to the enhancement of the EU overall carbon sinks;
Amendment 1126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that healthy soil is a precondition for ensuring security of food, feed and fibre production and the basis for healthy food production; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to close the existing legislative gap in soil protection and to work together to help Member States halt and reverse soil degradation on their territory;
Amendment 1134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Acknowledges the essentiality of soil organic matter and biodiversity and the services and goods which it provides; regrets that the soils are under increasing pressure; believes that a robust EU-wide monitoring of soil organisms and trends in their range and volume must be in place and maintained across all Member States;
Amendment 1137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Amendment 1138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Recalls its resolution on Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides report (2018/2153(INI)) and expects the Commission and Member States to address all its calls without delays;
Amendment 1139 #
6e. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are properly applied and thereby guarantee, inter alia, a minimum standard of notifications on emergency authorisations of pesticides, including the need for Member States to provide complete and detailed explanations, and to make those notifications public; welcomes the role of EFSA in examining these derogations;
Amendment 1140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of introducing a levy for the use or/and authorisation of synthetic fertiliser and pesticide products to be used as a source of financing for an EU wide independent monitoring and support for farmers in IPM;
Amendment 1141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Calls for increased transparency of the review process of the EFSA Bee Guidance Document, including as regards the decision on the Strategic protection goals; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the review process will increase the level of protection of Apis mellifera, Bombus spp. and solitary bees as compared to the intended level by the 2013 EFSA Bee Guidance and that it addresses both chronic and acute toxicity, as well as larvae toxicity on honeybees and other species;
Amendment 1142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Welcomes the ongoing efforts of ECHA to develop a Pollinator Guidance for assessing the risks to arthropod pollinators from biocides exposure to ensure a high and harmonised level of protection of the environment; believes that knowledge and legislative gaps related to toxicity of biocides and veterinary products to pollinators need to be addressed without delays and that the development of alternatives to the most toxic insecticides in veterinary pest management should be promoted;
Amendment 1143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6i. Reiterates its call for a pollinator indicator2a and a restoration target; calls on the Commission and the Member States to secure a new EU-wide pollinator monitoring framework with robust schemes deployed on Member State level, interim milestones, clear time-bound objectives, indicators and targets; stresses that the monitoring activities must be integrated in the new CAP monitoring and evaluation framework; _________________ 2aAs per commitment made in the EU Pollinators Initiative: Action 5C https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/c onservation/species/pollinators/documents /EU_pollinators_initiative.pdf
Amendment 1144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Recognises the importance of high-diversity landscape features, which are essential in order to maintain basic ecosystem services, such as pollination or natural pest control, for agricultural production and which increase its productivity in the long term; welcomes the EU target of dedicating at least 10% of agricultural area to this end; recalls the findings of Impact Assessment for CAP3a stating that no significant impacts on production and income would be generated at farm level; _________________ 3a Commission Staff Working Paper: Impact Assessment, SEC(2011) 1153 final/2
Amendment 1145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6k. Appreciates that a majority of Member States have already adopted targets to increase the agricultural area under organic production; believes that setting of a common EU-target of at least 25% is well in reach and reflects the growing demand for organic products in the EU, and calls for its adoption; underlines that eventual yield losses on farm level can be compensated, including by lower costs for fertilisers and synthetic pesticides;
Amendment 1146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6l. Recognises the short and long term costs related to nutrient losses; believes that an urgent action and common targets to reduce nutrient losses by at least 50% and to reduce the use of fertilisers by at least 20% by 2030 are needed in order to reduce air, soil and water pollution, as well as climate impacts and to meet international commitments4a of Member States; _________________ 4aUNEP: Colombo Declaration on Sustainable Nitrogen Management, 2019
Amendment 1206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls foron the Commission to approve CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; only if they demonstrate their contribution to the Green Deal objectives and its quantified targets; recalls its position adopted on 23 October 2020 calling on the Commission, once National Strategic Plans are approved, to carry out an independent assessment of their aggregated expected impact, and if this analysis reveals an insufficient joint effort in relation to the ambition of the European Green Deal, the Commission should take appropriate action, such as requesting Member States to modify their CAP strategic plans or tabling amendments to the CAP Strategic Plan regulation as voted by the European parliament on 23 October 2020; calls on Member States to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to fully contribute to the farm to fork targets and ambition, and to include a national target for organic land based on an analysis of the organic sector’s current development and potential in each Member State as voted by the European parliament on 23 October 2020;
Amendment 1210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains, organic and quality food production; free of harmful chemicals, calls on the national authorities to build on the Recommendations of the Commission4b and ensure compliance with the goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity strategy to 2030 as well as climate law; calls on the Commission to only approve CAP National Strategic Plans if they demonstrate their contribution to European Green Deal objectives and the relevant EU-wide targets; _________________ 4b https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/staf f-working-document-com-2020-846- recommendations-member-states-regards- their-strategic-plan-cap_en
Amendment 1294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system must delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, healthy, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times; believes that this goal is compliant with existing legislation and newly introduced EU quantitative targets embedded in the farm to fork and biodiversity strategy for 2030, and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their long-term resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, and affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1379 #
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), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systems; recalls that 70% of emerging diseases and pandemics have an animal origin according to the IPBES;
Amendment 1435 #
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; calls for incentives, notably to digital tools, to encourage short food supply chain and farmer markets;
Amendment 1515 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Strongly supports the introduction of a code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices and stresses the need for this code to lead to a better distribution of the value added in the food chain by paying a special attention to the remuneration of primary producers.
Amendment 1559 #
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 supporting organic products and 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;
Amendment 1586 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Welcomes Council Conclusions of 15 December 2020 on an EU-wide animal welfare label; recalls that a majority of European citizens are interested in receiving information on farmed animal welfare when buying animal products; calls on the Commission to develop a harmonised multi-tiered animal welfare labelling system clearly and concisely indicating the methods used for the production during the rearing, transport and slaughter and underpinned by science-based animal welfare indicators, including minimum EU standards and exceeding them, empowering consumers to make informed choices;
Amendment 1591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Urges the Commission to revise, improve and expand the animal welfare acquis in the light of the latest scientific evidence and to introduce updated science-based species-specific animal welfare requirements for all farmed species, with special attention to the stunning methods and parameters used before slaughter and to ensure effective protection to all the animals transported for commercial reasons, to stop long- distance transports, and to promote a meat and carcasses and genetic material intra- and extra-EU trade; demands that the ‘One Welfare’ approach should guide the review process;
Amendment 1596 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Welcomes the recognition that better animal welfare improves animal health and reduces the need for medication, while also contributing to protecting biodiversity; calls on the Commission to proactively promote a decisive transition towards higher animal welfare and nature-inclusive farming and aquaculture practices, which can deliver ecological services while also better safeguarding animal and human health and welfare;
Amendment 1608 #
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, in particular the implementation of Integrated Pest Management for every crop; 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 1671 #
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, food improvement agents, pesticide residues and harmful chemicals and their mixtures 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 science;
Amendment 1699 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that in order to be able to make an informed choice, information on the content of food, including impurities, presence of residues of harmful chemicals, such as from food-contact materials and pesticides, have to be known to consumers and incorporated in the food labelling schemes;
Amendment 1701 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to work on a European Force against food fraud to enhance coordination between the different relevant national agencies in order to ensure the implementation of EU food standards both within the EU single market and regarding our imports;
Amendment 1713 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes the Commission initiative aiming at improving origin- labelling and extending it to a wider range of products; calls for building as soon as possible a comprehensive, harmonised and mandatory EU origin-labelling scheme, as a way to protect and promote EU agri-food products;
Amendment 1714 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to work on a European Force against food fraud to enhance coordination between the different relevant national agencies in order to ensure the implementation of EU food standards both within the EU single market and regarding our imports;
Amendment 1721 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. In the case of imported agri-food products, calls for the labelling of origin with the mention EU or if not EU with the name of the 3rd country(ies) clearly mentioned for all processed products and in all the food services/catering;
Amendment 1744 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recalls its call to extend the EU generic risk assessment across the legislation to prevent the exposure of consumers to hazardous substances in food;
Amendment 1746 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Believes that to encourage circularity in the food sector and trust in recycled materials, supply chains and final consumers have to have the information about the identity and safety of chemicals in and migrating from food contact materials and articles; recalls to this aim its call to apply equal safety requirements for virgin and recycled materials and to ensure traceability of hazardous chemicals throughout articles’ life-cycles;
Amendment 1782 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environmentsector in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets, free from synthetic chemicals; 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, including organic products, should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1927 #
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 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; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to work on a solid strategy to boost the production of protein crops, with particular emphasis on leguminous crops, taking into account the benefits they bring to the environment;
Amendment 1956 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the strong link between our food system and global deforestation; calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on the basis of the European Parliament resolution of 22 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation (2020/2006(INL));
Amendment 1985 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public and private procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other publicpublic and private institutions to encourage organic and local food productionsourcing and to promote more healthysustainable diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to maketch their healthy choices with availability of supply;
Amendment 2078 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. In the context of the UK Trade Deal, reiterates its the position of voted on January 27, 2021 regarding the links between food safety and Brexit, that the EU should have a proper coordination process to avoid uneven control checks on UK goods at EU ports;
Amendment 2085 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Opposes the reauthorization of the active substance glyphosate after December 31, 2022; calls on all Member States to carry out the relevant preparatory work to provide all farmers with viable alternative solutions after the ban of glyphosate;
Amendment 2088 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Stresses that EFSA links with industry-funded groups, in particular in assessing the risks of GM foods and pesticides law are eroding public confidence; Calls EFSA to provide clear and transparent reasons when selecting and excluding studies from the peer- reviewed literature; Calls EFSA to make accessible all data and information on which it bases risk assessments; urges the Commission to establish independent peer-reviews to EFSA’s opinions;
Amendment 2116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding forof EU resources for collection of data, reporting, assessment, 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 social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of implementing the various practices of Integrated Pest Management and independent farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the exist and ensuring specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; believes that the boosting of innovation must be in synergy with the application of precautionary principle;
Amendment 2159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to carry out systematic, standardised field monitoring of biodiversity on farmland, including pollinators, involving both professionals, farmers and citizen scientists and to use the data to help evaluate EU policies and their implementation;
Amendment 2169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Welcomes the interconnectedness of the farm to fork strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy to 2030; believes that both strategies have got highly synergistic effects and that no meaningful progress in nature protection and restoration can be achieved without transformation of our food system into more healthy and environmentally-friendly set-up;
Amendment 2191 #
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 food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations, standards and standards of production, such as animal welfare, feed for animals, transport conditions, traceability, food waste, antimicrobial resistance, use of phytosanitary products, climate neutrality; calls for third party audit and certification bodies to be involved in all stages of manufacturing of imported products, and to make these audits and/or certifications compulsory for importers and based on an EU reference frame built on F2F objectives, 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 impacts of requested import tolerances into account; insists on compliance and respect of the Paris agreement by any party involved in a trade agreement with the EU;
Amendment 2198 #
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 food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomstrongly encourages the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account and therefore calls on the Commission to review Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on Maximum Residue Levels of pesticides (MRL) to incorporate animal health and the environmental risks as criteria of the legislation; considers it as a way to ensure a fair treatment for EU farmers who endeavours to protect biodiversity as well as to ensure them a level-playing field;
Amendment 2210 #
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 food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU rleguislations and equivalent safety standards 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 impacts of requested import tolerances into account; underlines that the EU rules for international trade should not lead to increased MRLs of hazardous pesticides;
Amendment 2248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. As trade has to be taken into account in a transition towards more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems, calls on the Commission to integrate the sustainability and food security objectives of the F2F in its review on going of the EU Trade Policy; in the context of this review, calls on the Commission to build a dedicated framework for agri-food products in trade relations, in order to ensure our food sovereignty and security, and protect and promote EU sustainable agri-food standards and EU quality schemes;
Amendment 2263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls again the Commission to provide for the enforceability of Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Chapter of our Free Trade Agreements; is of the opinion that this should be done through the inclusion of proportionate and progressive sanction provisions in TSD chapters;
Amendment 2281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Emphasises that the EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be ratified as it stands since, inter alia, it does not ensure biodiversity protection, in particular in the Amazonia nor does it bring guarantees as regards farming standards;
Amendment 2285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Emphasises that the EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be ratified as it stands since, inter alia, it does not ensure biodiversity protection, in particular in the Amazonia nor does it bring guarantees as regards farming standards;