32 Amendments of Catherine GRÈZE related to 2010/0256(COD)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to achieve the objectives of the scheme promoting the Union’s outermost regions more effectively, the POSEI programmes must include measures which ensure the supply of agricultural products and the preservation and development of quality local agricultural production, taking into account climate change imperatives. The level of programming for the regions concerned needs to be harmonised and the policy of partnership between the Commission and the Member States needs to become more systematic.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order not to undermine the objectives of the POSEI programmes, the Commission should perform impact assessments whenever international trade agreements are being negotiated and these are liable to pose a threat to sectors supported under the POSEI programmes.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) IWithout prejudicing local production and its development, it is appropriate to introduce a specific supply arrangement in order to ensure the supply of essential agricultural products to the outermost regions and to compensate for the additional costs caused by their extreme remoteness, it is appropriate to introduce a specific supply arrangement. In fact, the exceptional geographical situation of the outermost regions imposes additional transport costs in supplying products which are essential for human consumption, for processing or as agricultural inputs. In addition, other objective factors linked to these regions’ extreme remoteness, namely their insularity and small surface areas, lead to further constraints on economic operators and producers in the outermost regions that severely handicap their activities. These handicaps can be alleviated by lowering the price of these essential products.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve in an effective manner the lowering of prices in the outermost regions andby mitigating the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, all the while maintaining the competitiveness of EU productnd to enable the supplying of those areas with the products vital to their inhabitants’ everyday lives, aid should be granted for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions. Such aid should take account of the additional cost of transport to these regions and the cost of exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, specifically insularity and small surface areas.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Support for traditional sectors is all the more necessary because it enables them to maintain the quality of their products and to remain competitive on the European market in the face of competition from Latin American and ACP countries, and because new trade agreements posing a threat to these sectors have just been signed with Latin American countries and within the WTO. The Commission should, however, ensure that the support given to traditional sectors (bananas and sugar cane) does not serve to undermine the development of all the other livestock and crop diversification sectors.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Farmers in the outermost regions should be encouraged to continue to supply high- quality products and to prioritise their marketing. Use of the logo introduced by the Union may be useful to this end.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The plant health of agricultural crops in the outermost regions is subject to particular problems associated with the climate and the inadequacy of the control measures hitherto applied there. Programmes, including in the field of research and training, should therefore be implemented to combat harmful organisms, including by sustainable organic methods. The Union’s financial contribution towards such programmes should be defined.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The maintenance of vineyards, which are the most widespread type of cultivation in the regions of Madeira and the Canary Islands and a very important one for the Azores, is an economic, social and environmental imperative. To help support production, neither the abandonment premiums nor the market mechanisms provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 should be applicable in these regions, but nonetheless, in the Canary Islands, it should be possible to apply crisis distillation measures in the event of exceptional market disturbance arising from quality problems. Similarly, technical and socio-economic difficulties have prevented complete conversion, within the time limits established, of the areas in the regions of Madeira and the Azores under vines of hybrid varieties prohibited by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. The wine produced by such vineyards is intended solely for traditional local consumption.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Support for the production of cow’s milk in Madeira and Réunion has not been sufficient to maintain the balance between domestic and external supply, chiefly because of the serious structural difficulties affecting the sector and its poor capacity to adapt to new economic environments. Consequently, authorisation to produce UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder of EU origin should continue, in order to cover local consumption more fully, provided that this does not hinder locally-produced milk from being collected and finding outlets, nor hamper the efforts made to promote the development of local production, the medium-term aim of which, for Réunion, is self-sufficiency in milk production. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation lays down specific measures for agriculture to mitigate the difficulties caused by extreme remoteness, specifically remoteness, isolation, small surface areas, terrain, difficult climate, the inevitable heightening of the impact of climate change, and economic dependence on a limited number of products of the regions of the Union referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty, hereinafter referred to as ‘outermost regions’.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) guaranteed supply to the outermost regions of products essential for human consumption or for processing and as agricultural inputs by mitigating the additional costs due to extreme remoteness, without harming local production and the growth thereof;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) preservation and development of sustainable agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local producthigh-quality local products so that these regions eventually become food self- sufficient, thereby avoiding needless transportation of goods.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) fostering of research and innovation, in particular with a view to developing sustainable, high value-added agricultural production.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 42, Article 43(2) and Article 43(2)349 thereof,
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) specific measures to assist sustainable local agricultural production as provided for in Chapter IV.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) measures to develop research and innovation programmes which foster the emergence of sustainable, high value- added agriculture.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. At the geographical level deemed most appropriate, the competent local authorities, the relevant organisations and the representative and/or professional organisations involved shall be consulted on the draft POSEI programmes before they are submitted to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve in an effective manner the lowering of prices in the outermost regions andby mitigating the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, all the while maintaining the competitiveness of EUtheir products, aid should be granted for the supply of Community products to the outermost regions. Such aid should take account of the additional cost of transportarising from the transportation of the products in question to these regions and the cost of exports to third countries and, in the case of agricultural inputs and products intended for processing, the additional costs of their extreme remoteness, specifically insularity and small surface areas.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point b
Article 10 – point b
(b) trade flows with the rest of the Union and the impact in terms of climate change;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Given that rice constitutes a staple of the diet of Réunion and that rice processing and polishing industries have been established there for many years, and since the island does not produce sufficient quantities of rice to meet local requirements, the import of this product to the island should continue to be exempt from any form of import tax.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point d
Article 10 – point d
(d) where applicable, the need not to obstruct the potential development of local products, in particular by carefully assessing the impact which the granting of aid for supply would have on other local products and on their development potential.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the strategy proposed, the priorities selected, its quantified general and operational objectives, and an appraisal showing the expected economic, environmental and social impact, including employment effects, along with the quality of local products and the positive impact of the measures in terms of climate change;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Support for the production of cow’s milk in Madeira and Réunion has not been sufficient to maintain the balance between domestic and external supply, chiefly because of the serious structural difficulties affecting the sector and its poor capacity toroblems in adapting to new economic environments. Consequently, authorisation to produce UHT milk reconstituted from milk powder of EU origin should continue, in order to cover local consumption more fully. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling, provided that this does not pose an obstacle to the collection and marketing of all locally produced milk, or hamper efforts to promote the expansion of local production, the medium-term aim being to secure, for Réunion, self-sufficiency in milk production. In order to inform the consumer correctly, it should be made compulsory to indicate the method by which UHT milk is reconstituted using milk powder on the sales labelling. This provision should also be applicable in Martinique, French Guiana and Guadeloupe, should France make such a request citing the wish of local stakeholders to be covered by it and their ability to develop the milk sector.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) preservation and development of agricultural activities in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local producsecuring the long-term future and development of the livestock and crop diversification sectors in the outermost regions, including the production, processing and the sale of local products, while significantly improving the local population’s degree of self-sufficiency by increasing domestic production and reducing imports.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The budget earmarked for the French overseas departments shall be increased proportionally once the French overseas department of Mayotte has been granted outermost region status.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. The objectives set out in paragraph 1 must be achieved by taking a holistic approach to sustainable development which seeks both to safeguard the environment and to guarantee producers and farmers a decent income. This must also involve measures to provide farmers and processors with ongoing training in order to foster the development of high- quality, productive and sustainable agricultural sectors.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The POSEI programmes shall be established atby the geographical level which the Member State concerned deems most appropriate. It shall be prepared by the competentauthority or authorities designated by the said Member State, which shall submit it to the Commission for approval in accordance with Article 6 after the competent authorities and organisations at the appropriate regional level have been consulted concerned, at the geographical level deemed most appropriate.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. At the geographical level deemed most appropriate, the competent departmental or regional authorities, the relevant organisations and the representative and/or professional organisations involved must be consulted on the draft POSEI programmes before they are submitted to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. A single POSEI programme may be submitted for each Member State in respect of its outermost regionThe Member States shall submit to the Commission and to all the relevant organisations a clear organisational chart relating to the process of drawing up POSEI programmes.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Measures taken under POSEI programmes must comply with European Union law and be consistent with other EU policies and with the measures taken under such policies, without prejudice to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which grants the outermost regions special status with a view to fostering their development and their integration on a fair basis into the Union through the implementation of specific programmes and instruments tailored to their situation.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall submit a draft POSEI programme to the Commission in the light of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3). The draft programme shall be deemed admissible by the Commission only if it has been notified to the leaders of the elected departmental or regional authorities.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Depending on the annual evaluation of the implementation of measures included in the POSEI programmes, the Member States may, after consulting the elected departmental or regional authorities, submit to the Commission proposals for amendments thereto within the context of the financial allocation referred to in Article 29(2) and (3), to bring them more into line with the requirements of the outermost regions and the strategy proposed. The Commission shall adopt by means of an implementing act the uniform measures for the submission of proposals for amendments to the programme.