5 Amendments of José BOVÉ related to 2008/0028(COD)
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
i) the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases the indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5); shall be indicated using the following specifications: (i) in the case of non-composite foodstuffs, the region of provenance; (ii) in the case of composite foodstuffs, the country of provenance of the primary ingredient and, if possible, the region of provenance; (iii) in the case of meat, other than beef and veal, the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In all other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Derogations for micro-enterprises and farmers Handcrafted products produced by micro- enterprises and farmers shall be exempted from the requirement laid down in Article 9 (1) (l). They may also be exempted from the information requirements laid down in Article 9 (1) b, c, d, g, h, i, j, k where the products are sold at the place of production, provided that the sales staff are able to provide the information concerned.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40a National measures for voluntary labelling Member States may adopt or maintain national measures that contain additional binding provisions for operators who choose to voluntarily label specific characteristics of foodstuffs.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title 4 a (new)
Annex III – title 4 a (new)