15 Amendments of Ska KELLER related to 2011/0281(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The reform should ensure that, in accordance with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), objectives of development cooperation, including those approved in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations, are taken into account by the CAP. Measures taken under this regulation should neither undermine the right of people and sovereign states to democratically determine their own agricultural and food policies nor jeopardize the food production capacity and long term food security of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs), and such measures should contribute to achieving the Union's commitments on mitigating climate change.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The production and marketing of fruit and vegetables should fully take into account environmental concerns, including cultivation practices, management of waste materials and disposal of products withdrawn from the market, in particular as regards protection of water quality, maintenance of biodiversity and the upkeep of the countryside. Priority should be given to fair trade products.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
Recital 83
(83) Specific instruments will still be needed after the end of the quota system to ensure a fair balance of rights and obligations, transparency in price- formation and fair contractual arrangements between sugar undertakings and sugar beet growers, especially from developing countries. Therefore, the standard provisions governing agreements between them should be established.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94
Recital 94
(94) A single market involves a trading system at the external borders of the Union. That trading system should include import duties and should continue to include, for a limited period, export refunds and should, in principle, stabilise the Union market. The trading system should be based on the undertakings accepted under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in bilateral agreements, and take into account the Union's development objectives and commitments towards developing countries as well as the commitment of the 2005 WTO ministerial declaration of eliminating all forms of export subsidies until 2013.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 105
Recital 105
(105) The customs duty system makes it possible to dispense with all other protective measures at the external borders of the Union. The internal market and duty mechanism could, in exceptional circumstances, prove to be inadequate. In such cases, in order not to leave the Union market without defence against disturbances that might ensue, the Union should be able to take all necessary measures without delay. Such measures should comply with the international commitments of the Union and policy coherence for development.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 107
Recital 107
(107) Provisions for granting refunds on exports to third countries, based on the difference between prices within the Union and on the world market, and falling within the limits set by the commitments made within the WTO, should serve to safeguard the Union's participation in international trade in certain products falling within this Regulation. Subsidised exports should be subject to limits in terms of value and quantity and should not jeopardise the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries. Export refunds should be phased out by 2013 according to the commitment of the 2005 WTO ministerial declaration.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 a (new)
Part 1 – article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Policy coherence for development In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, objectives of development cooperation, including those approved in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations, shall be taken into account in the implementation of this regulation. Measures taken under this regulation shall neither undermine the right of people and sovereign states to democratically determine their own agricultural and food policies nor jeopardise the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular of least developed countries (LDCs). Such measures shall furthermore contribute to achieving the Union's commitments on mitigating climate change.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When drawing up their strategies, Member States shall draw up a list of products of the fruit and vegetables, processed fruit and vegetables, and bananas sectors that will be eligible under their respective schemes, taking into account in particular fair trade products. This list, however, shall not include products excluded by the measures adopted by the Commission by means of delegated acts pursuant to point (a) of Article 22(2). Member States shall choose their products on the basis of objective criteria which may include seasonality, availability of produce or environmental concerns. In this connection, Member States may give preference to products originating in the Union.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 118 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 118 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) define the rights and obligations deriving from the licence, including evidence that the export has no harmful effect on local producers in developing countries, its legal effects, a tolerance as regards the respect of the obligation to import or export, and the indication of the origin and provenance where that is compulsory;
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 120 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reject the quantities applied for in case the product has harmful effects on local producers in developing countries; and
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 131 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 131 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Safeguard measures can be taken by third countries when exports from the Union pose a risk to local consumers and food security in developing countries in accordance with the Union's commitment to policy coherence for development.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 136 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure policy coherence for development and since there is a risk that the export of the product concerned is harmful to local producers, no export refunds shall be granted for exports to developing countries. Until the phasing- out effectively takes place, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 of this regulation to define the conditions and procedures for granting export refunds for exports to developing countries.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 157 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Part 5 – article 157 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of applying this Regulation, monitoring, analysing and managing the market in agricultural products, ensuring market transparency, the proper functioning of CAP measures, of checking, controlling, monitoring, evaluating and auditing CAP measures, implementing international agreements and policy coherence for development, including notification requirements under those agreements, the Commission may in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2 adopt the necessary measures regarding communications to be made by undertakings, Member States and/or third countries. In so doing it shall take into account the data needs and synergies between potential data sources, also taking into account data from third countries.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Part 5 – article 159 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the food facility in case of high food prices at global level and a risk of famine in developing countries.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 165 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 6 – article 165 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Articles 133 to 141 shall apply until 31 December 2013.